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Avery Powell

S · Temple · Jr · #29

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

54 TACKLES · 0 SACKS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Temple for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Temple for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Safety · Temple

Returning around him

  • 100% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: -2 net (23 in / 25 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Temple · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #113 · 2026 recruiting class #123

S · TEMPLE · AMERICAN ATHLETIC

Avery Powell

  • 3
  • #29
  • 5-10 | 170 lb
  • East Orange, NJ

CFB Zeitgeist Score

42

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by solo tackles at the 90th percentile.

Heisman Heat

Awaiting

Not on the live Heisman board this week.

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

TOP DB AWARD

Jim Thorpe

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1046 national
CFB
College
Temple
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionS
Class3
Jersey29
Measurements5-10 | 170 lb
HometownEast Orange, NJ
Primary teamTemple

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1046 recruit
Composite rating 0.8585 HighSchool
Signed with -- 2022
Origin St. Peter's Prep Jersey City, NJ, USA
Class Profile Context
2022 3-star | 0.8585 No. 1046 recruit | HighSchool

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
Season Move Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens

Where the model places this player relative to the rest of the Heisman field.

Current nowcast--Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast--Where the full season sim points
Win probability--Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability--Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability--Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to —

Composite

0.8585

#1046 national

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Avery Powell

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Avery Powell

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the defensive totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 11g
54Tackles
1Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Per game
5Tackles
0.1Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Projected (13g)
64Tackles
1.2Tackles for loss
0Sacks

To hit 80-tackle season (currently 54): needs 13/game over remaining 2.

To hit 100-tackle season (currently 54): needs 23/game over remaining 2.

To hit 6-sack season (currently 0): needs 3/game over remaining 2.

To hit 10-sack season (currently 0): needs 5/game over remaining 2.

Why this is a rare defensive case

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Avery Powell is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Temple's defense, with 0.0 sacks, 1.0 tackles for loss, and 1 interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.

Current place -- -- win | -- finalist
Role load -- Role share still loading
Profile quirk Defensive rarity 0.0 sacks | 1.0 TFL

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

DEF season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Total tackles 54 37 solo | #500/4942 (90th pct)
TFL 1.0 Backfield disruption | #2051/4972 (59th pct)
Sacks 0.0 Pass-rush finish | #1762/4972 (65th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.

High-volume tackler

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Tackling & Disruption

TOT
54 90th
SOLO
37 93rd
TFL
1.0 59th
SACK
0.0 65th

Coverage & Takeaways

PD
1 43rd
INT
1 65th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppTKLSOLOTFLSACKINTPDNote
Wk 1W 42-10@ Massachusetts420.00.00
Wk 2W 55-7vs Howard320.00.00
Wk 3L 3-42vs Oklahoma970.00.00Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 4L 24-45@ Georgia Tech630.00.00
Wk 6W 27-21vs UTSA330.00.010
Wk 7L 31-32vs Navy840.00.00
Wk 8W 49-14@ Charlotte221.00.00
Wk 9W 38-37@ Tulsa640.00.00
Wk 10L 14-45vs East Carolina110.00.00
Wk 13L 13-37vs Tulane330.00.00
Wk 14L 25-52@ North Texas960.00.01
Total54371.00.011
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2025Temple5-7HC: K.C. Keeler · Balanced, slow tempo
SeasonTeam
2025Temple54371.00.011--
Career1 loaded season54371.00.011--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Disruption stats

TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.

Coverage splash

Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

INT 1 0 pick-six TD | #308/869 (65th pct)
Pass breakups 1 Coverage disruption | #1241/2184 (43rd pct)
QB pressures 0 Quarterback hurries
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Defense Total tackles 54 #500/4942 90th pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense TFL 1.0 #2051/4972 59th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Sacks 0.0 #1762/4972 65th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Interceptions 1 #308/869 65th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Defense Pass breakups 1 #1241/2184 43rd pct Coveragevs FBS DEF
Defense Solo tackles 37 #303/4584 93rd pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense Fumbles recovered 3 #1/736 100th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Ball Security Fumbles lost 0 #1/773 100th pct Turnoversvs FBS DEF

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

The Thorpe award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Home6g4.50.00.00.0
Road5g5.40.20.00.2

Win vs Loss

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Wins5g3.60.20.00.0
Losses6g6.00.00.00.2

First half vs Second half

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Weeks 1-76g5.50.00.00.0
Weeks 8+5g4.20.20.00.2

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the S cohort

42Mid-pack
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (89th). Strength: tackles (82nd). Concern: qb hurries (22nd).

Solo tackles#303 / 2975 · 90th pct
37defe
Tackles#500 / 2975 · 83rd pct
54defe
Passes defended#1191 / 2975 · 48th pct
1defe
Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct
0fumb
Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct
1inte
Tackles for loss#1936 / 2975 · 28th pct
1.0defe
Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct
0.0defe
QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct
0defe

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · S · 2025

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics
Avery PowellTempleTyler MartinMassachusetts· 85% simTahj Ra-ElPurdue· 79% simJonJon VaughnsUCLA· 73% sim
Solo tackles
90
Powell
87
Martin
100
Ra-El
96
Vaughns
Tackles
83
Powell
98
Martin
99
Ra-El
99
Vaughns
Passes defended
48
Powell
67
Martin
91
Ra-El
48
Vaughns
Forced fumbles
47
Powell
47
Martin
47
Ra-El
47
Vaughns
Interceptions
31
Powell
31
Martin
Tackles for loss
28
Powell
63
Martin
56
Ra-El
85
Vaughns
Sacks
24
Powell
24
Martin
24
Ra-El
63
Vaughns
QB hurries
22
Powell
22
Martin
22
Ra-El
22
Vaughns

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

S

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jalen Jordan’s 2022 season.

Jalen Jordan

77%match

South Alabama · 2022

#2

Dominic Morris

Colorado State · 2023

75%
#3

Ricky Thomas

Kansas · 2021

75%
#4

Maurion Eleam

Louisiana · 2025

71%
#5

Brandon Greil

Arkansas State · 2025

74%

Matches Jalen on

Tackle volume
PD rate
Class year

Differs from Jalen on

Weight (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Brandon Greil's junior season at Arkansas State (2025).

Brandon Greil

88%match

Arkansas State · 2025

#2

Wesley Miller

South Alabama · 2025

All-Sun Belt
84%
#3

Sharif Denson

Florida · 2025

81%
#4

King Mack

Penn State · 2025

80%
#5

Kentrell Webb

Houston · 2024

75%

Matches Brandon on

Class year
Interceptions
Tackle volume

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

K.C. Keeler

Pass share

47.0%

348 pass / 392 run

Plays / game

61.7

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

7.5%

254 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.

Coaching Lineage · 2025

1 coach
2025
K.C. Keeler
Temple

Played his entire career under K.C. Keeler.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownEast Orange, NJ
Height5'10"
Weight170 lb
Class3
PositionS
Jersey29

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
This player hasn’t appeared on a Heisman ballot tracked by the model.

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Temple American Athletic S 3 No. 29 | 5-10 | 170 lb | East Orange, NJ