CFB Zeitgeist Score
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Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by yards / catch at the 71st percentile.
Benjamin Blackburn
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
109 REC YDS · 9 REC · 1 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Stanford for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Stanford
Returning around him
- 19% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 2 Stanford players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (6 in / 12 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Stanford · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #46 · 2026 recruiting class #56
TE · STANFORD · ACC
Benjamin Blackburn
- 2
- #88
- 6-6 | 260 lb
- Miami, FL
Heisman Heat
#3040
<1% win probability
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
<1%
TOP TE AWARD
Mackey
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2024–2025+506%
Up 506% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Stanford
NFL
NFL Draft
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Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3-star | 0.8672 | No. 1000 recruit | HighSchool | Stanford |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No transfer portal moves on file for this player. | ||
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman 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 Stanford
Composite
0.8672
#1000 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
PENDINGThe 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 Benjamin Blackburn
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 Benjamin Blackburn
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.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 7g
109Rec yards
9Receptions
1Rec TDs
Per game
15.6Rec yards
1Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
202.4Rec yards
17Receptions
2Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 109): needs 98.5/game over remaining 6.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 109): needs 148.5/game over remaining 6.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 9): needs 8.5/game over remaining 6.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 9): needs 11.8/game over remaining 6.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 1.2/game over remaining 6.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 1.5/game over remaining 6.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Benjamin Blackburn's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Stanford, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
TE season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
9 58th
YDS
109 62nd
YPR
12.1 75th
TD
1 71st
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 30-20vs Boston College | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-48@ Virginia | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-34@ SMU | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-35vs Pittsburgh | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 11 | L 15-20@ North Carolina | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-10vs California | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-49vs Notre Dame | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 27 yds |
| Total | 9 | 109 | 13.2 | 1 | 26 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Run-leaning
2025Stanford4-8HC: Frank Reich · Balanced
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The tight end's share of the passing offense, which helps distinguish a featured receiving tight end from a secondary option.
A blended usage view that shows how often the offense flows through the tight end compared with other same-level peers.
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.
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.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 9 | #199/475 | 58th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 109 | #182/475 | 62nd pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 1 | #140/475 | 71st pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 12.1 | #119/475 | 75th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Pass share | 4.4% | #327/468 | 30th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 26 | #178/475 | 63rd pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 3.5% | #170/468 | 64th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 3.0% | #213/468 | 55th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 2.8% | #249/468 | 47th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Role share | 2.3% | #306/468 | 35th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 1.2% | #369/468 | 21st pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 0.7% | #398/468 | 15th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #58/468 | 88th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS TE |
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
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Mackey 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 · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 21.8 | 18.4 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins2g | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses5g | 1.4 | 15.0 | 11.7 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 22.5 | 19.1 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
24Below cohort
Concern: receptions (0th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · TE · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
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
Benjamin BlackburnStanfordLuke LindenmeyerNebraska· 59% simBryce CaufieldOregon State· 55% simHayden HansenFlorida· 54% sim
Yards / catch
Long catch
Rec TDs
Rec yards
Receptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Complete TE
Dual-threat: blocks when needed, catches when needed. Coveted on both sides.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Brett Norfleet’s 2023 season.
Brett Norfleet
72%match
#2
Thomas Odukoya
All-MAC
70%
#3
Moliki Matavao
NFL Rd 7
71%
#4
Teagan Quitoriano
NFL Rd 5
70%
#5
Will Kacmarek
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 23
69%
Matches Brett on
Yards / reception
TD rate
Differs from Brett on
Recruiting rating (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Reception volume (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Teagan Quitoriano's sophomore season at Oregon State (2021).
Teagan Quitoriano
76%match
NFL Rd 5
#2
Thomas Odukoya
All-MAC
74%
#3
Jeremy Tate Jr.
73%
#4
Michael Johnson Jr.
73%
#5
Theo Melin Ohrstrom
73%
Matches Teagan on
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Differs from Teagan on
Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
TD rate (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Frank Reich
Pass share
50.4%
391 pass / 385 run
Plays / game
64.7
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
12.5%
337 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coaches2024
Troy Taylor
Stanford
2025era →
Frank Reich
Stanford
Coaching transition mid-career: Troy Taylor → Frank Reich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownMiami, FL
Height6'6"
Weight260 lb
Class2
PositionTE
Jersey88
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamStanford
ConferenceACC
Joined2025
Career arc2 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Stanford | TE2 | #3040 | #3348 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | ACC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.