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Heisman / Players / Bishop Davenport /South Alabama

Bishop Davenport

QB · South Alabama · Jr · #4

Filling the Shoesas of 2026-06-22

Bishop Davenport is a cornerstone for South Alabama — measured against the line he joined.

2,072PASS YDS12PASS TD326RUSH YDS

RUSHING VALUE · WEPA

+0.27

via your WEPA model · 2025 · 91 plays

Read the story so far

Bishop Davenport arrived as a 3-star prospect. He lines up at QB for South Alabama.

On the field, the headline is 2,072 pass yds, with 12 pass td.

How many games until Zach Pyron (4★) takes the job from Bishop Davenport?

The clock is the open loop — and it is already ticking.

QB successioncontinuity
  • Pushed byZach Pyron 4★
  • How many games until Zach Pyron (4★) takes the job from Bishop Davenport?
Why nowThe QB job is the open question heading into 2026.
  • season totals
  • via your WEPA model · 2025 · 91 plays
  • throne-line + Filling-the-Shoes

AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data

2026 RETURNINGReturning to South Alabama for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to South Alabama for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Quarterback · South Alabama

Returning around him

  • 25% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -18 net (12 in / 30 out)

2026 Award watch

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

South Alabama · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #102 · 2026 recruiting class #118

QB · SOUTH ALABAMA · SUN BELT

Bishop Davenport

  • 3
  • #4
  • 6-2 | 210 lb
  • Spring, TX

CFB Zeitgeist Score

59

Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by completion % at the 89th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#1654

<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 QB AWARD

Davey O'Brien

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2022–2025
2452022
2,0722025

+746%

Up 746% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1624 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionQB
Class3
Jersey4
Measurements6-2 | 210 lb
HometownSpring, TX
Primary teamSouth Alabama

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1624 recruit
Composite rating 0.8348 HighSchool
Signed with Utah State 2022
Origin Spring High Spring, TX, USA
Class Profile Context
2022 3-star | 0.8348 No. 1624 recruit | HighSchool | Utah State

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination South Alabama 2023
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Apr 21, 2023
Season Move Context
2023 Utah State -> South Alabama 3-star | Immediate

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 16
Current nowcast#1654Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#1868Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%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.

Achievements

  • Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in rushing yards (326).

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 Utah State

Composite

0.8348

#1624 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 Bishop Davenport

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 Bishop Davenport

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 passing totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 12g
2,072Pass yards
12Pass TDs
6INT
Per game
172.7Pass yards
1Pass TDs
0INT
Projected (13g)
2,245Pass yards
13Pass TDs
6INT

To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 2,072): needs 928/game over remaining 1.

To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 2,072): needs 1,928/game over remaining 1.

To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 12): needs 13/game over remaining 1.

To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 12): needs 18/game over remaining 1.

To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 12): needs 23/game over remaining 1.

Why this is a two-channel quarterback case

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

The unusual part of Bishop Davenport's case is that the production comes in two channels, not one. For South Alabama, he has 2,072 passing yards and 12 touchdown passes, but he also adds 326 rushing yards and 9 rushing scores. That kind of dual-threat load tends to create a more resilient Heisman case because the offense can tilt the game in multiple ways.

Current place #1654 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 47.4% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 1 portal move

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

QB season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Pass yards 2,072 12 TD | 6 INT | #85/382 (78th pct)
Completion rate 68.0% 200/294 completions | #80/383 (79th pct)
Yards/attempt 7.0 Explosiveness through the air | #175/382 (54th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Steady volume | Efficient | Dual-threat against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.

Steady volumeEfficientDual-threat

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Passing Efficiency

CMP
200 83rd
ATT
294 80th
CMP%
68.0% 79th
Y/A
7.0 54th

Passing Production

YDS
2,072 78th
TD
12 79th
INT
6 28th

Rushing

CAR
116 91st
YDS
326 87th
YPC
2.8 51st
TD
9 95th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCMP/ATTYDSTDINTYPAQBRNote
Wk 1W 38-21vs Morgan State12/141662011.910.5
Wk 2L 31-33vs Tulane17/24231209.680.2
Wk 3L 15-31@ Auburn18/26170216.581.0
Wk 4L 20-38vs Coastal Carolina22/36197025.511.2
Wk 5L 22-36@ North Texas17/34195115.748.3
Wk 6L 24-31@ Troy10/15104206.960.4
Wk 8L 14-15vs Arkansas State18/23118005.117.0
Wk 9W 38-31@ Georgia State16/222802012.792.6Season-high 280 yds
Wk 10L 22-31vs Louisiana20/33203116.254.8
Wk 12W 26-14@ UL Monroe17/23162007.047.3
Wk 13W 42-35vs Southern Miss20/23151006.668.1
Wk 14L 26-49@ Texas State13/2195014.514.4
Total200/29420721267.448.8
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

2022Utah State6-7HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning
2025South Alabama4-8HC: Major Applewhite · Run-heavy
SeasonTeam
2025South Alabama20029468.0%2,0727.0126136.6----
2022Utah State274461.4%2455.612106.5----
Career2 loaded seasons22733867.2%2,3176.9138132.7----
SeasonTeam
2025South Alabama1163262.89--
2022Utah State30491.62--
Career2 loaded seasons1463752.611--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Passing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted passing value. Positive numbers mean the quarterback is adding more value through the air than a neutral peer would in the same environment.

Role share

How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.

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.

Rush impact 326 9 rush TD | #55/408 (87th pct)
Usage 47.4% 94.2% pass share | 17.2% rush share | #99/428 (77th pct)
Passing WEPA +0.22 Opponent-adjusted passing value | #130/200 (36th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Passing Passing yards 2,072 #85/382 78th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Pass TD 12 #88/407 79th pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Passing Completions 200 #68/383 83rd pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Completion % 68.0% #80/383 79th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Passing Yards / attempt 7.0 #175/382 54th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing yards 326 #55/408 87th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Value Passing WEPA +0.22 #130/200 36th pct Opponent-adjusted passing value | 307 weighted playsvs FBS QB
Usage Role share 47.4% #99/428 77th pct Share of team offensevs FBS QB
Passing Attempts 294 #84/407 80th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Interceptions 6 #294/407 28th pct Turnoversvs FBS QB
Rushing Carries 116 #38/408 91st pct Volumevs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing LONG 56 #35/391 91st pct Metricvs FBS QB
Rushing Rush TD 9 #23/408 95th pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Rushing Yards / carry 2.8 #202/407 51st pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Usage Pass share 94.2% #30/428 93rd pct Air-game usagevs FBS QB
Usage Passing-down usage 62.2% #97/428 78th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS QB
Usage 3rd-down usage 61.1% #96/428 78th pct Money-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage 2nd-down usage 43.2% #125/428 71st pct Middle-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Standard-down usage 40.9% #103/428 76th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS QB
Usage 1st-down usage 40.8% #103/428 76th pct Early-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Rush share 17.2% #82/428 81st pct Ground-game usagevs FBS QB
Value Rushing WEPA +0.27 #58/140 59th pct Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 91 weighted playsvs FBS QB
Ball Security Fumbles lost 5 #252/258 3rd pct Turnoversvs FBS QB

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

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Home6g1780.87.50.5
Road6g1681.27.20.5

Win vs Loss

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Wins4g1901.09.60.0
Losses8g1641.06.20.8

First half vs Second half

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Weeks 1-76g1771.57.70.7
Weeks 8+6g1680.57.00.3

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

59Solid starter
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: completion % (89th). Strength: rush tds (86th). Concern: fumbles lost (2nd).

Completion %#20 / 183 · 89th pct
68.0%pass
Rush TDs#21 / 183 · 86th pct
9rush
Rush yards#49 / 183 · 73rd pct
326rush
Interceptions#70 / 183 · 56th pct
6pass
Pass yards#85 / 183 · 54th pct
2072pass
Pass TDs#88 / 183 · 49th pct
12pass
Yards / att#98 / 183 · 46th pct
7.0pass
Fumbles lost#168 / 174 · 2nd pct
5fumb

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

Pass Profile · Completion depth (PBP)

Where the throws are landing

109/172 (63.4%) · 9 TD · 4 INT

Short

0–9 yds
60%of completions
65 comp4.3 yds avg1 TD

Middle

10–19 yds
25%of completions
27 comp14.2 yds avg3 TD

Deep

20+ yds
16%of completions
17 comp32.9 yds avg5 TD

Overall 63.4% completion on 172 attempts · 17 deep completions averaging 32.9 yds.

Advanced Savant · QB · 2024

Percentile Card

Concerns: EPA / dropback.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback0.220
23th pct
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.

wepa_passing0.22Below (<p25) (n=94)
wepa_rushing0.27Low (p25–p50) (n=72)

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics
Bishop DavenportSouth AlabamaBrendon LewisMemphis· 83% simBear BachmeierBYU· 82% simKatin HouserEast Carolina· 79% sim
Completion %
89
Davenport
91
Lewis
69
Bachmeier
77
Houser
Rush TDs
86
Davenport
86
Lewis
93
Bachmeier
86
Houser
Rush yards
73
Davenport
91
Lewis
83
Bachmeier
60
Houser
Interceptions
56
Davenport
44
Lewis
44
Bachmeier
56
Houser
Pass yards
54
Davenport
70
Lewis
81
Bachmeier
89
Houser
Pass TDs
49
Davenport
64
Lewis
60
Bachmeier
75
Houser
Yards / att
46
Davenport
57
Lewis
73
Bachmeier
81
Houser
Fumbles lost
2
Davenport
38
Lewis
18
Bachmeier
8
Houser

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

Player DNA

The Game Manager

Consistent underneath passer who protects the lead. Rarely loses games; rarely wins them alone.

QB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Conner Harrell’s 2025 season.

Conner Harrell

76%match

Charlotte · 2025

#2

Brendon Lewis

Memphis · 2025

74%
#3

Sean Clifford

Penn State · 2021

NFL Rd 5
73%
#4

Brendon Lewis

Nevada · 2024

72%
#5

Tanner Mordecai

Wisconsin · 2023

72%

Matches Conner on

Completion %
Yards / attempt
Rush usage

Differs from Conner on

EPA / dropback (adj) (lower)
Recruiting rating (lower)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Parker McKinney’s path through Eastern Kentucky.

Parker McKinney

87%match

Eastern Kentucky · 2023

#2

Asher O'Hara

Sacramento State · 2022

All-Conference USA
87%
#3

Carter Jones

Nevada · 2025

82%
#4

Rodney Tisdale Jr.

Western Kentucky · 2025

81%
#5

Davis Warren

Michigan · 2024

80%

Matches Parker on

Yards per attempt
Completion %

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Conner Harrell's junior season at Charlotte (2025).

Conner Harrell

74%match

Charlotte · 2025

#2

Jack Layne

New Mexico · 2025

67%
#3

JC French

Georgia Southern · 2025

66%
#4

Jaylen Raynor

Arkansas State · 2025

All-Sun Belt
63%
#5

Sam Leavitt

Arizona State · 2025

All-Big 12
63%

Matches Conner on

Completion %
Yards / attempt
Rush usage

Differs from Conner on

EPA / dropback (adj) (lower)
Recruiting rating (lower)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Major Applewhite

Pass share

37.0%

310 pass / 527 run

Plays / game

69.8

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

7.2%

249 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2022
Kane Wommack
South Alabama
2025
Major Applewhite
South Alabama
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Kane Wommack → Major Applewhite. 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.

HometownSpring, TX
Height6'2"
Weight210 lb
Class3
PositionQB
Jersey4

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
2024 South Alabama QB3 #1654 #1868 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Sun Belt
2023 South Alabama QB3 #1856 #1787 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Sun Belt
2022 Utah State QB3 #1373 #1669 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mountain West

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 South Alabama Sun Belt QB 3 No. 4 | 6-2 | 210 lb | Spring, TX
2024 South Alabama Sun Belt QB 3 No. 4 | 6-2 | 210 lb | Spring, TX
2023 South Alabama Sun Belt QB 3 No. 4 | 6-2 | 210 lb | Spring, TX
2022 Utah State Mountain West QB 3 No. 4 | 6-2 | 210 lb | Spring, TX