CFB Zeitgeist Score
36
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 57th percentile.
Brandon Inniss
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
271 REC YDS · 36 REC · 3 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Ohio State for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Ohio State
Returning around him
- 31% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 11 Ohio State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -20 net (17 in / 37 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ohio State · Last season: 12-2 (AP #3) · Talent rank #3 · 2026 recruiting class #4
WR · OHIO STATE · BIG TEN
Brandon Inniss
- 3
- #1
- 6-0 | 199 lb
- Hollywood, FL
Heisman Heat
#1594
<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 WR AWARD
Biletnikoff
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+367%
Up 367% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Ohio State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4-star | 0.9815 | No. 38 recruit | HighSchool | Ohio State |
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 Ohio State
Composite
0.9815
#38 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 Brandon Inniss
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
62
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=12
- National · n=18
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Brandon Inniss
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Receiving TDs
3
count
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #222 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 58th
Why it matters
#222 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving TDs — 3 TDs on 36 receptions.
Vs cohort
This player 3 (58th)
HIGH · n=36 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving yards (total)#426 / 531
- Yards per reception#508 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 8 at Wisconsin — 1 receiving_tds
Result W 34-0
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at Wisconsin.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 14g
271Rec yards
36Receptions
3Rec TDs
Per game
19.4Rec yards
3Receptions
0Rec TDs
Final
271Rec yards
36Receptions
3Rec TDs
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Brandon Inniss's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Ohio State, 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
WR 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?
All-purpose weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
36 80th
YDS
271 65th
YPR
7.5 15th
TD
3 82nd
Rushing
CAR
3 64th
YDS
16 60th
YPC
5.3 60th
TD
0 81st
Returns
KR YDS
66 52nd
KR AVG
13.2 18th
PR YDS
181 90th
PR AVG
10.1 68th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-7vs Texas | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 70-0vs Grambling | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-9vs Ohio | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-6@ Washington | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-3vs Minnesota | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-16@ Illinois | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-0@ Wisconsin | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-14vs Penn State | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 29 | Season-high 41 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 34-10@ Purdue | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-10vs UCLA | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-9vs Rutgers | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-9@ Michigan | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 15 | L 10-13vs Indiana | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Bowl | L 14-24vs Miami | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 36 | 271 | 7.0 | 3 | 29 |
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
2023Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced
2025Ohio State12-2HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio State | 36 | 271 | 7.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 37 | 329 | 8.9 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio State | 3 | 16 | 66 | 181 | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 3 | 16 | 66 | 181 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
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 | 36 | #218/1110 | 80th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 271 | #389/1107 | 65th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 3 | #206/1111 | 82nd pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 7.5 | #943/1106 | 15th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 66 | #115/238 | 52nd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return yards | 181 | #23/224 | 90th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 11.3% | #420/1137 | 63rd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 16 | #160/397 | 60th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 8 | #198/346 | 43rd pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 5.3 | #158/393 | 60th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 3 | #146/407 | 64th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 29 | #611/1105 | 45th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt returns | 18 | #21/237 | 92nd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 13.2 | #195/236 | 18th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return avg | 10.1 | #72/222 | 68th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick returns | 5 | #86/243 | 65th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 11.2% | #164/1137 | 86th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 9.1% | #297/1137 | 74th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 5.7% | #398/1137 | 65th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 5.4% | #459/1137 | 60th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 4.7% | #420/1137 | 63rd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 3.9% | #575/1137 | 50th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.7% | #239/1137 | 79th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 1 | #131/302 | 57th pct | Turnoversvs FBS WR |
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
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home9g | 2.6 | 17.7 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 22.4 | 8.3 | 0.4 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins12g | 2.6 | 19.3 | 7.1 | 0.2 |
| Losses2g | 2.5 | 19.5 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 17.3 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.0 | 21.4 | 7.0 | 0.4 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
36Mid-pack
Concern: yards / catch (2nd).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 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
Brandon InnissOhio StateMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 70% simAsaad WaseemFlorida Atlantic· 68% simZachariah BranchGeorgia· 67% sim
Receptions
Rec TDs
Rush yards
Rush TDs
Fumbles lost
Rec yards
Long catch
Yards / catch
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Demarcus Jones’s 2020 season.
Demarcus Jones
79%match
#2
Mavin Anderson
82%
#3
Mycah Pittman
82%
#4
Cam Johnson
81%
#5
Kendrick Law
NFL Rd 5
80%
Matches Demarcus on
Yards / reception
Weight
Reception volume
Differs from Demarcus on
TD rate (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Marshel Martin’s path through Sacramento State.
Marshel Martin
96%match
#2
Devin Young
94%
#3
Barrett Banister
94%
#4
Owen Glascoe
93%
#5
Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman
93%
Matches Marshel on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Chase Brown's junior season at Illinois (2022).
Chase Brown
79%match
#2
Bryson Graves
79%
#3
Mycah Pittman
78%
#4
Keagan Johnson
76%
#5
Taj Davis
75%
Matches Chase on
Weight
Height
TD rate
Differs from Chase on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
47.0%
408 pass / 461 run
Plays / game
62.1
14 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
4.9%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Ryan Day
Ohio State
2025
Ryan Day
Ohio State
Played his entire career under Ryan Day.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownHollywood, FL
Height6'0"
Weight199 lb
Class3
PositionWR
Jersey1
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamOhio State
ConferenceBig Ten
Joined2025
Career arc3 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 | Ohio State | WR3 | #1594 | #1205 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2023 | Ohio State | WR3 | #1077 | #764 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Big Ten |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio State | Big Ten | WR | 3 | No. 1 | 6-0 | 199 lb | Hollywood, FL |
| 2024 | Ohio State | Big Ten | WR | 3 | No. 1 | 6-0 | 199 lb | Hollywood, FL |
| 2023 | Ohio State | Big Ten | WR | 3 | No. 1 | 6-0 | 199 lb | Hollywood, FL |