CFB Zeitgeist Score
14
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by long run at the 53rd percentile.
Branson Robinson
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
148 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 46 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to Georgia State for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Georgia State
Returning around him
- 68% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Georgia State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #77 · 2026 recruiting class #67
RB · GEORGIA STATE · SUN BELT
Branson Robinson
- 3
- #22
- 5-10 | 211 lb
- Canton, MS
Heisman Heat
#398
<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 RB AWARD
Doak Walker
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2022–2025-55%
Sharp dropoff (-55%) — career inflection point.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4-star | 0.9729 | No. 62 recruit | HighSchool | Georgia |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia -> Georgia State | 3-star | 0.8700 | 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 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 Georgia
Composite
0.9729
#62 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 Branson Robinson
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
50
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=1
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Branson Robinson
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 rushing totals stand
Through 11g
148Rush yards
46Carries
1Rush TDs
Per game
13.5Rush yards
4Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
174.9Rush yards
54Carries
1Rush TDs
To hit 750-yard season (currently 148): needs 301/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 148): needs 426/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 148): needs 676/game over remaining 2.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 4.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 7/game over remaining 2.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 9.5/game over remaining 2.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Branson Robinson's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Georgia 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
RB 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?
Backfield contributor against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
46 56th
YDS
148 49th
YPC
3.2 17th
TD
1 56th
Receiving
REC
5 43rd
YDS
22 32nd
YPR
4.4 19th
TD
0 70th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-63@ Ole Miss | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-38vs Memphis | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-21vs Murray State | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 0 | 47 | Season-high 65 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 21-70@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-14vs James Madison | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-41vs App State | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-41@ Georgia Southern | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-38vs South Alabama | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-40@ Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 18-30vs Marshall | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-31@ Troy | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 1 | 10 | |
| Total | 46 | 148 | 2.4 | 1 | 47 |
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
2022Georgia15-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced
2024Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia State1-11HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 46 | 148 | 3.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia | 25 | 73 | 2.9 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia | 68 | 330 | 4.9 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 139 | 551 | 4.0 | 7 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 0 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.
How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 148 | #377/735 | 49th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 1 | #323/739 | 56th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 3.2 | #611/735 | 17th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 5 | #315/552 | 43rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 22 | #373/548 | 32nd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | -0.07 | #361/362 | 1st pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 39 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 6.7% | #458/738 | 38th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 47 | #187/733 | 75th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 46 | #324/739 | 56th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 7 | #455/540 | 16th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 4.4 | #444/548 | 19th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #169/552 | 70th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 14.8% | #355/738 | 52nd pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 9.6% | #367/738 | 50th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 8.7% | #393/738 | 47th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 5.2% | #553/738 | 25th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 2.9% | #574/738 | 22nd pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 2.6% | #569/738 | 23rd pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 1.2% | #480/738 | 35th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
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 · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 17.7 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 8.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins1g | 65.0 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| Losses10g | 8.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 17.2 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
14Below cohort
Concern: rush yards (1st).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · RB · 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.
wepa_rushing-0.07Below (<p25) (n=178)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Branson RobinsonGeorgia StateJordan BrunsonMiami (OH)· 53% simTae MeadowsTroy· 51% simChavon WrightNorthern Illinois· 50% sim
Long run
Receptions
Rec yards
Rush TDs
Carries
Yards / carry
Rush yards
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to C.J. Stokes’s 2025 season.
C.J. Stokes
66%match
#2
Jordan Simmons
60%
#3
Rodrigues Clark
59%
#4
Terrion Avery
59%
#5
Jamale Carothers
56%
Matches C.J. on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
EPA / carry (adj)
Differs from C.J. on
Yards / reception (lower)
Weight (higher)
Yards / carry (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Darius Wilson’s path through William & Mary.
Darius Wilson
95%match
#2
Shadrick Byrd
91%
#3
Bryson Donnell
90%
#4
King Doerue
89%
#5
Cam Porter
88%
Matches Darius on
Yards per carry
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Parker Jenkins's junior season at East Carolina (2025).
Parker Jenkins
70%match
#2
Micah Kelly
66%
#3
Kalib Hicks
59%
#4
Jaylen Thomas
59%
#5
Jordan Lovett
60%
Matches Parker on
Yards / carry
Height
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Parker on
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)
Yards / reception (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Pass share
56.5%
472 pass / 363 run
Plays / game
69.6
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
4.6%
373 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022
Shawn Elliott
Georgia State
2024era →
Dell McGee
Georgia State
2025
Dell McGee
Georgia State
Coaching transition mid-career: Shawn Elliott → Dell McGee. 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.
HometownCanton, MS
Height5'10"
Weight211 lb
Class3
PositionRB
Jersey22
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamGeorgia State
ConferenceSun Belt
Joined2025
Career arc4 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.
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | RB | 3 | No. 22 | 5-10 | 211 lb | Canton, MS |
| 2024 | Georgia | SEC | RB | 3 | No. 22 | 5-10 | 211 lb | Canton, MS |
| 2023 | Georgia | SEC | RB | 3 | No. 22 | 5-10 | 211 lb | Canton, MS |
| 2022 | Georgia | SEC | RB | 3 | No. 22 | 5-10 | 211 lb | Canton, MS |