CFB Zeitgeist Score
65
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 92nd percentile.
C.J. Daniels
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
557 REC YDS · 50 REC · 7 REC TD
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Los Angeles2026 NFL rookie season
#197Rd 6 · Pick 16
Los Angeles2026 NFL rookie season
WR · MIAMI · ACC
C.J. Daniels
- 4
- #7
- 6-2 | 205 lb
- Lilburn, GA
Heisman Heat
#598
<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 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025-11%
Down 11% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3-star | 0.8115 | No. 2450 recruit | HighSchool | Liberty |
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 Liberty
Composite
0.8115
#2450 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 C.J. Daniels
Fan sentiment · Season 2025 conversation window
Belief Meter
67
Quietly Bullish
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=22
- National · n=15
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about C.J. Daniels
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Receiving TDs
7
count
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #36 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 93rd
Why it matters
#36 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving TDs — 7 TDs on 50 receptions.
Vs cohort
This player 7 (93th)
HIGH · n=50 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving yards (total)#168 / 531
- Yards per reception#349 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 6 at Florida State — 2 receiving_tds
Result W 28-22
The week the volume broke through — stacked 2 td at Florida State.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 12g
557Rec yards
50Receptions
7Rec TDs
Per game
46.4Rec yards
4Receptions
1Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
603.4Rec yards
54Receptions
8Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 557): needs 143/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 557): needs 443/game over remaining 1.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 50): needs 10/game over remaining 1.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 50): needs 30/game over remaining 1.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 7): needs 1/game over remaining 1.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 7): needs 3/game over remaining 1.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
C.J. Daniels's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Miami, 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?
Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
50 89th
YDS
557 84th
YPR
11.1 43rd
TD
7 97th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-24vs Notre Dame | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-3vs Bethune-Cookman | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 2 | 40 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 3 | W 49-12vs South Florida | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-7vs Florida | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-22@ Florida State | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 2 | 47 | Season-high 78 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24vs Louisville | 7 | 74 | 10.6 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-7vs Stanford | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-7@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 1 | 33 | |
| Bowl | W 10-3@ Texas A&M | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Bowl | W 24-14@ Ohio State | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Bowl | W 31-27@ Ole Miss | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Bowl | L 21-27@ Indiana | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 25 | |
| Total | 50 | 557 | 11.4 | 7 | 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
2021Liberty7-5HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-leaning
2022Liberty8-5HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-leaning
2023Liberty13-1HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
2024LSU9-4HC: Brian Kelly · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2025Miami13-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
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 | 50 | #118/1110 | 89th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 557 | #174/1107 | 84th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 7 | #37/1111 | 97th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 11.1 | #635/1106 | 43rd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 17.2% | #158/1137 | 86th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 47 | #316/1105 | 71st pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 12.5% | #114/1137 | 90th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 11.8% | #140/1137 | 88th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 8.6% | #194/1137 | 83rd pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 8.2% | #199/1137 | 83rd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 6.8% | #256/1137 | 78th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 6.6% | #251/1137 | 78th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #391/1137 | 66th pct | Ground-game usagevs 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 · 12 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.7 | 45.5 | 9.2 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 47.3 | 13.7 | 0.5 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins10g | 3.9 | 42.1 | 11.1 | 0.7 |
| Losses2g | 5.5 | 68.0 | 13.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 4.2 | 48.3 | 11.5 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 4.0 | 40.7 | 11.1 | 0.7 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
65Solid starter
Elite: rec tds (91st). Concern: yards / catch (28th).
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
C.J. DanielsMiamiDonovan FaupelNew Mexico State· 90% simDevin MccuinUTSA· 90% simJordyn TysonArizona State· 88% sim
Rec TDs
Receptions
Rec yards
Long catch
Yards / catch
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Jump-Ball Target
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to De'Zhaun Stribling’s 2022 season.
De'Zhaun Stribling
80%match
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 1
#2
Elijah Spencer
80%
#3
Kawaan Baker
All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 7
74%
#4
Joseph Manjack
76%
#5
Josiah Freeman
76%
Matches De'Zhaun on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Recruiting rating
Differs from De'Zhaun on
TD rate (higher)
Class year (higher)
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Joshua Derry’s path through Monmouth.
Joshua Derry
97%match
#2
Dillon Stoner
95%
#3
Tyler Hudson
95%
#4
Josh Palmer
94%
#5
Blayne Taylor
94%
Matches Joshua on
Yards per reception
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
47.2%
496 pass / 554 run
Plays / game
65.6
16 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
4.1%
245 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Jess Simpson
Miami
2022era →
Mario Cristobal
Miami
2023
Mario Cristobal
Miami
2024
Mario Cristobal
Miami
2025
Mario Cristobal
Miami
Coaching transition mid-career: Jess Simpson → Mario Cristobal. 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.
HometownLilburn, GA
Height6'2"
Weight205 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey7
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamMiami
ConferenceACC
Joined2025
Career arc5 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 | LSU | WR4 | #598 | #561 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | SEC |
| 2023 | Liberty | WR4 | #175 | #199 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Conference USA |
| 2022 | Liberty | WR4 | #1941 | #2007 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | FBS Independents |
| 2021 | Liberty | WR4 | #393 | #415 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | FBS Independents |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami | ACC | WR | 4 | No. 7 | 6-2 | 205 lb | Lilburn, GA |
| 2024 | LSU | SEC | WR | 4 | No. 7 | 6-2 | 205 lb | Lilburn, GA |
| 2023 | Liberty | Conference USA | WR | 4 | No. 7 | 6-2 | 205 lb | Lilburn, GA |
| 2022 | Liberty | FBS Independents | WR | 4 | No. 7 | 6-2 | 205 lb | Lilburn, GA |
| 2021 | Liberty | FBS Independents | WR | 4 | No. 7 | 6-2 | 205 lb | Lilburn, GA |