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Heisman / Players / Camryn Edwards /UConn

Camryn Edwards

RB · UConn · Jr

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

1,240 RUSH YDS · 15 RUSH TD · 210 CARRIES

2026 RETURNINGReturning to UConn for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to UConn for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Running back · UConn

Returning around him

  • 68% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 1 UConn player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +8 net (53 in / 45 out)

2026 Award watch

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

UConn · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #97 · 2026 recruiting class #114

RB · UCONN · FBS INDEPENDENTS

Camryn Edwards

  • 3
  • 5-11 | 210 lb
  • Norwalk, CT

CFB Zeitgeist Score

89

All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rush yards at the 96th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#51

<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

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 · rushing yards

2022–2025
2.02022
6182023
8302024
1,2402025

+61900%

Up 61900% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
UConn
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionRB
Class3
Jersey--
Measurements5-11 | 210 lb
HometownNorwalk, CT
Primary teamUConn

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree Not on file No matched recruiting profile in the loaded archive
Composite rating -- Composite rating unavailable for this player
Signed with -- Commitment history unavailable
Origin -- Hometown and high school unavailable
Class Profile Context
No recruiting profile is on file for this player.

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
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 16
Current nowcast#51Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#60Where 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

  • Volume King 1.3% Volume King 2,500+ passing yards, 1,200+ rushing yards, or 900+ receiving yards in a single season (position-appropriate threshold). Held by 1.3% of the 2025 pool. 1240 rushing yards — clears the 1,200-RB volume bar.
  • 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 (1240).

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.

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 Camryn Edwards

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

60

Mixed Sentiment

Sample 5 mentions
Confidence LOW

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 5 mentions · belief +20 · "Ohio State Buckeyes end their NCAA tournament drought under head coach Jake Dieb"Own fans
  • Own fans · n=5

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Camryn Edwards

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 rushing totals stand

final
Through 13g
1,240Rush yards
210Carries
15Rush TDs
Per game
95.4Rush yards
16Carries
1Rush TDs
Final
1,240Rush yards
210Carries
15Rush TDs

✓ Hit 750-yard season · finished with 1,240.

✓ Hit 1,000-yard season · finished with 1,240.

✓ Hit 10 rushing TDs · finished with 15.

✓ Hit 15 rushing TDs · finished with 15.

What made this player interesting

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

Camryn Edwards's story is about how role and output meet each other. For UConn, 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.

Current place #51 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 26.5% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Development arc The card should explain why this profile stands out

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
Scrimmage yards 1,426 1,240 rush | 186 rec | #15/735 (98th pct)
Rush TD 15 210 carries | #8/739 (99th pct)
Yards/carry 5.9 Per-rush efficiency | #126/735 (83rd pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Workhorse | Efficient runner | Passing-game back against FBS RB peers.

WorkhorseEfficient runnerPassing-game back

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Rushing

CAR
210 97th
YDS
1,240 98th
YPC
5.9 83rd
TD
15 99th

Receiving

REC
19 86th
YDS
186 87th
YPR
9.8 76th
TD
1 89th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCARYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 59-13vs Central Connecticut611519.2173
Wk 2L 20-27@ Syracuse21753.6025
Wk 3L 41-44@ Delaware231165.0251
Wk 4W 31-25vs Ball State241948.1267Season-high 194 yds
Wk 5W 20-17@ Buffalo15573.8112
Wk 6W 51-10vs Florida International12806.7125
Wk 8W 38-23@ Boston College12574.8012
Wk 9L 34-37@ Rice16593.7112
Wk 10W 38-19vs UAB15624.1110
Wk 11W 37-34vs Duke15513.4112
Wk 12W 26-16vs Air Force241656.9236165-yard day
Wk 13W 48-45@ Florida Atlantic161016.3223
BowlL 16-41@ Army111089.8134
Total21012406.61573
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

2022UConn6-7HC: Jim Mora · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023UConn3-9HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
2024UConn9-4HC: Jim Mora · Run-leaning
2025UConn9-4HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025UConn2101,2405.915--
2024UConn1468305.78--
2023UConn1226185.14--
2022UConn122.00--
Career4 loaded seasons4792,6905.627--
SeasonTeam
2025UConn191869.81--
2024UConn1314811.42--
2023UConn151328.81--
2022UConn----------
Career4 loaded seasons474669.94--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Rushing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.

Role share

How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.

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.

Receiving work 19 186 rec yds | #78/552 (86th pct)
Usage 26.5% 51.8% rush share | #34/738 (96th pct)
Rushing WEPA +0.18 Opponent-adjusted rush value | #84/362 (77th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Rushing Rushing yards 1,240 #15/735 98th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing Rush TD 15 #8/739 99th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Rushing Yards / carry 5.9 #126/735 83rd pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving Receptions 19 #78/552 86th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving yards 186 #70/548 87th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Value Rushing WEPA +0.18 #84/362 77th pct Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 207 weighted playsvs FBS RB
Usage Role share 26.5% #34/738 96th pct Share of team offensevs FBS RB
Rushing Carries 210 #23/739 97th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing Rushing LONG 73 #44/733 94th pct Metricvs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving LONG 34 #102/540 81st pct Metricvs FBS RB
Receiving Yards / catch 9.8 #132/548 76th pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving TD 1 #60/552 89th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Usage Rush share 51.8% #10/738 99th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS RB
Usage Standard-down usage 30.5% #36/738 95th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS RB
Usage 1st-down usage 30.1% #41/738 95th pct Early-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage 2nd-down usage 28.0% #25/738 97th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Passing-down usage 17.6% #34/738 96th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS RB
Usage 3rd-down usage 16.9% #48/738 94th pct Money-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Pass share 4.8% #172/738 77th 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

StatusAwaiting tracker

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

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Home6g1118.11.3
Road7g81.95.31.0

Win vs Loss

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Wins9g98.07.01.2
Losses4g89.55.51.0

First half vs Second half

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Weeks 1-77g1068.01.1
Weeks 8+6g82.54.91.2

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

89All-Conference
7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (97th). Strength: rush yards (95th).

Rush TDs#8 / 349 · 97th pct
15rush
Rush yards#15 / 349 · 96th pct
1240rush
Carries#23 / 349 · 93rd pct
210rush
Long run#40 / 349 · 88th pct
73rush
Yards / carry#52 / 349 · 84th pct
5.9rush
Rec yards#66 / 338 · 81st pct
186rece
Receptions#77 / 338 · 75th pct
19rece

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
EPA / dropback
awaiting
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_rushing0.18Mid (p50–p75) (n=178)

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 7 metrics
Camryn EdwardsUConnChip TrayanumToledo· 94% simDylan RileyBoise State· 93% simCameron DickeyTexas Tech· 92% sim
Rush TDs
97
Edwards
94
Trayanum
89
Riley
96
Dickey
Rush yards
96
Edwards
90
Trayanum
94
Riley
95
Dickey
Carries
93
Edwards
90
Trayanum
91
Riley
94
Dickey
Long run
88
Edwards
90
Trayanum
92
Riley
85
Dickey
Yards / carry
84
Edwards
74
Trayanum
82
Riley
68
Dickey
Rec yards
81
Edwards
87
Trayanum
75
Riley
88
Dickey
Receptions
75
Edwards
79
Trayanum
59
Riley
83
Dickey

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 TJ Green’s 2021 season.

TJ Green

71%match

Liberty · 2021

#2

Nelson Smith

Navy · 2020

67%
#3

Antwan Raymond

Rutgers · 2025

All-Big Ten
74%
#4

Dillon Johnson

Washington · 2023

73%
#5

Sieh Bangura

Ohio · 2025

All-MAC
73%

Matches TJ on

Receiving share
Yards / carry
Weight

Differs from TJ on

Yards / reception (higher)
Rush TD rate (higher)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Corey Taylor II’s path through Tulsa.

Corey Taylor II

99%match

Tulsa · 2020

#2

Julius Loughridge

Fordham · 2024

99%
#3

CJ Marable

Coastal Carolina · 2020

98%
#4

Ailym Ford

Chattanooga · 2022

98%
#5

Cooper Wallace

The Citadel · 2024

96%

Matches Corey on

Yards per carry

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Rasheen Ali's senior season at Marshall (2023).

Rasheen Ali

82%match

Marshall · 2023

All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 5
#2

Dillon Johnson

Washington · 2023

72%
#3

Gavin Sawchuk

Florida State · 2025

72%
#4

Emani Bailey

TCU · 2023

69%
#5

Daijun Edwards

Georgia · 2023

68%

Matches Rasheen on

Yards / carry
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Height

Differs from Rasheen on

Yards / reception (higher)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Jim Mora

Pass share

53.5%

451 pass / 392 run

Plays / game

64.8

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

4.5%

314 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach
2022
Jim Mora
UConn
2023
Jim Mora
UConn
2024
Jim Mora
UConn
2025
Jim Mora
UConn

Played his entire career under Jim Mora.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownNorwalk, CT
Height5'11"
Weight210 lb
Class3
PositionRB

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 UConn RB3 #51 #60 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | FBS Independents
2023 UConn RB3 #590 #858 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | FBS Independents
2022 UConn RB3 #3154 #3306 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | FBS Independents

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 UConn FBS Independents RB 3 5-11 | 210 lb | Norwalk, CT
2024 UConn FBS Independents RB 3 5-11 | 210 lb | Norwalk, CT
2023 UConn FBS Independents RB 3 5-11 | 210 lb | Norwalk, CT
2022 UConn FBS Independents RB 3 5-11 | 210 lb | Norwalk, CT