CFB Zeitgeist Score
20
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by interceptions at the 82nd percentile.
Christian Veilleux
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
513 PASS YDS · 3 PASS TD · 53 RUSH YDS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Georgia State for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · 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
QB · GEORGIA STATE · SUN BELT
Christian Veilleux
- 4
- #11
- 6-5 | 209 lb
- Ottawa, ON
Heisman Heat
#1848
<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
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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 · passing yards
2021–2025+116%
Up 116% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3-star | 0.8859 | No. 441 recruit | HighSchool | Penn State |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pittsburgh -> Georgia State | 3-star | 0.8500 | Immediate |
| 2023 | Penn State -> Pittsburgh | 3-star | 0.8800 | 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 Penn State
Composite
0.8859
#441 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 Christian Veilleux
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 Christian Veilleux
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 passing totals stand
Through 3g
513Pass yards
3Pass TDs
3INT
Per game
171Pass yards
1Pass TDs
1INT
Projected (13g)
2,223Pass yards
13Pass TDs
13INT
To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 513): needs 248.7/game over remaining 10.
To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 513): needs 348.7/game over remaining 10.
To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 3): needs 2.2/game over remaining 10.
To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 3): needs 2.7/game over remaining 10.
To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 3): needs 3.2/game over remaining 10.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Christian Veilleux'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
QB 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?
Balanced quarterback against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Passing Efficiency
CMP
41 53rd
ATT
86 57th
CMP%
47.7% 12th
Y/A
6.0 31st
Passing Production
YDS
513 54th
TD
3 57th
INT
3 43rd
Rushing
CAR
9 35th
YDS
53 55th
YPC
5.9 84th
TD
0 44th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-63@ Ole Miss | 4/11 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 4.7 | 32.2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-31@ Troy | 19/38 | 307 | 1 | 1 | 8.1 | 55.9 | Season-high 307 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 10-27@ Old Dominion | 18/37 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 4.2 | 25.3 | |
| Total | 41/86 | 513 | 3 | 3 | 5.7 | 37.8 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2021Penn State7-5HC: James Franklin · Balanced
2022Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2023Pittsburgh3-9HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Georgia State1-11HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 41 | 86 | 47.7% | 513 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 102.3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 94 | 184 | 51.1% | 1,179 | 6.4 | 7 | 8 | 108.8 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 7 | 9 | 77.8% | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Penn State | 16 | 26 | 61.5% | 238 | 9.2 | 3 | 0 | 176.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 158 | 305 | 51.8% | 1,974 | 6.5 | 13 | 11 | 113.0 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 24 | -14 | -0.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Penn State | 12 | 39 | 3.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 47 | 74 | 1.6 | 0 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
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.
How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing | Passing yards | 513 | #176/382 | 54th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Pass TD | 3 | #178/407 | 57th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completions | 41 | #182/383 | 53rd pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completion % | 47.7% | #339/383 | 12th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Yards / attempt | 6.0 | #265/382 | 31st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 53 | #183/408 | 55th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Value | Passing WEPA | +0.27 | #99/200 | 51st pct | Opponent-adjusted passing value | 88 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Role share | 44.1% | #125/428 | 71st pct | Share of team offensevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Attempts | 86 | #178/407 | 57th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Interceptions | 3 | #234/407 | 43rd pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 20 | #177/391 | 55th pct | Metricvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Carries | 9 | #267/408 | 35th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 5.9 | #66/407 | 84th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #230/408 | 44th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Pass share | 76.1% | #129/428 | 70th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 65.1% | #68/428 | 84th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 60.8% | #104/428 | 76th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 38.9% | #111/428 | 74th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 37.5% | #152/428 | 65th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 35.3% | #135/428 | 69th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Rush share | 8.2% | #193/428 | 55th pct | Ground-game usagevs 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
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 · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road3g | 171 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 1.0 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Losses3g | 171 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 52.0 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 230 | 1.0 | 6.2 | 1.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
20Below cohort
Elite: interceptions (82nd). Concern: completion % (1st).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · QB · 2024
Percentile Card
Reads as a mid-tier profile across the board..
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
wepa_passing0.27Low (p25–p50) (n=94)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Christian VeilleuxGeorgia StateNick VattiatoMiddle Tennessee· 62% simLogan FifeNew Mexico State· 61% simRyan BrownePurdue· 59% sim
Interceptions
Rush yards
Yards / att
Rush TDs
Pass TDs
Pass yards
Completion %
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system. Profile sits near league average across dimensions.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Christian Veilleux’s 2023 season.
Christian Veilleux
75%match
#2
Kai Horton
62%
#3
Gavin Hardison
55%
#4
Nick Starkel
60%
#5
Brandon Peters
57%
Matches Christian on
TD rate
Yards / attempt
Class year
Differs from Christian on
INT rate (lower)
Completion % (lower)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Hunter Simmons’s path through Wisconsin.
Hunter Simmons
86%match
#2
Bailey Fisher
86%
#3
Cornelious Brown
82%
#4
Levi Williams
81%
#5
Matt Myers
81%
Matches Hunter on
Completion %
Yards per attempt
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Hudson Card's graduate season at Purdue (2024).
Hudson Card
44%match
#2
Ben Finley
43%
#3
Taisun Phommachanh
43%
#4
Ben Gulbranson
41%
#5
Grayson James
All-ACC
30%
Matches Hudson on
Total pass EPA (college ability)
Differs from Hudson on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Completion % (lower)
Height (higher)
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 · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Shawn Elliott
Georgia State
2022
Shawn Elliott
Georgia State
2023
Shawn Elliott
Georgia State
2025era →
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.
HometownOttawa, ON
Height6'5"
Weight209 lb
Class4
PositionQB
Jersey11
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamGeorgia State
ConferenceSun Belt
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 | Georgia State | QB4 | #1848 | #2191 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Sun Belt |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | QB4 | #872 | #1090 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | ACC |
| 2022 | Penn State | QB4 | #183 | #105 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2021 | Penn State | QB4 | #190 | #137 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | QB | 4 | No. 11 | 6-5 | 209 lb | Ottawa, ON |
| 2024 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | QB | 4 | No. 11 | 6-5 | 209 lb | Ottawa, ON |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | ACC | QB | 4 | No. 11 | 6-5 | 209 lb | Ottawa, ON |
| 2022 | Penn State | Big Ten | QB | 4 | No. 11 | 6-5 | 209 lb | Ottawa, ON |
| 2021 | Penn State | Big Ten | QB | 4 | No. 11 | 6-5 | 209 lb | Ottawa, ON |