CFB Zeitgeist Score
33
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by yards / catch at the 90th percentile.
Dacari Collins
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
219 REC YDS · 13 REC · 1 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Louisville for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Louisville
Returning around him
- 46% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Louisville 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)
Louisville · Last season: 9-4 (AP #19) · Talent rank #50 · 2026 recruiting class #68
WR · LOUISVILLE · ACC
Dacari Collins
- 4
- #3
- 6-4 | 215 lb
- Atlanta, GA
Heisman Heat
#3390
<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
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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 · receiving yards
2021–2025-1%
Down 1% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).
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 | 4-star | 0.9248 | No. 182 recruit | HighSchool | Clemson |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NC State -> Louisville | 3-star | 0.8700 | Immediate |
| 2023 | Clemson -> NC State | 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 Clemson
Composite
0.9248
#182 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 Dacari Collins
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
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Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Rivals · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Dacari Collins
Only 2 rival mention(s) — below the 4-mention floor for a defensible read.
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 receiving totals stand
Through 6g
219Rec yards
13Receptions
1Rec TDs
Per game
36.5Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
474.5Rec yards
28Receptions
2Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 219): needs 68.7/game over remaining 7.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 219): needs 111.6/game over remaining 7.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 13): needs 6.7/game over remaining 7.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 13): needs 9.6/game over remaining 7.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 1/game over remaining 7.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 1.3/game over remaining 7.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Dacari Collins's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Louisville, 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?
Big-play receiver against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
13 54th
YDS
219 60th
YPR
16.8 86th
TD
1 64th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-17vs Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 4 | W 40-17vs Bowling Green | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 | 36 | Season-high 84 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21@ Miami | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 11 | L 26-29vs California | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 13 | L 6-38@ SMU | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-0vs Kentucky | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 1 | 29 | |
| Total | 13 | 219 | 17.1 | 1 | 36 |
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
2021Clemson9-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2022Clemson11-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning
2023NC State9-4HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning
2025Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisville | 13 | 219 | 16.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | NC State | 14 | 210 | 15.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Clemson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Clemson | 16 | 221 | 13.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 44 | 658 | 15.0 | 3 | -- |
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 | 13 | #510/1110 | 54th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 219 | #442/1107 | 60th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 1 | #396/1111 | 64th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 16.8 | #160/1106 | 86th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 11.0% | #443/1137 | 61st pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 36 | #512/1105 | 54th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 10.4% | #213/1137 | 81st pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 6.2% | #384/1137 | 66th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 5.3% | #452/1137 | 60th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 5.2% | #625/1137 | 45th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 4.9% | #435/1137 | 62nd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 3.5% | #604/1137 | 47th 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 · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 42.5 | 16.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 24.5 | 19.2 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins4g | 2.5 | 41.5 | 15.5 | 0.2 |
| Losses2g | 1.5 | 26.5 | 20.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 3.0 | 52.5 | 15.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 28.5 | 17.8 | 0.2 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
33Below cohort
Elite: yards / catch (89th). Concern: receptions (6th).
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
Dacari CollinsLouisvilleNik McMillanBuffalo· 44% simTrent WalkerOregon State· 44% simMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 43% sim
Yards / catch
Rec TDs
Long catch
Rec yards
Receptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dont'E Thornton’s 2023 season.
Dont'E Thornton
78%match
#2
Javian Hester
75%
#3
Chris Marshall
67%
#4
Traeshon Holden
67%
#5
Caleb Chapman
66%
Matches Dont'E on
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Yards / reception
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jalen Coker’s path through Holy Cross.
Jalen Coker
97%match
#2
Cary Angeline
96%
#3
Hayden Eligon II
95%
#4
Seth Williams
95%
#5
Jeff Caldwell
90%
Matches Jalen on
Yards per reception
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to J.Michael Sturdivant's graduate season at Florida (2025).
J.Michael Sturdivant
46%match
#2
Jerand Bradley
All-Big 12
46%
#3
Malik McClain
45%
#4
Malachi Fields
All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 10
45%
#5
Jake Roberts
44%
Matches J.Michael on
Height
TD rate
Differs from J.Michael on
Yards / reception (higher)
Reception volume (lower)
Total EPA (college ability) (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
50.2%
414 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
63.4
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.0%
314 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Scott Satterfield
Louisville
2022
Scott Satterfield
Louisville
2023era →
Jeff Brohm
Louisville
2025
Jeff Brohm
Louisville
Coaching transition mid-career: Scott Satterfield → Jeff Brohm. 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.
HometownAtlanta, GA
Height6'4"
Weight215 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey3
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamLouisville
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 | NC State | WR4 | #3390 | #3491 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | ACC |
| 2023 | NC State | WR4 | #750 | #687 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | ACC |
| 2022 | Clemson | WR4 | #1902 | #1409 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | ACC |
| 2021 | Clemson | WR4 | #1140 | #1079 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | ACC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisville | ACC | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-4 | 215 lb | Atlanta, GA |
| 2024 | NC State | ACC | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-4 | 215 lb | Atlanta, GA |
| 2023 | NC State | ACC | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-4 | 215 lb | Atlanta, GA |
| 2022 | Clemson | ACC | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-4 | 215 lb | Atlanta, GA |
| 2021 | Clemson | ACC | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-4 | 215 lb | Atlanta, GA |