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Heisman / Players / De'Zhaun Stribling /Ole Miss

De'Zhaun Stribling

WR · Ole Miss · Sr · #1

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

811 REC YDS · 55 REC · 6 REC TD

2026 NFL DRAFTDrafted by San Francisco — Rd 2, Pick 1, #33 overall

Where He Ended Up · NFL

San Francisco2026 NFL rookie season

#33Rd 2 · Pick 1
San Francisco2026 NFL rookie season

WR · OLE MISS · SEC

De'Zhaun Stribling

  • 4
  • #1
  • 6-2 | 200 lb
  • Kapolei, HI

CFB Zeitgeist Score

85

All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 89th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#2963

<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 · Starter

R06 · Starter

Starter. A locked-in starting role.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2025
4712021
6022022
2012023
8112025

+72%

Up 72% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1981 national
CFB
College
3 teams
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
R2 &middot; #33
San Francisco &middot; 2026

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class4
Jersey1
Measurements6-2 | 200 lb
HometownKapolei, HI
Primary teamOle Miss

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1981 recruit
Composite rating 0.8206 HighSchool
Signed with Washington State 2021
Origin Kapolei Kapolei, HI, USA
Class Profile Context
2021 3-star | 0.8206 No. 1981 recruit | HighSchool | Washington State

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 2 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Ole Miss 2025
Transfer stars 4-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Dec 17, 2024
Season Move Context
2025 Oklahoma State -> Ole Miss 4-star | 0.9000 | Immediate
2023 Washington State -> Oklahoma State 4-star | 0.9100 | 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 16
Current nowcast#2963Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#2950Where 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.

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 Washington State

Composite

0.8206

#1981 national

NFL Draft

2026 · Rd 2, Pick 1

#33 overall · San Francisco

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 De'Zhaun Stribling

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 De'Zhaun Stribling

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Yards per reception

14.7

yds

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #114 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 79th

Why it matters

#114 of 531 All FBS WRs at 14.7 yards per reception (55 catches).

Vs cohort

This player 14.7 (79th)

HIGH · n=55 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Receiving yards (total)#61 / 531
  • Receiving TDs#55 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 1 at Georgia — 122 ypr

Result W 39-34

The week the volume broke through — put up 122 yds at Georgia.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the receiving totals stand

final
Through 15g
811Rec yards
55Receptions
6Rec TDs
Per game
54.1Rec yards
4Receptions
0Rec TDs
Final
811Rec yards
55Receptions
6Rec TDs

✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 811.

What made this player interesting

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

De'Zhaun Stribling's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Ole Miss, 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 #2963 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 6.3% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 2 portal moves

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
Receptions 55 6 rec TD | #88/1110 (92nd pct)
Receiving yards 811 14.7 per catch | #64/1107 (94th pct)
Scrimmage yards 811 Total offensive yardage | #64/1107 (94th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.

Target magnet

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
55 92nd
YDS
811 94th
YPR
14.7 74th
TD
6 95th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 15 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 63-7vs Georgia State35518.3037Season-high 122 yds
Wk 2W 30-23@ Kentucky199.009
Wk 3W 41-35vs Arkansas263.016
Wk 4W 45-10vs Tulane36220.7053
Wk 5W 24-19vs LSU2147.0012
Wk 7W 24-21vs Washington State66310.5019
Wk 8L 35-43@ Georgia39632.0175
Wk 9W 34-26@ Oklahoma33210.7014
Wk 10W 30-14vs South Carolina23015.0017
Wk 11W 49-0vs The Citadel5244.807
Wk 12W 34-24vs Florida47619.0143
Wk 14W 38-19@ Mississippi State46616.52232 TD catches
BowlW 41-10vs Tulane57915.8130
BowlW 39-34@ Georgia712217.4040
BowlL 27-31vs Miami57715.4021
Total5581114.3675
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

2021Washington State7-5HC: Nick Rolovich · Balanced
2022Washington State7-6HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning
2023Oklahoma State10-4HC: Mike Gundy · Pass-leaning
2025Ole Miss13-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Ole Miss5581114.76--
2023Oklahoma State1520113.41--
2022Washington State5160211.85--
2021Washington State4447110.75--
Career4 loaded seasons1652,08512.617--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

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.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

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.

Usage 6.3% 13.1% pass-game share | #317/1137 (72nd pct)
Return yards 0 0 return TD
Touchdowns 6 Across offense and returns | #56/1111 (95th pct)
Open full stat explorer
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 55 #88/1110 92nd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 811 #64/1107 94th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 6 #56/1111 95th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 14.7 #285/1106 74th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 13.1% #317/1137 72nd pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 75 #47/1105 96th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 7.7% #406/1137 64th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 7.0% #239/1137 79th pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 6.7% #483/1137 58th pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 6.3% #334/1137 71st pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 5.8% #306/1137 73rd pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 5.5% #455/1137 60th pct Middle-down loadvs 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

StatusAwaiting tracker

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

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 15 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home10g3.748.612.90.3
Road5g3.665.017.10.6

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins13g3.649.112.90.4
Losses2g4.086.523.70.5

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-79g3.854.113.00.2
Weeks 8+6g3.554.016.30.7

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

85All-Conference
5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long catch (90th). Strength: rec yards (88th).

Long catch#43 / 558 · 91st pct
75rece
Rec yards#64 / 558 · 89th pct
811rece
Rec TDs#56 / 558 · 87th pct
6rece
Receptions#88 / 558 · 84th pct
55rece
Yards / catch#148 / 558 · 73rd pct
14.7rece

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
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.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 5 metrics
De'Zhaun StriblingOle MissCortez BrahamMemphis· 93% simIsaiah SategnaOklahoma· 93% simDenzel BostonWashington· 93% sim
Long catch
91
Stribling
87
Braham
98
Sategna
94
Boston
Rec yards
89
Stribling
93
Braham
95
Sategna
92
Boston
Rec TDs
87
Stribling
95
Braham
95
Sategna
98
Boston
Receptions
84
Stribling
92
Braham
93
Sategna
91
Boston
Yards / catch
73
Stribling
65
Braham
72
Sategna
66
Boston

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 Casey Washington’s 2023 season.

Casey Washington

84%match

Illinois · 2023

NFL Rd 6
#2

Elijah Spencer

Charlotte · 2022

82%
#3

Jason Brownlee

Southern Miss · 2022

All-Sun Belt
79%
#4

Tory Horton

Colorado State · 2022

All-Mountain WestNFL Rd 5
79%
#5

Cameron Dorner

North Texas · 2025

79%

Matches Casey on

Yards / reception
Reception volume
TD rate

Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to JJ Jenkins’s path through Buffalo.

JJ Jenkins

100%match

Buffalo · 2024

#2

Jalen Kelsey

Campbell · 2022

98%
#3

Lujuan Winningham

Central Arkansas · 2021

96%
#4

Jacob Harris

UCF · 2020

95%
#5

Ayden Eberhardt

Wyoming · 2021

94%

Matches JJ on

Height
Weight
Yards per reception

As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Will Sheppard's graduate season at Colorado (2024).

Will Sheppard

74%match

Colorado · 2024

#2

Joseph Manjack

TCU · 2025

68%
#3

Kobe Hudson

UCF · 2024

65%
#4

Keontra Smith

SMU · 2024

65%
#5

Chimere Dike

Florida · 2024

NFL Rd 4
60%

Matches Will on

Height
Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Will on

Recruiting rating (lower)
Yards / reception (higher)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Lane Kiffin

Pass share

48.2%

521 pass / 560 run

Plays / game

72.1

15 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

4.5%

330 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

1 coach
2021
Lane Kiffin
Ole Miss
2022
Lane Kiffin
Ole Miss
2023
Lane Kiffin
Ole Miss
2025
Lane Kiffin
Ole Miss

Played his entire career under Lane Kiffin.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownKapolei, HI
Height6'2"
Weight200 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey1

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 Oklahoma State WR4 #2963 #2950 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Big 12
2023 Oklahoma State WR4 #1295 #1242 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Big 12
2022 Washington State WR4 #594 #748 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Pac-12
2021 Washington State WR4 #936 #1246 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Pac-12

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Ole Miss SEC WR 4 No. 1 | 6-2 | 200 lb | Kapolei, HI
2024 Oklahoma State Big 12 WR 4 No. 1 | 6-2 | 200 lb | Kapolei, HI
2023 Oklahoma State Big 12 WR 4 No. 1 | 6-2 | 200 lb | Kapolei, HI
2022 Washington State Pac-12 WR 4 No. 1 | 6-2 | 200 lb | Kapolei, HI
2021 Washington State Pac-12 WR 4 No. 1 | 6-2 | 200 lb | Kapolei, HI