CFB Zeitgeist Score
56
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 75th percentile.
Deion Burks
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
620 REC YDS · 57 REC · 4 REC TD
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Indianapolis2026 NFL rookie season
#254Rd 7 · Pick 38
Indianapolis2026 NFL rookie season
WR · OKLAHOMA · SEC
Deion Burks
- 4
- #4
- 5-9 | 188 lb
- Belleville, MI
Heisman Heat
#433
<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
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
5 seasons on the ladder
2021
Purdue · WR
—
2022
Purdue · WR
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★
2023
Purdue · WR
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
2024
Oklahoma · WR
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
2025
Oklahoma · WR
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NFL Draft 2026 · Rd 7, Pick 38 · #254 overall · Indianapolis
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+2285%
Up 2285% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
R7 · #254
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 | 0.8644 | No. 809 recruit | HighSchool |
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 —
Composite
0.8644
#809 national
NFL Draft
2026 · Rd 7, Pick 38
#254 overall · Indianapolis
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 Deion Burks
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 Deion Burks
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 receiving totals stand
Through 13g
620Rec yards
57Receptions
4Rec TDs
Per game
47.7Rec yards
4Receptions
0Rec TDs
Final
620Rec yards
57Receptions
4Rec TDs
Why the honors trail matters
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Deion Burks already has 2 loaded recognition items, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.
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
57 93rd
YDS
620 87th
YPR
10.9 40th
TD
4 86th
Rushing
CAR
6 82nd
YDS
-3 12th
YPC
-0.5 16th
TD
0 81st
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-3vs Illinois State | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 1 | 28 | Season-high 107 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 24-13vs Michigan | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-3@ Temple | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-17vs Auburn | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-0vs Kent State | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-23@ Texas | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-7@ South Carolina | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-34vs Ole Miss | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 10 | W 33-27@ Tennessee | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-21@ Alabama | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-6vs Missouri | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 17-13vs LSU | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 1 | 45 | |
| Bowl | L 24-34vs Alabama | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 1 | 37 | |
| Total | 57 | 620 | 9.8 | 4 | 45 |
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
2021Purdue8-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2022Purdue8-6HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning
2023Purdue4-8HC: Ryan Walters · Run-leaning
2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning
2025Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · 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 | 57 | #78/1110 | 93rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 620 | #141/1107 | 87th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 4 | #152/1111 | 86th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 10.9 | #664/1106 | 40th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 18.0% | #135/1137 | 88th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 12 | #144/346 | 59th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 6 | #76/407 | 82nd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | -0.5 | #330/393 | 16th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | -3 | #350/397 | 12th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 45 | #344/1105 | 69th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 13.4% | #30/1137 | 97th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 10.4% | #54/1137 | 95th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 10.2% | #85/1137 | 93rd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 10.0% | #98/1137 | 91st pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 9.3% | #284/1137 | 75th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 5.3% | #616/1137 | 46th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 1.5% | #142/1137 | 88th 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 · 13 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 4.9 | 54.6 | 9.5 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 36.6 | 10.3 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins10g | 4.1 | 41.7 | 9.2 | 0.3 |
| Losses3g | 5.3 | 67.7 | 12.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.3 | 63.7 | 11.3 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 29.0 | 8.1 | 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
56Solid starter
Elite: receptions (85th). Concern: rush yards (10th).
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
Deion BurksOklahomaAsaad WaseemFlorida Atlantic· 93% simRyan DavisUtah· 88% simJacob De JesusCalifornia· 86% sim
Receptions
Rec yards
Rec TDs
Long catch
Rush TDs
Yards / catch
Rush yards
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Yusuf Ali’s 2020 season.
Yusuf Ali
79%match
#2
Myles Price
82%
#3
Dalen Cobb
All-Sun Belt
80%
#4
Roderic Burns
80%
#5
Tre Tucker
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 37
80%
Matches Yusuf on
Yards / reception
Weight
TD rate
Differs from Yusuf on
Reception volume (higher)
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Trayvon Rudolph's graduate season at Toledo (2025).
Trayvon Rudolph
78%match
All-MAC
#2
Tailique Williams
73%
#3
Cam Ross
71%
#4
Elijah Metcalf
All-Conference USA
71%
#5
TJ Sheffield
70%
Matches Trayvon on
Yards / reception
TD rate
Height
Differs from Trayvon on
Reception volume (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Pass share
50.4%
429 pass / 423 run
Plays / game
65.5
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.0%
345 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Bob Stoops
Oklahoma
2022era →
Brent Venables
Oklahoma
2023
Brent Venables
Oklahoma
2024
Brent Venables
Oklahoma
2025
Brent Venables
Oklahoma
Coaching transition mid-career: Bob Stoops → Brent Venables. 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.
HometownBelleville, MI
Height5'9"
Weight188 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey4
No fields populated yet.
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Current teamOklahoma
ConferenceSEC
Joined2025
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-SEC
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
2 all-conference honors
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | All-SEC | all_conference | Oklahoma | SEC | WR |
| 2023 | All-Big Ten | all_conference | Purdue | Big Ten | WR |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oklahoma | WR4 | #433 | #468 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | SEC |
| 2023 | Purdue | WR4 | #588 | #854 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2022 | Purdue | WR4 | #1755 | #1860 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2021 | Purdue | WR4 | #1765 | #1630 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oklahoma | SEC | WR | 4 | No. 4 | 5-9 | 188 lb | Belleville, MI |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | SEC | WR | 4 | No. 4 | 5-9 | 188 lb | Belleville, MI |
| 2023 | Purdue | Big Ten | WR | 4 | No. 4 | 5-9 | 188 lb | Belleville, MI |
| 2022 | Purdue | Big Ten | WR | 4 | No. 4 | 5-9 | 188 lb | Belleville, MI |
| 2021 | Purdue | Big Ten | WR | 4 | No. 4 | 5-9 | 188 lb | Belleville, MI |