CFB Zeitgeist Score
89
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 93rd percentile.
Dylan Wade
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
523 REC YDS · 43 REC · 5 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to UCF for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · UCF
Returning around him
- 31% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 UCF player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (31 in / 35 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UCF · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #43 · 2026 recruiting class #79
TE · UCF · BIG 12
Dylan Wade
- 3
- 6-2 | 240 lb
- Orlando, FL
Heisman Heat
#581
<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 TE AWARD
Mackey
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+2390%
Up 2390% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3-star | 0.8650 | No. 980 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.
Achievements
- 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 receiving yards (523).
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
0.8650
#980 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 Dylan Wade
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
75
Grounded Optimism
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=3
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Dylan Wade
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
12.2
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #281 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 47th
Why it matters
#281 of 531 All FBS WRs at 12.2 yards per reception (43 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 12.2 (47th)
HIGH · n=43 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving TDs#98 / 531
- Receiving yards (total)#195 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 13 vs Oklahoma State — 145 ypr
Result W 17-14
The week the volume broke through — put up 145 yds vs Oklahoma State.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 10g
523Rec yards
43Receptions
5Rec TDs
Per game
52.3Rec yards
4Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
679.9Rec yards
56Receptions
6Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 523): needs 59/game over remaining 3.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 523): needs 159/game over remaining 3.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 43): needs 5.7/game over remaining 3.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 43): needs 12.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 5): needs 1/game over remaining 3.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 5): needs 1.7/game over remaining 3.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Dylan Wade's story is about how role and output meet each other. For UCF, 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
TE 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
43 97th
YDS
523 98th
YPR
12.2 76th
TD
5 97th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-10vs Jacksonville State | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 1 | 39 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-9vs North Carolina | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-27vs Kansas | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 11-20@ Cincinnati | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-13vs West Virginia | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-30@ Baylor | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-30vs Houston | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 12 | L 9-48@ Texas Tech | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-14vs Oklahoma State | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 2 | 83 | Season-high 145 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 21-41@ BYU | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 1 | 17 | |
| Total | 43 | 523 | 11.6 | 5 | 83 |
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
2023Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2024Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2025UCF5-7HC: Scott Frost · Balanced
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The tight end's share of the passing offense, which helps distinguish a featured receiving tight end from a secondary option.
A blended usage view that shows how often the offense flows through the tight end compared with other same-level peers.
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 | 43 | #13/475 | 97th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 523 | #12/475 | 98th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 5 | #14/475 | 97th pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 12.2 | #114/475 | 76th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Pass share | 15.4% | #19/468 | 96th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 83 | #1/475 | 100th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 9.2% | #17/468 | 97th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 8.2% | #10/468 | 98th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 8.2% | #11/468 | 98th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Role share | 8.1% | #13/468 | 97th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 7.9% | #51/468 | 89th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 5.5% | #129/468 | 73rd pct | Money-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #58/468 | 88th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS TE |
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
The Mackey award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 59.7 | 13.8 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 41.2 | 8.3 | 0.5 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins4g | 4.0 | 69.8 | 17.6 | 0.8 |
| Losses6g | 4.5 | 40.7 | 7.6 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.8 | 38.8 | 8.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 61.3 | 13.8 | 0.7 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
89All-Conference
Elite: long catch (99th). Strength: rec yards (93rd).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · TE · 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
Dylan WadeUCFEli StowersVanderbilt· 94% simJeremiah HasleyDuke· 92% simTerrance CarterTexas Tech· 90% sim
Long catch
Rec yards
Receptions
Rec TDs
Yards / catch
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Complete TE
Dual-threat: blocks when needed, catches when needed. Coveted on both sides.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Lance Mason’s 2025 season.
Lance Mason
76%match
All-Big Ten
#2
Var'Keyes Gumms
All-Conference USA
71%
#3
Dylan Wade
66%
#4
Brant Kuithe
65%
#5
Luke Hasz
64%
Matches Lance on
TD rate
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Lance on
Reception volume (higher)
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Desirrio Riles's junior season at East Carolina (2025).
Desirrio Riles
74%match
#2
Brock Rechsteiner
72%
#3
Luke Lindenmeyer
71%
#4
Kaden Feagin
70%
#5
Jaheim Bell
All-ACCNFL Rd 7
70%
Matches Desirrio on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Height
Differs from Desirrio on
Reception volume (higher)
TD rate (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
51.7%
403 pass / 377 run
Plays / game
65.0
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.5%
324 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023
Gus Malzahn
UCF
2024
Gus Malzahn
UCF
2025era →
Scott Frost
UCF
Coaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Scott Frost. 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.
HometownOrlando, FL
Height6'2"
Weight240 lb
Class3
PositionTE
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Current teamUCF
ConferenceBig 12
Joined2025
Career arc3 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.
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.