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Fernando Mendoza

QB · Indiana · Jr · #15

Filling the Shoesas of 2026-06-22

Fernando Mendoza arrives at Indiana with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.

3,535PASS YDS41PASS TD276RUSH YDS

9.3 Y/A · QUALIFIED QBs

No.5

#5 YPA at 9.30 among qualified QBs.

Read the story so far

Fernando Mendoza arrived as a 2-star prospect. He lines up at QB for Indiana.

On the field, the headline is 3,535 pass yds, with 41 pass td.

He inherited the QB job from Kurtis Rourke (3-star).

The number to watch: No.5 — 9.3 y/a · qualified qbs.

QB successioncontinuity

Inherited fromKurtis Rourke 3★

Why nowHe changed programs heading into 2026 — a fresh fit to prove out.

season totals
#5 YPA at 9.30 among qualified QBs.
throne-line + Filling-the-Shoes

AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data

2026 NFL DRAFTDrafted by Las Vegas — No. 1 overallAs of Jun 22, 2026

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Las Vegas2026 NFL rookie season

#1Rd 1 · Pick 1

Las Vegas2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

QB · INDIANA · BIG TEN

Fernando Mendoza

3
#15
6-5 | 225 lb
Miami, FL

CFB Zeitgeist Score

All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by yards / att at the 97th percentile.

Heisman Heat

Awaiting

Not on the live Heisman board this week.

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

—

TOP QB AWARD

Davey O'Brien

—

CONSENSUS

All-American

—

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 5 · Apex

R16 · POTY / Heisman winner

Position-of-the-Year / Heisman winner. The trophy is in the case.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Aura™ · Him Watch the full board →

Hype = tape -8aura tax

Fans rank this player in the 90th percentile of QBs; the tape says 98th — the discourse is fair.

Aura — fan perception90th pctl

Production — on-field98th pctl

n=94 mentions · cohort: QBs · 160 qualified · perception = conversation volume, production = wepa_passing

In Their Words 442 windows · 2025 fan posts

fernando×57.5indiana×14.8cristobal×58.0mendoza×24.6alberto×38.7draw×69.6zone×41.8whitmer×34.8

“Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza announces intention to enter 2026 NFL Draft”

reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim

Career arc · Season-by-season Standing

3 seasons on the ladder

Peak: R13 Consensus All-American · 2025

2023

California · QB

—

2024

California · QB

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

★

2025

Indiana · QB

R13 · Consensus All-American

Elite

NFL Draft 2026 · Rd 1, Pick 1 · #1 overall · Las Vegas

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2023–2025

1,7082023

3,0042024

3,5352025

+107%

Up 107% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

Recruit

★★

#2149 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2023–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #1

Las Vegas · 2026

Identity & Role

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

PositionQB

Class3

Jersey15

Measurements6-5 | 225 lb

HometownMiami, FL

Primary teamIndiana

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 2-star No. 2149 recruit

Composite rating 0.7933 HighSchool

Signed with California 2022

Origin Columbus Miami, FL, USA

Class	Profile	Context
2022	2-star \| 0.7933	No. 2149 recruit \| HighSchool \| California

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file

Latest destination Indiana 2025

Transfer stars 4-star CFBD transfer rating context

Eligibility Immediate Dec 24, 2024

Season	Move	Context
2025	California -> Indiana	4-star \| 0.9300 \| Immediate

Heisman Lens · 2025 Season

Where he sits right now, where the season forecast points, and whether the candidacy is actually trophy-live.

Current nowcast--Latest modeled ballot order

Season forecast--Where the full season sim points

Win probability--Chance to actually win the trophy

Finalist probability--Chance to make the finalist tier

Ballot probability--Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot

Best official finish#1Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

Achievements

Money Efficiency 0.1%
Honors Badge 0.7%
Volume King 1.3%
Program Benchmark 5.5%

Selector Grid · 2025

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★☆☆☆

to California

Composite

0.7933

#2149 national

NFL Draft

2026 · Rd 1, Pick 1

#1 overall · Las Vegas

Today’s Hot-Take

+217.840 total weighted-epa passing: #5 of 58 P4 + Notre Dame QBs (93th percentile).

Rank #5Cohort p4_plus_nd_qbs (P4 + Notre Dame QBs)Sample n=389Percentile 93

Efficiency rewards selectivity. Volume-adjusted rank in the same cohort almost always looks looser — call it elite, not unique.

Belief Meter

Quietly Bullish

Sample 64 mentions

Confidence HIGH

Top Take

Trajectory

“Indiana Hoosiers shake up the college football landscape, surging into a national championship showdown against the Miami Hurricanes. Has Curt Cignetti’s rapid rebuild set up a historic 16-0 run for IU? Fernando Mendoza’s precision at quarterback, a veteran roster, and mistake-free execution have transformed the losingest program into contenders. Do the Hurricanes have the firepower to overcome In”

— lockedonpodcasts@gmail.com (Locked On Podcast Network) · 0 similar takes

Cohort divergence map

Own fans · n=65
Rivals · n=4
National · n=32

Obsession score 3

Rival mentions 4

Weeks on radar 1

Peak moment Week 0 · 4 mentions

Grudging respect 25% Neutral 50% Mockery 25%

2025 Signature · 2025 season

WEPA per dropback

+0.560

EPA

P4 + Notre Dame QBs, min 250 dropbacks

National rank #4 of 58

Percentile vs P4 + Notre Dame QBs, min 250 dropbacks 95th

Why it matters

#4 of 58 P4 + Notre Dame QBs by weighted EPA per dropback (min 250 dropbacks) — +0.560 EPA/play.

Vs cohort

This player +0.560 (95th)

HIGH · n=389 cohort 58

Also strong
Combined WEPA per play (pass + rush)#3 / 57
Total weighted-EPA passing#5 / 58
Yards per attempt#3 / 72

Signature Moment

Week 9 vs UCLA — 45 ypc

Result W 56-6

The week the volume broke through — put up 45 yds vs UCLA.

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

Season Pace · Projection

Where the passing totals stand

final

Through 16g

3,535Pass yards

41Pass TDs

6INT

Per game

220.9Pass yards

3Pass TDs

0INT

Final

3,535Pass yards

41Pass TDs

6INT

✓ Hit 3,000-yard season · finished with 3,535.

✓ Hit 25 passing TDs · finished with 41.

✓ Hit 30 passing TDs · finished with 41.

✓ Hit 35 passing TDs · finished with 41.

Why this is a two-channel quarterback case

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

The unusual part of Fernando Mendoza's case is that the production comes in two channels, not one. For Indiana, he has 3,535 passing yards and 41 touchdown passes, but he also adds 276 rushing yards and 7 rushing scores. That kind of dual-threat load tends to create a more resilient Heisman case because the offense can tilt the game in multiple ways.

Current place -- -- win | -- finalist

Role load 42.2% Overall usage share

Profile quirk Transfer path 1 portal move

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

Pass yards 3,535 41 TD | 6 INT | #15/382 (96th pct)

Completion rate 72.0% 273/379 completions | #54/383 (86th pct)

Yards/attempt 9.3 Explosiveness through the air | #42/382 (89th pct)

Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

High-volume passer | Highly efficient | Vertical threat against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.

High-volume passerHighly efficientVertical threatDual-threat

Passing Efficiency

CMP

273 95th

ATT

379 91st

CMP%

72.0% 86th

Y/A

9.3 89th

Passing Production

YDS

3,535 96th

41 100th

INT

6 28th

Rushing

CAR

90 85th

YDS

276 84th

YPC

3.1 56th

7 90th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 16 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 1	W 27-14vs Old Dominion	18/31	193	0	0	6.2	66.9	5 TD passes
Wk 2	W 56-9vs Kennesaw State	18/25	245	4	0	9.8	66.6	4 TD passes
Wk 3	W 73-0vs Indiana State	19/20	270	5	0	13.5	93.4	5 TD passes
Wk 4	W 63-10vs Illinois	21/23	267	5	0	11.6	93.6	5 TD passes
Wk 5	W 20-15@ Iowa	13/23	233	2	1	10.1	68.5
Wk 7	W 30-20@ Oregon	20/31	215	1	1	6.9	88.6
Wk 8	W 38-13vs Michigan State	24/28	332	4	0	11.9	97.1	Season-high 332 yds
Wk 9	W 56-6vs UCLA	15/22	168	3	1	7.6	91.3	3 TD passes
Wk 10	W 55-10@ Maryland	14/21	201	1	1	9.6	96.1
Wk 11	W 27-24@ Penn State	19/30	218	1	1	7.3	75.0
Wk 12	W 31-7vs Wisconsin	22/24	299	4	0	12.5	91.5	4 TD passes
Wk 14	W 56-3@ Purdue	8/15	117	2	0	7.8	69.4
Wk 15	W 13-10@ Ohio State	15/23	222	1	1	9.7	90.2
Bowl	W 38-3vs Alabama	14/16	192	3	0	12.0	96.7
Bowl	W 56-22vs Oregon	17/20	177	5	0	8.9	98.5
Bowl	W 27-21vs Miami	16/27	186	0	0	6.9	90.6
Total		273/379	3535	41	6	9.5	85.9

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

2023California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Run-leaning

2024California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced

2025Indiana16-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy

Season	Team
2025	Indiana	273	379	72.0%	3,535	9.3	41	6	182.9	--	--
2024	California	265	386	68.7%	3,004	7.8	16	6	144.6	--	--
2023	California	153	243	63.0%	1,708	7.0	14	10	132.8	--	--
Career	3 loaded seasons	691	1,008	68.6%	8,247	8.2	71	22	156.2	--	--

Season	Team
2025	Indiana	90	276	3.1	7	--
2024	California	87	105	1.2	2	--
2023	California	49	86	1.8	2	--
Career	3 loaded seasons	226	467	2.1	11	--

Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context

Passing WEPA

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.

Role share

How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.

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.

Rush impact 276 7 rush TD | #66/408 (84th pct)

Usage 42.2% 92.2% pass share | 9.5% rush share | #136/428 (68th pct)

Passing WEPA +0.56 Opponent-adjusted passing value | #4/200 (98th pct)

Open full stat explorer

Group	Metric	Value	Rank	Pct	Why it matters
Passing	Passing yards	3,535	#15/382	96th pct	Volumevs FBS QB
Passing	Pass TD	41	#1/407	100th pct	Scoringvs FBS QB
Passing	Completions	273	#20/383	95th pct	Volumevs FBS QB
Passing	Completion %	72.0%	#54/383	86th pct	Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Passing	Yards / attempt	9.3	#42/382	89th pct	Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing	Rushing yards	276	#66/408	84th pct	Volumevs FBS QB
Value	Passing WEPA	+0.56	#4/200	98th pct	Opponent-adjusted passing value \| 389 weighted playsvs FBS QB
Usage	Role share	42.2%	#136/428	68th pct	Share of team offensevs FBS QB
Passing	Attempts	379	#38/407	91st pct	Volumevs FBS QB
Passing	Interceptions	6	#294/407	28th pct	Turnoversvs FBS QB
Rushing	Carries	90	#63/408	85th pct	Volumevs FBS QB
Rushing	Rushing LONG	21	#167/391	58th pct	Metricvs FBS QB
Rushing	Rush TD	7	#43/408	90th pct	Scoringvs FBS QB
Rushing	Yards / carry	3.1	#180/407	56th pct	Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Usage	Pass share	92.2%	#46/428	89th pct	Air-game usagevs FBS QB
Usage	3rd-down usage	59.1%	#109/428	75th pct	Money-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage	Passing-down usage	56.8%	#122/428	72nd pct	Known-passing sharevs FBS QB
Usage	2nd-down usage	40.3%	#140/428	68th pct	Middle-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage	Standard-down usage	37.6%	#124/428	71st pct	Base-situation sharevs FBS QB
Usage	1st-down usage	36.8%	#125/428	71st pct	Early-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage	Rush share	9.5%	#165/428	62nd pct	Ground-game usagevs FBS QB
Value	Rushing WEPA	+0.39	#12/140	92nd pct	Opponent-adjusted rushing value \| 57 weighted playsvs FBS QB
Ball Security	Fumbles lost	0	#1/258	100th pct	Turnoversvs FBS QB

CONSENSUS AA

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

CONSENSUS AA · Rung 13 of 16

Why he’s here

Consensus All-American — 1st team on at least three of the five NCAA selectors.

What moves him up

Sweep the remaining selectors for Unanimous status.

What moves him down

Fall below three selectors and this returns to plain All-American.

Accolade streams

Status—

Recognized on the Manning list (1).

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 16 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home10g	233	3.3	10.1	0.1
Road6g	201	1.3	8.6	0.8

Win vs Loss

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Wins16g	221	2.6	9.5	0.4

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-79g	220	2.8	9.5	0.2
Weeks 8+7g	222	2.3	9.5	0.6

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

88All-Conference

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: pass tds (99th). Strength: completion % (98th).

Pass TDs#1 / 183 · 100th pct

41pass

Completion %#4 / 183 · 98th pct

72.0%pass

Yards / att#6 / 183 · 97th pct

9.3pass

Pass yards#15 / 183 · 92nd pct

3535pass

Fumbles lost#1 / 174 · 91st pct

0fumb

Rush TDs#39 / 183 · 78th pct

7rush

Rush yards#58 / 183 · 68th pct

276rush

Interceptions#70 / 183 · 56th pct

6pass

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Pass Profile · Completion depth (PBP)

Where the throws are landing

130/179 (72.6%) · 21 TD · 2 INT

Short

0–9 yds

46%of completions

60 comp5.8 yds avg7 TD

Middle

10–19 yds

32%of completions

41 comp12.9 yds avg7 TD

Deep

20+ yds

22%of completions

29 comp30.2 yds avg7 TD

Overall 72.6% completion on 179 attempts · 29 deep completions averaging 30.2 yds.

EPA / dropback0.560

92th pct

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

wepa_passing0.56Elite (≥p90) (n=94)Elite (≥p90) (n=106)Elite (≥p90) (n=200)

wepa_rushing0.39High (p75–p90) (n=72)Elite (≥p90) (n=68)Elite (≥p90) (n=140)

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics

Fernando MendozaIndianaTrinidad ChamblissOle Miss· 83% simJayden MaiavaUSC· 82% simDrew MestemakerNorth Texas· 81% sim

Pass TDs

100
Mendoza

80
Chambliss

85
Maiava

99
Mestemaker

Completion %

98
Mendoza

78
Chambliss

75
Maiava

90
Mestemaker

Yards / att

97
Mendoza

92
Chambliss

95
Maiava

98
Mestemaker

Pass yards

92
Mendoza

99
Chambliss

98
Maiava

100
Mestemaker

Fumbles lost

91
Mendoza

66
Chambliss

91
Maiava

66
Mestemaker

Rush TDs

78
Mendoza

81
Chambliss

74
Maiava

68
Mestemaker

Rush yards

68
Mendoza

83
Chambliss

57
Maiava

41
Mestemaker

Interceptions

56
Mendoza

82
Chambliss

14
Maiava

22
Mestemaker

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Pocket Surgeon

High-percentage passer who protects the ball. Loses the matchup on improvisation.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kurtis Rourke’s 2024 season.

Kurtis Rourke

51%match

Indiana · 2024

All-Big TenNFL Rd 7

Hendon Hooker

Tennessee · 2022

All-SECNFL Rd 3 · Pk 5

49%

Hendon Hooker

Tennessee · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 5

48%

Zach Wilson

BYU · 2020

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 2

42%

Kurtis Rourke

Ohio · 2022

All-MACNFL Rd 7

48%

Matches Kurtis on

Total pass EPA (college ability)

Yards / attempt

Differs from Kurtis on

Rush yards / carry (higher)

TD rate (higher)

Completion % (higher)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Eli Peters’s path through Toledo.

Eli Peters

83%match

Toledo · 2020

Joey Labas

Central Michigan · 2025

74%

Darian Mensah

Duke · 2025

All-ACC

72%

Desmond Ridder

Cincinnati · 2021

All-AACNFL Rd 3 · Pk 10

72%

Aidan O'Connell

Purdue · 2022

All-Big TenNFL Rd 4

72%

Matches Eli on

Yards per attempt

Completion %

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Hendon Hooker's junior season at Tennessee (2022).

Hendon Hooker

59%match

Tennessee · 2022

All-SECNFL Rd 3 · Pk 5

Kurtis Rourke

Ohio · 2022

All-Big TenNFL Rd 7

52%

Grayson McCall

Coastal Carolina · 2022

All-Sun Belt

48%

C.J. Stroud

Ohio State · 2022

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 2

46%

Dante Moore

Oregon · 2025

All-Big Ten

41%

Matches Hendon on

Height

Completion %

Differs from Hendon on

Class year (lower)

TD rate (higher)

INT rate (higher)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Curt Cignetti

Pass share

38.7%

404 pass / 641 run

Plays / game

65.3

16 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

7.3%

275 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

2 coaches

2023

Tom Allen

Indiana

2024

Curt Cignetti

Indiana

era →

2025

Curt Cignetti

Indiana

Coaching transition mid-career: Tom Allen → Curt Cignetti. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

HometownMiami, FL

Height6'5"

Weight225 lb

Class3

PositionQB

Jersey15

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

20 entries

🏆

ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2025)

9 first-team selectors

🏅

POSITION AWARDS

Walter Camp, Maxwell, Manning

2025 season

🥈

ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM

All-Conf 1st team (2025)

All-Big Ten

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Heisman

Heisman Trophy winner

Won the award in 2025. This should always live at the front of the card's trophy case.

Finalist

1 finalist season

Invited into the official finalist tier in 2025. That belongs in the trophy case, not buried in a table.

All-America

10 All-America selections

National selector recognition is one of the strongest non-Heisman signals on a player card and should sit near the top of the showcase.

All-Conference

5 all-conference honors

Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.

Votes

Heisman votes in 1 season

Even lower-volume award recognition is worth preserving because it marks seasons where a player entered the national conversation.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season	Honor	Scope	Team / Selector	Context
2025	Walter Camp	position_award	Indiana \| Walter Camp	winner \| QB
2025	Maxwell	position_award	Indiana \| Maxwell	winner \| QB
2025	Manning	position_award	Indiana \| Manning	winner \| QB
2025	Davey O'Brien	position_award	Indiana \| Davey O'Brien	winner \| QB
2025	All-America (USA Today)	all_america	USA Today	QB
2025	All-America (SI)	all_america	SI	QB
2025	All-America (PFF)	all_america	PFF	QB
2025	All-America (ESPN)	all_america	ESPN	QB
2025	All-America (The Athletic)	all_america	The Athletic	QB
2025	All-America (WCFF)	all_america	WCFF	QB
2025	All-America (FWAA)	all_america	FWAA	QB
2025	All-America (AP)	all_america	AP	QB
2025	All-America (AFCA)	all_america	AFCA	QB
2025	All-America (Consensus)	all_america	Indiana \| Consensus	--
2025	All-Big Ten	all_conference	Indiana \| Big Ten	QB
2025	All-Big Ten	all_conference	Indiana \| Big Ten	GRIE
2025	All-Big Ten	all_conference	Indiana \| Big Ten	GRAH
2025	All-Big Ten	all_conference	Big Ten	--
2024	All-ACC	all_conference	California \| ACC	--

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season	Team	Role	Latest Model	Forecast	Win	Finalist	Official Finish	Points	Context
2025	Indiana	QB3	--	--	--	--	Winner	2362	Big Ten \| Won the trophy
2024	California	QB3	#45	#53	0.0%	0.0%	--	--	W16 snapshot \| ACC
2023	California	QB3	#233	#335	0.0%	0.0%	--	--	W19 snapshot \| Pac-12
2022	California	QB3	#1721	#1897	0.0%	0.0%	--	--	W20 snapshot \| Pac-12

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season	Team	Conference	Pos	Class	Bio
2025	Indiana	Big Ten	QB	3	No. 15 \| 6-5 \| 225 lb \| Miami, FL
2024	California	ACC	QB	3	No. 15 \| 6-5 \| 225 lb \| Miami, FL
2023	California	Pac-12	QB	3	No. 15 \| 6-5 \| 225 lb \| Miami, FL
2022	California	Pac-12	QB	3	No. 15 \| 6-5 \| 225 lb \| Miami, FL

Fernando Mendoza

R16 · POTY / Heisman winner

+107%

Identity & Role

Recruiting Pedigree

Transfer Arc

Heisman Lens · 2025 Season

The Room on Fernando Mendoza

How rival fanbases talk about Fernando Mendoza

WEPA per dropback

Why this is a two-channel quarterback case

2025 Season · Final

QB season snapshot

What kind of player is this?

2025 Season · Final

Traditional Stats

Advanced Metrics

Player Standing

Percentile Card

Advanced Savant

The Pocket Surgeon

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Trophy Case · Detail

Heisman Trophy winner

1 finalist season

10 All-America selections

5 all-conference honors

Heisman votes in 1 season

Honors Timeline

Heisman By Year

Roster Timeline