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Gevani McCoy

QB · Temple · Sr · #13

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

256 PASS YDS · 2 PASS TD · 31 RUSH YDS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Temple for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Temple for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Quarterback · Temple

Returning around him

  • 100% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: -2 net (23 in / 25 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Temple · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #113 · 2026 recruiting class #123

QB · TEMPLE · AMERICAN ATHLETIC

Gevani McCoy

  • 4
  • #13
  • 6-0 | 195 lb
  • Baldwin Hills, CA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

52

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by completion % at the 99th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#879

<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 QB AWARD

Davey O'Brien

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R06 · Starter

Starter. A locked-in starting role.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1455 national
CFB
College
Temple
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionQB
Class4
Jersey13
Measurements6-0 | 195 lb
HometownBaldwin Hills, CA
Primary teamTemple

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1455 recruit
Composite rating 0.8486 HighSchool
Signed with Oregon State 2023
Origin Whitehouse Whitehouse, TX, USA
Class Profile Context
2023 3-star | 0.8486 No. 1455 recruit | HighSchool | Oregon 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 Temple 2025
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Apr 24, 2025
Season Move Context
2025 Texas State -> Temple 3-star | 0.8600 | Immediate
2024 Idaho -> Oregon State 3-star | 0.8700 | 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#879Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#813Where 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 Oregon State

Composite

0.8486

#1455 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

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 Gevani McCoy

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 Gevani McCoy

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.

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

projecting to 13-game
Through 8g
256Pass yards
2Pass TDs
0INT
Per game
32Pass yards
0Pass TDs
0INT
Projected (13g)
416Pass yards
3Pass TDs
0INT

To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 256): needs 548.8/game over remaining 5.

To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 256): needs 748.8/game over remaining 5.

To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 2): needs 4.6/game over remaining 5.

To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 2): needs 5.6/game over remaining 5.

To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 2): needs 6.6/game over remaining 5.

What made this player interesting

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

Gevani McCoy's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Temple, 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 #879 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 10.3% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 2 portal moves

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 256 2 TD | 0 INT | #214/382 (44th pct)
Completion rate 72.7% 24/33 completions | #47/383 (88th pct)
Yards/attempt 7.8 Explosiveness through the air | #103/382 (73rd pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Highly efficient against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.

Highly efficient

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Passing Efficiency

CMP
24 45th
ATT
33 44th
CMP%
72.7% 88th
Y/A
7.8 73rd

Passing Production

YDS
256 44th
TD
2 52nd
INT
0 100th

Rushing

CAR
16 48th
YDS
31 48th
YPC
1.9 37th
TD
0 44th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCMP/ATTYDSTDINTYPAQBRNote
Wk 1W 42-10@ Massachusetts3/428007.014.3
Wk 2W 55-7vs Howard6/657109.565.6
Wk 3L 3-42vs Oklahoma1/23001.53.6
Wk 4L 24-45@ Georgia Tech4/517103.444.4
Wk 8W 49-14@ Charlotte1/1180018.02.3
Wk 10L 14-45vs East Carolina4/5710014.229.2Season-high 71 yds
Wk 13L 13-37vs Tulane3/516003.214.8
Wk 14L 25-52@ North Texas2/546009.242.7
Total24/33256208.227.1
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

2025Temple5-7HC: K.C. Keeler · Balanced, slow tempo
SeasonTeam
2025Temple243372.7%2567.820157.9----
Career1 loaded season243372.7%2567.820157.9----
SeasonTeam
2025Temple16311.90--
Career1 loaded season16311.90--
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 31 0 rush TD | #213/408 (48th pct)
Usage 10.3% 15.9% pass share | 5.6% rush share | #273/428 (36th pct)
Passing WEPA -- Adjusted value feed still loading
Open full stat explorer
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Passing Passing yards 256 #214/382 44th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Pass TD 2 #198/407 52nd pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Passing Completions 24 #213/383 45th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Completion % 72.7% #47/383 88th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Passing Yards / attempt 7.8 #103/382 73rd pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing yards 31 #213/408 48th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Usage Role share 10.3% #273/428 36th pct Share of team offensevs FBS QB
Passing Attempts 33 #228/407 44th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Interceptions 0 #1/407 100th pct Turnoversvs FBS QB
Rushing Carries 16 #215/408 48th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing LONG 14 #232/391 41st pct Metricvs FBS QB
Rushing Yards / carry 1.9 #259/407 37th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Rush TD 0 #230/408 44th pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Usage 3rd-down usage 18.2% #245/428 43rd pct Money-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Pass share 15.9% #274/428 36th pct Air-game usagevs FBS QB
Usage Passing-down usage 12.6% #280/428 35th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS QB
Usage Standard-down usage 9.3% #269/428 37th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS QB
Usage 2nd-down usage 7.4% #303/428 29th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage 1st-down usage 7.3% #284/428 34th pct Early-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Rush share 5.6% #260/428 39th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS QB
Ball Security Fumbles lost 0 #1/258 100th pct Turnoversvs FBS QB

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 · 8 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Home4g36.80.27.10.0
Road4g27.20.29.40.0

Win vs Loss

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Wins3g34.30.311.50.0
Losses5g30.60.26.30.0

First half vs Second half

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Weeks 1-74g26.20.55.30.0
Weeks 8+4g37.80.011.20.0

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

52Mid-pack
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: completion % (99th). Strength: interceptions (99th). Concern: pass yards (0th).

Completion %#2 / 183 · 99th pct
72.7%pass
Interceptions#1 / 183 · 99th pct
0pass
Fumbles lost#1 / 174 · 91st pct
0fumb
Yards / att#48 / 183 · 73rd pct
7.8pass
Rush yards#131 / 183 · 29th pct
31rush
Rush TDs#150 / 183 · 9th pct
0rush
Pass TDs#176 / 183 · 3rd pct
2pass
Pass yards#184 / 183 · 0th pct
256pass

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

Advanced Savant · QB · 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 · 8 metrics
Gevani McCoyTempleCade KlubnikClemson· 56% simJalen KitnaUAB· 55% simNick VattiatoMiddle Tennessee· 52% sim
Completion %
99
McCoy
73
Klubnik
79
Kitna
41
Vattiato
Interceptions
99
McCoy
56
Klubnik
10
Kitna
44
Vattiato
Fumbles lost
91
McCoy
66
Klubnik
91
Kitna
66
Vattiato
Yards / att
73
McCoy
63
Klubnik
57
Kitna
13
Vattiato
Rush yards
29
McCoy
42
Klubnik
8
Kitna
27
Vattiato
Rush TDs
9
McCoy
59
Klubnik
9
Kitna
39
Vattiato
Pass TDs
3
McCoy
64
Klubnik
55
Kitna
64
Vattiato
Pass yards
0
McCoy
78
Klubnik
64
Kitna
57
Vattiato

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

DNA Match awaiting data — similarity scores compute once season stats clear the volume gate for this position cohort.

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

K.C. Keeler

Pass share

47.0%

348 pass / 392 run

Plays / game

61.7

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

7.5%

254 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.

Coaching Lineage · 2025

1 coach
2025
K.C. Keeler
Temple

Played his entire career under K.C. Keeler.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownBaldwin Hills, CA
Height6'0"
Weight195 lb
Class4
PositionQB
Jersey13

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 Oregon State QB4 #879 #813 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Pac-12

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Temple American Athletic QB 4 No. 13 | 6-0 | 195 lb | Baldwin Hills, CA
2024 Oregon State Pac-12 QB 4 No. 13 | 6-0 | 195 lb | Baldwin Hills, CA