CFB Zeitgeist Score
56
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 69th percentile.
Houston Thomas
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
347 REC YDS · 34 REC · 2 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to UTSA for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · UTSA
Returning around him
- 96% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -2 net (21 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UTSA · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #65 · 2026 recruiting class #107
TE · UTSA · AMERICAN ATHLETIC
Houston Thomas
- 3
- #88
- 6-5 | 245 lb
- College Station, TX
Heisman Heat
#949
<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
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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
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
4 seasons on the ladder
2022
UTSA · TE
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2023
UTSA · TE
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2024
UTSA · TE
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★
2025
UTSA · TE
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025+0%
Modest growth (0%) across the multi-season window.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UTSA
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3-star | 0.8422 | No. 1454 recruit | HighSchool | UTSA |
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 (347).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to UTSA
Composite
0.8422
#1454 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 Houston Thomas
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
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Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- National · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Houston Thomas
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Receiving TDs
2
count
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #302 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 43rd
Why it matters
#302 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving TDs — 2 TDs on 34 receptions.
Vs cohort
This player 2 (43th)
HIGH · n=34 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving yards (total)#354 / 531
- Yards per reception#411 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 8 at North Texas — 1 receiving_tds
Result L 17-55
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at North Texas.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 12g
347Rec yards
34Receptions
2Rec TDs
Per game
28.9Rec yards
3Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
375.9Rec yards
37Receptions
2Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 347): needs 353/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 347): needs 653/game over remaining 1.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 34): needs 26/game over remaining 1.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 34): needs 46/game over remaining 1.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 2): needs 6/game over remaining 1.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 2): needs 8/game over remaining 1.
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. Houston Thomas already has 1 loaded recognition item, 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
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
34 92nd
YDS
347 89th
YPR
10.2 56th
TD
2 84th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-42@ Texas A&M | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 2 | L 36-43vs Texas State | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-20vs Incarnate Word | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-16@ Colorado State | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-27@ Temple | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 7 | W 61-13vs Rice | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-55@ North Texas | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-26vs Tulane | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-55@ South Florida | 7 | 77 | 11.0 | 0 | 25 | Season-high 77 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 28-7@ Charlotte | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | 32 | |
| Wk 13 | W 58-24vs East Carolina | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-27vs Army | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 34 | 347 | 10.6 | 2 | 32 |
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
2022UTSA11-3HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced
2023UTSA9-4HC: Jeff Traylor · Run-leaning
2024UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced, fast tempo
2025UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · 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 | 34 | #37/475 | 92nd pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 347 | #55/475 | 89th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 2 | #79/475 | 84th pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 10.2 | #212/475 | 56th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Pass share | 11.0% | #70/468 | 85th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 32 | #122/475 | 75th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 6.5% | #33/468 | 93rd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 5.8% | #110/468 | 77th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Role share | 5.6% | #64/468 | 87th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 5.6% | #50/468 | 90th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 5.2% | #146/468 | 69th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 4.6% | #143/468 | 70th pct | Middle-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.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
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 · 12 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 19.0 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 38.8 | 15.0 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins6g | 2.5 | 25.2 | 10.9 | 0.2 |
| Losses6g | 3.2 | 32.7 | 10.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 24.2 | 12.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 33.7 | 8.7 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
56Solid starter
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
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
Houston ThomasUTSADecker DeGraafWashington· 91% simTyler FortenberryArkansas State· 90% simHunter TiptonMiddle Tennessee· 90% sim
Receptions
Rec yards
Rec TDs
Yards / catch
Long 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 Gavin Bartholomew’s 2024 season.
Gavin Bartholomew
82%match
NFL Rd 6
#2
Bauer Sharp
NFL Rd 6
80%
#3
Anthony Landphere
79%
#4
Johnmichael Gyllenborg
78%
#5
Tyler Fortenberry
77%
Matches Gavin on
Height
Weight
Yards / reception
Differs from Gavin on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to D.C. Temple's senior season at Central Michigan (2025).
D.C. Temple
74%match
#2
Johnmichael Gyllenborg
72%
#3
TJ Banks
69%
#4
David Larkins
69%
#5
Jaleel Skinner
69%
Matches D.C. on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Recruiting rating
Differs from D.C. on
TD rate (lower)
Reception volume (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
50.7%
446 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
67.7
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.0%
281 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022
Jeff Traylor
UTSA
2023
Jeff Traylor
UTSA
2024
Jeff Traylor
UTSA
2025
Jeff Traylor
UTSA
Played his entire career under Jeff Traylor.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownCollege Station, TX
Height6'5"
Weight245 lb
Class3
PositionTE
Jersey88
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Current teamUTSA
ConferenceAmerican Athletic
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-AAC
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 all-conference honor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-AAC | all_conference | UTSA | AAC | TE |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UTSA | TE3 | #949 | #1497 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2023 | UTSA | TE3 | #1811 | #1791 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2022 | UTSA | TE3 | #2770 | #2393 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Conference USA |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UTSA | American Athletic | TE | 3 | No. 88 | 6-5 | 245 lb | College Station, TX |
| 2024 | UTSA | American Athletic | TE | 3 | No. 88 | 6-5 | 245 lb | College Station, TX |
| 2023 | UTSA | American Athletic | TE | 3 | No. 88 | 6-5 | 245 lb | College Station, TX |
| 2022 | UTSA | Conference USA | TE | 3 | No. 88 | 6-5 | 245 lb | College Station, TX |