CFB Zeitgeist Score
19
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by rush yards at the 98th percentile.
Jackson Acker
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
66 REC YDS · 8 REC · 1 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Wisconsin for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Wisconsin
Returning around him
- 40% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +8 net (33 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wisconsin · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #28 · 2026 recruiting class #27
TE · WISCONSIN · BIG TEN
Jackson Acker
- 4
- #34
- 6-1 | 250 lb
- Madison, WI
Heisman Heat
#2617
<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 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025-10%
Down 10% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Wisconsin
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3-star | 0.8763 | No. 559 recruit | HighSchool | Wisconsin |
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 Wisconsin
Composite
0.8763
#559 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 Jackson Acker
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
50
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Jackson Acker
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 10g
66Rec yards
8Receptions
1Rec TDs
Per game
6.6Rec yards
1Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
85.8Rec yards
10Receptions
1Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 66): needs 211.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 66): needs 311.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 8): needs 17.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 8): needs 24/game over remaining 3.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 2.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 3/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.
Jackson Acker's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Wisconsin, 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?
Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
8 55th
YDS
66 50th
YPR
8.3 33rd
TD
1 71st
Rushing
CAR
15 95th
YDS
55 96th
YPC
3.7 68th
TD
0 69th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-0vs Miami (OH) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-10vs Middle Tennessee | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-38@ Alabama | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-24@ Michigan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-34vs Ohio State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-21@ Oregon | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | W 13-10vs Washington | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 27 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 7-31@ Indiana | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-10vs Illinois | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-17@ Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 66 | 8.0 | 1 | 24 |
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
2021Wisconsin8-4HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy
2022Wisconsin7-6HC: Jim Leonhard · Run-heavy
2023Wisconsin7-6HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced
2024Wisconsin5-7HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning
2025Wisconsin4-8HC: Luke Fickell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
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 | 8 | #215/475 | 55th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 66 | #240/475 | 50th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 1 | #140/475 | 71st pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 8.3 | #320/475 | 33rd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Pass share | 4.1% | #345/468 | 26th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 55 | #3/53 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Carries | 15 | #4/59 | 95th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 12 | #12/50 | 78th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 3.7 | #18/53 | 68th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #20/62 | 69th pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 24 | #203/475 | 57th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 7.5% | #64/468 | 87th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 6.2% | #37/468 | 92nd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 5.2% | #72/468 | 85th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Rush share | 5.1% | #3/468 | 100th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Role share | 4.6% | #101/468 | 79th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 1.3% | #376/468 | 20th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 1.3% | #365/468 | 22nd pct | Known-passing sharevs 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 0.8 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 0.8 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins4g | 1.0 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| Losses6g | 0.7 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 0.5 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.0 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 0.2 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
19Below cohort
Elite: rush yards (98th). Concern: receptions (0th).
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
Jackson AckerWisconsinBryce CaufieldOregon State· 63% simHayden HansenFlorida· 59% simTyler FortenberryArkansas State· 56% sim
Rush yards
Rush TDs
Rec TDs
Long catch
Yards / catch
Rec yards
Receptions
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 Keyan Burnett’s 2024 season.
Keyan Burnett
60%match
#2
Karter Johnson
64%
#3
Jared Casey
63%
#4
Michael Brescia
62%
#5
Damarcus Thomas
60%
Matches Keyan on
Weight
Differs from Keyan on
TD rate (higher)
Reception volume (lower)
Yards / reception (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Sav'ell Smalls's graduate season at Colorado (2024).
Sav'ell Smalls
61%match
#2
Broc Lane
56%
#3
Nate Boerkircher
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 24
55%
#4
Tanner Arkin
All-Mountain West
54%
#5
Jake Overman
54%
Matches Sav'ell on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Differs from Sav'ell on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Height (lower)
Weight (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
39.7%
272 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
57.1
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
10.8%
249 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coaches2021
Paul Chryst
Wisconsin
2022era →
Jim Leonhard
Wisconsin
2023era →
Luke Fickell
Wisconsin
2024
Luke Fickell
Wisconsin
2025
Luke Fickell
Wisconsin
Played under 3 different head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, and Luke Fickell. Multi-era developmental context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownMadison, WI
Height6'1"
Weight250 lb
Class4
PositionTE
Jersey34
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamWisconsin
ConferenceBig Ten
Joined2025
Career arc5 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.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wisconsin | TE4 | #2617 | #3060 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2023 | Wisconsin | TE4 | #1361 | #1458 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2022 | Wisconsin | TE4 | #1828 | #2050 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2021 | Wisconsin | TE4 | #2791 | #2842 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | TE | 4 | No. 34 | 6-1 | 250 lb | Madison, WI |
| 2024 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | TE | 4 | No. 34 | 6-1 | 250 lb | Madison, WI |
| 2023 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | TE | 4 | No. 34 | 6-1 | 250 lb | Madison, WI |
| 2022 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | TE | 4 | No. 34 | 6-1 | 250 lb | Madison, WI |
| 2021 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | TE | 4 | No. 34 | 6-1 | 250 lb | Madison, WI |