CFB Zeitgeist Score
46
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by interceptions at the 82nd percentile.
Jackson Brousseau
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
1,354 PASS YDS · 9 PASS TD · 15 RUSH YDS
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to California
2025Colorado State
2026California
QB · COLORADO STATE · MOUNTAIN WEST
Jackson Brousseau
- 2
- #8
- 6-4 | 220 lb
- Lehi, UT
Heisman Heat
#2035
<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
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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
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2023–2025+11183%
Up 11183% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Colorado State
NFL
NFL Draft
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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 | 0.8436 | No. 1604 recruit | HighSchool | Colorado State |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado State -> California | 3-star | 0.8500 | 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 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 passing yards (1354).
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 Colorado State
Composite
0.8436
#1604 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 Brousseau
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 Brousseau
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 passing totals stand
Through 9g
1,354Pass yards
9Pass TDs
3INT
Per game
150.4Pass yards
1Pass TDs
0INT
Projected (13g)
1,956Pass yards
13Pass TDs
4INT
To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 1,354): needs 411.5/game over remaining 4.
To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 1,354): needs 661.5/game over remaining 4.
To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 9): needs 4/game over remaining 4.
To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 9): needs 5.2/game over remaining 4.
To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 9): needs 6.5/game over remaining 4.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Jackson Brousseau's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Colorado State, 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
QB 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?
Steady volume | Pocket-leaning against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Passing Efficiency
CMP
128 70th
ATT
201 70th
CMP%
63.7% 61st
Y/A
6.7 45th
Passing Production
YDS
1,354 68th
TD
9 71st
INT
3 43rd
Rushing
CAR
54 72nd
YDS
15 36th
YPC
0.3 20th
TD
1 63rd
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 16-17vs UTSA | 10/12 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | 90.0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-20vs Washington State | 19/28 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 37.8 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-45@ San Diego State | 13/25 | 155 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 32.9 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-21vs Fresno State | 12/18 | 144 | 3 | 0 | 8.0 | 81.1 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 8 | L 19-31vs Hawai'i | 15/29 | 176 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 32.8 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-28@ Wyoming | 10/18 | 99 | 0 | 3 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 3 INTs — rough day |
| Wk 11 | L 10-42vs UNLV | 13/22 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 49.2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-20@ New Mexico | 8/12 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 22.2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-42vs Air Force | 28/37 | 323 | 2 | 0 | 8.7 | 56.0 | Season-high 323 yds |
| Total | 128/201 | 1354 | 9 | 3 | 6.4 | 45.1 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Colorado State5-7HC: Jay Norvell · Pass-leaning
2025Colorado State2-10HC: Jay Norvell · Balanced
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colorado State | 128 | 201 | 63.7% | 1,354 | 6.7 | 9 | 3 | 132.1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 100.4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 129 | 203 | 63.5% | 1,366 | 6.7 | 9 | 3 | 131.7 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colorado State | 54 | 15 | 0.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 54 | 15 | 0.3 | 1 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
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.
How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing | Passing yards | 1,354 | #122/382 | 68th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Pass TD | 9 | #117/407 | 71st pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completions | 128 | #117/383 | 70th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completion % | 63.7% | #150/383 | 61st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Yards / attempt | 6.7 | #210/382 | 45th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 15 | #263/408 | 36th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Value | Passing WEPA | +0.20 | #146/200 | 28th pct | Opponent-adjusted passing value | 222 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Role share | 44.7% | #119/428 | 72nd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Attempts | 201 | #123/407 | 70th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Interceptions | 3 | #234/407 | 43rd pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Carries | 54 | #114/408 | 72nd pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 12 | #261/391 | 34th pct | Metricvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 1 | #151/408 | 63rd pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 0.3 | #326/407 | 20th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Pass share | 71.6% | #140/428 | 68th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 50.3% | #147/428 | 66th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 49.5% | #148/428 | 66th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 43.1% | #85/428 | 80th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 42.7% | #128/428 | 70th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 41.5% | #101/428 | 77th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Rush share | 12.2% | #133/428 | 69th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.19 | #96/140 | 32nd pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 34 weighted playsvs 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
Status—Awaiting tracker
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 177 | 1.3 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 97.3 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins1g | 144 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses8g | 151 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 141 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 158 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 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
46Mid-pack
Elite: fumbles lost (91st). Strength: interceptions (82nd). Concern: rush yards (24th).
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
Short
0–9 yds54%of completions
35 comp5.5 yds avg3 TD
Middle
10–19 yds34%of completions
22 comp13.7 yds avg
Deep
20+ yds12%of completions
8 comp34.2 yds avg3 TD
Overall 59.6% completion on 109 attempts · 8 deep completions averaging 34.2 yds.
Advanced Savant · QB · 2024
Percentile Card
Concerns: EPA / dropback.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
wepa_passing0.2Below (<p25) (n=94)
wepa_rushing0.19Low (p25–p50) (n=72)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Jackson BrousseauColorado StateNick VattiatoMiddle Tennessee· 76% simDrake LindseyMinnesota· 75% simCade KlubnikClemson· 71% sim
Fumbles lost
Interceptions
Completion %
Pass yards
Pass TDs
Yards / att
Rush TDs
Rush yards
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system. Profile sits near league average across dimensions.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ben Bryant’s 2023 season.
Ben Bryant
74%match
#2
Ben Gulbranson
70%
#3
Tyler Van Dyke
70%
#4
Desmond Trotter
64%
#5
Brady White
Campbell
64%
Matches Ben on
Total pass EPA (college ability)
Yards / attempt
INT rate
Differs from Ben on
Class year (lower)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Parker McKinney’s path through Eastern Kentucky.
Parker McKinney
84%match
#2
Jalen Kitna
80%
#3
Cameran Brown
80%
#4
Billy Edwards
80%
#5
Evan Bullock
All-Conference USA
79%
Matches Parker on
Completion %
Yards per attempt
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Aidan Chiles's junior season at Michigan State (2025).
Aidan Chiles
58%match
All-Big Ten
#2
Ken Seals
56%
#3
Tyler Van Dyke
56%
#4
Ryan Browne
56%
#5
Bishop Davenport
55%
Matches Aidan on
Height
Differs from Aidan on
Recruiting rating (lower)
EPA / dropback (adj) (lower)
Class year (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Norvell
Pass share
52.1%
393 pass / 362 run
Plays / game
62.9
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
11.1%
315 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Jay Norvell
Colorado State
2025
Jay Norvell
Colorado State
Played his entire career under Jay Norvell.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownLehi, UT
Height6'4"
Weight220 lb
Class2
PositionQB
Jersey8
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamColorado State
ConferenceMountain West
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.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Colorado State | QB2 | #2035 | #2387 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Mountain West |
| 2023 | Colorado State | QB2 | #2147 | #2302 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Mountain West |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colorado State | Mountain West | QB | 2 | No. 8 | 6-4 | 220 lb | Lehi, UT |
| 2024 | Colorado State | Mountain West | QB | 2 | No. 8 | 6-4 | 220 lb | Lehi, UT |
| 2023 | Colorado State | Mountain West | QB | 2 | No. 8 | 6-4 | 220 lb | Lehi, UT |