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Jadarius Green-McKnight

DB · Marshall · Sr · #4

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

23 TACKLES · 0 SACKS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Marshall for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Marshall for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive back · Marshall

Returning around him

  • 100% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: +5 net (27 in / 22 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Marshall · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #89 · 2026 recruiting class #120

DB · MARSHALL · SUN BELT

Jadarius Green-McKnight

  • 4
  • #4
  • 5-11 | 198 lb
  • Fort Myers, FL

CFB Zeitgeist Score

42

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by qb hurries at the 88th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#10572

<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 DB AWARD

Jim Thorpe

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 1 · 2-deep

R03 · Backup

Backup. On the two-deep, pushing for snaps.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#223 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionDB
Class4
Jersey4
Measurements5-11 | 198 lb
HometownFort Myers, FL
Primary teamMarshall

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 4-star No. 223 recruit
Composite rating 0.9178 HighSchool
Signed with Florida State 2020
Origin Dunbar Fort Myers, FL, USA
Class Profile Context
2020 4-star | 0.9178 No. 223 recruit | HighSchool | Florida State

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
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 16
Current nowcast#10572Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#10930Where 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 Florida State

Composite

0.9178

#223 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 Jadarius Green-McKnight

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 Jadarius Green-McKnight

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 defensive totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 10g
23Tackles
2Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Per game
2Tackles
0.2Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Projected (13g)
30Tackles
2.6Tackles for loss
0Sacks

To hit 80-tackle season (currently 23): needs 19/game over remaining 3.

To hit 100-tackle season (currently 23): needs 25.7/game over remaining 3.

To hit 6-sack season (currently 0): needs 2/game over remaining 3.

To hit 10-sack season (currently 0): needs 3.3/game over remaining 3.

Why this is a rare defensive case

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

Jadarius Green-McKnight is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Marshall's defense, with 0.0 sacks, 2.0 tackles for loss, and 1 interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.

Current place #10572 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load -- Role share still loading
Profile quirk Blue-chip pedigree No. 223 recruit

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

DEF season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Total tackles 23 8 solo | #1813/4942 (63rd pct)
TFL 2.0 Backfield disruption | #1443/4972 (71st pct)
Sacks 0.0 Pass-rush finish | #1762/4972 (65th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

High-disruption defender against FBS defenders.

High-disruption defender

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Tackling & Disruption

TOT
23 63rd
SOLO
8 50th
TFL
2.0 71st
SACK
0.0 65th
QBH
4 85th

Coverage & Takeaways

PD
1 43rd
INT
1 65th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppTKLSOLOTFLSACKINTPDNote
Wk 1L 7-45@ Georgia220.00.00
Wk 2L 20-21vs Missouri State200.00.00
Wk 3W 38-7vs Eastern Kentucky100.00.00
Wk 5L 51-54@ Louisiana110.00.00
Wk 7W 48-24vs Old Dominion200.00.00
Wk 8W 40-37vs Texas State521.50.01Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 11L 23-35vs James Madison420.00.00
Wk 12W 30-18@ Georgia State200.50.010
Wk 13L 24-26@ App State110.00.00
Wk 14L 19-24vs Georgia Southern300.00.00
Total2382.00.011
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

2021Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2022Marshall9-4HC: Charles Huff · Run-heavy
2023Marshall6-7HC: Charles Huff · Balanced
2024Marshall10-3HC: Charles Huff · Run-leaning
2025Marshall5-7HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Marshall2382.00.011--
2024Marshall38121.01.031--
2023Marshall220.00.0------
2022Marshall25111.00.01----
2021Florida State110.00.0------
Career5 loaded seasons89344.01.052--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Disruption stats

TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.

Coverage splash

Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.

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.

INT 1 0 pick-six TD | #308/869 (65th pct)
Pass breakups 1 Coverage disruption | #1241/2184 (43rd pct)
QB pressures 4 Quarterback hurries | #291/1878 (85th pct)
Open full stat explorer
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Defense Total tackles 23 #1813/4942 63rd pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense TFL 2.0 #1443/4972 71st pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Sacks 0.0 #1762/4972 65th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Interceptions 1 #308/869 65th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Defense Pass breakups 1 #1241/2184 43rd pct Coveragevs FBS DEF
Defense QB hurries 4 #291/1878 85th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Solo tackles 8 #2283/4584 50th pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense INT return avg 3.0 #493/578 15th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Defense INT return yards 3 #511/578 12th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF

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

The Thorpe 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/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Home6g2.80.20.00.2
Road4g1.50.10.00.0

Win vs Loss

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Wins4g2.50.50.00.2
Losses6g2.20.00.00.0

First half vs Second half

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Weeks 1-75g1.60.00.00.0
Weeks 8+5g3.00.40.00.2

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the DB cohort

42Mid-pack
7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (87th). Concern: solo tackles (21st).

QB hurries#288 / 2975 · 88th pct
4defe
Passes defended#1191 / 2975 · 48th pct
1defe
Tackles for loss#1424 / 2975 · 47th pct
2.0defe
Tackles#1813 / 2975 · 38th pct
23defe
Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct
1inte
Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct
0.0defe
Solo tackles#2282 / 2975 · 21st pct
8defe

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

Advanced Savant · DB · 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 · 7 metrics
Jadarius Green-McKnightMarshallBlake FletcherAir Force· 60% simTyler MartinMassachusetts· 57% simTrey FieldsNorth Texas· 57% sim
QB hurries
88
Green-McKnight
92
Fletcher
22
Martin
95
Fields
Passes defended
48
Green-McKnight
67
Fletcher
67
Martin
67
Fields
Tackles for loss
47
Green-McKnight
28
Fletcher
63
Martin
87
Fields
Tackles
38
Green-McKnight
99
Fletcher
98
Martin
98
Fields
Interceptions
31
Green-McKnight
31
Martin
31
Fields
Sacks
24
Green-McKnight
24
Fletcher
24
Martin
63
Fields
Solo tackles
21
Green-McKnight
91
Fletcher
87
Martin
96
Fields

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

Player DNA

The Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

S

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jordan Favors’s 2025 season.

Jordan Favors

94%match

App State · 2025

#2

Jordan Anderson

UCLA · 2023

87%
#3

Jadarius Green-McKnight

Marshall · 2022

87%
#4

Kevin Brennan

Navy · 2021

88%
#5

Trey Washington

Ole Miss · 2021

86%

Matches Jordan on

Class year
Height
PD rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Kenneth Robinson's graduate season at UTSA (2024).

Kenneth Robinson

94%match

UTSA · 2024

#2

AJ McCarty

Texas Tech · 2025

87%
#3

Jaionte McMillan

Minnesota · 2025

87%
#4

Bryson Shaw

USC · 2024

87%
#5

Ayden Hector

Colorado State · 2025

85%

Matches Kenneth on

Class year
Height
PD rate

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Tony Gibson

Pass share

40.4%

335 pass / 495 run

Plays / game

69.2

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

7.0%

244 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

2 coaches
2021
Charles Huff
Marshall
2022
Charles Huff
Marshall
2023
Charles Huff
Marshall
2024
Charles Huff
Marshall
2025
Tony Gibson
Marshall
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Charles Huff → Tony Gibson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownFort Myers, FL
Height5'11"
Weight198 lb
Class4
PositionDB
Jersey4

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 Marshall DB4 #10572 #10930 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Sun Belt
2023 Marshall DB4 #12735 #12647 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Sun Belt
2022 Marshall DB4 #8758 #8533 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Sun Belt
2021 Florida State DB4 #12131 #12151 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | ACC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Marshall Sun Belt DB 4 No. 4 | 5-11 | 198 lb | Fort Myers, FL
2024 Marshall Sun Belt DB 4 No. 4 | 5-11 | 198 lb | Fort Myers, FL
2023 Marshall Sun Belt DB 4 No. 4 | 5-11 | 198 lb | Fort Myers, FL
2022 Marshall Sun Belt DB 4 No. 4 | 5-11 | 198 lb | Fort Myers, FL
2021 Florida State ACC DB 4 No. 4 | 5-11 | 198 lb | Fort Myers, FL