CFB Zeitgeist Score
73
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 94th percentile.
Jaden Bradley
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-06-22
Jaden Bradley arrives at UNLV with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
931REC YDS58REC4REC TD
REC YDS · 900-YD CLUB
931
931 receiving yards — clears the 900-WR volume bar.
Read the story so far
AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025UNLV
DestinationTBD
WR · UNLV · MOUNTAIN WEST
Jaden Bradley
- 4
- #6
- 6-4 | 195 lb
- Fayetteville, NC
Heisman Heat
#582
<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 WR AWARD
Biletnikoff
—
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
2021
Pittsburgh · WR
—
2022
Pittsburgh · WR
—
2024
UNLV · WR
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★
2025
UNLV · WR
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+622%
Up 622% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
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 | 0.8485 | No. 1240 recruit | HighSchool |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UNLV -> -- | 3-star | Immediate |
| 2024 | Charlotte -> UNLV | 3-star | Immediate |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh -> Charlotte | 3-star | 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
- Volume King 1.3% Volume King 2,500+ passing yards, 1,200+ rushing yards, or 900+ receiving yards in a single season (position-appropriate threshold). Held by 1.3% of the 2025 pool. 931 receiving yards — clears the 900-WR volume bar.
- 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 (931).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to —
Composite
0.8485
#1240 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 Jaden Bradley
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
58
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=6
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Jaden Bradley
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
16.1
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #62 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 88th
Why it matters
#62 of 531 All FBS WRs at 16.1 yards per reception (58 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 16.1 (88th)
HIGH · n=58 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving yards (total)#31 / 531
- Receiving TDs#161 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 1 at Sam Houston — 125 ypr
Result W 38-21
The week the volume broke through — put up 125 yds at Sam Houston.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 14g
931Rec yards
58Receptions
4Rec TDs
Per game
66.5Rec yards
4Receptions
0Rec TDs
Final
931Rec yards
58Receptions
4Rec TDs
✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 931.
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. Jaden Bradley 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
WR 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 | Big-play receiver against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
58 94th
YDS
931 97th
YPR
16.1 82nd
TD
4 86th
Rushing
CAR
1 35th
YDS
15 58th
YPC
15.0 95th
TD
0 81st
Returns
KR YDS
106 65th
KR AVG
21.2 64th
PR YDS
36 46th
PR AVG
36.0 99th
RET TD
1 89th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-31vs Idaho State | 6 | 131 | 21.8 | 0 | 47 | Season-high 131 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 38-21@ Sam Houston | 6 | 125 | 20.8 | 1 | 49 | Season-high 131 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 30-23vs UCLA | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-38@ Miami (OH) | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 1 | 37 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-17@ Wyoming | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 7 | W 51-48vs Air Force | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 56 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-56@ Boise State | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 1 | 35 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-40vs New Mexico | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-10@ Colorado State | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | 37 | |
| Wk 12 | W 29-26vs Utah State | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-10vs Hawai'i | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-17@ Nevada | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 48 | |
| Wk 15 | L 21-38@ Boise State | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 16 | |
| Bowl | L 10-17@ Ohio | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 23 | |
| Total | 58 | 931 | 17.0 | 4 | 56 |
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
2021Pittsburgh11-2HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Pittsburgh9-4HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-leaning
2024UNLV11-3HC: Barry Odom · Run-heavy
2025UNLV10-4HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UNLV | 58 | 931 | 16.1 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | UNLV | 9 | 173 | 19.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 130 | 13.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 129 | 14.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 86 | 1,363 | 15.8 | 7 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UNLV | 1 | 15 | 106 | 36 | 1 |
| 2024 | UNLV | 1 | 6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 2 | 21 | 106 | 36 | 1 |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
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 | 58 | #73/1110 | 94th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 931 | #33/1107 | 97th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 4 | #152/1111 | 86th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 16.1 | #197/1106 | 82nd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 106 | #85/238 | 65th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return yards | 36 | #122/224 | 46th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 22.3% | #55/1137 | 95th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 15 | #106/346 | 70th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 15 | #169/397 | 58th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 15.0 | #19/393 | 95th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 1 | #264/407 | 35th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 56 | #205/1105 | 82nd pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return avg | 36.0 | #3/222 | 99th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 21.2 | #85/236 | 64th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick returns | 5 | #86/243 | 65th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return TD | 1 | #4/27 | 89th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt returns | 1 | #182/237 | 24th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 13.0% | #96/1137 | 92nd pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 11.6% | #156/1137 | 86th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 11.3% | #50/1137 | 96th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 10.7% | #71/1137 | 94th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 10.3% | #57/1137 | 95th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 8.6% | #194/1137 | 83rd pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.2% | #374/1137 | 67th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 1 | #131/302 | 57th pct | Turnoversvs FBS WR |
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
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 63.5 | 14.0 | 0.2 |
| Road8g | 4.0 | 68.8 | 19.3 | 0.4 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins10g | 4.5 | 74.1 | 16.5 | 0.3 |
| Losses4g | 3.2 | 47.5 | 18.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.6 | 79.3 | 16.4 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.7 | 53.7 | 17.7 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
73Solid starter
Elite: rec yards (94th). Strength: receptions (86th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 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
Jaden BradleyUNLVNik McMillanBuffalo· 95% simCorey RuckerArkansas State· 89% simHarrison Wallace IIIOle Miss· 88% sim
Rec yards
Receptions
Yards / catch
Rec TDs
Long catch
Rush yards
Rush TDs
Fumbles lost
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Andrew Armstrong’s 2023 season.
Andrew Armstrong
80%match
#2
Chase Roberts
79%
#3
Anthony Smith
78%
#4
Art Green
68%
#5
Braden Pegan
All-Mountain West
74%
Matches Andrew on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Weight
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Justin Bowick’s path through Illinois.
Justin Bowick
96%match
#2
Brian Thomas Jr.
All-SECNFL Rd 1 · Pk 23
93%
#3
Noah Frith
91%
#4
Joshua Derry
90%
#5
Blake Nowell
90%
Matches Justin on
Height
Yards per reception
Weight
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Chase Roberts's senior season at BYU (2025).
Chase Roberts
70%match
#2
Shaleak Knotts
69%
#3
Xzavier Henderson
68%
#4
Savion Williams
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 23
67%
#5
Dalevon Campbell
66%
Matches Chase on
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Differs from Chase on
TD rate (lower)
Total EPA (college ability) (higher)
Weight (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
46.5%
423 pass / 487 run
Plays / game
65.0
14 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.8%
283 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coaches2021
Marcus Arroyo
UNLV
2022
Marcus Arroyo
UNLV
2024era →
Barry Odom
UNLV
2025era →
Dan Mullen
UNLV
Played under 3 different head coaches: Marcus Arroyo, Barry Odom, and Dan Mullen. Multi-era developmental context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownFayetteville, NC
Height6'4"
Weight195 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey6
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Current teamUNLV
ConferenceMountain West
Joined2025
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Mountain West
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-Mountain West | all_conference | UNLV | Mountain West | WR |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UNLV | WR4 | #582 | #530 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Mountain West |
| 2023 | Charlotte | WR4 | #5644 | #6313 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | WR4 | #997 | #942 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | ACC |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | WR4 | #1541 | #1418 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | ACC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UNLV | Mountain West | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 6-4 | 195 lb | Fayetteville, NC |
| 2024 | UNLV | Mountain West | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 6-4 | 195 lb | Fayetteville, NC |
| 2023 | Charlotte | American Athletic | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 6-4 | 195 lb | Fayetteville, NC |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | ACC | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 6-4 | 195 lb | Fayetteville, NC |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | ACC | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 6-4 | 195 lb | Fayetteville, NC |