CFB Zeitgeist Score
57
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by yards / catch at the 90th percentile.
Jaden Platt
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
296 REC YDS · 21 REC · 2 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Arkansas for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Arkansas
Returning around him
- 36% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 4 Arkansas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (41 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arkansas · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #23 · 2026 recruiting class #32
TE · ARKANSAS · SEC
Jaden Platt
- 2
- #83
- 6-5 | 260 lb
- Haslet, TX
Heisman Heat
#2809
<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
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+469%
Up 469% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4-star | 0.9125 | No. 258 recruit | HighSchool | Texas A&M |
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 Texas A&M
Composite
0.9125
#258 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 Platt
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=1
- Rivals · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Jaden Platt
Only 2 rival mention(s) — below the 4-mention floor for a defensible read.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
14.1
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #153 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 71st
Why it matters
#153 of 531 All FBS WRs at 14.1 yards per reception (21 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 14.1 (71th)
MODERATE · n=21 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving TDs#302 / 531
- Receiving yards (total)#395 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 13 at Texas — 66 ypr
Result L 37-52
The week the volume broke through — put up 66 yds at Texas.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 11g
296Rec yards
21Receptions
2Rec TDs
Per game
26.9Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
349.8Rec yards
25Receptions
2Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 296): needs 202/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 296): needs 352/game over remaining 2.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 21): needs 19.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 21): needs 29.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 2): needs 3/game over remaining 2.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 2): needs 4/game over remaining 2.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Jaden Platt's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Arkansas, 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?
Big-play receiver against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
21 81st
YDS
296 85th
YPR
14.1 87th
TD
2 84th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-7vs Alabama A&M | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-14vs Arkansas State | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-41@ Ole Miss | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 34 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-32@ Memphis | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-56vs Notre Dame | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-34@ Tennessee | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 8 | L 42-45vs Texas A&M | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-38vs Mississippi State | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 12 | L 22-23@ LSU | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 13 | L 37-52@ Texas | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 1 | 30 | Season-high 66 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 17-31vs Missouri | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 21 | 296 | 13.2 | 2 | 34 |
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
2023Texas A&M7-6HC: Elijah Robinson · Balanced
2025Arkansas2-10HC: Sam Pittman · 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 | 21 | #93/475 | 81st pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 296 | #72/475 | 85th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 2 | #79/475 | 84th pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 14.1 | #64/475 | 87th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Pass share | 8.5% | #125/468 | 74th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 34 | #103/475 | 79th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 5.3% | #55/468 | 88th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 5.1% | #77/468 | 84th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Role share | 4.3% | #113/468 | 76th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 4.1% | #183/468 | 61st pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 2.2% | #321/468 | 32nd pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 1.5% | #320/468 | 32nd pct | Money-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.
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 · 11 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.5 | 16.8 | 11.7 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 39.0 | 15.0 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins2g | 1.5 | 23.0 | 15.2 | 0.0 |
| Losses9g | 2.0 | 27.8 | 12.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 28.7 | 16.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 24.8 | 9.2 | 0.4 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
57Solid starter
Elite: yards / catch (90th).
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
Jaden PlattArkansasEthan ConnerTroy· 81% simDecker DeGraafWashington· 80% simRiley NowakowskiIndiana· 80% sim
Yards / catch
Rec yards
Long catch
Receptions
Rec TDs
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Move TE
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mason Williams’s 2025 season.
Mason Williams
79%match
#2
Michael Masunas
71%
#3
Jamari Johnson
69%
#4
Moliki Matavao
NFL Rd 7
66%
#5
Teagan Quitoriano
NFL Rd 5
66%
Matches Mason on
TD rate
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Mason on
Yards / reception (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mason Williams's junior season at Ohio (2025).
Mason Williams
85%match
#2
Ethan Davis
81%
#3
Michael Masunas
70%
#4
Gabe Burkle
68%
#5
Wyatt Sullivan
65%
Matches Mason on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sam Pittman
Pass share
48.8%
381 pass / 400 run
Plays / game
65.1
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
8.3%
324 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Sam Pittman
Arkansas
2025
Sam Pittman
Arkansas
Played his entire career under Sam Pittman.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownHaslet, TX
Height6'5"
Weight260 lb
Class2
PositionTE
Jersey83
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamArkansas
ConferenceSEC
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.
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.