CFB Zeitgeist Score
76
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by sacks at the 89th percentile.
Jahleel Culbreath
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
71 TACKLES · 3 SACKS
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UCF
2025Old Dominion
2026UCF
LB · OLD DOMINION · SUN BELT
Jahleel Culbreath
- 3
- #34
- 6-4 | 222 lb
- Virginia Beach, VA
Heisman Heat
#13558
<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 LB AWARD
Butkus
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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
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Old Dominion
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 |
|---|---|---|
| No recruiting profile is on file for this player. | ||
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Old Dominion -> UCF | 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.
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.
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 Jahleel Culbreath
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 Jahleel Culbreath
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 defensive totals stand
Through 13g
71Tackles
9.5Tackles for loss
3Sacks
Per game
5Tackles
0.7Tackles for loss
0.2Sacks
Final
71Tackles
9.5Tackles for loss
3Sacks
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Jahleel Culbreath is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Old Dominion's defense, with 3.0 sacks, 9.5 tackles for loss, and -- 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.
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
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
High-disruption defender | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
71 95th
SOLO
27 86th
TFL
9.5 97th
SACK
3.0 94th
QBH
3 75th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-27@ Indiana | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 54-6vs North Carolina Central | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-26@ Virginia Tech | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-7vs Liberty | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 47-7vs Coastal Carolina | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-48@ Marshall | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-63@ James Madison | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-21vs App State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-6@ UL Monroe | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-0vs Troy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-10@ Georgia Southern | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-10vs Georgia State | 8 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 24-10@ South Florida | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 27 | 9.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
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
2022Old Dominion3-9HC: Ricky Rahne · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
2023Old Dominion6-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning
2025Old Dominion10-3HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-heavy
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 71 | 27 | 9.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 11 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 87 | 31 | 10.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 71 | #253/4942 | 95th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 9.5 | #126/4972 | 97th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 3.0 | #292/4972 | 94th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | QB hurries | 3 | #462/1878 | 75th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 27 | #649/4584 | 86th pct | Volumevs 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
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Butkus 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 · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins10g | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Losses3g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the LB cohort
76All-Conference
Elite: tackles for loss (95th). Strength: tackles (91st). Concern: passes defended (17th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · LB · 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
Jahleel CulbreathOld DominionMarcAnthony ParkerNavy· 90% simEthan WesloskiNorth Texas· 88% simMicah DaveyUTEP· 86% sim
Tackles for loss
Tackles
Sacks
QB hurries
Solo tackles
Passes defended
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Every-Down Linebacker
Leads the team in tackles and rarely leaves the field.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Everett Roussaw Jr.’s 2024 season.
Everett Roussaw Jr.
69%match
#2
Jeslord Boateng
68%
#3
Charlie Gray
66%
#4
DQ Thomas
67%
#5
Charlie Gray
66%
Matches Everett on
Weight
PD rate
TFL rate
Differs from Everett on
Height (higher)
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kip Lewis's senior season at Oklahoma (2025).
Kip Lewis
65%match
#2
Harold Perkins
All-SEC
58%
#3
Matthew Bailey
58%
#4
Kamari Wilson
58%
#5
Stone Combs
57%
Matches Kip on
Weight
Sack rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Kip on
Height (higher)
PD rate (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Pass share
38.0%
330 pass / 539 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.4%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022
Ricky Rahne
Old Dominion
2023
Ricky Rahne
Old Dominion
2025
Ricky Rahne
Old Dominion
Played his entire career under Ricky Rahne.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownVirginia Beach, VA
Height6'4"
Weight222 lb
Class3
PositionLB
Jersey34
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Current teamOld Dominion
ConferenceSun Belt
Joined2025
Career arc4 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 | Old Dominion | LB3 | #13558 | #13668 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Sun Belt |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | LB3 | #12195 | #12274 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Sun Belt |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | LB3 | #14144 | #14241 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Sun Belt |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | LB | 3 | No. 34 | 6-4 | 222 lb | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | LB | 3 | No. 34 | 6-4 | 222 lb | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | LB | 3 | No. 34 | 6-4 | 222 lb | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | LB | 3 | No. 34 | 6-4 | 222 lb | Virginia Beach, VA |