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Heisman / Players / Jamaal Bell /Baylor

Jamaal Bell

WR · Baylor · Sr · #20

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

CAREER COMPLETEBaylor 2024 — college career complete

WR · BAYLOR · BIG 12

Jamaal Bell

  • 4
  • #20
  • 5-10 | 179 lb
  • Lancaster, CA

CFB Zeitgeist WR Score

Awaiting

Heisman Heat

#2310

<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

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 1 · 2-deep

R02 · Deep reserve

Deep reserve. In the program, working up the two-deep.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2024
1192021
2712022
2622023
6.02024

-95%

Sharp dropoff (-95%) — career inflection point.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#569 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2024
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class4
Jersey20
Measurements5-10 | 179 lb
HometownLancaster, CA
Primary teamBaylor

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 569 recruit
Composite rating 0.8796 HighSchool
Signed with -- 2019
Origin Antelope Valley Lancaster, CA, USA
Class Profile Context
2019 3-star | 0.8796 No. 569 recruit | HighSchool

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Baylor 2024
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Dec 31, 2023
Season Move Context
2024 Nevada -> Baylor 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 16
Current nowcast#2310Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#2592Where 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 —

Composite

0.8796

#569 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 Jamaal Bell

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 Jamaal Bell

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.

Scenario Explorer

Available for players with a qualifying signature metric (passing yards, rushing yards, receiving yards, sacks, etc.). The slider projects how a season finishes if the current pace holds.

Why the profile pops beyond receiving

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

The most interesting thing about Jamaal Bell is that he shows up in multiple game states. He is a receiver first, but the profile also includes designed touches and return-game juice, which means his value is not limited to a conventional route tree.

Current place #2310 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 2.2% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 1 portal move

2024 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

WR season snapshot

2024 season snapshot | final

2024 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Receptions 2 0 rec TD | #886/1110 (20th pct)
Receiving yards 6 3.0 per catch | #1043/1107 (6th pct)
Scrimmage yards 33 Total offensive yardage | #1043/1107 (6th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

All-purpose weapon against FBS receiving peers.

All-purpose weapon

2024 Season · Final

2024 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
2 20th
YDS
6 6th
YPR
3.0 3rd
TD
0 45th

Rushing

CAR
5 78th
YDS
27 73rd
YPC
5.4 61st
TD
0 81st

Returns

KR YDS
527 97th
KR AVG
24.0 82nd

Game Log

Week-by-week box

No per-game rows for this season yet — the table fills in as box scores arrive.

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

2021Nevada8-4HC: Vai Taua · Pass-heavy
2022Nevada2-10HC: Ken Wilson · Balanced
2023Nevada2-10HC: Ken Wilson · Run-leaning
2024Baylor8-5HC: Dave Aranda · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2024Baylor263.00--
2023Nevada322628.21--
2022Nevada2727110.00--
2021Nevada141198.51--
Career4 loaded seasons756588.82--
SeasonTeam
2024Baylor527527----
2023Nevada32114439----
2022Nevada58252----
2021Nevada1-6628----
Career4 loaded seasons431431,846----
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

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.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

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.

Usage 2.2% 0.9% pass-game share | #1110/1137 (2nd pct)
Return yards 527 1 return TD | #7/238 (97th pct)
Touchdowns 1 Across offense and returns | #615/1111 (45th pct)
Open full stat explorer
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 2 #886/1110 20th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 6 #1043/1107 6th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 0 #615/1111 45th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 3.0 #1075/1106 3rd pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Kick return yards 527 #7/238 97th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 0.9% #1110/1137 2nd pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing yards 27 #108/397 73rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing LONG 20 #71/346 80th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Rushing Yards / carry 5.4 #155/393 61st pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Rushing Carries 5 #90/407 78th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Rush TD 0 #81/411 81st pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 8 #1002/1105 9th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Returns Kick return avg 24.0 #43/236 82nd pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Kick returns 22 #7/243 98th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Returns Kick return TD 1 #4/20 85th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 3.3% #656/1137 42nd pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 3.2% #51/1137 96th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 2.6% #751/1137 34th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 2.4% #871/1137 23rd pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 2.2% #920/1137 19th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 1.4% #988/1137 13th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 0.0% #937/1137 18th pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR

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

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits

Per-game splits

Splits fill in once box scores from at least three games land for this season.

Box-score Savant card waits for a season-stat snapshot above the cohort floor. Returns once enough box-score volume lands.

Advanced Savant · WR · 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 returns once this player clears the Savant metric floor (4+ scored bars).
DNA Match awaiting data — similarity scores compute once season stats clear the volume gate for this position cohort.

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Dave Aranda

Pass share

55.5%

510 pass / 409 run

Plays / game

76.6

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

5.0%

417 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024

1 coach
2021
Dave Aranda
Baylor
2022
Dave Aranda
Baylor
2023
Dave Aranda
Baylor
2024
Dave Aranda
Baylor

Played his entire career under Dave Aranda.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownLancaster, CA
Height5'10"
Weight179 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey20

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 Baylor WR4 #2310 #2592 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Big 12
2023 Nevada WR4 #3196 #4051 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Mountain West
2022 Nevada WR4 #3497 #4209 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mountain West
2021 Nevada WR4 #2431 #2666 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mountain West

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2024 Baylor Big 12 WR 4 No. 20 | 5-10 | 179 lb | Lancaster, CA
2023 Nevada Mountain West WR 4 No. 20 | 5-10 | 179 lb | Lancaster, CA
2022 Nevada Mountain West WR 4 No. 20 | 5-10 | 179 lb | Lancaster, CA
2021 Nevada Mountain West WR 4 No. 20 | 5-10 | 179 lb | Lancaster, CA