CFB Zeitgeist Score
59
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by pass yards at the 80th percentile.
Jamal Morris
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-06-22
Jamal Morris is a cornerstone for Virginia — measured against the line he joined.
3,000PASS YDS16PASS TD245RUSH YDS
PRODUCES ABOVE PERCEPTION · PCTL GAP
+53
perception vs production percentile · 2025
Read the story so far
AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data
2026 Outlook
Returning to Virginia for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · Virginia
Returning around him
- 28% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +8 net (30 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia · Last season: 11-3 (AP #20) · Talent rank #62 · 2026 recruiting class #58
QB · VIRGINIA · ACC
Jamal Morris
- 4
- #4
- 6-0 | 192 lb
- Highland Park, TX
Heisman Heat
#714
<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 QB AWARD
Davey O'Brien
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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
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2025+332%
Up 332% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4-star | 0.8967 | No. 346 recruit | HighSchool | Oklahoma |
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.
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. 3000 passing yards — clears the 2,500-QB 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 passing yards (3000).
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 Oklahoma
Composite
0.8967
#346 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 Jamal Morris
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 Jamal Morris
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 passing totals stand
Through 14g
3,000Pass yards
16Pass TDs
9INT
Per game
214.3Pass yards
1Pass TDs
1INT
Final
3,000Pass yards
16Pass TDs
9INT
✓ Hit 3,000-yard season · finished with 3,000.
Why this is a two-channel quarterback case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The unusual part of Jamal Morris's case is that the production comes in two channels, not one. For Virginia, he has 3,000 passing yards and 16 touchdown passes, but he also adds 245 rushing yards and 5 rushing scores. That kind of dual-threat load tends to create a more resilient Heisman case because the offense can tilt the game in multiple ways.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
QB 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-volume passer | Efficient | Dual-threat against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Passing Efficiency
CMP
282 96th
ATT
436 97th
CMP%
64.7% 65th
Y/A
6.9 52nd
Passing Production
YDS
3,000 91st
TD
16 85th
INT
9 12th
Rushing
CAR
64 77th
YDS
245 82nd
YPC
3.8 63rd
TD
5 86th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-7vs Coastal Carolina | 19/27 | 264 | 2 | 0 | 9.8 | 67.3 | Clean 2-TD game |
| Wk 2 | L 31-35@ NC State | 30/43 | 257 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 80.6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-16vs William & Mary | 13/19 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 7.8 | 34.4 | |
| Wk 4 | W 48-20vs Stanford | 23/31 | 380 | 4 | 0 | 12.3 | 96.2 | Season-high 380 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 46-38vs Florida State | 26/35 | 229 | 2 | 3 | 6.5 | 92.6 | 3 INTs — rough day |
| Wk 6 | W 30-27@ Louisville | 19/31 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 4.8 | 50.2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 22-20vs Washington State | 15/25 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 35.8 | |
| Wk 9 | W 17-16@ North Carolina | 20/35 | 200 | 1 | 1 | 5.7 | 14.6 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-21@ California | 24/36 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 73.2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 9-16vs Wake Forest | 3/6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 23.3 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-17@ Duke | 23/35 | 316 | 2 | 2 | 9.0 | 84.7 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-7vs Virginia Tech | 21/35 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 75.2 | |
| Wk 15 | L 20-27vs Duke | 21/40 | 216 | 2 | 2 | 5.4 | 28.6 | |
| Bowl | W 13-7@ Missouri | 25/38 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 78.2 | |
| Total | 282/436 | 3000 | 16 | 9 | 6.8 | 59.6 |
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
2021TCU5-7HC: Gary Patterson · Run-heavy
2022TCU13-2HC: Sonny Dykes · Run-leaning
2023TCU5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted passing value. Positive numbers mean the quarterback is adding more value through the air than a neutral peer would in the same environment.
How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing | Passing yards | 3,000 | #37/382 | 91st pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Pass TD | 16 | #63/407 | 85th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completions | 282 | #16/383 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completion % | 64.7% | #134/383 | 65th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Yards / attempt | 6.9 | #186/382 | 52nd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 245 | #73/408 | 82nd pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Value | Passing WEPA | +0.33 | #57/200 | 72nd pct | Opponent-adjusted passing value | 430 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Role share | 45.3% | #114/428 | 74th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Attempts | 436 | #13/407 | 97th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Interceptions | 9 | #359/407 | 12th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Carries | 64 | #96/408 | 77th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 42 | #61/391 | 85th pct | Metricvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 5 | #59/408 | 86th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 3.8 | #153/407 | 63rd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Pass share | 86.6% | #88/428 | 80th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 60.6% | #106/428 | 75th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 49.8% | #147/428 | 66th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 44.5% | #73/428 | 83rd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 42.9% | #127/428 | 71st pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 38.1% | #118/428 | 73rd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Rush share | 8.6% | #183/428 | 57th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.40 | #8/140 | 95th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 52 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/258 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
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
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
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 202 | 1.4 | 7.2 | 0.6 |
| Road6g | 230 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 0.7 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins11g | 228 | 1.2 | 7.3 | 0.5 |
| Losses3g | 164 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 232 | 1.6 | 7.5 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 196 | 0.7 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
59Solid starter
Elite: fumbles lost (91st). Strength: pass yards (80th). Concern: interceptions (21st).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · QB · 2024
Percentile Card
Reads as a mid-tier profile across the board..
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
wepa_passing0.33Mid (p50–p75) (n=94)
wepa_rushing0.4Elite (≥p90) (n=72)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Jamal MorrisVirginiaJC FrenchGeorgia Southern· 87% simJohn MateerOklahoma· 85% simRocco BechtIowa State· 81% sim
Fumbles lost
Pass yards
Rush TDs
Completion %
Rush yards
Pass TDs
Yards / att
Interceptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system. Profile sits near league average across dimensions.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Frank Harris’s 2023 season.
Frank Harris
72%match
All-AAC
#2
Jack Abraham
All-Conference USA
63%
#3
Owen McCown
67%
#4
Jaylen Raynor
64%
#5
Brady McBride
57%
Matches Frank on
Total pass EPA (college ability)
Differs from Frank on
TD rate (lower)
Weight (lower)
Rush usage (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
48.0%
492 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
73.3
14 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
5.0%
337 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Bronco Mendenhall
Virginia
2022era →
Tony Elliott
Virginia
2023
Tony Elliott
Virginia
2025
Tony Elliott
Virginia
Coaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Tony Elliott. 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.
HometownHighland Park, TX
Height6'0"
Weight192 lb
Class4
PositionQB
Jersey4
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamVirginia
ConferenceACC
Joined2025
Career arc5 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 | North Texas | QB4 | #714 | #564 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2023 | TCU | QB4 | #124 | #202 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2022 | TCU | QB4 | #111 | #54 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2021 | TCU | QB4 | #271 | #311 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big 12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia | ACC | QB | 4 | No. 4 | 6-0 | 192 lb | Highland Park, TX |
| 2024 | North Texas | American Athletic | QB | 4 | No. 4 | 6-0 | 192 lb | Highland Park, TX |
| 2023 | TCU | Big 12 | QB | 4 | No. 4 | 6-0 | 192 lb | Highland Park, TX |
| 2022 | TCU | Big 12 | QB | 4 | No. 4 | 6-0 | 192 lb | Highland Park, TX |
| 2021 | TCU | Big 12 | QB | 4 | No. 4 | 6-0 | 192 lb | Highland Park, TX |