CFB Zeitgeist Score
2
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 7th percentile.
Jayden McGowan
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
7 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Baylor
2025Charlotte
2026Baylor
WR · CHARLOTTE · AMERICAN ATHLETIC
Jayden McGowan
- 4
- #3
- 5-7 | 180 lb
- Laurens, SC
Heisman Heat
#2549
<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 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Backup. On the two-deep, pushing for snaps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025-98%
Sharp dropoff (-98%) — career inflection point.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3-star | 0.8689 | No. 789 recruit | HighSchool |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Charlotte -> Baylor | 3-star | 0.8500 | Immediate |
| 2025 | Boston College -> Charlotte | 3-star | 0.8200 | Immediate |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt -> Boston College | 3-star | 0.8800 | 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.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to —
Composite
0.8689
#789 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 Jayden McGowan
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 Jayden McGowan
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.
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 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. Jayden McGowan 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?
Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
1 12th
YDS
7 7th
YPR
7.0 13th
TD
0 45th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 11-34vs App State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 7 yds |
| Total | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
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
2022Vanderbilt5-7HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning
2023Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Charlotte1-11HC: Tim Albin · Balanced, slow tempo
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charlotte | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 36 | 383 | 10.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 44 | 453 | 10.3 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 81 | 843 | 10.4 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charlotte | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 19 | 108 | 461 | 34 | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 14 | 51 | 384 | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 33 | 159 | 845 | 34 | -- |
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 | 1 | #973/1110 | 12th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 7 | #1032/1107 | 7th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #615/1111 | 45th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 7.0 | #958/1106 | 13th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 11.1% | #436/1137 | 62nd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 7 | #1020/1105 | 8th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 14.3% | #61/1137 | 95th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 5.7% | #310/1137 | 73rd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 5.1% | #471/1137 | 59th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 4.2% | #526/1137 | 54th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 4.2% | #791/1137 | 31st pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 0.0% | #993/1137 | 13th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #391/1137 | 66th pct | Ground-game usagevs 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
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 · 1 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Losses1g | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
2Below cohort
Concern: long catch (0th).
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
Jayden McGowanCharlotteMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 47% simJacquon GibsonMassachusetts· 41% simAaron TurnerRice· 39% sim
Rec TDs
Yards / catch
Rec yards
Receptions
Long catch
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
51.4%
379 pass / 358 run
Plays / game
61.4
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
8.9%
302 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coaches2022
Peter Rossomando
Charlotte
2023era →
Biff Poggi
Charlotte
2025era →
Tim Albin
Charlotte
Played under 3 different head coaches: Peter Rossomando, Biff Poggi, and Tim Albin. Multi-era developmental context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownLaurens, SC
Height5'7"
Weight180 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey3
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamCharlotte
ConferenceAmerican Athletic
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-ACC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | All-ACC | all_conference | Boston College | ACC | PAUL |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boston College | WR4 | #2549 | #2364 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | ACC |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | WR4 | #1952 | #2806 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | SEC |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | WR4 | #1234 | #1762 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | SEC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charlotte | American Athletic | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 5-7 | 180 lb | Laurens, SC |
| 2024 | Boston College | ACC | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 5-7 | 180 lb | Laurens, SC |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | SEC | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 5-7 | 180 lb | Laurens, SC |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | SEC | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 5-7 | 180 lb | Laurens, SC |