CFB Zeitgeist Score
54
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 69th percentile.
Johntay Cook II
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-06-22
Johntay Cook II is a cornerstone for Syracuse — measured against the line he joined.
559REC YDS47REC2REC TD
5★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.31
recruiting national rank
Read the story so far
AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data
2026 Outlook
Returning to Syracuse for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Syracuse
Returning around him
- 14% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -10 net (19 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Syracuse · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #34 · 2026 recruiting class #42
WR · SYRACUSE · ACC
Johntay Cook II
- 3
- #2
- 6-0 | 198 lb
- Desoto, TX
Heisman Heat
#377
<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 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+311%
Up 311% 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 | 5-star | 0.9834 | No. 31 recruit | HighSchool | Texas |
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
- 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 receiving yards (559).
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
Composite
0.9834
#31 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 Johntay Cook II
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
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Johntay Cook II
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Receiving yards (total)
559
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #167 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 69th
Why it matters
#167 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving yards — 559 yards on 47 receptions.
Vs cohort
This player 559 (69th)
HIGH · n=47 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Yards per reception#297 / 531
- Receiving TDs#302 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 4 at Clemson — 113 receiving_yards_total
Result W 34-21
The week the volume broke through — put up 113 yds at Clemson.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 11g
559Rec yards
47Receptions
2Rec TDs
Per game
50.8Rec yards
4Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
660.6Rec yards
56Receptions
2Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 559): needs 70.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 559): needs 220.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 47): needs 6.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 47): needs 16.5/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.
Johntay Cook II's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Syracuse, 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
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?
Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
47 88th
YDS
559 84th
YPR
11.9 50th
TD
2 75th
Rushing
CAR
1 35th
YDS
18 63rd
YPC
18.0 97th
TD
0 81st
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-45@ Tennessee | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-20vs UConn | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | W 66-24vs Colgate | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-21@ Clemson | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 0 | 59 | Season-high 113 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 3-38vs Duke | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 6 | L 18-31@ SMU | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 1 | 38 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-30vs Pittsburgh | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-41@ Georgia Tech | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 41 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-38@ Miami | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-70@ Notre Dame | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 14 | L 12-34vs Boston College | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 47 | 559 | 11.8 | 2 | 59 |
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
2023Texas12-2HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
2024Texas13-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced, fast tempo
2025Syracuse3-9HC: Fran Brown · Balanced
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 | 47 | #130/1110 | 88th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 559 | #173/1107 | 84th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 2 | #281/1111 | 75th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 11.9 | #556/1106 | 50th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 17.4% | #153/1137 | 87th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 18 | #85/346 | 76th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 18 | #147/397 | 63rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 18.0 | #12/393 | 97th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 1 | #264/407 | 35th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 59 | #184/1105 | 83rd pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 14.5% | #57/1137 | 95th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 12.6% | #43/1137 | 96th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 10.3% | #209/1137 | 82nd pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 9.2% | #131/1137 | 89th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 6.7% | #242/1137 | 79th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 6.1% | #314/1137 | 72nd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.3% | #332/1137 | 71st pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 2 | #274/302 | 10th pct | Turnoversvs 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 · 11 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.6 | 48.2 | 11.1 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.0 | 53.0 | 12.4 | 0.3 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins3g | 4.0 | 58.7 | 14.5 | 0.0 |
| Losses8g | 4.4 | 47.9 | 10.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.5 | 66.7 | 12.6 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 31.8 | 10.9 | 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
54Mid-pack
Concern: fumbles lost (5th).
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
Johntay Cook IISyracuseTrent WalkerOregon State· 83% simKevin Coleman Jr.Missouri· 83% simRyan DavisUtah· 82% sim
Receptions
Long catch
Rec yards
Rush yards
Rec TDs
Rush TDs
Yards / catch
Fumbles lost
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Xavier White’s 2022 season.
Xavier White
86%match
#2
Keagan Johnson
83%
#3
DeAree Rogers
81%
#4
Tyler Page
77%
#5
Victor Tucker
80%
Matches Xavier on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
TD rate
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ma'jon Wright’s path through Arizona.
Ma'jon Wright
99%match
#2
Tyler Vaughns
96%
#3
Anthony Lowe
96%
#4
Taylor Grimes
95%
#5
Ezrah Archie
95%
Matches Ma'jon on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kayshon Boutte's junior season at LSU (2022).
Kayshon Boutte
87%match
All-SECNFL Rd 6
#2
Rakim Jarrett
86%
#3
Isaiah Esdale
80%
#4
Jesse Matthews
All-Mountain West
79%
#5
Gabriel Rogers
77%
Matches Kayshon on
Reception volume
Recruiting rating
EPA / play (adj)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
48.6%
408 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
70.0
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
9.2%
379 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023
Nunzio Campanile
Syracuse
2024era →
Fran Brown
Syracuse
2025
Fran Brown
Syracuse
Coaching transition mid-career: Nunzio Campanile → Fran Brown. 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.
HometownDesoto, TX
Height6'0"
Weight198 lb
Class3
PositionWR
Jersey2
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Current teamSyracuse
ConferenceACC
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.