CFB Zeitgeist Score
52
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rush yards at the 80th percentile.
Jordan Brunson
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
767 RUSH YDS · 4 RUSH TD · 164 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to Miami (OH) for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Miami (OH)
Returning around him
- 48% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Miami (OH) player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (16 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami (OH) · Last season: 7-7 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #83
RB · MIAMI (OH) · MID-AMERICAN
Jordan Brunson
- 4
- #6
- 6-0 | 233 lb
- Alpharetta, GA
Heisman Heat
#3811
<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 RB AWARD
Doak Walker
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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 · rushing yards
2022–2025+5013%
Up 5013% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Miami (OH)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3-star | 0.8444 | No. 1379 recruit | HighSchool |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Virginia Tech -> Miami (OH) | 3-star | 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.
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 rushing yards (767).
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
0.8444
#1379 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 Jordan Brunson
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
—
Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- National · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Jordan Brunson
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 rushing totals stand
Through 13g
767Rush yards
164Carries
4Rush TDs
Per game
59Rush yards
13Carries
0Rush TDs
Final
767Rush yards
164Carries
4Rush TDs
✓ Hit 750-yard season · finished with 767.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Jordan Brunson's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Miami (OH), 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
RB 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?
Workhorse against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
164 93rd
YDS
767 91st
YPC
4.7 53rd
TD
4 79th
Receiving
REC
1 16th
YDS
5 10th
YPR
5.0 26th
TD
0 70th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-17@ Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-41vs UNLV | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-0vs Lindenwood | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-14@ Northern Illinois | 20 | 73 | 3.7 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-7@ Akron | 19 | 72 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-30vs Eastern Michigan | 23 | 122 | 5.3 | 1 | 38 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-17vs Western Michigan | 13 | 90 | 6.9 | 0 | 46 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-24@ Ohio | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-24vs Toledo | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-20@ Buffalo | 16 | 123 | 7.7 | 0 | 60 | Season-high 123 yds |
| Wk 14 | W 45-24vs Ball State | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 15 | L 13-23@ Western Michigan | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 1 | 13 | |
| Bowl | L 3-18@ Fresno State | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 164 | 767 | 4.4 | 4 | 60 |
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
2022Miami (OH)6-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Miami (OH)11-3HC: Chuck Martin · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Miami (OH)7-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami (OH) | 164 | 767 | 4.7 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 137 | 11.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 183 | 919 | 5.0 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.
How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.
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.
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| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 767 | #70/735 | 91st pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 4 | #154/739 | 79th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 4.7 | #343/735 | 53rd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 1 | #467/552 | 16th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 5 | #495/548 | 10th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.04 | #309/362 | 15th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 144 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 20.4% | #87/738 | 88th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 164 | #54/739 | 93rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 60 | #105/733 | 86th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 5 | #482/540 | 11th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 5.0 | #406/548 | 26th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #169/552 | 70th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 36.3% | #81/738 | 89th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 24.4% | #83/738 | 89th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 23.1% | #100/738 | 87th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 21.7% | #78/738 | 90th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 12.5% | #127/738 | 83rd pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 12.0% | #132/738 | 82nd pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 1.0% | #506/738 | 32nd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 1 | #78/256 | 70th pct | Turnoversvs FBS RB |
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 · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 57.7 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Road7g | 60.1 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 81.4 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Losses6g | 32.8 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 37.7 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 77.3 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
52Mid-pack
Elite: carries (84th). Strength: rush yards (80th). Concern: receptions (1st).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · RB · 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.
wepa_rushing0.04Below (<p25) (n=178)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Jordan BrunsonMiami (OH)Chavon WrightNorthern Illinois· 85% simQuinton JacksonRice· 81% simLucky SuttonSan Diego State· 80% sim
Carries
Rush yards
Long run
Rush TDs
Fumbles lost
Yards / carry
Rec yards
Receptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Marco Lee’s 2023 season.
Marco Lee
74%match
#2
Deion Hankins
All-Conference USA
73%
#3
Jake Rendina
70%
#4
Jakobi Buchanan
64%
#5
Ari Broussard
69%
Matches Marco on
Receiving share
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Rush TD rate
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Joshua Samuel’s path through Austin Peay.
Joshua Samuel
97%match
#2
Demetric Felton
NFL Rd 6
96%
#3
Jordan Fuller
NFL Rd 6
90%
#4
Garrett Groshek
89%
#5
Narii Gaither
87%
Matches Joshua on
Yards per carry
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Marco Lee's senior season at South Alabama (2023).
Marco Lee
84%match
#2
Hayden Reed
68%
#3
Dylan Downing
67%
#4
Chip Trayanum
All-MAC
66%
#5
Markese Stepp
64%
Matches Marco on
EPA / carry (adj)
Weight
Receiving share
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
43.4%
367 pass / 478 run
Plays / game
60.4
14 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
8.3%
290 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022
Chuck Martin
Miami (OH)
2023
Chuck Martin
Miami (OH)
2025
Chuck Martin
Miami (OH)
Played his entire career under Chuck Martin.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownAlpharetta, GA
Height6'0"
Weight233 lb
Class4
PositionRB
Jersey6
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Current teamMiami (OH)
ConferenceMid-American
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 | Miami (OH) | RB4 | #3811 | #4061 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Mid-American |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | RB4 | #893 | #762 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Mid-American |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | RB4 | #3630 | #3769 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Mid-American |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | RB4 | #2488 | #2414 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | ACC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | RB | 4 | No. 6 | 6-0 | 233 lb | Alpharetta, GA |
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | RB | 4 | No. 6 | 6-0 | 233 lb | Alpharetta, GA |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | RB | 4 | No. 6 | 6-0 | 233 lb | Alpharetta, GA |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | RB | 4 | No. 6 | 6-0 | 233 lb | Alpharetta, GA |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | ACC | RB | 4 | No. 6 | 6-0 | 233 lb | Alpharetta, GA |