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Jordan Drew

CB · Tulsa · Jr · #3

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

23 TACKLES · 0 SACKS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Tulsa for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Tulsa for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Cornerback · Tulsa

Returning around him

  • 99% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: -1 net (21 in / 22 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Tulsa · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #85 · 2026 recruiting class #109

CB · TULSA · AMERICAN ATHLETIC

Jordan Drew

  • 3
  • #3
  • 6-0 | 170 lb
  • Tulsa, OK

CFB Zeitgeist Score

31

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by passes defended at the 67th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#14898

<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 DB AWARD

Jim Thorpe

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R06 · Starter

Starter. A locked-in starting role.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1604 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionCB
Class3
Jersey3
Measurements6-0 | 170 lb
HometownTulsa, OK
Primary teamTulsa

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1604 recruit
Composite rating 0.8356 HighSchool
Signed with Utah State 2022
Origin Booker T. Washington Tulsa, OK, USA
Class Profile Context
2022 3-star | 0.8356 No. 1604 recruit | HighSchool | Utah State

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
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 16
Current nowcast#14898Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#15040Where 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 Utah State

Composite

0.8356

#1604 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 Jordan Drew

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 Jordan Drew

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.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the defensive totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 10g
23Tackles
0Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Per game
2Tackles
0Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Projected (13g)
30Tackles
0Tackles for loss
0Sacks

To hit 80-tackle season (currently 23): needs 19/game over remaining 3.

To hit 100-tackle season (currently 23): needs 25.7/game over remaining 3.

To hit 6-sack season (currently 0): needs 2/game over remaining 3.

To hit 10-sack season (currently 0): needs 3.3/game over remaining 3.

Why this is a rare defensive case

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

Jordan Drew is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Tulsa's defense, with 0.0 sacks, 0.0 tackles for loss, and -- interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.

Current place #14898 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load -- Role share still loading
Profile quirk Transfer path 0 portal moves

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

DEF season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Total tackles 23 12 solo | #1813/4942 (63rd pct)
TFL 0.0 Backfield disruption | #3020/4972 (39th pct)
Sacks 0.0 Pass-rush finish | #1762/4972 (65th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Defensive contributor against FBS defenders.

Balanced profile

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Tackling & Disruption

TOT
23 63rd
SOLO
12 62nd
TFL
0.0 39th
SACK
0.0 65th

Coverage & Takeaways

PD
2 64th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppTKLSOLOTFLSACKINTPDNote
Wk 1W 35-7vs Abilene Christian110.00.00
Wk 2L 14-21@ New Mexico State330.00.00
Wk 3L 23-42vs Navy100.00.00
Wk 4W 19-12@ Oklahoma State100.00.00
Wk 5L 14-31vs Tulane630.00.00Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 6L 7-45@ Memphis210.00.00
Wk 8L 27-41@ East Carolina630.00.00
Wk 9L 37-38vs Temple000.00.01
Wk 11L 21-40@ Florida Atlantic110.00.00
Wk 12W 31-14vs Oregon State200.00.01
Total23120.00.02
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

2022Utah State6-7HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning
2023Utah State6-7HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning
2025Tulsa4-8HC: Tre Lamb · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Tulsa23120.00.02----
2023Utah State27160.00.06----
2022Utah State430.00.0------
Career3 loaded seasons54310.00.08----
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Disruption stats

TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.

Coverage splash

Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.

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.

INT -- -- pick-six TD
Pass breakups 2 Coverage disruption | #792/2184 (64th pct)
QB pressures 0 Quarterback hurries
Open full stat explorer
0 metrics visible Showing all metrics
Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Defense Total tackles 23 #1813/4942 63rd pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense TFL 0.0 #3020/4972 39th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Sacks 0.0 #1762/4972 65th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Pass breakups 2 #792/2184 64th pct Coveragevs FBS DEF
Defense Solo tackles 12 #1735/4584 62nd pct Volumevs FBS DEF

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

The Thorpe award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Home5g2.00.00.00.4
Road5g2.60.00.00.0

Win vs Loss

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Wins3g1.30.00.00.3
Losses7g2.70.00.00.1

First half vs Second half

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Weeks 1-76g2.30.00.00.0
Weeks 8+4g2.20.00.00.5

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the CB cohort

31Below cohort
6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles for loss (7th).

Passes defended#777 / 2975 · 67th pct
2defe
Solo tackles#1735 / 2975 · 40th pct
12defe
Tackles#1813 / 2975 · 38th pct
23defe
Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct
0.0defe
QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct
0defe
Tackles for loss#2548 / 2975 · 7th pct
0.0defe

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · CB · 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 · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 6 metrics
Jordan DrewTulsaTyler MartinMassachusetts· 62% simTahj Ra-ElPurdue· 59% simDalton JohnsonArizona· 57% sim
Passes defended
67
Drew
67
Martin
91
Ra-El
96
Johnson
Solo tackles
40
Drew
87
Martin
100
Ra-El
97
Johnson
Tackles
38
Drew
98
Martin
99
Ra-El
98
Johnson
Sacks
24
Drew
24
Martin
24
Ra-El
63
Johnson
QB hurries
22
Drew
22
Martin
22
Ra-El
22
Johnson
Tackles for loss
7
Drew
63
Martin
56
Ra-El
47
Johnson

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Cover Corner

Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.

CB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ekow Boye-Doe’s 2021 season.

Ekow Boye-Doe

91%match

Kansas State · 2021

#2

Tony Collier

New Mexico · 2021

82%
#3

Greedy Vance

Florida State · 2022

80%
#4

Dywan Griffin

UTSA · 2022

80%
#5

Greedy Vance

USC · 2024

79%

Matches Ekow on

PD rate
Tackle volume
Weight

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Davis's senior season at Utah (2025).

Elijah Davis

87%match

Utah · 2025

#2

Khamari Terrell

Texas State · 2025

82%
#3

Laterrance Welch

UNLV · 2025

82%
#4

Kamari Ramsey

USC · 2025

NFL Rd 5
81%
#5

Caleb Ransaw

Tulane · 2024

All-AACNFL Rd 3 · Pk 24
79%

Matches Elijah on

Class year
Height
PD rate

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Tre Lamb

Pass share

45.9%

407 pass / 480 run

Plays / game

73.9

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

6.2%

357 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

3 coaches
2022
Philip Montgomery
Tulsa
2023
Kevin Wilson
Tulsa
era →
2025
Tre Lamb
Tulsa
era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Philip Montgomery, Kevin Wilson, and Tre Lamb. Multi-era developmental context.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownTulsa, OK
Height6'0"
Weight170 lb
Class3
PositionCB
Jersey3

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 Utah State CB3 #14898 #15040 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Mountain West
2023 Utah State CB3 #11834 #12016 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Mountain West
2022 Utah State CB3 #13581 #13580 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mountain West

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Tulsa American Athletic CB 3 No. 3 | 6-0 | 170 lb | Tulsa, OK
2024 Utah State Mountain West CB 3 No. 3 | 6-0 | 170 lb | Tulsa, OK
2023 Utah State Mountain West CB 3 No. 3 | 6-0 | 170 lb | Tulsa, OK
2022 Utah State Mountain West CB 3 No. 3 | 6-0 | 170 lb | Tulsa, OK