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Heisman / Players / Juwaun Price /Massachusetts

Juwaun Price

RB · Massachusetts · Sr · #28

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

101 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 26 CARRIES

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Massachusetts for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Massachusetts for 2026

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Running back · Massachusetts

Returning around him

  • 76% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: +3 net (22 in / 19 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Massachusetts · Last season: 0-12 · Talent rank #118 · 2026 recruiting class #136

RB · MASSACHUSETTS · MID-AMERICAN

Juwaun Price

  • 4
  • #28
  • 5-10 | 201 lb
  • Phoenix, AZ

CFB Zeitgeist Score

9

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by long run at the 24th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#1530

<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

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 1 · 2-deep

R03 · Backup

Backup. On the two-deep, pushing for snaps.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2025
6922021
39.02022
1662023
1012025

-85%

Sharp dropoff (-85%) — career inflection point.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#2894 national
CFB
College
3 teams
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionRB
Class4
Jersey28
Measurements5-10 | 201 lb
HometownPhoenix, AZ
Primary teamMassachusetts

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 2-star No. 2894 recruit
Composite rating 0.7900 HighSchool
Signed with New Mexico State 2019
Origin Peoria Peoria, AZ, USA
Class Profile Context
2019 2-star | 0.7900 No. 2894 recruit | HighSchool | New Mexico State

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 3 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Massachusetts 2025
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate May 11, 2025
Season Move Context
2025 North Texas -> Massachusetts 3-star | 0.8200 | Immediate
2024 Syracuse -> North Texas 3-star | 0.8500 | Immediate
2022 New Mexico State -> Syracuse 3-star | 0.8900 | 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 16
Current nowcast#1530Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#1443Where 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 New Mexico State

Composite

0.7900

#2894 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 Juwaun Price

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 Juwaun Price

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 rushing totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 10g
101Rush yards
26Carries
0Rush TDs
Per game
10.1Rush yards
3Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
131.3Rush yards
34Carries
0Rush TDs

To hit 750-yard season (currently 101): needs 216.3/game over remaining 3.

To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 101): needs 299.7/game over remaining 3.

To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 101): needs 466.3/game over remaining 3.

To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 0): needs 3.3/game over remaining 3.

To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 0): needs 5/game over remaining 3.

To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 0): needs 6.7/game over remaining 3.

What made this player interesting

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

Juwaun Price's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Massachusetts, 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.

Current place #1530 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 5.5% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 3 portal moves

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
Scrimmage yards 124 101 rush | 23 rec | #433/735 (41st pct)
Rush TD 0 26 carries | #447/739 (40th pct)
Yards/carry 3.9 Per-rush efficiency | #516/735 (30th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Backfield contributor against FBS RB peers.

Balanced profile

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Rushing

CAR
26 45th
YDS
101 41st
YPC
3.9 30th
TD
0 40th

Receiving

REC
5 43rd
YDS
23 33rd
YPR
4.6 21st
TD
0 70th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCARYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1L 10-42vs Temple122.002
Wk 2L 26-27vs Bryant133.003
Wk 5L 6-42@ Missouri133.003
Wk 6L 3-21vs Western Michigan6549.0027Season-high 54 yds
Wk 7L 6-42@ Kent State8182.3012
Wk 8L 21-28vs Buffalo4112.809
Wk 9L 13-38@ Central Michigan133.003
Wk 11L 10-44@ Akron100.000
Wk 12L 3-45vs Northern Illinois
Wk 13L 14-42@ Ohio372.303
Total261013.0027
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

2021New Mexico State2-10HC: Doug Martin · Pass-leaning
2022Syracuse7-6HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Syracuse6-7HC: Nunzio Campanile · Run-heavy
2025Massachusetts0-12HC: Joe Harasymiak · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Massachusetts261013.90--
2023Syracuse481663.50--
2022Syracuse8394.90--
2021New Mexico State1356925.110--
Career4 loaded seasons2179984.610--
SeasonTeam
2025Massachusetts5234.60--
2023Syracuse33812.70--
2022Syracuse----------
2021New Mexico State261817.00--
Career4 loaded seasons342427.10--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Rushing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.

Role share

How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.

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.

Receiving work 5 23 rec yds | #315/552 (43rd pct)
Usage 5.5% 9.4% rush share | #509/738 (31st pct)
Rushing WEPA -- Adjusted value feed still loading
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Rushing Rushing yards 101 #433/735 41st pct Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing Rush TD 0 #447/739 40th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Rushing Yards / carry 3.9 #516/735 30th pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving Receptions 5 #315/552 43rd pct Volumevs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving yards 23 #369/548 33rd pct Volumevs FBS RB
Usage Role share 5.5% #509/738 31st pct Share of team offensevs FBS RB
Rushing Rushing LONG 27 #321/733 56th pct Metricvs FBS RB
Rushing Carries 26 #408/739 45th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving LONG 10 #415/540 23rd pct Metricvs FBS RB
Receiving Yards / catch 4.6 #435/548 21st pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving TD 0 #169/552 70th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Usage Rush share 9.4% #511/738 31st pct Ground-game usagevs FBS RB
Usage 3rd-down usage 8.6% #263/738 64th pct Money-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Standard-down usage 6.8% #481/738 35th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS RB
Usage 1st-down usage 5.7% #514/738 30th pct Early-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Passing-down usage 3.4% #554/738 25th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS RB
Usage 2nd-down usage 2.5% #663/738 10th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Pass share 2.4% #369/738 50th pct Air-game usagevs 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

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Home5g14.04.20.0
Road5g6.22.10.0

Win vs Loss

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Losses10g10.13.00.0

First half vs Second half

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Weeks 1-75g16.03.90.0
Weeks 8+5g4.22.00.0

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

9Below cohort
7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: carries (0th).

Long run#263 / 349 · 24th pct
27rush
Receptions#269 / 338 · 18th pct
5rece
Rec yards#289 / 338 · 15th pct
23rece
Yards / carry#303 / 349 · 12th pct
3.9rush
Rush TDs#326 / 349 · 3rd pct
0rush
Rush yards#350 / 349 · 0th pct
101rush
Carries#350 / 349 · 0th pct
26rush

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
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 · 7 metrics
Juwaun PriceMassachusettsJordan BrunsonMiami (OH)· 47% simTae MeadowsTroy· 47% simChavon WrightNorthern Illinois· 46% sim
Long run
24
Price
73
Brunson
53
Meadows
49
Wright
Receptions
18
Price
2
Brunson
45
Meadows
32
Wright
Rec yards
15
Price
3
Brunson
38
Meadows
10
Wright
Yards / carry
12
Price
41
Brunson
29
Meadows
33
Wright
Rush TDs
3
Price
50
Brunson
72
Meadows
62
Wright
Rush yards
0
Price
80
Brunson
74
Meadows
84
Wright
Carries
0
Price
85
Brunson
84
Meadows
92
Wright

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

DNA Match awaiting data — similarity scores compute once season stats clear the volume gate for this position cohort.

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Joe Harasymiak

Pass share

54.2%

415 pass / 351 run

Plays / game

63.8

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

9.9%

342 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

3 coaches
2021
Alex Miller
Massachusetts
2022
Don Brown
Massachusetts
era →
2023
Don Brown
Massachusetts
2025
Joe Harasymiak
Massachusetts
era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Alex Miller, Don Brown, and Joe Harasymiak. Multi-era developmental context.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownPhoenix, AZ
Height5'10"
Weight201 lb
Class4
PositionRB
Jersey28

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 North Texas RB4 #1530 #1443 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | American Athletic
2023 Syracuse RB4 #1590 #1747 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | ACC
2022 Syracuse RB4 #1743 #1749 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | ACC
2021 New Mexico State RB4 #626 #908 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | FBS Independents

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Massachusetts Mid-American RB 4 No. 28 | 5-10 | 201 lb | Phoenix, AZ
2024 North Texas American Athletic RB 4 No. 28 | 5-10 | 201 lb | Phoenix, AZ
2023 Syracuse ACC RB 4 No. 28 | 5-10 | 201 lb | Phoenix, AZ
2022 Syracuse ACC RB 4 No. 28 | 5-10 | 201 lb | Phoenix, AZ
2021 New Mexico State FBS Independents RB 4 No. 28 | 5-10 | 201 lb | Phoenix, AZ