CFB Zeitgeist Score
53
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rush tds at the 80th percentile.
Kaden Feagin
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
507 RUSH YDS · 7 RUSH TD · 122 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to Illinois for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Illinois
Returning around him
- 52% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 3 Illinois players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (19 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Illinois · Last season: 9-4 (AP #23) · Talent rank #64 · 2026 recruiting class #45
RB · ILLINOIS · BIG TEN
Kaden Feagin
- 3
- #3
- 6-3 | 250 lb
- Atwood, IL
Heisman Heat
#209
<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
2023–2025+16%
Modest growth (16%) across the multi-season window.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Illinois
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 | 4-star | 0.8958 | No. 380 recruit | HighSchool | Illinois |
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.
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 Illinois
Composite
0.8958
#380 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 Kaden Feagin
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 Kaden Feagin
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Rushing yards (total)
507
yds
P4 + Notre Dame RBs, min 80 carries
National rank #52 of 69
Percentile vs P4 + Notre Dame RBs, min 80 carries 25th
Why it matters
#52 of 69 P4 + Notre Dame RBs in total rushing yards — 507 yards on 122 carries.
Vs cohort
This player 507 (25th)
HIGH · n=122 cohort 69
- Also strong
- Rushing WEPA per carry#61 / 66
- Yards per carry#59 / 69
Signature Moment
Week 3 vs Western Michigan — 100 rushing_yards_total
Result W 38-0
The week the volume broke through — put up 100 yds vs Western Michigan.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the rushing totals stand
Through 13g
507Rush yards
122Carries
7Rush TDs
Per game
39Rush yards
9Carries
1Rush TDs
Final
507Rush yards
122Carries
7Rush TDs
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Kaden Feagin's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Illinois, 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?
Passing-game back against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
122 85th
YDS
507 79th
YPC
4.2 38th
TD
7 92nd
Receiving
REC
16 77th
YDS
188 88th
YPR
11.8 86th
TD
2 97th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-3vs Western Illinois | 13 | 74 | 5.7 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-19@ Duke | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-0vs Western Michigan | 20 | 100 | 5.0 | 1 | 26 | Season-high 100 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 10-63@ Indiana | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-32vs USC | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | W 43-27@ Purdue | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 2 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | L 16-34vs Ohio State | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | L 25-42@ Washington | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-13vs Rutgers | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-6vs Maryland | 14 | 81 | 5.8 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-27@ Wisconsin | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 14 | W 20-13vs Northwestern | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 1 | 4 | |
| Bowl | W 30-28vs Tennessee | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 122 | 507 | 3.9 | 7 | 26 |
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
2023Illinois5-7HC: Bret Bielema · Balanced
2024Illinois10-3HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning
2025Illinois9-4HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning
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.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 507 | #158/735 | 79th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 7 | #62/739 | 92nd pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 4.2 | #455/735 | 38th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 16 | #127/552 | 77th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 188 | #69/548 | 88th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.04 | #309/362 | 15th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 115 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 17.1% | #129/738 | 83rd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 122 | #111/739 | 85th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 26 | #327/733 | 56th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 64 | #23/540 | 96th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 11.8 | #75/548 | 86th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 2 | #20/552 | 97th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 29.1% | #133/738 | 82nd pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 19.6% | #135/738 | 82nd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 18.5% | #117/738 | 84th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 18.1% | #174/738 | 77th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 12.2% | #138/738 | 81st pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 11.1% | #157/738 | 79th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 4.4% | #199/738 | 73rd 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 48.0 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 24.6 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins9g | 47.3 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| Losses4g | 20.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 43.2 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 32.2 | 4.3 | 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
53Mid-pack
Elite: rec yards (80th). Concern: yards / carry (20th).
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
Kaden FeaginIllinoisSeth McGowanKentucky· 86% simAl-Jay HendersonBuffalo· 80% simTae MeadowsTroy· 78% sim
Rec yards
Rush TDs
Carries
Receptions
Rush yards
Fumbles lost
Long run
Yards / carry
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 Tyson Riley’s 2021 season.
Tyson Riley
76%match
#2
Kaden Feagin
70%
#3
Anthony Adkins
61%
#4
Trenten Howland
63%
#5
Kaden Feagin
62%
Matches Tyson on
Yards / carry
Weight
Class year
Differs from Tyson on
Height (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Gerrid Doaks’s path through Cincinnati.
Gerrid Doaks
93%match
All-AACNFL Rd 7
#2
Kyle Porter
91%
#3
Chuba Hubbard
All-Big 12NFL Rd 4
81%
#4
Andrew Body
79%
#5
Darius Wilson
78%
Matches Gerrid on
Yards per carry
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jakobi Buchanan's junior season at Army (2022).
Jakobi Buchanan
58%match
#2
Bryan Bradford
57%
#3
Marco Lee
50%
#4
La'Darius Jefferson
All-MAC
54%
#5
Jake Rendina
46%
Matches Jakobi on
Yards / carry
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Jakobi on
Class year (lower)
Height (higher)
Rush TD rate (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
45.6%
372 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
62.8
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
11.0%
292 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Bret Bielema
Illinois
2024
Bret Bielema
Illinois
2025
Bret Bielema
Illinois
Played his entire career under Bret Bielema.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownAtwood, IL
Height6'3"
Weight250 lb
Class3
PositionRB
Jersey3
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamIllinois
ConferenceBig Ten
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.