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Kollin Lewis

CB · North Texas · So · #25

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

15 TACKLES · 0 SACKS

2026 TRANSFERTransferred North Texas → Oklahoma State for 2026

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Oklahoma State

2025North Texas
2026Oklahoma State

CB · NORTH TEXAS · AMERICAN ATHLETIC

Kollin Lewis

  • 2
  • #25
  • 5-11 | 185 lb
  • Gladewater, TX

CFB Zeitgeist Score

32

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by passes defended at the 48th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#12426

<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

R05 · Part-time starter

Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1958 national
CFB
College
North Texas
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionCB
Class2
Jersey25
Measurements5-11 | 185 lb
HometownGladewater, TX
Primary teamNorth Texas

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1958 recruit
Composite rating 0.8263 HighSchool
Signed with North Texas 2023
Origin Gladewater Gladewater, TX, USA
Class Profile Context
2023 3-star | 0.8263 No. 1958 recruit | HighSchool | North Texas

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Oklahoma State 2026
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Jan 5, 2026
Season Move Context
2026 North Texas -> Oklahoma State 3-star | 0.8600 | 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#12426Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#12186Where 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 North Texas

Composite

0.8263

#1958 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 Kollin Lewis

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 Kollin Lewis

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 12g
15Tackles
1Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Per game
1Tackles
0.1Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Projected (13g)
16Tackles
1.1Tackles for loss
0Sacks

To hit 80-tackle season (currently 15): needs 65/game over remaining 1.

To hit 100-tackle season (currently 15): needs 85/game over remaining 1.

To hit 6-sack season (currently 0): needs 6/game over remaining 1.

To hit 10-sack season (currently 0): needs 10/game over remaining 1.

Why this is a rare defensive case

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

Kollin Lewis is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on North Texas's defense, with 0.0 sacks, 1.0 tackles for loss, and 1 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 #12426 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load -- Role share still loading
Profile quirk Defensive rarity 0.0 sacks | 1.0 TFL

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 15 12 solo | #2386/4942 (52nd pct)
TFL 1.0 Backfield disruption | #2051/4972 (59th 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
15 52nd
SOLO
12 62nd
TFL
1.0 59th
SACK
0.0 65th

Coverage & Takeaways

PD
1 43rd
INT
1 65th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppTKLSOLOTFLSACKINTPDNote
Wk 1W 51-0vs Lamar220.00.00
Wk 3W 59-10vs Washington State211.00.010
Wk 5W 36-22vs South Alabama110.00.00
Wk 7L 36-63vs South Florida110.00.00
Wk 8W 55-17vs UTSA110.00.00
Wk 9W 54-20@ Charlotte100.00.00
Wk 10W 31-17vs Navy
Wk 12W 53-24@ UAB430.00.00Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 13W 56-24@ Rice110.00.00
Wk 14W 52-25vs Temple000.00.01
Wk 15L 21-34@ Tulane110.00.00
BowlW 49-47@ San Diego State110.00.00
Total15121.00.011
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

2023North Texas5-7HC: Eric Morris · Balanced, fast tempo
2025North Texas12-2HC: Eric Morris · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025North Texas15121.00.011--
2023North Texas110.00.0------
Career2 loaded seasons16131.00.011--
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 1 0 pick-six TD | #308/869 (65th pct)
Pass breakups 1 Coverage disruption | #1241/2184 (43rd pct)
QB pressures 0 Quarterback hurries
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Defense Total tackles 15 #2386/4942 52nd pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense TFL 1.0 #2051/4972 59th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Sacks 0.0 #1762/4972 65th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Interceptions 1 #308/869 65th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Defense Pass breakups 1 #1241/2184 43rd pct Coveragevs FBS DEF
Defense Solo tackles 12 #1735/4584 62nd pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense Fumbles recovered 1 #103/736 86th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Ball Security Fumbles lost 0 #1/773 100th pct Turnoversvs 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 · 12 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Home7g1.00.10.00.1
Road5g1.60.00.00.0

Win vs Loss

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Wins10g1.30.10.00.1
Losses2g1.00.00.00.0

First half vs Second half

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Weeks 1-75g1.40.20.00.0
Weeks 8+7g1.10.00.00.1

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the CB cohort

32Below cohort
8 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles (18th).

Passes defended#1191 / 2975 · 48th pct
1defe
Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct
0fumb
Solo tackles#1735 / 2975 · 40th pct
12defe
Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct
1inte
Tackles for loss#1936 / 2975 · 28th pct
1.0defe
Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct
0.0defe
QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct
0defe
Tackles#2386 / 2975 · 18th pct
15defe

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 · 8 metrics
Kollin LewisNorth TexasTyler MartinMassachusetts· 64% simTahj Ra-ElPurdue· 57% simBrevin HamblinUtah State· 56% sim
Passes defended
48
Lewis
67
Martin
91
Ra-El
98
Hamblin
Forced fumbles
47
Lewis
47
Martin
47
Ra-El
47
Hamblin
Solo tackles
40
Lewis
87
Martin
100
Ra-El
99
Hamblin
Interceptions
31
Lewis
31
Martin
31
Hamblin
Tackles for loss
28
Lewis
63
Martin
56
Ra-El
56
Hamblin
Sacks
24
Lewis
24
Martin
24
Ra-El
74
Hamblin
QB hurries
22
Lewis
22
Martin
22
Ra-El
22
Hamblin
Tackles
18
Lewis
98
Martin
99
Ra-El
99
Hamblin

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 Jordan Shaw’s 2025 season.

Jordan Shaw

90%match

Texas A&M · 2025

#2

Malone Mataele

Utah · 2021

85%
#3

Roy Williams

UAB · 2025

81%
#4

Christian Bodnar

Liberty · 2024

83%
#5

Cameron Ruiz

Temple · 2022

80%

Matches Jordan on

Class year
Height
PD rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Shaw's junior season at Texas A&M (2025).

Jordan Shaw

92%match

Texas A&M · 2025

#2

Jordan Allen

LSU · 2024

89%
#3

Tevin Tucker

Kent State · 2025

89%
#4

Kody Jackson

Louisiana · 2025

86%
#5

Travon West

Wake Forest · 2025

82%

Matches Jordan on

Class year
Height
Weight

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Eric Morris

Pass share

48.5%

475 pass / 504 run

Plays / game

69.9

14 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

5.9%

321 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach
2023
Eric Morris
North Texas
2025
Eric Morris
North Texas

Played his entire career under Eric Morris.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownGladewater, TX
Height5'11"
Weight185 lb
Class2
PositionCB
Jersey25

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 CB2 #12426 #12186 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | American Athletic
2023 North Texas CB2 #15438 #15485 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | American Athletic

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 North Texas American Athletic CB 2 No. 25 | 5-11 | 185 lb | Gladewater, TX
2024 North Texas American Athletic CB 2 No. 25 | 5-11 | 185 lb | Gladewater, TX
2023 North Texas American Athletic CB 2 No. 25 | 5-11 | 185 lb | Gladewater, TX