CFB Zeitgeist Score
74
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 75th percentile.
Landon Ellis
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
624 REC YDS · 36 REC · 5 REC TD
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UCLA
2025James Madison
2026UCLA
WR · JAMES MADISON · SUN BELT
Landon Ellis
- 3
- #13
- 6-2 | 213 lb
- Orange, VA
Heisman Heat
Awaiting
Not on the live Heisman board this week.
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
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TOP WR AWARD
Biletnikoff
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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
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
James Madison
NFL
NFL Draft
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| No recruiting profile is on file for this player. | ||
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | James Madison -> UCLA | 3-star | 0.8600 | Immediate |
| 2025 | Richmond -> James Madison | Immediate |
Heisman Lens
Where the model places this player relative to the rest of the Heisman field.
Heisman 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 receiving yards (624).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
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 Landon Ellis
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 Landon Ellis
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
17.3
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #36 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 93rd
Why it matters
#36 of 531 All FBS WRs at 17.3 yards per reception (36 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 17.3 (93th)
HIGH · n=36 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving yards (total)#131 / 531
- Receiving TDs#98 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 7 vs Louisiana — 120 ypr
Result W 24-14
The week the volume broke through — put up 120 yds vs Louisiana.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 12g
624Rec yards
36Receptions
5Rec TDs
Per game
52Rec yards
3Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
676Rec yards
39Receptions
5Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 624): needs 76/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 624): needs 376/game over remaining 1.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 36): needs 24/game over remaining 1.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 36): needs 44/game over remaining 1.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 5): needs 3/game over remaining 1.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 5): needs 5/game over remaining 1.
Why the honors trail matters
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Landon Ellis already has 1 loaded recognition item, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
WR 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?
Big-play receiver against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
36 80th
YDS
624 88th
YPR
17.3 88th
TD
5 91st
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-10vs Weber State | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-28@ Louisville | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-13@ Liberty | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-10vs Georgia Southern | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 6 | W 14-7@ Georgia State | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-14vs Louisiana | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 3 | 62 | Season-high 120 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 63-27vs Old Dominion | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 0 | 36 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-20@ Texas State | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-23@ Marshall | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 12 | W 58-10vs App State | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 15 | W 31-14vs Troy | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Bowl | L 34-51@ Oregon | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 0 | 50 | |
| Total | 36 | 624 | 16.8 | 5 | 62 |
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
2025James Madison12-2HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | 36 | 624 | 17.3 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 36 | 624 | 17.3 | 5 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 36 | #218/1110 | 80th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 624 | #138/1107 | 88th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 5 | #96/1111 | 91st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 17.3 | #134/1106 | 88th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 13.9% | #282/1137 | 75th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 62 | #154/1105 | 86th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 8.3% | #345/1137 | 70th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 8.1% | #386/1137 | 66th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 5.7% | #398/1137 | 65th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 5.3% | #466/1137 | 59th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 4.6% | #440/1137 | 61st pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 4.5% | #478/1137 | 58th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #391/1137 | 66th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 1 | #131/302 | 57th pct | Turnoversvs FBS WR |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
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 · 12 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 55.3 | 16.4 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 2.8 | 48.7 | 17.2 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins10g | 3.0 | 48.6 | 15.6 | 0.5 |
| Losses2g | 3.0 | 69.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.1 | 55.1 | 16.9 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 47.6 | 16.6 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
74Solid starter
Elite: yards / catch (92nd).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 2025
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.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Landon EllisJames MadisonHarrison Wallace IIIOle Miss· 84% simAnthony SmithEast Carolina· 82% simChris Dawn Jr.Texas State· 81% sim
Yards / catch
Rec TDs
Rec yards
Long catch
Receptions
Fumbles lost
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Elijah Sarratt’s 2024 season.
Elijah Sarratt
81%match
All-Big TenNFL Rd 4
#2
C.J. Daniels
76%
#3
Tyrone Howell
All-Sun Belt
76%
#4
Bub Means
NFL Rd 5
69%
#5
Jacoby Jones
74%
Matches Elijah on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Class year
Differs from Elijah on
Reception volume (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Kevin Austin’s path through Notre Dame.
Kevin Austin
95%match
#2
Jackson Parham
95%
#3
Javon McKinley
94%
#4
Kahtero Summers
93%
#5
Stephen Gosnell
91%
Matches Kevin on
Height
Yards per reception
Weight
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Bub Means's junior season at Pittsburgh (2023).
Bub Means
83%match
NFL Rd 5
#2
Ja'Lynn Polk
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 5
80%
#3
Antoine Green
NFL Rd 7
77%
#4
Omarion Miller
77%
#5
Brenden Rice
NFL Rd 7
76%
Matches Bub on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Yards / reception
Differs from Bub on
Class year (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Pass share
39.7%
385 pass / 584 run
Plays / game
69.2
14 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.8%
269 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Bob Chesney
James Madison
Played his entire career under Bob Chesney.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownOrange, VA
Height6'2"
Weight213 lb
Class3
PositionWR
Jersey13
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Current teamJames Madison
ConferenceSun Belt
Joined2025
Career arc1 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Sun Belt
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 all-conference honor
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-Sun Belt | all_conference | James Madison | Sun Belt | WR |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This player hasn’t appeared on a Heisman ballot tracked by the model. | |||||||||
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | Sun Belt | WR | 3 | No. 13 | 6-2 | 213 lb | Orange, VA |