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Heisman / Players / Lloyd Avant /Colorado State

Lloyd Avant

RB · Colorado State · So · #25

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

417 RUSH YDS · 5 RUSH TD · 90 CARRIES

2026 TRANSFERTransferred Colorado State → Oklahoma for 2026

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Oklahoma

2025Colorado State
2026Oklahoma

RB · COLORADO STATE · MOUNTAIN WEST

Lloyd Avant

  • 2
  • #25
  • 5-10 | 200 lb
  • Humble, TX

CFB Zeitgeist Score

50

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rush tds at the 62nd percentile.

Heisman Heat

#1402

<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 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2024–2025
2592024
4172025

+61%

Up 61% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1457 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionRB
Class2
Jersey25
Measurements5-10 | 200 lb
HometownHumble, TX
Primary teamColorado State

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1457 recruit
Composite rating 0.8536 HighSchool
Signed with Tulsa 2024
Origin Summer Creek Humble, TX, USA
Class Profile Context
2024 3-star | 0.8536 No. 1457 recruit | HighSchool | Tulsa

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 2 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Oklahoma 2026
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Jan 5, 2026
Season Move Context
2026 Colorado State -> Oklahoma 3-star | 0.8500 | Immediate
2025 Tulsa -> Colorado State 3-star | 0.8300 | 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#1402Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#2100Where 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 Tulsa

Composite

0.8536

#1457 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 Lloyd Avant

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

50

Mixed Sentiment

Sample 1 mentions
Confidence BELOW-FLOOR

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 1 mentions · belief +0 · "Could Oklahoma Transfer RB Lloyd Avant Become Key Gadget Player for Sooners? &nb"Own fans
  • Own fans · n=1

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Lloyd Avant

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 12g
417Rush yards
90Carries
5Rush TDs
Per game
34.8Rush yards
8Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
451.8Rush yards
98Carries
5Rush TDs

To hit 750-yard season (currently 417): needs 333/game over remaining 1.

To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 417): needs 583/game over remaining 1.

To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 417): needs 1,083/game over remaining 1.

To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 5): needs 5/game over remaining 1.

To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 5): needs 10/game over remaining 1.

To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 5): needs 15/game over remaining 1.

Why this is more than a rushing profile

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

Lloyd Avant is not a one-lane back. The profile is interesting because the workload spills beyond pure rushing volume: 417 rushing yards, 24 catches, and 268 return yards for Colorado State. That kind of all-purpose footprint gives the card a much richer story than a basic carry total.

Current place #1402 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 15.7% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 2 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 678 417 rush | 261 rec | #202/735 (73rd pct)
Rush TD 5 90 carries | #115/739 (85th pct)
Yards/carry 4.6 Per-rush efficiency | #364/735 (51st pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Passing-game back against FBS RB peers.

Passing-game back

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Rushing

CAR
90 75th
YDS
417 73rd
YPC
4.6 51st
TD
5 85th

Receiving

REC
24 90th
YDS
261 96th
YPR
10.9 83rd
TD
1 89th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCARYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1L 21-38@ Washington4123.008
Wk 2W 21-17vs Northern Colorado11686.2220
Wk 4L 16-17vs UTSA10969.6023Season-high 96 yds
Wk 5L 3-20vs Washington State5336.6018
Wk 6L 24-45@ San Diego State3175.709
Wk 7W 49-21vs Fresno State16523.3112
Wk 8L 19-31vs Hawai'i8506.3012
Wk 9L 0-28@ Wyoming4143.507
Wk 11L 10-42vs UNLV5142.8011
Wk 12L 17-20@ New Mexico12363.0012
Wk 13L 21-49@ Boise State9141.619
Wk 14L 21-42vs Air Force3113.715
Total904174.6523
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

2024Tulsa3-9HC: Kevin Wilson · Balanced
2025Colorado State2-10HC: Jay Norvell · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Colorado State904174.65--
2024Tulsa762593.41--
Career2 loaded seasons1666764.16--
SeasonTeam
2025Colorado State2426110.91--
2024Tulsa12625.20--
Career2 loaded seasons363239.01--
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 24 261 rec yds | #55/552 (90th pct)
Usage 15.7% 26.7% rush share | #164/738 (78th pct)
Rushing WEPA +0.12 Opponent-adjusted rush value | #173/362 (52nd pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Rushing Rushing yards 417 #202/735 73rd pct Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing Rush TD 5 #115/739 85th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Rushing Yards / carry 4.6 #364/735 51st pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving Receptions 24 #55/552 90th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving yards 261 #23/548 96th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Value Rushing WEPA +0.12 #173/362 52nd pct Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 77 weighted playsvs FBS RB
Usage Role share 15.7% #164/738 78th pct Share of team offensevs FBS RB
Rushing Carries 90 #188/739 75th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing Rushing LONG 23 #358/733 51st pct Metricvs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving LONG 41 #66/540 88th pct Metricvs FBS RB
Receiving Yards / catch 10.9 #95/548 83rd pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving TD 1 #60/552 89th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Returns Kick return yards 268 #23/200 89th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Returns Kick return avg 24.4 #32/199 84th pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Returns Kick returns 11 #24/206 89th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Usage Rush share 26.7% #160/738 78th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS RB
Usage 2nd-down usage 17.1% #137/738 82nd pct Middle-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Standard-down usage 16.9% #191/738 74th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS RB
Usage 1st-down usage 15.9% #209/738 72nd pct Early-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage 3rd-down usage 14.4% #79/738 89th pct Money-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Passing-down usage 13.5% #98/738 87th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS RB
Usage Pass share 7.3% #72/738 90th 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

StatusAwaiting 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/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Home7g46.35.50.6
Road5g18.63.40.2

Win vs Loss

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Wins2g60.04.81.5
Losses10g29.74.60.2

First half vs Second half

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Weeks 1-76g46.35.70.5
Weeks 8+6g23.23.50.3

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

50Mid-pack
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (93rd). Strength: receptions (83rd). Concern: long run (16th).

Rec yards#22 / 338 · 94th pct
261rece
Receptions#55 / 338 · 83rd pct
24rece
Rush TDs#115 / 349 · 62nd pct
5rush
Fumbles lost#55 / 201 · 49th pct
1fumb
Carries#188 / 349 · 46th pct
90rush
Rush yards#202 / 349 · 42nd pct
417rush
Yards / carry#213 / 349 · 37th pct
4.6rush
Long run#287 / 349 · 17th pct
23rush

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.

wepa_rushing0.12Low (p25–p50) (n=178)

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics
Lloyd AvantColorado StateSeth McGowanKentucky· 76% simRashod DubinionApp State· 73% simAl-Jay HendersonBuffalo· 73% sim
Rec yards
94
Avant
67
McGowan
77
Dubinion
79
Henderson
Receptions
83
Avant
75
McGowan
86
Dubinion
85
Henderson
Rush TDs
62
Avant
94
McGowan
50
Dubinion
72
Henderson
Fumbles lost
49
Avant
49
McGowan
14
Dubinion
14
Henderson
Carries
46
Avant
85
McGowan
87
Dubinion
90
Henderson
Rush yards
42
Avant
76
McGowan
84
Dubinion
79
Henderson
Yards / carry
37
Avant
29
McGowan
53
Dubinion
18
Henderson
Long run
17
Avant
11
McGowan
39
Dubinion
43
Henderson

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

Player DNA

The Satellite Back

Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.

RB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Malik Davis’s 2021 season.

Malik Davis

85%match

Florida · 2021

#2

Clay Thevenin

Louisiana Tech · 2025

84%
#3

Nelson Smith

Navy · 2020

68%
#4

Lequint Allen

Syracuse · 2024

NFL Rd 7
71%
#5

Austin Jones

USC · 2022

70%

Matches Malik on

Yards / carry
Weight
Class year

Differs from Malik on

Recruiting rating (lower)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Tae Meadows’s path through Troy.

Tae Meadows

93%match

Troy · 2025

#2

Aaron Young

Old Dominion · 2024

93%
#3

Darius Wilson

William & Mary · 2024

93%
#4

Willie Shaw III

Toledo · 2025

92%
#5

Javin Gordon

Tulane · 2025

92%

Matches Tae on

Height
Weight
Recruiting rating

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Malik Davis's sophomore season at Florida (2021).

Malik Davis

80%match

Florida · 2021

#2

Max Balthazar

Coastal Carolina · 2023

71%
#3

Ty Clark III

Wake Forest · 2025

70%
#4

Gi'Bran Payne

Notre Dame · 2023

69%
#5

Turbo Richard

Boston College · 2025

66%

Matches Malik on

Total rush EPA (college ability)
EPA / carry (adj)
Weight

Differs from Malik on

Class year (lower)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Jay Norvell

Pass share

52.1%

393 pass / 362 run

Plays / game

62.9

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

11.1%

315 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

1 coach
2024
Jay Norvell
Colorado State
2025
Jay Norvell
Colorado State

Played his entire career under Jay Norvell.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownHumble, TX
Height5'10"
Weight200 lb
Class2
PositionRB
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 Tulsa RB2 #1402 #2100 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | American Athletic

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Colorado State Mountain West RB 2 No. 25 | 5-10 | 200 lb | Humble, TX
2024 Tulsa American Athletic RB 2 No. 25 | 5-10 | 200 lb | Humble, TX