CFB Zeitgeist Score
61
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by completion % at the 84th percentile.
Maverick McIvor
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
2,062 PASS YDS · 12 PASS TD · 76 RUSH YDS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
- 33% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -3 net (19 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #100 · 2026 recruiting class #96
QB · WESTERN KENTUCKY · CONFERENCE USA
Maverick McIvor
- 4
- #7
- 6-2 | 214 lb
- San Angelo, TX
Heisman Heat
#1405
<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 QB AWARD
Davey O'Brien
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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
Western Kentucky
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Abilene Christian -> Western Kentucky | 3-star | 0.8600 | Immediate |
| 2022 | Texas Tech -> Abilene Christian | 3-star | Immediate |
Heisman Lens · 2021 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 20Heisman 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 passing yards (2062).
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.
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 Maverick McIvor
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
50
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
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Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=1
- National · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Maverick McIvor
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.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the passing totals stand
Through 8g
2,062Pass yards
12Pass TDs
6INT
Per game
257.8Pass yards
2Pass TDs
1INT
Projected (13g)
3,351Pass yards
20Pass TDs
10INT
To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 2,062): needs 187.6/game over remaining 5.
To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 2,062): needs 387.6/game over remaining 5.
To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 12): needs 2.6/game over remaining 5.
To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 12): needs 3.6/game over remaining 5.
To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 12): needs 4.6/game over remaining 5.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Maverick McIvor's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Western Kentucky, 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
QB 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?
Steady volume | Efficient against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Passing Efficiency
CMP
183 78th
ATT
273 77th
CMP%
67.0% 76th
Y/A
7.6 69th
Passing Production
YDS
2,062 78th
TD
12 79th
INT
6 28th
Rushing
CAR
39 62nd
YDS
76 61st
YPC
1.9 37th
TD
2 73rd
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-24vs Sam Houston | 33/51 | 401 | 3 | 0 | 7.9 | 69.4 | Season-high 401 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 55-6vs North Alabama | 24/31 | 305 | 5 | 0 | 9.8 | 90.6 | Season-high 401 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 21-45@ Toledo | 23/38 | 235 | 2 | 1 | 6.2 | 25.0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-16vs Nevada | 22/33 | 216 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 27.3 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-22@ Missouri State | 26/39 | 317 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 53.5 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24@ Delaware | 23/31 | 230 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 | 73.6 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-25vs Florida International | 20/31 | 159 | 0 | 3 | 5.1 | 17.0 | 3 INTs — rough day |
| Bowl | W 27-16@ Southern Miss | 12/19 | 199 | 0 | 1 | 10.5 | 93.7 | |
| Total | 183/273 | 2062 | 12 | 6 | 7.7 | 56.3 |
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
2025Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 183 | 273 | 67.0% | 2,062 | 7.6 | 12 | 6 | 140.6 | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 183 | 273 | 67.0% | 2,062 | 7.6 | 12 | 6 | 140.6 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 39 | 76 | 1.9 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 39 | 76 | 1.9 | 2 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted passing value. Positive numbers mean the quarterback is adding more value through the air than a neutral peer would in the same environment.
How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing | Passing yards | 2,062 | #86/382 | 78th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Pass TD | 12 | #88/407 | 79th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completions | 183 | #87/383 | 78th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completion % | 67.0% | #94/383 | 76th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Yards / attempt | 7.6 | #118/382 | 69th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 76 | #160/408 | 61st pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Value | Passing WEPA | +0.24 | #118/200 | 42nd pct | Opponent-adjusted passing value | 257 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Role share | 55.6% | #35/428 | 92nd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Attempts | 273 | #93/407 | 77th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Interceptions | 6 | #294/407 | 28th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Carries | 39 | #156/408 | 62nd pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 23 | #153/391 | 61st pct | Metricvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 2 | #113/408 | 73rd pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 1.9 | #259/407 | 37th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Pass share | 87.8% | #81/428 | 81st pct | Air-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 77.9% | #11/428 | 98th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 64.7% | #83/428 | 81st pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 53.3% | #57/428 | 87th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 51.0% | #26/428 | 94th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 46.2% | #63/428 | 86th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Rush share | 11.3% | #142/428 | 67th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/258 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
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 · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 270 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 245 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 0.5 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins6g | 278 | 1.7 | 8.4 | 0.3 |
| Losses2g | 197 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 2.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 272 | 1.7 | 8.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 159 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 3.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
61Solid starter
Elite: fumbles lost (91st). Strength: completion % (83rd).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Pass Profile · Completion depth (PBP)
Where the throws are landing
Short
0–9 yds60%of completions
98 comp5.2 yds avg4 TD
Middle
10–19 yds22%of completions
35 comp13.4 yds avg3 TD
Deep
20+ yds18%of completions
29 comp31.9 yds avg5 TD
Overall 65.1% completion on 249 attempts · 29 deep completions averaging 31.9 yds.
Advanced Savant · QB · 2021
Percentile Card
Concerns: EPA / dropback.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
wepa_passing0.24Low (p25–p50) (n=94)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Maverick McIvorWestern KentuckyCade KlubnikClemson· 84% simJalen KitnaUAB· 77% simJamal MorrisVirginia· 76% sim
Fumbles lost
Completion %
Yards / att
Interceptions
Pass yards
Pass TDs
Rush TDs
Rush yards
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system. Profile sits near league average across dimensions.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Shane Buechele’s 2020 season.
Shane Buechele
81%match
#2
Sean Clifford
NFL Rd 5
82%
#3
Grant Wells
80%
#4
Cade Klubnik
All-ACCNFL Rd 4
78%
#5
Jack Layne
77%
Matches Shane on
Completion %
Yards / attempt
Height
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Taylor Powell’s path through Eastern Michigan.
Taylor Powell
94%match
#2
Nicco Marchiol
93%
#3
Cade Klubnik
All-ACCNFL Rd 4
92%
#4
Behren Morton
NFL Rd 7
90%
#5
Drew Plitt
All-MAC
89%
Matches Taylor on
Height
Yards per attempt
Completion %
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Cade Klubnik's senior season at Clemson (2025).
Cade Klubnik
76%match
All-ACCNFL Rd 4
#2
Hank Bachmeier
73%
#3
Miller Moss
All-Big Ten
67%
#4
Hudson Card
66%
#5
Tanner Mordecai
All-AAC
64%
Matches Cade on
Rush yards / carry
Yards / attempt
Total pass EPA (college ability)
Differs from Cade on
INT rate (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
54.9%
492 pass / 404 run
Plays / game
68.9
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
5.5%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Tyson Helton
Western Kentucky
Played his entire career under Tyson Helton.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownSan Angelo, TX
Height6'2"
Weight214 lb
Class4
PositionQB
Jersey7
No fields populated yet.
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Current teamWestern Kentucky
ConferenceConference USA
Joined2025
Career arc2 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.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Texas Tech | QB4 | #1405 | #1250 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big 12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | QB | 4 | No. 7 | 6-2 | 214 lb | San Angelo, TX |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | QB | 4 | No. 7 | 6-2 | 214 lb | San Angelo, TX |