CFB Zeitgeist Score
81
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 94th percentile.
Parker Kingston
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-06-22
Parker Kingston is a cornerstone for BYU — measured against the line he joined.
924REC YDS66REC5REC TD
REC YDS · 900-YD CLUB
924
924 receiving yards — clears the 900-WR volume bar.
Read the story so far
AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data
2026 Outlook
Returning to BYU for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · BYU
Returning around him
- 87% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 BYU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (9 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
BYU · Last season: 12-2 (AP #12) · Talent rank #70 · 2026 recruiting class #55
WR · BYU · BIG 12
Parker Kingston
- 3
- #11
- 5-11 | 185 lb
- Layton, UT
Heisman Heat
#376
<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 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 · Season-by-season Standing
4 seasons on the ladder
2022
BYU · WR
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2023
BYU · WR
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2024
BYU · WR
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★
2025
BYU · WR
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+346%
Up 346% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
BYU
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3-star | 0.8167 | No. 1923 recruit | HighSchool | BYU |
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.
Achievements
- Volume King 1.3% Volume King 2,500+ passing yards, 1,200+ rushing yards, or 900+ receiving yards in a single season (position-appropriate threshold). Held by 1.3% of the 2025 pool. 924 receiving yards — clears the 900-WR volume bar.
- 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 (924).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to BYU
Composite
0.8167
#1923 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 Parker Kingston
Fan sentiment · Season 2025 conversation window
Belief Meter
57
Reading The Room
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=64
- Rivals · n=2
- National · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Parker Kingston
Only 2 rival mention(s) — below the 4-mention floor for a defensible read.
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 receiving totals stand
Through 14g
924Rec yards
66Receptions
5Rec TDs
Per game
66Rec yards
5Receptions
0Rec TDs
Final
924Rec yards
66Receptions
5Rec TDs
✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 924.
✓ Hit 60-catch season · finished with 66.
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. Parker Kingston 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?
Target magnet | All-purpose weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
66 97th
YDS
924 97th
YPR
14.0 68th
TD
5 91st
Rushing
CAR
26 98th
YDS
123 96th
YPC
4.7 52nd
TD
3 100th
Returns
PR YDS
230 94th
PR AVG
13.5 86th
RET TD
1 89th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 69-0vs Portland State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-3vs Stanford | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-13@ East Carolina | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-21@ Colorado | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-24vs West Virginia | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 1 | 54 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-27@ Arizona | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 1 | 75 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21vs Utah | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-27@ Iowa State | 7 | 133 | 19.0 | 2 | 45 | Season-high 133 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 7-29@ Texas Tech | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-13vs TCU | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 13 | W 26-14@ Cincinnati | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-21vs UCF | 6 | 126 | 21.0 | 1 | 46 | |
| Wk 15 | L 7-34@ Texas Tech | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Bowl | W 25-21vs Georgia Tech | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 0 | 28 | |
| Total | 66 | 924 | 13.3 | 5 | 75 |
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
2022BYU8-5HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2023BYU5-7HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2024BYU11-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2025BYU12-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
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 | 66 | #32/1110 | 97th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 924 | #36/1107 | 97th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 5 | #96/1111 | 91st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 14.0 | #350/1106 | 68th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return yards | 230 | #14/224 | 94th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 24.4% | #28/1137 | 98th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 123 | #15/397 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 26 | #11/407 | 98th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 20 | #71/346 | 80th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 4.7 | #189/393 | 52nd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 3 | #2/411 | 100th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 75 | #47/1105 | 96th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt returns | 17 | #27/237 | 89th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return avg | 13.5 | #31/222 | 86th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return TD | 1 | #4/27 | 89th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 16.2% | #7/1137 | 99th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 13.5% | #82/1137 | 93rd pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 13.3% | #88/1137 | 92nd pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 13.1% | #24/1137 | 98th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 12.9% | #17/1137 | 99th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 9.0% | #164/1137 | 86th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 4.7% | #22/1137 | 98th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 2 | #274/302 | 10th 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 · 14 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.0 | 65.0 | 14.3 | 0.3 |
| Road7g | 5.4 | 67.0 | 12.3 | 0.4 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins12g | 4.8 | 69.8 | 13.9 | 0.4 |
| Losses2g | 4.5 | 43.5 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 58.4 | 13.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 5.4 | 73.6 | 13.4 | 0.4 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
81All-Conference
Elite: rush tds (98th). Strength: rush yards (95th). Concern: fumbles lost (5th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 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.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Parker KingstonBYUTed HurstGeorgia State· 95% simCortez BrahamMemphis· 92% simBeau SparksTexas State· 91% sim
Rush TDs
Rush yards
Receptions
Rec yards
Long catch
Rec TDs
Yards / catch
Fumbles lost
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Anthony Evans III’s 2025 season.
Anthony Evans III
86%match
#2
Jalon Calhoun
All-ACC
84%
#3
Jordan Watkins
NFL Rd 4
84%
#4
Ronnie Bell
All-Big TenNFL Rd 7
84%
#5
Devin Voisin
82%
Matches Anthony on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Brock Spalding's senior season at East Carolina (2025).
Brock Spalding
76%match
#2
Jordan Dwyer
75%
#3
Kyre Duplessis
70%
#4
Josh Meredith
67%
#5
Eric Rivers
All-Conference USA
67%
Matches Brock on
Recruiting rating
Yards / reception
Weight
Differs from Brock on
Reception volume (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
43.5%
401 pass / 520 run
Plays / game
65.8
14 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
5.6%
270 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022
Kalani Sitake
BYU
2023
Kalani Sitake
BYU
2024
Kalani Sitake
BYU
2025
Kalani Sitake
BYU
Played his entire career under Kalani Sitake.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownLayton, UT
Height5'11"
Weight185 lb
Class3
PositionWR
Jersey11
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Current teamBYU
ConferenceBig 12
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
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-Big 12 | all_conference | BYU | Big 12 | WR |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.