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Heisman / Players / Reginald Virgil /Texas Tech

Reginald Virgil

WR · Texas Tech · Sr · #1

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

705 REC YDS · 57 REC · 6 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Texas Tech for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Texas Tech for 2026

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Wide receiver · Texas Tech

Returning around him

  • 59% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 9 Texas Tech players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +0 net (21 in / 21 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Texas Tech · Last season: 12-2 (AP #4) · Talent rank #29 · 2026 recruiting class #48

WR · TEXAS TECH · BIG 12

Reginald Virgil

  • 4
  • #1
  • 6-3 | 190 lb
  • Apopka, FL

CFB Zeitgeist Score

72

Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 81st percentile.

Heisman Heat

#4856

<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

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R06 · Starter

Starter. A locked-in starting role.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
28.02022
34.02023
7052025

+2418%

Up 2418% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1794 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class4
Jersey1
Measurements6-3 | 190 lb
HometownApopka, FL
Primary teamTexas Tech

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1794 recruit
Composite rating 0.8259 HighSchool
Signed with Miami (OH) 2022
Origin Mount Dora Christian Academy Mount Dora, FL, USA
Class Profile Context
2022 3-star | 0.8259 No. 1794 recruit | HighSchool | Miami (OH)

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
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 16
Current nowcast#4856Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#5306Where 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 Miami (OH)

Composite

0.8259

#1794 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 Reginald Virgil

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 Reginald Virgil

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Receiving yards (total)

705

yds

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #98 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 82nd

Why it matters

#98 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving yards — 705 yards on 57 receptions.

Vs cohort

This player 705 (82th)

HIGH · n=57 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Receiving TDs#55 / 531
  • Yards per reception#265 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 15 vs BYU — 86 receiving_yards_total

Result W 34-7

The week the volume broke through — put up 86 yds vs BYU.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the receiving totals stand

final
Through 14g
705Rec yards
57Receptions
6Rec TDs
Per game
50.4Rec yards
4Receptions
0Rec TDs
Final
705Rec yards
57Receptions
6Rec TDs

✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 705.

Why the profile pops beyond receiving

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

The most interesting thing about Reginald Virgil is that he shows up in multiple game states. He is a receiver first, but the profile also includes designed touches and return-game juice, which means his value is not limited to a conventional route tree.

Current place #4856 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 8.8% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 0 portal moves

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
Receptions 57 6 rec TD | #78/1110 (93rd pct)
Receiving yards 705 12.4 per catch | #105/1107 (91st pct)
Scrimmage yards 740 Total offensive yardage | #105/1107 (91st pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.

Target magnet

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
57 93rd
YDS
705 91st
YPR
12.4 55th
TD
6 95th

Rushing

CAR
2 53rd
YDS
35 78th
YPC
17.5 97th
TD
2 99th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 67-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff45614.0121
Wk 2W 62-14vs Kent State55010.02352 TD catches
Wk 3W 45-14vs Oregon State22914.5021
Wk 4W 34-10@ Utah67212.0121
Wk 6W 35-11@ Houston44511.3013
Wk 7W 42-17vs Kansas23417.0021
Wk 8L 22-26@ Arizona State7507.1114
Wk 9W 42-0vs Oklahoma State22713.5024
Wk 10W 43-20@ Kansas State57214.4042
Wk 11W 29-7vs BYU35418.0039
Wk 12W 48-9vs UCF57214.4140
Wk 14W 49-0@ West Virginia22914.5025
Wk 15W 34-7vs BYU88610.8030Season-high 86 yds
BowlL 0-23vs Oregon22914.5024
Total5770513.3642
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

2022Miami (OH)6-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Miami (OH)11-3HC: Chuck Martin · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Texas Tech12-2HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Texas Tech5770512.46--
2023Miami (OH)13434.01--
2022Miami (OH)12828.00--
Career3 loaded seasons5976713.07--
SeasonTeam
2025Texas Tech235------
2023Miami (OH)----------
2022Miami (OH)----------
Career3 loaded seasons235------
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

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.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

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.

Usage 8.8% 18.2% pass-game share | #130/1137 (89th pct)
Return yards 0 0 return TD
Touchdowns 8 Across offense and returns | #56/1111 (95th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 57 #78/1110 93rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 705 #105/1107 91st pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 6 #56/1111 95th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 12.4 #504/1106 55th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 18.2% #130/1137 89th pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing yards 35 #88/397 78th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing LONG 30 #37/346 90th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Rushing Yards / carry 17.5 #14/393 97th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Rushing Carries 2 #194/407 53rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Rush TD 2 #7/411 99th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 42 #407/1105 63rd pct Metricvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 11.2% #176/1137 85th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 9.8% #241/1137 79th pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 9.4% #142/1137 88th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 8.8% #156/1137 86th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 8.0% #184/1137 84th pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 7.6% #176/1137 85th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 0.0% #391/1137 66th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS WR

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 · 14 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home9g3.748.614.10.4
Road5g4.853.611.90.4

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins12g4.052.213.70.4
Losses2g4.539.510.80.5

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-77g3.645.013.30.6
Weeks 8+7g4.655.713.20.3

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

72Solid starter
7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (95th). Strength: rec tds (86th).

Rush TDs#7 / 287 · 96th pct
2rush
Rec TDs#56 / 558 · 87th pct
6rece
Receptions#78 / 558 · 85th pct
57rece
Rec yards#105 / 558 · 81st pct
705rece
Rush yards#80 / 287 · 72nd pct
35rush
Yards / catch#309 / 558 · 44th pct
12.4rece
Long catch#350 / 558 · 36th pct
42rece

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
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 · 7 metrics
Reginald VirgilTexas TechGermie BernardAlabama· 89% simJosh CameronBaylor· 89% simElijah SarrattIndiana· 89% sim
Rush TDs
96
Virgil
96
Bernard
Rec TDs
87
Virgil
92
Bernard
97
Cameron
100
Sarratt
Receptions
85
Virgil
93
Bernard
96
Cameron
93
Sarratt
Rec yards
81
Virgil
91
Bernard
92
Cameron
88
Sarratt
Rush yards
72
Virgil
93
Bernard
Yards / catch
44
Virgil
57
Bernard
46
Cameron
46
Sarratt
Long catch
36
Virgil
39
Bernard
52
Cameron
55
Sarratt

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

Player DNA

The Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tory Horton’s 2021 season.

Tory Horton

79%match

Nevada · 2021

NFL Rd 5
#2

Will Sheppard

Colorado · 2024

78%
#3

Dalvin Smith

Western Kentucky · 2023

78%
#4

Cortez Braham

Nevada · 2024

76%
#5

Austin Williams

Mississippi State · 2021

76%

Matches Tory on

Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Tory on

Class year (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ted Hurst’s path through Georgia State.

Ted Hurst

97%match

Georgia State · 2025

All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 3 · Pk 20
#2

Darrell Gill Jr.

Syracuse · 2025

95%
#3

Patrick Bryant

Illinois · 2024

94%
#4

Malik Knowles

Kansas State · 2022

All-Big 12
94%
#5

Joshua Derry

Monmouth · 2025

93%

Matches Ted on

Height
Yards per reception
Weight

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Dane Key's senior season at Nebraska (2025).

Dane Key

73%match

Nebraska · 2025

#2

Chase Roberts

BYU · 2025

72%
#3

Caleb Douglas

Texas Tech · 2025

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 11
70%
#4

Sterling Berkhalter

Wake Forest · 2025

69%
#5

Myles Butler

Middle Tennessee · 2025

68%

Matches Dane on

Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate

Differs from Dane on

Recruiting rating (lower)
Reception volume (higher)
Weight (lower)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Joey McGuire

Pass share

47.6%

484 pass / 532 run

Plays / game

72.6

14 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

6.5%

336 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach
2022
Joey McGuire
Texas Tech
2023
Joey McGuire
Texas Tech
2025
Joey McGuire
Texas Tech

Played his entire career under Joey McGuire.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownApopka, FL
Height6'3"
Weight190 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey1

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 Miami (OH) WR4 #4856 #5306 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Mid-American
2023 Miami (OH) WR4 #1493 #1339 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Mid-American
2022 Miami (OH) WR4 #3475 #3766 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mid-American

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Texas Tech Big 12 WR 4 No. 1 | 6-3 | 190 lb | Apopka, FL
2024 Miami (OH) Mid-American WR 4 No. 1 | 6-3 | 190 lb | Apopka, FL
2023 Miami (OH) Mid-American WR 4 No. 1 | 6-3 | 190 lb | Apopka, FL
2022 Miami (OH) Mid-American WR 4 No. 1 | 6-3 | 190 lb | Apopka, FL