CFB Zeitgeist Score
54
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 66th percentile.
Richie Anderson
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
300 REC YDS · 31 REC · 3 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Fresno State for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Fresno State
Returning around him
- 17% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +3 net (13 in / 10 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Fresno State · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #90 · 2026 recruiting class #103
TE · FRESNO STATE · MOUNTAIN WEST
Richie Anderson
- 2
- #88
- 6-4 | 255 lb
- Tualatin, OR
Heisman Heat
#4403
<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 TE AWARD
Mackey
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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
★★★
CFB
College
Fresno State
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3-star | 0.8381 | No. 1713 recruit | HighSchool | Fresno State |
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
- 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 (300).
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 Fresno State
Composite
0.8381
#1713 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 Richie Anderson
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
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Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Rivals · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Richie Anderson
Only 2 rival mention(s) — below the 4-mention floor for a defensible read.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Receiving TDs
3
count
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #222 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 58th
Why it matters
#222 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving TDs — 3 TDs on 31 receptions.
Vs cohort
This player 3 (58th)
HIGH · n=31 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving yards (total)#393 / 531
- Yards per reception#435 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 4 at Hawai'i — 1 receiving_tds
Result W 23-21
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at Hawai'i.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 11g
300Rec yards
31Receptions
3Rec TDs
Per game
27.3Rec yards
3Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
354.5Rec yards
37Receptions
4Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 300): needs 200/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 300): needs 350/game over remaining 2.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 31): needs 14.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 31): needs 24.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 3): needs 2.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 3): needs 3.5/game over remaining 2.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Richie Anderson's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Fresno State, 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
TE 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 against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
31 90th
YDS
300 85th
YPR
9.7 49th
TD
3 91st
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-31@ Kansas | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 1 | W 42-14vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-27@ Oregon State | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | W 56-7vs Southern | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-21@ Hawai'i | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-17vs Nevada | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-49@ Colorado State | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 70 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 0-23vs San Diego State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-7@ Boise State | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-28vs Utah State | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Bowl | W 18-3vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | 25 | |
| Total | 31 | 300 | 9.9 | 3 | 25 |
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
2025Fresno State9-4HC: Matt Entz · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fresno State | 31 | 300 | 9.7 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 31 | 300 | 9.7 | 3 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The tight end's share of the passing offense, which helps distinguish a featured receiving tight end from a secondary option.
A blended usage view that shows how often the offense flows through the tight end compared with other same-level peers.
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 | 31 | #48/475 | 90th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 300 | #71/475 | 85th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 3 | #45/475 | 91st pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 9.7 | #245/475 | 49th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Pass share | 13.7% | #33/468 | 93rd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 25 | #192/475 | 60th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 8.9% | #38/468 | 92nd pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 8.8% | #21/468 | 96th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Role share | 6.4% | #36/468 | 93rd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 5.8% | #50/468 | 90th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 5.3% | #55/468 | 88th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 4.4% | #170/468 | 64th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #58/468 | 88th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/55 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs FBS TE |
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
The Mackey award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 28.5 | 11.3 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 25.8 | 8.2 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 2.4 | 24.7 | 11.3 | 0.4 |
| Losses4g | 3.5 | 31.8 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.9 | 30.9 | 11.6 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.7 | 17.7 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
54Mid-pack
Concern: long catch (20th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · TE · 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
Richie AndersonFresno StateJoshua LongEastern Michigan· 92% simJack VellingMichigan State· 91% simChamon MetayerArizona State· 89% sim
Fumbles lost
Receptions
Rec TDs
Rec yards
Yards / catch
Long catch
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Complete TE
Dual-threat: blocks when needed, catches when needed. Coveted on both sides.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Neal Johnson’s 2022 season.
Neal Johnson
71%match
#2
David Martin-Robinson
70%
#3
Reed Tyler
64%
#4
Dallas Payne
69%
#5
Joel Wilson
68%
Matches Neal on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Neal on
Class year (lower)
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tristian Brank's sophomore season at Akron (2021).
Tristian Brank
84%match
All-MAC
#2
Niko Hea
78%
#3
Noah Meyers
77%
#4
Decker DeGraaf
77%
#5
Nick Muse
All-SECNFL Rd 7
75%
Matches Tristian on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
TD rate
Differs from Tristian on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
Pass share
44.2%
373 pass / 471 run
Plays / game
64.9
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.4%
282 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Matt Entz
Fresno State
Played his entire career under Matt Entz.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownTualatin, OR
Height6'4"
Weight255 lb
Class2
PositionTE
Jersey88
No fields populated yet.
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Current teamFresno State
ConferenceMountain West
Joined2025
Career arc3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Fresno State | TE2 | #4403 | #4408 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Mountain West |
| 2023 | Fresno State | TE2 | #4487 | #4185 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Mountain West |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fresno State | Mountain West | TE | 2 | No. 88 | 6-4 | 255 lb | Tualatin, OR |
| 2024 | Fresno State | Mountain West | TE | 2 | No. 88 | 6-4 | 255 lb | Tualatin, OR |
| 2023 | Fresno State | Mountain West | TE | 2 | No. 88 | 6-4 | 255 lb | Tualatin, OR |