Roman Hemby
Buzz vs Tape
Fans hotter than the country
His own fans read him warmer than the wider college football conversation does — a gap of 45.3 points in belief.
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Roman Hemby
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Roman Hemby has played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 152 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Purdue — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Allen → Curt Cignetti. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 15 · 2025
W 13–10
at Ohio State
52 rush yds (13 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Indiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Indiana
Returning around him
- 25% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 8 Indiana players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (17 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Indiana · Last season: 16-0 (AP #1) · Talent rank #72 · 2026 recruiting class #29
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Shomari Lawrence’s 2023 season.
Matches Shomari on
Differs from Shomari on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jaquez Moore's graduate season at Duke (2025).
Matches Jaquez on
Differs from Jaquez on
Player DNA
Players who play like Roman Hemby
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #43
Peaked at #43 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2025+1477%
Up 1477% from first season to most-recent.