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Heisman / Players / Sacovie White /Georgia

Sacovie White

WR · Georgia · Fr · #18

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

70 REC YDS · 8 REC · 0 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Georgia for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Georgia for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Georgia

Returning around him

  • 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 8 Georgia players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -7 net (9 in / 16 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Georgia · Last season: 12-2 (AP #2) · Talent rank #1 · 2026 recruiting class #2

WR · GEORGIA · SEC

Sacovie White

  • 1
  • #18
  • 5-9 | 180 lb
  • Cartersville, GA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

4

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 7th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#1416

<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

R05 · Part-time starter

Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
In Their Words 179 windows · 2025 fan posts
jaquez×138.7troy×34.7secondary×57.8virginia×15.8tackles×37.2franklin×18.6tech×6.8new×8.5

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2024–2025
38.02024
70.02025

+84%

Up 84% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#442 national
CFB
College
Georgia
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class1
Jersey18
Measurements5-9 | 180 lb
HometownCartersville, GA
Primary teamGeorgia

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 4-star No. 442 recruit
Composite rating 0.8933 HighSchool
Signed with Georgia 2024
Origin Cass Cartersville, GA, USA
Class Profile Context
2024 4-star | 0.8933 No. 442 recruit | HighSchool | Georgia

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#1416Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#1357Where 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 Georgia

Composite

0.8933

#442 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 Sacovie White

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

55

Mixed Sentiment

Sample 21 mentions
Confidence MEDIUM

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 21 mentions · belief +10 · "Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Joi"Own fansRivals: 5 mentions · belief -11 · "To the piece of crap who left their white, blue-eyed dog in a hot car for 20 min"RivalsNational: 3 mentions · belief +0 · "Alright, it's now official. Whether it's a wishlist item, an almost guarantee, o"National
  • Own fans · n=21
  • Rivals · n=5
  • National · n=3

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Sacovie White

Obsession score 3
Rival mentions 5
Weeks on radar 3
Peak moment Week 0 · 3 mentions
Grudging respect 0% Neutral 80% Mockery 20%

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.

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

projecting to 13-game
Through 10g
70Rec yards
8Receptions
0Rec TDs
Per game
7Rec yards
1Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
91Rec yards
10Receptions
0Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 70): needs 210/game over remaining 3.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 70): needs 310/game over remaining 3.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 8): needs 17.3/game over remaining 3.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 8): needs 24/game over remaining 3.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 2.7/game over remaining 3.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 3.3/game over remaining 3.

What made this player interesting

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

Sacovie White's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Georgia, 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.

Current place #1416 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 1.9% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Blue-chip pedigree No. 442 recruit

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 8 0 rec TD | #631/1110 (43rd pct)
Receiving yards 70 8.8 per catch | #721/1107 (35th pct)
Scrimmage yards 70 Total offensive yardage | #721/1107 (35th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.

Balanced profile

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
8 43rd
YDS
70 35th
YPR
8.8 22nd
TD
0 45th

Returns

PR YDS
57 56th
PR AVG
11.4 75th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 45-7vs Marshall11212.0012Season-high 20 yds
Wk 2W 28-6vs Austin Peay2126.008
Wk 3W 44-41@ Tennessee11717.0017
Wk 5L 21-24vs Alabama155.005
Wk 6W 35-14vs Kentucky
Wk 11W 41-21@ Mississippi State122.002
Wk 13W 35-3vs Charlotte
Wk 14W 16-9@ Georgia Tech
Wk 15W 28-7@ Alabama122.002
BowlL 34-39vs Ole Miss12020.0020
Total8709.1020
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

2024Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Georgia8708.80--
2024Georgia4389.50--
Career2 loaded seasons121089.00--
SeasonTeam
2025Georgia------57--
2024Georgia----------
Career2 loaded seasons------57--
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 1.9% 4.4% pass-game share | #913/1137 (20th pct)
Return yards 57 0 return TD
Touchdowns 0 Across offense and returns | #615/1111 (45th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 8 #631/1110 43rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 70 #721/1107 35th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 0 #615/1111 45th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 8.8 #861/1106 22nd pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Punt return yards 57 #99/224 56th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 4.4% #913/1137 20th pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 20 #760/1105 31st pct Metricvs FBS WR
Returns Punt return avg 11.4 #57/222 75th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Punt returns 5 #122/237 49th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 4.2% #791/1137 31st pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 3.0% #805/1137 29th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 1.9% #890/1137 22nd pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 1.9% #971/1137 15th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 1.0% #1042/1137 8th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 0.7% #1010/1137 11th pct Early-down loadvs 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 · 10 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home6g0.88.210.80.0
Road4g0.85.27.00.0

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins8g0.85.67.80.0
Losses2g1.012.512.50.0

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-76g1.011.012.00.0
Weeks 8+4g0.51.02.00.0

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

4Below cohort
5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: receptions (0th).

Yards / catch#515 / 558 · 8th pct
8.8rece
Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th pct
0rece
Long catch#539 / 558 · 3rd pct
20rece
Rec yards#558 / 558 · 0th pct
70rece
Receptions#559 / 558 · 0th pct
8rece

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 · 5 metrics
Sacovie WhiteGeorgiaMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 48% simJacquon GibsonMassachusetts· 42% simAaron TurnerRice· 39% sim
Yards / catch
8
White
9
III
15
Gibson
1
Turner
Rec TDs
7
White
24
III
7
Gibson
68
Turner
Long catch
3
White
16
III
56
Gibson
65
Turner
Rec yards
0
White
70
III
74
Gibson
48
Turner
Receptions
0
White
92
III
92
Gibson
92
Turner

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

DNA Match awaiting data — similarity scores compute once season stats clear the volume gate for this position cohort.

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

Pass share

42.5%

417 pass / 565 run

Plays / game

70.1

14 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

6.2%

290 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

1 coach
2024
Kirby Smart
Georgia
2025
Kirby Smart
Georgia

Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownCartersville, GA
Height5'9"
Weight180 lb
Class1
PositionWR
Jersey18

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 Georgia WR1 #1416 #1357 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | SEC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Georgia SEC WR 1 No. 18 | 5-9 | 180 lb | Cartersville, GA
2024 Georgia SEC WR 1 No. 18 | 5-9 | 180 lb | Cartersville, GA