CFB Zeitgeist PK Score
Awaiting
Tate Sandell
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Oklahoma for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
PK · Oklahoma
Returning around him
- 53% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 7 Oklahoma players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (16 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oklahoma · Last season: 10-3 (AP #8) · Talent rank #14 · 2026 recruiting class #17
PK · OKLAHOMA · SEC
Tate Sandell
- 3
- #29
- 5-9 | 182 lb
- Port Neches, TX
Heisman Heat
#14275
<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 K AWARD
Lou Groza
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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
3 seasons on the ladder
2023
UTSA · PK
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2024
UTSA · PK
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★
2025
Oklahoma · PK
R12 · All-American
Elite
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
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 |
|---|---|---|
| No recruiting profile is on file for this player. | ||
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UTSA -> Oklahoma | 2-star | Immediate |
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
- Honors Badge 0.7% Honors Badge Recognized on a major honors list (Heisman, All-American, Davey O'Brien, Maxwell, Walter Camp, Nagurski, Biletnikoff). Held by 0.7% of the 2025 pool. Recognized on: All-America (FWAA).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
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 Tate Sandell
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 Tate Sandell
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
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.
Scenario Explorer
Available for players with a qualifying signature metric (passing yards, rushing yards, receiving yards, sacks, etc.). The slider projects how a season finishes if the current pace holds.
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. Tate Sandell already has 7 loaded recognition items, 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
OTHER 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?
This player profile will sharpen as more advanced context is loaded.
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | FGM/FGA | LONG | XP | PTS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-3vs Illinois State | 0/0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-13vs Michigan | 1/2 | 21 | 3/3 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-3@ Temple | 2/2 | 52 | 4/4 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-17vs Auburn | 3/3 | 49 | 1/1 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-0vs Kent State | 3/3 | 55 | 5/5 | 14 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-23@ Texas | 2/2 | 42 | 0/0 | 6 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-7@ South Carolina | 1/1 | 55 | 3/3 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-34vs Ole Miss | 2/2 | 42 | 2/2 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | W 33-27@ Tennessee | 4/4 | 55 | 3/3 | 15 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-21@ Alabama | 3/3 | 52 | 2/2 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-6vs Missouri | 1/1 | 45 | 2/2 | 5 | |
| Wk 14 | W 17-13vs LSU | 1/1 | 38 | 2/2 | 5 | |
| Bowl | L 24-34vs Alabama | 1/3 | 51 | 3/3 | 6 | |
| Total | 24/27 | 55 | — | 107 |
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
2023UTSA9-4HC: Jeff Traylor · Run-leaning
2024UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced, fast tempo
2025Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Solo tackles | 1 | #63/282 | 78th pct | Volumevs FBS peers |
| Defense | Total tackles | 1 | #109/388 | 72nd pct | Volumevs FBS peers |
| Defense | Sacks | 0.0 | #15/390 | 96th pct | Disruptionvs FBS peers |
| Defense | TFL | 0.0 | #20/390 | 95th pct | Disruptionvs FBS peers |
| Kicking | Kicking points | 107 | #13/221 | 95th pct | Scoringvs FBS peers |
| Kicking | Kicking LONG | 55 | #15/175 | 92nd pct | Metricvs FBS peers |
| Kicking | Kicking XPA | 35 | #74/213 | 66th pct | Metricvs FBS peers |
| Kicking | Kicking XPM | 35 | #73/213 | 66th pct | Metricvs FBS peers |
| Kicking | Kicking FGA | 27 | #12/188 | 94th pct | Metricvs FBS peers |
| Kicking | FG made | 24 | #4/175 | 98th pct | Scoringvs FBS peers |
| Kicking | FG % | 88.9% | #24/175 | 87th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS peers |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-AMERICAN
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-AMERICAN · Rung 12 of 16
Why he’s here
All-American — named 1st team by at least one NCAA-recognized selector.
What moves him up
Add selectors to reach Consensus (3 of 5).
What moves him down
Lose the selector and this slips to national-watch territory.
Accolade streams
Status—
Recognized on the Groza list (1).
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | — | — | — | — |
| Road5g | — | — | — | — |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins10g | — | — | — | — |
| Losses3g | — | — | — | — |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | — | — | — | — |
| Weeks 8+6g | — | — | — | — |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Advanced Savant · PK · 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.
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Pass share
50.4%
429 pass / 423 run
Plays / game
65.5
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.0%
345 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Brent Venables
Oklahoma
2024
Brent Venables
Oklahoma
2025
Brent Venables
Oklahoma
Played his entire career under Brent Venables.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownPort Neches, TX
Height5'9"
Weight182 lb
Class3
PositionPK
Jersey29
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamOklahoma
ConferenceSEC
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥇
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2025)
6 selectors honored him
🏅
POSITION AWARDS
Lou Groza
2025 season
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
6 All-America selections
National selector recognition is one of the strongest non-Heisman signals on a player card and should sit near the top of the showcase.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lou Groza | position_award | Oklahoma | Lou Groza | winner | K |
| 2025 | All-America (USA Today) | all_america | USA Today | K |
| 2025 | All-America (SI) | all_america | SI | K |
| 2025 | All-America (PFF) | all_america | PFF | K |
| 2025 | All-America (The Athletic) | all_america | The Athletic | K |
| 2025 | All-America (SN) | all_america | SN | K |
| 2025 | All-America (FWAA) | all_america | FWAA | K |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UTSA | PK3 | #14275 | #14723 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2023 | UTSA | PK3 | #15347 | #15057 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2022 | UTSA | PK3 | #14808 | #14423 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Conference USA |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oklahoma | SEC | PK | 3 | No. 29 | 5-9 | 182 lb | Port Neches, TX |
| 2024 | UTSA | American Athletic | PK | 3 | No. 29 | 5-9 | 182 lb | Port Neches, TX |
| 2023 | UTSA | American Athletic | PK | 3 | No. 29 | 5-9 | 182 lb | Port Neches, TX |
| 2022 | UTSA | Conference USA | PK | 3 | No. 29 | 5-9 | 182 lb | Port Neches, TX |