CFB Zeitgeist Score
16
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 29th percentile.
Tavorus Jones
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
31 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 7 CARRIES
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UTEP
2025Missouri
2026UTEP
RB · MISSOURI · SEC
Tavorus Jones
- 3
- #22
- 5-9 | 207 lb
- El Paso, TX
Heisman Heat
#788
<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 RB AWARD
Doak Walker
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2022–2025+24%
Modest growth (24%) across the multi-season window.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Missouri
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4-star | 0.9319 | No. 170 recruit | HighSchool | Missouri |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri -> UTEP | 3-star | 0.8600 | 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.
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 Missouri
Composite
0.9319
#170 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 Tavorus Jones
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 Tavorus Jones
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.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the rushing totals stand
Through 7g
31Rush yards
7Carries
1Rush TDs
Per game
4.4Rush yards
1Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
57.6Rush yards
13Carries
2Rush TDs
To hit 750-yard season (currently 31): needs 119.8/game over remaining 6.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 31): needs 161.5/game over remaining 6.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 31): needs 244.8/game over remaining 6.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 1.5/game over remaining 6.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 2.3/game over remaining 6.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 3.2/game over remaining 6.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Tavorus Jones's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Missouri, 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
RB 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?
Backfield contributor against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
7 22nd
YDS
31 22nd
YPC
4.4 44th
TD
1 56th
Receiving
REC
3 33rd
YDS
26 34th
YPR
8.7 68th
TD
0 70th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 61-6vs Central Arkansas | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-31vs Kansas | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-6vs Massachusetts | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 1 | 17 | Season-high 24 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 10-17@ Vanderbilt | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-38vs Texas A&M | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 6-17@ Oklahoma | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bowl | L 7-13vs Virginia | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 7 | 31 | 4.2 | 1 | 17 |
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
2022Missouri6-7HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2024Missouri10-3HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.
How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 31 | #572/735 | 22nd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 1 | #323/739 | 56th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 4.4 | #409/735 | 44th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 3 | #371/552 | 33rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 26 | #360/548 | 34th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 4.5% | #567/738 | 23rd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 17 | #434/733 | 41st pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 7 | #578/739 | 22nd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 20 | #232/540 | 57th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 8.7 | #179/548 | 68th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #169/552 | 70th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 96 | #57/200 | 72nd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 16.0 | #132/199 | 34th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick returns | 6 | #49/206 | 77th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 6.0% | #600/738 | 19th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 5.6% | #524/738 | 29th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 4.8% | #569/738 | 23rd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 4.7% | #451/738 | 39th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 3.6% | #548/738 | 26th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 2.9% | #318/738 | 57th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 2.8% | #655/738 | 11th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/256 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs FBS RB |
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
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | — | — | — |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins3g | 10.3 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Losses4g | — | — | — |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 7.8 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | — | — | — |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
16Below cohort
Elite: fumbles lost (86th). Concern: carries (0th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · RB · 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
Tavorus JonesMissouriJordan BrunsonMiami (OH)· 49% simTae MeadowsTroy· 48% simChavon WrightNorthern Illinois· 48% sim
Fumbles lost
Yards / carry
Rec yards
Rush TDs
Receptions
Long run
Rush yards
Carries
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
39.6%
360 pass / 550 run
Plays / game
70.0
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
8.4%
308 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022
Eli Drinkwitz
Missouri
2024
Eli Drinkwitz
Missouri
2025
Eli Drinkwitz
Missouri
Played his entire career under Eli Drinkwitz.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownEl Paso, TX
Height5'9"
Weight207 lb
Class3
PositionRB
Jersey22
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamMissouri
ConferenceSEC
Joined2025
Career arc4 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.
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.