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Heisman / Players / Terion Stewart /Virginia Tech

Terion Stewart

RB · Virginia Tech · Sr · #8

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

469 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 82 CARRIES

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Virginia Tech for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Virginia Tech for 2026

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Running back · Virginia Tech

Returning around him

  • 50% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • Transfer portal: +0 net (27 in / 27 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Virginia Tech · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #40 · 2026 recruiting class #39

RB · VIRGINIA TECH · ACC

Terion Stewart

  • 4
  • #8
  • 5-9 | 222 lb
  • Memphis, TN

CFB Zeitgeist Score

48

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 79th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#3629

<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

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R06 · Starter

Starter. A locked-in starting role.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career arc · Season-by-season Standing

3 seasons on the ladder

Peak: R09 All-Conference HM / 2nd team · 2023

2021

Bowling Green · RB

2023

Bowling Green · RB

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

2025

Virginia Tech · RB

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2025
4122021
7622023
4692025

+14%

Modest growth (14%) across the multi-season window.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2251 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionRB
Class4
Jersey8
Measurements5-9 | 222 lb
HometownMemphis, TN
Primary teamVirginia Tech

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 2251 recruit
Composite rating 0.8185 HighSchool
Signed with Bowling Green 2020
Origin Sandusky Sandusky, OH, USA
Class Profile Context
2020 3-star | 0.8185 No. 2251 recruit | HighSchool | Bowling Green

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Virginia Tech 2025
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Dec 20, 2024
Season Move Context
2025 Bowling Green -> Virginia Tech 3-star | 0.8700 | 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 16
Current nowcast#3629Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#3865Where 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 Bowling Green

Composite

0.8185

#2251 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 Terion Stewart

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

100

Grounded Optimism

Sample 1 mentions
Confidence BELOW-FLOOR

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 1 mentions · belief +100 · "Miami Hurricanes' explosive offensive turnaround fuels College Football Playoff "Own fans
  • Own fans · n=1

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Terion Stewart

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Rushing WEPA per carry

+0.140

EPA

P4 + Notre Dame RBs, min 80 carries

National rank #34 of 66
Percentile vs P4 + Notre Dame RBs, min 80 carries 49th

Why it matters

#34 of 66 P4 + Notre Dame RBs by rushing weighted- EPA per carry — +0.140 EPA/carry on 83 carries.

Vs cohort

This player +0.140 (49th)

MODERATE · n=83 cohort 66

  • Also strong
  • Yards per carry#14 / 69
  • Rushing yards (total)#58 / 69

Signature Moment

Week 5 at NC State — 174 ypc

Result W 23-21

The week the volume broke through — put up 174 yds at NC State.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the rushing totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 10g
469Rush yards
82Carries
0Rush TDs
Per game
46.9Rush yards
8Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
609.7Rush yards
107Carries
0Rush TDs

To hit 750-yard season (currently 469): needs 93.7/game over remaining 3.

To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 469): needs 177/game over remaining 3.

To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 469): needs 343.7/game over remaining 3.

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

To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 0): needs 5/game over remaining 3.

To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 0): needs 6.7/game over remaining 3.

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. Terion Stewart already has 2 loaded recognition items, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.

Current place #3629 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 13.5% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 1 portal move

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
Scrimmage yards 488 469 rush | 19 rec | #176/735 (76th pct)
Rush TD 0 82 carries | #447/739 (40th pct)
Yards/carry 5.7 Per-rush efficiency | #152/735 (79th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Backfield contributor against FBS RB peers.

Balanced profile

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Rushing

CAR
82 72nd
YDS
469 76th
YPC
5.7 79th
TD
0 40th

Receiving

REC
4 38th
YDS
19 29th
YPR
4.8 22nd
TD
0 70th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCARYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 2L 20-44vs Vanderbilt3103.307
Wk 3L 26-45vs Old Dominion8556.9031
Wk 5W 23-21@ NC State1517411.6085Season-high 174 yds
Wk 6L 23-30vs Wake Forest9626.9043
Wk 7L 20-35@ Georgia Tech6244.0015
Wk 9W 42-34vs California14483.409
Wk 10L 16-28vs Louisville8222.8012
Wk 12L 14-34@ Florida State8435.4010
Wk 13L 17-34vs Miami393.0010
Wk 14L 7-27@ Virginia8222.807
Total824695.0085
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

2021Bowling Green4-8HC: Scot Loeffler · Balanced
2023Bowling Green7-6HC: Scot Loeffler · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Virginia Tech3-9HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Virginia Tech824695.70--
2023Bowling Green1257626.18--
2021Bowling Green704125.95--
Career3 loaded seasons2771,6435.913--
SeasonTeam
2025Virginia Tech4194.80--
2023Bowling Green12727.00--
2021Bowling Green1--0.00--
Career3 loaded seasons6467.70--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Rushing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.

Role share

How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.

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.

Receiving work 4 19 rec yds | #343/552 (38th pct)
Usage 13.5% 22.9% rush share | #211/738 (72nd pct)
Rushing WEPA +0.14 Opponent-adjusted rush value | #141/362 (61st pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Rushing Rushing yards 469 #176/735 76th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing Rush TD 0 #447/739 40th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Rushing Yards / carry 5.7 #152/735 79th pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving Receptions 4 #343/552 38th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving yards 19 #388/548 29th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Value Rushing WEPA +0.14 #141/362 61st pct Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 83 weighted playsvs FBS RB
Usage Role share 13.5% #211/738 72nd pct Share of team offensevs FBS RB
Rushing Rushing LONG 85 #14/733 98th pct Metricvs FBS RB
Rushing Carries 82 #205/739 72nd pct Volumevs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving LONG 8 #438/540 19th pct Metricvs FBS RB
Receiving Yards / catch 4.8 #428/548 22nd pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving TD 0 #169/552 70th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Usage Rush share 22.9% #214/738 71st pct Ground-game usagevs FBS RB
Usage 1st-down usage 18.1% #174/738 77th pct Early-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage 2nd-down usage 16.9% #138/738 81st pct Middle-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Standard-down usage 16.2% #206/738 72nd pct Base-situation sharevs FBS RB
Usage Passing-down usage 8.2% #280/738 62nd pct Known-passing sharevs FBS RB
Usage Pass share 2.8% #333/738 55th pct Air-game usagevs FBS RB
Usage 3rd-down usage 2.5% #575/738 22nd pct Money-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

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

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Home6g34.34.40.0
Road4g65.86.00.0

Win vs Loss

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Wins2g1117.50.0
Losses8g30.94.40.0

First half vs Second half

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Weeks 1-75g65.06.50.0
Weeks 8+5g28.83.50.0

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

48Mid-pack
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long run (96th). Strength: fumbles lost (86th). Concern: rush tds (3rd).

Long run#13 / 349 · 96th pct
85rush
Fumbles lost#1 / 201 · 87th pct
0fumb
Yards / carry#68 / 349 · 79th pct
5.7rush
Rush yards#176 / 349 · 49th pct
469rush
Carries#205 / 349 · 41st pct
82rush
Receptions#289 / 338 · 12th pct
4rece
Rec yards#297 / 338 · 12th pct
19rece
Rush TDs#326 / 349 · 3rd pct
0rush

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
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.

wepa_rushing0.14Mid (p50–p75) (n=178)

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics
Terion StewartVirginia TechJordan BrunsonMiami (OH)· 67% simQuinton JacksonRice· 62% simBill DavisLouisiana· 61% sim
Long run
96
Stewart
73
Brunson
88
Jackson
91
Davis
Fumbles lost
87
Stewart
49
Brunson
Yards / carry
79
Stewart
41
Brunson
49
Jackson
45
Davis
Rush yards
49
Stewart
80
Brunson
85
Jackson
80
Davis
Carries
41
Stewart
85
Brunson
89
Jackson
83
Davis
Receptions
12
Stewart
2
Brunson
12
Jackson
39
Davis
Rec yards
12
Stewart
3
Brunson
42
Jackson
45
Davis
Rush TDs
3
Stewart
50
Brunson
72
Jackson
72
Davis

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

Player DNA

The Speed Merchant

Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.

RB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Marcellous Hawkins’s 2025 season.

Marcellous Hawkins

67%match

Virginia Tech · 2025

#2

Daniel Hishaw Jr.

Kansas · 2024

64%
#3

Chris Rodriguez Jr.

Kentucky · 2022

All-SECNFL Rd 6
62%
#4

Jevyon Ducker

Northern Illinois · 2021

52%
#5

Oscar Adaway III

North Texas · 2020

51%

Matches Marcellous on

Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
EPA / carry (adj)

Differs from Marcellous on

Height (lower)
Receiving share (lower)

Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dre'Lyn Washington’s path through Alabama.

Dre'Lyn Washington

87%match

Alabama · 2025

#2

British Brooks

North Carolina · 2023

85%
#3

Fluff Bothwell

Mississippi State · 2025

All-Sun Belt
84%
#4

Lee Beebe

Indiana · 2025

81%
#5

LaDarius Owens

Texas Southern · 2023

80%

Matches Dre'Lyn on

Height
Yards per carry
Recruiting rating

As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Daniel Hishaw Jr.'s graduate season at Kansas (2025).

Daniel Hishaw Jr.

64%match

Kansas · 2025

#2

Harrison Waylee

Wyoming · 2024

All-MAC
58%
#3

Jevyon Ducker

Temple · 2025

51%
#4

Kejon Owens

Florida International · 2025

51%
#5

Reggie Love III

Purdue · 2024

51%

Matches Daniel on

Weight
Height
EPA / carry (adj)

Differs from Daniel on

Rush TD rate (lower)
Yards / carry (higher)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Brent Pry

Pass share

42.0%

319 pass / 441 run

Plays / game

63.3

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

9.5%

296 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

2 coaches
2021
J.C. Price
Virginia Tech
2023
Brent Pry
Virginia Tech
era →
2025
Brent Pry
Virginia Tech

Coaching transition mid-career: J.C. Price → Brent Pry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownMemphis, TN
Height5'9"
Weight222 lb
Class4
PositionRB
Jersey8

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2024)

All-MAC

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

All-Conference

2 all-conference honors

Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
2024 All-MAC all_conference Bowling Green | MAC RB
2023 All-MAC all_conference Bowling Green | MAC RB

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Bowling Green RB4 #3629 #3865 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Mid-American
2023 Bowling Green RB4 #455 #539 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Mid-American
2022 Bowling Green RB4 #3968 #4137 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mid-American
2021 Bowling Green RB4 #868 #1111 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mid-American

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Virginia Tech ACC RB 4 No. 8 | 5-9 | 222 lb | Memphis, TN
2024 Bowling Green Mid-American RB 4 No. 8 | 5-9 | 222 lb | Memphis, TN
2023 Bowling Green Mid-American RB 4 No. 8 | 5-9 | 222 lb | Memphis, TN
2022 Bowling Green Mid-American RB 4 No. 8 | 5-9 | 222 lb | Memphis, TN
2021 Bowling Green Mid-American RB 4 No. 8 | 5-9 | 222 lb | Memphis, TN