CFB Zeitgeist Score
59
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 79th percentile.
Zachary Palmer-Smith
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
660 RUSH YDS · 4 RUSH TD · 115 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to UL Monroe for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Running back · UL Monroe
Returning around him
- 78% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +3 net (20 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UL Monroe · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #124 · 2026 recruiting class #115
RB · UL MONROE · SUN BELT
Zachary Palmer-Smith
- 4
- #6
- 6-0 | 210 lb
- Delran, NJ
Heisman Heat
Awaiting
Not on the live Heisman board this week.
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
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TOP RB AWARD
Doak Walker
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
UL Monroe
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 |
|---|---|---|
| No transfer portal moves on file for this player. | ||
Heisman Lens
Where the model places this player relative to the rest of the Heisman field.
Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
Achievements
- Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in rushing yards (660).
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.
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 Zachary Palmer-Smith
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 Zachary Palmer-Smith
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 12g
660Rush yards
115Carries
4Rush TDs
Per game
55Rush yards
10Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
715Rush yards
125Carries
4Rush TDs
To hit 750-yard season (currently 660): needs 90/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 660): needs 340/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 660): needs 840/game over remaining 1.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 4): needs 6/game over remaining 1.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 4): needs 11/game over remaining 1.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 4): needs 16/game over remaining 1.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Zachary Palmer-Smith's story is about how role and output meet each other. For UL Monroe, 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?
Workhorse against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
115 83rd
YDS
660 86th
YPC
5.7 79th
TD
4 79th
Receiving
REC
7 51st
YDS
47 47th
YPR
6.7 47th
TD
0 70th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-0vs St. Francis (PA) | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-73@ Alabama | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-25@ UTEP | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-16vs Arkansas State | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 1 | 56 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-42@ Northwestern | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 8-23@ Coastal Carolina | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-37vs Troy | 10 | 78 | 7.8 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-49@ Southern Miss | 11 | 111 | 10.1 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-31vs Old Dominion | 18 | 96 | 5.3 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-26vs South Alabama | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-31@ Texas State | 15 | 80 | 5.3 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 14 | L 27-30@ Louisiana | 20 | 114 | 5.7 | 1 | 22 | Season-high 114 yds |
| Total | 115 | 660 | 5.0 | 4 | 56 |
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
2025UL Monroe3-9HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-leaning, slow tempo
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UL Monroe | 115 | 660 | 5.7 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 115 | 660 | 5.7 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UL Monroe | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | -- |
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 | 660 | #101/735 | 86th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 4 | #154/739 | 79th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 5.7 | #152/735 | 79th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 7 | #270/552 | 51st pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 47 | #294/548 | 47th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.13 | #156/362 | 57th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 108 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 16.4% | #145/738 | 80th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 115 | #127/739 | 83rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 56 | #127/733 | 83rd pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 13 | #347/540 | 36th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 6.7 | #292/548 | 47th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #169/552 | 70th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 27.6% | #148/738 | 80th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 20.5% | #119/738 | 84th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 20.3% | #137/738 | 82nd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 15.7% | #158/738 | 79th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 10.9% | #173/738 | 77th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 9.3% | #231/738 | 69th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 2.8% | #333/738 | 55th pct | Air-game usagevs 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 · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 58.8 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 52.3 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins3g | 39.0 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Losses9g | 60.3 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 27.7 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 82.3 | 6.1 | 0.5 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
59Solid starter
Concern: rec yards (26th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · RB · 2025
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.
wepa_rushing0.13Low (p25–p50) (n=178)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Zachary Palmer-SmithUL MonroeJeremiah CobbAuburn· 83% simSire GainesBoise State· 79% simQuinton JacksonRice· 79% sim
Yards / carry
Rush yards
Long run
Carries
Rush TDs
Receptions
Rec yards
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Oscar Adaway III’s 2020 season.
Oscar Adaway III
77%match
#2
Jalen Buckley
All-MAC
79%
#3
Tayvon Ruley
77%
#4
Harrison Waylee
74%
#5
Jaylon Armstead
72%
Matches Oscar on
Receiving share
Weight
Yards / carry
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Otis Anderson’s path through UCF.
Otis Anderson
97%match
#2
LaDarius Owens
95%
#3
Rhamondre Stevenson
NFL Rd 4
95%
#4
Najee Harris
Doak WalkerConsensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 24
95%
#5
Mekhi Sargent
93%
Matches Otis on
Yards per carry
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Reggie Love III's senior season at Illinois (2023).
Reggie Love III
82%match
#2
Harrison Waylee
All-MAC
76%
#3
Kaelon Black
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 26
76%
#4
Marlon Gunn
76%
#5
Sam Franklin
75%
Matches Reggie on
EPA / carry (adj)
Receiving share
Weight
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
Pass share
41.4%
302 pass / 428 run
Plays / game
60.8
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
8.3%
241 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Bryant Vincent
UL Monroe
Played his entire career under Bryant Vincent.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownDelran, NJ
Height6'0"
Weight210 lb
Class4
PositionRB
Jersey6
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Current teamUL Monroe
ConferenceSun Belt
Joined2025
Career arc1 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.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This player hasn’t appeared on a Heisman ballot tracked by the model. | |||||||||
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | RB | 4 | No. 6 | 6-0 | 210 lb | Delran, NJ |