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Zevi Eckhaus

QB · Washington State · Sr · #4

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

2,092 PASS YDS · 15 PASS TD · 371 RUSH YDS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Washington State for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Washington State for 2026

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Quarterback · Washington State

Returning around him

  • 25% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -13 net (28 in / 41 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Washington State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #95 · 2026 recruiting class #71

QB · WASHINGTON STATE · PAC-12

Zevi Eckhaus

  • 4
  • #4
  • 6-0 | 209 lb
  • Culver City, CA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

49

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by pass tds at the 60th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#805

<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 QB AWARD

Davey O'Brien

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Washington State
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionQB
Class4
Jersey4
Measurements6-0 | 209 lb
HometownCulver City, CA
Primary teamWashington State

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree Not on file No matched recruiting profile in the loaded archive
Composite rating -- Composite rating unavailable for this player
Signed with -- Commitment history unavailable
Origin -- Hometown and high school unavailable
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.

Portal moves 2 Programs changed on file
Latest destination -- 2025
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Withdrawn Dec 30, 2024
Season Move Context
2025 Washington State -> -- 3-star | Withdrawn
2024 Bryant -> Washington State 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#805Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#703Where 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.

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 (371).

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

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 Zevi Eckhaus

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

Awaiting per-cohort signal

Sample 0 mentions
Confidence BELOW-FLOOR

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmNational: 2 mentions · belief +0 · "The cumulative link to the preseason rankings can be found [here]( https://www.r"National
  • National · n=2

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Zevi Eckhaus

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.

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

Season Pace · Projection

Where the passing totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 11g
2,092Pass yards
15Pass TDs
12INT
Per game
190.2Pass yards
1Pass TDs
1INT
Projected (13g)
2,472Pass yards
18Pass TDs
14INT

To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 2,092): needs 454/game over remaining 2.

To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 2,092): needs 954/game over remaining 2.

To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 15): needs 5/game over remaining 2.

To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 15): needs 7.5/game over remaining 2.

To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 15): needs 10/game over remaining 2.

Why this is a two-channel quarterback case

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

The unusual part of Zevi Eckhaus's case is that the production comes in two channels, not one. For Washington State, he has 2,092 passing yards and 15 touchdown passes, but he also adds 371 rushing yards and 8 rushing scores. That kind of dual-threat load tends to create a more resilient Heisman case because the offense can tilt the game in multiple ways.

Current place #805 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 56.2% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Development arc The card should explain why this profile stands out

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

QB season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Pass yards 2,092 15 TD | 12 INT | #84/382 (78th pct)
Completion rate 62.7% 192/306 completions | #169/383 (56th pct)
Yards/attempt 6.8 Explosiveness through the air | #199/382 (48th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Steady volume | Dual-threat against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.

Steady volumeDual-threat

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Passing Efficiency

CMP
192 80th
ATT
306 81st
CMP%
62.7% 56th
Y/A
6.8 48th

Passing Production

YDS
2,092 78th
TD
15 83rd
INT
12 3rd

Rushing

CAR
114 90th
YDS
371 88th
YPC
3.3 57th
TD
8 92nd

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCMP/ATTYDSTDINTYPAQBRNote
Wk 3L 10-59@ North Texas7/1072007.278.8
Wk 4L 24-59vs Washington25/36277227.781.6
Wk 5W 20-3@ Colorado State16/28189206.870.6
Wk 7L 21-24@ Ole Miss24/31218207.078.6
Wk 8L 20-22@ Virginia18/27183126.844.6
Wk 9W 28-7vs Toledo10/22159227.269.2
Wk 10L 7-10@ Oregon State13/24146026.112.1
Wk 12W 28-3vs Louisiana Tech17/25146105.882.0
Wk 13L 20-24@ James Madison19/31171115.561.1
Wk 14W 32-8vs Oregon State17/28197107.070.3
BowlW 34-21@ Utah State26/44334337.654.3
Total192/306209215126.863.9
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

2025Washington State7-6HC: Jimmy Rogers · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Washington State19230662.7%2,0926.81512128.5----
Career1 loaded season19230662.7%2,0926.81512128.5----
SeasonTeam
2025Washington State1143713.38--
Career1 loaded season1143713.38--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Passing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted passing value. Positive numbers mean the quarterback is adding more value through the air than a neutral peer would in the same environment.

Role share

How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.

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.

Rush impact 371 8 rush TD | #51/408 (88th pct)
Usage 56.2% 88.5% pass share | 24.2% rush share | #31/428 (93rd pct)
Passing WEPA +0.27 Opponent-adjusted passing value | #99/200 (51st pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Passing Passing yards 2,092 #84/382 78th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Pass TD 15 #71/407 83rd pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Passing Completions 192 #77/383 80th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Completion % 62.7% #169/383 56th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Passing Yards / attempt 6.8 #199/382 48th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing yards 371 #51/408 88th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Value Passing WEPA +0.27 #99/200 51st pct Opponent-adjusted passing value | 321 weighted playsvs FBS QB
Usage Role share 56.2% #31/428 93rd pct Share of team offensevs FBS QB
Passing Attempts 306 #79/407 81st pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Interceptions 12 #395/407 3rd pct Turnoversvs FBS QB
Rushing Carries 114 #41/408 90th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing LONG 22 #159/391 60th pct Metricvs FBS QB
Rushing Rush TD 8 #33/408 92nd pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Rushing Yards / carry 3.3 #174/407 57th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Usage Pass share 88.5% #76/428 82nd pct Air-game usagevs FBS QB
Usage Passing-down usage 72.8% #26/428 94th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS QB
Usage 3rd-down usage 70.9% #37/428 92nd pct Money-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage 2nd-down usage 57.5% #29/428 93rd pct Middle-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage 1st-down usage 48.1% #47/428 89th pct Early-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Standard-down usage 48.1% #46/428 89th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS QB
Usage Rush share 24.2% #40/428 91st pct Ground-game usagevs FBS QB
Value Rushing WEPA +0.29 #43/140 70th pct Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 94 weighted playsvs FBS QB
Ball Security Fumbles lost 1 #69/258 74th pct Turnoversvs FBS QB

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 · 11 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Home4g1951.56.91.0
Road7g1881.36.71.1

Win vs Loss

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Wins5g2051.86.91.0
Losses6g1781.06.71.2

First half vs Second half

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Weeks 1-75g2181.87.31.0
Weeks 8+6g1671.06.41.2

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

49Mid-pack
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (81st). Concern: interceptions (4th).

Rush TDs#31 / 183 · 81st pct
8rush
Rush yards#46 / 183 · 75th pct
371rush
Fumbles lost#32 / 174 · 66th pct
1fumb
Pass TDs#71 / 183 · 60th pct
15pass
Pass yards#84 / 183 · 54th pct
2092pass
Completion %#86 / 183 · 53rd pct
62.7%pass
Yards / att#110 / 183 · 38th pct
6.8pass
Interceptions#171 / 183 · 5th pct
12pass

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Pass Profile · Completion depth (PBP)

Where the throws are landing

90/133 (67.7%) · 7 TD · 4 INT

Short

0–9 yds
58%of completions
52 comp5.0 yds avg2 TD

Middle

10–19 yds
31%of completions
28 comp14.1 yds avg2 TD

Deep

20+ yds
11%of completions
10 comp28.7 yds avg3 TD

Overall 67.7% completion on 133 attempts · 10 deep completions averaging 28.7 yds.

Advanced Savant · QB · 2024

Percentile Card

Reads as a mid-tier profile across the board..

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback0.270
36th pct
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_passing0.27Low (p25–p50) (n=94)
wepa_rushing0.29Mid (p50–p75) (n=72)

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics
Zevi EckhausWashington StateJohn MateerOklahoma· 89% simJamal MorrisVirginia· 84% simJC FrenchGeorgia Southern· 83% sim
Rush TDs
81
Eckhaus
81
Mateer
68
Morris
74
French
Rush yards
75
Eckhaus
79
Mateer
65
Morris
72
French
Fumbles lost
66
Eckhaus
66
Mateer
91
Morris
66
French
Pass TDs
60
Eckhaus
58
Mateer
64
Morris
77
French
Pass yards
54
Eckhaus
76
Mateer
80
Morris
77
French
Completion %
53
Eckhaus
49
Mateer
67
Morris
62
French
Yards / att
38
Eckhaus
57
Mateer
42
Morris
63
French
Interceptions
5
Eckhaus
10
Mateer
22
Morris
32
French

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

Player DNA

The Pocket Passer

Balanced passer who operates within the system. Profile sits near league average across dimensions.

QB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nick Vattiato’s 2023 season.

Nick Vattiato

73%match

Middle Tennessee · 2023

#2

Cooper Legas

Utah State · 2022

71%
#3

Parker Navarro

Ohio · 2025

All-MAC
71%
#4

Jack Abraham

Southern Miss · 2020

All-Conference USA
65%
#5

Mitch Griffis

Wake Forest · 2023

67%

Matches Nick on

Total pass EPA (college ability)
Class year

Differs from Nick on

INT rate (higher)
Completion % (lower)
EPA / dropback (adj) (higher)

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kellen Mond’s path through Texas A&M.

Kellen Mond

87%match

Texas A&M · 2020

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 2
#2

Broc Lowry

Western Michigan · 2025

All-MAC
86%
#3

Zac Thomas

App State · 2020

All-Sun Belt
86%
#4

Frank Harris

UTSA · 2023

All-AAC
85%
#5

JC French

Georgia Southern · 2025

83%

Matches Kellen on

Yards per attempt
Completion %

As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Parker Navarro's graduate season at Ohio (2025).

Parker Navarro

70%match

Ohio · 2025

All-MAC
#2

Ta'Quan Roberson

Buffalo · 2025

65%
#3

Kaidon Salter

Colorado · 2025

All-Conference USA
60%
#4

Preston Stone

Northwestern · 2025

All-Big Ten
57%
#5

Jacob Zeno

UAB · 2024

54%

Matches Parker on

Weight
Total pass EPA (college ability)

Differs from Parker on

Rush yards / carry (lower)
Rush usage (lower)
Yards / attempt (lower)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Jimmy Rogers

Pass share

48.7%

407 pass / 429 run

Plays / game

64.3

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

6.1%

327 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2025

1 coach
2025
Jimmy Rogers
Washington State

Played his entire career under Jimmy Rogers.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownCulver City, CA
Height6'0"
Weight209 lb
Class4
PositionQB
Jersey4

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 Washington State QB4 #805 #703 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Pac-12

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Washington State Pac-12 QB 4 No. 4 | 6-0 | 209 lb | Culver City, CA
2024 Washington State Pac-12 QB 4 No. 4 | 6-0 | 209 lb | Culver City, CA