CFB Zeitgeist Score
27
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by long catch at the 45th percentile.
Alex Bauman
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
166 REC YDS · 18 REC · 1 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Miami for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Miami
Returning around him
- 12% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 9 Miami players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (13 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami · Last season: 13-3 (AP #10) · Talent rank #15 · 2026 recruiting class #13
TE · MIAMI · ACC
Alex Bauman
- 4
- #87
- 6-5 | 245 lb
- Red Bank, NJ
Heisman Heat
#692
<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 TE AWARD
Mackey
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
4 seasons on the ladder
2022
Tulane · TE
—
2023
Tulane · TE
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★
2024
Tulane · TE
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
2025
Miami · TE
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Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025+48%
Up 48% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3-star | 0.8267 | No. 1770 recruit | HighSchool | Tulane |
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 · 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 Tulane
Composite
0.8267
#1770 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 Alex Bauman
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
50
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=4
- National · n=1
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Alex Bauman
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 receiving totals stand
Through 10g
166Rec yards
18Receptions
1Rec TDs
Per game
16.6Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
215.8Rec yards
23Receptions
1Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 166): needs 178/game over remaining 3.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 166): needs 278/game over remaining 3.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 18): needs 14/game over remaining 3.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 18): needs 20.7/game over remaining 3.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 2.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 3/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. Alex Bauman already has 1 loaded recognition item, 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
TE 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?
Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
18 74th
YDS
166 72nd
YPR
9.2 44th
TD
1 71st
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 45-3vs Bethune-Cookman | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-22@ Florida State | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24vs Louisville | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-26@ SMU | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-10vs Syracuse | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-7vs NC State | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-7@ Pittsburgh | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | 33 | Season-high 58 yds |
| Bowl | W 10-3@ Texas A&M | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Bowl | W 31-27@ Ole Miss | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Bowl | L 21-27@ Indiana | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Total | 18 | 166 | 9.4 | 1 | 33 |
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
2022Tulane12-2HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning
2023Tulane11-3HC: Slade Nagle · Run-leaning
2024Tulane9-5HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-heavy
2025Miami13-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The tight end's share of the passing offense, which helps distinguish a featured receiving tight end from a secondary option.
A blended usage view that shows how often the offense flows through the tight end compared with other same-level peers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 18 | #124/475 | 74th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 166 | #136/475 | 72nd pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 1 | #140/475 | 71st pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 9.2 | #266/475 | 44th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Pass share | 7.5% | #153/468 | 68th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 33 | #111/475 | 77th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 6.0% | #112/468 | 76th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 5.6% | #118/468 | 75th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 4.5% | #148/468 | 69th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Role share | 3.6% | #159/468 | 66th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 2.9% | #228/468 | 51st pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 2.3% | #288/468 | 39th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #58/468 | 88th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS TE |
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
The Mackey award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 11.5 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 2.1 | 18.0 | 7.7 | 0.0 |
| Losses3g | 1.0 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 14.0 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 19.2 | 10.2 | 0.2 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
27Below cohort
Concern: rec tds (21st).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · TE · 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
Alex BaumanMiamiBryce CaufieldOregon State· 79% simHayden HansenFlorida· 74% simTyler FortenberryArkansas State· 72% sim
Long catch
Receptions
Yards / catch
Rec yards
Rec TDs
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Complete TE
Dual-threat: blocks when needed, catches when needed. Coveted on both sides.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Gus McGee’s 2025 season.
Gus McGee
84%match
#2
Samuel Wheeler
78%
#3
Matt Wagner
78%
#4
Bauer Sharp
NFL Rd 6
76%
#5
Dan Dishman
74%
Matches Gus on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Bauer Sharp's senior season at LSU (2025).
Bauer Sharp
85%match
NFL Rd 6
#2
Jake Overman
85%
#3
Riley Smith
79%
#4
Johnmichael Gyllenborg
75%
#5
Keanu Hill
73%
Matches Bauer on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
47.2%
496 pass / 554 run
Plays / game
65.6
16 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
4.1%
245 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022
Mario Cristobal
Miami
2023
Mario Cristobal
Miami
2024
Mario Cristobal
Miami
2025
Mario Cristobal
Miami
Played his entire career under Mario Cristobal.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownRed Bank, NJ
Height6'5"
Weight245 lb
Class4
PositionTE
Jersey87
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Current teamMiami
ConferenceACC
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-AAC
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 all-conference honor
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-AAC | all_conference | Tulane | AAC | TE |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tulane | TE4 | #692 | #852 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2023 | Tulane | TE4 | #988 | #991 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2022 | Tulane | TE4 | #1074 | #866 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | American Athletic |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami | ACC | TE | 4 | No. 87 | 6-5 | 245 lb | Red Bank, NJ |
| 2024 | Tulane | American Athletic | TE | 4 | No. 87 | 6-5 | 245 lb | Red Bank, NJ |
| 2023 | Tulane | American Athletic | TE | 4 | No. 87 | 6-5 | 245 lb | Red Bank, NJ |
| 2022 | Tulane | American Athletic | TE | 4 | No. 87 | 6-5 | 245 lb | Red Bank, NJ |