CFB Zeitgeist Score
73
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by yards / att at the 84th percentile.
Anthony Colandrea
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-06-22
Anthony Colandrea arrives at UNLV with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
3,459PASS YDS23PASS TD650RUSH YDS
RUSHING VALUE · WEPA
+0.41
via your WEPA model · 2025 · 92 plays
Read the story so far
AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Nebraska
2025UNLV
2026Nebraska
QB · UNLV · MOUNTAIN WEST
Anthony Colandrea
- 3
- #10
- 6-0 | 205 lb
- St. Petersburg, FL
Heisman Heat
#100
<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
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
3 seasons on the ladder
2023
Virginia · QB
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2024
Virginia · QB
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★
2025
UNLV · QB
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2023–2025+77%
Up 77% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3-star | 0.8483 | No. 1463 recruit | HighSchool | Virginia |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UNLV -> Nebraska | 3-star | 0.8700 | Immediate |
| 2025 | Virginia -> UNLV | 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.
Achievements
- Volume King 1.3% Volume King 2,500+ passing yards, 1,200+ rushing yards, or 900+ receiving yards in a single season (position-appropriate threshold). Held by 1.3% of the 2025 pool. 3459 passing yards — clears the 2,500-QB volume bar.
- 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 (650).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
NIL Valuation · On3
$1.12M
On3 ranking · Jun 2026
Whisper Rate
$2.00M
per-deal market estimate
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to Virginia
Composite
0.8483
#1463 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 Anthony Colandrea
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=3
- Rivals · n=2
- National · n=4
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Anthony Colandrea
Only 2 rival mention(s) — below the 4-mention floor for a defensible read.
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 passing totals stand
Through 14g
3,459Pass yards
23Pass TDs
9INT
Per game
247.1Pass yards
2Pass TDs
1INT
Final
3,459Pass yards
23Pass TDs
9INT
✓ Hit 3,000-yard season · finished with 3,459.
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 Anthony Colandrea's case is that the production comes in two channels, not one. For UNLV, he has 3,459 passing yards and 23 touchdown passes, but he also adds 650 rushing yards and 10 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.
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
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
High-volume passer | Efficient | Dual-threat against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Passing Efficiency
CMP
275 96th
ATT
417 96th
CMP%
65.9% 70th
Y/A
8.3 81st
Passing Production
YDS
3,459 96th
TD
23 92nd
INT
9 12th
Rushing
CAR
127 92nd
YDS
650 96th
YPC
5.1 78th
TD
10 97th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-31vs Idaho State | 15/21 | 195 | 1 | 0 | 9.3 | 54.0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 38-21@ Sam Houston | 19/23 | 249 | 2 | 1 | 10.8 | 92.1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-23vs UCLA | 15/21 | 203 | 3 | 0 | 9.7 | 84.4 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 4 | W 41-38@ Miami (OH) | 29/43 | 293 | 2 | 2 | 6.8 | 52.0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-17@ Wyoming | 11/20 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 5.1 | 27.0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 51-48vs Air Force | 20/32 | 361 | 1 | 0 | 11.3 | 75.1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-56@ Boise State | 18/30 | 215 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 | 75.9 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-40vs New Mexico | 36/46 | 382 | 3 | 0 | 8.3 | 69.8 | Season-high 382 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 42-10@ Colorado State | 15/22 | 251 | 2 | 1 | 11.4 | 70.8 | |
| Wk 12 | W 29-26vs Utah State | 24/43 | 276 | 1 | 1 | 6.4 | 34.8 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-10vs Hawai'i | 21/26 | 253 | 3 | 0 | 9.7 | 92.0 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 14 | W 42-17@ Nevada | 15/22 | 270 | 1 | 2 | 12.3 | 97.0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 21-38@ Boise State | 18/38 | 225 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 | 76.8 | |
| Bowl | L 10-17@ Ohio | 19/30 | 184 | 0 | 1 | 6.1 | 50.0 | |
| Total | 275/417 | 3459 | 23 | 9 | 8.6 | 68.0 |
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
2023Virginia3-9HC: Tony Elliott · Run-leaning
2024Virginia5-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2025UNLV10-4HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
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.
How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing | Passing yards | 3,459 | #17/382 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Pass TD | 23 | #32/407 | 92nd pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completions | 275 | #18/383 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completion % | 65.9% | #116/383 | 70th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Yards / attempt | 8.3 | #74/382 | 81st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 650 | #19/408 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Value | Passing WEPA | +0.34 | #49/200 | 76th pct | Opponent-adjusted passing value | 398 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Role share | 56.1% | #32/428 | 93rd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Attempts | 417 | #16/407 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Interceptions | 9 | #359/407 | 12th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Carries | 127 | #34/408 | 92nd pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 37 | #80/391 | 80th pct | Metricvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 10 | #14/408 | 97th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 5.1 | #91/407 | 78th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Pass share | 96.1% | #14/428 | 97th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 71.8% | #37/428 | 92nd pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 67.5% | #50/428 | 89th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 55.5% | #45/428 | 90th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 51.6% | #23/428 | 95th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 49.1% | #39/428 | 91st pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Rush share | 20.2% | #61/428 | 86th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.41 | #7/140 | 96th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 92 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 3 | #213/258 | 18th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
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 · 14 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 278 | 2.0 | 9.1 | 0.2 |
| Road8g | 224 | 1.4 | 8.2 | 1.0 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins10g | 245 | 1.7 | 9.3 | 0.7 |
| Losses4g | 252 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 227 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 267 | 1.9 | 8.7 | 0.7 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
73Solid starter
Elite: pass yards (90th). Strength: rush tds (90th). Concern: fumbles lost (18th).
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
Short
0–9 yds53%of completions
58 comp6.0 yds avg2 TD
Middle
10–19 yds27%of completions
29 comp13.6 yds avg2 TD
Deep
20+ yds20%of completions
22 comp35.3 yds avg4 TD
Overall 63.7% completion on 171 attempts · 22 deep completions averaging 35.3 yds.
Advanced Savant · QB · 2024
Percentile Card
Reads as a mid-tier profile across the board..
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
wepa_passing0.34Mid (p50–p75) (n=94)
wepa_rushing0.41Elite (≥p90) (n=72)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Anthony ColandreaUNLVDemond Williams Jr.Washington· 90% simByrum BrownSouth Florida· 89% simDiego PaviaVanderbilt· 88% sim
Pass yards
Rush TDs
Rush yards
Yards / att
Pass TDs
Completion %
Interceptions
Fumbles lost
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Scrambler
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Frank Harris’s 2021 season.
Frank Harris
80%match
All-Conference USA
#2
Diego Pavia
All-Conference USA
74%
#3
Jake Retzlaff
72%
#4
Jordan Travis
All-ACCNFL Rd 5
68%
#5
Frank Harris
All-Conference USA
68%
Matches Frank on
Completion %
Weight
TD rate
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Parker Navarro’s path through Ohio.
Parker Navarro
92%match
All-MAC
#2
Jack Abraham
All-Conference USA
88%
#3
Zac Thomas
All-Sun Belt
87%
#4
Giovanni Lopez
84%
#5
Frank Harris
All-AAC
82%
Matches Parker on
Height
Completion %
Yards per attempt
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jake Retzlaff's junior season at Tulane (2025).
Jake Retzlaff
73%match
#2
Dillon Gabriel
All-Big TenNFL Rd 3 · Pk 30
66%
#3
Devon Dampier
All-Big 12
65%
#4
John Rhys Plumlee
62%
#5
Nick Vattiato
62%
Matches Jake on
Total pass EPA (college ability)
INT rate
Height
Differs from Jake on
TD rate (higher)
Completion % (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
46.5%
423 pass / 487 run
Plays / game
65.0
14 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.8%
283 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023
Barry Odom
UNLV
2024
Barry Odom
UNLV
2025era →
Dan Mullen
UNLV
Coaching transition mid-career: Barry Odom → Dan Mullen. 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.
HometownSt. Petersburg, FL
Height6'0"
Weight205 lb
Class3
PositionQB
Jersey10
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Current teamUNLV
ConferenceMountain West
Joined2025
Career arc3 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Mountain West
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-Mountain West | all_conference | UNLV | Mountain West | QB |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.