CFB Zeitgeist Score
17
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 53rd percentile.
Ayo Adeyi
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
120 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 24 CARRIES
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Oklahoma State
2025James Madison
2026Oklahoma State
RB · JAMES MADISON · SUN BELT
Ayo Adeyi
- 4
- #5
- 5-8 | 200 lb
- Mansfield, TX
Heisman Heat
#1310
<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
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
4 seasons on the ladder
2021
North Texas · RB
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2022
North Texas · RB
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★
2023
North Texas · RB
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
2025
James Madison · RB
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Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2025-76%
Sharp dropoff (-76%) — career inflection point.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | James Madison -> Oklahoma State | 3-star | 0.8500 | Immediate |
| 2024 | North Texas -> James Madison | 3-star | 0.8800 | 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.
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.
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 Ayo Adeyi
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 Ayo Adeyi
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 4g
120Rush yards
24Carries
0Rush TDs
Per game
30Rush yards
6Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
390Rush yards
78Carries
0Rush TDs
To hit 750-yard season (currently 120): needs 70/game over remaining 9.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 120): needs 97.8/game over remaining 9.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 120): needs 153.3/game over remaining 9.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 0): needs 1.1/game over remaining 9.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 0): needs 1.7/game over remaining 9.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 0): needs 2.2/game over remaining 9.
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. Ayo Adeyi 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
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?
Backfield contributor against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
24 43rd
YDS
120 44th
YPC
5.0 62nd
TD
0 40th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-10vs Weber State | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-28@ Louisville | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-13@ Liberty | 13 | 87 | 6.7 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 87 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 14-7@ Georgia State | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 24 | 120 | 4.3 | 0 | 24 |
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
2021North Texas6-6HC: Seth Littrell · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2022North Texas7-7HC: Seth Littrell · Run-leaning
2023North Texas5-7HC: Eric Morris · Balanced, fast tempo
2025James Madison12-2HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | 24 | 120 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | North Texas | 143 | 1,017 | 7.1 | 6 | -- |
| 2022 | North Texas | 112 | 779 | 7.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2021 | North Texas | 84 | 496 | 5.9 | 6 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 363 | 2,412 | 6.6 | 16 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | North Texas | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | North Texas | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | North Texas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 10 | 67 | 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 | 120 | #411/735 | 44th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #447/739 | 40th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 5.0 | #280/735 | 62nd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.26 | #15/362 | 96th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 77 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 9.0% | #354/738 | 52nd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 24 | #420/739 | 43rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 24 | #347/733 | 53rd pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 15.0% | #349/738 | 53rd pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 11.0% | #303/738 | 59th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 10.8% | #327/738 | 56th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 10.4% | #340/738 | 54th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 4.9% | #456/738 | 38th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 3.8% | #507/738 | 31st pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 0.0% | #564/738 | 24th 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 · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 21.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 33.0 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins3g | 38.7 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Losses1g | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 30.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
17Below cohort
Concern: carries (0th).
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
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
Ayo AdeyiJames MadisonRashod DubinionApp State· 42% simKamari MoultonIowa· 40% simJordan BrunsonMiami (OH)· 39% sim
Yards / carry
Long run
Rush TDs
Rush yards
Carries
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Pass share
39.7%
385 pass / 584 run
Plays / game
69.2
14 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.8%
269 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coaches2021
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James Madison
2022era →
Curt Cignetti
James Madison
2023era →
Damian Wroblewski
James Madison
2025era →
Bob Chesney
James Madison
Played under 3 different head coaches: Curt Cignetti, Damian Wroblewski, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownMansfield, TX
Height5'8"
Weight200 lb
Class4
PositionRB
Jersey5
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Current teamJames Madison
ConferenceSun Belt
Joined2025
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | All-AAC | all_conference | North Texas | AAC | RB |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison | RB4 | #1310 | #1121 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Sun Belt |
| 2023 | North Texas | RB4 | #609 | #827 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2022 | North Texas | RB4 | #887 | #1087 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Conference USA |
| 2021 | North Texas | RB4 | #831 | #1158 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Conference USA |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | Sun Belt | RB | 4 | No. 5 | 5-8 | 200 lb | Mansfield, TX |
| 2024 | James Madison | Sun Belt | RB | 4 | No. 5 | 5-8 | 200 lb | Mansfield, TX |
| 2023 | North Texas | American Athletic | RB | 4 | No. 5 | 5-8 | 200 lb | Mansfield, TX |
| 2022 | North Texas | Conference USA | RB | 4 | No. 5 | 5-8 | 200 lb | Mansfield, TX |
| 2021 | North Texas | Conference USA | RB | 4 | No. 5 | 5-8 | 200 lb | Mansfield, TX |