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Heisman / Players / Bailey Stockton /Georgia Tech

Bailey Stockton

WR · Georgia Tech · So · #7

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

233 REC YDS · 21 REC · 0 REC TD

2026 TRANSFERTransferred Georgia Tech → Florida for 2026

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Florida

2025Georgia Tech
2026Florida

WR · GEORGIA TECH · ACC

Bailey Stockton

  • 2
  • #7
  • 5-11 | 185 lb
  • Bogart, GA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

26

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 23rd percentile.

Heisman Heat

#3357

<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 WR AWARD

Biletnikoff

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 1 · 2-deep

R04 · Rotational

Rotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1622 national
CFB
College
Georgia Tech
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Heisman futures · live sportsbook odds

#9 in market ▼ from #8 · 6 books

+16005.9% implied▼ lengthened from +1300

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class2
Jersey7
Measurements5-11 | 185 lb
HometownBogart, GA
Primary teamGeorgia Tech

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1622 recruit
Composite rating 0.8428 HighSchool
Signed with Georgia Tech 2023
Origin Prince Avenue Christian School Bogart, GA, USA
Class Profile Context
2023 3-star | 0.8428 No. 1622 recruit | HighSchool | Georgia Tech

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Florida 2026
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Jan 5, 2026
Season Move Context
2026 Georgia Tech -> Florida 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 16
Current nowcast#3357Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#3337Where 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.

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 Georgia Tech

Composite

0.8428

#1622 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

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 Bailey Stockton

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

100

Grounded Optimism

Sample 1 mentions
Confidence BELOW-FLOOR

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 1 mentions · belief +100 · "Daniel and Clint dive into the aftermath of Georgia’s blowout win over Charlotte"Own fansNational: 4 mentions · belief +0 · "Georgia Tech has the ACC's 15th-ranked rush defense, and Georgia is doing what y"National
  • Own fans · n=1
  • National · n=4

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Bailey Stockton

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Yards per reception

11.1

yds

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #349 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 34th

Why it matters

#349 of 531 All FBS WRs at 11.1 yards per reception (21 catches).

Vs cohort

This player 11.1 (34th)

MODERATE · n=21 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Receiving yards (total)#466 / 531
  • Receiving TDs#476 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 1 at Colorado — 48 ypr

Result W 27-20

The week the volume broke through — put up 48 yds at Colorado.

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

Season Pace · Projection

Where the receiving totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 10g
233Rec yards
21Receptions
0Rec TDs
Per game
23.3Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
302.9Rec yards
27Receptions
0Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 233): needs 155.7/game over remaining 3.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 233): needs 255.7/game over remaining 3.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 21): needs 13/game over remaining 3.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 21): needs 19.7/game over remaining 3.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 2.7/game over remaining 3.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 3.3/game over remaining 3.

What made this player interesting

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

Bailey Stockton's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Georgia Tech, 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.

Current place #3357 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 4.7% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Development arc 58 return yds

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

WR season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Receptions 21 0 rec TD | #402/1110 (64th pct)
Receiving yards 233 11.1 per catch | #429/1107 (61st pct)
Scrimmage yards 238 Total offensive yardage | #429/1107 (61st pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.

Balanced profile

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
21 64th
YDS
233 61st
YPR
11.1 43rd
TD
0 45th

Rushing

CAR
1 35th
YDS
5 35th
YPC
5.0 57th
TD
0 81st

Returns

PR YDS
58 57th
PR AVG
9.7 66th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 27-20@ Colorado44812.0023Season-high 48 yds
Wk 2W 59-12vs Gardner-Webb24321.5024
Wk 3W 24-21vs Clemson
Wk 4W 45-24vs Temple3279.0013
Wk 5W 30-29@ Wake Forest122.002
Wk 7W 35-20vs Virginia Tech188.008
Wk 8W 27-18@ Duke2168.009
Wk 9W 41-16vs Syracuse44812.0033
Wk 13L 28-42vs Pittsburgh23115.5025
Wk 14L 9-16vs Georgia2105.006
Total2123310.3033
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

2025Georgia Tech9-4HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Georgia Tech2123311.10--
Career1 loaded season2123311.10--
SeasonTeam
2025Georgia Tech15--58--
Career1 loaded season15--58--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

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.

Usage 4.7% 10.2% pass-game share | #478/1137 (58th pct)
Return yards 58 0 return TD
Touchdowns 0 Across offense and returns | #615/1111 (45th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 21 #402/1110 64th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 233 #429/1107 61st pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 0 #615/1111 45th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 11.1 #635/1106 43rd pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Punt return yards 58 #97/224 57th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 10.2% #478/1137 58th pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing LONG 5 #261/346 25th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing yards 5 #259/397 35th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Yards / carry 5.0 #170/393 57th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Rushing Carries 1 #264/407 35th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Rush TD 0 #81/411 81st pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 33 #568/1105 49th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Returns Punt return avg 9.7 #76/222 66th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Punt returns 6 #113/237 53rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 10.7% #197/1137 83rd pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 7.6% #259/1137 77th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 7.1% #442/1137 61st pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 4.7% #519/1137 54th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 2.7% #734/1137 36th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 1.9% #898/1137 21st pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 0.4% #312/1137 73rd pct Ground-game usagevs FBS WR
Ball Security Fumbles lost 0 #1/302 100th pct Turnoversvs FBS WR

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 · 10 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home7g2.023.911.80.0
Road3g2.322.07.30.0

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins8g2.124.010.40.0
Losses2g2.020.510.20.0

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-76g1.821.310.50.0
Weeks 8+4g2.526.210.10.0

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

26Below cohort
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: fumbles lost (80th). Concern: rec tds (6th).

Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 81st pct
0fumb
Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct
0rush
Rush yards#190 / 287 · 32nd pct
5rush
Yards / catch#396 / 558 · 28th pct
11.1rece
Receptions#402 / 558 · 27th pct
21rece
Rec yards#428 / 558 · 23rd pct
233rece
Long catch#458 / 558 · 18th pct
33rece
Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th pct
0rece

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

Advanced Savant · WR · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
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.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics
Bailey StocktonGeorgia TechJacquon GibsonMassachusetts· 62% simMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 59% simLewis BondBoston College· 57% sim
Fumbles lost
81
Stockton
6
III
36
Bond
Rush TDs
39
Stockton
39
Gibson
39
III
39
Bond
Rush yards
32
Stockton
76
Gibson
6
III
25
Bond
Yards / catch
28
Stockton
15
Gibson
9
III
32
Bond
Receptions
27
Stockton
92
Gibson
92
III
99
Bond
Rec yards
23
Stockton
74
Gibson
70
III
97
Bond
Long catch
18
Stockton
56
Gibson
16
III
63
Bond
Rec TDs
7
Stockton
7
Gibson
24
III
24
Bond

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

Player DNA

The Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyler Brown’s 2025 season.

Tyler Brown

89%match

Clemson · 2025

#2

JP Coulter

UL Monroe · 2025

86%
#3

Jacquon Gibson

Massachusetts · 2024

83%
#4

Zion Steptoe

Tulsa · 2024

82%
#5

DuWayne Johnson

Syracuse · 2021

82%

Matches Tyler on

Class year
Reception volume
Yards / reception

Differs from Tyler on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Tyler Brown’s path through Clemson.

Tyler Brown

99%match

Clemson · 2025

#2

Elijah Steward

Lafayette · 2025

98%
#3

Derick Eugene

Long Island University · 2021

98%
#4

Trey Goodman

UTEP · 2024

92%
#5

Jacquon Gibson

Massachusetts · 2025

All-MAC
92%

Matches Tyler on

Height
Weight
Yards per reception

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Errol Rogers Jr.'s sophomore season at Louisiana (2021).

Errol Rogers Jr.

83%match

Louisiana · 2021

#2

Lavon Brown

Colorado State · 2025

80%
#3

Parker Kingston

BYU · 2023

All-Big 12
80%
#4

Cataurus Hicks

Louisville · 2024

80%
#5

Tommy Maher

Colorado State · 2025

79%

Matches Errol on

Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Weight

Differs from Errol on

Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Brent Key

Pass share

46.1%

391 pass / 457 run

Plays / game

65.2

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

5.0%

221 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2025

1 coach
2025
Brent Key
Georgia Tech

Played his entire career under Brent Key.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownBogart, GA
Height5'11"
Weight185 lb
Class2
PositionWR
Jersey7

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 Georgia Tech WR2 #3357 #3337 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | ACC
2023 Georgia Tech WR2 #3958 #3870 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | ACC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Georgia Tech ACC WR 2 No. 7 | 5-11 | 185 lb | Bogart, GA
2024 Georgia Tech ACC WR 2 No. 7 | 5-11 | 185 lb | Bogart, GA
2023 Georgia Tech ACC WR 2 No. 7 | 5-11 | 185 lb | Bogart, GA