CFB Zeitgeist Score
64
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by yards / att at the 84th percentile.
Behren Morton
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
2,780 PASS YDS · 22 PASS TD · -113 RUSH YDS
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New England2026 NFL rookie season
#234Rd 7 · Pick 18
New England2026 NFL rookie season
QB · TEXAS TECH · BIG 12
Behren Morton
- 4
- #2
- 6-2 | 220 lb
- Eastland, TX
Heisman Heat
#813
<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
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2025+0%
Modest growth (0%) across the multi-season window.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Texas Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
R7 · #234
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4-star | 0.9356 | No. 149 recruit | HighSchool | Texas Tech |
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.
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. 2780 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 passing yards (2780).
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 Texas Tech
Composite
0.9356
#149 national
NFL Draft
2026 · Rd 7, Pick 18
#234 overall · New England
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 Behren Morton
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
73
Grounded Optimism
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=11
- National · n=4
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Behren Morton
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Combined WEPA per play (pass + rush)
+0.400
EPA
P4 + Notre Dame QBs, min 280 touches
National rank #17 of 57
Percentile vs P4 + Notre Dame QBs, min 280 touches 71st
Why it matters
#17 of 57 P4 + Notre Dame QBs in combined passing + rushing weighted-EPA per play — +0.400 EPA on 325 touches.
Vs cohort
This player +0.400 (71th)
MODERATE · n=325 cohort 57
- Also strong
- WEPA per dropback#20 / 58
- Yards per attempt#15 / 72
- Total weighted-EPA passing#28 / 58
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 12g
2,780Pass yards
22Pass TDs
6INT
Per game
231.7Pass yards
2Pass TDs
0INT
Projected (13g)
3,012Pass yards
24Pass TDs
6INT
To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 2,780): needs 220/game over remaining 1.
To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 2,780): needs 1,220/game over remaining 1.
To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 22): needs 3/game over remaining 1.
To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 22): needs 8/game over remaining 1.
To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 22): needs 13/game over remaining 1.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Behren Morton's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Texas 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.
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 | Pocket-leaning 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
219 87th
ATT
333 84th
CMP%
65.8% 69th
Y/A
8.3 81st
Passing Production
YDS
2,780 87th
TD
22 92nd
INT
6 28th
Rushing
CAR
43 65th
YDS
-113 1st
YPC
-2.6 5th
TD
0 44th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 67-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 16/20 | 201 | 4 | 0 | 10.1 | 92.3 | 4 TD passes |
| Wk 2 | W 62-14vs Kent State | 18/26 | 258 | 3 | 0 | 9.9 | 82.1 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 3 | W 45-14vs Oregon State | 23/35 | 464 | 4 | 1 | 13.3 | 73.5 | Season-high 464 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 34-10@ Utah | 12/19 | 142 | 0 | 2 | 7.5 | 29.6 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-11@ Houston | 28/40 | 345 | 1 | 0 | 8.6 | 76.6 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-17vs Kansas | 7/12 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 7.6 | 74.6 | |
| Wk 10 | W 43-20@ Kansas State | 21/32 | 249 | 2 | 1 | 7.8 | 68.8 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-7vs BYU | 17/32 | 219 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 | 57.0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-9vs UCF | 14/20 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 | 77.4 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-0@ West Virginia | 25/32 | 310 | 3 | 0 | 9.7 | 89.0 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 15 | W 34-7vs BYU | 20/33 | 215 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | 73.4 | |
| Bowl | L 0-23vs Oregon | 18/32 | 137 | 0 | 2 | 4.3 | 18.0 | |
| Total | 219/333 | 2780 | 22 | 6 | 8.3 | 67.7 |
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
2021Texas Tech6-6HC: Matt Wells · Balanced
2022Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo
2023Texas Tech7-6HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
2025Texas Tech12-2HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 219 | 333 | 65.8% | 2,780 | 8.3 | 22 | 6 | 154.1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 182 | 294 | 61.9% | 1,754 | 6.0 | 15 | 8 | 123.4 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 96 | 169 | 56.8% | 1,117 | 6.6 | 7 | 6 | 118.9 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | -- | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 498 | 799 | 62.3% | 5,651 | 7.1 | 44 | 20 | 134.9 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 43 | -113 | -2.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 46 | 3 | 0.1 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 41 | 72 | 1.8 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 132 | -23 | -0.2 | 6 | -- |
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 | 2,780 | #49/382 | 87th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Pass TD | 22 | #35/407 | 92nd pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completions | 219 | #52/383 | 87th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completion % | 65.8% | #119/383 | 69th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Yards / attempt | 8.3 | #74/382 | 81st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | -113 | #405/408 | 1st pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Value | Passing WEPA | +0.40 | #27/200 | 87th pct | Opponent-adjusted passing value | 325 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Role share | 39.4% | #146/428 | 66th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Attempts | 333 | #66/407 | 84th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Interceptions | 6 | #294/407 | 28th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Carries | 43 | #142/408 | 65th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 11 | #281/391 | 28th pct | Metricvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #230/408 | 44th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | -2.6 | #387/407 | 5th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Pass share | 78.2% | #121/428 | 72nd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 52.2% | #140/428 | 68th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 52.1% | #137/428 | 68th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 36.1% | #161/428 | 63rd pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 34.9% | #137/428 | 68th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 33.1% | #147/428 | 66th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Rush share | 4.5% | #286/428 | 33rd pct | Ground-game usagevs 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
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 · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 217 | 2.0 | 8.2 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 262 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 0.8 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins11g | 240 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 0.4 |
| Losses1g | 137 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 2.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 234 | 1.9 | 8.8 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 228 | 1.8 | 7.7 | 0.2 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
64Solid starter
Elite: yards / att (84th). Strength: pass tds (80th). Concern: rush yards (1st).
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 yds48%of completions
45 comp5.3 yds avg3 TD
Middle
10–19 yds27%of completions
25 comp13.2 yds avg
Deep
20+ yds25%of completions
23 comp33.1 yds avg8 TD
Overall 67.4% completion on 138 attempts · 23 deep completions averaging 33.1 yds.
Advanced Savant · QB · 2024
Percentile Card
Elite: EPA / dropback.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
wepa_passing0.4High (p75–p90) (n=94)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Behren MortonTexas TechJulian SayinOhio State· 82% simAthan KaliakmanisRutgers· 77% simJacob ClarkMissouri State· 77% sim
Yards / att
Pass TDs
Completion %
Pass yards
Fumbles lost
Interceptions
Rush TDs
Rush yards
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Pocket Surgeon
High-percentage passer who protects the ball. Loses the matchup on improvisation.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jack Coan’s 2021 season.
Jack Coan
72%match
#2
JT Daniels
71%
#3
Carter Bradley
All-Sun Belt
67%
#4
Athan Kaliakmanis
NFL Rd 7
66%
#5
Ben Bryant
65%
Matches Jack on
Total pass EPA (college ability)
Yards / attempt
Height
Differs from Jack on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Rush yards / carry (lower)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Austin Reed’s path through Western Kentucky.
Austin Reed
91%match
All-Conference USA
#2
Maverick McIvor
90%
#3
Kellen Mond
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 2
89%
#4
Drew Plitt
All-MAC
88%
#5
Jack Layne
88%
Matches Austin on
Height
Completion %
Yards per attempt
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Luke Altmyer's graduate season at Illinois (2025).
Luke Altmyer
49%match
All-Big Ten
#2
Blake Shapen
48%
#3
Carson Beck
All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 1
46%
#4
Braylon Braxton
All-Sun Belt
45%
#5
Payton Thorne
42%
Matches Luke on
Total pass EPA (college ability)
Differs from Luke on
Rush yards / carry (lower)
Weight (higher)
Rush usage (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Pass share
47.6%
484 pass / 532 run
Plays / game
72.6
14 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.5%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Matt Wells
Texas Tech
2022era →
Joey McGuire
Texas Tech
2023
Joey McGuire
Texas Tech
2025
Joey McGuire
Texas Tech
Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Joey McGuire. 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.
HometownEastland, TX
Height6'2"
Weight220 lb
Class4
PositionQB
Jersey2
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Current teamTexas Tech
ConferenceBig 12
Joined2025
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
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 | Texas Tech | QB4 | #813 | #716 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | QB4 | #165 | #225 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | QB4 | #273 | #313 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | QB4 | #1200 | #1078 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big 12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-2 | 220 lb | Eastland, TX |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-2 | 220 lb | Eastland, TX |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-2 | 220 lb | Eastland, TX |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-2 | 220 lb | Eastland, TX |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-2 | 220 lb | Eastland, TX |