CFB Zeitgeist Score
83
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 87th percentile.
Boden Groen
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
450 REC YDS · 36 REC · 5 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Kansas for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Kansas
Returning around him
- 41% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 2 Kansas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +5 net (31 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #72
TE · KANSAS · BIG 12
Boden Groen
- 4
- #88
- 6-4 | 240 lb
- Santa Ana, CA
Heisman Heat
#3268
<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
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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
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025+470%
Up 470% from first season to most-recent.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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 receiving yards (450).
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 Boden Groen
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 Boden Groen
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
12.5
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #258 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 52nd
Why it matters
#258 of 531 All FBS WRs at 12.5 yards per reception (36 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 12.5 (52th)
HIGH · n=36 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving TDs#98 / 531
- Receiving yards (total)#255 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 5 vs Cincinnati — 84 ypr
Result L 34-37
The week the volume broke through — put up 84 yds vs Cincinnati.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 11g
450Rec yards
36Receptions
5Rec TDs
Per game
40.9Rec yards
3Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
531.8Rec yards
43Receptions
6Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 450): needs 125/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 450): needs 275/game over remaining 2.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 36): needs 12/game over remaining 2.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 36): needs 22/game over remaining 2.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 5): needs 1.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 5): needs 2.5/game over remaining 2.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Boden Groen's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Kansas, 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
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?
Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
36 94th
YDS
450 95th
YPR
12.5 79th
TD
5 97th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-7vs Fresno State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 1 | W 46-7vs Wagner | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-42@ Missouri | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-10vs West Virginia | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-37vs Cincinnati | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 1 | 24 | Season-high 84 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 27-20@ UCF | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 0 | 46 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-42@ Texas Tech | 13 | 76 | 5.8 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-42vs Kansas State | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-21vs Oklahoma State | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-24@ Arizona | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-38@ Iowa State | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 1 | 34 | |
| Total | 36 | 450 | 14.7 | 5 | 46 |
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
2022Rice5-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-leaning
2023Rice6-7HC: Mike Bloomgren · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Rice4-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Pass-leaning
2025Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
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 | 36 | #29/475 | 94th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 450 | #23/475 | 95th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 5 | #14/475 | 97th pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 12.5 | #103/475 | 79th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Pass share | 12.4% | #50/468 | 90th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 46 | #49/475 | 90th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 6.6% | #94/468 | 80th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 6.6% | #31/468 | 94th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 6.1% | #65/468 | 86th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Role share | 5.7% | #61/468 | 87th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 4.8% | #88/468 | 81st pct | Early-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 3.1% | #267/468 | 43rd pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #58/468 | 88th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/55 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs 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 · 11 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 28.2 | 10.7 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 56.2 | 19.5 | 0.4 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins5g | 1.6 | 26.2 | 14.1 | 0.4 |
| Losses6g | 4.7 | 53.2 | 15.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.6 | 44.3 | 16.4 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 35.0 | 11.8 | 0.5 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
83All-Conference
Elite: rec tds (88th). Strength: rec yards (86th).
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
Boden GroenKansasTrey'Dez GreenLSU· 93% simDallen BentleyUtah· 93% simRocky BeersColorado State· 92% sim
Rec TDs
Rec yards
Receptions
Yards / catch
Long catch
Fumbles lost
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 Dalton Kincaid’s 2021 season.
Dalton Kincaid
82%match
NFL Rd 1 · Pk 26
#2
Brayden Willis
NFL Rd 7
81%
#3
R.J. Maryland
81%
#4
Grant Calcaterra
All-AACNFL Rd 6
80%
#5
Cade Stover
All-Big TenNFL Rd 4
72%
Matches Dalton on
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Weight
Differs from Dalton on
TD rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Seydou Traore's senior season at Mississippi State (2025).
Seydou Traore
85%match
All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 5
#2
Neal Johnson
84%
#3
Eli Wilson
All-Sun Belt
84%
#4
Michael Trigg
All-Big 12
82%
#5
Rivaldo Fairweather
81%
Matches Seydou on
TD rate
Yards / reception
Weight
Differs from Seydou on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
45.1%
344 pass / 419 run
Plays / game
63.6
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.1%
293 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022
Lance Leipold
Kansas
2023
Lance Leipold
Kansas
2024
Lance Leipold
Kansas
2025
Lance Leipold
Kansas
Played his entire career under Lance Leipold.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownSanta Ana, CA
Height6'4"
Weight240 lb
Class4
PositionTE
Jersey88
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Current teamKansas
ConferenceBig 12
Joined2025
Career arc4 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 | Rice | TE4 | #3268 | #3879 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2023 | Rice | TE4 | #1402 | #1733 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2022 | Rice | TE4 | #3983 | #4583 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Conference USA |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas | Big 12 | TE | 4 | No. 88 | 6-4 | 240 lb | Santa Ana, CA |
| 2024 | Rice | American Athletic | TE | 4 | No. 88 | 6-4 | 240 lb | Santa Ana, CA |
| 2023 | Rice | American Athletic | TE | 4 | No. 88 | 6-4 | 240 lb | Santa Ana, CA |
| 2022 | Rice | Conference USA | TE | 4 | No. 88 | 6-4 | 240 lb | Santa Ana, CA |