CFB Zeitgeist Score
76
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 95th percentile.
Brady Boyd
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
743 REC YDS · 46 REC · 8 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Utah State for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · Utah State
Returning around him
- 63% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +10 net (29 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah State · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #114 · 2026 recruiting class #87
WR · UTAH STATE · MOUNTAIN WEST
Brady Boyd
- 4
- 6-1 | 195 lb
- Southlake, TX
Heisman Heat
#2733
<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
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+4028%
Up 4028% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
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 | 3-star | 0.8737 | No. 613 recruit | HighSchool |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech -> Utah State | 3-star | 0.8300 | Immediate |
| 2022 | Minnesota -> Texas Tech | 3-star | 0.8500 | 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.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to —
Composite
0.8737
#613 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 Brady Boyd
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 Brady Boyd
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
16.2
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #60 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 89th
Why it matters
#60 of 531 All FBS WRs at 16.2 yards per reception (46 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 16.2 (89th)
HIGH · n=46 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving yards (total)#80 / 531
- Receiving TDs#23 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 11 vs Nevada — 117 ypr
Result W 51-14
The week the volume broke through — put up 117 yds vs Nevada.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 13g
743Rec yards
46Receptions
8Rec TDs
Per game
57.2Rec yards
4Receptions
1Rec TDs
Final
743Rec yards
46Receptions
8Rec TDs
✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 743.
✓ Hit 8 receiving TDs · finished with 8.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Brady Boyd's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Utah State, 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
WR 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 | Big-play receiver against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
46 88th
YDS
743 92nd
YPR
16.2 83rd
TD
8 98th
Rushing
CAR
2 53rd
YDS
10 48th
YPC
5.0 57th
TD
0 81st
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-16vs UTEP | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 2 | L 22-44@ Texas A&M | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-30vs Air Force | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 4 | W 48-7vs McNeese | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 2 | 53 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 5 | L 35-55@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-44@ Hawai'i | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-25vs San José State | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-33@ New Mexico | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 11 | W 51-14vs Nevada | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 2 | 53 | Season-high 117 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 26-29@ UNLV | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-17@ Fresno State | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-25vs Boise State | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Bowl | L 21-34vs Washington State | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 1 | 43 | |
| Total | 46 | 743 | 15.1 | 8 | 53 |
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
2021Minnesota8-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2022Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo
2023Texas Tech7-6HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
2025Utah State6-7HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah State | 46 | 743 | 16.2 | 8 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 12 | 110 | 9.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Minnesota | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 65 | 912 | 14.0 | 9 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah State | 2 | 10 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Minnesota | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 2 | 10 | -- | -- | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
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.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
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 | 46 | #137/1110 | 88th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 743 | #87/1107 | 92nd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 8 | #23/1111 | 98th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 16.2 | #193/1106 | 83rd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 20.0% | #89/1137 | 92nd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 10 | #206/397 | 48th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 6 | #238/346 | 32nd pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 5.0 | #170/393 | 57th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 2 | #194/407 | 53rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 53 | #236/1105 | 79th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 12.4% | #117/1137 | 90th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 11.4% | #45/1137 | 96th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 11.4% | #40/1137 | 97th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 10.4% | #81/1137 | 93rd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 8.5% | #349/1137 | 69th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 7.6% | #259/1137 | 77th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.5% | #284/1137 | 75th 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
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 · 13 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.6 | 66.6 | 17.3 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 3.5 | 46.2 | 12.6 | 0.5 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins6g | 3.7 | 65.7 | 17.1 | 0.8 |
| Losses7g | 3.4 | 49.9 | 13.4 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 65.0 | 15.6 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 48.0 | 14.6 | 0.7 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
76All-Conference
Elite: rec tds (94th). Strength: yards / catch (85th).
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
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
Brady BoydUtah StateAmare ThomasHouston· 88% simChris Brazzell IITennessee· 86% simChase HendricksOhio· 85% sim
Rec TDs
Yards / catch
Rec yards
Fumbles lost
Receptions
Long catch
Rush yards
Rush TDs
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to C.J. Daniels’s 2021 season.
C.J. Daniels
76%match
#2
Micah Davis
77%
#3
Reggie Roberson Jr.
71%
#4
Nick Devereaux
All-MAC
73%
#5
Chris Reed
73%
Matches C.J. on
Height
Reception volume
Weight
Differs from C.J. on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Class year (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kahtero Summers’s path through Rhode Island.
Kahtero Summers
95%match
#2
Will Vereen
94%
#3
Beau Kelly
94%
#4
Nick Devereaux
All-MAC
93%
#5
Tre Nixon
NFL Rd 7
93%
Matches Kahtero on
Yards per reception
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Micah Davis's graduate season at Southern Miss (2025).
Micah Davis
80%match
#2
Nick DeGennaro
58%
#3
Romello Brinson
57%
#4
Will Pauling
All-Big Ten
54%
#5
J.Michael Sturdivant
53%
Matches Micah on
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)
Height
Differs from Micah on
Reception volume (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
47.9%
403 pass / 439 run
Plays / game
64.8
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
12.7%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Blake Anderson
Utah State
2022
Blake Anderson
Utah State
2023
Blake Anderson
Utah State
2025era →
Bronco Mendenhall
Utah State
Coaching transition mid-career: Blake Anderson → Bronco Mendenhall. 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.
HometownSouthlake, TX
Height6'1"
Weight195 lb
Class4
PositionWR
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamUtah State
ConferenceMountain West
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 | WR4 | #2733 | #2623 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | WR4 | #2444 | #2444 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | WR4 | #1712 | #1801 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2021 | Minnesota | WR4 | #2780 | #2798 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah State | Mountain West | WR | 4 | 6-1 | 195 lb | Southlake, TX |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | WR | 4 | 6-1 | 195 lb | Southlake, TX |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | WR | 4 | 6-1 | 195 lb | Southlake, TX |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | WR | 4 | 6-1 | 195 lb | Southlake, TX |
| 2021 | Minnesota | Big Ten | WR | 4 | 6-1 | 195 lb | Southlake, TX |