CFB Zeitgeist Score
22
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by interceptions at the 82nd percentile.
Brandon Rose
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
424 PASS YDS · 1 PASS TD · 4 RUSH YDS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Massachusetts for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Massachusetts
Returning around him
- 76% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +3 net (22 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Massachusetts · Last season: 0-12 · Talent rank #118 · 2026 recruiting class #136
QB · MASSACHUSETTS · MID-AMERICAN
Brandon Rose
- 3
- #1
- 6-2 | 212 lb
- Temecula, CA
Heisman Heat
#455
<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
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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
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2024–2025+170%
Up 170% 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.
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 Brandon Rose
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
50
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=4
- National · n=1
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Brandon Rose
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 passing totals stand
Through 6g
424Pass yards
1Pass TDs
3INT
Per game
70.7Pass yards
0Pass TDs
0INT
Projected (13g)
918.7Pass yards
2Pass TDs
6INT
To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 424): needs 368/game over remaining 7.
To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 424): needs 510.9/game over remaining 7.
To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 1): needs 3.4/game over remaining 7.
To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 1): needs 4.1/game over remaining 7.
To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 1): needs 4.9/game over remaining 7.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Brandon Rose's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Massachusetts, 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?
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
52 56th
ATT
88 58th
CMP%
59.1% 40th
Y/A
4.8 16th
Passing Production
YDS
424 51st
TD
1 44th
INT
3 43rd
Rushing
CAR
27 54th
YDS
4 24th
YPC
0.1 18th
TD
0 44th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-42vs Temple | 23/38 | 193 | 0 | 1 | 5.1 | 14.3 | Season-high 193 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 26-27vs Bryant | 4/6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 22.0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-21vs Western Michigan | 9/17 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 12.3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-42@ Kent State | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-45vs Northern Illinois | 11/20 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 25.1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-42@ Ohio | 5/6 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 5.7 | 41.6 | |
| Total | 52/88 | 424 | 1 | 3 | 4.0 | 19.2 |
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
2024Utah5-7HC: Kyle Whittingham · Balanced
2025Massachusetts0-12HC: Joe Harasymiak · Balanced
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 52 | 88 | 59.1% | 424 | 4.8 | 1 | 3 | 96.5 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Utah | 19 | 36 | 52.8% | 157 | 4.4 | 2 | 2 | 96.6 | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 71 | 124 | 57.3% | 581 | 4.7 | 3 | 5 | 96.5 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 27 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Utah | 11 | 66 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 38 | 70 | 1.8 | 0 | -- |
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 | 424 | #188/382 | 51st pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Pass TD | 1 | #228/407 | 44th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completions | 52 | #171/383 | 56th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completion % | 59.1% | #229/383 | 40th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Yards / attempt | 4.8 | #321/382 | 16th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 4 | #311/408 | 24th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Value | Passing WEPA | +0.18 | #155/200 | 23rd pct | Opponent-adjusted passing value | 84 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Role share | 26.0% | #196/428 | 54th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Attempts | 88 | #172/407 | 58th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Interceptions | 3 | #234/407 | 43rd pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Carries | 27 | #188/408 | 54th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 12 | #261/391 | 34th pct | Metricvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 0.1 | #333/407 | 18th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #230/408 | 44th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Pass share | 37.7% | #203/428 | 53rd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 33.3% | #200/428 | 54th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 32.5% | #199/428 | 54th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 28.5% | #188/428 | 56th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 22.1% | #191/428 | 56th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 21.2% | #195/428 | 55th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Rush share | 11.4% | #141/428 | 67th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 2 | #163/258 | 37th 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 · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 97.5 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 17.0 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Losses6g | 70.7 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 72.2 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 67.5 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 0.5 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
22Below cohort
Elite: interceptions (82nd). Concern: pass tds (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 yds59%of completions
19 comp4.8 yds avg
Middle
10–19 yds34%of completions
11 comp13.2 yds avg
Deep
20+ yds6%of completions
2 comp30.5 yds avg
Overall 53.3% completion on 60 attempts.
Advanced Savant · QB · 2024
Percentile Card
Concerns: EPA / dropback.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
wepa_passing0.18Below (<p25) (n=94)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Brandon RoseMassachusettsNick VattiatoMiddle Tennessee· 64% simLogan FifeNew Mexico State· 61% simRyan BrownePurdue· 59% sim
Interceptions
Fumbles lost
Completion %
Rush yards
Rush TDs
Yards / att
Pass yards
Pass TDs
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system. Profile sits near league average across dimensions.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ken Seals’s 2021 season.
Ken Seals
75%match
#2
Tad Hudson
67%
#3
Zach Gibson
67%
#4
Zane Flores
66%
#5
Austin Smith
63%
Matches Ken on
Weight
EPA / dropback (adj)
Height
Differs from Ken on
Rush usage (higher)
TD rate (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Forrest Brock’s path through Temple.
Forrest Brock
88%match
#2
Tyrrell Pigrome
85%
#3
Zion Turner
84%
#4
Tad Hudson
83%
#5
Kiael Kelly
82%
Matches Forrest on
Yards per attempt
Completion %
Height
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ken Seals's sophomore season at Vanderbilt (2021).
Ken Seals
71%match
#2
Forrest Brock
64%
#3
Will Plummer
61%
#4
Behren Morton
NFL Rd 7
60%
#5
Michael Penix Jr.
Maxwell1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 8
60%
Matches Ken on
TD rate
Height
Weight
Differs from Ken on
Class year (lower)
Rush usage (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Pass share
54.2%
415 pass / 351 run
Plays / game
63.8
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
9.9%
342 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coaches2024
Shane Montgomery
Massachusetts
2025era →
Joe Harasymiak
Massachusetts
Coaching transition mid-career: Shane Montgomery → Joe Harasymiak. 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.
HometownTemecula, CA
Height6'2"
Weight212 lb
Class3
PositionQB
Jersey1
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamMassachusetts
ConferenceMid-American
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.
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | QB | 3 | No. 1 | 6-2 | 212 lb | Temecula, CA |
| 2024 | Utah | Big 12 | QB | 3 | No. 1 | 6-2 | 212 lb | Temecula, CA |
| 2023 | Utah | Pac-12 | QB | 3 | No. 1 | 6-2 | 212 lb | Temecula, CA |
| 2022 | Utah | Pac-12 | QB | 3 | No. 1 | 6-2 | 212 lb | Temecula, CA |