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OFFSEASON · SUMMER 2026 · COMMITMENT SEASON
Heisman / Players / Brayden Roggow /Akron

Brayden Roggow

QB · Akron · Fr · #6

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

91 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD · 10 RUSH YDS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Akron for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Akron for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Quarterback · Akron

Returning around him

  • 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -3 net (15 in / 18 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Akron · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #104 · 2026 recruiting class #128

QB · AKRON · MID-AMERICAN

Brayden Roggow

  • 1
  • #6
  • 6-4 | 195 lb
  • Tiffin, OH

CFB Zeitgeist Score

30

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by interceptions at the 99th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#2722

<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

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 1 · 2-deep

R04 · Rotational

Rotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2024–2025
9.02024
91.02025

+911%

Up 911% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2229 national
CFB
College
Akron
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionQB
Class1
Jersey6
Measurements6-4 | 195 lb
HometownTiffin, OH
Primary teamAkron

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 2229 recruit
Composite rating 0.8230 HighSchool
Signed with Akron 2024
Origin Columbian Tiffin, OH, USA
Class Profile Context
2024 3-star | 0.8230 No. 2229 recruit | HighSchool | Akron

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
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 16
Current nowcast#2722Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#3251Where 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 Akron

Composite

0.8230

#2229 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 Brayden Roggow

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 Brayden Roggow

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.

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

Season Pace · Projection

Where the passing totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 3g
91Pass yards
0Pass TDs
0INT
Per game
30.3Pass yards
0Pass TDs
0INT
Projected (13g)
394.3Pass yards
0Pass TDs
0INT

To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 91): needs 290.9/game over remaining 10.

To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 91): needs 390.9/game over remaining 10.

To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 0): needs 2.5/game over remaining 10.

To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 0): needs 3/game over remaining 10.

To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 0): needs 3.5/game over remaining 10.

What made this player interesting

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

Brayden Roggow's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Akron, 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 #2722 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 10.1% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Development arc The card should explain why this profile stands out

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
Pass yards 91 0 TD | 0 INT | #277/382 (28th pct)
Completion rate 64.7% 11/17 completions | #134/383 (65th pct)
Yards/attempt 5.4 Explosiveness through the air | #296/382 (23rd pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Efficient | Pocket-leaning against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.

EfficientPocket-leaning

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Passing Efficiency

CMP
11 33rd
ATT
17 35th
CMP%
64.7% 65th
Y/A
5.4 23rd

Passing Production

YDS
91 28th
TD
0 30th
INT
0 100th

Rushing

CAR
3 20th
YDS
10 31st
YPC
3.3 57th
TD
0 44th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 3 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCMP/ATTYDSTDINTYPAQBRNote
Wk 4W 51-7vs Duquesne3/430007.518.0
Wk 5L 3-45@ Toledo7/1251004.373.5Season-high 51 yds
Wk 11W 44-10vs Massachusetts1/1100010.095.5
Total11/1791007.362.3
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

2024Akron4-8HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2025Akron5-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Akron111764.7%915.400109.7----
2024Akron1250.0%94.501-12.2----
Career2 loaded seasons121963.2%1005.30196.8----
SeasonTeam
2025Akron3103.30--
2024Akron----------
Career2 loaded seasons3103.30--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Passing WEPA

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.

Role share

How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.

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.

Rush impact 10 0 rush TD | #284/408 (31st pct)
Usage 10.1% 21.0% pass share | 2.6% rush share | #274/428 (36th pct)
Passing WEPA -- Adjusted value feed still loading
Open full stat explorer
0 metrics visible Showing all metrics
Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Passing Passing yards 91 #277/382 28th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Pass TD 0 #285/407 30th pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Passing Completions 11 #257/383 33rd pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Completion % 64.7% #134/383 65th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Passing Yards / attempt 5.4 #296/382 23rd pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing yards 10 #284/408 31st pct Volumevs FBS QB
Usage Role share 10.1% #274/428 36th pct Share of team offensevs FBS QB
Passing Attempts 17 #265/407 35th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Interceptions 0 #1/407 100th pct Turnoversvs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing LONG 7 #339/391 14th pct Metricvs FBS QB
Rushing Yards / carry 3.3 #174/407 57th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Carries 3 #327/408 20th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Rushing Rush TD 0 #230/408 44th pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Usage Pass share 21.0% #254/428 41st pct Air-game usagevs FBS QB
Usage Passing-down usage 16.1% #256/428 40th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS QB
Usage 2nd-down usage 12.3% #252/428 41st pct Middle-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage 3rd-down usage 10.8% #299/428 30th pct Money-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Standard-down usage 7.7% #290/428 32nd pct Base-situation sharevs FBS QB
Usage 1st-down usage 7.4% #282/428 34th pct Early-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Rush share 2.6% #346/428 19th pct Ground-game usagevs 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

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 3 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Home2g20.00.08.80.0
Road1g51.00.04.30.0

Win vs Loss

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Wins2g20.00.08.80.0
Losses1g51.00.04.30.0

First half vs Second half

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Weeks 1-72g40.50.05.90.0
Weeks 8+1g10.00.010.00.0

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

30Below cohort
7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (99th). Concern: pass tds (0th).

Interceptions#1 / 183 · 99th pct
0pass
Completion %#59 / 183 · 67th pct
64.7%pass
Rush yards#141 / 183 · 23rd pct
10rush
Rush TDs#150 / 183 · 9th pct
0rush
Yards / att#173 / 183 · 5th pct
5.4pass
Pass yards#184 / 183 · 0th pct
91pass
Pass TDs#184 / 183 · 0th pct
0pass

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

Advanced Savant · QB · 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 · 7 metrics
Brayden RoggowAkronNick VattiatoMiddle Tennessee· 59% simDrake LindseyMinnesota· 55% simRyan BrownePurdue· 51% sim
Interceptions
99
Roggow
44
Vattiato
56
Lindsey
14
Browne
Completion %
67
Roggow
41
Vattiato
56
Lindsey
29
Browne
Rush yards
23
Roggow
27
Vattiato
1
Lindsey
61
Browne
Rush TDs
9
Roggow
39
Vattiato
59
Lindsey
59
Browne
Yards / att
5
Roggow
13
Vattiato
16
Lindsey
23
Browne
Pass yards
0
Roggow
57
Vattiato
61
Lindsey
56
Browne
Pass TDs
0
Roggow
64
Vattiato
72
Lindsey
33
Browne

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

DNA Match awaiting data — similarity scores compute once season stats clear the volume gate for this position cohort.

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Joe Moorhead

Pass share

48.7%

402 pass / 423 run

Plays / game

68.8

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

9.2%

370 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

1 coach
2024
Joe Moorhead
Akron
2025
Joe Moorhead
Akron

Played his entire career under Joe Moorhead.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownTiffin, OH
Height6'4"
Weight195 lb
Class1
PositionQB
Jersey6

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 Akron QB1 #2722 #3251 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Mid-American

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Akron Mid-American QB 1 No. 6 | 6-4 | 195 lb | Tiffin, OH
2024 Akron Mid-American QB 1 No. 6 | 6-4 | 195 lb | Tiffin, OH