CFB Zeitgeist Score
2
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by rush tds at the 13th percentile.
Braydon Bennett
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
8 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 4 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to Virginia Tech for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Virginia Tech
Returning around him
- 50% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +0 net (27 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia Tech · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #40 · 2026 recruiting class #39
RB · VIRGINIA TECH · ACC
Braydon Bennett
- 4
- #24
- 6-1 | 205 lb
- Greenville, SC
Heisman Heat
#2914
<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 RB AWARD
Doak Walker
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Backup. On the two-deep, pushing for snaps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2025-99%
Sharp dropoff (-99%) — career inflection point.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3-star | 0.8206 | No. 2135 recruit | HighSchool | Coastal Carolina |
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.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to Coastal Carolina
Composite
0.8206
#2135 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 Braydon Bennett
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 Braydon Bennett
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 rushing totals stand
Through 2g
8Rush yards
4Carries
1Rush TDs
Per game
4Rush yards
2Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
52Rush yards
26Carries
6Rush TDs
To hit 750-yard season (currently 8): needs 67.5/game over remaining 11.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 8): needs 90.2/game over remaining 11.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 8): needs 135.6/game over remaining 11.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 0.8/game over remaining 11.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 1.3/game over remaining 11.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 1.7/game over remaining 11.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Braydon Bennett's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Virginia 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
RB 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?
Backfield contributor against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
4 16th
YDS
8 9th
YPC
2.0 7th
TD
1 56th
Receiving
REC
1 16th
YDS
2 5th
YPR
2.0 7th
TD
0 70th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 26-45vs Old Dominion | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-6vs Wofford | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | Season-high 8 yds |
| Total | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | 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 context · Team result + system
2021Coastal Carolina10-2HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
2022Coastal Carolina9-4HC: Chad Staggs · Run-leaning
2023Coastal Carolina8-5HC: Tim Beck · Balanced
2025Virginia Tech3-9HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | 91 | 407 | 4.5 | 5 | -- |
| 2022 | Coastal Carolina | 16 | 83 | 5.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Coastal Carolina | 74 | 636 | 8.6 | 7 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 185 | 1,134 | 6.1 | 13 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | 23 | 200 | 8.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Coastal Carolina | 24 | 295 | 12.3 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 52 | 583 | 11.2 | 2 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.
How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.
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.
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| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 8 | #668/735 | 9th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 1 | #323/739 | 56th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 2.0 | #684/735 | 7th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 1 | #467/552 | 16th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 2 | #523/548 | 5th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.41 | #2/362 | 100th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 72 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 3.8% | #603/738 | 18th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 4 | #620/739 | 16th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 3 | #695/733 | 5th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 2 | #526/540 | 3rd pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 2.0 | #511/548 | 7th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #169/552 | 70th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 6.3% | #589/738 | 20th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 4.8% | #447/738 | 40th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 4.6% | #569/738 | 23rd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 4.1% | #603/738 | 18th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 2.9% | #574/738 | 22nd pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 2.3% | #665/738 | 10th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 1.4% | #467/738 | 37th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
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 · 2 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins1g | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Losses1g | — | — | — |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
2Below cohort
Concern: carries (0th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · RB · 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
Braydon BennettVirginia TechJordan BrunsonMiami (OH)· 44% simChavon WrightNorthern Illinois· 44% simTae MeadowsTroy· 43% sim
Rush TDs
Receptions
Rec yards
Rush yards
Yards / carry
Long run
Carries
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Pry
Pass share
42.0%
319 pass / 441 run
Plays / game
63.3
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
9.5%
296 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
J.C. Price
Virginia Tech
2022era →
Brent Pry
Virginia Tech
2023
Brent Pry
Virginia Tech
2025
Brent Pry
Virginia Tech
Coaching transition mid-career: J.C. Price → Brent Pry. 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.
HometownGreenville, SC
Height6'1"
Weight205 lb
Class4
PositionRB
Jersey24
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamVirginia Tech
ConferenceACC
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 | Coastal Carolina | RB4 | #2914 | #2854 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Sun Belt |
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | RB4 | #857 | #1016 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Sun Belt |
| 2022 | Coastal Carolina | RB4 | #1684 | #1738 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Sun Belt |
| 2021 | Coastal Carolina | RB4 | #62 | #56 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Sun Belt |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | ACC | RB | 4 | No. 24 | 6-1 | 205 lb | Greenville, SC |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | RB | 4 | No. 24 | 6-1 | 205 lb | Greenville, SC |
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | RB | 4 | No. 24 | 6-1 | 205 lb | Greenville, SC |
| 2022 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | RB | 4 | No. 24 | 6-1 | 205 lb | Greenville, SC |
| 2021 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | RB | 4 | No. 24 | 6-1 | 205 lb | Greenville, SC |