CFB Zeitgeist Score
51
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 82nd percentile.
Christian Washington
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
560 RUSH YDS · 4 RUSH TD · 97 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to San Diego State for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · San Diego State
Returning around him
- 80% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 1 San Diego State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (26 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
San Diego State · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #86 · 2026 recruiting class #78
RB · SAN DIEGO STATE · MOUNTAIN WEST
Christian Washington
- 3
- #40
- 5-10 | 200 lb
- San Diego, CA
Heisman Heat
#3044
<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 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
3 seasons on the ladder
★
2022
New Mexico · RB
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
2023
New Mexico · RB
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
2025
San Diego State · RB
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Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2022–2025+81%
Up 81% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina -> San Diego State | 3-star | 0.8600 | Immediate |
| 2024 | New Mexico -> Coastal Carolina | 3-star | 0.8300 | 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.
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 Christian Washington
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
100
Grounded Optimism
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Christian Washington
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 13g
560Rush yards
97Carries
4Rush TDs
Per game
43.1Rush yards
7Carries
0Rush TDs
Final
560Rush yards
97Carries
4Rush TDs
Why the honors trail matters
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Christian Washington already has 2 loaded recognition items, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.
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?
Efficient runner against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
97 77th
YDS
560 82nd
YPC
5.8 81st
TD
4 79th
Receiving
REC
7 51st
YDS
45 46th
YPR
6.4 44th
TD
1 89th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-0vs Stony Brook | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-36@ Washington State | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-0vs California | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | W 6-3@ Northern Illinois | 12 | 22 | 1.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-24vs Colorado State | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-10@ Nevada | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-0@ Fresno State | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-7vs Wyoming | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-38@ Hawai'i | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-7vs Boise State | 9 | 98 | 10.9 | 0 | 41 | Season-high 98 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 25-3vs San José State | 10 | 70 | 7.0 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-23@ New Mexico | 11 | 77 | 7.0 | 0 | 29 | |
| Bowl | L 47-49vs North Texas | 10 | 77 | 7.7 | 1 | 38 | |
| Total | 97 | 560 | 5.5 | 4 | 41 |
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
2022New Mexico2-10HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023New Mexico4-8HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-leaning
2025San Diego State9-4HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San Diego State | 97 | 560 | 5.8 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 12 | 11 | 0.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 73 | 310 | 4.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 182 | 881 | 4.8 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San Diego State | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 12 | 81 | 6.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 20 | 129 | 6.5 | 1 | -- |
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.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 560 | #133/735 | 82nd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 4 | #154/739 | 79th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 5.8 | #139/735 | 81st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 7 | #270/552 | 51st pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 45 | #296/548 | 46th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.14 | #141/362 | 61st pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 87 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 12.1% | #248/738 | 67th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 97 | #173/739 | 77th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 41 | #225/733 | 69th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 11 | #395/540 | 27th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 6.4 | #310/548 | 44th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 1 | #60/552 | 89th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 59 | #90/200 | 56th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 19.7 | #86/199 | 57th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick returns | 3 | #85/206 | 59th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 18.1% | #288/738 | 61st pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 13.2% | #261/738 | 65th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 12.9% | #274/738 | 63rd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 12.9% | #241/738 | 67th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 9.9% | #206/738 | 72nd pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 9.7% | #218/738 | 71st pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 2.4% | #369/738 | 50th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 2 | #205/256 | 20th pct | Turnoversvs 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 · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 52.6 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
| Road6g | 32.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins9g | 42.2 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Losses4g | 45.0 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 39.3 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 47.5 | 6.4 | 0.2 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
51Mid-pack
Elite: yards / carry (81st). Concern: fumbles lost (13th).
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.
wepa_rushing0.14Mid (p50–p75) (n=178)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Christian WashingtonSan Diego StateJeremiah CobbAuburn· 79% simSire GainesBoise State· 77% simKamari MoultonIowa· 75% sim
Yards / carry
Rush yards
Rush TDs
Carries
Long run
Receptions
Rec yards
Fumbles lost
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaquez Moore’s 2023 season.
Jaquez Moore
85%match
#2
Charvis Thornton
80%
#3
Colby McDonald
79%
#4
Daijun Edwards
79%
#5
Davon Booth
78%
Matches Jaquez on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Weight
EPA / carry (adj)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Tyler Goodson’s path through Iowa.
Tyler Goodson
98%match
All-Big Ten
#2
Chance Bell
98%
#3
Demetric Felton
NFL Rd 6
97%
#4
Peytton Pickett
97%
#5
Joshua Samuel
96%
Matches Tyler on
Height
Yards per carry
Weight
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Buckley's senior season at Western Michigan (2025).
Jalen Buckley
76%match
All-MAC
#2
Aidan Laughery
All-Big Ten
76%
#3
Rocko Griffin
69%
#4
Ajay Allen
68%
#5
Sam Franklin
67%
Matches Jalen on
Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
Height
Differs from Jalen on
Weight (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
35.3%
290 pass / 532 run
Plays / game
63.2
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.6%
224 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022
Brady Hoke
San Diego State
2023
Brady Hoke
San Diego State
2025era →
Sean Lewis
San Diego State
Coaching transition mid-career: Brady Hoke → Sean Lewis. 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.
HometownSan Diego, CA
Height5'10"
Weight200 lb
Class3
PositionRB
Jersey40
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Current teamSan Diego State
ConferenceMountain West
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Mountain West
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
2 all-conference honors
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | All-Mountain West | all_conference | New Mexico | Mountain West | RET |
| 2022 | All-Mountain West | all_conference | New Mexico | Mountain West | RET |
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 | RB3 | #3044 | #3018 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Sun Belt |
| 2023 | New Mexico | RB3 | #4228 | #4517 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Mountain West |
| 2022 | New Mexico | RB3 | #2855 | #3534 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Mountain West |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San Diego State | Mountain West | RB | 3 | No. 40 | 5-10 | 200 lb | San Diego, CA |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | RB | 3 | No. 40 | 5-10 | 200 lb | San Diego, CA |
| 2023 | New Mexico | Mountain West | RB | 3 | No. 40 | 5-10 | 200 lb | San Diego, CA |
| 2022 | New Mexico | Mountain West | RB | 3 | No. 40 | 5-10 | 200 lb | San Diego, CA |