CFB Zeitgeist Score
34
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by interceptions at the 97th percentile.
Christopher Vizzina
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
406 PASS YDS · 4 PASS TD · 41 RUSH YDS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Clemson for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Clemson
Returning around him
- 83% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 9 Clemson players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Clemson · Last season: 7-6 (AP #12) · Talent rank #7 · 2026 recruiting class #26
QB · CLEMSON · ACC
Christopher Vizzina
- 2
- #17
- 6-4 | 210 lb
- Birmingham, AL
Heisman Heat
#327
<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 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2024–2025+114%
Up 114% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Clemson
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4-star | 0.9621 | No. 75 recruit | HighSchool | Clemson |
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 Clemson
Composite
0.9621
#75 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 Christopher Vizzina
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
67
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=3
- Rivals · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Christopher Vizzina
Only 2 rival mention(s) — below the 4-mention floor for a defensible read.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Third-down snap share
37%
rate
P4 + Notre Dame QBs, min 1
National rank #84 of 93
Percentile vs P4 + Notre Dame QBs, min 1 10th
Why it matters
#84 of 93 P4 + Notre Dame QBs in 3rd-down snap share — on the field for 37% of third-down plays.
Vs cohort
This player 37% (10th)
MODERATE cohort 93
- Also strong
- ESPN QBR (season average)#91 / 92
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 5g
406Pass yards
4Pass TDs
1INT
Per game
81.2Pass yards
1Pass TDs
0INT
Projected (13g)
1,056Pass yards
10Pass TDs
3INT
To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 406): needs 324.2/game over remaining 8.
To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 406): needs 449.2/game over remaining 8.
To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 4): needs 2.6/game over remaining 8.
To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 4): needs 3.2/game over remaining 8.
To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 4): needs 3.9/game over remaining 8.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Christopher Vizzina's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Clemson, 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?
Balanced quarterback 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
45 54th
ATT
71 54th
CMP%
63.4% 60th
Y/A
5.7 25th
Passing Production
YDS
406 51st
TD
4 61st
INT
1 63rd
Rushing
CAR
25 53rd
YDS
41 52nd
YPC
1.6 34th
TD
0 44th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 27-16vs Troy | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-10@ North Carolina | 6/11 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 51.9 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-10@ Boston College | 1/3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -0.7 | 0.7 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-35vs SMU | 29/42 | 317 | 3 | 0 | 7.5 | 48.9 | Season-high 317 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 45-10vs Furman | 9/15 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 11.3 | |
| Total | 45/71 | 406 | 4 | 1 | 3.5 | 28.2 |
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
2024Clemson10-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo
2025Clemson7-6HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
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 | 406 | #190/382 | 51st pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Pass TD | 4 | #159/407 | 61st pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completions | 45 | #176/383 | 54th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completion % | 63.4% | #155/383 | 60th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Yards / attempt | 5.7 | #286/382 | 25th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 41 | #198/408 | 52nd pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Value | Passing WEPA | +0.34 | #49/200 | 76th pct | Opponent-adjusted passing value | 63 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Role share | 28.6% | #187/428 | 57th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Attempts | 71 | #188/407 | 54th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Interceptions | 1 | #153/407 | 63rd pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Carries | 25 | #192/408 | 53rd pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 15 | #218/391 | 45th pct | Metricvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 1.6 | #269/407 | 34th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #230/408 | 44th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 43.6% | #174/428 | 60th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Pass share | 41.6% | #198/428 | 54th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 36.8% | #191/428 | 56th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 28.8% | #187/428 | 57th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 25.2% | #181/428 | 58th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 22.7% | #190/428 | 56th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Rush share | 14.0% | #113/428 | 74th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 1 | #69/258 | 74th 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 · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 123 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 18.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins4g | 22.2 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
| Losses1g | 317 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 12.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 184 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
34Below cohort
Elite: interceptions (97th). Concern: pass yards (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 yds56%of completions
19 comp5.4 yds avg
Middle
10–19 yds32%of completions
11 comp12.9 yds avg
Deep
20+ yds12%of completions
4 comp34.2 yds avg3 TD
Overall 61.8% completion on 55 attempts.
Advanced Savant · QB · 2024
Percentile Card
Reads as a mid-tier profile across the board..
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
wepa_passing0.34Mid (p50–p75) (n=94)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Christopher VizzinaClemsonNick VattiatoMiddle Tennessee· 65% simDrake LindseyMinnesota· 60% simCade KlubnikClemson· 55% sim
Interceptions
Fumbles lost
Completion %
Rush yards
Pass TDs
Rush TDs
Yards / att
Pass yards
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
53.8%
474 pass / 407 run
Plays / game
67.8
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
4.5%
337 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
1 coach2024
Dabo Swinney
Clemson
2025
Dabo Swinney
Clemson
Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownBirmingham, AL
Height6'4"
Weight210 lb
Class2
PositionQB
Jersey17
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamClemson
ConferenceACC
Joined2025
Career arc3 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.