CFB Zeitgeist Score
60
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 81st percentile.
Dan Villari
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
412 REC YDS · 39 REC · 0 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Syracuse for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Syracuse
Returning around him
- 14% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -10 net (19 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Syracuse · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #34 · 2026 recruiting class #42
TE · SYRACUSE · ACC
Dan Villari
- 4
- #89
- 6-4 | 245 lb
- Massapequa, NY
Heisman Heat
#1082
<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 TE AWARD
Mackey
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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 · receiving yards
2022–2025+1773%
Up 1773% from first season to most-recent.
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 | 0.8500 | No. 1200 recruit | HighSchool | Michigan |
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.
Achievements
- Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in receiving yards (412).
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 Michigan
Composite
0.8500
#1200 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 Dan Villari
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
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Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Rivals · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Dan Villari
Only 2 rival mention(s) — below the 4-mention floor for a defensible read.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Receiving yards (total)
412
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #292 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 45th
Why it matters
#292 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving yards — 412 yards on 39 receptions.
Vs cohort
This player 412 (45th)
HIGH · n=39 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Yards per reception#384 / 531
- Receiving TDs#476 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 2 vs UConn — 104 receiving_yards_total
Result W 27-20
The week the volume broke through — put up 104 yds vs UConn.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 11g
412Rec yards
39Receptions
0Rec TDs
Per game
37.5Rec yards
4Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
486.9Rec yards
46Receptions
0Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 412): needs 144/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 412): needs 294/game over remaining 2.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 39): needs 10.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 39): needs 20.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 4/game over remaining 2.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 5/game over remaining 2.
Why the profile pops beyond receiving
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The most interesting thing about Dan Villari is that he shows up in multiple game states. He is a receiver first, but the profile also includes designed touches and return-game juice, which means his value is not limited to a conventional route tree.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
TE 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?
Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
39 97th
YDS
412 93rd
YPR
10.6 60th
TD
0 46th
Rushing
CAR
17 97th
YDS
55 96th
YPC
3.2 60th
TD
1 94th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-45@ Tennessee | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-20vs UConn | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 0 | 26 | Season-high 104 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 66-24vs Colgate | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-21@ Clemson | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-38vs Duke | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | L 18-31@ SMU | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-30vs Pittsburgh | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-41@ Georgia Tech | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-38@ Miami | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-70@ Notre Dame | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 14 | L 12-34vs Boston College | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 39 | 412 | 11.0 | 0 | 35 |
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
2021Michigan12-1HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning
2022Syracuse7-6HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Syracuse6-7HC: Nunzio Campanile · Run-heavy
2024Syracuse10-3HC: Fran Brown · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2025Syracuse3-9HC: Fran Brown · Balanced
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The tight end's share of the passing offense, which helps distinguish a featured receiving tight end from a secondary option.
A blended usage view that shows how often the offense flows through the tight end compared with other same-level peers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 39 | #17/475 | 97th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 412 | #33/475 | 93rd pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #257/475 | 46th pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 10.6 | #190/475 | 60th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Pass share | 12.9% | #45/468 | 91st pct | Air-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 55 | #3/53 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Carries | 17 | #3/59 | 97th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 10 | #14/50 | 74th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 3.2 | #22/53 | 60th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 1 | #5/62 | 94th pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 35 | #97/475 | 80th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 11.9% | #8/468 | 99th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 11.6% | #15/468 | 97th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 10.5% | #11/468 | 98th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Role share | 9.1% | #7/468 | 99th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 7.7% | #16/468 | 97th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 6.7% | #31/468 | 94th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Rush share | 5.0% | #4/468 | 99th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS TE |
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
The Mackey award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 35.2 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 39.3 | 13.6 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins3g | 5.0 | 61.7 | 11.7 | 0.0 |
| Losses8g | 3.0 | 28.4 | 10.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 51.8 | 10.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 20.2 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
60Solid starter
Elite: rush yards (98th). Strength: receptions (90th). Concern: rec tds (6th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · TE · 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
Dan VillariSyracuseIzayah CummingsApp State· 89% simJackson CanaanSan José State· 85% simJaren KanakOklahoma· 84% sim
Rush yards
Receptions
Rec yards
Rush TDs
Long catch
Yards / catch
Rec TDs
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Complete TE
Dual-threat: blocks when needed, catches when needed. Coveted on both sides.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Izayah Cummings’s 2025 season.
Izayah Cummings
81%match
All-Sun Belt
#2
D'Andre Rogers
74%
#3
Ben Yurosek
74%
#4
John Samuel Shenker
72%
#5
Reed Tyler
68%
Matches Izayah on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
TD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Ben Yurosek's graduate season at Georgia (2024).
Ben Yurosek
74%match
#2
Drake Dabney
72%
#3
Rivaldo Fairweather
66%
#4
Jordan Dingle
63%
#5
Keanu Hill
58%
Matches Ben on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Ben on
Reception volume (higher)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Recruiting rating (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
48.6%
408 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
70.0
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
9.2%
379 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coaches2021
Dino Babers
Syracuse
2022
Dino Babers
Syracuse
2023era →
Nunzio Campanile
Syracuse
2024era →
Fran Brown
Syracuse
2025
Fran Brown
Syracuse
Played under 3 different head coaches: Dino Babers, Nunzio Campanile, and Fran Brown. Multi-era developmental context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownMassapequa, NY
Height6'4"
Weight245 lb
Class4
PositionTE
Jersey89
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamSyracuse
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 | Syracuse | TE4 | #1082 | #1185 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | ACC |
| 2023 | Syracuse | TE4 | #973 | #1219 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | ACC |
| 2022 | Syracuse | TE4 | #2141 | #2218 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | ACC |
| 2021 | Michigan | TE4 | #1942 | #1564 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Syracuse | ACC | TE | 4 | No. 89 | 6-4 | 245 lb | Massapequa, NY |
| 2024 | Syracuse | ACC | TE | 4 | No. 89 | 6-4 | 245 lb | Massapequa, NY |
| 2023 | Syracuse | ACC | TE | 4 | No. 89 | 6-4 | 245 lb | Massapequa, NY |
| 2022 | Syracuse | ACC | TE | 4 | No. 89 | 6-4 | 245 lb | Massapequa, NY |
| 2021 | Michigan | Big Ten | TE | 4 | No. 89 | 6-4 | 245 lb | Massapequa, NY |