CFB Zeitgeist Score
37
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by qb hurries at the 88th percentile.
Domonique Orange
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
18 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Minnesota2026 NFL rookie season
#82Rd 3 · Pick 18
Minnesota2026 NFL rookie season
DL · IOWA STATE · BIG 12
Domonique Orange
- 4
- #95
- 6-4 | 325 lb
- Kansas City, MO
Heisman Heat
#9712
<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 DEFENSE AWARD
Nagurski
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Iowa State
NFL
NFL Draft
R3 · #82
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3-star | 0.8856 | No. 483 recruit | HighSchool | Iowa State |
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 Iowa State
Composite
0.8856
#483 national
NFL Draft
2026 · Rd 3, Pick 18
#82 overall · Minnesota
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 Domonique Orange
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 Domonique Orange
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 defensive totals stand
Through 8g
18Tackles
0.5Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Per game
2Tackles
0.1Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Projected (13g)
29Tackles
0.8Tackles for loss
0Sacks
To hit 80-tackle season (currently 18): needs 12.4/game over remaining 5.
To hit 100-tackle season (currently 18): needs 16.4/game over remaining 5.
To hit 6-sack season (currently 0): needs 1.2/game over remaining 5.
To hit 10-sack season (currently 0): needs 2/game over remaining 5.
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Domonique Orange is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Iowa State's defense, with 0.0 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, and -- interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
DEF 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?
High-disruption defender against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
18 56th
SOLO
9 54th
TFL
0.5 47th
SACK
0.0 65th
QBH
4 85th
Coverage & Takeaways
PD
1 43rd
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-21@ Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 16-13vs Iowa | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 24-16@ Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 39-14vs Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24@ Colorado | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-41vs BYU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-24vs Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-17@ TCU | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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
2022Iowa State4-8HC: Matt Campbell · Pass-leaning
2023Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Iowa State8-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 18 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 16 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 42 | 19 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 18 | #2161/4942 | 56th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 0.5 | #2658/4972 | 47th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 0.0 | #1762/4972 | 65th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pass breakups | 1 | #1241/2184 | 43rd pct | Coveragevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | QB hurries | 4 | #291/1878 | 85th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 9 | #2127/4584 | 54th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
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 Lombardi 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 · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins5g | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the DL cohort
37Mid-pack
Elite: qb hurries (87th). Concern: tackles for loss (18th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · DL · 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
Domonique OrangeIowa StateBlake FletcherAir Force· 59% simTyler MartinMassachusetts· 49% simBryce LlewellynEastern Michigan· 49% sim
QB hurries
Passes defended
Tackles
Solo tackles
Sacks
Tackles for loss
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Nose Anchor
Two-gap space-eater who occupies blockers and frees the linebackers.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Joshua Harris’s 2021 season.
Joshua Harris
92%match
#2
Kedrick Bingley-Jones
92%
#3
Ricky Correia
91%
#4
Eric Taylor
90%
#5
PJ Mustipher
88%
Matches Joshua on
Sack rate
Weight
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kedrick Bingley-Jones's senior season at Mississippi State (2025).
Kedrick Bingley-Jones
94%match
#2
Tymon Mitchell
89%
#3
Joshua Harris
88%
#4
Sterling Smithson
88%
#5
Logan Richter
87%
Matches Kedrick on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
42.4%
345 pass / 469 run
Plays / game
67.8
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.8%
296 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022
Matt Campbell
Iowa State
2023
Matt Campbell
Iowa State
2025
Matt Campbell
Iowa State
Played his entire career under Matt Campbell.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownKansas City, MO
Height6'4"
Weight325 lb
Class4
PositionDL
Jersey95
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamIowa State
ConferenceBig 12
Joined2025
Career arc4 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 | Iowa State | DL4 | #9712 | #9230 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2023 | Iowa State | DL4 | #8981 | #9029 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2022 | Iowa State | DL4 | #10610 | #10622 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big 12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | Big 12 | DL | 4 | No. 95 | 6-4 | 325 lb | Kansas City, MO |
| 2024 | Iowa State | Big 12 | DL | 4 | No. 95 | 6-4 | 325 lb | Kansas City, MO |
| 2023 | Iowa State | Big 12 | DL | 4 | No. 95 | 6-4 | 325 lb | Kansas City, MO |
| 2022 | Iowa State | Big 12 | DL | 4 | No. 95 | 6-4 | 325 lb | Kansas City, MO |