CFB Zeitgeist Score
68
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 78th percentile.
DT Sheffield
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
577 REC YDS · 44 REC · 5 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Rutgers for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Rutgers
Returning around him
- 67% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Rutgers player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (15 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rutgers · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #53 · 2026 recruiting class #33
WR · RUTGERS · BIG TEN
DT Sheffield
- 4
- 5-10 | 175 lb
- Corinth, MS
Heisman Heat
#2402
<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 WR AWARD
Biletnikoff
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+2409%
Up 2409% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
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 | 3-star | 0.8639 | No. 55 recruit | JUCO | Washington State |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Texas -> Rutgers | 3-star | 0.8900 | Immediate |
| 2024 | Washington State -> North Texas | 3-star | 0.8400 | 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.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to Washington State
Composite
0.8639
#55 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 DT Sheffield
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 DT Sheffield
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
13.1
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #220 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 59th
Why it matters
#220 of 531 All FBS WRs at 13.1 yards per reception (44 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 13.1 (59th)
HIGH · n=44 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving yards (total)#159 / 531
- Receiving TDs#98 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 1 vs Ohio — 85 ypr
Result W 34-31
The week the volume broke through — put up 85 yds vs Ohio.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 12g
577Rec yards
44Receptions
5Rec TDs
Per game
48.1Rec yards
4Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
625.1Rec yards
48Receptions
5Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 577): needs 123/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 577): needs 423/game over remaining 1.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 44): needs 16/game over remaining 1.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 44): needs 36/game over remaining 1.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 5): needs 3/game over remaining 1.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 5): needs 5/game over remaining 1.
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. DT Sheffield already has 1 loaded recognition item, 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
WR 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
44 86th
YDS
577 85th
YPR
13.1 60th
TD
5 91st
Returns
PR YDS
12 27th
PR AVG
6.0 36th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-31vs Ohio | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 1 | 54 | Season-high 85 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 45-17vs Miami (OH) | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | W 60-10vs Norfolk State | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 0 | 51 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-38vs Iowa | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-31@ Minnesota | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 7 | L 19-38@ Washington | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 0 | 41 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-56vs Oregon | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24@ Purdue | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-35@ Illinois | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-20vs Maryland | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 1 | 31 | |
| Wk 13 | L 9-42@ Ohio State | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 14 | L 36-40vs Penn State | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | 21 | |
| Total | 44 | 577 | 13.3 | 5 | 54 |
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
2023Washington State5-7HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning
2025Rutgers5-7HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rutgers | 44 | 577 | 13.1 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 49 | 600 | 12.2 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rutgers | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | -- | -- | -- | 31 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | -- | -- | -- | 43 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
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 | 44 | #153/1110 | 86th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 577 | #165/1107 | 85th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 5 | #96/1111 | 91st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 13.1 | #441/1106 | 60th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return yards | 12 | #165/224 | 27th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 17.3% | #156/1137 | 86th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 54 | #228/1105 | 79th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return avg | 6.0 | #144/222 | 36th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt returns | 2 | #156/237 | 35th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 12.0% | #130/1137 | 89th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 11.3% | #161/1137 | 86th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 8.6% | #168/1137 | 85th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 7.7% | #243/1137 | 79th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 7.1% | #229/1137 | 80th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 7.1% | #211/1137 | 82nd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #391/1137 | 66th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
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 · 12 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.4 | 51.6 | 15.5 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 43.2 | 10.2 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins5g | 3.8 | 56.2 | 15.4 | 0.6 |
| Losses7g | 3.6 | 42.3 | 11.8 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 65.7 | 16.4 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 30.5 | 10.2 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
68Solid starter
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 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
DT SheffieldRutgersRyan DavisUtah· 87% simJordyn TysonArizona State· 86% simAnthony Evans IIIMississippi State· 85% sim
Rec TDs
Receptions
Rec yards
Long catch
Yards / catch
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tahj Washington’s 2020 season.
Tahj Washington
89%match
NFL Rd 7
#2
Taylor Morin
91%
#3
DeMeer Blankumsee
88%
#4
Braden Smith
85%
#5
Devonte Ross
83%
Matches Tahj on
Yards / reception
Weight
Reception volume
Differs from Tahj on
Class year (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Taylor Grimes’s path through Incarnate Word.
Taylor Grimes
99%match
#2
Hunter Long
All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 18
96%
#3
Ma'jon Wright
95%
#4
Michael Pettway
95%
#5
Braeden Wisloski
93%
Matches Taylor on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Amad Anderson's junior season at Temple (2022).
Amad Anderson
81%match
#2
TJ Sheffield
80%
#3
Raylen Sharpe
80%
#4
Devin Maddox
79%
#5
Jordan Faison
79%
Matches Amad on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Height
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Pass share
45.1%
378 pass / 460 run
Plays / game
69.8
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
11.1%
359 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Greg Schiano
Rutgers
2025
Greg Schiano
Rutgers
Played his entire career under Greg Schiano.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownCorinth, MS
Height5'10"
Weight175 lb
Class4
PositionWR
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Current teamRutgers
ConferenceBig Ten
Joined2025
Career arc3 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-AAC
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 all-conference honor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | All-AAC | all_conference | North Texas | AAC | WR |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Texas | WR4 | #2402 | #2173 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2023 | Washington State | WR4 | #3172 | #3268 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Pac-12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rutgers | Big Ten | WR | 4 | 5-10 | 175 lb | Corinth, MS |
| 2024 | North Texas | American Athletic | WR | 4 | 5-10 | 175 lb | Corinth, MS |
| 2023 | Washington State | Pac-12 | WR | 4 | 5-10 | 175 lb | Corinth, MS |