CFB Zeitgeist Score
37
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by interceptions at the 92nd percentile.
Gavin Wimsatt
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
731 PASS YDS · 4 PASS TD · 263 RUSH YDS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Jacksonville State for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Jacksonville State
Returning around him
- 84% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +7 net (20 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Jacksonville State · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #111 · 2026 recruiting class #110
QB · JACKSONVILLE STATE · CONFERENCE USA
Gavin Wimsatt
- 4
- #2
- 6-3 | 227 lb
- Owensboro, KY
Heisman Heat
#269
<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 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2025+1524%
Up 1524% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4-star | 0.9201 | No. 205 recruit | HighSchool | Rutgers |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kentucky -> Jacksonville State | 3-star | 0.8400 | Immediate |
| 2024 | Rutgers -> Kentucky | 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 Rutgers
Composite
0.9201
#205 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 Gavin Wimsatt
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 Gavin Wimsatt
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 passing totals stand
Through 12g
731Pass yards
4Pass TDs
2INT
Per game
60.9Pass yards
0Pass TDs
0INT
Projected (13g)
791.9Pass yards
4Pass TDs
2INT
To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 731): needs 2,269/game over remaining 1.
To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 731): needs 3,269/game over remaining 1.
To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 4): needs 21/game over remaining 1.
To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 4): needs 26/game over remaining 1.
To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 4): needs 31/game over remaining 1.
Why this is a two-channel quarterback case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The unusual part of Gavin Wimsatt's case is that the production comes in two channels, not one. For Jacksonville State, he has 731 passing yards and 4 touchdown passes, but he also adds 263 rushing yards and 4 rushing scores. That kind of dual-threat load tends to create a more resilient Heisman case because the offense can tilt the game in multiple ways.
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?
Dual-threat 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
63 58th
ATT
112 62nd
CMP%
56.3% 30th
Y/A
6.5 41st
Passing Production
YDS
731 59th
TD
4 61st
INT
2 52nd
Rushing
CAR
52 70th
YDS
263 83rd
YPC
5.1 78th
TD
4 82nd
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-17@ UCF | 15/29 | 139 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 | 39.7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-24vs Liberty | 6/12 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 55.3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-41@ Georgia Southern | 16/24 | 178 | 1 | 1 | 7.4 | 59.9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-10vs Murray State | 17/31 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 44.7 | Season-high 188 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 25-42@ Southern Miss | 4/8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 7.7 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-25vs Delaware | 2/3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 38.7 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-21@ Middle Tennessee | 2/2 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 38.0 | 100.0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-26vs Kennesaw State | 1/1 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 62.0 | 100.0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-27@ Florida International | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 41.8 | |
| Wk 14 | W 37-34vs Western Kentucky | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 15 | L 15-19vs Kennesaw State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bowl | W 17-13vs Troy | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Total | 63/112 | 731 | 4 | 2 | 13.1 | 48.8 |
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
2021Rutgers5-7HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2022Rutgers4-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2023Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Kentucky4-8HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Jacksonville State9-5HC: Charles Kelly · Run-heavy
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 63 | 112 | 56.2% | 731 | 6.5 | 4 | 2 | 119.3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 16 | 39 | 41.0% | 287 | 7.4 | 3 | 4 | 107.7 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Rutgers | 138 | 289 | 47.8% | 1,735 | 6.0 | 9 | 8 | 102.9 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Rutgers | 65 | 144 | 45.1% | 757 | 5.3 | 5 | 7 | 91.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Rutgers | 9 | 21 | 42.9% | 45 | 2.1 | 0 | 2 | 41.8 | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 loaded seasons | 291 | 605 | 48.1% | 3,555 | 5.9 | 21 | 23 | 101.3 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 52 | 263 | 5.1 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 49 | 183 | 3.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Rutgers | 131 | 497 | 3.8 | 11 | -- |
| 2022 | Rutgers | 40 | 63 | 1.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Rutgers | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 5 loaded seasons | 281 | 1,074 | 3.8 | 17 | -- |
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 | 731 | #157/382 | 59th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Pass TD | 4 | #159/407 | 61st pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completions | 63 | #162/383 | 58th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completion % | 56.3% | #269/383 | 30th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Yards / attempt | 6.5 | #226/382 | 41st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 263 | #70/408 | 83rd pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Value | Passing WEPA | +0.28 | #92/200 | 55th pct | Opponent-adjusted passing value | 88 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Role share | 19.8% | #214/428 | 50th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Attempts | 112 | #156/407 | 62nd pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Interceptions | 2 | #195/407 | 52nd pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Carries | 52 | #122/408 | 70th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 44 | #56/391 | 86th pct | Metricvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 5.1 | #91/407 | 78th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 4 | #74/408 | 82nd pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Pass share | 39.2% | #200/428 | 54th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 28.9% | #210/428 | 51st pct | Money-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 26.9% | #214/428 | 50th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 19.1% | #215/428 | 50th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 16.9% | #215/428 | 50th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 16.1% | #216/428 | 50th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Rush share | 9.1% | #174/428 | 60th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.26 | #67/140 | 53rd pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 47 weighted playsvs 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 · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 45.6 | 0.3 | 15.6 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 82.4 | 0.4 | 10.5 | 0.4 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 56.4 | 0.4 | 19.3 | 0.0 |
| Losses5g | 67.2 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 96.0 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 25.8 | 0.3 | 26.4 | 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
37Mid-pack
Elite: interceptions (92nd). Concern: pass tds (12th).
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 yds58%of completions
31 comp4.9 yds avg
Middle
10–19 yds28%of completions
15 comp14.7 yds avg1 TD
Deep
20+ yds13%of completions
7 comp30.6 yds avg1 TD
Overall 54.1% completion on 98 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_passing0.28Low (p25–p50) (n=94)
wepa_rushing0.26Low (p25–p50) (n=72)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Gavin WimsattJacksonville StateAvery JohnsonKansas State· 68% simNick VattiatoMiddle Tennessee· 65% simRyan BrownePurdue· 63% sim
Interceptions
Rush yards
Fumbles lost
Rush TDs
Yards / att
Pass yards
Completion %
Pass TDs
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Scrambler
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Garrett Shrader’s 2021 season.
Garrett Shrader
62%match
#2
Grayson James
58%
#3
Brendon Lewis
56%
#4
Gerry Bohannon
56%
#5
Gavin Wimsatt
56%
Matches Garrett on
Weight
Height
Differs from Garrett on
Rush usage (lower)
Yards / attempt (lower)
Class year (higher)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to JT Shrout’s path through Arkansas State.
JT Shrout
83%match
#2
Garret Rangel
76%
#3
Rex Culpepper
75%
#4
Nevan Cremascoli
74%
#5
Zion Webb
73%
Matches JT on
Height
Yards per attempt
Completion %
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Taisun Phommachanh's graduate season at Massachusetts (2024).
Taisun Phommachanh
42%match
#2
Stone Earle
40%
#3
Ben Finley
25%
#4
Christian Veilleux
21%
#5
Nick Vattiato
21%
Matches Taisun on
Height
Differs from Taisun on
Yards / attempt (lower)
Weight (higher)
Rush yards / carry (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Pass share
33.8%
328 pass / 642 run
Plays / game
69.3
14 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.8%
243 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
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Jacksonville State
2022
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Jacksonville State
2023era →
Rich Rodriguez
Jacksonville State
2024
Rich Rodriguez
Jacksonville State
2025era →
Charles Kelly
Jacksonville State
Coaching transition mid-career: Rich Rodriguez → Charles Kelly. 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.
HometownOwensboro, KY
Height6'3"
Weight227 lb
Class4
PositionQB
Jersey2
No fields populated yet.
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Current teamJacksonville State
ConferenceConference USA
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 | Kentucky | QB4 | #269 | #295 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | SEC |
| 2023 | Rutgers | QB4 | #192 | #300 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2022 | Rutgers | QB4 | #1087 | #1463 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2021 | Rutgers | QB4 | #1192 | #1066 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-3 | 227 lb | Owensboro, KY |
| 2024 | Kentucky | SEC | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-3 | 227 lb | Owensboro, KY |
| 2023 | Rutgers | Big Ten | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-3 | 227 lb | Owensboro, KY |
| 2022 | Rutgers | Big Ten | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-3 | 227 lb | Owensboro, KY |
| 2021 | Rutgers | Big Ten | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-3 | 227 lb | Owensboro, KY |