CFB Zeitgeist Score
80
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 91st percentile.
Germie Bernard
The Long Memoryas of 2026-06-22
Germie Bernard arrives at Alabama with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
862REC YDS64REC7REC TD
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.237
recruiting national rank
Rival boards can't stop talking about him, and it isn't admiration.
low confidence1 source
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
Read the story so far
AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Pittsburgh2026 NFL rookie season
#47Rd 2 · Pick 15
Pittsburgh2026 NFL rookie season
WR · ALABAMA · SEC
Germie Bernard
- 4
- #5
- 6-1 | 204 lb
- Henderson, NV
Heisman Heat
#186
<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
—
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+573%
Up 573% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
R2 · #47
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 | 4-star | 0.9125 | No. 237 recruit | HighSchool | Michigan State |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Washington -> Alabama | 4-star | 0.9000 | Immediate |
| 2023 | Michigan State -> Washington | 4-star | 0.9000 | 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.
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 (862).
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 State
Composite
0.9125
#237 national
NFL Draft
2026 · Rd 2, Pick 15
#47 overall · Pittsburgh
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 Germie Bernard
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
56
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=8
- National · n=1
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Germie Bernard
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Receiving yards (total)
862
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #47 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 91st
Why it matters
#47 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving yards — 862 yards on 64 receptions.
Vs cohort
This player 862 (91th)
HIGH · n=64 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Yards per reception#194 / 531
- Receiving TDs#36 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 1 at Florida State — 146 receiving_yards_total
Result L 17-31
The week the volume broke through — put up 146 yds at Florida State.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 14g
862Rec yards
64Receptions
7Rec TDs
Per game
61.6Rec yards
5Receptions
0Rec TDs
Final
862Rec yards
64Receptions
7Rec TDs
✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 862.
✓ Hit 60-catch season · finished with 64.
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 Germie Bernard 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
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
64 96th
YDS
862 96th
YPR
13.5 63rd
TD
7 97th
Rushing
CAR
18 96th
YDS
101 94th
YPC
5.6 63rd
TD
2 99th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-31@ Florida State | 8 | 146 | 18.3 | 0 | 37 | Season-high 146 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 73-0vs UL Monroe | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 2 | 29 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 3 | W 38-14vs Wisconsin | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 1 | 43 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-21@ Georgia | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 6 | W 30-14vs Vanderbilt | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24@ Missouri | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-20vs Tennessee | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-22@ South Carolina | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-9vs LSU | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 0 | 33 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-23vs Oklahoma | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-20@ Auburn | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 15 | L 7-28vs Georgia | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 1 | 23 | |
| Bowl | W 34-24@ Oklahoma | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 24 | |
| Bowl | L 3-38@ Indiana | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 34 | |
| Total | 64 | 862 | 13.7 | 7 | 43 |
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
2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2023Washington14-1HC: Kalen DeBoer · Pass-leaning
2024Alabama9-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-leaning
2025Alabama11-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Alabama | 64 | 862 | 13.5 | 7 | -- |
| 2024 | Alabama | 50 | 794 | 15.9 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington | 34 | 419 | 12.3 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 7 | 128 | 18.3 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 155 | 2,203 | 14.2 | 13 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Alabama | 18 | 101 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Alabama | 4 | 37 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Washington | 13 | 43 | 233 | 43 | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 1 | 3 | 119 | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 36 | 184 | 352 | 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.
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| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 64 | #41/1110 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 862 | #50/1107 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 7 | #37/1111 | 97th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 13.5 | #406/1106 | 63rd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 19.9% | #90/1137 | 92nd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 101 | #23/397 | 94th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 25 | #45/346 | 87th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 18 | #18/407 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 5.6 | #148/393 | 63rd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 2 | #7/411 | 99th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 43 | #385/1105 | 65th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 17.5% | #17/1137 | 99th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 15.1% | #45/1137 | 96th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 13.1% | #24/1137 | 98th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 13.0% | #35/1137 | 97th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 12.2% | #23/1137 | 98th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 10.9% | #63/1137 | 95th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 4.4% | #24/1137 | 98th 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 · 14 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.7 | 69.0 | 16.1 | 0.7 |
| Road7g | 4.4 | 54.1 | 11.3 | 0.3 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins10g | 3.9 | 52.3 | 13.8 | 0.6 |
| Losses4g | 6.2 | 84.8 | 13.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.4 | 64.0 | 14.3 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.8 | 58.3 | 12.9 | 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
80All-Conference
Elite: rush tds (95th). Strength: rush yards (92nd).
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
Germie BernardAlabamaJosh CameronBaylor· 92% simElijah SarrattIndiana· 91% simKevin ConcepcionTexas A&M· 90% sim
Rush TDs
Rush yards
Receptions
Rec TDs
Rec yards
Yards / catch
Long 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 Cooper Barkate’s 2025 season.
Cooper Barkate
83%match
All-ACC
#2
Chase Hendricks
All-MAC
79%
#3
Tim Jones
All-Conference USA
72%
#4
Emeka Egbuka
All-Big TenNFL Rd 1 · Pk 19
76%
#5
Cortez Braham
76%
Matches Cooper on
TD rate
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Differs from Cooper on
Weight (higher)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dai'Jean Dixon’s path through Nicholls.
Dai'Jean Dixon
98%match
#2
Jermaine Jackson
96%
#3
Ben Ratzlaff
96%
#4
Blayne Taylor
95%
#5
Josh Palmer
95%
Matches Dai'Jean on
Yards per reception
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Cortez Braham's senior season at Memphis (2025).
Cortez Braham
82%match
#2
Daniel Jackson
All-Big Ten
79%
#3
Harrison Wallace III
78%
#4
Jeshaun Jones
76%
#5
Jordan Moore
All-ACC
74%
Matches Cortez on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
TD rate
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Pass share
53.4%
523 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
65.3
15 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.8%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022
Nick Saban
Alabama
2023
Nick Saban
Alabama
2024era →
Kalen DeBoer
Alabama
2025
Kalen DeBoer
Alabama
Coaching transition mid-career: Nick Saban → Kalen DeBoer. 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.
HometownHenderson, NV
Height6'1"
Weight204 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey5
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamAlabama
ConferenceSEC
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 | Alabama | WR4 | #186 | #159 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | SEC |
| 2023 | Washington | WR4 | #329 | #268 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Pac-12 |
| 2022 | Michigan State | WR4 | #1457 | #1883 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Alabama | SEC | WR | 4 | No. 5 | 6-1 | 204 lb | Henderson, NV |
| 2024 | Alabama | SEC | WR | 4 | No. 5 | 6-1 | 204 lb | Henderson, NV |
| 2023 | Washington | Pac-12 | WR | 4 | No. 5 | 6-1 | 204 lb | Henderson, NV |
| 2022 | Michigan State | Big Ten | WR | 4 | No. 5 | 6-1 | 204 lb | Henderson, NV |