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Isaac Terrell

DE · Washington State · Jr · #88

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

28 TACKLES · 7 SACKS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Washington State for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Washington State for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive end · Washington State

Returning around him

  • 25% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -13 net (28 in / 41 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Washington State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #95 · 2026 recruiting class #71

DE · WASHINGTON STATE · PAC-12

Isaac Terrell

  • 3
  • #88
  • 6-2 | 247 lb
  • Lehi, UT

CFB Zeitgeist Score

77

All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by sacks at the 98th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#11967

<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 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1333 national
CFB
College
Washington State
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionDE
Class3
Jersey88
Measurements6-2 | 247 lb
HometownLehi, UT
Primary teamWashington State

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1333 recruit
Composite rating 0.8519 HighSchool
Signed with Washington State 2023
Origin Lehi Lehi, UT, USA
Class Profile Context
2023 3-star | 0.8519 No. 1333 recruit | HighSchool | Washington State

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
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 16
Current nowcast#11967Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#11830Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman 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

0.8519

#1333 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

PENDING

The 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 Isaac Terrell

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 Isaac Terrell

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.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the defensive totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 10g
28Tackles
12Tackles for loss
7Sacks
Per game
3Tackles
1.2Tackles for loss
0.7Sacks
Projected (13g)
36Tackles
15.6Tackles for loss
9.1Sacks

To hit 80-tackle season (currently 28): needs 17.3/game over remaining 3.

To hit 100-tackle season (currently 28): needs 24/game over remaining 3.

✓ Hit 6-sack season · finished with 7.

To hit 10-sack season (currently 7): needs 1/game over remaining 3.

Why this is a rare defensive case

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Isaac Terrell is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Washington State's defense, with 7.0 sacks, 12.0 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.

Current place #11967 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load -- Role share still loading
Profile quirk Defensive rarity 7.0 sacks | 12.0 TFL

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
Total tackles 28 15 solo | #1469/4942 (70th pct)
TFL 12.0 Backfield disruption | #51/4972 (99th pct)
Sacks 7.0 Pass-rush finish | #39/4972 (99th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

High-disruption defender against FBS defenders.

High-disruption defender

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Tackling & Disruption

TOT
28 70th
SOLO
15 69th
TFL
12.0 99th
SACK
7.0 99th
QBH
6 94th

Coverage & Takeaways

PD
1 43rd

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppTKLSOLOTFLSACKINTPDNote
Wk 1W 13-10vs Idaho321.00.00
Wk 2W 36-13vs San Diego State312.01.51
Wk 3L 10-59@ North Texas000.00.00
Wk 4L 24-59vs Washington321.51.00
Wk 5W 20-3@ Colorado State311.00.00
Wk 7L 21-24@ Ole Miss544.02.002 sacks
Wk 10L 7-10@ Oregon State100.00.00
Wk 12W 28-3vs Louisiana Tech210.50.50
Wk 13L 20-24@ James Madison200.50.50
Wk 14W 32-8vs Oregon State641.51.50Season-high 6 tackles
Total281512.07.01
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2023Washington State5-7HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning
2025Washington State7-6HC: Jimmy Rogers · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Washington State281512.07.01----
2023Washington State--------------
Career2 loaded seasons281512.07.01----
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Disruption stats

TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.

Coverage splash

Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.

Peer percentile

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.

Traditional first

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.

INT -- -- pick-six TD
Pass breakups 1 Coverage disruption | #1241/2184 (43rd pct)
QB pressures 6 Quarterback hurries | #117/1878 (94th pct)
Open full stat explorer
0 metrics visible Showing all metrics
Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Defense Total tackles 28 #1469/4942 70th pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense TFL 12.0 #51/4972 99th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Sacks 7.0 #39/4972 99th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Pass breakups 1 #1241/2184 43rd pct Coveragevs FBS DEF
Defense QB hurries 6 #117/1878 94th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Solo tackles 15 #1434/4584 69th 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

StatusAwaiting 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 · 10 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Home5g3.41.30.90.2
Road5g2.21.10.50.0

Win vs Loss

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Wins5g3.41.20.70.2
Losses5g2.21.20.70.0

First half vs Second half

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Weeks 1-76g2.81.60.80.2
Weeks 8+4g2.80.60.60.0

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the DE cohort

77All-Conference
6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (98th). Strength: tackles for loss (98th).

Sacks#39 / 2975 · 98th pct
7.0defe
Tackles for loss#51 / 2975 · 98th pct
12.0defe
QB hurries#117 / 2975 · 95th pct
6defe
Solo tackles#1434 / 2975 · 50th pct
15defe
Tackles#1469 / 2975 · 49th pct
28defe
Passes defended#1191 / 2975 · 48th pct
1defe

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · DE · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

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

3 peers · 6 metrics
Isaac TerrellWashington StateMaverick BaranowskiMinnesota· 71% simOumar DiomandeUConn· 71% simAmare CampbellPenn State· 71% sim
Sacks
98
Terrell
89
Baranowski
96
Diomande
89
Campbell
Tackles for loss
98
Terrell
95
Baranowski
93
Diomande
96
Campbell
QB hurries
95
Terrell
82
Baranowski
92
Diomande
88
Campbell
Solo tackles
50
Terrell
98
Baranowski
100
Diomande
100
Campbell
Tackles
49
Terrell
98
Baranowski
99
Diomande
99
Campbell
Passes defended
48
Terrell
48
Baranowski
48
Diomande
48
Campbell

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Speed Rusher

Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.

EDGE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tre'Mon Morris-Brash’s 2021 season.

Tre'Mon Morris-Brash

78%match

UCF · 2021

#2

Josaiah Stewart

Michigan · 2024

All-Big TenNFL Rd 3 · Pk 26
77%
#3

Nadame Tucker

Western Michigan · 2025

All-MAC
74%
#4

Andrew Edson

Washington State · 2022

72%
#5

Jereme Robinson

Kansas · 2024

70%

Matches Tre'Mon on

Weight
Class year
TFL rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jimmy Scott's junior season at Pittsburgh (2025).

Jimmy Scott

82%match

Pittsburgh · 2025

#2

Derek Parish

Houston · 2022

All-AACNFL Rd 7
76%
#3

Bo Richter

Air Force · 2023

All-Mountain West
70%
#4

Isaac Walker

Georgia Southern · 2023

All-Sun Belt
68%
#5

Demeioun Robinson

Penn State · 2023

66%

Matches Jimmy on

Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Jimmy Rogers

Pass share

48.7%

407 pass / 429 run

Plays / game

64.3

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

6.1%

327 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

2 coaches
2023
Jake Dickert
Washington State
2025
Jimmy Rogers
Washington State
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jake Dickert → Jimmy Rogers. 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.

HometownLehi, UT
Height6'2"
Weight247 lb
Class3
PositionDE
Jersey88

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

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 Washington State DE3 #11967 #11830 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Pac-12
2023 Washington State DE3 #12460 #12336 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Pac-12

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Washington State Pac-12 DE 3 No. 88 | 6-2 | 247 lb | Lehi, UT
2024 Washington State Pac-12 DE 3 No. 88 | 6-2 | 247 lb | Lehi, UT
2023 Washington State Pac-12 DE 3 No. 88 | 6-2 | 247 lb | Lehi, UT