CFB Zeitgeist Score
17
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by fumbles lost at the 81st percentile.
Jacob Emmers
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
124 REC YDS · 13 REC · 0 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Tulsa for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Tulsa
Returning around him
- 99% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -1 net (21 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulsa · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #85 · 2026 recruiting class #109
WR · TULSA · AMERICAN ATHLETIC
Jacob Emmers
- 2
- #6
- 6-0 | 205 lb
- Plano, TX
Heisman Heat
#2853
<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 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Backup. On the two-deep, pushing for snaps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2024–2025+55%
Up 55% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Tulsa
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3-star | 0.8667 | No. 1021 recruit | HighSchool |
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 —
Composite
0.8667
#1021 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 Jacob Emmers
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 Jacob Emmers
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 receiving totals stand
Through 8g
124Rec yards
13Receptions
0Rec TDs
Per game
15.5Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
201.5Rec yards
21Receptions
0Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 124): needs 115.2/game over remaining 5.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 124): needs 175.2/game over remaining 5.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 13): needs 9.4/game over remaining 5.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 13): needs 13.4/game over remaining 5.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 1.6/game over remaining 5.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 2/game over remaining 5.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Jacob Emmers's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Tulsa, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.
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?
Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
13 54th
YDS
124 48th
YPR
9.5 28th
TD
0 45th
Rushing
CAR
1 35th
TD
0 81st
Returns
KR YDS
36 39th
KR AVG
12.0 17th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Abilene Christian | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-21@ New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 23-42vs Navy | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | W 19-12@ Oklahoma State | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-45@ Memphis | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 37-38vs Temple | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-40@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 40 | Season-high 40 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 24-31vs UAB | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | 37 | |
| Total | 13 | 124 | 13.3 | 0 | 40 |
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
2024Tulsa3-9HC: Kevin Wilson · Balanced
2025Tulsa4-8HC: Tre Lamb · Run-leaning
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 | 13 | #510/1110 | 54th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 124 | #579/1107 | 48th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #615/1111 | 45th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 9.5 | #792/1106 | 28th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 36 | #145/238 | 39th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 6.0% | #770/1137 | 32nd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 1 | #264/407 | 35th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 40 | #450/1105 | 59th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 12.0 | #198/236 | 17th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick returns | 3 | #108/243 | 56th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 4.8% | #658/1137 | 42nd pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 3.6% | #582/1137 | 49th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 3.0% | #767/1137 | 33rd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 2.9% | #827/1137 | 27th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 2.6% | #799/1137 | 30th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 1.7% | #983/1137 | 14th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.3% | #332/1137 | 71st pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/302 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs 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 · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 20.0 | 12.6 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.0 | 11.0 | 14.2 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins2g | 3.0 | 18.0 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Losses6g | 1.2 | 14.7 | 16.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 26.0 | 25.8 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
17Below cohort
Elite: fumbles lost (80th). Concern: rec yards (3rd).
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
Jacob EmmersTulsaMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 53% simJacquon GibsonMassachusetts· 52% simLewis BondBoston College· 49% sim
Fumbles lost
Rush TDs
Long catch
Rush yards
Yards / catch
Rec TDs
Receptions
Rec yards
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 Ben Ratzlaff’s 2021 season.
Ben Ratzlaff
89%match
#2
Cade Sutherland
87%
#3
Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman
80%
#4
Demarcus Jones
74%
#5
Carlos Hernandez
76%
Matches Ben on
Yards / reception
TD rate
Reception volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ben Ratzlaff's sophomore season at Western Kentucky (2021).
Ben Ratzlaff
88%match
#2
Antonio Harris
89%
#3
Kameron Courtney
80%
#4
Cyrus Habibi-Likio
76%
#5
Kirby Vorhees
76%
Matches Ben on
TD rate
Reception volume
Yards / reception
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Pass share
45.9%
407 pass / 480 run
Plays / game
73.9
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.2%
357 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coaches2024
Kevin Wilson
Tulsa
2025era →
Tre Lamb
Tulsa
Coaching transition mid-career: Kevin Wilson → Tre Lamb. 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.
HometownPlano, TX
Height6'0"
Weight205 lb
Class2
PositionWR
Jersey6
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamTulsa
ConferenceAmerican Athletic
Joined2025
Career arc2 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 | Tulsa | WR2 | #2853 | #3480 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | American Athletic |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.