CFB Zeitgeist Score
73
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 87th percentile.
Jamal Roberts
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
753 RUSH YDS · 6 RUSH TD · 124 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to Missouri for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Missouri
Returning around him
- 20% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 6 Missouri players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (30 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri · Last season: 8-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #22 · 2026 recruiting class #20
RB · MISSOURI · SEC
Jamal Roberts
- 2
- #20
- 6-0 | 212 lb
- Saint Louis, MO
Heisman Heat
#332
<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 RB AWARD
Doak Walker
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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 · rushing yards
2023–2025-75400%
Sharp dropoff (-75400%) — career inflection point.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Missouri
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3-star | 0.8789 | No. 627 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
0.8789
#627 national
Today’s Hot-Take
+0.320 rushing wepa per carry — #2 in a 66-RB cohort, 98th percentile in the modern era.
Anti-Take
EFFICIENCYEfficiency rewards selectivity. Volume-adjusted rank in the same cohort almost always looks looser — call it elite, not unique.
The Room on Jamal Roberts
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
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Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Rivals · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Jamal Roberts
Only 2 rival mention(s) — below the 4-mention floor for a defensible read.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Rushing WEPA per carry
+0.320
EPA
P4 + Notre Dame RBs, min 80 carries
National rank #2 of 66
Percentile vs P4 + Notre Dame RBs, min 80 carries 98th
Why it matters
#2 of 66 P4 + Notre Dame RBs by rushing weighted- EPA per carry — +0.320 EPA/carry on 116 carries.
Vs cohort
This player +0.320 (98th)
MODERATE · n=116 cohort 66
- Also strong
- Yards per carry#7 / 69
- Rushing yards (total)#27 / 69
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 rushing totals stand
Through 13g
753Rush yards
124Carries
6Rush TDs
Per game
57.9Rush yards
10Carries
0Rush TDs
Final
753Rush yards
124Carries
6Rush TDs
✓ Hit 750-yard season · finished with 753.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Jamal Roberts's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Missouri, 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
RB 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?
Workhorse | Efficient runner | Passing-game back against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
124 86th
YDS
753 90th
YPC
6.1 86th
TD
6 89th
Receiving
REC
18 83rd
YDS
141 82nd
YPR
7.8 60th
TD
1 89th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 61-6vs Central Arkansas | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-31vs Kansas | 13 | 143 | 11.0 | 1 | 63 | Season-high 143 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 52-10vs Louisiana | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-20vs South Carolina | 13 | 76 | 5.8 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-6vs Massachusetts | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 1 | 30 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27vs Alabama | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 39 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-17@ Auburn | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-17@ Vanderbilt | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-38vs Texas A&M | 17 | 110 | 6.5 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-27vs Mississippi State | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 13 | L 6-17@ Oklahoma | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-17@ Arkansas | 11 | 100 | 9.1 | 1 | 38 | |
| Bowl | L 7-13vs Virginia | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Total | 124 | 753 | 5.9 | 6 | 63 |
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
2023Missouri11-2HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2024Missouri10-3HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.
How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 753 | #75/735 | 90th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 6 | #83/739 | 89th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 6.1 | #104/735 | 86th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 18 | #96/552 | 83rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 141 | #98/548 | 82nd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.32 | #4/362 | 99th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 116 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 16.0% | #154/738 | 79th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 124 | #104/739 | 86th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 63 | #95/733 | 87th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 39 | #74/540 | 86th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 7.8 | #221/548 | 60th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 1 | #60/552 | 89th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 21 | #147/200 | 27th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 10.5 | #170/199 | 15th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick returns | 2 | #109/206 | 48th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 22.4% | #223/738 | 70th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 17.4% | #44/738 | 94th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 16.6% | #198/738 | 73rd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 16.3% | #202/738 | 73rd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 15.0% | #180/738 | 76th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 14.3% | #76/738 | 90th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 7.6% | #66/738 | 91st pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 2 | #205/256 | 20th pct | Turnoversvs FBS RB |
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 · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home9g | 67.9 | 6.9 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 35.5 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins8g | 62.6 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| Losses5g | 50.4 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 65.1 | 7.2 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 49.5 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
73Solid starter
Elite: yards / carry (87th). Concern: fumbles lost (13th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · RB · 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.
wepa_rushing0.32Elite (≥p90) (n=178)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Jamal RobertsMissouriNate FrazierGeorgia· 89% simJevon JacksonUAB· 88% simDaylan SmothersNC State· 88% sim
Yards / carry
Rush yards
Long run
Rec yards
Rush TDs
Receptions
Carries
Fumbles lost
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Omarion Hampton’s 2023 season.
Omarion Hampton
72%match
1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 22
#2
Devin Neal
70%
#3
Eric Gray
NFL Rd 5
69%
#4
Kendre Miller
All-Big 12NFL Rd 3 · Pk 8
67%
#5
Emmett Johnson
All-Big TenNFL Rd 5
67%
Matches Omarion on
Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
Weight
Differs from Omarion on
Recruiting rating (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Elijah Tau-Tolliver’s path through Michigan State.
Elijah Tau-Tolliver
92%match
#2
Durell Robinson
91%
#3
B.J. Baylor
90%
#4
Jayden Scott
83%
#5
Ahmad Hardy
Consensus All-American
83%
Matches Elijah on
Yards per carry
Weight
Height
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jonathon Brooks's junior season at Texas (2023).
Jonathon Brooks
79%match
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 14
#2
Keyjuan Brown
70%
#3
LJ Martin
69%
#4
Emmett Johnson
All-Big TenNFL Rd 5
69%
#5
Jaylen Wright
NFL Rd 4
68%
Matches Jonathon on
Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
Weight
Differs from Jonathon on
Yards / reception (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
39.6%
360 pass / 550 run
Plays / game
70.0
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
8.4%
308 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Eli Drinkwitz
Missouri
2024
Eli Drinkwitz
Missouri
2025
Eli Drinkwitz
Missouri
Played his entire career under Eli Drinkwitz.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownSaint Louis, MO
Height6'0"
Weight212 lb
Class2
PositionRB
Jersey20
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Current teamMissouri
ConferenceSEC
Joined2025
Career arc3 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.
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.