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Heisman / Players / Jameson Geers /Minnesota

Jameson Geers

TE · Minnesota · Sr · #86

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

206 REC YDS · 26 REC · 4 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Minnesota for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Minnesota for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Tight end · Minnesota

Returning around him

  • 44% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 1 Minnesota player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Minnesota · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #41 · 2026 recruiting class #49

TE · MINNESOTA · BIG TEN

Jameson Geers

  • 4
  • #86
  • 6-5 | 250 lb
  • Channahon, IL

CFB Zeitgeist Score

43

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 80th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#682

<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 TE AWARD

Mackey

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
12.02022
10.02023
2862024
2062025

+1617%

Up 1617% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#635 national
CFB
College
Minnesota
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionTE
Class4
Jersey86
Measurements6-5 | 250 lb
HometownChannahon, IL
Primary teamMinnesota

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 635 recruit
Composite rating 0.8726 HighSchool
Signed with -- 2021
Origin Providence Catholic New Lenox, IL, USA
Class Profile Context
2021 3-star | 0.8726 No. 635 recruit | HighSchool

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#682Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#929Where 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 —

Composite

0.8726

#635 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 Jameson Geers

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 Jameson Geers

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Receiving TDs

4

count

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #161 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 70th

Why it matters

#161 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving TDs — 4 TDs on 26 receptions.

Vs cohort

This player 4 (70th)

MODERATE · n=26 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Yards per reception#498 / 531
  • Receiving yards (total)#497 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 3 at California — 1 receiving_tds

Result L 14-27

The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at California.

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

Season Pace · Projection

Where the receiving totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 12g
206Rec yards
26Receptions
4Rec TDs
Per game
17.2Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
223.2Rec yards
28Receptions
4Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 206): needs 494/game over remaining 1.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 206): needs 794/game over remaining 1.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 26): needs 34/game over remaining 1.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 26): needs 54/game over remaining 1.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 4): needs 4/game over remaining 1.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 4): needs 6/game over remaining 1.

What made this player interesting

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

Jameson Geers's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Minnesota, 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.

Current place #682 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 5.8% Overall usage share
Profile quirk All-purpose load 8 return yds

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

TE season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Receptions 26 4 rec TD | #71/475 (85th pct)
Receiving yards 206 7.9 per catch | #108/475 (77th pct)
Scrimmage yards 207 Total offensive yardage | #108/475 (77th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.

Target magnet

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
26 85th
YDS
206 77th
YPR
7.9 29th
TD
4 95th

Rushing

CAR
2 68th
YDS
1 30th
YPC
0.5 19th
TD
0 69th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 23-10vs Buffalo4389.5115
Wk 2W 66-0vs Northwestern State155.005
Wk 3L 14-27@ California2126.019
Wk 5W 31-28vs Rutgers3248.009
Wk 6L 3-42@ Ohio State12525.0025
Wk 7W 27-20vs Purdue2115.517
Wk 8W 24-6vs Nebraska2147.0011
Wk 9L 3-41@ Iowa144.004
Wk 10W 23-20vs Michigan State34013.3019Season-high 40 yds
Wk 12L 13-42@ Oregon221.001
Wk 13L 35-38@ Northwestern144.004
Wk 14W 17-7vs Wisconsin4276.8113
Total262067.9425
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

2022Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2023Minnesota6-7HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced
2025Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced, slow tempo
SeasonTeam
2025Minnesota262067.94--
2024Minnesota2728610.64--
2023Minnesota2105.01--
2022Minnesota2126.00--
Career4 loaded seasons575149.09--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

The tight end's share of the passing offense, which helps distinguish a featured receiving tight end from a secondary option.

Role share

A blended usage view that shows how often the offense flows through the tight end compared with other same-level peers.

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.

Usage 5.8% 10.2% pass-game share | #88/468 (81st pct)
Return yards 8 0 return TD
Touchdowns 4 Across offense and returns | #27/475 (95th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 26 #71/475 85th pct Volumevs FBS TE
Receiving Receiving yards 206 #108/475 77th pct Volumevs FBS TE
Receiving Receiving TD 4 #27/475 95th pct Scoringvs FBS TE
Receiving Yards / catch 7.9 #338/475 29th pct Efficiencyvs FBS TE
Usage Pass share 10.2% #88/468 81st pct Air-game usagevs FBS TE
Rushing Carries 2 #20/59 68th pct Volumevs FBS TE
Rushing Rushing LONG 1 #39/50 24th pct Metricvs FBS TE
Rushing Rushing yards 1 #38/53 30th pct Volumevs FBS TE
Rushing Yards / carry 0.5 #44/53 19th pct Efficiencyvs FBS TE
Rushing Rush TD 0 #20/62 69th pct Scoringvs FBS TE
Receiving Receiving LONG 25 #192/475 60th pct Metricvs FBS TE
Usage 2nd-down usage 7.6% #34/468 93rd pct Middle-down loadvs FBS TE
Usage Passing-down usage 7.0% #72/468 85th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS TE
Usage 3rd-down usage 6.4% #103/468 78th pct Money-down loadvs FBS TE
Usage Role share 5.8% #57/468 88th pct Share of team offensevs FBS TE
Usage Standard-down usage 5.3% #55/468 88th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS TE
Usage 1st-down usage 4.1% #124/468 74th pct Early-down loadvs FBS TE
Usage Rush share 0.7% #24/468 95th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS TE
Ball Security Fumbles lost 0 #1/55 100th pct Turnoversvs FBS TE

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 Mackey 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 · 12 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home7g2.722.77.90.4
Road5g1.49.48.00.2

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins7g2.722.77.90.4
Losses5g1.49.48.00.2

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-76g2.219.29.80.5
Weeks 8+6g2.215.26.00.2

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

43Mid-pack
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec tds (80th). Concern: yards / catch (10th).

Rec TDs#27 / 175 · 80th pct
4rece
Fumbles lost#1 / 33 · 74th pct
0fumb
Receptions#71 / 175 · 58th pct
26rece
Rec yards#107 / 175 · 39th pct
206rece
Rush TDs#14 / 33 · 30th pct
0rush
Rush yards#22 / 33 · 27th pct
1rush
Long catch#138 / 175 · 20th pct
25rece
Yards / catch#156 / 175 · 10th pct
7.9rece

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

Advanced Savant · TE · 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 · 8 metrics
Jameson GeersMinnesotaBrett NorfleetMissouri· 90% simRichie AndersonFresno State· 85% simChamon MetayerArizona State· 81% sim
Rec TDs
80
Geers
89
Norfleet
66
Anderson
80
Metayer
Fumbles lost
74
Geers
74
Anderson
74
Metayer
Receptions
58
Geers
72
Norfleet
72
Anderson
88
Metayer
Rec yards
39
Geers
54
Norfleet
60
Anderson
75
Metayer
Rush TDs
30
Geers
30
Metayer
Rush yards
27
Geers
27
Metayer
Long catch
20
Geers
27
Norfleet
20
Anderson
27
Metayer
Yards / catch
10
Geers
13
Norfleet
33
Anderson
37
Metayer

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

Player DNA

The Complete TE

Dual-threat: blocks when needed, catches when needed. Coveted on both sides.

TE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Leonard Taylor’s 2021 season.

Leonard Taylor

80%match

Cincinnati · 2021

#2

Michael Ezeike

UCLA · 2022

80%
#3

Jacob Warren

Tennessee · 2021

75%
#4

D.C. Temple

Central Michigan · 2025

74%
#5

Giles Amos

Arkansas State · 2020

67%

Matches Leonard on

Weight
TD rate
Yards / reception

Differs from Leonard on

Recruiting rating (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Shane Calhoun's senior season at East Carolina (2023).

Shane Calhoun

83%match

East Carolina · 2023

#2

Lance Mason

Wisconsin · 2025

All-Big Ten
71%
#3

Chamon Metayer

Arizona State · 2025

All-Big 12
76%
#4

Jack Bradley

Rice · 2023

74%
#5

Jacob Orlando

Buffalo · 2024

73%

Matches Shane on

EPA / play (adj)
TD rate
Height

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

P.J. Fleck

Pass share

51.7%

397 pass / 371 run

Plays / game

59.1

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

7.3%

302 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach
2022
P.J. Fleck
Minnesota
2023
P.J. Fleck
Minnesota
2024
P.J. Fleck
Minnesota
2025
P.J. Fleck
Minnesota

Played his entire career under P.J. Fleck.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownChannahon, IL
Height6'5"
Weight250 lb
Class4
PositionTE
Jersey86

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 Minnesota TE4 #682 #929 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Big Ten
2023 Minnesota TE4 #3512 #3745 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Big Ten
2022 Minnesota TE4 #2625 #2484 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Big Ten
2021 Minnesota TE4 #3376 #3288 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Big Ten

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Minnesota Big Ten TE 4 No. 86 | 6-5 | 250 lb | Channahon, IL
2024 Minnesota Big Ten TE 4 No. 86 | 6-5 | 250 lb | Channahon, IL
2023 Minnesota Big Ten TE 4 No. 86 | 6-5 | 250 lb | Channahon, IL
2022 Minnesota Big Ten TE 4 No. 86 | 6-5 | 250 lb | Channahon, IL
2021 Minnesota Big Ten TE 4 No. 86 | 6-5 | 250 lb | Channahon, IL