CFB Zeitgeist Score
82
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by sacks at the 97th percentile.
Jamond Mathis
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
28 TACKLES · 6 SACKS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Kent State for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Kent State
Returning around him
- 11% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #128 · 2026 recruiting class #93
DL · KENT STATE · MID-AMERICAN
Jamond Mathis
- 2
- #4
- 6-3 | 245 lb
- Saint Charles, MO
Heisman Heat
Awaiting
Not on the live Heisman board this week.
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
—
TOP DEFENSE AWARD
Nagurski
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kent State
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3-star | 0.8250 | No. 1981 recruit | HighSchool | Southern Illinois |
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
Where the model places this player relative to the rest of the Heisman field.
Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to Southern Illinois
Composite
0.8250
#1981 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 Jamond Mathis
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 Jamond Mathis
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 defensive totals stand
Through 11g
28Tackles
8Tackles for loss
6Sacks
Per game
3Tackles
0.7Tackles for loss
0.5Sacks
Projected (13g)
33Tackles
9.5Tackles for loss
7.1Sacks
To hit 80-tackle season (currently 28): needs 26/game over remaining 2.
To hit 100-tackle season (currently 28): needs 36/game over remaining 2.
✓ Hit 6-sack season · finished with 6.
To hit 10-sack season (currently 6): needs 2/game over remaining 2.
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Jamond Mathis is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Kent State's defense, with 6.0 sacks, 8.0 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.
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
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
High-disruption defender against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
28 70th
SOLO
17 73rd
TFL
8.0 96th
SACK
6.0 99th
QBH
6 94th
Coverage & Takeaways
PD
3 76th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-17vs Merrimack | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-62@ Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-31vs Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-66@ Florida State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 0-44@ Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-6vs Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-45@ Toledo | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-17@ Ball State | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 42-35@ Akron | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-28vs Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-31@ Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 17 | 8.0 | 6.0 | — | 3 |
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
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kent State | 28 | 17 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 28 | 17 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 28 | #1469/4942 | 70th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 8.0 | #198/4972 | 96th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 6.0 | #74/4972 | 99th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pass breakups | 3 | #521/2184 | 76th pct | Coveragevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | QB hurries | 6 | #117/1878 | 94th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 17 | #1252/4584 | 73rd pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting 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 · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins4g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Losses7g | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the DL cohort
82All-Conference
Elite: sacks (97th). Strength: qb hurries (94th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · DL · 2025
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
Jamond MathisKent StateRasheem BilesPittsburgh· 75% simJohn MillerUtah State· 75% simCade UluaveCalifornia· 74% sim
Sacks
QB hurries
Tackles for loss
Passes defended
Solo tackles
Tackles
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The 3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Anto Saka’s 2024 season.
Anto Saka
85%match
#2
Nelson Ceaser
82%
#3
Bai Jobe
82%
#4
Boubacar Traore
79%
#5
Blaine Spires
78%
Matches Anto on
Class year
Weight
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jay Crable's sophomore season at Ohio (2025).
Jay Crable
81%match
All-MAC
#2
Mika Tafua
80%
#3
Felix Anudike
78%
#4
Anto Saka
76%
#5
Elo Modozie
All-AAC
75%
Matches Jay on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Pass share
42.8%
292 pass / 390 run
Plays / game
56.8
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
9.5%
242 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Mark Carney
Kent State
Played his entire career under Mark Carney.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownSaint Charles, MO
Height6'3"
Weight245 lb
Class2
PositionDL
Jersey4
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Current teamKent State
ConferenceMid-American
Joined2025
Career arc1 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-MAC
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 all-conference honor
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-MAC | all_conference | Kent State | MAC | DL |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This player hasn’t appeared on a Heisman ballot tracked by the model. | |||||||||
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kent State | Mid-American | DL | 2 | No. 4 | 6-3 | 245 lb | Saint Charles, MO |