CFB Zeitgeist Score
20
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 49th percentile.
Jaziun Patterson
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
296 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 60 CARRIES
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Michigan State
2025Iowa
2026Michigan State
RB · IOWA · BIG TEN
Jaziun Patterson
- 3
- #4
- 5-10 | 210 lb
- Pompano Beach, FL
Heisman Heat
#304
<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
2022–2025+530%
Up 530% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Iowa
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3-star | 0.8748 | No. 663 recruit | HighSchool |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa -> Michigan State | 3-star | 0.8700 | Immediate |
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
0.8748
#663 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 Jaziun Patterson
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
100
Grounded Optimism
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=1
- National · n=1
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Jaziun Patterson
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 rushing totals stand
Through 10g
296Rush yards
60Carries
0Rush TDs
Per game
29.6Rush yards
6Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
384.8Rush yards
78Carries
0Rush TDs
To hit 750-yard season (currently 296): needs 151.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 296): needs 234.7/game over remaining 3.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 296): needs 401.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 0): needs 3.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 0): needs 5/game over remaining 3.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 0): needs 6.7/game over remaining 3.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Jaziun Patterson's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Iowa, 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?
Backfield contributor against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
60 63rd
YDS
296 64th
YPC
4.9 59th
TD
0 40th
Receiving
REC
3 33rd
YDS
9 16th
YPR
3.0 11th
TD
0 70th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-7vs UAlbany | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-16@ Iowa State | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 60 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 47-7vs Massachusetts | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-28@ Rutgers | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-3vs Minnesota | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 11 | L 16-18vs Oregon | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-26@ USC | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-17vs Michigan State | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 14 | W 40-16@ Nebraska | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Bowl | W 34-27@ Vanderbilt | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 60 | 296 | 4.6 | 0 | 17 |
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
2022Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Iowa10-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy
2025Iowa9-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo
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 | 296 | #264/735 | 64th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #447/739 | 40th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 4.9 | #305/735 | 59th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 3 | #371/552 | 33rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 9 | #460/548 | 16th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.14 | #141/362 | 61st pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 53 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 10.4% | #306/738 | 59th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 60 | #276/739 | 63rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 17 | #434/733 | 41st pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 5 | #482/540 | 11th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 3.0 | #489/548 | 11th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #169/552 | 70th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 15.5% | #338/738 | 54th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 14.6% | #236/738 | 68th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 12.5% | #284/738 | 62nd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 9.3% | #370/738 | 50th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 4.4% | #468/738 | 37th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 4.2% | #509/738 | 31st pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 2.0% | #401/738 | 46th pct | Air-game usagevs 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 · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 30.6 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 28.6 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 27.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Losses3g | 35.7 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 39.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 20.2 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
20Below cohort
Concern: rush tds (3rd).
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_rushing0.14Mid (p50–p75) (n=178)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Jaziun PattersonIowaJordan BrunsonMiami (OH)· 56% simChavon WrightNorthern Illinois· 54% simTae MeadowsTroy· 52% sim
Yards / carry
Rush yards
Carries
Receptions
Long run
Rec yards
Rush TDs
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jevyon Ducker’s 2021 season.
Jevyon Ducker
80%match
#2
Jabari Small
76%
#3
Juma Otoviano
75%
#4
Jaziun Patterson
73%
#5
Pat Garwo III
70%
Matches Jevyon on
Weight
Yards / carry
Class year
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to CJ Verdell’s path through Oregon.
CJ Verdell
95%match
#2
Andrew Body
94%
#3
Trestan Ebner
NFL Rd 6
92%
#4
Kay'Ron Adams
91%
#5
Domonique Thomas
91%
Matches CJ on
Height
Weight
Yards per carry
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Dallan Hayden's senior season at Colorado (2025).
Dallan Hayden
74%match
#2
Donald Chaney Jr.
72%
#3
Pat Garwo III
71%
#4
Justice Ellison
68%
#5
Jabari Small
All-SEC
68%
Matches Dallan on
Yards / carry
Weight
Rush TD rate
Differs from Dallan on
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
36.6%
286 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
60.1
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.9%
228 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022
Kirk Ferentz
Iowa
2023
Kirk Ferentz
Iowa
2024
Kirk Ferentz
Iowa
2025
Kirk Ferentz
Iowa
Played his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownPompano Beach, FL
Height5'10"
Weight210 lb
Class3
PositionRB
Jersey4
No fields populated yet.
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Current teamIowa
ConferenceBig Ten
Joined2025
Career arc4 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.