CFB Zeitgeist Score
59
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by yards / att at the 93rd percentile.
Joey Labas
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
1,854 PASS YDS · 13 PASS TD · -17 RUSH YDS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Central Michigan for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · Central Michigan
Returning around him
- 10% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -5 net (12 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Central Michigan · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #121 · 2026 recruiting class #113
QB · CENTRAL MICHIGAN · MID-AMERICAN
Joey Labas
- 4
- #2
- 6-4 | 210 lb
- Brecksville, OH
Heisman Heat
#1618
<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 QB AWARD
Davey O'Brien
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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
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2022–2025+1234%
Up 1234% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
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 |
|---|---|---|
| No recruiting profile is on file for this player. | ||
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.
Achievements
- Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in passing yards (1854).
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.
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 Joey Labas
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
50
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
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Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=1
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Joey Labas
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 passing totals stand
Through 13g
1,854Pass yards
13Pass TDs
6INT
Per game
142.6Pass yards
1Pass TDs
0INT
Final
1,854Pass yards
13Pass TDs
6INT
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Joey Labas's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Central Michigan, 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
QB 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?
Steady volume | Efficient | Vertical threat against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Passing Efficiency
CMP
147 73rd
ATT
208 71st
CMP%
70.7% 84th
Y/A
8.9 86th
Passing Production
YDS
1,854 75th
TD
13 81st
INT
6 28th
Rushing
CAR
54 72nd
YDS
-17 8th
YPC
-0.3 16th
TD
0 44th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 16-14@ San José State | 5/10 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 20.2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-45@ Pittsburgh | 11/14 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 | 57.4 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-63@ Michigan | 4/8 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 1.6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-10vs Wagner | 12/14 | 241 | 3 | 0 | 17.2 | 99.5 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 5 | W 24-13vs Eastern Michigan | 14/16 | 138 | 1 | 0 | 8.6 | 76.2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-28@ Akron | 12/21 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 20.0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-6@ Bowling Green | 2/4 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 77.0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-13vs Massachusetts | 10/11 | 148 | 2 | 0 | 13.5 | 72.7 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-24@ Western Michigan | 8/11 | 152 | 1 | 1 | 13.8 | 46.3 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-19vs Buffalo | 18/24 | 247 | 2 | 2 | 10.3 | 37.9 | Season-high 247 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 28-16@ Kent State | 11/20 | 121 | 2 | 1 | 6.1 | 40.5 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-21vs Toledo | 19/30 | 242 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 36.3 | |
| Bowl | L 7-34@ Northwestern | 21/25 | 178 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | 37.9 | |
| Total | 147/208 | 1854 | 13 | 6 | 9.7 | 48.0 |
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
2025Central Michigan7-6HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 147 | 208 | 70.7% | 1,854 | 8.9 | 13 | 6 | 160.4 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Iowa | 14 | 24 | 58.3% | 139 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 120.7 | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 161 | 232 | 69.4% | 1,993 | 8.6 | 14 | 6 | 156.3 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 54 | -17 | -0.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Iowa | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 58 | -6 | -0.1 | 0 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted passing value. Positive numbers mean the quarterback is adding more value through the air than a neutral peer would in the same environment.
How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing | Passing yards | 1,854 | #98/382 | 75th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Pass TD | 13 | #80/407 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completions | 147 | #105/383 | 73rd pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completion % | 70.7% | #63/383 | 84th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Yards / attempt | 8.9 | #53/382 | 86th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | -17 | #377/408 | 8th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Value | Passing WEPA | +0.32 | #62/200 | 70th pct | Opponent-adjusted passing value | 207 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Role share | 32.3% | #172/428 | 60th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Attempts | 208 | #120/407 | 71st pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Interceptions | 6 | #294/407 | 28th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Carries | 54 | #114/408 | 72nd pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 10 | #298/391 | 24th pct | Metricvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #230/408 | 44th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | -0.3 | #344/407 | 16th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Pass share | 80.2% | #115/428 | 73rd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 45.6% | #166/428 | 61st pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 43.5% | #171/428 | 60th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 31.7% | #175/428 | 59th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 28.2% | #168/428 | 61st pct | Early-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 25.9% | #180/428 | 58th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Rush share | 6.4% | #238/428 | 45th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.12 | #123/140 | 13th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 34 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 4 | #237/258 | 9th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
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 | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 203 | 1.6 | 11.5 | 0.6 |
| Road8g | 105 | 0.6 | 8.5 | 0.4 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 146 | 1.4 | 11.3 | 0.4 |
| Losses6g | 138 | 0.5 | 7.7 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 125 | 0.9 | 8.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 164 | 1.2 | 11.6 | 0.8 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
59Solid starter
Elite: completion % (96th). Strength: yards / att (93rd). Concern: fumbles lost (8th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · QB · 2024
Percentile Card
Reads as a mid-tier profile across the board..
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
wepa_passing0.32Mid (p50–p75) (n=94)
wepa_rushing0.12Below (<p25) (n=72)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Joey LabasCentral MichiganOwen McCownUTSA· 75% simDarian MensahDuke· 74% simTy SimpsonAlabama· 70% sim
Completion %
Yards / att
Interceptions
Pass TDs
Pass yards
Rush yards
Rush TDs
Fumbles lost
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system. Profile sits near league average across dimensions.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Grayson McCall’s 2023 season.
Grayson McCall
62%match
All-Sun Belt
#2
Tyler Shough
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 8
60%
#3
Jacob Clark
All-Conference USA
59%
#4
Tanner Morgan
57%
#5
Dylan Raiola
57%
Matches Grayson on
Height
Weight
Yards / attempt
Differs from Grayson on
TD rate (higher)
Completion % (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Eli Peters’s path through Toledo.
Eli Peters
89%match
#2
Tyler Van Dyke
87%
#3
Kenny Pickett
Unitas Golden Arm1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 20
86%
#4
Ian Book
All-ACCNFL Rd 4
83%
#5
Haynes King
All-ACC
82%
Matches Eli on
Yards per attempt
Completion %
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jacob Clark's junior season at Missouri State (2025).
Jacob Clark
57%match
All-Conference USA
#2
Tanner Morgan
57%
#3
Hudson Card
48%
#4
Joey Aguilar
All-Sun Belt
47%
#5
Will Levis
All-SECNFL Rd 2 · Pk 2
45%
Matches Jacob on
Total pass EPA (college ability)
Yards / attempt
Height
Differs from Jacob on
Completion % (higher)
Weight (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Pass share
32.2%
252 pass / 531 run
Plays / game
60.2
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
10.1%
188 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022
Jim McElwain
Central Michigan
2025era →
Matt Drinkall
Central Michigan
Coaching transition mid-career: Jim McElwain → Matt Drinkall. 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.
HometownBrecksville, OH
Height6'4"
Weight210 lb
Class4
PositionQB
Jersey2
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamCentral Michigan
ConferenceMid-American
Joined2025
Career arc5 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 | Central Michigan | QB4 | #1618 | #1827 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Mid-American |
| 2023 | Iowa | QB4 | #954 | #727 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2022 | Iowa | QB4 | #520 | #446 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2021 | Iowa | QB4 | #557 | #309 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-4 | 210 lb | Brecksville, OH |
| 2024 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-4 | 210 lb | Brecksville, OH |
| 2023 | Iowa | Big Ten | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-4 | 210 lb | Brecksville, OH |
| 2022 | Iowa | Big Ten | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-4 | 210 lb | Brecksville, OH |
| 2021 | Iowa | Big Ten | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-4 | 210 lb | Brecksville, OH |