CFB Zeitgeist QB Score
Awaiting
Jordan McCloud
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
QB · TEXAS STATE · SUN BELT
Jordan McCloud
- 4
- #3
- 6-0 | 200 lb
- Tampa, FL
Heisman Heat
#1418
<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 3 · RecognizedR11 · National watch / fringe AA
National watch / fringe All-America. Knocking on the All-America door.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
2 seasons on the ladder
2021
Arizona · QB
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★
2023
James Madison · QB
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2023+663%
Up 663% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison -> Texas State | 3-star | 0.8900 | Immediate |
| 2023 | Arizona -> James Madison | 3-star | Immediate |
| 2021 | South Florida -> Arizona | 3-star | 0.8000 | 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.
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 Jordan McCloud
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 Jordan McCloud
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.
Scenario Explorer
Available for players with a qualifying signature metric (passing yards, rushing yards, receiving yards, sacks, etc.). The slider projects how a season finishes if the current pace holds.
Why this is a two-channel quarterback case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The unusual part of Jordan McCloud's case is that the production comes in two channels, not one. For Texas State, he has 3,670 passing yards and 35 touchdown passes, but he also adds 276 rushing yards and 8 rushing scores. That kind of dual-threat load tends to create a more resilient Heisman case because the offense can tilt the game in multiple ways.
2023 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
QB season snapshot
2023 season snapshot | final
2023 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-volume passer | Efficient | Vertical threat against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.
2023 Season · Final
2023 season snapshot | final
Passing Efficiency
CMP
282 96th
ATT
413 96th
CMP%
68.3% 79th
Y/A
8.9 86th
Passing Production
YDS
3,670 98th
TD
35 100th
INT
10 8th
Rushing
CAR
96 86th
YDS
276 84th
YPC
2.9 53rd
TD
8 92nd
Game Log
Week-by-week box
No per-game rows for this season yet — the table fills in as box scores arrive.
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
2021Arizona2-10HC: Jeff Scott · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2023James Madison11-2HC: Damian Wroblewski · Balanced
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | James Madison | 282 | 413 | 68.3% | 3,670 | 8.9 | 35 | 10 | 166.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | South Florida | 48 | 73 | 65.8% | 481 | 6.6 | 2 | 5 | 116.4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 330 | 486 | 67.9% | 4,151 | 8.5 | 37 | 15 | 158.6 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | James Madison | 96 | 276 | 2.9 | 8 | -- |
| 2021 | South Florida | 18 | 75 | 4.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 114 | 351 | 3.1 | 8 | -- |
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 | 3,670 | #8/382 | 98th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Pass TD | 35 | #2/407 | 100th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completions | 282 | #16/383 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completion % | 68.3% | #80/383 | 79th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Yards / attempt | 8.9 | #53/382 | 86th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 276 | #66/408 | 84th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Value | Passing WEPA | +0.28 | #92/200 | 55th pct | Opponent-adjusted passing value | 71 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Value | Passing WEPA | +0.28 | #92/200 | 55th pct | Opponent-adjusted passing value | 71 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Role share | 38.4% | #152/428 | 65th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Attempts | 413 | #17/407 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Interceptions | 10 | #377/407 | 8th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Carries | 96 | #58/408 | 86th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 47 | #53/391 | 87th pct | Metricvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 8 | #33/408 | 92nd pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 2.9 | #193/407 | 53rd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Pass share | 64.2% | #160/428 | 63rd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 51.1% | #141/428 | 67th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 47.6% | #158/428 | 63rd pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 34.7% | #165/428 | 62nd pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 33.5% | #146/428 | 66th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 33.0% | #148/428 | 66th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Rush share | 12.0% | #136/428 | 68th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 2 | #163/258 | 37th 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 splits
Splits fill in once box scores from at least three games land for this season.
Advanced Savant · QB · 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.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
39.5%
358 pass / 549 run
Plays / game
69.8
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
9.4%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coaches2021
Jake Spavital
Texas State
2023era →
G.J. Kinne
Texas State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jake Spavital → G.J. Kinne. 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.
HometownTampa, FL
Height6'0"
Weight200 lb
Class4
PositionQB
Jersey3
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamTexas State
ConferenceSun Belt
Joined2024
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
2 all-conference honors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | All-Sun Belt | all_conference | Texas State | Sun Belt | QB |
| 2023 | All-Sun Belt | all_conference | James Madison | Sun Belt | QB |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas State | QB4 | #1418 | #1591 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Sun Belt |
| 2023 | James Madison | QB4 | #15 | #18 | 1.6% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Sun Belt |
| 2022 | Arizona | QB4 | #1483 | #1516 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Pac-12 |
| 2021 | South Florida | QB4 | #1290 | #1710 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | American Athletic |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas State | Sun Belt | QB | 4 | No. 3 | 6-0 | 200 lb | Tampa, FL |
| 2023 | James Madison | Sun Belt | QB | 4 | No. 3 | 6-0 | 200 lb | Tampa, FL |
| 2022 | Arizona | Pac-12 | QB | 4 | No. 3 | 6-0 | 200 lb | Tampa, FL |
| 2021 | South Florida | American Athletic | QB | 4 | No. 3 | 6-0 | 200 lb | Tampa, FL |
| 2021 | Arizona | Pac-12 | QB | 4 | No. 3 | 6-0 | 200 lb | Tampa, FL |