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Jordan Ross

WR · Colorado State · So

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

84 REC YDS · 11 REC · 0 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Colorado State for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Colorado State for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Colorado State

Returning around him

  • 50% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • Transfer portal: -7 net (31 in / 38 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Colorado State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #92 · 2026 recruiting class #106

WR · COLORADO STATE · MOUNTAIN WEST

Jordan Ross

  • 2
  • 5-10 | 180 lb
  • Anaheim, CA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

5

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by rush tds at the 39th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#5105

<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 WR AWARD

Biletnikoff

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 1 · 2-deep

R04 · Rotational

Rotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#479 national
CFB
College
Colorado State
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class2
Jersey--
Measurements5-10 | 180 lb
HometownAnaheim, CA
Primary teamColorado State

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 479 recruit
Composite rating 0.8900 HighSchool
Signed with Colorado State 2024
Origin Warren Downey, CA, USA
Class Profile Context
2024 3-star | 0.8900 No. 479 recruit | HighSchool | Colorado State

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#5105Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#5506Where 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 Colorado State

Composite

0.8900

#479 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 Jordan Ross

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

50

Mixed Sentiment

Sample 10 mentions
Confidence LOW

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 10 mentions · belief +0 · "Tennessee Volunteers overhaul their defense with four key Penn State transfers, "Own fansRivals: 2 mentions · belief +100 · "I’m shocked to see Eugene Wilson working with the 2nd team, he’s the player I th"RivalsNational: 2 mentions · belief +100 · "It's the locked on podcast network your team every day Get your daily college sp"National
  • Own fans · n=10
  • Rivals · n=2
  • National · n=2

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Jordan Ross

Only 2 rival mention(s) — below the 4-mention floor for a defensible read.

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.

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 6g
84Rec yards
11Receptions
0Rec TDs
Per game
14Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
182Rec yards
24Receptions
0Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 84): needs 88/game over remaining 7.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 84): needs 130.9/game over remaining 7.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 11): needs 7/game over remaining 7.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 11): needs 9.9/game over remaining 7.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 1.1/game over remaining 7.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 1.4/game over remaining 7.

What made this player interesting

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

Jordan Ross's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Colorado State, 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 #5105 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 6.5% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Development arc The card should explain why this profile stands out

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

WR season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Receptions 11 0 rec TD | #559/1110 (50th pct)
Receiving yards 84 7.6 per catch | #676/1107 (39th pct)
Scrimmage yards 75 Total offensive yardage | #676/1107 (39th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.

Balanced profile

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
11 50th
YDS
84 39th
YPR
7.6 15th
TD
0 45th

Rushing

CAR
1 35th
YDS
-9 3rd
YPC
-9.0 2nd
TD
0 81st

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 6 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1L 21-38@ Washington
Wk 2W 21-17vs Northern Colorado3258.3011Season-high 25 yds
Wk 5L 3-20vs Washington State2168.0014
Wk 6L 24-45@ San Diego State3124.0014
Wk 8L 19-31vs Hawai'i11414.0014
Wk 9L 0-28@ Wyoming2178.509
Total11848.6014
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

2025Colorado State2-10HC: Jay Norvell · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Colorado State11847.60--
Career1 loaded season11847.60--
SeasonTeam
2025Colorado State1-9------
Career1 loaded season1-9------
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

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 6.5% 12.6% pass-game share | #339/1137 (70th pct)
Return yards 0 0 return TD
Touchdowns 0 Across offense and returns | #615/1111 (45th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 11 #559/1110 50th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 84 #676/1107 39th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 0 #615/1111 45th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 7.6 #940/1106 15th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 12.6% #339/1137 70th pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Rushing Carries 1 #264/407 35th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Rush TD 0 #81/411 81st pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing yards -9 #386/397 3rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Yards / carry -9.0 #387/393 2nd pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 14 #876/1105 21st pct Metricvs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 9.2% #282/1137 75th pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 8.4% #210/1137 82nd pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 7.2% #442/1137 61st pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage Role share 6.5% #316/1137 72nd pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 6.1% #284/1137 75th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 4.4% #493/1137 57th pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 0.6% #259/1137 77th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS WR

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

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 6 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home3g2.018.310.10.0
Road3g1.79.76.20.0

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins1g3.025.08.30.0
Losses5g1.611.88.60.0

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-74g2.013.26.80.0
Weeks 8+2g1.515.511.20.0

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

5Below cohort
7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: receptions (0th).

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct
0rush
Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th pct
0rece
Rush yards#280 / 287 · 3rd pct
-9rush
Yards / catch#544 / 558 · 3rd pct
7.6rece
Long catch#552 / 558 · 1st pct
14rece
Rec yards#556 / 558 · 1st pct
84rece
Receptions#559 / 558 · 0th pct
11rece

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

Advanced Savant · WR · 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 · 7 metrics
Jordan RossColorado StateMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 56% simChauncy CobbArkansas State· 45% simJacquon GibsonMassachusetts· 43% sim
Rush TDs
39
Ross
39
III
39
Cobb
39
Gibson
Rec TDs
7
Ross
24
III
24
Cobb
7
Gibson
Rush yards
3
Ross
6
III
12
Cobb
76
Gibson
Yards / catch
3
Ross
9
III
25
Cobb
15
Gibson
Long catch
1
Ross
16
III
58
Cobb
56
Gibson
Rec yards
1
Ross
70
III
87
Cobb
74
Gibson
Receptions
0
Ross
92
III
98
Cobb
92
Gibson

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

DNA Match awaiting data — similarity scores compute once season stats clear the volume gate for this position cohort.

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Jay Norvell

Pass share

52.1%

393 pass / 362 run

Plays / game

62.9

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

11.1%

315 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2025

1 coach
2025
Jay Norvell
Colorado State

Played his entire career under Jay Norvell.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownAnaheim, CA
Height5'10"
Weight180 lb
Class2
PositionWR

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 Colorado State WR2 #5105 #5506 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Mountain West

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Colorado State Mountain West WR 2 5-10 | 180 lb | Anaheim, CA
2024 Colorado State Mountain West WR 2 5-10 | 180 lb | Anaheim, CA