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Heisman / Players / Josh Dallas /Georgia Southern

Josh Dallas

WR · Georgia Southern · Jr · #19

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

68 REC YDS · 8 REC · 0 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Georgia Southern for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Georgia Southern for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Georgia Southern

Returning around him

  • 92% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: -1 net (17 in / 18 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Georgia Southern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #93 · 2026 recruiting class #80

WR · GEORGIA SOUTHERN · SUN BELT

Josh Dallas

  • 3
  • #19
  • 6-1 | 205 lb
  • Sharpsburg, GA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

8

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

Heisman Heat

#4097

<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 · Season-by-season Standing

2 seasons on the ladder

Peak: R09 All-Conference HM / 2nd team · 2025

2023

Georgia Southern · WR

2025

Georgia Southern · WR

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2023–2025
40.02023
68.02025

+70%

Up 70% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1692 national
CFB
College
Georgia Southern
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class3
Jersey19
Measurements6-1 | 205 lb
HometownSharpsburg, GA
Primary teamGeorgia Southern

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1692 recruit
Composite rating 0.8315 HighSchool
Signed with Georgia Southern 2022
Origin Trinity Christian School Sharpsburg, GA, USA
Class Profile Context
2022 3-star | 0.8315 No. 1692 recruit | HighSchool | Georgia Southern

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#4097Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#3982Where 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

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to Georgia Southern

Composite

0.8315

#1692 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 Josh Dallas

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 Josh Dallas

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.

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 2g
68Rec yards
8Receptions
0Rec TDs
Per game
34Rec yards
4Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
442Rec yards
52Receptions
0Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 68): needs 57.5/game over remaining 11.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 68): needs 84.7/game over remaining 11.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 8): needs 4.7/game over remaining 11.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 8): needs 6.5/game over remaining 11.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 0.7/game over remaining 11.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 0.9/game over remaining 11.

Why the honors trail matters

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

The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Josh Dallas already has 1 loaded recognition item, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.

Current place #4097 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 9.7% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Honors spine 1 honors loaded

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 8 0 rec TD | #631/1110 (43rd pct)
Receiving yards 68 8.5 per catch | #726/1107 (35th pct)
Scrimmage yards 73 Total offensive yardage | #726/1107 (35th 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
8 43rd
YDS
68 35th
YPR
8.5 20th
TD
0 45th

Rushing

CAR
2 53rd
YDS
5 35th
YPC
2.5 31st
TD
0 81st

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1L 14-42@ Fresno State5489.6017Season-high 48 yds
Wk 2L 20-59@ USC3206.7015
Total8688.2017
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

2023Georgia Southern6-7HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia Southern7-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Georgia Southern8688.50--
2023Georgia Southern44010.00--
Career2 loaded seasons121089.00--
SeasonTeam
2025Georgia Southern25------
2023Georgia Southern------9--
Career2 loaded seasons25--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 9.7% 13.3% pass-game share | #303/1137 (73rd 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 8 #631/1110 43rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 68 #726/1107 35th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 0 #615/1111 45th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 8.5 #881/1106 20th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 13.3% #303/1137 73rd pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing LONG 5 #261/346 25th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing yards 5 #259/397 35th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Yards / carry 2.5 #271/393 31st pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Rushing Carries 2 #194/407 53rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Rush TD 0 #81/411 81st pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 17 #827/1105 25th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Returns Punt returns 1 #182/237 24th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 12.5% #46/1137 96th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 11.5% #153/1137 87th pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 10.4% #54/1137 95th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage Role share 9.7% #108/1137 91st pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 8.5% #349/1137 69th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 7.3% #216/1137 81st pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 4.2% #27/1137 98th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS WR

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

StatusAwaiting tracker

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

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 2 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Road2g4.034.08.20.0

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Losses2g4.034.08.20.0

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-72g4.034.08.20.0

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

8Below cohort
7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: receptions (0th).

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct
0rush
Rush yards#190 / 287 · 32nd pct
5rush
Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th pct
0rece
Yards / catch#523 / 558 · 6th pct
8.5rece
Long catch#547 / 558 · 2nd pct
17rece
Rec yards#558 / 558 · 0th pct
68rece
Receptions#559 / 558 · 0th pct
8rece

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
Josh DallasGeorgia SouthernMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 55% simJacquon GibsonMassachusetts· 48% simChauncy CobbArkansas State· 45% sim
Rush TDs
39
Dallas
39
III
39
Gibson
39
Cobb
Rush yards
32
Dallas
6
III
76
Gibson
12
Cobb
Rec TDs
7
Dallas
24
III
7
Gibson
24
Cobb
Yards / catch
6
Dallas
9
III
15
Gibson
25
Cobb
Long catch
2
Dallas
16
III
56
Gibson
58
Cobb
Rec yards
0
Dallas
70
III
74
Gibson
87
Cobb
Receptions
0
Dallas
92
III
92
Gibson
98
Cobb

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

Clay Helton

Pass share

48.9%

429 pass / 448 run

Plays / game

67.5

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

8.6%

325 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach
2023
Clay Helton
Georgia Southern
2025
Clay Helton
Georgia Southern

Played his entire career under Clay Helton.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownSharpsburg, GA
Height6'1"
Weight205 lb
Class3
PositionWR
Jersey19

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2025)

All-Sun Belt

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

All-Conference

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-Sun Belt all_conference Georgia Southern | Sun Belt WR

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Georgia Southern WR3 #4097 #3982 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Sun Belt
2023 Georgia Southern WR3 #4248 #4622 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Sun Belt
2022 Georgia Southern WR3 #4703 #4855 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Sun Belt

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Georgia Southern Sun Belt WR 3 No. 19 | 6-1 | 205 lb | Sharpsburg, GA
2024 Georgia Southern Sun Belt WR 3 No. 19 | 6-1 | 205 lb | Sharpsburg, GA
2023 Georgia Southern Sun Belt WR 3 No. 19 | 6-1 | 205 lb | Sharpsburg, GA
2022 Georgia Southern Sun Belt WR 3 No. 19 | 6-1 | 205 lb | Sharpsburg, GA