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Heisman / Players / Kamari Wilson /Memphis

Kamari Wilson

DB · Memphis · Jr · #24

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

78 TACKLES · 1 SACKS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Memphis for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Memphis for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive back · Memphis

Returning around him

  • 12% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 1 Memphis player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +4 net (51 in / 47 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Memphis · Last season: 8-5 (AP #22) · Talent rank #59 · 2026 recruiting class #60

DB · MEMPHIS · AMERICAN ATHLETIC

Kamari Wilson

  • 3
  • #24
  • 6-1 | 210 lb
  • Fort Pierce, FL

CFB Zeitgeist Score

74

Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by tackles for loss at the 87th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#9575

<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 DB AWARD

Jim Thorpe

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#44 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionDB
Class3
Jersey24
Measurements6-1 | 210 lb
HometownFort Pierce, FL
Primary teamMemphis

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 4-star No. 44 recruit
Composite rating 0.9807 HighSchool
Signed with Florida 2022
Origin IMG Academy Fort Pierce, FL, USA
Class Profile Context
2022 4-star | 0.9807 No. 44 recruit | HighSchool | Florida

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#9575Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#9248Where 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 Florida

Composite

0.9807

#44 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 Kamari Wilson

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 Kamari Wilson

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 defensive totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 12g
78Tackles
6.5Tackles for loss
1Sacks
Per game
6Tackles
0.5Tackles for loss
0.1Sacks
Projected (13g)
84Tackles
7Tackles for loss
1.1Sacks

To hit 80-tackle season (currently 78): needs 2/game over remaining 1.

To hit 100-tackle season (currently 78): needs 22/game over remaining 1.

To hit 6-sack season (currently 1): needs 5/game over remaining 1.

To hit 10-sack season (currently 1): needs 9/game over remaining 1.

Why this is a rare defensive case

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

Kamari Wilson is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Memphis's defense, with 1.0 sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss, and 2 interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.

Current place #9575 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load -- Role share still loading
Profile quirk Blue-chip pedigree No. 44 recruit

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

DEF season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Total tackles 78 44 solo | #167/4942 (97th pct)
TFL 6.5 Backfield disruption | #340/4972 (93rd pct)
Sacks 1.0 Pass-rush finish | #872/4972 (82nd pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

High-disruption defender | Coverage splash | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.

High-disruption defenderCoverage splashHigh-volume tackler

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Tackling & Disruption

TOT
78 97th
SOLO
44 97th
TFL
6.5 93rd
SACK
1.0 82nd
QBH
1 44th

Coverage & Takeaways

PD
4 84th
INT
2 87th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppTKLSOLOTFLSACKINTPDNote
Wk 1W 45-10vs Chattanooga620.50.00
Wk 2W 38-16@ Georgia State421.00.01
Wk 3W 28-7@ Troy200.00.00
Wk 4W 32-31vs Arkansas860.00.011
Wk 5W 55-26@ Florida Atlantic740.00.01
Wk 6W 45-7vs Tulsa851.00.010
Wk 8L 24-31@ UAB540.00.00
Wk 9W 34-31vs South Florida860.00.01
Wk 10W 38-14@ Rice1153.00.00Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 12L 27-31@ East Carolina730.00.00
Wk 14L 17-28vs Navy631.01.00
BowlL 7-31@ NC State640.00.00
Total78446.51.024
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

2022Florida6-7HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning
2023Florida5-7HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2025Memphis8-5HC: Ryan Silverfield · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Memphis78446.51.042--
2023Florida1--0.00.0------
2022Florida33151.50.01----
Career3 loaded seasons112598.01.052--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Disruption stats

TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.

Coverage splash

Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.

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.

INT 2 0 pick-six TD | #114/869 (87th pct)
Pass breakups 4 Coverage disruption | #340/2184 (84th pct)
QB pressures 1 Quarterback hurries | #1051/1878 (44th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Defense Total tackles 78 #167/4942 97th pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense TFL 6.5 #340/4972 93rd pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Sacks 1.0 #872/4972 82nd pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Interceptions 2 #114/869 87th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Defense Pass breakups 4 #340/2184 84th pct Coveragevs FBS DEF
Defense QB hurries 1 #1051/1878 44th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Solo tackles 44 #137/4584 97th pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense INT return yards 20 #310/578 47th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Defense INT return avg 10.0 #361/578 38th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Defense Fumbles recovered 1 #103/736 86th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Ball Security Fumbles lost 0 #1/773 100th pct Turnoversvs FBS DEF

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

The Thorpe award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Home5g7.20.50.20.4
Road7g6.00.60.00.3

Win vs Loss

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Wins8g6.80.70.00.5
Losses4g6.00.20.20.0

First half vs Second half

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Weeks 1-77g5.90.40.00.4
Weeks 8+5g7.40.80.20.2

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the DB cohort

74Solid starter
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (95th). Strength: tackles (94th).

Solo tackles#137 / 2975 · 95th pct
44defe
Tackles#167 / 2975 · 94th pct
78defe
Tackles for loss#340 / 2975 · 87th pct
6.5defe
Passes defended#340 / 2975 · 86th pct
4defe
Interceptions#114 / 817 · 75th pct
2inte
Sacks#847 / 2975 · 63rd pct
1.0defe
QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct
1defe
Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct
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Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · DB · 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 · 8 metrics
Kamari WilsonMemphisJacob RodriguezTexas Tech· 91% simTJ DotteryOle Miss· 91% simMarsel McDuffieUNLV· 91% sim
Solo tackles
95
Wilson
99
Rodriguez
97
Dottery
99
McDuffie
Tackles
94
Wilson
100
Rodriguez
98
Dottery
99
McDuffie
Tackles for loss
87
Wilson
96
Rodriguez
83
Dottery
83
McDuffie
Passes defended
86
Wilson
94
Rodriguez
67
Dottery
78
McDuffie
Interceptions
75
Wilson
95
Rodriguez
75
McDuffie
Sacks
63
Wilson
63
Rodriguez
74
Dottery
80
McDuffie
QB hurries
55
Wilson
55
Rodriguez
55
Dottery
72
McDuffie
Forced fumbles
47
Wilson
47
Rodriguez
47
McDuffie

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

Player DNA

The Box Safety

Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.

S

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Beau Brade’s 2022 season.

Beau Brade

91%match

Maryland · 2022

#2

Koen Entringer

Iowa · 2025

89%
#3

Kitan Oladapo

Oregon State · 2022

NFL Rd 5
85%
#4

Craig Woodson

California · 2022

NFL Rd 4
85%
#5

Zeraun Daniel

Massachusetts · 2025

82%

Matches Beau on

PD rate
Height
Tackle volume

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Koen Entringer's senior season at Iowa (2025).

Koen Entringer

90%match

Iowa · 2025

#2

Kip Lewis

Oklahoma · 2025

90%
#3

Matthew Bailey

Illinois · 2025

81%
#4

Kyle Efford

Georgia Tech · 2025

80%
#5

Stone Combs

Nevada · 2025

75%

Matches Koen on

Class year
Height
Weight

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Ryan Silverfield

Pass share

46.9%

412 pass / 466 run

Plays / game

67.5

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

11.2%

285 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach
2022
Ryan Silverfield
Memphis
2023
Ryan Silverfield
Memphis
2025
Ryan Silverfield
Memphis

Played his entire career under Ryan Silverfield.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownFort Pierce, FL
Height6'1"
Weight210 lb
Class3
PositionDB
Jersey24

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 Arizona State DB3 #9575 #9248 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Big 12
2023 Florida DB3 #13212 #13119 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | SEC
2022 Florida DB3 #12560 #12524 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | SEC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Memphis American Athletic DB 3 No. 24 | 6-1 | 210 lb | Fort Pierce, FL
2024 Arizona State Big 12 DB 3 No. 24 | 6-1 | 210 lb | Fort Pierce, FL
2023 Florida SEC DB 3 No. 24 | 6-1 | 210 lb | Fort Pierce, FL
2022 Florida SEC DB 3 No. 24 | 6-1 | 210 lb | Fort Pierce, FL