CFB Zeitgeist Score
12
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 24th percentile.
KD Daniels
One of Usas of 2026-06-22
KD Daniels arrives at Florida with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
120RUSH YDS1RUSH TD28CARRIES
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.203
recruiting national rank
Florida fans claim him as family first and a player second.
low confidence1 source
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
Read the story so far
AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Wake Forest
2025Florida
2026Wake Forest
RB · FLORIDA · SEC
KD Daniels
- 1
- #21
- 6-0 | 203 lb
- West Point, MS
Heisman Heat
#1086
<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 RB AWARD
Doak Walker
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025+56%
Up 56% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Florida
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4-star | 0.9211 | No. 203 recruit | HighSchool | Florida |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida -> Wake Forest | 3-star | 0.8600 | 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.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★☆
to Florida
Composite
0.9211
#203 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
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 KD Daniels
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
59
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=29
- Rivals · n=4
- National · n=4
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about KD Daniels
Obsession score 3
Rival mentions 4
Weeks on radar 2
Peak moment Week 0 · 3 mentions
Grudging respect 0% Neutral 75% Mockery 25%
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 rushing totals stand
Through 8g
120Rush yards
28Carries
1Rush TDs
Per game
15Rush yards
4Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
195Rush yards
46Carries
2Rush TDs
To hit 750-yard season (currently 120): needs 126/game over remaining 5.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 120): needs 176/game over remaining 5.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 120): needs 276/game over remaining 5.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 1.8/game over remaining 5.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 2.8/game over remaining 5.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 3.8/game over remaining 5.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
KD Daniels's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Florida, 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
RB 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?
Backfield contributor against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
28 47th
YDS
120 44th
YPC
4.3 41st
TD
1 56th
Receiving
REC
3 33rd
YDS
17 27th
YPR
5.7 34th
TD
0 70th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-0vs Long Island University | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-34@ Texas A&M | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 28 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 23-21vs Mississippi State | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-24vs Georgia | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-38@ Kentucky | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-34@ Ole Miss | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 13 | L 11-31vs Tennessee | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 14 | W 40-21vs Florida State | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 28 | 120 | 5.2 | 1 | 16 |
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
2024Florida8-5HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning
2025Florida4-8HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.
How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 120 | #411/735 | 44th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 1 | #323/739 | 56th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 4.3 | #435/735 | 41st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 3 | #371/552 | 33rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 17 | #400/548 | 27th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 6.3% | #476/738 | 36th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 28 | #392/739 | 47th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 16 | #448/733 | 39th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 11 | #395/540 | 27th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 5.7 | #360/548 | 34th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #169/552 | 70th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 10.9% | #455/738 | 38th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 7.5% | #313/738 | 58th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 7.3% | #458/738 | 38th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 6.8% | #481/738 | 35th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 5.0% | #553/738 | 25th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 5.0% | #450/738 | 39th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 1.7% | #433/738 | 41st pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 1 | #78/256 | 70th pct | Turnoversvs FBS RB |
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 · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 12.0 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 20.0 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins3g | 10.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
| Losses5g | 17.8 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 18.5 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 13.8 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
12Below cohort
Concern: carries (0th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · RB · 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.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
KD DanielsFloridaJordan BrunsonMiami (OH)· 50% simChavon WrightNorthern Illinois· 50% simTae MeadowsTroy· 50% sim
Fumbles lost
Yards / carry
Rush TDs
Rec yards
Receptions
Long run
Rush yards
Carries
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
49.4%
372 pass / 381 run
Plays / game
62.8
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.1%
311 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
1 coach2024
Billy Napier
Florida
2025
Billy Napier
Florida
Played his entire career under Billy Napier.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownWest Point, MS
Height6'0"
Weight203 lb
Class1
PositionRB
Jersey21
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Current teamFlorida
ConferenceSEC
Joined2025
Career arc2 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 | Florida | RB1 | #1086 | #1382 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | SEC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.