CFB Zeitgeist Score
74
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 98th percentile.
Keyjuan Brown
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
704 RUSH YDS · 6 RUSH TD · 96 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to Louisville for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Louisville
Returning around him
- 46% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Louisville player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisville · Last season: 9-4 (AP #19) · Talent rank #50 · 2026 recruiting class #68
RB · LOUISVILLE · ACC
Keyjuan Brown
- 2
- #22
- 5-10 | 210 lb
- Atlanta, GA
Heisman Heat
#340
<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 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2023–2025+983%
Up 983% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Louisville
NFL
NFL Draft
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Heisman futures · live sportsbook odds
#20 in market ▼ from #17 · 6 books
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3-star | 0.8786 | No. 633 recruit | HighSchool |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| 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 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 —
Composite
0.8786
#633 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 Keyjuan Brown
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
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Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
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Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Rivals · n=4
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Keyjuan Brown
Obsession score 3
Rival mentions 4
Weeks on radar 2
Peak moment Week 0 · 2 mentions
Grudging respect 50% Neutral 50% Mockery 0%
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 10g
704Rush yards
96Carries
6Rush TDs
Per game
70.4Rush yards
10Carries
1Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
915.2Rush yards
125Carries
8Rush TDs
To hit 750-yard season (currently 704): needs 15.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 704): needs 98.7/game over remaining 3.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 704): needs 265.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 6): needs 1.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 6): needs 3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 6): needs 4.7/game over remaining 3.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Keyjuan Brown's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Louisville, 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?
Workhorse | Efficient runner against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
96 76th
YDS
704 88th
YPC
7.3 94th
TD
6 89th
Receiving
REC
12 68th
YDS
118 75th
YPR
9.8 76th
TD
0 70th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-17vs Eastern Kentucky | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-14vs James Madison | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | W 40-17vs Bowling Green | 12 | 84 | 7.0 | 2 | 34 | |
| Wk 6 | L 27-30vs Virginia | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21@ Miami | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-24vs Boston College | 10 | 95 | 9.5 | 1 | 67 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-16@ Virginia Tech | 12 | 94 | 7.8 | 2 | 24 | |
| Wk 11 | L 26-29vs California | 14 | 136 | 9.7 | 0 | 35 | Season-high 136 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 19-20vs Clemson | 15 | 135 | 9.0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Bowl | W 27-22vs Toledo | 15 | 112 | 7.5 | 0 | 31 | |
| Total | 96 | 704 | 6.2 | 6 | 67 |
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
2023Louisville10-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Run-leaning
2024Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2025Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisville | 96 | 704 | 7.3 | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | Louisville | 47 | 243 | 5.2 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Louisville | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 154 | 1,012 | 6.6 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisville | 12 | 118 | 9.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Louisville | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Louisville | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 17 | 171 | 10.1 | 0 | -- |
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 | 704 | #87/735 | 88th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 6 | #83/739 | 89th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 7.3 | #45/735 | 94th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 12 | #180/552 | 68th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 118 | #138/548 | 75th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.26 | #15/362 | 96th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 88 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 16.4% | #145/738 | 80th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 96 | #180/739 | 76th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 67 | #72/733 | 90th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 38 | #85/540 | 84th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 9.8 | #132/548 | 76th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #169/552 | 70th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 65.0 | #1/199 | 100th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 65 | #84/200 | 58th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick returns | 1 | #139/206 | 33rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 32.0% | #103/738 | 86th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 19.6% | #151/738 | 80th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 19.2% | #144/738 | 81st pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 14.8% | #185/738 | 75th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 13.4% | #109/738 | 85th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 8.5% | #267/738 | 64th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 4.2% | #215/738 | 71st pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/256 | 100th 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 · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 75.5 | 6.6 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 50.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 59.6 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Losses3g | 95.7 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 47.6 | 4.9 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 93.2 | 7.4 | 0.6 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
74Solid starter
Elite: yards / carry (98th). Strength: fumbles lost (86th).
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.
wepa_rushing0.26Elite (≥p90) (n=178)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Keyjuan BrownLouisvilleAlex TeczaNavy· 83% simDeSean BishopTennessee· 79% simDylan RileyBoise State· 79% sim
Yards / carry
Fumbles lost
Long run
Rush yards
Rush TDs
Rec yards
Receptions
Carries
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Malachi Hosley’s 2025 season.
Malachi Hosley
73%match
#2
DeWayne McBride
NFL Rd 7
58%
#3
Waymond Jordan
67%
#4
Antario Brown
64%
#5
TreVeyon Henderson
All-Big TenNFL Rd 2 · Pk 6
66%
Matches Malachi on
Weight
Rush TD rate
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Malachi on
Class year (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jamal Roberts's junior season at Missouri (2025).
Jamal Roberts
70%match
#2
Jonathon Brooks
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 14
69%
#3
Jaylen Wright
NFL Rd 4
64%
#4
Jeremiyah Love
Doak WalkerConsensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 3
62%
#5
Robert Henry
61%
Matches Jamal on
Yards / carry
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Rush TD rate
Differs from Jamal on
Height (lower)
Yards / reception (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
50.2%
414 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
63.4
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.0%
314 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Jeff Brohm
Louisville
2024
Jeff Brohm
Louisville
2025
Jeff Brohm
Louisville
Played his entire career under Jeff Brohm.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownAtlanta, GA
Height5'10"
Weight210 lb
Class2
PositionRB
Jersey22
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamLouisville
ConferenceACC
Joined2025
Career arc3 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 | Louisville | RB2 | #340 | #391 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | ACC |
| 2023 | Louisville | RB2 | #1251 | #1014 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | ACC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisville | ACC | RB | 2 | No. 22 | 5-10 | 210 lb | Atlanta, GA |
| 2024 | Louisville | ACC | RB | 2 | No. 22 | 5-10 | 210 lb | Atlanta, GA |
| 2023 | Louisville | ACC | RB | 2 | No. 22 | 5-10 | 210 lb | Atlanta, GA |