CFB Zeitgeist Score
38
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by yards / catch at the 90th percentile.
Koby Gross
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
141 REC YDS · 10 REC · 1 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Ball State for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Ball State
Returning around him
- 8% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +6 net (24 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ball State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #115 · 2026 recruiting class #119
TE · BALL STATE · MID-AMERICAN
Koby Gross
- 4
- #6
- 6-2 | 245 lb
- San Ramon, CA
Heisman Heat
#4276
<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 TE AWARD
Mackey
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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
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Ball State
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3-star | 0.8500 | No. 41 recruit | JUCO | Florida State |
| 2019 | 3-star | 0.8000 | No. 2562 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 · 2021 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 20Heisman 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 State
Composite
0.8500
#41 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 Koby Gross
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 Koby Gross
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.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 7g
141Rec yards
10Receptions
1Rec TDs
Per game
20.1Rec yards
1Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
261.9Rec yards
19Receptions
2Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 141): needs 93.2/game over remaining 6.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 141): needs 143.2/game over remaining 6.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 10): needs 8.3/game over remaining 6.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 10): needs 11.7/game over remaining 6.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 1.2/game over remaining 6.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 1.5/game over remaining 6.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Koby Gross's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Ball 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.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
TE 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?
Big-play receiver against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
10 61st
YDS
141 68th
YPR
14.1 87th
TD
1 71st
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-31@ Purdue | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-29vs New Hampshire | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | L 25-31@ UConn | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-42@ Western Michigan | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-28vs Akron | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 1 | 42 | Season-high 81 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 17-13vs Kent State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | L 9-24vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 10 | 141 | 10.7 | 1 | 42 |
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
2025Ball State4-8HC: Mike Uremovich · Run-heavy, slow tempo
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ball State | 10 | 141 | 14.1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 10 | 141 | 14.1 | 1 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The tight end's share of the passing offense, which helps distinguish a featured receiving tight end from a secondary option.
A blended usage view that shows how often the offense flows through the tight end compared with other same-level peers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 10 | #186/475 | 61st pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 141 | #155/475 | 68th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 1 | #140/475 | 71st pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 14.1 | #64/475 | 87th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Pass share | 8.2% | #134/468 | 72nd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 42 | #63/475 | 87th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 6.3% | #96/468 | 80th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 5.5% | #129/468 | 73rd pct | Money-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Role share | 3.5% | #175/468 | 63rd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 3.0% | #224/468 | 52nd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 2.3% | #318/468 | 32nd pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 1.9% | #348/468 | 26th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #58/468 | 88th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/55 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs FBS TE |
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
The Mackey 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 · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 26.0 | 12.5 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 12.3 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins3g | 1.7 | 32.0 | 14.0 | 0.3 |
| Losses4g | 1.2 | 11.2 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 31.7 | 13.7 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
38Mid-pack
Elite: yards / catch (90th). Concern: receptions (0th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · TE · 2021
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
Koby GrossBall StateDecker DeGraafWashington· 57% simRiley NowakowskiIndiana· 55% simLuke LindenmeyerNebraska· 54% sim
Yards / catch
Fumbles lost
Long catch
Rec TDs
Rec yards
Receptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Move TE
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Cameron Hite’s 2023 season.
Cameron Hite
40%match
#2
Daniel Imatorbhebhe
35%
#3
Chase Rogers
35%
#4
Roger Carter
All-Sun Belt
33%
#5
Trent Thompson
33%
Matches Cameron on
Weight
Differs from Cameron on
Yards / reception (higher)
TD rate (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jacob Jenkins's senior season at Liberty (2025).
Jacob Jenkins
43%match
All-Sun Belt
#2
Rohan Jones
40%
#3
Devin Culp
NFL Rd 7
39%
#4
Mavin Anderson
36%
#5
Blake Nowell
34%
Matches Jacob on
Height
Weight
Differs from Jacob on
Yards / reception (higher)
TD rate (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Pass share
38.2%
277 pass / 449 run
Plays / game
60.5
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
19.6%
265 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Mike Uremovich
Ball State
Played his entire career under Mike Uremovich.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownSan Ramon, CA
Height6'2"
Weight245 lb
Class4
PositionTE
Jersey6
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamBall State
ConferenceMid-American
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Florida State | TE4 | #4276 | #4484 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | ACC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ball State | Mid-American | TE | 4 | No. 6 | 6-2 | 245 lb | San Ramon, CA |
| 2021 | Florida State | ACC | TE | 4 | No. 6 | 6-2 | 245 lb | San Ramon, CA |