CFB Zeitgeist QB Score
Awaiting
Kyle McCord
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
PhiladelphiaEntering 2nd NFL season
#181Rd 6 · Pick 5
PhiladelphiaEntering 2nd NFL season
QB · SYRACUSE · ACC
Kyle McCord
- 4
- #6
- 6-3 | 220 lb
- Philadelphia, PA
Heisman Heat
#26
<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 QB AWARD
Davey O'Brien
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR11 · National watch / fringe AA
National watch / fringe All-America. Knocking on the All-America door.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
4 seasons on the ladder
2021
Ohio State · QB
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2022
Ohio State · QB
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★
2023
Ohio State · QB
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
2024
Syracuse · QB
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
NFL Draft 2025 · Rd 6, Pick 5 · #181 overall · Philadelphia
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2024+1049%
Up 1049% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
R6 · #181
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 | 5-star | 0.9858 | No. 28 recruit | HighSchool | Ohio State |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ohio State -> Syracuse | 4-star | 0.9100 | 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 Ohio State
Composite
0.9858
#28 national
NFL Draft
2025 · Rd 6, Pick 5
#181 overall · Philadelphia
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 Kyle McCord
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 Kyle McCord
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.
Scenario Explorer
Available for players with a qualifying signature metric (passing yards, rushing yards, receiving yards, sacks, etc.). The slider projects how a season finishes if the current pace holds.
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. Kyle McCord already has 2 loaded recognition items, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.
2024 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
QB season snapshot
2024 season snapshot | final
2024 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?
High-volume passer | Efficient | Pocket-leaning against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.
2024 Season · Final
2024 season snapshot | final
Passing Efficiency
CMP
391 100th
ATT
592 100th
CMP%
66.0% 70th
Y/A
8.1 78th
Passing Production
YDS
4,779 100th
TD
34 100th
INT
12 3rd
Rushing
CAR
67 77th
YDS
-65 2nd
YPC
-1.0 12th
TD
3 77th
Game Log
Week-by-week box
No per-game rows for this season yet — the table fills in as box scores arrive.
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
2021Ohio State10-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced
2023Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced
2024Syracuse10-3HC: Fran Brown · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Syracuse | 391 | 592 | 66.0% | 4,779 | 8.1 | 34 | 12 | 148.8 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 229 | 348 | 65.8% | 3,170 | 9.1 | 24 | 6 | 161.6 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 16 | 20 | 80.0% | 190 | 9.5 | 1 | 0 | 176.3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 25 | 38 | 65.8% | 416 | 10.9 | 2 | 2 | 164.6 | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 661 | 998 | 66.2% | 8,555 | 8.6 | 61 | 20 | 154.4 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Syracuse | 67 | -65 | -1.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 32 | -65 | -2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 9 | -16 | -1.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 111 | -142 | -1.3 | 3 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted passing value. Positive numbers mean the quarterback is adding more value through the air than a neutral peer would in the same environment.
How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing | Passing yards | 4,779 | #1/382 | 100th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Pass TD | 34 | #2/407 | 100th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completions | 391 | #1/383 | 100th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completion % | 66.0% | #116/383 | 70th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Yards / attempt | 8.1 | #86/382 | 78th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | -65 | #400/408 | 2nd pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Value | Passing WEPA | +0.52 | #6/200 | 98th pct | Opponent-adjusted passing value | 584 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Role share | 65.6% | #5/428 | 99th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Attempts | 592 | #1/407 | 100th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Interceptions | 12 | #395/407 | 3rd pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Carries | 67 | #93/408 | 77th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 29 | #113/391 | 71st pct | Metricvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 3 | #94/408 | 77th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | -1.0 | #358/407 | 12th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Pass share | 97.9% | #4/428 | 99th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 87.9% | #1/428 | 100th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 84.4% | #1/428 | 100th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 67.1% | #5/428 | 99th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 57.2% | #6/428 | 99th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 54.7% | #13/428 | 97th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Rush share | 12.1% | #135/428 | 69th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.37 | #18/140 | 88th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 48 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/258 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
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 splits
Splits fill in once box scores from at least three games land for this season.
Advanced Savant · QB · 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.
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
48.6%
408 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
70.0
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
9.2%
379 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coaches2021
Dino Babers
Syracuse
2022
Dino Babers
Syracuse
2023era →
Nunzio Campanile
Syracuse
2024era →
Fran Brown
Syracuse
Played under 3 different head coaches: Dino Babers, Nunzio Campanile, and Fran Brown. Multi-era developmental context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownPhiladelphia, PA
Height6'3"
Weight220 lb
Class4
PositionQB
Jersey6
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Current teamSyracuse
ConferenceACC
Joined2024
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-ACC
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
2 all-conference honors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | All-ACC | all_conference | Syracuse | ACC | QB |
| 2023 | All-Big Ten | all_conference | Ohio State | Big Ten | QB |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Syracuse | QB4 | #26 | #32 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | ACC |
| 2023 | Ohio State | QB4 | #16 | #14 | 2.2% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2022 | Ohio State | QB4 | #43 | #24 | 1.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2021 | Ohio State | QB4 | #148 | #85 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Syracuse | ACC | QB | 4 | No. 6 | 6-3 | 220 lb | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2023 | Ohio State | Big Ten | QB | 4 | No. 6 | 6-3 | 220 lb | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2022 | Ohio State | Big Ten | QB | 4 | No. 6 | 6-3 | 220 lb | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2021 | Ohio State | Big Ten | QB | 4 | No. 6 | 6-3 | 220 lb | Philadelphia, PA |