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Heisman / Players / Latrell McCutchin /Houston

Latrell McCutchin

DB · Houston · Sr · #1

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

52 TACKLES · 1 SACKS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Houston for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Houston for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive back · Houston

Returning around him

  • 105% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • 1 Houston player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +2 net (18 in / 16 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Houston · Last season: 10-3 (AP #25) · Talent rank #66 · 2026 recruiting class #52

DB · HOUSTON · BIG 12

Latrell McCutchin

  • 4
  • #1
  • 6-1 | 185 lb
  • Austin, TX

CFB Zeitgeist Score

65

Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by passes defended at the 98th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#11145

<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

R06 · Starter

Starter. A locked-in starting role.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#225 national
CFB
College
3 teams
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionDB
Class4
Jersey1
Measurements6-1 | 185 lb
HometownAustin, TX
Primary teamHouston

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 4-star No. 225 recruit
Composite rating 0.9164 HighSchool
Signed with Oklahoma 2021
Origin LBJ Austin, TX, USA
Class Profile Context
2021 4-star | 0.9164 No. 225 recruit | HighSchool | Oklahoma

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#11145Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#11435Where 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 Oklahoma

Composite

0.9164

#225 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 Latrell McCutchin

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 Latrell McCutchin

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
52Tackles
3Tackles for loss
1Sacks
Per game
4Tackles
0.2Tackles for loss
0.1Sacks
Projected (13g)
56Tackles
3.2Tackles for loss
1.1Sacks

To hit 80-tackle season (currently 52): needs 28/game over remaining 1.

To hit 100-tackle season (currently 52): needs 48/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.

Latrell McCutchin is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Houston's defense, with 1.0 sacks, 3.0 tackles for loss, and -- 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 #11145 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load -- Role share still loading
Profile quirk Blue-chip pedigree No. 225 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 52 39 solo | #550/4942 (89th pct)
TFL 3.0 Backfield disruption | #1006/4972 (80th 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?

Coverage splash | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.

Coverage splashHigh-volume tackler

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Tackling & Disruption

TOT
52 89th
SOLO
39 95th
TFL
3.0 80th
SACK
1.0 82nd

Coverage & Takeaways

PD
8 98th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppTKLSOLOTFLSACKINTPDNote
Wk 1W 27-0vs Stephen F. Austin220.00.00
Wk 2W 35-9@ Rice1161.00.00Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 3W 36-20vs Colorado331.00.01
Wk 5W 27-24@ Oregon State510.00.01
Wk 6L 11-35vs Texas Tech440.00.00
Wk 8W 31-28vs Arizona320.00.01
Wk 9W 24-16@ Arizona State770.00.02
Wk 10L 35-45vs West Virginia440.00.01
Wk 11W 30-27@ UCF220.00.00
Wk 13L 14-17vs TCU420.00.00
Wk 14W 31-24@ Baylor220.00.02
BowlW 38-35vs LSU541.01.00
Total52393.01.08
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

2021Oklahoma10-2HC: Bob Stoops · Balanced
2022USC11-3HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced
2024Houston4-8HC: Dana Holgorsen · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Houston10-3HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Houston52393.01.08----
2024Houston36301.00.02----
2022USC17131.01.0------
2021Oklahoma990.00.01----
Career4 loaded seasons114915.02.011----
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 -- -- pick-six TD
Pass breakups 8 Coverage disruption | #45/2184 (98th pct)
QB pressures 0 Quarterback hurries
Open full stat explorer
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Defense Total tackles 52 #550/4942 89th pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense TFL 3.0 #1006/4972 80th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Sacks 1.0 #872/4972 82nd pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Pass breakups 8 #45/2184 98th pct Coveragevs FBS DEF
Defense Solo tackles 39 #237/4584 95th pct Volumevs 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
Home7g3.60.30.10.4
Road5g5.40.20.01.0

Win vs Loss

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Wins9g4.40.30.10.8
Losses3g4.00.00.00.3

First half vs Second half

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Weeks 1-76g5.00.50.20.3
Weeks 8+6g3.70.00.01.0

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the DB cohort

65Solid starter
7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (97th). Strength: solo tackles (91st). Concern: qb hurries (22nd).

Passes defended#45 / 2975 · 98th pct
8defe
Solo tackles#237 / 2975 · 91st pct
39defe
Tackles#550 / 2975 · 81st pct
52defe
Sacks#847 / 2975 · 63rd pct
1.0defe
Tackles for loss#1001 / 2975 · 63rd pct
3.0defe
Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct
0fumb
QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct
0defe

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 · 7 metrics
Latrell McCutchinHoustonDalton JohnsonArizona· 91% simBrevin HamblinUtah State· 91% simDevin LafayetteTroy· 91% sim
Passes defended
98
McCutchin
96
Johnson
98
Hamblin
91
Lafayette
Solo tackles
91
McCutchin
97
Johnson
99
Hamblin
98
Lafayette
Tackles
81
McCutchin
98
Johnson
99
Hamblin
99
Lafayette
Sacks
63
McCutchin
63
Johnson
74
Hamblin
63
Lafayette
Tackles for loss
63
McCutchin
47
Johnson
56
Hamblin
56
Lafayette
Forced fumbles
47
McCutchin
47
Johnson
47
Hamblin
QB hurries
22
McCutchin
22
Johnson
22
Hamblin
22
Lafayette

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

Player DNA

The Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

S

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Daylen Everette’s 2025 season.

Daylen Everette

86%match

Georgia · 2025

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 21
#2

Dontae Balfour

Charlotte · 2023

All-AAC
84%
#3

Marcus Allen

North Carolina · 2023

NFL Rd 5
81%
#4

Dy'Vonne Inyang

UTEP · 2021

81%
#5

Domani Jackson

Alabama · 2024

All-SECNFL Rd 6
80%

Matches Daylen on

Class year
Height
PD rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Damaje Yancey's senior season at Troy (2024).

Damaje Yancey

93%match

Troy · 2024

#2

Daylen Everette

Georgia · 2025

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 21
90%
#3

Jaylon King

Georgia Tech · 2023

87%
#4

Chris Johnson

San Diego State · 2025

85%
#5

EJ Jackson

App State · 2023

84%

Matches Damaje on

Class year
Height
Weight

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Willie Fritz

Pass share

41.4%

377 pass / 534 run

Plays / game

70.1

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

6.5%

262 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

2 coaches
2021
Dana Holgorsen
Houston
2022
Dana Holgorsen
Houston
2024
Dana Holgorsen
Houston
2025
Willie Fritz
Houston
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Dana Holgorsen → Willie Fritz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownAustin, TX
Height6'1"
Weight185 lb
Class4
PositionDB
Jersey1

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 Houston DB4 #11145 #11435 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Big 12
2023 Houston DB4 #14685 #14731 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Big 12
2022 USC DB4 #7324 #7126 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Pac-12
2021 Oklahoma DB4 #7555 #7269 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Big 12

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Houston Big 12 DB 4 No. 1 | 6-1 | 185 lb | Austin, TX
2024 Houston Big 12 DB 4 No. 1 | 6-1 | 185 lb | Austin, TX
2023 Houston Big 12 DB 4 No. 1 | 6-1 | 185 lb | Austin, TX
2022 USC Pac-12 DB 4 No. 1 | 6-1 | 185 lb | Austin, TX
2021 Oklahoma Big 12 DB 4 No. 1 | 6-1 | 185 lb | Austin, TX