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Heisman / Players / Levi Wentz /Kansas

Levi Wentz

WR · Kansas · Sr · #10

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

258 REC YDS · 16 REC · 2 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Kansas for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Kansas for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Kansas

Returning around him

  • 41% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 2 Kansas players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +5 net (31 in / 26 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Kansas · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #72

WR · KANSAS · BIG 12

Levi Wentz

  • 4
  • #10
  • 6-2 | 205 lb
  • Pittsburgh, PA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

44

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by yards / catch at the 85th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#3629

<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 WR AWARD

Biletnikoff

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R05 · Part-time starter

Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
42.02022
2582025

+514%

Up 514% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1844 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class4
Jersey10
Measurements6-2 | 205 lb
HometownPittsburgh, PA
Primary teamKansas

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1844 recruit
Composite rating 0.8300 HighSchool
Signed with Old Dominion 2020
Origin Pine-Richland Gibsonia, PA, USA
Class Profile Context
2020 3-star | 0.8300 No. 1844 recruit | HighSchool | Old Dominion

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Kansas 2025
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Dec 20, 2024
Season Move Context
2025 Albany -> Kansas 3-star | 0.8600 | Immediate

Heisman Lens · 2022 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 20
Current nowcast#3629Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#4107Where 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 Old Dominion

Composite

0.8300

#1844 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 Levi Wentz

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

50

Mixed Sentiment

Sample 2 mentions
Confidence BELOW-FLOOR

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 2 mentions · belief +0 · "Steelers sign Pine-Richland grad, Kansas receiver Levi Wentz &nbsp;&nbsp; TribLI"Own fans
  • Own fans · n=2

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Levi Wentz

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 receiving totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 9g
258Rec yards
16Receptions
2Rec TDs
Per game
28.7Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
372.7Rec yards
23Receptions
3Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 258): needs 110.5/game over remaining 4.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 258): needs 185.5/game over remaining 4.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 16): needs 11/game over remaining 4.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 16): needs 16/game over remaining 4.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 2): needs 1.5/game over remaining 4.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 2): needs 2/game over remaining 4.

What made this player interesting

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Levi Wentz's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Kansas, 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.

Current place #3629 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 5.6% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 1 portal move

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

WR season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Receptions 16 2 rec TD | #465/1110 (58th pct)
Receiving yards 258 16.1 per catch | #401/1107 (64th pct)
Scrimmage yards 258 Total offensive yardage | #401/1107 (64th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Big-play receiver against FBS receiving peers.

Big-play receiver

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
16 58th
YDS
258 64th
YPR
16.1 82nd
TD
2 75th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 31-7vs Fresno State11515.0015
Wk 1W 46-7vs Wagner4328.0011
Wk 2L 31-42@ Missouri25628.0050Season-high 56 yds
Wk 4W 41-10vs West Virginia14141.0141
Wk 5L 34-37vs Cincinnati2189.0112
Wk 7L 17-42@ Texas Tech11010.0010
Wk 11L 20-24@ Arizona11111.0011
Wk 13L 14-38@ Iowa State35317.7030
Wk 14L 21-31vs Utah12222.0022
Total1625818.0250
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

2022Old Dominion3-9HC: Ricky Rahne · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
2025Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Kansas1625816.12--
2022Old Dominion14242.00--
Career2 loaded seasons1730017.62--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

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.

Usage 5.6% 12.2% pass-game share | #369/1137 (68th pct)
Return yards 0 0 return TD
Touchdowns 2 Across offense and returns | #281/1111 (75th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 16 #465/1110 58th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 258 #401/1107 64th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 2 #281/1111 75th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 16.1 #197/1106 82nd pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 12.2% #369/1137 68th pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 50 #277/1105 75th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 7.6% #259/1137 77th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 7.0% #463/1137 59th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage Role share 5.6% #410/1137 64th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 5.2% #625/1137 45th pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 5.1% #380/1137 67th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 4.4% #493/1137 57th pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 0.0% #391/1137 66th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS WR

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

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home5g1.825.619.00.4
Road4g1.832.516.70.0

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins3g2.029.321.30.3
Losses6g1.728.316.30.2

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-76g1.828.718.50.3
Weeks 8+3g1.728.716.90.0

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

44Mid-pack
5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (84th). Concern: receptions (15th).

Yards / catch#83 / 558 · 85th pct
16.1rece
Long catch#243 / 558 · 56th pct
50rece
Rec TDs#276 / 558 · 42nd pct
2rece
Rec yards#401 / 558 · 28th pct
258rece
Receptions#465 / 558 · 15th pct
16rece

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · WR · 2022

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 · 5 metrics
Levi WentzKansasNik McMillanBuffalo· 54% simHarrison Wallace IIIOle Miss· 54% simSean WilsonDelaware· 52% sim
Yards / catch
85
Wentz
84
McMillan
78
III
49
Wilson
Long catch
56
Wentz
65
McMillan
65
III
58
Wilson
Rec TDs
42
Wentz
57
McMillan
68
III
57
Wilson
Rec yards
28
Wentz
96
McMillan
94
III
91
Wilson
Receptions
15
Wentz
90
McMillan
90
III
94
Wilson

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

Player DNA

The Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Javon Ivory’s 2020 season.

Javon Ivory

78%match

Memphis · 2020

#2

Anthony Queeley

Syracuse · 2021

80%
#3

Boobie Curry

Arizona · 2021

78%
#4

Mudia Reuben

South Florida · 2025

76%
#5

Anthony Queeley

Georgia Southern · 2023

76%

Matches Javon on

Yards / reception
Reception volume

Differs from Javon on

Recruiting rating (lower)
Class year (higher)
Weight (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Joseph Manjack's senior season at Houston (2024).

Joseph Manjack

82%match

Houston · 2024

#2

Dee Wiggins

Cincinnati · 2023

80%
#3

Mudia Reuben

South Florida · 2025

79%
#4

Keontez Lewis

Oklahoma · 2025

78%
#5

Kyron Ware-Hudson

Penn State · 2025

78%

Matches Joseph on

TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Lance Leipold

Pass share

45.1%

344 pass / 419 run

Plays / game

63.6

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

6.1%

293 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach
2022
Lance Leipold
Kansas
2025
Lance Leipold
Kansas

Played his entire career under Lance Leipold.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownPittsburgh, PA
Height6'2"
Weight205 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey10

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
2022 Old Dominion WR4 #3629 #4107 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Sun Belt
2021 Old Dominion WR4 #4800 #5102 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Conference USA

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Kansas Big 12 WR 4 No. 10 | 6-2 | 205 lb | Pittsburgh, PA
2022 Old Dominion Sun Belt WR 4 No. 10 | 6-2 | 205 lb | Pittsburgh, PA
2021 Old Dominion Conference USA WR 4 No. 10 | 6-2 | 205 lb | Pittsburgh, PA