CFB Zeitgeist Score
50
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rush tds at the 62nd percentile.
Lloyd Avant
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
417 RUSH YDS · 5 RUSH TD · 90 CARRIES
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Oklahoma
RB · COLORADO STATE · MOUNTAIN WEST
CFB Zeitgeist Score
50
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rush tds at the 62nd percentile.
Heisman Heat
#1402
<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 · StarterImpact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025Up 61% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3-star | 0.8536 | No. 1457 recruit | HighSchool | Tulsa |
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado State -> Oklahoma | 3-star | 0.8500 | Immediate |
| 2025 | Tulsa -> Colorado State | 3-star | 0.8300 | Immediate |
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.
Selector Grid · 2025
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 Tulsa
Composite
0.8536
#1457 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.
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
50
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Rival Radar
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
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
To hit 750-yard season (currently 417): needs 333/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 417): needs 583/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 417): needs 1,083/game over remaining 1.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 5): needs 5/game over remaining 1.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 5): needs 10/game over remaining 1.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 5): needs 15/game over remaining 1.
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Lloyd Avant is not a one-lane back. The profile is interesting because the workload spills beyond pure rushing volume: 417 rushing yards, 24 catches, and 268 return yards for Colorado State. That kind of all-purpose footprint gives the card a much richer story than a basic carry total.
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
2025 season snapshot | final
30-second read
Passing-game back against FBS RB peers.
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
Receiving
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-38@ Washington | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-17vs Northern Colorado | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 2 | 20 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-17vs UTSA | 10 | 96 | 9.6 | 0 | 23 | Season-high 96 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 3-20vs Washington State | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-45@ San Diego State | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-21vs Fresno State | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | L 19-31vs Hawai'i | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-28@ Wyoming | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-42vs UNLV | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-20@ New Mexico | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-49@ Boise State | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-42vs Air Force | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 1 | 5 | |
| Total | 90 | 417 | 4.6 | 5 | 23 |
Traditional history
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colorado State | 90 | 417 | 4.6 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Tulsa | 76 | 259 | 3.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 166 | 676 | 4.1 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colorado State | 24 | 261 | 10.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Tulsa | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 36 | 323 | 9.0 | 1 | -- |
Advanced metrics second
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.
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 417 | #202/735 | 73rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 5 | #115/739 | 85th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 4.6 | #364/735 | 51st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 24 | #55/552 | 90th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 261 | #23/548 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.12 | #173/362 | 52nd pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 77 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 15.7% | #164/738 | 78th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 90 | #188/739 | 75th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 23 | #358/733 | 51st pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 41 | #66/540 | 88th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 10.9 | #95/548 | 83rd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 1 | #60/552 | 89th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 268 | #23/200 | 89th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 24.4 | #32/199 | 84th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick returns | 11 | #24/206 | 89th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 26.7% | #160/738 | 78th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 17.1% | #137/738 | 82nd pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 16.9% | #191/738 | 74th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 15.9% | #209/738 | 72nd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 14.4% | #79/738 | 89th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 13.5% | #98/738 | 87th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 7.3% | #72/738 | 90th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 1 | #78/256 | 70th pct | Turnoversvs FBS RB |
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
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
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 46.3 | 5.5 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 18.6 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins2g | 60.0 | 4.8 | 1.5 |
| Losses10g | 29.7 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 46.3 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 23.2 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Elite: rec yards (93rd). Strength: receptions (83rd). Concern: long run (16th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · RB · 2024
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Malik Davis’s 2021 season.
Malik Davis
Clay Thevenin
Nelson Smith
Lequint Allen
Austin Jones
Matches Malik on
Differs from Malik on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Tae Meadows’s path through Troy.
Tae Meadows
Aaron Young
Darius Wilson
Willie Shaw III
Javin Gordon
Matches Tae on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Malik Davis's sophomore season at Florida (2021).
Malik Davis
Max Balthazar
Ty Clark III
Gi'Bran Payne
Turbo Richard
Matches Malik on
Differs from Malik on
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Norvell
Pass share
52.1%
393 pass / 362 run
Plays / game
62.9
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
11.1%
315 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jay Norvell.
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
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Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
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.
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. | ||||
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tulsa | RB2 | #1402 | #2100 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | American Athletic |
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colorado State | Mountain West | RB | 2 | No. 25 | 5-10 | 200 lb | Humble, TX |
| 2024 | Tulsa | American Athletic | RB | 2 | No. 25 | 5-10 | 200 lb | Humble, TX |