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OFFSEASON · SUMMER 2026 · COMMITMENT SEASON
Heisman / Players / Logan Kyle /James Madison

Logan Kyle

TE · James Madison · Sr · #18

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

139 REC YDS · 12 REC · 1 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to James Madison for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to James Madison for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Tight end · James Madison

Returning around him

  • 78% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: +7 net (37 in / 30 out)

2026 Award watch

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

James Madison · Last season: 12-2 (AP #19) · Talent rank #127 · 2026 recruiting class #108

TE · JAMES MADISON · SUN BELT

Logan Kyle

  • 4
  • #18
  • 6-3 | 234 lb
  • Cypress, TX

CFB Zeitgeist Score

24

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by yards / catch at the 66th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#2032

<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

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R06 · Starter

Starter. A locked-in starting role.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2025
5.02021
1032023
1392025

+2680%

Up 2680% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

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

Identity & Role

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

PositionTE
Class4
Jersey18
Measurements6-3 | 234 lb
HometownCypress, TX
Primary teamJames Madison

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 949 recruit
Composite rating 0.8589 HighSchool
Signed with Vanderbilt 2020
Origin Tomball Memorial Tomball, TX, USA
Class Profile Context
2020 3-star | 0.8589 No. 949 recruit | HighSchool | Vanderbilt

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#2032Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#1756Where 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 Vanderbilt

Composite

0.8589

#949 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 Logan Kyle

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 Logan Kyle

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
139Rec yards
12Receptions
1Rec TDs
Per game
15.4Rec yards
1Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
200.8Rec yards
17Receptions
1Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 139): needs 140.2/game over remaining 4.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 139): needs 215.2/game over remaining 4.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 12): needs 12/game over remaining 4.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 12): needs 17/game over remaining 4.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 1.8/game over remaining 4.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 2.2/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.

Logan Kyle's story is about how role and output meet each other. For James Madison, 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 #2032 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 2.7% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 0 portal moves

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
Receptions 12 1 rec TD | #166/475 (65th pct)
Receiving yards 139 11.6 per catch | #156/475 (67th pct)
Scrimmage yards 139 Total offensive yardage | #156/475 (67th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.

Balanced profile

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
12 65th
YDS
139 67th
YPR
11.6 69th
TD
1 71st

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 45-10vs Weber State23115.5023Season-high 31 yds
Wk 2L 14-28@ Louisville177.007
Wk 4W 31-13@ Liberty11111.0011
Wk 7W 24-14vs Louisiana22814.0020
Wk 10W 52-20@ Texas State155.015
Wk 11W 35-23@ Marshall188.008
Wk 12W 58-10vs App State12222.0022
Wk 13W 24-20vs Washington State11818.0018
Wk 14W 59-10@ Coastal Carolina294.507
Total1213911.7123
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

2021Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced
2023Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2025James Madison12-2HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy
SeasonTeam
2025James Madison1213911.61--
2023Vanderbilt111039.40--
2021Vanderbilt155.00--
Career3 loaded seasons2424710.31--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

The tight end's share of the passing offense, which helps distinguish a featured receiving tight end from a secondary option.

Role share

A blended usage view that shows how often the offense flows through the tight end compared with other same-level peers.

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 2.7% 6.7% pass-game share | #198/468 (58th pct)
Return yards 0 0 return TD
Touchdowns 1 Across offense and returns | #140/475 (71st pct)
Open full stat explorer
0 metrics visible Showing all metrics
Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 12 #166/475 65th pct Volumevs FBS TE
Receiving Receiving yards 139 #156/475 67th pct Volumevs FBS TE
Receiving Receiving TD 1 #140/475 71st pct Scoringvs FBS TE
Receiving Yards / catch 11.6 #146/475 69th pct Efficiencyvs FBS TE
Usage Pass share 6.7% #198/468 58th pct Air-game usagevs FBS TE
Receiving Receiving LONG 23 #215/475 55th pct Metricvs FBS TE
Usage 1st-down usage 4.0% #131/468 72nd pct Early-down loadvs FBS TE
Usage Standard-down usage 2.8% #238/468 49th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS TE
Usage Role share 2.7% #255/468 46th pct Share of team offensevs FBS TE
Usage Passing-down usage 2.4% #304/468 35th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS TE
Usage 3rd-down usage 1.9% #304/468 35th pct Money-down loadvs FBS TE
Usage 2nd-down usage 1.6% #364/468 22nd pct Middle-down loadvs FBS TE
Usage Rush share 0.0% #58/468 88th pct Ground-game usagevs 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

StatusAwaiting 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 · 9 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home4g1.524.817.40.0
Road5g1.28.07.10.2

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins8g1.416.512.20.1
Losses1g1.07.07.00.0

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-74g1.519.211.90.0
Weeks 8+5g1.212.411.50.2

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

24Below cohort
5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: receptions (2nd).

Yards / catch#59 / 175 · 66th pct
11.6rece
Rec TDs#126 / 175 · 21st pct
1rece
Long catch#148 / 175 · 15th pct
23rece
Rec yards#151 / 175 · 14th pct
139rece
Receptions#166 / 175 · 3rd pct
12rece

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

Advanced Savant · TE · 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 · 5 metrics
Logan KyleJames MadisonLuke LindenmeyerNebraska· 62% simBryce CaufieldOregon State· 58% simHayden HansenFlorida· 57% sim
Yards / catch
66
Kyle
53
Lindenmeyer
7
Caufield
16
Hansen
Rec TDs
21
Kyle
43
Lindenmeyer
21
Caufield
43
Hansen
Long catch
15
Kyle
23
Lindenmeyer
39
Caufield
32
Hansen
Rec yards
14
Kyle
63
Lindenmeyer
44
Caufield
54
Hansen
Receptions
3
Kyle
66
Lindenmeyer
66
Caufield
69
Hansen

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

Player DNA

The Complete TE

Dual-threat: blocks when needed, catches when needed. Coveted on both sides.

TE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bryce Kennon’s 2024 season.

Bryce Kennon

83%match

Charlotte · 2024

#2

Bryce Damous

UAB · 2022

80%
#3

Tyler Hunt

Michigan State · 2021

79%
#4

Bryce Kennon

Charlotte · 2023

77%
#5

Bryce Damous

UAB · 2024

76%

Matches Bryce on

Height
Yards / reception
TD rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jake Overman's senior season at Pittsburgh (2024).

Jake Overman

82%match

Pittsburgh · 2024

#2

Bryce Kennon

Charlotte · 2024

82%
#3

Keanu Hill

BYU · 2023

77%
#4

R.J. Maryland

SMU · 2025

76%
#5

Sam Scott

Wyoming · 2025

76%

Matches Jake on

Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
EPA / play (adj)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Bob Chesney

Pass share

39.7%

385 pass / 584 run

Plays / game

69.2

14 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

7.8%

269 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

2 coaches
2021
James Madison
2023
Damian Wroblewski
James Madison
era →
2025
Bob Chesney
James Madison
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Damian Wroblewski → Bob Chesney. 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.

HometownCypress, TX
Height6'3"
Weight234 lb
Class4
PositionTE
Jersey18

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 James Madison TE4 #2032 #1756 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Sun Belt
2023 Vanderbilt TE4 #3100 #3801 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | SEC
2022 Vanderbilt TE4 #4041 #4252 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | SEC
2021 Vanderbilt TE4 #4270 #4616 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | SEC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 James Madison Sun Belt TE 4 No. 18 | 6-3 | 234 lb | Cypress, TX
2024 James Madison Sun Belt TE 4 No. 18 | 6-3 | 234 lb | Cypress, TX
2023 Vanderbilt SEC TE 4 No. 18 | 6-3 | 234 lb | Cypress, TX
2022 Vanderbilt SEC TE 4 No. 18 | 6-3 | 234 lb | Cypress, TX
2021 Vanderbilt SEC TE 4 No. 18 | 6-3 | 234 lb | Cypress, TX