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Heisman / Players / Luke Wysong /Arizona

Luke Wysong

WR · Arizona · Sr · #15

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

278 REC YDS · 24 REC · 2 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Arizona for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Arizona for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Arizona

Returning around him

  • 56% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 4 Arizona players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +2 net (22 in / 20 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Arizona · Last season: 9-4 (AP #21) · Talent rank #67 · 2026 recruiting class #50

WR · ARIZONA · BIG 12

Luke Wysong

  • 4
  • #15
  • 5-10 | 192 lb
  • Rio Rancho, NM

CFB Zeitgeist Score

39

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 42nd percentile.

Heisman Heat

#5231

<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 1 · 2-deep

R03 · Backup

Backup. On the two-deep, pushing for snaps.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2025
2242021
2932022
1102023
2782025

+24%

Modest growth (24%) across the multi-season window.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2280 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.

PositionWR
Class4
Jersey15
Measurements5-10 | 192 lb
HometownRio Rancho, NM
Primary teamArizona

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 2280 recruit
Composite rating 0.8081 HighSchool
Signed with New Mexico 2021
Origin Cleveland Rio Rancho, NM, USA
Class Profile Context
2021 3-star | 0.8081 No. 2280 recruit | HighSchool | New Mexico

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 Arizona 2025
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Dec 14, 2024
Season Move Context
2025 New Mexico -> Arizona 3-star | 0.8800 | 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 16
Current nowcast#5231Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#5941Where 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 New Mexico

Composite

0.8081

#2280 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 Luke Wysong

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 Luke Wysong

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Yards per reception

11.6

yds

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #311 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 42nd

Why it matters

#311 of 531 All FBS WRs at 11.6 yards per reception (24 catches).

Vs cohort

This player 11.6 (42th)

MODERATE · n=24 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Receiving TDs#302 / 531
  • Receiving yards (total)#411 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 6 vs Oklahoma State — 92 ypr

Result W 41-13

The week the volume broke through — put up 92 yds vs Oklahoma State.

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

final
Through 13g
278Rec yards
24Receptions
2Rec TDs
Per game
21.4Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Final
278Rec yards
24Receptions
2Rec TDs

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. Luke Wysong already has 1 loaded recognition item, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.

Current place #5231 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 3.6% 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 24 2 rec TD | #358/1110 (68th pct)
Receiving yards 278 11.6 per catch | #372/1107 (66th pct)
Scrimmage yards 277 Total offensive yardage | #372/1107 (66th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

All-purpose weapon against FBS receiving peers.

All-purpose weapon

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
24 68th
YDS
278 66th
YPR
11.6 48th
TD
2 75th

Rushing

CAR
1 35th
YDS
-1 18th
YPC
-1.0 16th
TD
0 81st

Returns

PR YDS
124 80th
PR AVG
10.3 69th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 40-6vs Hawai'i177.007
Wk 2W 48-3vs Weber State36321.0031
Wk 3W 23-17vs Kansas State12727.0027
Wk 5L 14-39@ Iowa State33110.3017
Wk 6W 41-13vs Oklahoma State59218.4147Season-high 92 yds
Wk 7L 27-33vs BYU294.507
Wk 8L 28-31@ Houston3206.7113
Wk 10W 52-17@ Colorado
Wk 11W 24-20vs Kansas133.003
Wk 12W 30-24@ Cincinnati11313.0013
Wk 13W 41-17vs Baylor
Wk 14W 23-7@ Arizona State199.009
BowlL 19-24@ SMU341.303
Total2427811.0247
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

2021New Mexico3-9HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2022New Mexico2-10HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023New Mexico4-8HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-leaning
2025Arizona9-4HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Arizona2427811.62--
2023New Mexico711015.71--
2022New Mexico352938.41--
2021New Mexico242249.30--
Career4 loaded seasons9090510.14--
SeasonTeam
2025Arizona1-1--124--
2023New Mexico----97-7--
2022New Mexico20363366--
2021New Mexico25112304771
Career4 loaded seasons461474342601
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 3.6% 6.6% pass-game share | #727/1137 (36th pct)
Return yards 124 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 24 #358/1110 68th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 278 #372/1107 66th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 2 #281/1111 75th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 11.6 #578/1106 48th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Punt return yards 124 #45/224 80th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 6.6% #727/1137 36th pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Rushing Carries 1 #264/407 35th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Rush TD 0 #81/411 81st pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing yards -1 #328/397 18th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Yards / carry -1.0 #333/393 16th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 47 #316/1105 71st pct Metricvs FBS WR
Returns Punt returns 12 #53/237 78th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Returns Punt return avg 10.3 #70/222 69th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 5.9% #556/1137 51st pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 4.7% #742/1137 35th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 4.4% #594/1137 48th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 3.6% #673/1137 41st pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 3.2% #647/1137 43rd pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 2.4% #829/1137 27th pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 0.3% #332/1137 71st pct Ground-game usagevs FBS WR
Ball Security Fumbles lost 0 #1/302 100th pct Turnoversvs 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 · 13 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home7g1.928.713.50.1
Road6g1.812.88.10.2

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins9g1.423.814.10.1
Losses4g2.816.05.70.2

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-77g2.633.312.80.1
Weeks 8+6g1.07.57.90.2

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

39Mid-pack
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: fumbles lost (80th). Concern: rush yards (14th).

Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 81st pct
0fumb
Long catch#277 / 558 · 50th pct
47rece
Rec TDs#276 / 558 · 42nd pct
2rece
Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct
0rush
Receptions#358 / 558 · 35th pct
24rece
Yards / catch#361 / 558 · 35th pct
11.6rece
Rec yards#372 / 558 · 33rd pct
278rece
Rush yards#241 / 287 · 15th pct
-1rush

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

Advanced Savant · WR · 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 · 8 metrics
Luke WysongArizonaAsaad WaseemFlorida Atlantic· 65% simDonovan FaupelNew Mexico State· 64% simDevin VoisinSouth Alabama· 64% sim
Fumbles lost
81
Wysong
36
Waseem
81
Faupel
81
Voisin
Long catch
50
Wysong
42
Waseem
65
Faupel
78
Voisin
Rec TDs
42
Wysong
78
Waseem
92
Faupel
68
Voisin
Rush TDs
39
Wysong
39
Waseem
Receptions
35
Wysong
96
Waseem
90
Faupel
95
Voisin
Yards / catch
35
Wysong
21
Waseem
24
Faupel
35
Voisin
Rec yards
33
Wysong
84
Waseem
79
Faupel
87
Voisin
Rush yards
15
Wysong
4
Waseem

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 TJ Sheffield’s 2023 season.

TJ Sheffield

81%match

Purdue · 2023

#2

Je'Quan Burton

Florida Atlantic · 2022

80%
#3

Mekhi Shaw

San Diego State · 2022

80%
#4

Jabre Barber

Troy · 2021

79%
#5

Trayvon Rudolph

Toledo · 2025

All-MAC
79%

Matches TJ on

Weight
TD rate
Reception volume

Differs from TJ on

Recruiting rating (lower)

Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Max Tomczak’s path through Youngstown State.

Max Tomczak

100%match

Youngstown State · 2025

#2

Jordan Brown

Nevada · 2025

All-AACNFL Rd 7
95%
#3

Antwan Davis

Ball State · 2020

93%
#4

Winston Wright

East Carolina · 2024

92%
#5

Neno Lemay

Nicholls · 2023

92%

Matches Max on

Yards per reception

As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Trayvon Rudolph's graduate season at Toledo (2025).

Trayvon Rudolph

82%match

Toledo · 2025

All-MAC
#2

Caullin Lacy

Louisville · 2024

All-ACC
80%
#3

Jake Bailey

SMU · 2024

80%
#4

Reese Smith

Liberty · 2025

79%
#5

Bryce Bohanon

Tulane · 2025

76%

Matches Trayvon on

Weight
Recruiting rating
TD rate

Differs from Trayvon on

Reception volume (lower)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Brent Brennan

Pass share

49.7%

447 pass / 452 run

Plays / game

69.2

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

7.9%

340 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

2 coaches
2021
Jedd Fisch
Arizona
2022
Jedd Fisch
Arizona
2023
Jedd Fisch
Arizona
2025
Brent Brennan
Arizona
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jedd Fisch → Brent Brennan. 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.

HometownRio Rancho, NM
Height5'10"
Weight192 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey15

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2024)

All-Mountain West

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

All-Conference

1 all-conference honor

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-Mountain West all_conference New Mexico | Mountain West WR

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 New Mexico WR4 #5231 #5941 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Mountain West
2023 New Mexico WR4 #3294 #3839 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Mountain West
2022 New Mexico WR4 #3191 #3939 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mountain West
2021 New Mexico WR4 #2434 #3119 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mountain West

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Arizona Big 12 WR 4 No. 15 | 5-10 | 192 lb | Rio Rancho, NM
2024 New Mexico Mountain West WR 4 No. 15 | 5-10 | 192 lb | Rio Rancho, NM
2023 New Mexico Mountain West WR 4 No. 15 | 5-10 | 192 lb | Rio Rancho, NM
2022 New Mexico Mountain West WR 4 No. 15 | 5-10 | 192 lb | Rio Rancho, NM
2021 New Mexico Mountain West WR 4 No. 15 | 5-10 | 192 lb | Rio Rancho, NM