CFB Zeitgeist Score
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Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 24th percentile.
Malick Meiga
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
209 REC YDS · 19 REC · 1 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Coastal Carolina for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · Coastal Carolina
Returning around him
- 97% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -10 net (33 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Coastal Carolina · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #80 · 2026 recruiting class #91
WR · COASTAL CAROLINA · SUN BELT
Malick Meiga
- 4
- #3
- 6-4 | 200 lb
- Saint Jerome, PQ
Heisman Heat
#3881
<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-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+168%
Up 168% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3-star | 0.8741 | No. 614 recruit | HighSchool |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Penn State -> Coastal Carolina | 3-star | 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 16Heisman 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 —
Composite
0.8741
#614 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.
The Room on Malick Meiga
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 Malick Meiga
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.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 10g
209Rec yards
19Receptions
1Rec TDs
Per game
20.9Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
271.7Rec yards
25Receptions
1Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 209): needs 163.7/game over remaining 3.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 209): needs 263.7/game over remaining 3.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 19): needs 13.7/game over remaining 3.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 19): needs 20.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 2.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 3/game over remaining 3.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Malick Meiga's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Coastal Carolina, 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.
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
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
19 61st
YDS
209 59th
YPR
11.0 42nd
TD
1 64th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-48@ Virginia | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 19 | Season-high 41 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 13-0vs Charleston Southern | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-38vs East Carolina | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-20@ South Alabama | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-47@ Old Dominion | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 11 | W 40-27vs Georgia State | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 12 | L 40-45@ Georgia Southern | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-51@ South Carolina | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-59vs James Madison | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bowl | L 14-23@ Louisiana Tech | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 32 | |
| Total | 19 | 209 | 11.7 | 1 | 32 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2021Penn State7-5HC: James Franklin · Balanced
2022Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2023Penn State10-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2025Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Tim Beck · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 19 | 209 | 11.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Penn State | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 28 | 315 | 11.2 | 2 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
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.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
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.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 19 | #436/1110 | 61st pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 209 | #452/1107 | 59th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 1 | #396/1111 | 64th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 11.0 | #648/1106 | 42nd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 8.8% | #543/1137 | 52nd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 32 | #576/1105 | 48th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 5.7% | #626/1137 | 45th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 5.5% | #455/1137 | 60th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 4.5% | #544/1137 | 52nd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 3.8% | #580/1137 | 49th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 3.8% | #557/1137 | 51st pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 3.4% | #784/1137 | 31st pct | Money-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
Status—Awaiting tracker
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.2 | 27.3 | 13.8 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins3g | 1.7 | 16.3 | 11.3 | 0.3 |
| Losses7g | 2.0 | 22.9 | 11.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 25.3 | 13.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 14.2 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
22Below cohort
Concern: long catch (16th).
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
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
Malick MeigaCoastal CarolinaMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 60% simJacquon GibsonMassachusetts· 55% simAaron TurnerRice· 54% sim
Yards / catch
Rec TDs
Receptions
Rec yards
Long catch
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 Dontay Demus’s 2022 season.
Dontay Demus
84%match
#2
Cameron Wright
83%
#3
Trent Whittemore
82%
#4
Brad Rozner
80%
#5
Joshua Cobbs
80%
Matches Dontay on
Height
Yards / reception
TD rate
Differs from Dontay on
Weight (lower)
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Dominick Mazotti's graduate season at Massachusetts (2024).
Dominick Mazotti
69%match
#2
Marcus Burke
62%
#3
Keanu Hill
60%
#4
Loic Fouonji
58%
#5
Broc Lane
58%
Matches Dominick on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Differs from Dominick on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Weight (lower)
Recruiting rating (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Beck
Pass share
46.3%
399 pass / 463 run
Plays / game
66.3
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.2%
290 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coaches2021
Jamey Chadwell
Coastal Carolina
2022era →
Chad Staggs
Coastal Carolina
2023era →
Tim Beck
Coastal Carolina
2025
Tim Beck
Coastal Carolina
Played under 3 different head coaches: Jamey Chadwell, Chad Staggs, and Tim Beck. Multi-era developmental context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownSaint Jerome, PQ
Height6'4"
Weight200 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey3
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamCoastal Carolina
ConferenceSun Belt
Joined2025
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
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 | Coastal Carolina | WR4 | #3881 | #3739 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Sun Belt |
| 2023 | Penn State | WR4 | #2106 | #1643 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2022 | Penn State | WR4 | #1877 | #1452 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2021 | Penn State | WR4 | #1520 | #1360 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-4 | 200 lb | Saint Jerome, PQ |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-4 | 200 lb | Saint Jerome, PQ |
| 2023 | Penn State | Big Ten | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-4 | 200 lb | Saint Jerome, PQ |
| 2022 | Penn State | Big Ten | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-4 | 200 lb | Saint Jerome, PQ |
| 2021 | Penn State | Big Ten | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-4 | 200 lb | Saint Jerome, PQ |