CFB Zeitgeist Score
51
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by yards / catch at the 96th percentile.
Marlion Jackson
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
370 REC YDS · 20 REC · 2 REC TD
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia Tech
2025Louisiana Tech
2026Virginia Tech
WR · LOUISIANA TECH · CONFERENCE USA
Marlion Jackson
- 3
- #9
- 6-2 | 205 lb
- Flowery Branch, GA
Heisman Heat
#4983
<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
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+130%
Up 130% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Louisiana Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| No recruiting profile is on file for this player. | ||
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana Tech -> Virginia Tech | 3-star | 0.8500 | 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.
Achievements
- Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in receiving yards (370).
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.
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 Marlion Jackson
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
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Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
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Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Rivals · n=2
- National · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Marlion Jackson
Only 2 rival mention(s) — below the 4-mention floor for a defensible read.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
18.5
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #14 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 98th
Why it matters
#14 of 531 All FBS WRs at 18.5 yards per reception (20 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 18.5 (98th)
MODERATE · n=20 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving yards (total)#335 / 531
- Receiving TDs#302 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 9 vs Western Kentucky — 103 ypr
Result L 27-28
The week the volume broke through — put up 103 yds vs Western Kentucky.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 10g
370Rec yards
20Receptions
2Rec TDs
Per game
37Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
481Rec yards
26Receptions
3Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 370): needs 110/game over remaining 3.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 370): needs 210/game over remaining 3.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 20): needs 13.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 20): needs 20/game over remaining 3.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 2): needs 2/game over remaining 3.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 2): needs 2.7/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.
Marlion Jackson's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Louisiana Tech, 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?
Big-play receiver against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
20 63rd
YDS
370 72nd
YPR
18.5 91st
TD
2 75th
Rushing
CAR
3 64th
YDS
19 64th
YPC
6.3 70th
TD
0 81st
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-23@ LSU | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-14vs New Mexico State | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 1 | 42 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-11@ UTEP | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-35@ Kennesaw State | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-28vs Western Kentucky | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 0 | 41 | Season-high 103 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 55-14vs Sam Houston | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-25@ Delaware | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-28vs Liberty | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-30@ Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bowl | W 23-14vs Coastal Carolina | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 1 | 52 | |
| Total | 20 | 370 | 18.9 | 2 | 52 |
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
2023Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced
2025Louisiana Tech8-5HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-heavy
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 20 | 370 | 18.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 161 | 13.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 32 | 531 | 16.6 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 19 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 5 | 20 | -- | -- | -- |
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 | 20 | #417/1110 | 63rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 370 | #310/1107 | 72nd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 2 | #281/1111 | 75th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 18.5 | #98/1106 | 91st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 10.2% | #478/1137 | 58th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 19 | #142/397 | 64th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 14 | #122/346 | 65th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 6.3 | #118/393 | 70th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 3 | #146/407 | 64th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 52 | #244/1105 | 78th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 5.6% | #637/1137 | 44th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 5.5% | #597/1137 | 48th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 4.1% | #596/1137 | 48th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 4.0% | #560/1137 | 51st pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 3.4% | #618/1137 | 46th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 2.9% | #827/1137 | 27th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.8% | #225/1137 | 80th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 1 | #131/302 | 57th 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
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 51.6 | 25.3 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 1.6 | 22.4 | 12.5 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins6g | 1.7 | 33.3 | 19.9 | 0.3 |
| Losses4g | 2.5 | 42.5 | 17.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 44.4 | 25.5 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 29.6 | 12.3 | 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
51Mid-pack
Elite: yards / catch (96th). Concern: receptions (23rd).
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
Marlion JacksonLouisiana TechHarrison Wallace IIIOle Miss· 66% simAnthony Evans IIIMississippi State· 63% simKyre DuplessisDelaware· 62% sim
Yards / catch
Long catch
Rush yards
Rec yards
Rec TDs
Rush TDs
Fumbles lost
Receptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaden Bray’s 2021 season.
Jaden Bray
84%match
#2
Donavon Greene
82%
#3
Brenden Rice
NFL Rd 7
80%
#4
Chas Nimrod
78%
#5
Treon Sibley
78%
Matches Jaden on
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume
Differs from Jaden on
TD rate (lower)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Tre Nixon’s path through UCF.
Tre Nixon
100%match
NFL Rd 7
#2
Beau Kelly
99%
#3
Will Vereen
99%
#4
Jaivon Heiligh
All-Sun Belt
97%
#5
Joseph Williams
96%
Matches Tre on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mark Walker's junior season at Navy (2022).
Mark Walker
81%match
#2
Jordan Kerley
80%
#3
Chas Nimrod
78%
#4
Daniel Jackson
77%
#5
Ayden Greene
76%
Matches Mark on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Reception volume
Differs from Mark on
Class year (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
37.1%
311 pass / 527 run
Plays / game
64.5
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
9.4%
234 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Sonny Cumbie
Louisiana Tech
2025
Sonny Cumbie
Louisiana Tech
Played his entire career under Sonny Cumbie.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownFlowery Branch, GA
Height6'2"
Weight205 lb
Class3
PositionWR
Jersey9
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamLouisiana Tech
ConferenceConference USA
Joined2025
Career arc4 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 | Louisiana Tech | WR3 | #4983 | #5496 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Conference USA |
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | WR3 | #3700 | #4362 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Conference USA |
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | WR3 | #5451 | #5968 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Conference USA |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | WR | 3 | No. 9 | 6-2 | 205 lb | Flowery Branch, GA |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | WR | 3 | No. 9 | 6-2 | 205 lb | Flowery Branch, GA |
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | WR | 3 | No. 9 | 6-2 | 205 lb | Flowery Branch, GA |
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | WR | 3 | No. 9 | 6-2 | 205 lb | Flowery Branch, GA |