CFB Zeitgeist Score
60
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by completion % at the 80th percentile.
Micah Alejado
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
3,106 PASS YDS · 24 PASS TD · 105 RUSH YDS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Hawai'i for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Hawai'i
Returning around him
- 46% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +7 net (16 in / 9 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Hawai'i · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #120 · 2026 recruiting class #124
QB · HAWAI'I · MOUNTAIN WEST
Micah Alejado
- 1
- #12
- 5-10 | 180 lb
- Las Vegas, NV
Heisman Heat
#2320
<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 QB AWARD
Davey O'Brien
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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
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Hawai'i
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3-star | 0.8467 | No. 1672 recruit | HighSchool | Hawai'i |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| 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 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
Achievements
- Volume King 1.3% Volume King 2,500+ passing yards, 1,200+ rushing yards, or 900+ receiving yards in a single season (position-appropriate threshold). Held by 1.3% of the 2025 pool. 3106 passing yards — clears the 2,500-QB volume bar.
- 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 passing yards (3106).
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 Hawai'i
Composite
0.8467
#1672 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 Micah Alejado
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
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Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- National · n=4
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Micah Alejado
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 passing totals stand
Through 11g
3,106Pass yards
24Pass TDs
9INT
Per game
282.4Pass yards
2Pass TDs
1INT
Projected (13g)
3,671Pass yards
28Pass TDs
11INT
✓ Hit 3,000-yard season · finished with 3,106.
To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 3,106): needs 447/game over remaining 2.
To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 24): needs 0.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 24): needs 3/game over remaining 2.
To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 24): needs 5.5/game over remaining 2.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Micah Alejado's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Hawai'i, 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
QB 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?
High-volume passer | Efficient against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Passing Efficiency
CMP
285 97th
ATT
430 97th
CMP%
66.3% 71st
Y/A
7.2 59th
Passing Production
YDS
3,106 92nd
TD
24 94th
INT
9 12th
Rushing
CAR
81 81st
YDS
105 68th
YPC
1.3 29th
TD
1 63rd
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-20vs Stanford | 27/39 | 210 | 2 | 0 | 5.4 | 48.3 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 1 | L 6-40@ Arizona | 18/31 | 157 | 0 | 1 | 5.1 | 28.3 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 4 | L 21-23vs Fresno State | 28/47 | 219 | 1 | 3 | 4.7 | 20.8 | 3 INTs — rough day |
| Wk 5 | W 44-35@ Air Force | 35/47 | 457 | 3 | 0 | 9.7 | 77.9 | Season-high 457 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 44-26vs Utah State | 34/54 | 413 | 3 | 1 | 7.6 | 50.7 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 8 | W 31-19@ Colorado State | 26/38 | 301 | 3 | 1 | 7.9 | 66.6 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 10 | L 38-45@ San José State | 31/46 | 367 | 3 | 0 | 8.0 | 66.0 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 11 | W 38-6vs San Diego State | 22/34 | 256 | 3 | 1 | 7.5 | 70.6 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 13 | L 10-38@ UNLV | 15/24 | 163 | 1 | 1 | 6.8 | 32.0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-7vs Wyoming | 17/24 | 289 | 2 | 1 | 12.0 | 71.6 | |
| Bowl | W 35-31vs California | 32/46 | 274 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 77.6 | |
| Total | 285/430 | 3106 | 24 | 9 | 7.3 | 55.5 |
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
2025Hawai'i9-4HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hawai'i | 285 | 430 | 66.3% | 3,106 | 7.2 | 24 | 9 | 141.2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 285 | 430 | 66.3% | 3,106 | 7.2 | 24 | 9 | 141.2 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hawai'i | 81 | 105 | 1.3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 81 | 105 | 1.3 | 1 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted passing value. Positive numbers mean the quarterback is adding more value through the air than a neutral peer would in the same environment.
How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing | Passing yards | 3,106 | #30/382 | 92nd pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Pass TD | 24 | #24/407 | 94th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completions | 285 | #14/383 | 97th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completion % | 66.3% | #111/383 | 71st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Yards / attempt | 7.2 | #156/382 | 59th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 105 | #133/408 | 68th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Value | Passing WEPA | +0.35 | #42/200 | 80th pct | Opponent-adjusted passing value | 436 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Role share | 62.7% | #8/428 | 98th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Attempts | 430 | #14/407 | 97th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Interceptions | 9 | #359/407 | 12th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Carries | 81 | #79/408 | 81st pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 30 | #107/391 | 73rd pct | Metricvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 1.3 | #288/407 | 29th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 1 | #151/408 | 63rd pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Pass share | 89.8% | #65/428 | 85th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 78.9% | #9/428 | 98th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 74.6% | #16/428 | 96th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 66.4% | #7/428 | 99th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 56.9% | #7/428 | 99th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 52.7% | #17/428 | 96th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Rush share | 19.9% | #63/428 | 86th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.11 | #127/140 | 10th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 58 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 2 | #163/258 | 37th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
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 · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 277 | 2.3 | 7.2 | 1.0 |
| Road5g | 289 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 0.6 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 314 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 0.6 |
| Losses4g | 226 | 1.2 | 6.2 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 288 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 275 | 2.4 | 8.4 | 0.8 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
60Solid starter
Elite: pass tds (85th). Strength: pass yards (83rd). Concern: interceptions (21st).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Pass Profile · Completion depth (PBP)
Where the throws are landing
Short
0–9 yds60%of completions
97 comp5.2 yds avg3 TD
Middle
10–19 yds27%of completions
44 comp12.8 yds avg3 TD
Deep
20+ yds13%of completions
22 comp33.8 yds avg4 TD
Overall 68.8% completion on 237 attempts · 22 deep completions averaging 33.8 yds.
Advanced Savant · QB · 2024
Percentile Card
Reads as a mid-tier profile across the board..
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
wepa_passing0.35Mid (p50–p75) (n=94)
wepa_rushing0.11Below (<p25) (n=72)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Micah AlejadoHawai'iOwen McCownUTSA· 87% simCaden VeltkampFlorida Atlantic· 85% simBraylon BraxtonSouthern Miss· 85% sim
Pass TDs
Pass yards
Completion %
Yards / att
Rush yards
Fumbles lost
Rush TDs
Interceptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system. Profile sits near league average across dimensions.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Noah Fifita’s 2025 season.
Noah Fifita
63%match
All-Big 12
#2
Chris Reynolds
60%
#3
Chase Cunningham
59%
#4
Brady McBride
51%
#5
Taulia Tagovailoa
All-Big Ten
52%
Matches Noah on
INT rate
Differs from Noah on
Class year (lower)
Yards / attempt (lower)
TD rate (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Chase Cunningham’s path through Middle Tennessee.
Chase Cunningham
83%match
#2
Parker McKinney
80%
#3
Mikey Keene
All-Mountain West
80%
#4
Darius Curry
76%
#5
Chandler Fields
76%
Matches Chase on
Completion %
Yards per attempt
Height
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Levi Lewis's sophomore season at Louisiana (2021).
Levi Lewis
51%match
All-Sun Belt
#2
Chris Reynolds
43%
#3
Jayden de Laura
43%
#4
Noah Fifita
All-Big 12
41%
#5
Chandler Rogers
39%
Differs from Levi on
Class year (lower)
Completion % (higher)
INT rate (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
60.2%
540 pass / 357 run
Plays / game
69.0
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.8%
427 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Timmy Chang
Hawai'i
Played his entire career under Timmy Chang.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownLas Vegas, NV
Height5'10"
Weight180 lb
Class1
PositionQB
Jersey12
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamHawai'i
ConferenceMountain West
Joined2025
Career arc2 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 | Hawai'i | QB1 | #2320 | #2605 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Mountain West |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.