CFB Zeitgeist Score
91
Elite in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 99th percentile.
Michael Trigg
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
694 REC YDS · 50 REC · 6 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Baylor for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Baylor
Returning around him
- 82% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 Baylor players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (31 in / 32 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Baylor · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #35 · 2026 recruiting class #36
TE · BAYLOR · BIG 12
Michael Trigg
- 4
- #1
- 6-4 | 240 lb
- Tampa, FL
Heisman Heat
#579
<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
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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 · Season-by-season Standing
5 seasons on the ladder
2021
USC · TE
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2022
Ole Miss · TE
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2023
Ole Miss · TE
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2024
Baylor · TE
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★
2025
Baylor · TE
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+537%
Up 537% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4-star | 0.9402 | No. 130 recruit | HighSchool | USC |
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
- 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 (694).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★☆
to USC
Composite
0.9402
#130 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 Michael Trigg
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=6
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Michael Trigg
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
13.9
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #168 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 68th
Why it matters
#168 of 531 All FBS WRs at 13.9 yards per reception (50 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 13.9 (68th)
HIGH · n=50 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving yards (total)#100 / 531
- Receiving TDs#55 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 6 vs Kansas State — 155 ypr
Result W 35-34
The week the volume broke through — put up 155 yds vs Kansas State.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 11g
694Rec yards
50Receptions
6Rec TDs
Per game
63.1Rec yards
5Receptions
1Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
820.2Rec yards
59Receptions
7Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 694): needs 3/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 694): needs 153/game over remaining 2.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 50): needs 5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 50): needs 15/game over remaining 2.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 6): needs 1/game over remaining 2.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 6): needs 2/game over remaining 2.
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. Michael Trigg already has 1 loaded recognition item, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.
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
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Target magnet | Big-play receiver against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
50 99th
YDS
694 100th
YPR
13.9 86th
TD
6 99th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-38vs Auburn | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-45@ SMU | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-7vs Samford | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-27vs Arizona State | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 2 | 33 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 5 | W 45-27@ Oklahoma State | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 1 | 35 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-34vs Kansas State | 8 | 155 | 19.4 | 0 | 42 | Season-high 155 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 36-42@ TCU | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 36 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-41@ Cincinnati | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-3vs UCF | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 1 | 32 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-55vs Utah | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-41@ Arizona | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 0 | 15 | |
| Total | 50 | 694 | 13.7 | 6 | 42 |
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
2021USC4-8HC: Donte Williams · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Ole Miss8-5HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2023Ole Miss11-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning
2024Baylor8-5HC: Dave Aranda · Run-leaning
2025Baylor5-7HC: Dave Aranda · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The tight end's share of the passing offense, which helps distinguish a featured receiving tight end from a secondary option.
A blended usage view that shows how often the offense flows through the tight end compared with other same-level peers.
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 | 50 | #6/475 | 99th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 694 | #3/475 | 100th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 6 | #6/475 | 99th pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 13.9 | #69/475 | 86th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Pass share | 17.7% | #12/468 | 98th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 42 | #63/475 | 87th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 13.8% | #6/468 | 99th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 13.2% | #6/468 | 99th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Role share | 10.3% | #4/468 | 99th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 10.0% | #13/468 | 97th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 9.0% | #5/468 | 99th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 8.5% | #8/468 | 99th pct | Early-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.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting 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 · 11 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.0 | 77.2 | 14.2 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 46.2 | 13.1 | 0.4 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins5g | 4.4 | 70.2 | 14.6 | 0.4 |
| Losses6g | 4.7 | 57.2 | 12.9 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 73.2 | 14.1 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.2 | 51.0 | 13.1 | 0.4 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
91Elite
Elite: rec yards (98th). Strength: receptions (96th).
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
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
Michael TriggBaylorDallen BentleyUtah· 95% simBoden GroenKansas· 89% simTrey'Dez GreenLSU· 89% sim
Rec yards
Receptions
Rec TDs
Yards / catch
Long catch
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Move TE
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ben Yurosek’s 2021 season.
Ben Yurosek
70%match
#2
Grant Calcaterra
All-AACNFL Rd 6
72%
#3
Seydou Traore
All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 5
69%
#4
Bryson Nesbit
All-ACC
68%
#5
Cade Stover
All-Big TenNFL Rd 4
68%
Matches Ben on
Class year
Weight
Differs from Ben on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Reception volume (higher)
TD rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Lake McRee's graduate season at USC (2025).
Lake McRee
76%match
All-Big Ten
#2
Malachi Fields
All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 10
67%
#3
Donaven McCulley
62%
#4
Jahmal Banks
61%
#5
Nate Boerkircher
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 24
60%
Matches Lake on
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Weight
Differs from Lake on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Reception volume (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Pass share
55.5%
510 pass / 409 run
Plays / game
76.6
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
5.0%
417 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
1 coach2021
Dave Aranda
Baylor
2022
Dave Aranda
Baylor
2023
Dave Aranda
Baylor
2024
Dave Aranda
Baylor
2025
Dave Aranda
Baylor
Played his entire career under Dave Aranda.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownTampa, FL
Height6'4"
Weight240 lb
Class4
PositionTE
Jersey1
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Current teamBaylor
ConferenceBig 12
Joined2025
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-Big 12 | all_conference | Baylor | Big 12 | TE |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Baylor | TE4 | #579 | #737 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | TE4 | #1178 | #946 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | SEC |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | TE4 | #932 | #890 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | SEC |
| 2021 | USC | TE4 | #1667 | #1818 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Pac-12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Baylor | Big 12 | TE | 4 | No. 1 | 6-4 | 240 lb | Tampa, FL |
| 2024 | Baylor | Big 12 | TE | 4 | No. 1 | 6-4 | 240 lb | Tampa, FL |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | SEC | TE | 4 | No. 1 | 6-4 | 240 lb | Tampa, FL |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | SEC | TE | 4 | No. 1 | 6-4 | 240 lb | Tampa, FL |
| 2021 | USC | Pac-12 | TE | 4 | No. 1 | 6-4 | 240 lb | Tampa, FL |