CFB Zeitgeist Score
75
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 87th percentile.
Nyck Harbor
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
618 REC YDS · 30 REC · 6 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to South Carolina for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · South Carolina
Returning around him
- 62% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 3 South Carolina players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (25 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Carolina · Last season: 4-8 (AP #11) · Talent rank #18 · 2026 recruiting class #18
WR · SOUTH CAROLINA · SEC
Nyck Harbor
- 3
- #8
- 6-5 | 235 lb
- Washington, DC
Heisman Heat
#2479
<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
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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+217%
Up 217% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
South Carolina
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5-star | 0.9865 | No. 20 recruit | HighSchool | South Carolina |
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 (618).
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 South Carolina
Composite
0.9865
#20 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 Nyck Harbor
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
75
Grounded Optimism
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Nyck Harbor
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
20.6
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #7 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 99th
Why it matters
#7 of 531 All FBS WRs at 20.6 yards per reception (30 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 20.6 (99th)
HIGH · n=30 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving yards (total)#137 / 531
- Receiving TDs#55 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 14 vs Clemson — 115 ypr
Result L 14-28
The week the volume broke through — put up 115 yds vs Clemson.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 11g
618Rec yards
30Receptions
6Rec TDs
Per game
56.2Rec yards
3Receptions
1Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
730.4Rec yards
35Receptions
7Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 618): needs 41/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 618): needs 191/game over remaining 2.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 30): needs 15/game over remaining 2.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 30): needs 25/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.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Nyck Harbor's story is about how role and output meet each other. For South 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?
Big-play receiver | All-purpose weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
30 75th
YDS
618 87th
YPR
20.6 94th
TD
6 95th
Rushing
CAR
1 35th
YDS
12 53rd
YPC
12.0 92nd
TD
0 81st
Returns
KR YDS
242 80th
KR AVG
22.0 70th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-11vs Virginia Tech | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 1 | 64 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-10vs South Carolina State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-31vs Vanderbilt | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-29@ Missouri | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 33 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-13vs Kentucky | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-20@ LSU | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-26vs Oklahoma | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | L 22-29vs Alabama | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 1 | 54 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-30@ Ole Miss | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 1 | 47 | |
| Wk 12 | L 30-31@ Texas A&M | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 1 | 80 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-28vs Clemson | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 1 | 53 | Season-high 115 yds |
| Total | 30 | 618 | 22.8 | 6 | 80 |
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
2023South Carolina5-7HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced
2025South Carolina4-8HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Carolina | 30 | 618 | 20.6 | 6 | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 12 | 195 | 16.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 42 | 813 | 19.4 | 7 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Carolina | 1 | 12 | 242 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 2 | 10 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 3 | 22 | 242 | -- | -- |
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 | 30 | #282/1110 | 75th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 618 | #142/1107 | 87th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 6 | #56/1111 | 95th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 20.6 | #65/1106 | 94th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 242 | #48/238 | 80th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 12.1% | #374/1137 | 67th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 12 | #144/346 | 59th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 12 | #187/397 | 53rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 12.0 | #31/393 | 92nd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 1 | #264/407 | 35th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 80 | #28/1105 | 98th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 22.0 | #71/236 | 70th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick returns | 11 | #50/243 | 80th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 7.7% | #406/1137 | 64th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 6.7% | #334/1137 | 71st pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 6.7% | #483/1137 | 58th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 6.2% | #345/1137 | 70th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 5.3% | #359/1137 | 69th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 4.8% | #449/1137 | 61st 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
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
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.7 | 52.3 | 23.0 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 63.0 | 22.5 | 0.5 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins3g | 1.3 | 36.3 | 21.5 | 0.3 |
| Losses8g | 3.2 | 63.6 | 23.1 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 42.7 | 18.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 72.4 | 27.1 | 1.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
75All-Conference
Elite: yards / catch (98th). Strength: long catch (95th).
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
Nyck HarborSouth CarolinaChris Brazzell IITennessee· 77% simEric McAlisterTCU· 77% simDenzel BostonWashington· 77% sim
Yards / catch
Long catch
Rec TDs
Fumbles lost
Rec yards
Rush yards
Receptions
Rush TDs
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 RaJae Johnson’s 2022 season.
RaJae Johnson
63%match
#2
Quentin Johnston
NFL Rd 1 · Pk 22
62%
#3
Dont'E Thornton
61%
#4
Da'Quan Felton
61%
#5
Duce Robinson
55%
Matches RaJae on
Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Differs from RaJae on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Weight (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kahtero Summers’s path through Rhode Island.
Kahtero Summers
88%match
#2
Sackett Wood Jr.
87%
#3
Greg Dulcich
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 16
85%
#4
Leon Johnson III
84%
#5
Jalen Williams
81%
Matches Kahtero on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Davion Dozier's junior season at App State (2025).
Davion Dozier
60%match
#2
Reed Harris
59%
#3
Da'Quan Felton
59%
#4
Justin Shorter
NFL Rd 5
57%
#5
John Stephens
55%
Matches Davion on
Height
Differs from Davion on
Class year (higher)
Recruiting rating (higher)
Weight (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
45.5%
340 pass / 407 run
Plays / game
62.2
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
13.0%
316 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Shane Beamer
South Carolina
2025
Shane Beamer
South Carolina
Played his entire career under Shane Beamer.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownWashington, DC
Height6'5"
Weight235 lb
Class3
PositionWR
Jersey8
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamSouth Carolina
ConferenceSEC
Joined2025
Career arc3 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 | South Carolina | WR3 | #2479 | #2196 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | SEC |
| 2023 | South Carolina | WR3 | #1621 | #1878 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | SEC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Carolina | SEC | WR | 3 | No. 8 | 6-5 | 235 lb | Washington, DC |
| 2024 | South Carolina | SEC | WR | 3 | No. 8 | 6-5 | 235 lb | Washington, DC |
| 2023 | South Carolina | SEC | WR | 3 | No. 8 | 6-5 | 235 lb | Washington, DC |