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O'Mega Blake

WR · Arkansas · Sr · #9

The Long Memoryas of 2026-06-22

O'Mega Blake arrives at Arkansas with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.

760REC YDS57REC5REC TD

TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER

760

Team leader in receiving yards (760).

Rival fans bring him up unprompted, and rarely to praise him.

low confidence1 source

Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.

Read the story so far

O'Mega Blake arrived as a 3-star prospect. He lines up at WR for Arkansas.

On the field, the headline is 760 rec yds, with 57 rec.

He inherited the WR job from Andrew Armstrong.

Rival fans bring him up unprompted, and rarely to praise him.

The number to watch: 760 — team receiving yards leader.

WR successioncontinuity
  • Inherited fromAndrew Armstrong
Why nowHe changed programs heading into 2026 — a fresh fit to prove out.
  • season totals
  • Team leader in receiving yards (760).
  • throne-line + Filling-the-Shoes
  • compiled from tagged fan discourse

AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Arkansas for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Arkansas for 2026

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Wide receiver · Arkansas

Returning around him

  • 36% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 4 Arkansas players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -2 net (41 in / 43 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Arkansas · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #23 · 2026 recruiting class #32

WR · ARKANSAS · SEC

O'Mega Blake

  • 4
  • #9
  • 6-2 | 182 lb
  • Rock Hill, SC

CFB Zeitgeist Score

67

Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 85th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#557

<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 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career arc · Season-by-season Standing

5 seasons on the ladder

Peak: R09 All-Conference HM / 2nd team · 2024

2021

South Carolina · WR

2022

South Carolina · WR

2023

South Carolina · WR

2024

Charlotte · WR

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

2025

Arkansas · WR

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
1.02022
2502023
7952024
7602025

+75900%

Up 75900% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#707 national
CFB
College
3 teams
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionWR
Class4
Jersey9
Measurements6-2 | 182 lb
HometownRock Hill, SC
Primary teamArkansas

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 3-star No. 707 recruit
Composite rating 0.8685 HighSchool
Signed with -- 2021
Origin South Pointe Rock Hill, SC, USA
Class Profile Context
2021 3-star | 0.8685 No. 707 recruit | HighSchool

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 2 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Arkansas 2025
Transfer stars 4-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Dec 24, 2024
Season Move Context
2025 Charlotte -> Arkansas 4-star | 0.9100 | Immediate
2024 East Carolina -> Charlotte 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 16
Current nowcast#557Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#912Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman 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 (760).

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

0.8685

#707 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

PENDING

The 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 O'Mega Blake

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

50

Mixed Sentiment

Sample 2 mentions
Confidence BELOW-FLOOR

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 2 mentions · belief +0 · "TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS face ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS: Can Bobby Petrino's return spark "Own fansNational: 6 mentions · belief +0 · "The cumulative link to the preseason rankings can be found [here]( https://www.r"National
  • Own fans · n=2
  • National · n=6

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about O'Mega Blake

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Yards per reception

13.3

yds

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #203 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 62nd

Why it matters

#203 of 531 All FBS WRs at 13.3 yards per reception (57 catches).

Vs cohort

This player 13.3 (62th)

HIGH · n=57 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Receiving yards (total)#76 / 531
  • Receiving TDs#98 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 1 vs Alabama A&M — 121 ypr

Result W 52-7

The week the volume broke through — put up 121 yds vs Alabama A&M.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the receiving totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 12g
760Rec yards
57Receptions
5Rec TDs
Per game
63.3Rec yards
5Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
823.3Rec yards
62Receptions
5Rec TDs

✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 760.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 760): needs 240/game over remaining 1.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 57): needs 3/game over remaining 1.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 57): needs 23/game over remaining 1.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 5): needs 3/game over remaining 1.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 5): needs 5/game over remaining 1.

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. O'Mega Blake already has 1 loaded recognition item, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.

Current place #557 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 9.7% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 2 portal moves

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
Receptions 57 5 rec TD | #78/1110 (93rd pct)
Receiving yards 760 13.3 per catch | #82/1107 (93rd pct)
Scrimmage yards 760 Total offensive yardage | #82/1107 (93rd pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.

Target magnet

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
57 93rd
YDS
760 93rd
YPR
13.3 62nd
TD
5 91st

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 52-7vs Alabama A&M712117.3129Season-high 121 yds
Wk 2W 56-14vs Arkansas State56412.8122
Wk 3L 35-41@ Ole Miss68113.5130
Wk 4L 31-32@ Memphis66010.0016
Wk 5L 13-56vs Notre Dame67312.2033
Wk 7L 31-34@ Tennessee56513.0020
Wk 8L 42-45vs Texas A&M711816.9136
Wk 9L 24-33vs Auburn66110.2016
Wk 10L 35-38vs Mississippi State2189.0013
Wk 12L 22-23@ LSU11717.0017
Wk 13L 37-52@ Texas22914.5018
Wk 14L 17-31vs Missouri45313.3123
Total5776013.3536
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2021South Carolina6-6HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
2022South Carolina8-5HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced
2023South Carolina5-7HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced
2024Charlotte5-7HC: Biff Poggi · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Arkansas2-10HC: Sam Pittman · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Arkansas5776013.35--
2024Charlotte3279524.89--
2023South Carolina1925013.22--
2022South Carolina111.00--
2021South Carolina----------
Career5 loaded seasons1091,80616.616--
SeasonTeam
2025Arkansas----------
2024Charlotte27------
2023South Carolina----------
2022South Carolina----------
2021South Carolina1-9------
Career5 loaded seasons3-2------
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

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.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

Peer percentile

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.

Traditional first

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.

Usage 9.7% 19.1% pass-game share | #104/1137 (91st pct)
Return yards 0 0 return TD
Touchdowns 5 Across offense and returns | #96/1111 (91st pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 57 #78/1110 93rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 760 #82/1107 93rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 5 #96/1111 91st pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 13.3 #420/1106 62nd pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 19.1% #104/1137 91st pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 36 #512/1105 54th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 14.8% #49/1137 96th pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 14.2% #66/1137 94th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 10.3% #100/1137 91st pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 9.7% #108/1137 91st pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 7.6% #203/1137 82nd pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 7.6% #176/1137 85th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 0.0% #391/1137 66th 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

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home7g5.372.613.10.6
Road5g4.050.413.60.2

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins2g6.092.515.11.0
Losses10g4.557.513.00.3

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-76g5.877.313.10.5
Weeks 8+6g3.749.313.50.3

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

67Solid starter
6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (85th). Strength: rec yards (85th). Concern: long catch (23rd).

Receptions#78 / 558 · 85th pct
57rece
Rec yards#82 / 558 · 85th pct
760rece
Rec TDs#96 / 558 · 78th pct
5rece
Yards / catch#250 / 558 · 55th pct
13.3rece
Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct
1fumb
Long catch#425 / 558 · 23rd pct
36rece

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
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

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

3 peers · 6 metrics
O'Mega BlakeArkansasGermie BernardAlabama· 90% simAsaad WaseemFlorida Atlantic· 84% simIverson HooksUAB· 83% sim
Receptions
85
Blake
93
Bernard
96
Waseem
97
Hooks
Rec yards
85
Blake
91
Bernard
84
Waseem
94
Hooks
Rec TDs
78
Blake
92
Bernard
78
Waseem
92
Hooks
Yards / catch
55
Blake
57
Bernard
21
Waseem
49
Hooks
Fumbles lost
36
Blake
36
Waseem
36
Hooks
Long catch
23
Blake
39
Bernard
42
Waseem
58
Hooks

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Slot Technician

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Cortez Braham’s 2025 season.

Cortez Braham

76%match

Memphis · 2025

#2

Myron Mitchell

UAB · 2020

69%
#3

Keandre Lambert

Penn State · 2021

67%
#4

Ricky Pearsall

Florida · 2023

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 31
72%
#5

Theo Wease Jr.

Missouri · 2024

71%

Matches Cortez on

Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Cortez on

Weight (lower)
TD rate (lower)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kahtero Summers’s path through Rhode Island.

Kahtero Summers

97%match

Rhode Island · 2023

#2

Anthony Smith

East Carolina · 2025

90%
#3

Nick Devereaux

Eastern Michigan · 2025

All-MAC
90%
#4

August Pitre III

Rice · 2021

89%
#5

Stephen Gosnell

Virginia Tech · 2024

89%

Matches Kahtero on

Yards per reception

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Cortez Braham's senior season at Memphis (2025).

Cortez Braham

82%match

Memphis · 2025

#2

Xavier Weaver

Colorado · 2023

All-AAC
81%
#3

Jeshaun Jones

Maryland · 2023

80%
#4

Casey Washington

Illinois · 2023

NFL Rd 6
80%
#5

Elijah Spencer

Minnesota · 2024

79%

Matches Cortez on

Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume

Differs from Cortez on

TD rate (lower)
Weight (lower)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Sam Pittman

Pass share

48.8%

381 pass / 400 run

Plays / game

65.1

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

8.3%

324 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

1 coach
2021
Sam Pittman
Arkansas
2022
Sam Pittman
Arkansas
2023
Sam Pittman
Arkansas
2024
Sam Pittman
Arkansas
2025
Sam Pittman
Arkansas

Played his entire career under Sam Pittman.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownRock Hill, SC
Height6'2"
Weight182 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey9

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2024)

All-AAC

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

All-Conference

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
2024 All-AAC all_conference Charlotte | AAC WR

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Charlotte WR4 #557 #912 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | American Athletic
2023 South Carolina WR4 #1186 #1368 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | SEC
2022 South Carolina WR4 #2900 #2612 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | SEC
2021 South Carolina WR4 #3739 #3803 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | SEC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Arkansas SEC WR 4 No. 9 | 6-2 | 182 lb | Rock Hill, SC
2024 Charlotte American Athletic WR 4 No. 9 | 6-2 | 182 lb | Rock Hill, SC
2023 South Carolina SEC WR 4 No. 9 | 6-2 | 182 lb | Rock Hill, SC
2022 South Carolina SEC WR 4 No. 9 | 6-2 | 182 lb | Rock Hill, SC
2021 South Carolina SEC WR 4 No. 9 | 6-2 | 182 lb | Rock Hill, SC