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Heisman / Players / Que'Sean Brown /Duke

Que'Sean Brown

WR · Duke · So · #7

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

842 REC YDS · 63 REC · 5 REC TD

2026 TRANSFERTransferred Duke → Virginia Tech for 2026

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Virginia Tech

2025Duke
2026Virginia Tech

WR · DUKE · ACC

Que'Sean Brown

  • 2
  • #7
  • 5-8 | 165 lb
  • Winston-Salem, NC

CFB Zeitgeist Score

69

Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 91st percentile.

Heisman Heat

#522

<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
In Their Words 208 windows · 2025 fan posts
que'sean×238.6duke×30.7reynolds×42.6murray×223.7jaquez×74.5cornerback×63.9isaiah×63.9luke×14.6

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2024–2025
4452024
8422025

+89%

Up 89% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1396 national
CFB
College
Duke
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Heisman futures · live sportsbook odds

#20 in market ▼ from #17 · 6 books

+35002.8% implied▼ lengthened from +2500

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class2
Jersey7
Measurements5-8 | 165 lb
HometownWinston-Salem, NC
Primary teamDuke

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1396 recruit
Composite rating 0.8500 HighSchool
Signed with Duke 2023
Origin East Forsyth Kernersville, NC, USA
Class Profile Context
2023 3-star | 0.8500 No. 1396 recruit | HighSchool | Duke

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Virginia Tech 2026
Transfer stars 4-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Jan 10, 2026
Season Move Context
2026 Duke -> Virginia Tech 4-star | 0.9300 | 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#522Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#504Where 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.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

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 Duke

Composite

0.8500

#1396 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 Que'Sean Brown

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

Awaiting per-cohort signal

Sample 0 mentions
Confidence BELOW-FLOOR

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmRivals: 14 mentions · belief +0 · "ESPN fawns over one Virginia Tech football transfer and it's not who fans would "Rivals
  • Rivals · n=14

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Que'Sean Brown

Obsession score 9
Rival mentions 14
Weeks on radar 3
Peak moment Week 0 · 7 mentions
Grudging respect 0% Neutral 100% Mockery 0%

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Receiving yards (total)

842

yds

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #50 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 91st

Why it matters

#50 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving yards — 842 yards on 63 receptions.

Vs cohort

This player 842 (91th)

HIGH · n=63 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Yards per reception#199 / 531
  • Receiving TDs#98 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 1 vs Arizona State — 178 receiving_yards_total

Result W 42-39

The week the volume broke through — put up 178 yds vs Arizona State.

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

final
Through 14g
842Rec yards
63Receptions
5Rec TDs
Per game
60.1Rec yards
4Receptions
0Rec TDs
Final
842Rec yards
63Receptions
5Rec TDs

✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 842.

✓ Hit 60-catch season · finished with 63.

Why the profile pops beyond receiving

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

The most interesting thing about Que'Sean Brown is that he shows up in multiple game states. He is a receiver first, but the profile also includes designed touches and return-game juice, which means his value is not limited to a conventional route tree.

Current place #522 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 9.2% Overall usage share
Profile quirk All-purpose load 116 return yds

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 63 5 rec TD | #44/1110 (96th pct)
Receiving yards 842 13.4 per catch | #53/1107 (95th pct)
Scrimmage yards 829 Total offensive yardage | #53/1107 (95th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Target magnet | All-purpose weapon against FBS receiving peers.

Target magnetAll-purpose weapon

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
63 96th
YDS
842 95th
YPR
13.4 62nd
TD
5 91st

Rushing

CAR
2 53rd
YDS
-13 2nd
YPC
-6.5 4th
TD
0 81st

Returns

PR YDS
116 79th
PR AVG
11.6 75th
RET TD
1 89th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 45-17vs Elon69315.5044Season-high 178 yds
Wk 2L 19-45vs Illinois11717.0017
Wk 3L 27-34@ Tulane68113.5030
Wk 4W 45-33vs NC State34113.7015
Wk 5W 38-3@ Syracuse56412.8025
Wk 6W 45-21@ California610417.3126
Wk 8L 18-27vs Georgia Tech33913.0031
Wk 10W 46-45@ Clemson68013.32432 TD catches
Wk 11L 34-37@ UConn56112.2025
Wk 12L 17-34vs Virginia3144.706
Wk 13W 32-25@ North Carolina4164.0014
Wk 14W 49-32vs Wake Forest35117.0026
Wk 15W 27-20@ Virginia231.505
BowlW 42-39vs Arizona State1017817.8269
Total6384212.4569
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

2024Duke9-4HC: Manny Diaz · Pass-leaning
2025Duke9-5HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Duke6384213.45--
2024Duke4144510.92--
Career2 loaded seasons1041,28712.47--
SeasonTeam
2025Duke2-13--1161
2024Duke21--233--
Career2 loaded seasons4-12--3491
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 9.2% 16.8% pass-game share | #174/1137 (85th pct)
Return yards 116 1 return TD
Touchdowns 6 Across offense and returns | #96/1111 (91st pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 63 #44/1110 96th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 842 #53/1107 95th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 5 #96/1111 91st pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 13.4 #416/1106 62nd pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Punt return yards 116 #48/224 79th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 16.8% #174/1137 85th pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Rushing Carries 2 #194/407 53rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Rush TD 0 #81/411 81st pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Rushing Yards / carry -6.5 #379/393 4th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing yards -13 #392/397 2nd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 69 #102/1105 91st pct Metricvs FBS WR
Returns Punt return avg 11.6 #56/222 75th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Punt returns 10 #65/237 73rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Returns Punt return TD 1 #4/27 89th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 12.1% #127/1137 89th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 11.7% #144/1137 87th pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 9.2% #131/1137 89th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 8.8% #136/1137 88th pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 8.0% #148/1137 87th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 7.9% #235/1137 79th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 0.2% #374/1137 67th 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 · 14 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home7g4.161.914.10.3
Road7g4.958.410.70.4

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins9g5.070.012.50.6
Losses5g3.642.412.10.0

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-77g5.382.615.40.4
Weeks 8+7g3.737.79.40.3

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

69Solid starter
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (91st). Strength: rec yards (90th). Concern: rush yards (1st).

Receptions#44 / 558 · 92nd pct
63rece
Rec yards#53 / 558 · 91st pct
842rece
Long catch#95 / 558 · 83rd pct
69rece
Rec TDs#96 / 558 · 78th pct
5rece
Yards / catch#246 / 558 · 56th pct
13.4rece
Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct
0rush
Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct
1fumb
Rush yards#283 / 287 · 1st pct
-13rush

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 · 8 metrics
Que'Sean BrownDukeTed HurstGeorgia State· 93% simChris BellLouisville· 93% simBraylon StaleyTennessee· 93% sim
Receptions
92
Brown
97
Hurst
97
Bell
95
Staley
Rec yards
91
Brown
96
Hurst
93
Bell
90
Staley
Long catch
83
Brown
84
Hurst
77
Bell
87
Staley
Rec TDs
78
Brown
87
Hurst
87
Bell
87
Staley
Yards / catch
56
Brown
65
Hurst
47
Bell
42
Staley
Rush TDs
39
Brown
Fumbles lost
36
Brown
36
Staley
Rush yards
1
Brown

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 Kalil Pimpleton’s 2021 season.

Kalil Pimpleton

78%match

Central Michigan · 2021

All-MAC
#2

Cam'Ron Lacy

Middle Tennessee · 2025

76%
#3

Phillip Brooks III

Kansas State · 2022

75%
#4

Kamdyn Benjamin

Tulsa · 2024

All-AAC
75%
#5

Chris Dawn Jr.

Texas State · 2025

75%

Matches Kalil on

TD rate
Height
Yards / reception

Differs from Kalil on

Class year (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to DeVontres Dukes’s path through South Florida.

DeVontres Dukes

99%match

South Florida · 2020

#2

Jalen McDonald

Merrimack · 2025

96%
#3

Dazz Newsome

North Carolina · 2020

NFL Rd 6
95%
#4

Ben Skowronek

Notre Dame · 2020

NFL Rd 7
95%
#5

Kobe Clark

Abilene Christian · 2022

94%

Matches DeVontres on

Yards per reception

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Demario Douglas's sophomore season at Liberty (2021).

Demario Douglas

78%match

Liberty · 2021

NFL Rd 6
#2

Cam'Ron Lacy

Middle Tennessee · 2025

77%
#3

Kameran Shanks

UAB · 2024

73%
#4

Tony Freeman

Washington State · 2025

72%
#5

Brennan Presley

Oklahoma State · 2021

All-Big 12
72%

Matches Demario on

Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate

Differs from Demario on

EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Reception volume (higher)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Manny Diaz

Pass share

53.3%

506 pass / 444 run

Plays / game

67.9

14 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

6.7%

358 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

1 coach
2024
Manny Diaz
Duke
2025
Manny Diaz
Duke

Played his entire career under Manny Diaz.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownWinston-Salem, NC
Height5'8"
Weight165 lb
Class2
PositionWR
Jersey7

Trophy Case · Detail

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

Honors

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 Duke WR2 #522 #504 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | ACC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Duke ACC WR 2 No. 7 | 5-8 | 165 lb | Winston-Salem, NC
2024 Duke ACC WR 2 No. 7 | 5-8 | 165 lb | Winston-Salem, NC