CFB Zeitgeist Score
64
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 72nd percentile.
Raylen Sharpe
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
592 REC YDS · 41 REC · 3 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Arkansas for 2026
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
Raylen Sharpe
- 4
- #6
- 5-9 | 165 lb
- Allen, TX
Heisman Heat
#4056
<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 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Arkansas
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3-star | 0.8315 | No. 1800 recruit | HighSchool | Houston |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fresno State -> Arkansas | 3-star | 0.8400 | Immediate |
| 2024 | Missouri State -> Fresno State | 3-star | 0.8700 | Immediate |
| 2022 | Houston -> -- | 2-star | 0.7900 | 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 16Heisman 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 Houston
Composite
0.8315
#1800 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 Raylen Sharpe
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Raylen Sharpe
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
14.4
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #129 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 76th
Why it matters
#129 of 531 All FBS WRs at 14.4 yards per reception (41 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 14.4 (76th)
HIGH · n=41 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving yards (total)#150 / 531
- Receiving TDs#222 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 10 vs Mississippi State — 84 ypr
Result L 35-38
The week the volume broke through — put up 84 yds vs Mississippi State.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 12g
592Rec yards
41Receptions
3Rec TDs
Per game
49.3Rec yards
3Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
641.3Rec yards
44Receptions
3Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 592): needs 108/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 592): needs 408/game over remaining 1.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 41): needs 19/game over remaining 1.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 41): needs 39/game over remaining 1.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 3): needs 5/game over remaining 1.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 3): needs 7/game over remaining 1.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Raylen Sharpe's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Arkansas, 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?
Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
41 84th
YDS
592 86th
YPR
14.4 72nd
TD
3 82nd
Rushing
CAR
6 82nd
YDS
54 87th
YPC
9.0 84th
TD
0 81st
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-7vs Alabama A&M | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | 35 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-14vs Arkansas State | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | 37 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-41@ Ole Miss | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-32@ Memphis | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-56vs Notre Dame | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-34@ Tennessee | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 8 | L 42-45vs Texas A&M | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-33vs Auburn | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 1 | 58 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-38vs Mississippi State | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 0 | 38 | Season-high 84 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 22-23@ LSU | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 13 | L 37-52@ Texas | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-31vs Missouri | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 22 | |
| Total | 41 | 592 | 15.5 | 3 | 58 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
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 | 41 | #178/1110 | 84th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 592 | #155/1107 | 86th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 3 | #206/1111 | 82nd pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 14.4 | #309/1106 | 72nd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 15.1% | #240/1137 | 79th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 54 | #53/397 | 87th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 41 | #19/346 | 95th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 9.0 | #64/393 | 84th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 6 | #76/407 | 82nd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 58 | #193/1105 | 83rd pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 12.5% | #114/1137 | 90th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 11.9% | #135/1137 | 88th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 10.7% | #86/1137 | 93rd pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 8.5% | #178/1137 | 84th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 6.6% | #251/1137 | 78th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 5.4% | #375/1137 | 67th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 1.7% | #122/1137 | 89th 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
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 · 12 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.1 | 48.4 | 17.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 50.6 | 13.4 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins2g | 2.5 | 42.0 | 17.6 | 1.0 |
| Losses10g | 3.6 | 50.8 | 15.1 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 41.5 | 13.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 57.2 | 18.0 | 0.2 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
64Solid starter
Elite: rush yards (83rd).
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
Raylen SharpeArkansasAnthony Evans IIIMississippi State· 85% simNik McMillanBuffalo· 84% simSean WilsonDelaware· 84% sim
Rush yards
Rec yards
Yards / catch
Long catch
Receptions
Rec TDs
Rush TDs
Fumbles lost
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Malik Rutherford’s 2025 season.
Malik Rutherford
83%match
#2
Phillip Brooks III
78%
#3
Dayton Wade
78%
#4
Elijah Metcalf
All-Conference USA
77%
#5
Dalen Cobb
76%
Matches Malik on
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Weight
Differs from Malik on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Derick Eugene’s path through Long Island University.
Derick Eugene
98%match
#2
Elijah Steward
98%
#3
Max Tomczak
92%
#4
Zack Dobson
90%
#5
Jaden Barnes
90%
Matches Derick on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Devin Maddox's junior season at Toledo (2022).
Devin Maddox
83%match
#2
Dante Wright
All-AAC
83%
#3
Malik Rutherford
82%
#4
DT Sheffield
All-AAC
80%
#5
Cam Ross
78%
Matches Devin on
Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
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 · 2025
1 coach2025
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.
HometownAllen, TX
Height5'9"
Weight165 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey6
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamArkansas
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 | Fresno State | WR4 | #4056 | #4004 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Mountain West |
| 2021 | Houston | WR4 | #3937 | #3661 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | American Athletic |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arkansas | SEC | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 5-9 | 165 lb | Allen, TX |
| 2024 | Fresno State | Mountain West | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 5-9 | 165 lb | Allen, TX |
| 2021 | Houston | American Athletic | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 5-9 | 165 lb | Allen, TX |