CFB Zeitgeist Score
42
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by forced fumbles at the 97th percentile.
Rayshawn Pleasant
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
16 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Auburn for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Auburn
Returning around him
- 22% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 5 Auburn players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (38 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Auburn · Last season: 5-7 (AP #22) · Talent rank #13 · 2026 recruiting class #8
CB · AUBURN · SEC
Rayshawn Pleasant
- 3
- #14
- 5-11 | 200 lb
- West Monroe, LA
Heisman Heat
#7979
<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 DB AWARD
Jim Thorpe
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
3 seasons on the ladder
2023
Tulane · CB
—
★
2024
Tulane · CB
R12 · All-American
Elite
2025
Auburn · CB
—
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3-star | 0.8463 | No. 1376 recruit | HighSchool | Tulane |
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.
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 Tulane
Composite
0.8463
#1376 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 Rayshawn Pleasant
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 Rayshawn Pleasant
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the defensive totals stand
Through 9g
16Tackles
0.5Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Per game
2Tackles
0.1Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Projected (13g)
23Tackles
0.7Tackles for loss
0Sacks
To hit 80-tackle season (currently 16): needs 16/game over remaining 4.
To hit 100-tackle season (currently 16): needs 21/game over remaining 4.
To hit 6-sack season (currently 0): needs 1.5/game over remaining 4.
To hit 10-sack season (currently 0): needs 2.5/game over remaining 4.
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Rayshawn Pleasant is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Auburn's defense, with 0.0 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, and 2 interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
DEF 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?
Coverage splash against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
16 54th
SOLO
11 60th
TFL
0.5 47th
SACK
0.0 65th
Coverage & Takeaways
PD
1 43rd
INT
2 87th
FF
1 84th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-24@ Baylor | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-3vs Ball State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-24@ Oklahoma | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 17-23vs Missouri | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-24@ Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-10vs Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 38-45@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 62-17vs Mercer | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-27vs Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
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
2023Tulane11-3HC: Slade Nagle · Run-leaning
2024Tulane9-5HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-heavy
2025Auburn5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-leaning
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 16 | #2295/4942 | 54th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 0.5 | #2658/4972 | 47th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 0.0 | #1762/4972 | 65th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Interceptions | 2 | #114/869 | 87th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pass breakups | 1 | #1241/2184 | 43rd pct | Coveragevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | INT return yards | 66 | #68/578 | 88th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | INT return avg | 33.0 | #79/578 | 87th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 11 | #1855/4584 | 60th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Defensive TD | 2 | #4/200 | 98th pct | Scoringvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Forced fumbles | 1 | #8/45 | 84th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pick-six TD | 1 | #13/119 | 90th pct | Scoringvs FBS DEF |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/773 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs FBS DEF |
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
The Thorpe 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 · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins4g | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses5g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the CB cohort
42Mid-pack
Elite: forced fumbles (96th). Concern: tackles for loss (18th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · CB · 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
Rayshawn PleasantAuburnTyler MartinMassachusetts· 56% simDevin LafayetteTroy· 54% simDalton JohnsonArizona· 54% sim
Forced fumbles
Interceptions
Passes defended
Solo tackles
Sacks
QB hurries
Tackles
Tackles for loss
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Seth Robertson’s 2023 season.
Seth Robertson
84%match
#2
Trent Henry
78%
#3
Jamal Hudson
77%
#4
Kyron Chambers
77%
#5
Bryce Hampton
77%
Matches Seth on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jackson Greene's junior season at App State (2022).
Jackson Greene
97%match
#2
Marcus Williams
93%
#3
Kalen King
All-Big TenNFL Rd 7
90%
#4
Champ Anthony
88%
#5
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
89%
Matches Jackson on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Hugh Freeze
Pass share
44.7%
360 pass / 445 run
Plays / game
67.1
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
13.3%
308 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Hugh Freeze
Auburn
2024
Hugh Freeze
Auburn
2025
Hugh Freeze
Auburn
Played his entire career under Hugh Freeze.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownWest Monroe, LA
Height5'11"
Weight200 lb
Class3
PositionCB
Jersey14
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Current teamAuburn
ConferenceSEC
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥇
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2024)
1 selectors honored him
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 All-America selection
National selector recognition is one of the strongest non-Heisman signals on a player card and should sit near the top of the showcase.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | All-America (SN) | all_america | Tulane | SN | AP-RET |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tulane | CB3 | #7979 | #8369 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2023 | Tulane | CB3 | #11166 | #10862 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2022 | Tulane | CB3 | #8892 | #8418 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | American Athletic |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Auburn | SEC | CB | 3 | No. 14 | 5-11 | 200 lb | West Monroe, LA |
| 2024 | Tulane | American Athletic | CB | 3 | No. 14 | 5-11 | 200 lb | West Monroe, LA |
| 2023 | Tulane | American Athletic | CB | 3 | No. 14 | 5-11 | 200 lb | West Monroe, LA |
| 2022 | Tulane | American Athletic | CB | 3 | No. 14 | 5-11 | 200 lb | West Monroe, LA |