CFB Zeitgeist Score
46
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 57th percentile.
Richie Hoskins
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
321 REC YDS · 28 REC · 3 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Vanderbilt for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Vanderbilt
Returning around him
- 86% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 1 Vanderbilt player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (18 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Vanderbilt · Last season: 10-3 (AP #13) · Talent rank #55 · 2026 recruiting class #76
WR · VANDERBILT · SEC
Richie Hoskins
- 4
- #5
- 6-1 | 196 lb
- Lake Forest, IL
Heisman Heat
#791
<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 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+287%
Up 287% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Vanderbilt
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 |
|---|---|---|
| No recruiting profile is on file for this player. | ||
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.
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 Richie Hoskins
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 Richie Hoskins
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
11.5
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #320 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 40th
Why it matters
#320 of 531 All FBS WRs at 11.5 yards per reception (28 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 11.5 (40th)
MODERATE · n=28 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving TDs#222 / 531
- Receiving yards (total)#372 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 5 vs Utah State — 70 ypr
Result W 55-35
The week the volume broke through — put up 70 yds vs Utah State.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 12g
321Rec yards
28Receptions
3Rec TDs
Per game
26.8Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
347.8Rec yards
30Receptions
3Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 321): needs 379/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 321): needs 679/game over remaining 1.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 28): needs 32/game over remaining 1.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 28): needs 52/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.
Richie Hoskins's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Vanderbilt, 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
28 73rd
YDS
321 69th
YPR
11.5 47th
TD
3 82nd
Rushing
CAR
1 35th
YDS
15 58th
YPC
15.0 95th
TD
0 81st
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-3vs Charleston Southern | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7@ South Carolina | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | W 70-21vs Georgia State | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-35vs Utah State | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 1 | 53 | Season-high 70 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 14-30@ Alabama | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs LSU | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 9 | W 17-10vs Missouri | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-34@ Texas | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-38vs Auburn | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-17vs Kentucky | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 32 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-24@ Tennessee | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Bowl | L 27-34vs Iowa | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 28 | 321 | 12.1 | 3 | 53 |
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
2023Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Vanderbilt7-6HC: Clark Lea · Run-heavy
2025Vanderbilt10-3HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 28 | 321 | 11.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 131 | 11.9 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 45 | 535 | 11.9 | 7 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 15 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 1 | 15 | -- | -- | -- |
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 | 28 | #303/1110 | 73rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 321 | #340/1107 | 69th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 3 | #206/1111 | 82nd pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 11.5 | #588/1106 | 47th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 8.4% | #575/1137 | 50th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 15 | #106/346 | 70th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 15 | #169/397 | 58th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 15.0 | #19/393 | 95th 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 | 53 | #236/1105 | 79th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 7.7% | #394/1137 | 65th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 6.2% | #576/1137 | 49th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 4.9% | #526/1137 | 54th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 4.7% | #519/1137 | 54th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 4.1% | #509/1137 | 55th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 3.7% | #595/1137 | 48th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.3% | #332/1137 | 71st pct | Ground-game usagevs 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 2.2 | 26.4 | 12.9 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 27.5 | 10.5 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins9g | 2.0 | 23.8 | 12.7 | 0.2 |
| Losses3g | 3.3 | 35.7 | 10.4 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 28.7 | 10.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.2 | 24.8 | 13.4 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
46Mid-pack
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
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
Richie HoskinsVanderbiltDevin MccuinUTSA· 71% simRyan DavisUtah· 71% simJordan HudsonSMU· 71% sim
Long catch
Rec TDs
Rush yards
Receptions
Rec yards
Rush TDs
Yards / catch
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 Devin Gandy’s 2025 season.
Devin Gandy
88%match
All-Conference USA
#2
Keontra Smith
84%
#3
Jake Thaw
86%
#4
Tyson Morris
86%
#5
TJ Graham
81%
Matches Devin on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Weight
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jalen McDonald’s path through Merrimack.
Jalen McDonald
98%match
#2
Ben Skowronek
NFL Rd 7
98%
#3
Jordan Hudson
All-ACC
97%
#4
Joshua Harris
97%
#5
Anthony Sambucci
All-MAC
96%
Matches Jalen on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Devin Gandy's junior season at Louisiana Tech (2025).
Devin Gandy
90%match
All-Conference USA
#2
Jake Thaw
89%
#3
Geordon Porter
84%
#4
Anthony Sambucci
All-MAC
82%
#5
Zion Bowens
81%
Matches Devin on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Weight
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
50.4%
400 pass / 394 run
Plays / game
61.1
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.3%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Clark Lea
Vanderbilt
2024
Clark Lea
Vanderbilt
2025
Clark Lea
Vanderbilt
Played his entire career under Clark Lea.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownLake Forest, IL
Height6'1"
Weight196 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey5
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamVanderbilt
ConferenceSEC
Joined2025
Career arc4 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 | Vanderbilt | WR4 | #791 | #979 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | SEC |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | WR4 | #2169 | #2976 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | SEC |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | WR4 | #4042 | #4253 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | SEC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | SEC | WR | 4 | No. 5 | 6-1 | 196 lb | Lake Forest, IL |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | SEC | WR | 4 | No. 5 | 6-1 | 196 lb | Lake Forest, IL |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | SEC | WR | 4 | No. 5 | 6-1 | 196 lb | Lake Forest, IL |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | SEC | WR | 4 | No. 5 | 6-1 | 196 lb | Lake Forest, IL |