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Heisman / Players / Sahmir Hagans /Duke

Sahmir Hagans

WR · Duke · Sr · #2

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

512 REC YDS · 44 REC · 6 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Duke for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Duke for 2026

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Wide receiver · Duke

Returning around him

  • 18% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 3 Duke players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +2 net (19 in / 17 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Duke · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #58 · 2026 recruiting class #30

WR · DUKE · ACC

Sahmir Hagans

  • 4
  • #2
  • 5-10 | 190 lb
  • Philadelphia, PA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

57

Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 87th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#313

<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

R06 · Starter

Starter. A locked-in starting role.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career arc · Season-by-season Standing

5 seasons on the ladder

Peak: R09 All-Conference HM / 2nd team · 2025

2021

Duke · WR

2022

Duke · WR

2023

Duke · WR

2024

Duke · WR

2025

Duke · WR

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2025
5.02021
4002022
2602023
4132024
5122025

+10140%

Up 10140% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1281 national
CFB
College
Duke
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class4
Jersey2
Measurements5-10 | 190 lb
HometownPhiladelphia, PA
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. 1281 recruit
Composite rating 0.8470 HighSchool
Signed with -- 2021
Origin St. Joseph's Philadelphia, PA, USA
Class Profile Context
2021 3-star | 0.8470 No. 1281 recruit | HighSchool

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
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 16
Current nowcast#313Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#352Where 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

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to —

Composite

0.8470

#1281 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 Sahmir Hagans

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 Sahmir Hagans

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Receiving TDs

6

count

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #55 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 90th

Why it matters

#55 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving TDs — 6 TDs on 44 receptions.

Vs cohort

This player 6 (90th)

HIGH · n=44 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Receiving yards (total)#208 / 531
  • Yards per reception#311 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 1 vs Elon — 2 receiving_tds

Result W 45-17

The week the volume broke through — stacked 2 td vs Elon.

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
512Rec yards
44Receptions
6Rec TDs
Per game
36.6Rec yards
3Receptions
0Rec TDs
Final
512Rec yards
44Receptions
6Rec TDs

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. Sahmir Hagans 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 #313 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 6.1% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Honors spine 1 honors loaded

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 44 6 rec TD | #153/1110 (86th pct)
Receiving yards 512 11.6 per catch | #212/1107 (81st pct)
Scrimmage yards 512 Total offensive yardage | #212/1107 (81st 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
44 86th
YDS
512 81st
YPR
11.6 48th
TD
6 95th

Returns

KR YDS
467 94th
KR AVG
33.4 98th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 45-17vs Elon55410.82212 TD catches
Wk 2L 19-45vs Illinois33311.0024
Wk 3L 27-34@ Tulane12929.0129
Wk 4W 45-33vs NC State36321.0133
Wk 5W 38-3@ Syracuse55911.8023
Wk 6W 45-21@ California3103.304
Wk 8L 18-27vs Georgia Tech56913.8124Season-high 69 yds
Wk 10W 46-45@ Clemson320.703
Wk 11L 34-37@ UConn22311.5017
Wk 12L 17-34vs Virginia13535.0035
Wk 13W 32-25@ North Carolina33010.0022
Wk 14W 49-32vs Wake Forest22914.5130
Wk 15W 27-20@ Virginia23115.5035
BowlW 42-39vs Arizona State6457.509
Total4451214.0635
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

2021Duke3-9HC: David Cutcliffe · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Duke9-4HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
2023Duke8-5HC: Trooper Taylor · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Duke9-4HC: Manny Diaz · Pass-leaning
2025Duke9-5HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Duke4451211.66--
2024Duke474138.83--
2023Duke302608.70--
2022Duke3140012.95--
2021Duke155.00--
Career5 loaded seasons1531,59010.414--
SeasonTeam
2025Duke----467----
2024Duke----126----
2023Duke------7--
2022Duke----401461
2021Duke----109----
Career5 loaded seasons----7421531
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 6.1% 11.3% pass-game share | #420/1137 (63rd pct)
Return yards 467 1 return TD | #15/238 (94th pct)
Touchdowns 7 Across offense and returns | #56/1111 (95th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 44 #153/1110 86th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 512 #212/1107 81st pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 6 #56/1111 95th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 11.6 #578/1106 48th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Kick return yards 467 #15/238 94th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 11.3% #420/1137 63rd pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 35 #527/1105 52nd pct Metricvs FBS WR
Returns Kick return avg 33.4 #6/236 98th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Kick returns 14 #36/243 86th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Returns Kick return TD 1 #4/20 85th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 10.6% #193/1137 83rd pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 10.0% #238/1137 79th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage Role share 6.1% #351/1137 69th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 5.0% #425/1137 63rd pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 5.0% #509/1137 55th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 4.4% #470/1137 59th 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.

ALL-CONF HM

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16

Why he’s here

All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.

What moves him up

A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.

What moves him down

A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.

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
Home7g3.646.916.20.7
Road7g2.726.311.70.1

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins9g3.635.910.60.4
Losses5g2.437.820.10.4

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-77g3.741.913.50.6
Weeks 8+7g2.631.314.40.3

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

57Solid starter
6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec tds (86th). Concern: long catch (21st).

Rec TDs#56 / 558 · 87th pct
6rece
Receptions#153 / 558 · 72nd pct
44rece
Rec yards#212 / 558 · 62nd pct
512rece
Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct
1fumb
Yards / catch#361 / 558 · 35th pct
11.6rece
Long catch#436 / 558 · 21st pct
35rece

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
Sahmir HagansDukeAsaad WaseemFlorida Atlantic· 83% simGermie BernardAlabama· 79% simPofele AshlockHawai'i· 78% sim
Rec TDs
87
Hagans
78
Waseem
92
Bernard
95
Ashlock
Receptions
72
Hagans
96
Waseem
93
Bernard
98
Ashlock
Rec yards
62
Hagans
84
Waseem
91
Bernard
89
Ashlock
Fumbles lost
36
Hagans
36
Waseem
Yards / catch
35
Hagans
21
Waseem
57
Bernard
25
Ashlock
Long catch
21
Hagans
42
Waseem
39
Bernard
50
Ashlock

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 Tony Johnson’s 2024 season.

Tony Johnson

88%match

Cincinnati · 2024

#2

Ainias Smith

Texas A&M · 2021

All-SECNFL Rd 5
83%
#3

Jaylin Lane

Middle Tennessee · 2021

All-Conference USANFL Rd 4
82%
#4

Jarrin Pierce

Middle Tennessee · 2021

82%
#5

Jordan Watkins

Louisville · 2021

NFL Rd 4
79%

Matches Tony on

Yards / reception
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Marshel Martin’s path through Sacramento State.

Marshel Martin

98%match

Sacramento State · 2023

#2

Jaden Smith

UTEP · 2024

97%
#3

Devin Young

Maine · 2021

97%
#4

Eugene Wilson

Florida · 2025

96%
#5

Karim Page

East Tennessee State · 2025

95%

Matches Marshel on

Yards per reception

As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Justin Williams's graduate season at Indiana (2024).

Justin Williams

75%match

Indiana · 2024

#2

TJ Sheffield

UConn · 2024

71%
#3

Dontae McMillan

Eastern Michigan · 2025

All-MAC
71%
#4

Deion Burks

Oklahoma · 2025

All-SECNFL Rd 7
70%
#5

Luke Wysong

Arizona · 2025

All-Mountain West
68%

Matches Justin on

Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Height

Differs from Justin on

EPA / play (adj) (lower)

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 · 2021–2025

4 coaches
2021
David Cutcliffe
Duke
2022
Mike Elko
Duke
era →
2023
Trooper Taylor
Duke
era →
2024
Manny Diaz
Duke
era →
2025
Manny Diaz
Duke

Played under 4 different head coaches: David Cutcliffe, Mike Elko, Trooper Taylor, and Manny Diaz. Multi-era developmental context.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownPhiladelphia, PA
Height5'10"
Weight190 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey2

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2025)

All-ACC

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
2025 All-ACC all_conference Duke | ACC RS

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Duke WR4 #313 #352 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | ACC
2023 Duke WR4 #1596 #1642 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | ACC
2022 Duke WR4 #428 #486 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | ACC
2021 Duke WR4 #3471 #3441 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | ACC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Duke ACC WR 4 No. 2 | 5-10 | 190 lb | Philadelphia, PA
2024 Duke ACC WR 4 No. 2 | 5-10 | 190 lb | Philadelphia, PA
2023 Duke ACC WR 4 No. 2 | 5-10 | 190 lb | Philadelphia, PA
2022 Duke ACC WR 4 No. 2 | 5-10 | 190 lb | Philadelphia, PA
2021 Duke ACC WR 4 No. 2 | 5-10 | 190 lb | Philadelphia, PA