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Sieh Bangura

RB · Ohio · Sr · #5

Filling the Shoesas of 2026-06-22

Sieh Bangura arrives at Ohio with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.

1,392RUSH YDS15RUSH TD240CARRIES

PRODUCES ABOVE PERCEPTION · PCTL GAP

+31

perception vs production percentile · 2025

Read the story so far

Sieh Bangura arrived as a 3-star prospect. He lines up at RB for Ohio.

On the field, the headline is 1,392 rush yds, with 15 rush td.

He inherited the RB job from Anthony Tyus III (3-star).

The number to watch: +31 — produces above perception · pctl gap.

RB successioncontinuity

Inherited fromAnthony Tyus III 3★

Why nowHe changed programs heading into 2026 — a fresh fit to prove out.

season totals
perception vs production percentile · 2025
throne-line + Filling-the-Shoes

AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Ohio for 2026As of Jun 22, 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Ohio for 2026

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Running back · Ohio

Returning around him

65% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
Transfer portal: +2 net (18 in / 16 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Ohio · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #126 · 2026 recruiting class #121

RB · OHIO · MID-AMERICAN

Sieh Bangura

4
#5
6-0 | 210 lb
Bowie, MD

CFB Zeitgeist Score

All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rush yards at the 98th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#1979

<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 RB AWARD

Doak Walker

—

CONSENSUS

All-American

—

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career arc · Season-by-season Standing

5 seasons on the ladder

Peak: R09 All-Conference HM / 2nd team · 2022

2021

Ohio · RB

—

★

2022

Ohio · RB

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

2023

Ohio · RB

—

2024

Minnesota · RB

—

2025

Ohio · RB

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2025

93.02021

1,0782022

8112023

12.02024

1,3922025

+1397%

Up 1397% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

Recruit

★★★

#1280 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2021–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionRB

Class4

Jersey5

Measurements6-0 | 210 lb

HometownBowie, MD

Primary teamOhio

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1280 recruit

Composite rating 0.8474 HighSchool

Signed with -- 2021

Origin DeMatha Catholic Hyattsville, MD, USA

Class	Profile	Context
2021	3-star \| 0.8474	No. 1280 recruit \| HighSchool

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 2 Programs changed on file

Latest destination Ohio 2025

Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context

Eligibility Immediate Dec 31, 2024

Season	Move	Context
2025	Minnesota -> Ohio	3-star \| 0.8300 \| Immediate
2024	Ohio -> Minnesota	3-star \| 0.8900 \| 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#1979Latest modeled ballot order

Season forecast#2297Where 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.

Achievements

Volume King 1.3%
Program Benchmark 5.5%

Selector Grid · 2025

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to —

Composite

0.8474

#1280 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.

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 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.

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.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the rushing totals stand

final

Through 13g

1,392Rush yards

240Carries

15Rush TDs

Per game

107.1Rush yards

18Carries

1Rush TDs

Final

1,392Rush yards

240Carries

15Rush TDs

✓ Hit 750-yard season · finished with 1,392.

✓ Hit 1,000-yard season · finished with 1,392.

✓ Hit 10 rushing TDs · finished with 15.

✓ Hit 15 rushing TDs · finished with 15.

Why this is more than a rushing profile

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

Sieh Bangura is not a one-lane back. The profile is interesting because the workload spills beyond pure rushing volume: 1,392 rushing yards, 13 catches, and 141 return yards for Ohio. That kind of all-purpose footprint gives the card a much richer story than a basic carry total.

Current place #1979 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist

Role load 28.8% Overall usage share

Profile quirk Transfer path 2 portal moves

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

RB season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level

Scrimmage yards 1,469 1,392 rush | 77 rec | #6/735 (99th pct)

Rush TD 15 240 carries | #8/739 (99th pct)

Yards/carry 5.8 Per-rush efficiency | #139/735 (81st pct)

Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Workhorse | Efficient runner | Passing-game back against FBS RB peers.

WorkhorseEfficient runnerPassing-game back

Rushing

CAR

240 99th

YDS

1,392 99th

YPC

5.8 81st

15 99th

Receiving

REC

13 71st

YDS

77 62nd

YPR

5.9 36th

0 70th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 31-34@ Rutgers	16	86	5.4	0	24
Wk 2	W 17-10vs West Virginia	20	66	3.3	1	9
Wk 3	L 9-37@ Ohio State	12	24	2.0	0	5
Wk 4	W 52-35vs Gardner-Webb	18	123	6.8	3	32	3 rushing TDs
Wk 5	W 35-20vs Bowling Green	18	115	6.4	0	28
Wk 6	L 14-20@ Ball State	15	67	4.5	0	29
Wk 8	W 48-21vs Northern Illinois	22	147	6.7	3	49	3 rushing TDs
Wk 9	W 28-21@ Eastern Michigan	18	100	5.6	2	22
Wk 11	W 24-20vs Miami (OH)	17	102	6.0	1	22
Wk 12	L 13-17@ Western Michigan	16	97	6.1	1	26
Wk 13	W 42-14vs Massachusetts	27	196	7.3	2	33	Season-high 196 yds
Wk 14	W 31-26@ Buffalo	22	120	5.5	1	24
Bowl	W 17-10vs UNLV	19	149	7.8	1	31
Total		240	1392	5.6	15	49

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

2021Ohio3-9HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2022Ohio10-4HC: Tim Albin · Balanced

2023Ohio10-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning

2024Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced

2025Ohio9-4HC: Brian Smith · Run-heavy

Season	Team
2025	Ohio	240	1,392	5.8	15	--
2024	Minnesota	4	12	3.0	0	--
2023	Ohio	178	811	4.6	7	--
2022	Ohio	222	1,078	4.9	13	--
2021	Ohio	12	93	7.8	2	--
Career	5 loaded seasons	656	3,386	5.2	37	--

Season	Team
2025	Ohio	13	77	5.9	0	--
2024	Minnesota	--	--	--	--	--
2023	Ohio	18	159	8.8	1	--
2022	Ohio	27	226	8.4	2	--
2021	Ohio	5	68	13.6	0	--
Career	5 loaded seasons	63	530	8.4	3	--

Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context

Rushing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.

Role share

How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.

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.

Receiving work 13 77 rec yds | #160/552 (71st pct)

Usage 28.8% 44.1% rush share | #16/738 (98th pct)

Rushing WEPA +0.15 Opponent-adjusted rush value | #126/362 (65th pct)

Open full stat explorer

Group	Metric	Value	Rank	Pct	Why it matters
Rushing	Rushing yards	1,392	#6/735	99th pct	Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing	Rush TD	15	#8/739	99th pct	Scoringvs FBS RB
Rushing	Yards / carry	5.8	#139/735	81st pct	Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving	Receptions	13	#160/552	71st pct	Volumevs FBS RB
Receiving	Receiving yards	77	#211/548	62nd pct	Volumevs FBS RB
Value	Rushing WEPA	+0.15	#126/362	65th pct	Opponent-adjusted rushing value \| 217 weighted playsvs FBS RB
Usage	Role share	28.8%	#16/738	98th pct	Share of team offensevs FBS RB
Rushing	Carries	240	#8/739	99th pct	Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing	Rushing LONG	49	#173/733	77th pct	Metricvs FBS RB
Receiving	Receiving LONG	11	#395/540	27th pct	Metricvs FBS RB
Receiving	Yards / catch	5.9	#351/548	36th pct	Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving	Receiving TD	0	#169/552	70th pct	Scoringvs FBS RB
Returns	Kick return yards	141	#48/200	76th pct	Volumevs FBS RB
Returns	Kick return avg	47.0	#2/199	99th pct	Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Returns	Kick returns	3	#85/206	59th pct	Volumevs FBS RB
Returns	Kick return TD	1	#3/14	86th pct	Scoringvs FBS RB
Usage	Rush share	44.1%	#38/738	95th pct	Ground-game usagevs FBS RB
Usage	1st-down usage	35.1%	#15/738	98th pct	Early-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage	Standard-down usage	31.8%	#21/738	97th pct	Base-situation sharevs FBS RB
Usage	2nd-down usage	29.6%	#22/738	97th pct	Middle-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage	Passing-down usage	21.3%	#17/738	98th pct	Known-passing sharevs FBS RB
Usage	3rd-down usage	16.3%	#57/738	92nd pct	Money-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage	Pass share	4.7%	#179/738	76th pct	Air-game usagevs FBS RB
Ball Security	Fumbles lost	1	#78/256	70th pct	Turnoversvs FBS RB

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

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 · 13 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	128	6.3	1.6
Road6g	82.3	4.9	0.7

Win vs Loss

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Wins9g	124	6.2	1.6
Losses4g	68.5	4.5	0.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	90.0	5.2	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	127	6.2	1.7

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

78All-Conference

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush yards (98th). Strength: carries (97th).

Rush yards#6 / 349 · 98th pct

1392rush

Carries#8 / 349 · 98th pct

240rush

Rush TDs#8 / 349 · 97th pct

15rush

Yards / carry#60 / 349 · 82nd pct

5.8rush

Long run#154 / 349 · 55th pct

49rush

Receptions#150 / 338 · 54th pct

13rece

Fumbles lost#55 / 201 · 49th pct

1fumb

Rec yards#189 / 338 · 44th pct

77rece

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

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

wepa_rushing0.15Mid (p50–p75) (n=178)High (p75–p90) (n=184)Mid (p50–p75) (n=362)

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics

Sieh BanguraOhioJalen BuckleyWestern Michigan· 89% simKaytron AllenPenn State· 88% simMark Fletcher Jr.Miami· 87% sim

Rush yards

98
Bangura

89
Buckley

97
Allen

96
Jr.

Carries

98
Bangura

88
Buckley

93
Allen

95
Jr.

Rush TDs

97
Bangura

87
Buckley

97
Allen

94
Jr.

Yards / carry

82
Bangura

74
Buckley

89
Allen

71
Jr.

Long run

55
Bangura

81
Buckley

81
Allen

68
Jr.

Receptions

54
Bangura

49
Buckley

71
Allen

67
Jr.

Fumbles lost

49
Bangura

49
Buckley

49
Allen

49
Jr.

Rec yards

44
Bangura

43
Buckley

39
Allen

73
Jr.

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Spencer Brown’s 2020 season.

Spencer Brown

73%match

UAB · 2020

Camryn Edwards

UConn · 2025

73%

Montrell Johnson

Louisiana · 2021

72%

Brad Roberts

Air Force · 2022

All-Mountain West

70%

Alex Tecza

Navy · 2025

All-AAC

70%

Matches Spencer on

Weight

Rush TD rate

Class year

Differs from Spencer on

Recruiting rating (higher)

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Garrett Groshek’s path through Wisconsin.

Garrett Groshek

97%match

Wisconsin · 2020

Joshua Samuel

Austin Peay · 2022

95%

Narii Gaither

Gardner-Webb · 2023

94%

Khalan Laborn

Marshall · 2022

All-Sun Belt

92%

Dylan Carson

Air Force · 2025

91%

Matches Garrett on

Yards per carry

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

Justice Ellison

72%match

Indiana · 2024

Kejon Owens

Florida International · 2025

71%

Marcus Carroll

Missouri · 2024

All-Sun Belt

66%

Jevyon Ducker

Temple · 2025

62%

Jalon Daniels

Kansas · 2024

All-Big 12

58%

Matches Justice on

Receiving share

EPA / carry (adj)

Total rush EPA (college ability)

Differs from Justice on

Height (higher)

Recruiting rating (higher)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Brian Smith

Pass share

36.6%

311 pass / 539 run

Plays / game

65.4

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

9.4%

278 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

2 coaches

2021

Tim Albin

Ohio

2022

Tim Albin

Ohio

2023

Tim Albin

Ohio

2024

Tim Albin

Ohio

2025

Brian Smith

Ohio

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Tim Albin → Brian Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

HometownBowie, MD

Height6'0"

Weight210 lb

Class4

PositionRB

Jersey5

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 entries

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2025)

All-MAC

Trophy Case · Detail

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

All-Conference

2 all-conference honors

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-MAC	all_conference	Ohio \| MAC	RB
2022	All-MAC	all_conference	Ohio \| MAC	RB

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season	Team	Role	Latest Model	Forecast	Win	Finalist	Official Finish	Points	Context
2024	Minnesota	RB4	#1979	#2297	0.0%	0.0%	--	--	W16 snapshot \| Big Ten
2023	Ohio	RB4	#174	#215	0.0%	0.0%	--	--	W19 snapshot \| Mid-American
2022	Ohio	RB4	#186	#252	0.0%	0.0%	--	--	W20 snapshot \| Mid-American
2021	Ohio	RB4	#1833	#2526	0.0%	0.0%	--	--	W20 snapshot \| Mid-American

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season	Team	Conference	Pos	Class	Bio
2025	Ohio	Mid-American	RB	4	No. 5 \| 6-0 \| 210 lb \| Bowie, MD
2024	Minnesota	Big Ten	RB	4	No. 5 \| 6-0 \| 210 lb \| Bowie, MD
2023	Ohio	Mid-American	RB	4	No. 5 \| 6-0 \| 210 lb \| Bowie, MD
2022	Ohio	Mid-American	RB	4	No. 5 \| 6-0 \| 210 lb \| Bowie, MD
2021	Ohio	Mid-American	RB	4	No. 5 \| 6-0 \| 210 lb \| Bowie, MD

Sieh Bangura

R07 · Impact starter

+1397%

Identity & Role

Recruiting Pedigree

Transfer Arc

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

The Room on Sieh Bangura

How rival fanbases talk about Sieh Bangura

Awaiting candidate metric

Why this is more than a rushing profile

2025 Season · Final

RB season snapshot

What kind of player is this?

2025 Season · Final

Traditional Stats

Advanced Metrics

Player Standing

Percentile Card

Advanced Savant

The Balanced Back

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Trophy Case · Detail

2 all-conference honors

Honors Timeline

Heisman By Year

Roster Timeline