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Steven Angeli

QB · Syracuse · Jr · #9

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

1,317 PASS YDS · 10 PASS TD · -32 RUSH YDS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Syracuse for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Syracuse for 2026

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Quarterback · Syracuse

Returning around him

  • 14% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -10 net (19 in / 29 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Syracuse · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #34 · 2026 recruiting class #42

QB · SYRACUSE · ACC

Steven Angeli

  • 3
  • #9
  • 6-3 | 212 lb
  • Westfield, NJ

CFB Zeitgeist Score

54

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by yards / att at the 88th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#362

<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 QB AWARD

Davey O'Brien

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Aura™ · Him Watch the full board →
Hype = tape +10aura tax
Fans rank this player in the 63rd percentile of QBs; the tape says 53rd — the discourse is fair.
Aura — fan perception63rd pctl
Production — on-field53rd pctl
n=8 mentions · cohort: QBs · 160 qualified · perception = conversation volume, production = wepa_passing
In Their Words 138 windows · 2025 fan posts
steve×270.3orange×112.6achilles×450.5bowl×32.2starter×17.3take×15.4

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2023–2025
5042023
1,3172025

+161%

Up 161% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#365 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionQB
Class3
Jersey9
Measurements6-3 | 212 lb
HometownWestfield, NJ
Primary teamSyracuse

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 4-star No. 365 recruit
Composite rating 0.8962 HighSchool
Signed with Notre Dame 2022
Origin Bergen Catholic Oradell, NJ, USA
Class Profile Context
2022 4-star | 0.8962 No. 365 recruit | HighSchool | Notre Dame

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#362Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#215Where 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

  • Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in passing yards (1317).

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 Notre Dame

Composite

0.8962

#365 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 Steven Angeli

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

50

Mixed Sentiment

Sample 4 mentions
Confidence LOW

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 4 mentions · belief +0 · "Syracuse Orange College Football Preview 2026: Can Steve Angeli Bring the Progra"Own fansRivals: 4 mentions · belief +0 · "The cumulative link to the preseason rankings can be found [here]( https://www.r"RivalsNational: 3 mentions · belief +0 · "The cumulative link to the preseason rankings can be found [here]( https://www.r"National
  • Own fans · n=4
  • Rivals · n=4
  • National · n=3

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Steven Angeli

Obsession score 3
Rival mentions 4
Weeks on radar 2
Peak moment Week 0 · 2 mentions
Grudging respect 0% Neutral 100% Mockery 0%

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Yards per attempt

8.5

yds

P4 + Notre Dame QBs, min 150 attempts

National rank #11 of 72
Percentile vs P4 + Notre Dame QBs, min 150 attempts 86th

Why it matters

#11 of 72 P4 + Notre Dame QBs at 8.5 yards per attempt (155 attempts).

Vs cohort

This player 8.5 (86th)

MODERATE · n=155 cohort 72

  • Also strong
  • TD : INT ratio#6 / 72
  • Completion %#45 / 72
  • ESPN QBR (season average)#28 / 92

Signature Moment

Week 2 vs UConn — 417 ypa

Result W 27-20

The week the volume broke through — put up 417 yds vs UConn.

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

Season Pace · Projection

Where the passing totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 4g
1,317Pass yards
10Pass TDs
2INT
Per game
329.2Pass yards
2Pass TDs
0INT
Projected (13g)
4,280Pass yards
32Pass TDs
6INT

To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 1,317): needs 187/game over remaining 9.

To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 1,317): needs 298.1/game over remaining 9.

To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 10): needs 1.7/game over remaining 9.

To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 10): needs 2.2/game over remaining 9.

To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 10): needs 2.8/game over remaining 9.

What made this player interesting

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

Steven Angeli's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Syracuse, 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.

Current place #362 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 55.0% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Blue-chip pedigree No. 365 recruit

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

QB season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Pass yards 1,317 10 TD | 2 INT | #125/382 (68th pct)
Completion rate 62.6% 97/155 completions | #170/383 (56th pct)
Yards/attempt 8.5 Explosiveness through the air | #67/382 (83rd pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Steady volume | Pocket-leaning against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.

Steady volumePocket-leaning

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Passing Efficiency

CMP
97 64th
ATT
155 66th
CMP%
62.6% 56th
Y/A
8.5 83rd

Passing Production

YDS
1,317 68th
TD
10 74th
INT
2 52nd

Rushing

CAR
23 53rd
YDS
-32 6th
YPC
-1.4 10th
TD
1 63rd

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 4 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCMP/ATTYDSTDINTYPAQBRNote
Wk 1L 26-45@ Tennessee23/40274116.953.1
Wk 2W 27-20vs UConn33/53417217.956.1Season-high 417 yds
Wk 3W 66-24vs Colgate23/313825012.387.55 TD passes
Wk 4W 34-21@ Clemson18/31244207.976.6
Total97/15513171028.868.3
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

2023Notre Dame10-3HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Syracuse3-9HC: Fran Brown · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Syracuse9715562.6%1,3178.5102152.7----
2023Notre Dame344477.3%50411.571221.4----
Career2 loaded seasons13119965.8%1,8219.2173167.9----
SeasonTeam
2025Syracuse23-32-1.41--
2023Notre Dame8273.40--
Career2 loaded seasons31-5-0.21--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Passing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted passing value. Positive numbers mean the quarterback is adding more value through the air than a neutral peer would in the same environment.

Role share

How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.

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.

Rush impact -32 1 rush TD | #386/408 (6th pct)
Usage 55.0% 90.1% pass share | 10.4% rush share | #42/428 (90th pct)
Passing WEPA +0.30 Opponent-adjusted passing value | #82/200 (60th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Passing Passing yards 1,317 #125/382 68th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Pass TD 10 #105/407 74th pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Passing Completions 97 #138/383 64th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Completion % 62.6% #170/383 56th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Passing Yards / attempt 8.5 #67/382 83rd pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing yards -32 #386/408 6th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Value Passing WEPA +0.30 #82/200 60th pct Opponent-adjusted passing value | 127 weighted playsvs FBS QB
Usage Role share 55.0% #42/428 90th pct Share of team offensevs FBS QB
Passing Attempts 155 #141/407 66th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Interceptions 2 #195/407 52nd pct Turnoversvs FBS QB
Rushing Carries 23 #193/408 53rd pct Volumevs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing LONG 11 #281/391 28th pct Metricvs FBS QB
Rushing Rush TD 1 #151/408 63rd pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Rushing Yards / carry -1.4 #369/407 10th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Usage Pass share 90.1% #58/428 87th pct Air-game usagevs FBS QB
Usage Passing-down usage 78.0% #9/428 98th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS QB
Usage 3rd-down usage 67.3% #52/428 88th pct Money-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage 2nd-down usage 56.4% #38/428 91st pct Middle-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage 1st-down usage 49.0% #41/428 91st pct Early-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Standard-down usage 46.7% #53/428 88th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS QB
Usage Rush share 10.4% #154/428 64th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS QB
Ball Security Fumbles lost 2 #163/258 37th pct Turnoversvs FBS QB

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

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 4 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Home2g4003.510.10.5
Road2g2591.57.40.5

Win vs Loss

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Wins3g3483.09.40.3
Losses1g2741.06.91.0

First half vs Second half

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Weeks 1-74g3292.58.80.5

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

54Mid-pack
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (92nd). Strength: yards / att (88th). Concern: rush yards (10th).

Interceptions#8 / 183 · 92nd pct
2pass
Yards / att#21 / 183 · 88th pct
8.5pass
Completion %#87 / 183 · 52nd pct
62.6%pass
Pass TDs#105 / 183 · 40th pct
10pass
Fumbles lost#87 / 174 · 38th pct
2fumb
Pass yards#125 / 183 · 32nd pct
1317pass
Rush TDs#123 / 183 · 26th pct
1rush
Rush yards#163 / 183 · 11th pct
-32rush

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

Advanced Savant · QB · 2024

Percentile Card

Reads as a mid-tier profile across the board..

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback0.300
46th pct
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.

wepa_passing0.3Low (p25–p50) (n=94)

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics
Steven AngeliSyracuseAthan KaliakmanisRutgers· 69% simCade KlubnikClemson· 69% simMiller MossLouisville· 65% sim
Interceptions
92
Angeli
44
Kaliakmanis
56
Klubnik
44
Moss
Yards / att
88
Angeli
88
Kaliakmanis
63
Klubnik
49
Moss
Completion %
52
Angeli
49
Kaliakmanis
73
Klubnik
64
Moss
Pass TDs
40
Angeli
77
Kaliakmanis
64
Klubnik
64
Moss
Fumbles lost
38
Angeli
38
Kaliakmanis
66
Klubnik
38
Moss
Pass yards
32
Angeli
84
Kaliakmanis
78
Klubnik
71
Moss
Rush TDs
26
Angeli
59
Kaliakmanis
59
Klubnik
86
Moss
Rush yards
11
Angeli
12
Kaliakmanis
42
Klubnik
5
Moss

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

Player DNA

The Pocket Passer

Balanced passer who operates within the system. Profile sits near league average across dimensions.

QB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ben Bryant’s 2022 season.

Ben Bryant

66%match

Cincinnati · 2022

#2

Tyler Johnston III

UAB · 2020

61%
#3

Gunnar Watson

Troy · 2023

All-Sun Belt
65%
#4

Athan Kaliakmanis

Rutgers · 2025

NFL Rd 7
65%
#5

Davis Brin

Tulsa · 2022

64%

Matches Ben on

Weight
Yards / attempt
TD rate

Differs from Ben on

Total pass EPA (college ability) (lower)
INT rate (lower)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Lanorris Sellers’s path through South Carolina.

Lanorris Sellers

90%match

South Carolina · 2025

All-SEC
#2

Amari Odom

Kennesaw State · 2025

All-Conference USA
87%
#3

Dustin Crum

Kent State · 2021

All-MAC
83%
#4

Desmond Ridder

Cincinnati · 2021

All-AACNFL Rd 3 · Pk 10
81%
#5

Jayden Maiava

USC · 2025

All-Big Ten
77%

Matches Lanorris on

Height
Completion %
Yards per attempt

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ken Seals's junior season at Vanderbilt (2023).

Ken Seals

59%match

Vanderbilt · 2023

#2

Emory Jones

Arizona State · 2022

56%
#3

Dylan Lonergan

Boston College · 2025

All-ACC
56%
#4

Ben Bryant

Cincinnati · 2022

55%
#5

Hudson Card

Texas · 2022

55%

Matches Ken on

Total pass EPA (college ability)

Differs from Ken on

Class year (lower)
Rush yards / carry (lower)
INT rate (lower)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Fran Brown

Pass share

48.6%

408 pass / 432 run

Plays / game

70.0

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

9.2%

379 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

2 coaches
2023
Nunzio Campanile
Syracuse
2025
Fran Brown
Syracuse
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Nunzio Campanile → Fran Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownWestfield, NJ
Height6'3"
Weight212 lb
Class3
PositionQB
Jersey9

Trophy Case · Detail

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

Honors

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 Notre Dame QB3 #362 #215 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | FBS Independents
2023 Notre Dame QB3 #32 #27 0.8% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | FBS Independents
2022 Notre Dame QB3 #891 #626 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | FBS Independents

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Syracuse ACC QB 3 No. 9 | 6-3 | 212 lb | Westfield, NJ
2024 Notre Dame FBS Independents QB 3 No. 9 | 6-3 | 212 lb | Westfield, NJ
2023 Notre Dame FBS Independents QB 3 No. 9 | 6-3 | 212 lb | Westfield, NJ
2022 Notre Dame FBS Independents QB 3 No. 9 | 6-3 | 212 lb | Westfield, NJ