CFB Zeitgeist Score
25
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by fumbles lost at the 81st percentile.
Terry Bussey
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
195 REC YDS · 18 REC · 1 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Texas A&M for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Texas A&M
Returning around him
- 75% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 10 Texas A&M players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (19 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas A&M · Last season: 11-2 (AP #7) · Talent rank #8 · 2026 recruiting class #9
WR · TEXAS A&M · SEC
Terry Bussey
- 2
- #2
- 5-10 | 195 lb
- Timpson, TX
Heisman Heat
#2813
<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 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
Texas A&M
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5-star | 0.9945 | No. 11 recruit | HighSchool | Texas A&M |
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 Texas A&M
Composite
0.9945
#11 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 Terry Bussey
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
50
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=1
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Terry Bussey
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 receiving totals stand
Through 12g
195Rec yards
18Receptions
1Rec TDs
Per game
16.2Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
211.2Rec yards
20Receptions
1Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 195): needs 505/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 195): needs 805/game over remaining 1.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 18): needs 42/game over remaining 1.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 18): needs 62/game over remaining 1.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 7/game over remaining 1.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 9/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.
Terry Bussey's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Texas A&M, 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?
All-purpose weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
18 60th
YDS
195 57th
YPR
10.8 39th
TD
1 64th
Rushing
CAR
1 35th
YDS
1 20th
YPC
1.0 22nd
TD
0 81st
Returns
KR YDS
421 90th
KR AVG
23.4 77th
PR YDS
62 59th
PR AVG
8.9 59th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs UTSA | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-22vs Utah State | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 1 | 34 | Season-high 55 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 41-40@ Notre Dame | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 5 | W 16-10vs Auburn | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-9vs Mississippi State | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-42@ Arkansas | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-25@ LSU | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-17@ Missouri | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-30vs South Carolina | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-0vs Samford | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-27@ Texas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Bowl | L 3-10vs Miami | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 18 | 195 | 11.0 | 1 | 34 |
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
2025Texas A&M11-2HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas A&M | 18 | 195 | 10.8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 18 | 195 | 10.8 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 421 | 62 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 1 | 1 | 421 | 62 | -- |
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 | 18 | #444/1110 | 60th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 195 | #475/1107 | 57th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 1 | #396/1111 | 64th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 10.8 | #672/1106 | 39th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 421 | #24/238 | 90th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return yards | 62 | #92/224 | 59th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 5.8% | #791/1137 | 31st pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 1 | #264/407 | 35th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 1 | #334/346 | 4th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 1 | #317/397 | 20th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 1.0 | #309/393 | 22nd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 34 | #548/1105 | 50th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 23.4 | #55/236 | 77th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick returns | 18 | #11/243 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return avg | 8.9 | #91/222 | 59th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt returns | 7 | #103/237 | 57th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 3.6% | #717/1137 | 37th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 2.8% | #768/1137 | 33rd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 2.8% | #925/1137 | 19th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 2.8% | #812/1137 | 29th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 2.8% | #713/1137 | 37th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 1.3% | #922/1137 | 19th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.2% | #374/1137 | 67th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/302 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.7 | 17.6 | 10.4 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 1.2 | 14.4 | 11.7 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins10g | 1.4 | 17.8 | 12.3 | 0.1 |
| Losses2g | 2.0 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 20.5 | 9.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
25Below cohort
Elite: fumbles lost (80th). Concern: rec yards (15th).
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
Terry BusseyTexas A&MMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 58% simJacquon GibsonMassachusetts· 56% simAsaad WaseemFlorida Atlantic· 55% sim
Fumbles lost
Rush TDs
Yards / catch
Rec TDs
Rush yards
Receptions
Long catch
Rec yards
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 Jacquon Gibson’s 2024 season.
Jacquon Gibson
82%match
#2
Kaleb Brown
82%
#3
Chandler Speights
77%
#4
Jake Bailey
78%
#5
Eugene Wilson
78%
Matches Jacquon on
Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)
TD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kaleb Brown's sophomore season at Iowa (2023).
Kaleb Brown
84%match
#2
Eugene Wilson
80%
#3
Michael Hetzel
79%
#4
Jordan Smart
75%
#5
Rodney Fields Jr.
75%
Matches Kaleb on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Weight
Differs from Kaleb on
Class year (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Pass share
45.8%
407 pass / 482 run
Plays / game
68.4
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
3.8%
286 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Mike Elko
Texas A&M
Played his entire career under Mike Elko.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownTimpson, TX
Height5'10"
Weight195 lb
Class2
PositionWR
Jersey2
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamTexas A&M
ConferenceSEC
Joined2025
Career arc2 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 | Texas A&M | WR2 | #2813 | #2549 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | SEC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.