CFB Zeitgeist Score
36
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 86th percentile.
Ty Clark III
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
323 RUSH YDS · 3 RUSH TD · 75 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to Wake Forest for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Wake Forest
Returning around him
- 26% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 2 Wake Forest players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (24 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wake Forest · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #74 · 2026 recruiting class #63
RB · WAKE FOREST · ACC
Ty Clark III
- 2
- #23
- 6-0 | 207 lb
- Nashville, TN
Heisman Heat
#3278
<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
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Wake Forest
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3-star | 0.8589 | No. 1255 recruit | HighSchool |
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 —
Composite
0.8589
#1255 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 Ty Clark III
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 Ty Clark III
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 rushing totals stand
Through 12g
323Rush yards
75Carries
3Rush TDs
Per game
26.9Rush yards
6Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
349.9Rush yards
81Carries
3Rush TDs
To hit 750-yard season (currently 323): needs 427/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 323): needs 677/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 323): needs 1,177/game over remaining 1.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 3): needs 7/game over remaining 1.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 3): needs 12/game over remaining 1.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 3): needs 17/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.
Ty Clark III's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Wake Forest, 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
RB 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?
Passing-game back against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
75 70th
YDS
323 66th
YPC
4.3 41st
TD
3 73rd
Receiving
REC
17 80th
YDS
209 91st
YPR
12.3 89th
TD
1 89th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 10-9vs Kennesaw State | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 91 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 42-10vs Western Carolina | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-30vs Georgia Tech | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 6 | W 30-23@ Virginia Tech | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-14@ Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 13-12vs SMU | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-42@ Florida State | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 11 | W 16-9@ Virginia | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-12vs North Carolina | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-14vs Delaware | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 14 | L 32-49@ Duke | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 12 | |
| Bowl | W 43-29@ Mississippi State | 17 | 91 | 5.4 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 75 | 323 | 4.0 | 3 | 15 |
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
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 75 | 323 | 4.3 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 75 | 323 | 4.3 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 17 | 209 | 12.3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 17 | 209 | 12.3 | 1 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.
How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 323 | #251/735 | 66th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 3 | #204/739 | 73rd pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 4.3 | #435/735 | 41st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 17 | #111/552 | 80th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 209 | #51/548 | 91st pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 8.7% | #364/738 | 51st pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 75 | #223/739 | 70th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 15 | #465/733 | 37th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 62 | #27/540 | 95th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 12.3 | #61/548 | 89th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 1 | #60/552 | 89th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 12.6% | #407/738 | 45th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 11.5% | #157/738 | 79th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 10.3% | #331/738 | 55th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 8.9% | #384/738 | 48th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 8.1% | #288/738 | 61st pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 5.6% | #524/738 | 29th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 4.8% | #172/738 | 77th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
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
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 28.0 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 25.8 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins9g | 30.7 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Losses3g | 15.7 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 30.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 23.5 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
36Mid-pack
Elite: rec yards (85th). Concern: long run (4th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · RB · 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
Ty Clark IIIWake ForestSeth McGowanKentucky· 65% simRashod DubinionApp State· 65% simAl-Jay HendersonBuffalo· 65% sim
Rec yards
Receptions
Rush TDs
Carries
Rush yards
Yards / carry
Long run
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ronald Awatt’s 2020 season.
Ronald Awatt
68%match
#2
Dylan Carson
68%
#3
Dominic Richardson
70%
#4
Casey Filkins
70%
#5
Lorenzo Lingard
69%
Matches Ronald on
Yards / carry
Weight
Differs from Ronald on
Class year (lower)
Rush TD rate (lower)
Recruiting rating (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Darius Wilson’s path through William & Mary.
Darius Wilson
98%match
#2
Deon Jackson
92%
#3
Maurki James
92%
#4
Keyon Brooks
91%
#5
Isaih Pacheco
NFL Rd 7
89%
Matches Darius on
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Justin Lynch's sophomore season at Northern Illinois (2022).
Justin Lynch
71%match
#2
Quinn Henicle
68%
#3
Lloyd Avant
70%
#4
Shadrick Byrd
68%
#5
Bryce Carpenter
65%
Matches Justin on
Rush TD rate
Yards / carry
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Justin on
Class year (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Pass share
48.0%
405 pass / 439 run
Plays / game
64.9
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
5.1%
293 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Jake Dickert
Wake Forest
Played his entire career under Jake Dickert.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownNashville, TN
Height6'0"
Weight207 lb
Class2
PositionRB
Jersey23
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamWake Forest
ConferenceACC
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 | Wake Forest | RB2 | #3278 | #3540 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | ACC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | ACC | RB | 2 | No. 23 | 6-0 | 207 lb | Nashville, TN |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | ACC | RB | 2 | No. 23 | 6-0 | 207 lb | Nashville, TN |