CFB Zeitgeist Score
71
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by sacks at the 89th percentile.
Tyler Onyedim
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
48 TACKLES · 3 SACKS
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Denver2026 NFL rookie season
#66Rd 3 · Pick 2
Denver2026 NFL rookie season
DT · TEXAS A&M · SEC
Tyler Onyedim
- 4
- #11
- 6-3 | 295 lb
- Richmond, TX
Heisman Heat
#9719
<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 DEFENSE AWARD
Nagurski
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
R3 · #66
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3-star | 0.8422 | No. 1405 recruit | HighSchool | Iowa State |
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 Iowa State
Composite
0.8422
#1405 national
NFL Draft
2026 · Rd 3, Pick 2
#66 overall · Denver
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 Tyler Onyedim
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 Tyler Onyedim
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 defensive totals stand
Through 13g
48Tackles
9Tackles for loss
3Sacks
Per game
4Tackles
0.7Tackles for loss
0.2Sacks
Final
48Tackles
9Tackles for loss
3Sacks
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Tyler Onyedim is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Texas A&M's defense, with 3.0 sacks, 9.0 tackles for loss, and -- interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
DEF 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?
High-disruption defender | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
48 87th
SOLO
19 76th
TFL
9.0 97th
SACK
3.0 94th
QBH
2 66th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs UTSA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-22vs Utah State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-40@ Notre Dame | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 16-10vs Auburn | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-9vs Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-17vs Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-42@ Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-25@ LSU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-17@ Missouri | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-30vs South Carolina | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-0vs Samford | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-27@ Texas | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Bowl | L 3-10vs Miami | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 19 | 9.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
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
2021Iowa State7-5HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Iowa State4-8HC: Matt Campbell · Pass-leaning
2023Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Texas A&M11-2HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas A&M | 48 | 19 | 9.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 42 | 19 | 6.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 11 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 4 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 105 | 41 | 18.5 | 6.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 48 | #649/4942 | 87th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 9.0 | #142/4972 | 97th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 3.0 | #292/4972 | 94th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | QB hurries | 2 | #647/1878 | 66th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 19 | #1095/4584 | 76th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
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
The Lombardi award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins11g | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Losses2g | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the DT cohort
71Solid starter
Elite: tackles for loss (94th). Strength: sacks (88th). Concern: passes defended (17th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · DT · 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
Tyler OnyedimTexas A&MMarcAnthony ParkerNavy· 82% simEthan WesloskiNorth Texas· 79% simMicah DaveyUTEP· 79% sim
Tackles for loss
Sacks
Tackles
QB hurries
Solo tackles
Passes defended
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack; controls his gap and stacks blocks.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dominique Ratcliff’s 2023 season.
Dominique Ratcliff
90%match
#2
Marcus Harris
90%
#3
Bryce Langston
89%
#4
Joshua Celiscar
88%
#5
Jeremiah Littles
All-Sun Belt
88%
Matches Dominique on
Height
TFL rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Dion Washington's graduate season at Boise State (2025).
Dion Washington
88%match
#2
Rene Konga
87%
#3
Edward Vesterinen
87%
#4
Jordan Guerad
All-Conference USA
85%
#5
Devin Lee
83%
Matches Dion on
Class year
TFL rate
Weight
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 · 2021–2025
3 coaches2021
Jimbo Fisher
Texas A&M
2022
Jimbo Fisher
Texas A&M
2023era →
Elijah Robinson
Texas A&M
2025era →
Mike Elko
Texas A&M
Played under 3 different head coaches: Jimbo Fisher, Elijah Robinson, and Mike Elko. Multi-era developmental context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownRichmond, TX
Height6'3"
Weight295 lb
Class4
PositionDT
Jersey11
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamTexas A&M
ConferenceSEC
Joined2025
Career arc5 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 | Iowa State | DT4 | #9719 | #9237 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2023 | Iowa State | DT4 | #6490 | #7037 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2022 | Iowa State | DT4 | #8903 | #9347 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2021 | Iowa State | DT4 | #10010 | #9865 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big 12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas A&M | SEC | DT | 4 | No. 11 | 6-3 | 295 lb | Richmond, TX |
| 2024 | Iowa State | Big 12 | DT | 4 | No. 11 | 6-3 | 295 lb | Richmond, TX |
| 2023 | Iowa State | Big 12 | DT | 4 | No. 11 | 6-3 | 295 lb | Richmond, TX |
| 2022 | Iowa State | Big 12 | DT | 4 | No. 11 | 6-3 | 295 lb | Richmond, TX |
| 2021 | Iowa State | Big 12 | DT | 4 | No. 11 | 6-3 | 295 lb | Richmond, TX |