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Victor Snow

WR · Buffalo · Jr

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

815 REC YDS · 62 REC · 8 REC TD

2026 TRANSFERTransferred Buffalo → NC State for 2026

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to NC State

2025Buffalo
2026NC State

WR · BUFFALO · MID-AMERICAN

Victor Snow

  • 3
  • 5-8 | 168 lb
  • Webster, NY

CFB Zeitgeist Score

85

All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 89th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#413

<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

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R06 · Starter

Starter. A locked-in starting role.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career arc · Season-by-season Standing

4 seasons on the ladder

Peak: R09 All-Conference HM / 2nd team · 2024

2022

Nevada · WR

2023

Buffalo · WR

2024

Buffalo · WR

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

2025

Buffalo · WR

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
1.02022
12.02023
6512024
8152025

+81400%

Up 81400% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class3
Jersey--
Measurements5-8 | 168 lb
HometownWebster, NY
Primary teamBuffalo

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree Not on file No matched recruiting profile in the loaded archive
Composite rating -- Composite rating unavailable for this player
Signed with -- Commitment history unavailable
Origin -- Hometown and high school unavailable
Class Profile Context
No recruiting profile is on file for this player.

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination NC State 2026
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Jan 5, 2026
Season Move Context
2026 Buffalo -> NC State 3-star | 0.8600 | 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#413Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#591Where 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.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

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 Victor Snow

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

Awaiting per-cohort signal

Sample 0 mentions
Confidence BELOW-FLOOR

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmRivals: 2 mentions · belief -100 · "I knew a lady in Buffalo NY who actually froze to death a couple of years ago. T"Rivals
  • Rivals · n=2

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Victor Snow

Only 2 rival mention(s) — below the 4-mention floor for a defensible read.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Receiving yards (total)

815

yds

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #59 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 89th

Why it matters

#59 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving yards — 815 yards on 62 receptions.

Vs cohort

This player 815 (89th)

HIGH · n=62 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Yards per reception#220 / 531
  • Receiving TDs#23 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 6 vs Eastern Michigan — 136 receiving_yards_total

Result W 31-30

The week the volume broke through — put up 136 yds vs Eastern Michigan.

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

Season Pace · Projection

Where the receiving totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 12g
815Rec yards
62Receptions
8Rec TDs
Per game
67.9Rec yards
5Receptions
1Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
882.9Rec yards
67Receptions
9Rec TDs

✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 815.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 815): needs 185/game over remaining 1.

✓ Hit 60-catch season · finished with 62.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 62): needs 18/game over remaining 1.

✓ Hit 8 receiving TDs · finished with 8.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 8): needs 2/game over remaining 1.

Why the honors trail matters

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

The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Victor Snow already has 3 loaded recognition items, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.

Current place #413 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 10.6% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 1 portal move

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
Receptions 62 8 rec TD | #50/1110 (96th pct)
Receiving yards 815 13.1 per catch | #62/1107 (94th pct)
Scrimmage yards 906 Total offensive yardage | #62/1107 (94th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Target magnet | All-purpose weapon against FBS receiving peers.

Target magnetAll-purpose weapon

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
62 96th
YDS
815 94th
YPR
13.1 60th
TD
8 98th

Rushing

CAR
12 91st
YDS
91 94th
YPC
7.6 77th
TD
2 99th

Returns

KR YDS
29 33rd
KR AVG
14.5 24th
PR YDS
213 93rd
PR AVG
10.7 71st
RET TD
1 89th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1L 10-23@ Minnesota56713.4140
Wk 2W 45-6vs St. Francis (PA)36722.3139
Wk 3W 31-28@ Kent State33411.3122
Wk 4L 17-21vs Troy5387.6017
Wk 5L 17-20vs UConn7689.7027
Wk 6W 31-30vs Eastern Michigan613622.7275Season-high 136 yds
Wk 8W 28-21@ Massachusetts811214.02372 TD catches
Wk 9L 16-24vs Akron7568.0015
Wk 10W 28-3@ Bowling Green188.008
Wk 12L 19-38@ Central Michigan4369.0015
Wk 13L 20-37vs Miami (OH)911112.3126
Wk 14L 26-31vs Ohio48220.5058
Total6281513.2875
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

2022Nevada2-10HC: Ken Wilson · Balanced
2023Buffalo3-9HC: Maurice Linguist · Balanced
2024Buffalo9-4HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-heavy
2025Buffalo5-7HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Buffalo6281513.18--
2024Buffalo5565111.86--
2023Buffalo11212.00--
2022Nevada111.00--
Career4 loaded seasons1191,47912.414--
SeasonTeam
2025Buffalo1291292131
2024Buffalo961--217--
2023Buffalo530------
2022Nevada----------
Career4 loaded seasons26182294301
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

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.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

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.

Usage 10.6% 19.6% pass-game share | #98/1137 (91st pct)
Return yards 242 1 return TD | #161/238 (33rd pct)
Touchdowns 11 Across offense and returns | #23/1111 (98th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 62 #50/1110 96th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 815 #62/1107 94th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 8 #23/1111 98th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 13.1 #441/1106 60th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Kick return yards 29 #161/238 33rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Returns Punt return yards 213 #17/224 93rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 19.6% #98/1137 91st pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing yards 91 #26/397 94th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing LONG 44 #17/346 95th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Rushing Carries 12 #37/407 91st pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Yards / carry 7.6 #90/393 77th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Rushing Rush TD 2 #7/411 99th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 75 #47/1105 96th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Returns Punt returns 20 #15/237 94th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Returns Kick return avg 14.5 #181/236 24th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Punt return avg 10.7 #66/222 71st pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Kick returns 2 #132/243 46th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Returns Punt return TD 1 #4/27 89th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 12.6% #109/1137 91st pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 12.1% #40/1137 97th pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 11.5% #160/1137 86th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage Role share 10.6% #74/1137 94th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 10.2% #61/1137 95th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 7.4% #276/1137 76th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 1.8% #114/1137 90th 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.

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

StatusAwaiting 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/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home7g5.979.714.70.6
Road5g4.251.411.10.8

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins5g4.271.415.71.2
Losses7g5.965.411.50.3

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-76g4.868.314.50.8
Weeks 8+6g5.567.512.00.5

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

85All-Conference
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (95th). Strength: rec tds (94th).

Rush TDs#7 / 287 · 96th pct
2rush
Rec TDs#23 / 558 · 95th pct
8rece
Rush yards#24 / 287 · 92nd pct
91rush
Receptions#50 / 558 · 91st pct
62rece
Long catch#43 / 558 · 91st pct
75rece
Rec yards#62 / 558 · 89th pct
815rece
Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 81st pct
0fumb
Yards / catch#268 / 558 · 51st pct
13.1rece

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
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

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

3 peers · 8 metrics
Victor SnowBuffaloCortez BrahamMemphis· 93% simDenzel BostonWashington· 93% simChris BellLouisville· 92% sim
Rush TDs
96
Snow
Rec TDs
95
Snow
95
Braham
98
Boston
87
Bell
Rush yards
92
Snow
Receptions
91
Snow
92
Braham
91
Boston
97
Bell
Long catch
91
Snow
87
Braham
94
Boston
77
Bell
Rec yards
89
Snow
93
Braham
92
Boston
93
Bell
Fumbles lost
81
Snow
81
Boston
Yards / catch
51
Snow
65
Braham
66
Boston
47
Bell

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

Player DNA

The Slot Technician

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Victor Snow’s 2024 season.

Victor Snow

81%match

Buffalo · 2024

All-MAC
#2

Kamdyn Benjamin

Tulsa · 2023

80%
#3

Silas Bolden

Oregon State · 2023

78%
#4

Kole Wilson

Texas State · 2023

77%
#5

Tyrin Smith

UTEP · 2022

75%

Matches Victor on

Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Reception volume

Differs from Victor on

Class year (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Taylor Grimes’s path through Incarnate Word.

Taylor Grimes

100%match

Incarnate Word · 2022

#2

Tyler Vaughns

USC · 2020

99%
#3

Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman

Northwestern · 2020

98%
#4

Cam'Ron Lacy

Middle Tennessee · 2025

98%
#5

Hunter Long

Boston College · 2020

All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 18
96%

Matches Taylor on

Yards per reception

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Junior Vandeross's senior season at Toledo (2025).

Junior Vandeross

68%match

Toledo · 2025

#2

Isaiah Sategna

Oklahoma · 2025

68%
#3

Kamdyn Benjamin

Tulsa · 2024

All-AAC
66%
#4

Anthony Gould

Oregon State · 2023

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 5
65%
#5

Phillip Brooks III

Kansas State · 2023

62%

Matches Junior on

Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight

Differs from Junior on

Class year (lower)
Reception volume (lower)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Pete Lembo

Pass share

49.8%

409 pass / 413 run

Plays / game

68.5

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

7.4%

338 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2022
Maurice Linguist
Buffalo
2023
Maurice Linguist
Buffalo
2024
Maurice Linguist
Buffalo
2025
Pete Lembo
Buffalo
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Maurice Linguist → Pete Lembo. 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.

HometownWebster, NY
Height5'8"
Weight168 lb
Class3
PositionWR

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 entries
🥈

ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM

All-Conf 1st team (2025)

All-MAC

Trophy Case · Detail

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

All-Conference

3 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 Buffalo | MAC RET
2025 All-MAC all_conference Buffalo | MAC WR
2024 All-MAC all_conference Buffalo | MAC WR

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Buffalo WR3 #413 #591 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Mid-American
2023 Buffalo WR3 #4379 #4869 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Mid-American
2022 Nevada WR3 #5619 #6176 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mountain West

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Buffalo Mid-American WR 3 5-8 | 168 lb | Webster, NY
2024 Buffalo Mid-American WR 3 5-8 | 168 lb | Webster, NY
2023 Buffalo Mid-American WR 3 5-8 | 168 lb | Webster, NY
2022 Nevada Mountain West WR 3 5-8 | 168 lb | Webster, NY