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THIS WEEK
LSU @ MISS85
LOU @ NCSU73
UTAH @ ORST73
CLEM @ SYR72
ND @ DUKE70
TA&M @ ARK68
UGA @ AUB68
ORE @ STAN68
PITT @ VT68
ALA @ MSST67
FLA @ UK66
MIZ @ VAN66
BOIS @ MEM66
UVA @ BC65
MSU @ IOWA65
TROY @ GAST64
MICH @ NEB63
JXST @ SHSU62
PSU @ NU62
USA @ JMU62
IU @ MD62
WVU @ TCU62
USC @ COLO61
BUF @ AKR61
WASH @ ARIZ61
TXST @ USM60
ECU @ RICE60
ODU @ MRSH59
ASU @ CAL58
KU @ TEX58
ILL @ PUR57
CLT @ SMU57
HOU @ TTU55
USF @ NAVY54
SC @ TENN54
BAY @ UCF52
ISU @ OU52
NIU @ TOL51
SDSU @ AF51
ARST @ MASS50
CCU @ GASO49
CIN @ BYU48
BGSU @ GT48
UNM @ WYO47
UL @ MINN45
M-OH @ KENT45
APP @ ULM43
TEM @ TLSA42
MTSU @ WKU42
BALL @ WMU41
LT @ UTEP40
USU @ CONN38
UAB @ TULN37
HAW @ UNLV37
EMU @ CMU36
NEV @ FRES35
FIDELITY
MEASURED
DERIVED
≈ ESTIMATED
DOT MARKS
TEXAS A&M
ARKANSAS
OVERVIEWPRESEASON PROFILE
MATCHUPHEAD TO HEAD
TEAMROOMS & PLAYERS
VINTAGE2023
SAT 12:00 ET|AT&T STADIUMCONFTENSIONVACATEDTALENT GAP20|O/U54.0COLLISION
75
AP · FPI
TEAM
PTS
2025
TAL
OFF
DEF
RET
PACE
SOS ▾
IMP
ML
SPREAD
AWAY
—AP
14FPI
TA&MSECTEXAS A&M
34
7-6
98
77
94
65%
71
97
30.0
-245
-6.0
HOME
—AP
56FPI
ARKSECARKANSAS
22
4-8
77
53
68
58%
53
83
24.0
+200
+6.0
IMP = IMPLIED TEAM TOTAL FROM SPREAD + O/U · OFF AND DEF ARE SCOUT TEAM GRADES AS FBS PERCENTILES · EVERY MEASURED FIGURE IS 2023CONSENSUS · DRAFTKINGS
FINALTA&M34—ARK22
CLOSED TA&M -6.0TOTAL 54.0TA&M COVERED · 56 POINTS · OVER
TA&M
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
ARK
34
POINTS
22
414
TOTAL YARDS
174
210 (17-28)
PASSING
132 (9-17)
204 (39)
RUSHING
42 (39)
19
FIRST DOWNS
10
8-15
THIRD DOWN
5-15
0-1
FOURTH DOWN
0-1
30:33
TIME OF POSS.
29:27
6-40
PENALTIES
0-0
3
TURNOVERS
1
7
SACKS
0
2
QB HURRIES
2
TA&M
DERIVED · PLAY BY PLAY
ARK
0.231
SEASON 0.277
EPA / PLAY
-0.013
SEASON 0.218
50.0%
SEASON 43.9%
SUCCESS RATE
29.1%
SEASON 40.0%
18.8%
SEASON 16.0%
EXPLOSIVE RATE
10.9%
SEASON 13.3%
6.61
SEASON 6.07
YARDS / PLAY
3.75
SEASON 5.37
-0.013
SEASON 0.103
EPA ALLOWED
0.231
SEASON 0.209
29.1%
SEASON 35.2%
SUCCESS ALLOWED
50.0%
SEASON 40.9%
10.9%
SEASON 16.4%
EXPLOSIVE ALLOWED
18.8%
SEASON 16.4%
9.4%
SEASON 21.7%
STUFF RATE
10.8%
SEASON 16.8%
OFFICIAL FIGURES ARE THE BOX SCORE AS SCORED. DERIVED FIGURES COME FROM PLAY BY PLAY WITH GARBAGE TIME REMOVED, SO THEY COUNT A DIFFERENT SET OF PLAYS AND WILL NOT TIE OUT AGAINST THE OFFICIAL COLUMN. A BRIGHTENED SIDE LEADS THAT ROW BY THE DIRECTION IN ITS TOOLTIP; TIME OF POSSESSION IS UNMARKED BECAUSE IT IS A TENDENCY, NOT A VIRTUE. SEASON AVERAGES ARE REGULAR SEASON ONLY. MARKET FIGURES ARE BOOK CONSENSUS, NEVER MODEL OUTPUT.
DATA BASISNOTHING ON THIS TAB IS MEASURED YET · 2023 PRESEASON · NO GAMES PLAYED
MEASURED0 OF 12 GAMES
Real 2026 data. It accumulates weekly and replaces carried figures metric by metric, on the schedules below.
CARRIED14 ROOMS
What each roster did last season, applied player by player. Transfers name the school.
PROGRAM PRIOR2 STAFFS
The programme's own prior identity — or, where the staff is new, the coach's career fingerprint with its sample.
PRESEASON FACT7 PER TEAM
Talent, recruiting, vacated usage, portal and coach status. Preseason inputs.
ABSENT2 CLASSES
Current season luck and situational splits. Shown absent with the reason, never estimated.
FLIPS TO MEASUREDABSENTNOT MEASURED. This asks how many weeks into a season each number becomes trustworthy, which is a within-season question. The back-test measures relationships between one season and the next, so it cannot answer it.
MARKET LINE VS TEAM PROFILEGAME LEVEL · WEEK 5 FIELD n=56
MARKET
TOTAL54.0
SPREADTA&M -6.0
IMPLIED — TA&M30.0
IMPLIED — ARK24.0
SCORING ENVIRONMENT
44FBS PCTL
BOTH OFF × BOTH DEF
BY MARKET TOTAL
21 / 56
BY ENVIRONMENT
37 / 56
DISAGREEMENT16 SLOTSThe two rankings disagree by 16 positions on a 56-game board. Both figures are stated; the site does not resolve which is right.
PACE COLLISION
FAST × MIDDLING
TA&M PACE26.6s
71
ARK PACE27.7s
53
SHARED PACE27.2s
62
PLAY VOLUME133
62
CEILING CHARACTERIDENTITY · NOT QUALITY
TA&M68CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
64
PROE
70
TEMPO
71
EXPLOSIVE64p
64
PROE70p
70
TEMPO71p
71
ARK39CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
43
PROE
22
TEMPO
53
EXPLOSIVE43p
43
PROE22p
22
TEMPO53p
53
IS THE RECORD REAL2023 · FULL SEASON
TA&MRECORD UNDERSTATES
7-5ACTUALvs9.0-3.0FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE-2.0 W
ONE SCORE RECORD0-3
POINT MARGIN / GAME+12.8
TEXAS A&M won 7 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 9.0. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
ARKRECORD UNDERSTATES
4-8ACTUALvs5.7-6.3FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE-1.7 W
ONE SCORE RECORD1-5
POINT MARGIN / GAME-1.3
ARKANSAS won 4 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 5.7. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TEAM LEDGERTEXAS A&MARKANSAS2023 PRESEASON · NO GAMES PLAYED
VACATED USAGE — AND DID THE ROSTER REFILL ITOPEN VOLUME IS A FACT, NOT AN ASSIGNMENT
VACATED USAGE BY ROOMLEFT OPEN, LARGEST FIRST
RB79%Devon AchaneRB · 77% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
QB45%Haynes KingPORTAL · GEORGIA TECH · 45% OF ROOM PARTICIPATION
WR/TE37%Donovan GreenTE · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONChris MarshallWR · 6% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONChase LanePORTAL · GEORGIA TECH · 5% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION4 FURTHER DEPARTURES
DB36%Jaylon JonesDB · 13% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONAntonio JohnsonDB · 13% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION7 FURTHER DEPARTURES
LB18%Andre White Jr.LB · 14% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
OL14%Matthew WykoffPORTAL · CALIFORNIA · 14% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
DL9%Anthony LucasPORTAL · USC · 5% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION4 FURTHER DEPARTURES
SHARE OF LAST SEASON'S ROOM PARTICIPATION THAT DEPARTED, LARGEST FIRST · OPEN VOLUME IS A FACT, NOT AN ASSIGNMENT
PORTAL & CLASS INTAKE — WHO CAME INHEADCOUNT, NOT A PROJECTION
RBDavid Bailey · PORTAL ★3 · COLORADO STATERueben Owens II · SIGNEE ★5PARTIAL
QBJaylen Henderson · PORTAL ★3 · FRESNO STATEMarcel Reed · SIGNEE ★4INTACT
WR/TEJahdae Walker · PORTAL ★3 · GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITYRaymond Cottrell Jr. · SIGNEE ★4Jaden Platt · SIGNEE ★4REFILLED
DBSam McCall · PORTAL ★4 · FLORIDA STATEJosh DeBerry · PORTAL ★4 · BOSTON COLLEGETony Grimes · PORTAL ★4 · NORTH CAROLINA2 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
LBJurriente Davis · PORTAL ★3 · JACKSON STATEChantz Johnson · SIGNEE ★3REFILLED
OLFinn Dirstine · PORTAL ★3 · BOSTON COLLEGEChase Bisontis · SIGNEE ★4TJ Shanahan Jr. · SIGNEE ★42 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
DLDJ Hicks · SIGNEE ★5Daymion Sanford · SIGNEE ★4Rylan Kennedy · SIGNEE ★3INTACT
PORTAL AND SIGNING-CLASS ARRIVALS AT EACH ROOM THAT LOST VOLUME · A HEADCOUNT, NEVER A USAGE PROJECTION
CARRIED GRADES & TEAM FACTS — THIS ROSTER, TODAYCARRIED FROM 2025, RE-HOMED PLAYER BY PLAYER · TEXAS A&M
CARRIED COMPOSITE
64.084 PCTL
CARRIED OFFENSE
61.071 PCTL
CARRIED DEFENSE
65.685 PCTL
ROOM
GRADE
FBS PCTL
OPP-ADJ
TAL
RET
N
OBS
QB5656767074 OF 7 GRADED
RB49499562146 OF 14 GRADED
WR/TE585885812215 OF 22 GRADED
OL535386862217 OF 22 GRADED
DL828294932118 OF 21 GRADED
LB93937967158 OF 15 GRADED
DB606088742716 OF 27 GRADED
TEAM FACTS — FULLY KNOWN NOWPRESEASON FACT
TALENT COMPOSITE98th98
BLUE-CHIP RATIO69%97
RECRUITING CLASS#15 · 13/20 BC89
CLASS RANK TREND-8 · 3 CYCLES34
PORTAL NET BLUE-CHIP-8 · 13 IN / 32 OUT—
COACH STATUSRETURNING · 6th YR—
DEV TRANSITION MIX34%41
EVERY ROW HERE IS KNOWABLE TODAY — NONE OF IT WAITS ON A GAME
COACH PRIOR — WHO APPLIES, AND WHAT A CHANGE MOVESBASIS · PROGRAM PRIOR
ARKSAM PITTMAN4TH SEASON4 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
3636
PACE
6767
PASS RATE
3838
EXPLOSIVENESS
6363
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
3333
HAVOC
5353
HOW MUCH IDENTITY MOVES WITH A RETURNING STAFF
|Δ PACE|1.37sn=929
|Δ EXPLOSIVENESS|6.72%n=931
|Δ HAVOC|2.10%n=929
|Δ PASS RATE|4.28%n=929
|Δ PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED|4.07%n=311
MEDIAN ABSOLUTE SEASON-TO-SEASON SHIFT · 2016-2026 · MAGNITUDE, NOT DIRECTION — A NEW STAFF MOVES PASS RATE AND PACE BARELY MORE THAN A RETURNING ONE
TA&MJIMBO FISHER6TH SEASON2 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
7878
PACE
5050
PASS RATE
7474
EXPLOSIVENESS
5252
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
1111
HAVOC
9494
HOW MUCH IDENTITY MOVES WITH A RETURNING STAFF
|Δ PACE|1.37sn=929
|Δ EXPLOSIVENESS|6.72%n=931
|Δ HAVOC|2.10%n=929
|Δ PASS RATE|4.28%n=929
|Δ PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED|4.07%n=311
MEDIAN ABSOLUTE SEASON-TO-SEASON SHIFT · 2016-2026 · MAGNITUDE, NOT DIRECTION — A NEW STAFF MOVES PASS RATE AND PACE BARELY MORE THAN A RETURNING ONE
POSITION GROUPS — WHERE THE VOLUME LIVESTA&M OFFENSEARK OFFENSERETURNINGDEPARTED
COLLAPSE ALL
▾QBTEXAS A&M OFFENSE
NATIONAL
68OF 133
TAL
76
PERF
56
RET
70
NATIONAL
27OF 133
RET
46
FULL DEFENSEARKANSAS DEFENSE
TA&M QUARTERBACKSn=730% VACATED
QUARTERBACKS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
MARCEL REEDQBTRUE FR
524TH YR3389★4+39
JAYLEN HENDERSONQBPORTAL · FRESNO STATE
524TH YR4417★3+34
MAX JOHNSONQBRET
504TH YR6690★3+1
CONNER WEIGMANQBRET
474TH YR6595★4-14
BLAKE BOSTQBRET
304TH YR——UNR—
SHOW ALL 7
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
ARK DEFENSE — GROUP GRADES3 ROOMS · 53 PLAYERS55% VACATED
DEFENSIVE ROOMS · GROUP GRADES
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
6950%18%
LINEBACKERSLB
6242%8%
SECONDARYDB
5244%21%
THE QUARTERBACK PLAYS THE WHOLE SIDE — SHOWN AS ITS THREE ROOM GRADES, NOT MAN FOR MAN · PER PLAYER DETAIL LIVES IN THE OTHER DRAWERS
▾OLTEXAS A&M OFFENSE
NATIONAL
63OF 133
TAL
86
PERF
53
RET
86
DL
20OF 133
DL RET
50
LB
30OF 133
LB RET
42
FRONT-7ARKANSAS DEFENSE
TA&M OFFENSIVE LINEn=2214% VACATED
FIVE-MAN LINE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
MARK NABOU JR.OLRET
454TH YR6281★3-15
REMINGTON STRICKLANDOLRET
524TH YR3045★3—
JORDAN SPASOJEVIC-MOKOOLRET
524TH YR35—★3—
LAYDEN ROBINSONOLRET
504TH YR8483★3-2
KAM DEWBERRYOLRET
494TH YR6989★3-10
SHOW TOP 10
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
ARK FRONT-7n=29 · 2 ROOMS54% VACATED
PASS RUSH · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
CAMERON BALLDLRET
804TH YR7380★3-26
ANTHONY BOOKER JR.DTTRUE FR
744TH YR6089★3+10
JAHEIM THOMASLBPORTAL · CINCINNATI
674TH YR8689★3+23
TAUREAN CARTER IIDTRET
634TH YR5077★3-22
CHRIS PAUL JR.LBRET
623RD YR8597★4+20
SHOW TOP 10
THE DEFENDERS THIS ROOM FACES, BY GRADE · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · PASS RUSH AND COVERAGE DETAIL LIVES ON THE MATCHUP TAB
▾RBTEXAS A&M OFFENSE
NATIONAL
76OF 133
TAL
95
PERF
49
RET
62
DL
20OF 133
DL RET
50
LB
30OF 133
LB RET
42
FRONT-7ARKANSAS DEFENSE
TA&M RUNNING BACKSn=1438% VACATED
BACKFIELD · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
LE'VEON MOSSRBRET
694TH YR7097★4-7
EARNEST CROWNOVERRBRET
514TH YR16—UNR-54
AMARI DANIELSRBRET
484TH YR7591★4+3
DAVID BAILEYRBPORTAL · COLORADO STATE
474TH YR4485★3-28
RUEBEN OWENS IIRBTRUE FR
414TH YR6399★5-49
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PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
ARK FRONT-72 ROOMS · 29 PLAYERS54% VACATED
ROOMS IN THE COMPOSITE
WT
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
0.556950%18%
LINEBACKERSLB
0.456242%8%
EACH ROOM ON ITS OWN GRADE, NOT LISTED MAN FOR MAN · THE WEIGHTS DEFINE WHO PLAYS WHOM
▾WR/TETEXAS A&M OFFENSE
NATIONAL
44OF 133
TAL
85
PERF
58
RET
81
DB
60OF 133
DB RET
44
SECONDARYARKANSAS DEFENSE
TA&M PASS CATCHERSn=2219% VACATED
PASS CATCHERS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
AINIAS SMITHWRRET
754TH YR8770★3+31
MOOSE MUHAMMAD IIIWRRET
614TH YR9394★4+18
MAX WRIGHTTERET
604TH YR6893★4+5
EVAN STEWARTWRRET
564TH YR95100★5-8
JAHDAE WALKERWRPORTAL · GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
564TH YR7189★3+30
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PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
ARK SECONDARYn=24 · 1 ROOM56% VACATED
COVERAGE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
ALFAHIYM WALCOTTDBPORTAL · BAYLOR
874TH YR9392★4+18
JAYLON BRAXTONCBTRUE FR
683RD YR5685★3-16
DWIGHT MCGLOTHERNDBRET
684TH YR9589★4+1
JAYDEN JOHNSONDBRET
574TH YR9027★3-4
KEE'YON STEWARTDBTRUE FR
514TH YR5247★3-36
SHOW TOP 10
THE DEFENDERS THIS ROOM FACES, BY GRADE · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · PASS RUSH AND COVERAGE DETAIL LIVES ON THE MATCHUP TAB
RETURNINGPORTAL — PRIOR SCHOOL AND PORTAL STARS NAMEDLAST YR ≈ — RATES FROM HIS LAST MEASURED SEASON, NOT THE PROJECTED ROLEDEPARTEDVS COH = PRODUCTION vs OWN RECRUITING COHORT MEDIAN · CURVE = AHEAD / ON / BEHIND AT ±8 · PT% IS HIS SHARE OF HIS OWN ROOM · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
TEAM QUALITYHOUSE GRADE + REFERENCES
METRIC
TA&M
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
ARK
SCOUT TEAM GRADE
66.5
58.0
— OFFENSE
54.6
54.8
— DEFENSE
78.3
61.1
SP+ OVERALL
15.6
3.5
FPI
15.4
2.2
ELO
1772
1431
TALENT
926
731
PRODUCTION
89
58
TALENT − PRODUCTION ▾
+9
+19
BLUE CHIP RATIO
0.69
0.36
SCOUT TEAM GRADE DECOMPOSES INTO OFFENSE AND DEFENSE, EACH BUILT FROM THE POSITION ROOM GRADES ABOVE · ROOM WEIGHTS ARE MEASURED AGAINST UNIT EPA, NOT ASSUMED · SPECIAL TEAMS ARE NOT IN IT YET
FIVE FACTORSNATIONAL PERCENTILES
METRIC
TA&M
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
ARK
OFF EFFICIENCY
60
24
DEF EFFICIENCY
89
64
OFF EXPLOSIVENESS
64
44
DEF EXPLOSIVENESS
17
41
FINISHING DRIVES
62
63
FIELD POSITION
0
87
TURNOVER MARGIN
35
76
THE FIVE FACTORS ARE CORRELATED, NOT FIVE INDEPENDENT DIALS · TURNOVER MARGIN IS THE LEAST STABLE OF THEM YEAR OVER YEAR
TEAM IDENTITYTENDENCIES THAT SET VOLUME
METRIC
TA&M
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
ARK
PASS RATE
50.6%
46.2%
PROE
+3.4
−4.6
PACE
26.6s
27.7s
4TH-DOWN GO RATE
23%
16%
RUN RATE — STANDARD DNS
60.4%
62.3%
PASS RATE — PASSING DNS
74.8%
63.7%
PLAYS / GAME
67.7
64.9
GARBAGE TIME SHARE
1.5%
1.2%
EVERY ROW HERE IS COUNTED FROM PLAY BY PLAY · NONE OF IT IS A QUALITY RATING — FURTHER RIGHT IS MORE OF THE THING, NOT BETTER · SCHEME DETAIL LIVES ON THE MATCHUP TAB
EVERY PERCENTILE READS HIGH-IS-GOOD · CELL SHADE = FBS PERCENTILE OF THE VALUE · DOTS PLOT BOTH TEAMS ON ONE 0–100 TRACK (GOLD = TA&M, ORANGE = ARK) · MEASURED FIGURES ARE 2023, GARBAGE-TIME FILTERED
≈ MARKS AN ESTIMATED VALUE · A CARRIED FIGURE IS WHAT A PLAYER DID LAST SEASON · PORTAL MARKS PARTICIPATION EARNED AT THE NAMED SCHOOL
VACATED VOLUME IS STATED AS OPEN AND NEVER ASSIGNED TO A SUCCESSOR · SPREAD, TOTAL, ML AND IMPLIED TOTALS ARE CONSENSUS MARKET FIGURES · NO PROJECTIONS ON THIS PAGE