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THIS WEEK
BC @ GT76
JMU @ MRSH73
PITT @ WAKE73
PSU @ OSU72
MINN @ IOWA72
MEM @ UAB69
MSST @ ARK68
TOL @ M-OH67
MICH @ MSU67
CLEM @ MIA67
MISS @ AUB66
TTU @ BYU66
TCU @ KSU65
RICE @ TLSA64
SC @ MIZ64
CLT @ ECU63
TENN @ ALA63
WSU @ ORE63
OKST @ WVU62
TEX @ HOU62
GAST @ UL62
ASU @ WASH62
BAY @ CIN60
USU @ SJSU60
NU @ NEB59
UTSA @ FAU59
SMU @ TEM58
RUTG @ IU58
DUKE @ FSU58
UCF @ OU57
NMSU @ UTEP56
USM @ USA55
WIS @ ILL55
UCLA @ STAN55
UTAH @ USC53
WKU @ JXST52
AKR @ BGSU52
HAW @ UNM52
UVA @ UNC51
MTSU @ LIB50
AF @ NAVY50
ARMY @ LSU50
CSU @ UNLV49
CCU @ ARST46
APP @ ODU46
EMU @ NIU45
USF @ CONN44
FIU @ SHSU43
BUF @ KENT42
WMU @ OHIO40
CMU @ BALL40
UNT @ TULN37
NEV @ SDSU34
ULM @ GASO22
FIDELITY
MEASURED
DERIVED
≈ ESTIMATED
DOT MARKS
RICE
TULSA
OVERVIEWPRESEASON PROFILE
MATCHUPHEAD TO HEAD
TEAMROOMS & PLAYERS
VINTAGE2023
THU 19:00 ET|CHAPMAN STADIUMCONFTENSIONVACATEDTALENT GAP12|O/U56.5COLLISION
75
AP · FPI
TEAM
PTS
2025
TAL
OFF
DEF
RET
PACE
SOS ▾
IMP
ML
SPREAD
AWAY
—AP
83FPI
RICEAACRICE
42
6-7
28
80
32
43%
18
42
26.5
+135
+3.5
HOME
—AP
115FPI
TLSAAACTULSA
10
4-8
40
37
11
26%
84
30
30.0
-160
-3.5
IMP = IMPLIED TEAM TOTAL FROM SPREAD + O/U · OFF AND DEF ARE SCOUT TEAM GRADES AS FBS PERCENTILES · EVERY MEASURED FIGURE IS 2023CONSENSUS · BOVADA
FINALRICE42—TLSA10
CLOSED TLSA -3.5TOTAL 56.5RICE COVERED · 52 POINTS · UNDER
RICE
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
TLSA
42
POINTS
10
512
TOTAL YARDS
294
342 (24-37)
PASSING
138 (11-22)
170 (31)
RUSHING
156 (42)
24
FIRST DOWNS
14
7-13
THIRD DOWN
4-14
1-2
FOURTH DOWN
1-2
33:48
TIME OF POSS.
26:12
2-30
PENALTIES
3-25
0
TURNOVERS
3
3
SACKS
1
3
QB HURRIES
3
RICE
DERIVED · PLAY BY PLAY
TLSA
0.444
SEASON 0.301
EPA / PLAY
0.011
SEASON 0.178
50.8%
SEASON 45.2%
SUCCESS RATE
40.4%
SEASON 41.6%
23.1%
SEASON 16.4%
EXPLOSIVE RATE
10.5%
SEASON 14.1%
8.06
SEASON 6.53
YARDS / PLAY
5.25
SEASON 5.66
0.011
SEASON 0.163
EPA ALLOWED
0.444
SEASON 0.305
40.4%
SEASON 41.2%
SUCCESS ALLOWED
50.8%
SEASON 45.6%
10.5%
SEASON 14.8%
EXPLOSIVE ALLOWED
23.1%
SEASON 16.8%
5.9%
SEASON 14.2%
STUFF RATE
7.4%
SEASON 14.9%
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 8 FIELD n=54
MARKET
TOTAL56.5
SPREADTLSA -3.5
IMPLIED — RICE26.5
IMPLIED — TLSA30.0
SCORING ENVIRONMENT
72FBS PCTL
BOTH OFF × BOTH DEF
BY MARKET TOTAL
19 / 54
BY ENVIRONMENT
3 / 54
DISAGREEMENT16 SLOTSThe two rankings disagree by 16 positions on a 54-game board. Both figures are stated; the site does not resolve which is right.
PACE COLLISION
SLOW × FAST
RICE PACE29.4s
18
TLSA PACE25.9s
84
SHARED PACE27.7s
51
PLAY VOLUME131
51
CEILING CHARACTERIDENTITY · NOT QUALITY
RICE64CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
84
PROE
90
TEMPO
18
EXPLOSIVE84p
84
PROE90p
90
TEMPO18p
18
TLSA40CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
30
PROE
7
TEMPO
84
EXPLOSIVE30p
30
PROE7p
7
TEMPO84p
84
IS THE RECORD REAL2023 · FULL SEASON
RICERECORD MATCHES
6-6ACTUALvs6.9-5.1FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE-0.9 W
ONE SCORE RECORD3-3
POINT MARGIN / GAME+3.6
RICE won 6 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 6.9. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TLSARECORD MATCHES
4-8ACTUALvs3.5-8.5FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE+0.5 W
ONE SCORE RECORD2-4
POINT MARGIN / GAME-10.4
TULSA won 4 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 3.5. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TEAM LEDGERRICETULSA2023 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
QB71%TJ McMahonPORTAL · MARSHALL · 67% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
DL51%Ikenna EnechukwuDE · 22% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONQuent TitreDL · 19% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONTrey SchumanDE · 10% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
LB41%Treshawn ChamberlainLB · 27% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONKenneth OrjiLB · 9% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONAidan SianoLB · 6% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
RB39%Cameron MontgomeryRB · 29% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONUriah WestRB · 11% OF ROOM PARTICIPATION
WR/TE38%Bradley RoznerPORTAL · NC STATE · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONIsaiah EsdaleWR · 16% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION4 FURTHER DEPARTURES
OL34%Shea BakerOL · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJohn HughesOL · 9% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONIsaac KlarkowskiOL · 6% OF ROOM PARTICIPATION
DB27%George NyakwolS · 12% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONKirk LockhartS · 10% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION3 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
QBJT Daniels · PORTAL ★5 · WEST VIRGINIAChase Jenkins · SIGNEE ★3REFILLED
DLJoseph Mutombo · SIGNEE ★3Christopher Clark-Jolivet · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
LBTy Morris · SIGNEE ★3Beau Barton · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
RBDaelen Alexander · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
WR/TEMatt Sykes · PORTAL ★3 · UCLADrayden Dickmann · SIGNEE ★3Landon Ransom-Goelz · SIGNEE ★31 MORE ARRIVALREFILLED
OLLavel Dumont · PORTAL ★3 · TOLEDOBrant Banks · PORTAL ★3 · NEBRASKAHudson Perroni · SIGNEE ★35 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
DBJamarion Clark · SIGNEE ★3AJ Stephens · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
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 · RICE
CARRIED COMPOSITE
57.365 PCTL
CARRIED OFFENSE
47.736 PCTL
CARRIED DEFENSE
63.777 PCTL
ROOM
GRADE
FBS PCTL
OPP-ADJ
TAL
RET
N
OBS
QB5656763044 OF 4 GRADED
RB6565269797 OF 9 GRADED
WR/TE525234812315 OF 23 GRADED
OL373748622013 OF 20 GRADED
DL414139651514 OF 15 GRADED
LB4040297696 OF 9 GRADED
DB393950832719 OF 27 GRADED
TEAM FACTS — FULLY KNOWN NOWPRESEASON FACT
TALENT COMPOSITE28th28
BLUE-CHIP RATIO3%22
RECRUITING CLASS#86 · 0/21 BC36
CLASS RANK TREND+7 · 3 CYCLES64
PORTAL NET BLUE-CHIP+1 · 5 IN / 4 OUT—
COACH STATUSRETURNING · 6th YR—
DEV TRANSITION MIX42%80
EVERY ROW HERE IS KNOWABLE TODAY — NONE OF IT WAITS ON A GAME
COACH PRIOR — WHO APPLIES, AND WHAT A CHANGE MOVESBASIS · PROGRAM PRIOR
TLSAKEVIN WILSONFIRST SEASON2 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
A new staff, so the coach's own career fingerprint stands in for the programme's prior season.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
1414
PACE
9191
PASS RATE
2929
EXPLOSIVENESS
6868
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
2323
HAVOC
2222
HOW MUCH IDENTITY MOVES WITH A NEW STAFF
|Δ EXPLOSIVENESS|8.61%n=240
|Δ HAVOC|2.50%n=240
|Δ PASS RATE|5.18%n=240
|Δ PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED|5.24%n=87
|Δ PACE|1.63sn=240
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
RICEMIKE BLOOMGREN6TH SEASON3 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
8484
PACE
2222
PASS RATE
8686
EXPLOSIVENESS
7878
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
6565
HAVOC
4646
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 LIVESRICE OFFENSETLSA OFFENSERETURNINGDEPARTED
COLLAPSE ALL
▾QBRICE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
67OF 133
TAL
76
PERF
56
RET
30
NATIONAL
126OF 133
RET
59
FULL DEFENSETULSA DEFENSE
RICE QUARTERBACKSn=470% VACATED
QUARTERBACKS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
JT DANIELSQBPORTAL · WEST VIRGINIA
544TH YR8899★5-6
CHASE JENKINSQBTRUE FR
493RD YR2645★3—
AJ PADGETTQBRET
433RD YR5933★3-14
SHAWQI ITRAISHQBRET
414TH YR352★3-44
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
TLSA DEFENSE — GROUP GRADES3 ROOMS · 57 PLAYERS40% VACATED
DEFENSIVE ROOMS · GROUP GRADES
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
4564%5%
LINEBACKERSLB
4143%7%
SECONDARYDB
3963%0%
THE QUARTERBACK PLAYS THE WHOLE SIDE — SHOWN AS ITS THREE ROOM GRADES, NOT MAN FOR MAN · PER PLAYER DETAIL LIVES IN THE OTHER DRAWERS
▾OLRICE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
119OF 133
TAL
48
PERF
37
RET
62
DL
82OF 133
DL RET
64
LB
97OF 133
LB RET
43
FRONT-7TULSA DEFENSE
RICE OFFENSIVE LINEn=2038% VACATED
FIVE-MAN LINE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
JOSH PEARCYOLRET
464TH YR—18★3—
WESTON KROPPOLRET
503RD YR22—UNR—
BRANT BANKSOLPORTAL · NEBRASKA
484TH YR7167★3+10
MIGUEL CEDENOOLRET
474TH YR3135★3—
JOHN LONGOLRET
464TH YR6230★3-1
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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
TLSA FRONT-7n=33 · 2 ROOMS44% VACATED
PASS RUSH · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
OWEN OSTROSKIDLRET
614TH YR7129★3+30
JULIEN SIMONLBPORTAL · USC
563RD YR6895★4+10
BEN KOPENSKIDLTRUE FR
504TH YR84—UNR+50
BRODY REESEDLRET
503RD YR22—UNR—
JAYDEN SIMONDLRET
494TH YR6017★3-42
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THE DEFENDERS THIS ROOM FACES, BY GRADE · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · PASS RUSH AND COVERAGE DETAIL LIVES ON THE MATCHUP TAB
▾RBRICE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
23OF 133
TAL
26
PERF
65
RET
97
DL
82OF 133
DL RET
64
LB
97OF 133
LB RET
43
FRONT-7TULSA DEFENSE
RICE RUNNING BACKSn=93% VACATED
BACKFIELD · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
DEAN CONNORSRBRET
704TH YR7628★3+33
QUINTON JACKSONRBRET
494TH YR2222★3-43
JUMA OTOVIANORBRET
484TH YR7921★3-10
DAELEN ALEXANDERRBTRUE FR
483RD YR2945★3+37
ARI BROUSSARDRBRET
434TH YR67—UNR-12
SHOW ALL 9
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
TLSA FRONT-72 ROOMS · 33 PLAYERS45% VACATED
ROOMS IN THE COMPOSITE
WT
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
0.554564%5%
LINEBACKERSLB
0.454143%7%
EACH ROOM ON ITS OWN GRADE, NOT LISTED MAN FOR MAN · THE WEIGHTS DEFINE WHO PLAYS WHOM
▾WR/TERICE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
68OF 133
TAL
34
PERF
52
RET
81
DB
118OF 133
DB RET
63
SECONDARYTULSA DEFENSE
RICE PASS CATCHERSn=2319% VACATED
PASS CATCHERS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
LUKE MCCAFFREYWRRET
763RD YR992★3+23
MICAH BARNETTTERET
524TH YR21—UNR—
RAWSON MACNEILLWRRET
512ND YR7853★3+24
ELIJAH MOJARROTETRUE FR
514TH YR5859★3-25
BODEN GROENTERET
514TH YR8464★3-9
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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
TLSA SECONDARYn=24 · 1 ROOM37% VACATED
COVERAGE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
KENDARIN RAYSPORTAL · TULSA
624TH YR9919★3-9
DONTE BURTONDBRET
524TH YR2772★3—
SEAN O'KEEFESRET
494TH YR4637★3—
DAYNE HODGEDBRET
484TH YR62—UNR+17
JAISE OLIVERSRET
484TH YR8385★3+9
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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
RICE
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
TLSA
SCOUT TEAM GRADE
46.2
41.9
— OFFENSE
52.3
41.8
— DEFENSE
40.1
41.9
SP+ OVERALL
-10.2
-13.7
FPI
-3.9
-13.3
ELO
1294
1122
TALENT
467
520
PRODUCTION
23
14
TALENT − PRODUCTION ▾
+2
+24
BLUE CHIP RATIO
0.03
0.08
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
RICE
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
TLSA
OFF EFFICIENCY
62
44
DEF EFFICIENCY
70
18
OFF EXPLOSIVENESS
84
30
DEF EXPLOSIVENESS
61
11
FINISHING DRIVES
88
68
FIELD POSITION
67
80
TURNOVER MARGIN
33
16
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
RICE
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
TLSA
PASS RATE
56.5%
41.4%
PROE
+9.0
−9.4
PACE
29.4s
25.9s
4TH-DOWN GO RATE
27%
16%
RUN RATE — STANDARD DNS
50.6%
68.8%
PASS RATE — PASSING DNS
73.2%
62.3%
PLAYS / GAME
61.2
69.5
GARBAGE TIME SHARE
2.7%
2.5%
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 = RICE, ORANGE = TLSA) · 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