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THIS WEEK
RUTG @ IOWA80
PITT @ SYR79
TXST @ CCU73
MICH @ PSU72
MD @ NEB72
USC @ ORE70
ALA @ UK69
NCSU @ WAKE69
ARIZ @ COLO69
FLA @ LSU69
MSU @ OSU69
VT @ BC68
APP @ GAST67
AUB @ ARK67
STAN @ ORST66
OHIO @ BUF65
MSST @ TA&M64
DUKE @ UNC64
BAY @ KSU63
NMSU @ WKU63
TENN @ MIZ63
UTAH @ WASH62
MISS @ UGA62
ISU @ BYU62
WSU @ CAL61
UVA @ LOU60
IU @ ILL60
TTU @ KU60
OKST @ UCF60
WVU @ OU60
ASU @ UCLA60
GT @ CLEM59
ARST @ USA58
VAN @ SC57
UNT @ SMU56
MIA @ FSU56
TEX @ TCU56
AKR @ M-OH55
EMU @ TOL55
FRES @ SJSU55
CONN @ JMU54
BGSU @ KENT53
WYO @ UNLV53
TROY @ ULM53
GASO @ MRSH53
UNM @ BOIS53
CMU @ WMU52
MINN @ PUR52
NU @ WIS52
ECU @ FAU50
MEM @ CLT49
ODU @ LIB48
RICE @ UTSA46
UAB @ NAVY45
AF @ HAW45
USM @ UL44
CIN @ HOU44
BALL @ NIU43
SDSU @ CSU41
FIU @ MTSU39
TLSA @ TULN38
TEM @ USF36
NEV @ USU29
SHSU @ LT29
FIDELITY
MEASURED
DERIVED
≈ ESTIMATED
DOT MARKS
TENNESSEE STATE
EASTERN ILLINOIS
OVERVIEWPRESEASON PROFILE
MATCHUPHEAD TO HEAD
TEAMROOMS & PLAYERS
VINTAGE2023
SAT 13:00 ET|O'BRIEN STADIUMCONFTENSIONVACATEDTALENT GAP|O/U45.5COLLISION
75
AP · FPI
TEAM
PTS
2025
TAL
OFF
DEF
RET
PACE
SOS ▾
IMP
ML
SPREAD
AWAY
—AP
—FPI
TNSTOVCTENNESSEE STATE
17
6-5
0
0
0
0%
0
—
20.8
—
+4.0
HOME
—AP
—FPI
EIUOVCEASTERN ILLINOIS
30
8-3
0
0
0
0%
0
—
24.8
—
-4.0
IMP = IMPLIED TEAM TOTAL FROM SPREAD + O/U · OFF AND DEF ARE SCOUT TEAM GRADES AS FBS PERCENTILES · EVERY MEASURED FIGURE IS 2023CONSENSUS · ESPN BET
FINALTNST17—EIU30
CLOSED EIU -4.0TOTAL 45.5EIU COVERED · 47 POINTS · OVER
TNST
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
EIU
17
POINTS
30
244
TOTAL YARDS
246
138 (19-26)
PASSING
99 (10-27)
106 (39)
RUSHING
147 (28)
18
FIRST DOWNS
11
2-12
THIRD DOWN
3-13
1-1
FOURTH DOWN
1-1
28:44
TIME OF POSS.
21:30
3-30
PENALTIES
6-55
2
TURNOVERS
0
—
SACKS
—
—
QB HURRIES
—
TNST
DERIVED · PLAY BY PLAY
EIU
0.032
SEASON 0.087
EPA / PLAY
0.083
SEASON 0.121
42.4%
SEASON 36.6%
SUCCESS RATE
32.1%
SEASON 38.5%
9.1%
SEASON 12.4%
EXPLOSIVE RATE
16.1%
SEASON 13.8%
4.15
SEASON 4.77
YARDS / PLAY
4.34
SEASON 5.32
0.083
SEASON 0.098
EPA ALLOWED
0.032
SEASON 0.136
32.1%
SEASON 37.1%
SUCCESS ALLOWED
42.4%
SEASON 41.2%
16.1%
SEASON 14.7%
EXPLOSIVE ALLOWED
9.1%
SEASON 15.4%
26.9%
SEASON 25.8%
STUFF RATE
21.6%
SEASON 20.6%
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 FACT1 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 11 FIELD n=64
MARKET
TOTAL45.5
SPREADEIU -4.0
IMPLIED — TNST20.8
IMPLIED — EIU24.8
PACE COLLISION
UNMEASURED × UNMEASURED
TNST PACE27.1s
—
EIU PACE26.5s
—
SHARED PACE26.8s
—
PLAY VOLUME134
—
CEILING CHARACTERIDENTITY · NOT QUALITY
IS THE RECORD REAL2023 · FULL SEASON
No 2023 record, and no earlier season to carry forward for these teams.
TEAM LEDGERTENNESSEE STATEEASTERN ILLINOIS2023 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
QB0%NOBODY LEFTTHE WHOLE ROOM RETURNS
RB0%NOBODY LEFTTHE WHOLE ROOM RETURNS
WR/TE0%Zaire ThorntonPORTAL · CHATTANOOGA · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
OL0%NOBODY LEFTTHE WHOLE ROOM RETURNS
DL0%Terray JonesPORTAL · AKRON · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
LB0%NOBODY LEFTTHE WHOLE ROOM RETURNS
DB0%Jay WatkinsCB · SHARE NOT MEASURED
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
QBNO DEPARTURE TO REFILLINTACT
RBNO DEPARTURE TO REFILLINTACT
WR/TEJase Hoath · SIGNEEINTACT
OLNO DEPARTURE TO REFILLINTACT
DLMecca Carr-Bordeaux · SIGNEEEriq George · SIGNEEINTACT
LBNO DEPARTURE TO REFILLINTACT
DBNO STARTING ROLE OPENEDINTACT
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 · TENNESSEE STATE
CARRIED COMPOSITE
0.00 PCTL
CARRIED OFFENSE
0.00 PCTL
CARRIED DEFENSE
0.00 PCTL
ROOM
GRADE
FBS PCTL
OPP-ADJ
TAL
RET
N
OBS
QB————0NO GRADING EVIDENCE
RB———1001CARRIED FROM 2022 · NOTHING GRADED YET
WR/TE———382CARRIED FROM 2022 · NOTHING GRADED YET
OL————5CARRIED FROM 2022 · NOTHING GRADED YET
DL——802CARRIED FROM 2022 · NOTHING GRADED YET
LB———1003CARRIED FROM 2022 · NOTHING GRADED YET
DB———1008CARRIED FROM 2022 · NOTHING GRADED YET
TEAM FACTS — FULLY KNOWN NOWPRESEASON FACT
PORTAL NET BLUE-CHIP0 · 1 IN / 1 OUT—
EVERY ROW HERE IS KNOWABLE TODAY — NONE OF IT WAITS ON A GAME
COACH PRIOR — WHO APPLIES, AND WHAT A CHANGE MOVESBASIS · PROGRAM PRIOR
EIU—FIRST SEASONNO CAREER RECORD
A new staff, so the coach's own career fingerprint stands in for the programme's prior season.
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
TNST—FIRST SEASONNO CAREER RECORD
A new staff, so the coach's own career fingerprint stands in for the programme's prior season.
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
POSITION GROUPS — WHERE THE VOLUME LIVESTNST OFFENSEEIU OFFENSERETURNINGDEPARTED
COLLAPSE ALL
▾QBTENNESSEE STATE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
—
PERF
—
RET
—
NATIONAL
—
RET
—
FULL DEFENSEEASTERN ILLINOIS DEFENSE
TNST QUARTERBACKSn=0RETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
QUARTERBACKS BY GRADE
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
EIU DEFENSE — GROUP GRADES3 ROOMS · 7 PLAYERS86% VACATED
DEFENSIVE ROOMS · GROUP GRADES
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
—0%—
LINEBACKERSLB
———
SECONDARYDB
—20%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
▾OLTENNESSEE STATE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
—
PERF
—
RET
—
DL
—
DL RET
0
LB
—
LB RET
—
FRONT-7EASTERN ILLINOIS DEFENSE
TNST OFFENSIVE LINEn=5RETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
FIVE-MAN LINE BY GRADE
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
ROMELLO WATSONOLPORTAL · GRAMBLING
—4TH YR——★3—
JAMARI FREEMANOLTRUE FR
—4TH YR——★3—
ALEX VALBUENAOLTRUE FR
—3RD YR——UNR—
HADINE DIABYOLTRUE FR
—3RD YR——★3—
NICK GREENOLTRUE FR
—4TH YR——UNR—
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
EIU FRONT-7n=0 · 2 ROOMS100% VACATED
PASS RUSH BY GRADE
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
THE DEFENDERS THIS ROOM FACES, BY GRADE · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · PASS RUSH AND COVERAGE DETAIL LIVES ON THE MATCHUP TAB
▾RBTENNESSEE STATE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
—
PERF
—
RET
100
DL
—
DL RET
0
LB
—
LB RET
—
FRONT-7EASTERN ILLINOIS DEFENSE
TNST RUNNING BACKSn=10% VACATED
BACKFIELD · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
JORDAN GANTRBRET
—4TH YR——★3—
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
EIU FRONT-72 ROOMS · 0 PLAYERS100% VACATED
ROOMS IN THE COMPOSITE
WT
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
0.55—0%—
LINEBACKERSLB
0.45———
EACH ROOM ON ITS OWN GRADE, NOT LISTED MAN FOR MAN · THE WEIGHTS DEFINE WHO PLAYS WHOM
▾WR/TETENNESSEE STATE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
—
PERF
—
RET
38
DB
—
DB RET
20
SECONDARYEASTERN ILLINOIS DEFENSE
TNST PASS CATCHERSn=263% VACATED
PASS CATCHERS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
KARATE BRENSONWRRET
—4TH YR——★3—
CANEN ADRIANWRTRUE FR
—4TH YR——UNR—
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
EIU SECONDARYn=7 · 1 ROOM80% VACATED
COVERAGE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
MALIK RAINEYCBTRUE FR
371ST YR——★3—
KAELIN DRAKEFORDDBRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
BLAKE RUFFINDBTRUE FR
—4TH YR——★3—
NIJHAY BURTSTRUE FR
—4TH YR——★3—
NICK COATESDBRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
SHOW ALL 7
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
EVERY PERCENTILE READS HIGH-IS-GOOD · CELL SHADE = FBS PERCENTILE OF THE VALUE · DOTS PLOT BOTH TEAMS ON ONE 0–100 TRACK (GOLD = TNST, ORANGE = EIU) · 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