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THIS WEEK
VAN @ VT79
SDSU @ WSU78
ILL @ DUKE75
MICH @ OU71
TXST @ UTSA70
IOWA @ ISU69
USU @ TA&M68
KU @ MIZ68
JMU @ LOU67
OKST @ ORE67
UCLA @ UNLV67
KENN @ IU64
ULM @ ALA63
BAY @ SMU62
STAN @ BYU62
FIU @ PSU61
MISS @ UK61
WKU @ TOL61
KENT @ TTU60
UVA @ NCSU60
BGSU @ CIN60
GASO @ USC60
HOU @ RICE59
BALL @ AUB59
BC @ MSU59
CMU @ PITT58
FRES @ ORST58
LT @ LSU58
AKR @ NEB58
CONN @ SYR57
UAB @ NAVY57
ASU @ MSST57
SHSU @ HAW57
ARST @ ARK56
SJSU @ TEX55
TROY @ CLEM55
TLSA @ NMSU53
UNC @ CLT52
MTSU @ WIS51
ARMY @ KSU51
MEM @ GAST49
UNT @ WMU47
WVU @ OHIO47
USF @ FLA47
DEL @ COLO46
NIU @ MD45
M-OH @ RUTG45
LIB @ JXST40
MOST @ MRSH37
TULN @ USA34
FIDELITY
MEASURED
DERIVED
≈ ESTIMATED
DOT MARKS
UCONN
SYRACUSE
OVERVIEWPRESEASON PROFILE
MATCHUPHEAD TO HEAD
TEAMROOMS & PLAYERS
VINTAGE2025
SAT 12:00 ET|JMA WIRELESS DOMENONCONFTENSIONVACATEDTALENT GAP46|O/U57.5COLLISION
75
AP · FPI
TEAM
PTS
2025
TAL
OFF
DEF
RET
PACE
SOS ▾
IMP
ML
SPREAD
AWAY
—AP
82FPI
CONNINDUCONN
20
9-4
30
64
13
68%
62
5
25.3
+275
+7.0
HOME
—AP
99FPI
SYRACCSYRACUSE
27
3-9
76
50
75
14%
72
88
32.3
-350
-7.0
IMP = IMPLIED TEAM TOTAL FROM SPREAD + O/U · OFF AND DEF ARE SCOUT TEAM GRADES AS FBS PERCENTILES · EVERY MEASURED FIGURE IS 2025CONSENSUS · BOVADA
FINALCONN20—SYR27
CLOSED SYR -7.0TOTAL 57.5SPREAD PUSHED · 47 POINTS · UNDER
CONN
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
SYR
20
POINTS
27
416
TOTAL YARDS
461
274 (25-44)
PASSING
417 (33-53)
142 (34)
RUSHING
44 (29)
20
FIRST DOWNS
24
4-17
THIRD DOWN
5-15
2-4
FOURTH DOWN
1-3
33:34
TIME OF POSS.
26:26
4-32
PENALTIES
4-28
0
TURNOVERS
2
3
SACKS
1
2
QB HURRIES
4
CONN
DERIVED · PLAY BY PLAY
SYR
0.182
SEASON 0.354
EPA / PLAY
0.207
SEASON 0.138
45.8%
SEASON 46.5%
SUCCESS RATE
44.6%
SEASON 39.2%
13.9%
SEASON 16.9%
EXPLOSIVE RATE
16.2%
SEASON 12.4%
5.78
SEASON 6.85
YARDS / PLAY
6.26
SEASON 5.08
0.207
SEASON 0.234
EPA ALLOWED
0.182
SEASON 0.309
44.6%
SEASON 46.1%
SUCCESS ALLOWED
45.8%
SEASON 45.8%
16.2%
SEASON 15.0%
EXPLOSIVE ALLOWED
13.9%
SEASON 18.1%
21.7%
SEASON 11.5%
STUFF RATE
21.9%
SEASON 20.8%
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 · 2025 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 FACT6 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 2 FIELD n=50
MARKET
TOTAL57.5
SPREADSYR -7.0
IMPLIED — CONN25.3
IMPLIED — SYR32.3
SCORING ENVIRONMENT
60FBS PCTL
BOTH OFF × BOTH DEF
BY MARKET TOTAL
10 / 50
BY ENVIRONMENT
14 / 50
DISAGREEMENT4 SLOTSThe two rankings disagree by 4 positions on a 50-game board. Both figures are stated; the site does not resolve which is right.
PACE COLLISION
MIDDLING × FAST
CONN PACE27.0s
62
SYR PACE26.7s
72
SHARED PACE26.9s
67
PLAY VOLUME134
67
CEILING CHARACTERIDENTITY · NOT QUALITY
CONN79CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
84
PROE
91
TEMPO
62
EXPLOSIVE84p
84
PROE91p
91
TEMPO62p
62
SYR43CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
20
PROE
38
TEMPO
72
EXPLOSIVE20p
20
PROE38p
38
TEMPO72p
72
IS THE RECORD REAL2025 · FULL SEASON
CONNRECORD MATCHES
9-3ACTUALvs8.4-3.6FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE+0.6 W
ONE SCORE RECORD4-3
POINT MARGIN / GAME+11.1
UCONN won 9 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 8.4. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
SYRRECORD MATCHES
3-9ACTUALvs2.6-9.4FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE+0.4 W
ONE SCORE RECORD1-0
POINT MARGIN / GAME-14.8
SYRACUSE won 3 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 2.6. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TEAM LEDGERUCONNSYRACUSE2025 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
DL93%Jelani StaffordDL · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONLangston HardyPORTAL · WAKE FOREST · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONDal'Mont GourdineDL · 16% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION4 FURTHER DEPARTURES
LB68%Jayden McDonaldLB · 34% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONTui Faumuina-BrownLB · 33% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION3 FURTHER DEPARTURES
OL58%Valentin SennOL · 19% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONChristopher FortinOL · 19% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONChase LundtDRAFTED · 19% OF ROOM PARTICIPATION
DB49%Jordan WrightDB · 14% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONMalik Dixon-WilliamsDB · 14% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONRante JonesDB · 11% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION3 FURTHER DEPARTURES
WR/TE41%TJ SheffieldWR · 17% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJasaiah GathingsPORTAL · BUFFALO · 16% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION4 FURTHER DEPARTURES
RB32%Durell RobinsonPORTAL · AUBURN · 28% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION3 FURTHER DEPARTURES
QB1%Cole WelliverQB · <1% OF ROOM PARTICIPATION
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
DLTrent Jones II · PORTAL ★3 · IOWA STATEBen Smiley III · PORTAL ★3 · VIRGINIAAubrey Melvin · SIGNEE ★31 MORE ARRIVALPARTIAL
LBBryun Parham · PORTAL ★3 · WASHINGTONTyquan King · PORTAL ★3 · TEMPLECharles Johnson · SIGNEE ★3REFILLED
OLTy Chan · PORTAL ★3 · NOTRE DAMETamarus Walker · PORTAL ★3 · MARYLANDJoe McGann · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
DBSammy Anderson Jr. · PORTAL ★3 · AUSTIN PEAYDiondre Glover · PORTAL ★3 · GARDNER-WEBBOsiris Gilbert · SIGNEE ★32 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
WR/TENaiem Simmons · PORTAL ★3 · SOUTH FLORIDACaleb Burton III · PORTAL ★3 · AUBURNJavonte Vereen · PORTAL ★3 · NC STATE4 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
RBMJ Flowers · PORTAL ★3 · EASTERN ILLINOISMalichi Greaves · SIGNEE ★3REFILLED
QBKsaan Farrar · 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 · UCONN
CARRIED COMPOSITE
43.155 PCTL
CARRIED OFFENSE
63.089 PCTL
CARRIED DEFENSE
32.735 PCTL
ROOM
GRADE
FBS PCTL
OPP-ADJ
TAL
RET
N
OBS
QB7171519554 OF 5 GRADED
RB5252559396 OF 9 GRADED
WR/TE626259792414 OF 24 GRADED
OL505049851911 OF 19 GRADED
DL393949211612 OF 16 GRADED
LB44444365159 OF 15 GRADED
DB414142682313 OF 23 GRADED
TEAM FACTS — FULLY KNOWN NOWPRESEASON FACT
TALENT COMPOSITE30th30
BLUE-CHIP RATIO13%60
RECRUITING CLASS#114 · 0/14 BC15
CLASS RANK TREND+10 · 3 CYCLES70
PORTAL NET BLUE-CHIP-1 · 23 IN / 22 OUT—
COACH STATUSRETURNING · 4th YR—
EVERY ROW HERE IS KNOWABLE TODAY — NONE OF IT WAITS ON A GAME
COACH PRIOR — WHO APPLIES, AND WHAT A CHANGE MOVESBASIS · PROGRAM PRIOR
SYRFRAN BROWN2TH SEASON2 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
8888
PACE
9494
PASS RATE
9090
EXPLOSIVENESS
2929
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
8888
HAVOC
3939
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
CONNJIM MORA4TH SEASON4 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
3434
PACE
3838
PASS RATE
3535
EXPLOSIVENESS
5454
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
1111
HAVOC
4141
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 LIVESCONN OFFENSESYR OFFENSERETURNINGDEPARTED
COLLAPSE ALL
▾QBUCONN OFFENSE
NATIONAL
19OF 136
TAL
51
PERF
71
RET
95
NATIONAL
83OF 136
RET
57
FULL DEFENSESYRACUSE DEFENSE
CONN QUARTERBACKSn=55% VACATED
QUARTERBACKS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
JOE FAGNANOQBRET
734TH YR83—★2+25
K'SAAN FARRARQBTRUE FR
482ND YR2655★3—
NICK EVERSQBRET
434TH YR5845★3-43
TUCKER MCDONALDQBRET
343RD YR16—UNR—
TYLER SMITHQBTRUE FR
471ST 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
SYR DEFENSE — GROUP GRADES3 ROOMS · 55 PLAYERS40% VACATED
DEFENSIVE ROOMS · GROUP GRADES
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
4855%11%
LINEBACKERSLB
5358%7%
SECONDARYDB
6262%14%
THE QUARTERBACK PLAYS THE WHOLE SIDE — SHOWN AS ITS THREE ROOM GRADES, NOT MAN FOR MAN · PER PLAYER DETAIL LIVES IN THE OTHER DRAWERS
▾OLUCONN OFFENSE
NATIONAL
81OF 136
TAL
49
PERF
50
RET
85
DL
81OF 136
DL RET
55
LB
58OF 136
LB RET
58
FRONT-7SYRACUSE DEFENSE
CONN OFFENSIVE LINEn=1915% VACATED
FIVE-MAN LINE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
WES HOEHOLRET
534TH YR889★3+35
BEN MURAWSKIOLRET
484TH YR7678★3-10
CARSTEN CASADYOLRET
563RD YR7564★3-8
TORIYAN JOHNSONOLRET
524TH YR37—UNR—
DERON MCLAUGHLINOLRET
522ND YR3143★3—
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
SYR FRONT-7n=33 · 2 ROOMS44% VACATED
PASS RUSH · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
RASHARD PERRYDLRET
564TH YR5852★3-4
NISSI OGBEBORDLTRUE FR
552ND YR3457★3—
CHRIS THOMASDLTRUE FR
534TH YR7382★3-23
DENIS JAQUEZ JR.DLRET
524TH YR8061★3+16
JAMIE TREMBLELBRET
523RD YR4789★4—
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
▾RBUCONN OFFENSE
NATIONAL
68OF 136
TAL
55
PERF
52
RET
93
DL
81OF 136
DL RET
55
LB
58OF 136
LB RET
58
FRONT-7SYRACUSE DEFENSE
CONN RUNNING BACKSn=97% VACATED
BACKFIELD · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
CAM EDWARDSRBRET
724TH YR9764★3+15
MEL BROWNRBRET
514TH YR7145★3+34
MJ FLOWERSRBPORTAL · EASTERN ILLINOIS
493RD YR2728★3-11
MALICHI GREAVESRBTRUE FR
482ND YR942★3—
VICTOR ROSARBRET
464TH YR9038★3-14
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
SYR FRONT-72 ROOMS · 33 PLAYERS44% VACATED
ROOMS IN THE COMPOSITE
WT
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
0.554855%11%
LINEBACKERSLB
0.455358%7%
EACH ROOM ON ITS OWN GRADE, NOT LISTED MAN FOR MAN · THE WEIGHTS DEFINE WHO PLAYS WHOM
▾WR/TEUCONN OFFENSE
NATIONAL
40OF 136
TAL
59
PERF
62
RET
79
DB
24OF 136
DB RET
62
SECONDARYSYRACUSE DEFENSE
CONN PASS CATCHERSn=2421% VACATED
PASS CATCHERS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
SKYLER BELLWRRET
814TH YR10060★3+28
JOHN NEIDERWRRET
623RD YR6364★3+24
ALEX HONIGTERET
614TH YR5664★3+21
LOUIS HANSENTERET
574TH YR7490★4+3
REYMELLO MURPHYWRPORTAL · ARIZONA
544TH YR8817★3+21
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
SYR SECONDARYn=22 · 1 ROOM38% VACATED
COVERAGE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
DUCE CHESTNUTDBRET
764TH YR9885★3+7
DEVIN GRANTDBRET
734TH YR9589★3+25
CHRIS PEALDBPORTAL · GEORGIA
663RD YR7264★3+1
DEMETRES SAMUEL JR.DBTRUE FR
532ND YR7291★4-19
BRAHEEM LONG JR.DBRET
533RD YR6644★3+38
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
CONN
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
SYR
SCOUT TEAM GRADE
50.5
51.6
— OFFENSE
59.6
48.7
— DEFENSE
41.5
54.4
SP+ OVERALL
5.1
-13.1
FPI
-3.5
-9.3
ELO
1477
1182
TALENT
568
728
PRODUCTION
61
16
TALENT − PRODUCTION ▾
−32
+60
BLUE CHIP RATIO
0.13
0.15
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
CONN
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
SYR
OFF EFFICIENCY
80
19
DEF EFFICIENCY
7
13
OFF EXPLOSIVENESS
84
20
DEF EXPLOSIVENESS
78
24
FINISHING DRIVES
88
25
FIELD POSITION
27
81
TURNOVER MARGIN
96
12
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
CONN
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
SYR
PASS RATE
55.4%
51.5%
PROE
+8.8
−0.6
PACE
27.0s
26.7s
4TH-DOWN GO RATE
21%
29%
RUN RATE — STANDARD DNS
49.9%
60.8%
PASS RATE — PASSING DNS
66.7%
77.9%
PLAYS / GAME
66.7
67.4
GARBAGE TIME SHARE
1.9%
4.1%
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 = CONN, ORANGE = SYR) · MEASURED FIGURES ARE 2025, 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