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THIS WEEK
LOU @ NCSU78
DUKE @ UVA78
WSU @ ORE77
MIA @ FSU74
MINN @ PUR69
LSU @ FLA69
MIZ @ UK69
MD @ OSU68
MSU @ MICH68
WIS @ NEB68
ARIZ @ COLO68
AF @ NAVY67
VT @ BC63
CAL @ WASH63
UGA @ VAN62
KSU @ TEX61
ALA @ TA&M61
STAN @ UTAH61
ND @ UNC60
ORST @ USC60
PSU @ NU59
WVU @ TCU59
ARK @ SC59
ARMY @ RICE59
ILL @ IOWA58
MISS @ AUB58
WAKE @ CLEM57
PITT @ SYR57
USM @ UTSA57
FRES @ SJSU57
BOIS @ BYU56
ISU @ OU56
FAU @ ODU55
ARST @ GASO54
ULM @ TXST53
KENT @ NIU53
UCF @ CIN53
HAW @ NEV53
CMU @ OHIO51
NMSU @ APP50
SDSU @ UNLV50
TTU @ KU49
MEM @ CONN48
CSU @ USU47
EMU @ TOL46
SMU @ HOU46
TLSA @ TULN45
TEM @ ECU45
FIU @ MTSU42
BALL @ AKR40
WMU @ BUF38
MRSH @ CLT37
BGSU @ M-OH29
WKU @ UTEP25
FIDELITY
MEASURED
DERIVED
≈ ESTIMATED
DOT MARKS
PITTSBURGH
SYRACUSE
OVERVIEWPRESEASON PROFILE
MATCHUPHEAD TO HEAD
TEAMROOMS & PLAYERS
VINTAGE2017
SAT 12:30 ET|JMA WIRELESS DOMECONFTENSIONVACATEDTALENT GAP22|O/U63.0COLLISION
75
AP · FPI
TEAM
PTS
2025
TAL
OFF
DEF
RET
PACE
SOS ▾
IMP
ML
SPREAD
AWAY
—AP
57FPI
PITTACCPITTSBURGH
24
5-7
75
49
58
38%
38
80
30.0
—
+3.0
HOME
—AP
64FPI
SYRACCSYRACUSE
27
4-8
53
67
59
60%
99
99
33.0
—
-3.0
IMP = IMPLIED TEAM TOTAL FROM SPREAD + O/U · OFF AND DEF ARE SCOUT TEAM GRADES AS FBS PERCENTILES · EVERY MEASURED FIGURE IS 2017CONSENSUS · CONSENSUS
FINALPITT24—SYR27
CLOSED SYR -3.0TOTAL 63.0SPREAD PUSHED · 51 POINTS · UNDER
PITT
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
SYR
24
POINTS
27
358
TOTAL YARDS
500
229 (22-33)
PASSING
365 (33-49)
129 (26)
RUSHING
135 (42)
16
FIRST DOWNS
26
3-13
THIRD DOWN
8-20
0-0
FOURTH DOWN
3-5
25:18
TIME OF POSS.
34:42
6-65
PENALTIES
9-58
0
TURNOVERS
0
3
SACKS
2
3
QB HURRIES
3
PITT
DERIVED · PLAY BY PLAY
SYR
0.169
SEASON 0.174
EPA / PLAY
0.146
SEASON 0.165
44.8%
SEASON 45.0%
SUCCESS RATE
39.6%
SEASON 41.1%
19.0%
SEASON 14.3%
EXPLOSIVE RATE
9.9%
SEASON 12.7%
6.29
SEASON 5.49
YARDS / PLAY
5.49
SEASON 5.46
0.146
SEASON 0.211
EPA ALLOWED
0.169
SEASON 0.267
39.6%
SEASON 41.7%
SUCCESS ALLOWED
44.8%
SEASON 42.4%
9.9%
SEASON 16.3%
EXPLOSIVE ALLOWED
19.0%
SEASON 17.8%
12.8%
SEASON 16.8%
STUFF RATE
16.7%
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 · 2017 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 6 FIELD n=54
MARKET
TOTAL63.0
SPREADSYR -3.0
IMPLIED — PITT30.0
IMPLIED — SYR33.0
SCORING ENVIRONMENT
60FBS PCTL
BOTH OFF × BOTH DEF
BY MARKET TOTAL
7 / 54
BY ENVIRONMENT
13 / 54
DISAGREEMENT6 SLOTSThe two rankings disagree by 6 positions on a 54-game board. Both figures are stated; the site does not resolve which is right.
PACE COLLISION
MIDDLING × FAST
PITT PACE26.9s
38
SYR PACE21.6s
99
SHARED PACE24.3s
69
PLAY VOLUME150
69
CEILING CHARACTERIDENTITY · NOT QUALITY
PITT30CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
21
TEMPO
38
EXPLOSIVE21p
21
TEMPO38p
38
SYR72CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
45
TEMPO
99
EXPLOSIVE45p
45
TEMPO99p
99
IS THE RECORD REAL2017 · FULL SEASON
PITTRECORD MATCHES
5-7ACTUALvs5.3-6.7FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE-0.3 W
ONE SCORE RECORD2-3
POINT MARGIN / GAME-2.7
PITTSBURGH won 5 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 5.3. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
SYRRECORD MATCHES
4-8ACTUALvs4.9-7.1FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE-0.9 W
ONE SCORE RECORD2-4
POINT MARGIN / GAME-4.8
SYRACUSE won 4 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 4.9. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TEAM LEDGERPITTSBURGHSYRACUSE2017 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%Manny StockerQB · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
RB0%James ConnerDRAFTED · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
WR/TE0%Dontez FordWR · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION3 FURTHER DEPARTURES
OL0%NOBODY LEFTTHE WHOLE ROOM RETURNS
DL0%Ejuan PriceDRAFTED · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION4 FURTHER DEPARTURES
LB0%Bam BradleyLB · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
DB0%Ryan LewisDB · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION2 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
QBNO STARTING ROLE OPENEDINTACT
RBTodd Sibley · SIGNEE ★4A.J. Davis · SIGNEE ★4INTACT
WR/TECharles Reeves · SIGNEE ★4Grant Carrigan · SIGNEE ★3Dontavius Butler · SIGNEE ★3INTACT
OLNO DEPARTURE TO REFILLINTACT
DLJaylen Twyman · SIGNEE ★3Carson Van Lynn · SIGNEE ★3INTACT
LBCam Bright · SIGNEE ★3Albert Tucker · SIGNEE ★3INTACT
DBParis Ford · SIGNEE ★4Damarri Mathis · SIGNEE ★3Kyle Nunn · 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 · PITTSBURGH
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———36CARRIED FROM 2016 · NOTHING GRADED YET
RB———3212CARRIED FROM 2016 · NOTHING GRADED YET
WR/TE————19CARRIED FROM 2016 · NOTHING GRADED YET
OL————15CARRIED FROM 2016 · NOTHING GRADED YET
DL————12CARRIED FROM 2016 · NOTHING GRADED YET
LB————11CARRIED FROM 2016 · NOTHING GRADED YET
DB————16CARRIED FROM 2016 · NOTHING GRADED YET
TEAM FACTS — FULLY KNOWN NOWPRESEASON FACT
TALENT COMPOSITE75th75
BLUE-CHIP RATIO18%74
RECRUITING CLASS#37 · 4/24 BC73
CLASS RANK TREND-7 · 2 CYCLES36
COACH STATUSRETURNING · 2nd YR—
DEV TRANSITION MIX13%27
EVERY ROW HERE IS KNOWABLE TODAY — NONE OF IT WAITS ON A GAME
COACH PRIOR — WHO APPLIES, AND WHAT A CHANGE MOVESBASIS · PROGRAM PRIOR
SYRDINO BABERS2TH SEASON2 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
2323
PACE
1515
PASS RATE
2222
EXPLOSIVENESS
3232
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
66
HAVOC
4747
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
PITTPAT NARDUZZI2TH SEASON4 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
8181
PACE
3333
PASS RATE
8080
EXPLOSIVENESS
7979
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
3232
HAVOC
9696
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 LIVESPITT OFFENSESYR OFFENSERETURNINGDEPARTED
COLLAPSE ALL
▾QBPITTSBURGH OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
—
PERF
—
RET
3
NATIONAL
—
RET
—
FULL DEFENSESYRACUSE DEFENSE
PITT QUARTERBACKSn=697% VACATED
QUARTERBACKS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
MAX BROWNEQBTRUE FR
————UNR—
BEN DINUCCIQBRET
————UNR—
KENNY PICKETTQBTRUE FR
—4TH YR——★3—
RICKY TOWNQBRET
—3RD YR——UNR—
THOMAS MACVITTIEQBRET
————★3—
SHOW ALL 6
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 · 46 PLAYERSRETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
DEFENSIVE ROOMS · GROUP GRADES
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
——0%
LINEBACKERSLB
——0%
SECONDARYDB
——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
▾OLPITTSBURGH OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
—
PERF
—
RET
—
DL
—
DL RET
—
LB
—
LB RET
—
FRONT-7SYRACUSE DEFENSE
PITT OFFENSIVE LINEn=15RETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
FIVE-MAN LINE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
ALEX OFFICEROLRET
————UNR—
BRIAN O'NEILLOLRET
————UNR—
RASHAD WHEELEROLTRUE FR
—3RD YR——★3—
JIMMY MORRISSEYOLTRUE FR
—4TH YR——UNR—
MIKE HERNDONOLRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
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=26 · 2 ROOMSRETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
PASS RUSH · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
KENNETH RUFFDLRET
—4TH YR——★3—
KENDALL COLEMANDLRET
—4TH YR——★3—
SHAQ GROSVENORDLRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
BRANDON BERRYDLRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
ALTON ROBINSONDLRET
—4TH YR——★3—
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
▾RBPITTSBURGH OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
—
PERF
—
RET
32
DL
—
DL RET
—
LB
—
LB RET
—
FRONT-7SYRACUSE DEFENSE
PITT RUNNING BACKSn=1268% VACATED
BACKFIELD · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
CHAWNTEZ MOSSRBRET
————★3—
QADREE OLLISONRBRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
DARRIN HALLRBRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
A.J. DAVISRBTRUE FR
—4TH YR——★4—
TODD SIBLEYRBTRUE FR
—4TH YR——★4—
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-72 ROOMS · 26 PLAYERSRETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
ROOMS IN THE COMPOSITE
WT
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
0.55——0%
LINEBACKERSLB
0.45——0%
EACH ROOM ON ITS OWN GRADE, NOT LISTED MAN FOR MAN · THE WEIGHTS DEFINE WHO PLAYS WHOM
▾WR/TEPITTSBURGH OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
—
PERF
—
RET
—
DB
—
DB RET
—
SECONDARYSYRACUSE DEFENSE
PITT PASS CATCHERSn=19RETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
PASS CATCHERS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
QUADREE HENDERSONWRRET
————UNR—
CHRIS CLARKTERET
————★2—
RAFAEL ARAUJO-LOPESWRRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
JIM MEDURETERET
—4TH YR——UNR—
MAURICE FFRENCHWRRET
—4TH YR——★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 SECONDARYn=20 · 1 ROOMRETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
COVERAGE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
D.M. BUTLERDBTRUE FR
————UNR—
JORDAN MARTINDBTRUE FR
————UNR—
TYRONE PERKINSDBRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
CHRISTOPHER FREDRICKDBRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
CARL JONESDBRET
—4TH YR——★3—
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
PITT
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
SYR
SP+ OVERALL
6.0
4.0
FPI
1.8
0.7
ELO
1585
1262
TALENT
660
540
PRODUCTION
64
57
TALENT − PRODUCTION ▾
+10
−6
BLUE CHIP RATIO
0.18
0.00
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
TEAM IDENTITYTENDENCIES THAT SET VOLUME
METRIC
PITT
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
SYR
PASS RATE
47.7%
56.1%
PACE
26.9s
21.6s
4TH-DOWN GO RATE
21%
30%
RUN RATE — STANDARD DNS
62.4%
48.2%
PASS RATE — PASSING DNS
70.9%
65.7%
PLAYS / GAME
66.9
83.3
GARBAGE TIME SHARE
0.8%
0.0%
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 = PITT, ORANGE = SYR) · MEASURED FIGURES ARE 2017, 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