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THIS WEEK
TEX @ OU76
LSU @ FLA75
AUB @ MSST74
GT @ LOU71
MIZ @ SC71
FSU @ MIA71
ALA @ ARK70
MTSU @ MRSH69
CLEM @ WAKE69
ND @ VT69
UK @ TA&M68
UTAH @ STAN68
TULN @ CIN67
IOWA @ MINN67
MD @ MICH65
NU @ MSU65
CAL @ ARIZ64
UAB @ LT63
WSU @ ORST62
CONN @ MEM61
ECU @ TEM60
SYR @ PITT60
NEB @ WIS60
VAN @ UGA59
ULM @ MISS58
SMU @ UCF58
WASH @ UCLA58
UL @ TXST56
BC @ NCSU55
NAVY @ AF55
USU @ BYU54
SDSU @ BOIS54
IU @ OSU54
KU @ WVU53
NIU @ BALL53
KSU @ BAY53
ASU @ COLO53
OHIO @ KENT51
CSU @ SJSU51
ISU @ OKST50
EMU @ WMU49
M-OH @ AKR49
FRES @ NEV48
WYO @ HAW47
ODU @ FAU46
BUF @ CMU45
TLSA @ HOU40
LIB @ NMSU40
BGSU @ TOL39
USF @ MASS39
UNM @ UNLV39
ILL @ RUTG38
UTSA @ RICE37
USA @ GASO32
GAST @ TROY31
UNT @ UTEP31
FIDELITY
MEASURED
DERIVED
≈ ESTIMATED
DOT MARKS
KENTUCKY
TEXAS A&M
OVERVIEWPRESEASON PROFILE
MATCHUPHEAD TO HEAD
TEAMROOMS & PLAYERS
VINTAGE2018
SAT 19:00 ET|KYLE FIELDCONFTENSIONVACATEDTALENT GAP12|O/U48.5COLLISION
75
AP · FPI
TEAM
PTS
2025
TAL
OFF
DEF
RET
PACE
SOS ▾
IMP
ML
SPREAD
AWAY
#12AP
26FPI
UKSECKENTUCKY
14
9-3
77
91
85
34%
6
69
21.5
—
+5.5
HOME
#16AP
13FPI
TA&MSECTEXAS A&M
20
8-4
89
95
77
61%
92
98
27.0
—
-5.5
IMP = IMPLIED TEAM TOTAL FROM SPREAD + O/U · OFF AND DEF ARE SCOUT TEAM GRADES AS FBS PERCENTILES · EVERY MEASURED FIGURE IS 2018CONSENSUS · CONSENSUS
FINALUK14—TA&M20
CLOSED TA&M -5.5TOTAL 48.5TA&M COVERED · 34 POINTS · UNDER
UK
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
TA&M
14
POINTS
20
178
TOTAL YARDS
390
108 (13-20)
PASSING
226 (18-30)
70 (30)
RUSHING
164 (45)
9
FIRST DOWNS
21
2-13
THIRD DOWN
7-17
0-0
FOURTH DOWN
1-2
25:02
TIME OF POSS.
34:50
8-52
PENALTIES
6-25
0
TURNOVERS
2
4
SACKS
7
2
QB HURRIES
3
UK
DERIVED · PLAY BY PLAY
TA&M
-0.011
SEASON 0.243
EPA / PLAY
0.238
SEASON 0.287
31.9%
SEASON 46.4%
SUCCESS RATE
45.1%
SEASON 49.0%
10.6%
SEASON 16.7%
EXPLOSIVE RATE
21.1%
SEASON 20.2%
4.09
SEASON 5.99
YARDS / PLAY
5.94
SEASON 6.41
0.238
SEASON 0.185
EPA ALLOWED
-0.011
SEASON 0.237
45.1%
SEASON 40.2%
SUCCESS ALLOWED
31.9%
SEASON 39.9%
21.1%
SEASON 15.4%
EXPLOSIVE ALLOWED
10.6%
SEASON 16.5%
18.4%
SEASON 17.8%
STUFF RATE
4.5%
SEASON 21.2%
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 · 2018 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=56
MARKET
TOTAL48.5
SPREADTA&M -5.5
IMPLIED — UK21.5
IMPLIED — TA&M27.0
SCORING ENVIRONMENT
63FBS PCTL
BOTH OFF × BOTH DEF
BY MARKET TOTAL
47 / 56
BY ENVIRONMENT
11 / 56
DISAGREEMENT36 SLOTSThe two rankings disagree by 36 positions on a 56-game board. Both figures are stated; the site does not resolve which is right.
PACE COLLISION
SLOW × FAST
UK PACE29.6s
6
TA&M PACE23.8s
92
SHARED PACE26.7s
49
PLAY VOLUME136
49
CEILING CHARACTERIDENTITY · NOT QUALITY
UK16CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
26
TEMPO
6
EXPLOSIVE26p
26
TEMPO6p
6
TA&M54CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
16
TEMPO
92
EXPLOSIVE16p
16
TEMPO92p
92
IS THE RECORD REAL2018 · FULL SEASON
UKRECORD MATCHES
9-3ACTUALvs9.2-2.8FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE-0.1 W
ONE SCORE RECORD2-1
POINT MARGIN / GAME+10.3
KENTUCKY won 9 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 9.2. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TA&MRECORD MATCHES
8-4ACTUALvs7.9-4.1FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE+0.1 W
ONE SCORE RECORD4-2
POINT MARGIN / GAME+8.3
TEXAS A&M won 8 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 7.9. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TEAM LEDGERKENTUCKYTEXAS A&M2018 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%Stephen JohnsonQB · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
RB0%NOBODY LEFTTHE WHOLE ROOM RETURNS
WR/TE0%Charles MousheyWR · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION6 FURTHER DEPARTURES
OL0%Nick HaynesG · SHARE NOT MEASURED
DL0%Naquez PringleDT · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
LB0%Courtney LoveLB · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
DB0%Kendall RandolphCB · 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
RBNO DEPARTURE TO REFILLINTACT
WR/TEBrenden Bates · SIGNEE ★3Marvin Alexander · SIGNEE ★3Keaton Upshaw · SIGNEE ★3INTACT
OLMarquan McCall · SIGNEE ★4Darian Kinnard · SIGNEE ★4Quintin Wilson · SIGNEE ★3INTACT
DLJerquavion Mahone · SIGNEE ★3INTACT
LBChris Oats · SIGNEE ★4INTACT
DBStanley Garner · SIGNEE ★3DeAndre Square · SIGNEE ★3Jamari Brown · 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 · KENTUCKY
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———05CARRIED FROM 2017 · NOTHING GRADED YET
RB———1009CARRIED FROM 2017 · NOTHING GRADED YET
WR/TE————27CARRIED FROM 2017 · NOTHING GRADED YET
OL————15CARRIED FROM 2017 · NOTHING GRADED YET
DL————14CARRIED FROM 2017 · NOTHING GRADED YET
LB————17CARRIED FROM 2017 · NOTHING GRADED YET
DB————21CARRIED FROM 2017 · NOTHING GRADED YET
TEAM FACTS — FULLY KNOWN NOWPRESEASON FACT
TALENT COMPOSITE77th77
BLUE-CHIP RATIO22%80
RECRUITING CLASS#37 · 3/25 BC73
CLASS RANK TREND-3 · 3 CYCLES44
COACH STATUSRETURNING · 3rd YR—
DEV TRANSITION MIX11%7
EVERY ROW HERE IS KNOWABLE TODAY — NONE OF IT WAITS ON A GAME
COACH PRIOR — WHO APPLIES, AND WHAT A CHANGE MOVESBASIS · PROGRAM PRIOR
TA&MJIMBO FISHERFIRST 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
7878
PACE
5050
PASS RATE
7474
EXPLOSIVENESS
5252
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
1111
HAVOC
9494
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
UKMARK STOOPS3TH SEASON4 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
4949
PACE
66
PASS RATE
5353
EXPLOSIVENESS
4545
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
3131
HAVOC
4242
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 LIVESUK OFFENSETA&M OFFENSERETURNINGDEPARTED
COLLAPSE ALL
▾QBKENTUCKY OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
—
PERF
—
RET
0
NATIONAL
—
RET
—
FULL DEFENSETEXAS A&M DEFENSE
UK QUARTERBACKSn=5100% VACATED
QUARTERBACKS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
TERRY WILSONQBRET
—4TH YR——★3—
DANNY CLARKQBRET
—3RD YR——★3—
GUNNAR HOAKQBRET
—4TH YR——★3—
WALKER WOODQBTRUE FR
—4TH YR——★3—
KOLBE LANGHIQBTRUE FR
—2ND 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
TA&M DEFENSE — GROUP GRADES3 ROOMS · 57 PLAYERSRETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
DEFENSIVE ROOMS · GROUP GRADES
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
——22%
LINEBACKERSLB
——20%
SECONDARYDB
——25%
THE QUARTERBACK PLAYS THE WHOLE SIDE — SHOWN AS ITS THREE ROOM GRADES, NOT MAN FOR MAN · PER PLAYER DETAIL LIVES IN THE OTHER DRAWERS
▾OLKENTUCKY OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
—
PERF
—
RET
—
DL
—
DL RET
—
LB
—
LB RET
—
FRONT-7TEXAS A&M DEFENSE
UK OFFENSIVE LINEn=15RETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
FIVE-MAN LINE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
GEORGE ASAFO-ADJEIOTRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
LOGAN STENBERGGRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
MASON WOLFEOTRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
LUKE FORTNERGRET
—4TH YR——★3—
DRAKE JACKSONCRET
—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
TA&M FRONT-7n=33 · 2 ROOMSRETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
PASS RUSH · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
TYREE JOHNSONDLTRUE FR
—3RD YR——★3—
DAYLON MACKDLRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
LANDIS DURHAMDLRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
KINGSLEY KEKEDLRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
JUSTIN MADUBUIKEDLRET
—3RD YR——★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
▾RBKENTUCKY OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
—
PERF
—
RET
100
DL
—
DL RET
—
LB
—
LB RET
—
FRONT-7TEXAS A&M DEFENSE
UK RUNNING BACKSn=90% VACATED
BACKFIELD · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
CHRIS RODRIGUEZ JR.RBTRUE FR
—4TH YR——UNR—
KAVOSIEY SMOKERBTRUE FR
—4TH YR——★3—
BENNY SNELL JR.RBRET
—3RD YR——UNR—
DREW SCHLEGELFBRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
ASIM ROSERBRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
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
TA&M FRONT-72 ROOMS · 33 PLAYERSRETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
ROOMS IN THE COMPOSITE
WT
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
0.55——22%
LINEBACKERSLB
0.45——20%
EACH ROOM ON ITS OWN GRADE, NOT LISTED MAN FOR MAN · THE WEIGHTS DEFINE WHO PLAYS WHOM
▾WR/TEKENTUCKY OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
—
PERF
—
RET
—
DB
—
DB RET
—
SECONDARYTEXAS A&M DEFENSE
UK PASS CATCHERSn=27RETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
PASS CATCHERS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
LYNN BOWDEN JR.WRRET
—3RD YR——★4—
AKEEM HAYESWRTRUE FR
—3RD YR——★3—
TAVIN RICHARDSONWRRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
CLEVAN THOMASWRRET
—4TH YR——★3—
JOSH ALIWRRET
—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
TA&M SECONDARYn=24 · 1 ROOMRETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
COVERAGE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
TRAVON FULLERCBRET
—4TH YR——★4—
LARRY PRYORDBRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
DEBIONE RENFRODBRET
—3RD YR——★3—
LEON O'NEAL JR.DBTRUE FR
————★4—
DONOVAN WILSONDBRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
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
UK
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
TA&M
SP+ OVERALL
13.1
21.6
FPI
11.4
15.8
ELO
1672
1858
TALENT
670
806
PRODUCTION
81
92
TALENT − PRODUCTION ▾
−5
−4
BLUE CHIP RATIO
0.22
0.38
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
UK
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
TA&M
PASS RATE
37.1%
46.9%
PACE
29.6s
23.8s
4TH-DOWN GO RATE
16%
9%
RUN RATE — STANDARD DNS
70.0%
63.3%
PASS RATE — PASSING DNS
56.0%
69.9%
PLAYS / GAME
60.8
75.5
GARBAGE TIME SHARE
0.5%
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 = UK, ORANGE = TA&M) · MEASURED FIGURES ARE 2018, 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