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THIS WEEK
SMU @ FSU71
UNT @ IU69
BC @ CIN68
CLEM @ LSU68
LIB @ JMU66
BOIS @ ORE66
MOST @ TA&M64
UNLV @ HAW64
BALL @ OSU63
MIA @ STAN62
BAY @ AUB61
MRSH @ PSU61
SJSU @ EMU60
UTEP @ OU60
M-OH @ PITT60
WMU @ MICH60
LOU @ MISS60
WIS @ ND60
FIU @ USF59
COLO @ GT58
NIU @ IOWA58
WYO @ CSU58
FAU @ FLA58
WSU @ WASH58
OHIO @ NEB57
ULM @ MSST57
UCLA @ CAL57
TULN @ DUKE56
TOL @ MSU55
AKR @ WAKE54
FRES @ USC54
ECU @ ALA53
UAB @ ILL52
KENT @ SC51
TXST @ TEX51
ARST @ MEM50
WKU @ NEV50
MASS @ RUTG49
ORST @ HOU46
OKST @ TLSA44
CMU @ UNM43
CCU @ WVU35
SHSU @ TROY33
FIDELITY
MEASURED
DERIVED
≈ ESTIMATED
DOT MARKS
FRESNO STATE
USC
OVERVIEWPRESEASON PROFILE
MATCHUPHEAD TO HEAD
TEAMROOMS & PLAYERS
VINTAGE2025 FINAL
FRI 21:00 ET|LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUMNONCONFTENSIONVACATEDTALENT GAP58|O/U51.5COLLISION
75
AP · FPI
TEAM
PTS
2025
TAL
OFF
DEF
RET
PACE
SOS ▾
IMP
ML
SPREAD
AWAY
—AP
72FPI
FRESPACFRESNO STATE
0
1-1
37
17
64
38%
4
27
15.0
+1000
+21.5
HOME
#14AP
10FPI
USCB1GUSC
39
3-0
94
99
47
59%
76
82
36.5
-1800
-21.5
IMP = IMPLIED TEAM TOTAL FROM SPREAD + O/U · OFF AND DEF ARE SCOUT TEAM GRADES AS FBS PERCENTILES · EVERY MEASURED FIGURE IS 2026CONSENSUS · DRAFTKINGS
FINALFRES0—USC39
CLOSED USC -21.5TOTAL 51.5USC COVERED · 39 POINTS · UNDER
FRES
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
USC
0
POINTS
39
116
TOTAL YARDS
552
77 (7-15)
PASSING
412 (29-31)
39 (29)
RUSHING
140 (37)
9
FIRST DOWNS
27
2-10
THIRD DOWN
5-8
0-1
FOURTH DOWN
1-2
21:08
TIME OF POSS.
38:52
3-10
PENALTIES
5-44
2
TURNOVERS
2
0
SACKS
5
0
QB HURRIES
3
FRES
DERIVED · PLAY BY PLAY
USC
-0.238
SEASON 0.246
EPA / PLAY
0.484
SEASON 0.446
21.9%
SEASON 41.8%
SUCCESS RATE
55.4%
SEASON 58.6%
0.0%
SEASON 13.2%
EXPLOSIVE RATE
23.1%
SEASON 19.1%
2.62
SEASON 6.82
YARDS / PLAY
8.31
SEASON 7.24
0.484
SEASON 0.201
EPA ALLOWED
-0.238
SEASON 0.211
55.4%
SEASON 48.4%
SUCCESS ALLOWED
21.9%
SEASON 38.1%
23.1%
SEASON 15.9%
EXPLOSIVE ALLOWED
0.0%
SEASON 11.5%
25.0%
SEASON 26.2%
STUFF RATE
20.0%
SEASON 19.4%
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 · 2026 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 1 FIELD n=43
MARKET
TOTAL51.5
SPREADUSC -21.5
IMPLIED — FRES15.0
IMPLIED — USC36.5
SCORING ENVIRONMENT
56FBS PCTL
BOTH OFF × BOTH DEF
BY MARKET TOTAL
30 / 43
BY ENVIRONMENT
11 / 43
DISAGREEMENT19 SLOTSThe two rankings disagree by 19 positions on a 43-game board. Both figures are stated; the site does not resolve which is right.
PACE COLLISION
SLOW × FAST
FRES PACE35.0s
4
USC PACE25.6s
76
SHARED PACE30.3s
40
PLAY VOLUME122
40
CEILING CHARACTERIDENTITY · NOT QUALITY
FRES36CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
76
PROE
28
TEMPO
4
EXPLOSIVE76p
76
PROE28p
28
TEMPO4p
4
USC57CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
19
PROE
77
TEMPO
76
EXPLOSIVE19p
19
PROE77p
77
TEMPO76p
76
IS THE RECORD REAL2025 · FULL SEASON
2025 SEASONCARRIED FORWARD · 2026 HAS NO GAMES YET
FRESRECORD MATCHES
8-4ACTUALvs7.9-4.1FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE+0.1 W
ONE SCORE RECORD2-0
POINT MARGIN / GAME+6.3
FRESNO STATE won 8 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 7.9. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
USCRECORD MATCHES
9-3ACTUALvs9.1-2.9FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE-0.1 W
ONE SCORE RECORD2-1
POINT MARGIN / GAME+14.1
USC won 9 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 9.1. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TEAM LEDGERFRESNO STATEUSC2026 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
QB100%E.J. WarnerQB · 76% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONCarson ConklinPORTAL · SACRAMENTO STATE · 24% OF ROOM PARTICIPATION
DB57%Al'zillion HamiltonDB · 19% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJakari EmbryDB · 17% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONCamryn BrachaDB · 13% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
WR/TE57%Richie Anderson IIIPORTAL · TEXAS A&M · 28% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJake TarwaterTE · 12% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONKamron BeachemTE · 11% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
LB50%Jadon PearsonLB · 44% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONTim ThomasPORTAL · SACRAMENTO STATE · 5% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
OL44%Jacob SpomerOL · 19% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJulian PolendoOL · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION3 FURTHER DEPARTURES
DL35%Finn ClaypoolDL · 17% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONKorey ForemanDL · 11% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJulius GandyDL · 8% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
RB21%Elijah GilliamRB · 11% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJohnathan ArceneauxRB · 10% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION2 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
QBKhristian Martin · PORTAL ★3 · MARYLANDDeagan Rose · SIGNEE ★3Jacob Chambers · SIGNEE ★3REFILLED
DBCroix Stewart · PORTAL ★3 · UCLAIsaiah Lucero · SIGNEE ★3Truly Bell III · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
WR/TEXavier Owens · SIGNEE ★3Franklin Lockard · SIGNEE ★3Bryce McDaniel · SIGNEE ★33 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
LBJaydon Sutko · SIGNEE ★3Zephaniah Sesay · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
OLOscar Weigel · PORTAL ★3 · SAN DIEGOAlex Rivera · SIGNEE ★3Efren Siuloa · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
DLMaverick Noonan · PORTAL ★3 · NEBRASKAJake Plummer · SIGNEE ★3Solomon Baker · SIGNEE ★31 MORE ARRIVALREFILLED
RBTariq Thomas · PORTAL ★3 · BUCKNELLJhadis Luckey · 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 · FRESNO STATE
CARRIED COMPOSITE
47.271 PCTL
CARRIED OFFENSE
40.653 PCTL
CARRIED DEFENSE
51.775 PCTL
ROOM
GRADE
FBS PCTL
OPP-ADJ
TAL
RET
N
OBS
QB343445051 OF 5 GRADED
RB48483286105 OF 10 GRADED
WR/TE35352350269 OF 26 GRADED
OL46464440186 OF 18 GRADED
DL494932751911 OF 19 GRADED
LB494932100106 OF 10 GRADED
DB565643822314 OF 23 GRADED
TEAM FACTS — FULLY KNOWN NOWPRESEASON FACT
TALENT COMPOSITE36th36
BLUE-CHIP RATIO1%8
RECRUITING CLASS#70 · 0/22 BC48
CLASS RANK TREND+16 · 3 CYCLES82
PORTAL NET BLUE-CHIP0 · 13 IN / 10 OUT—
COACH STATUSRETURNING · 2nd 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
USCLINCOLN RILEY5TH SEASON4 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
9797
PACE
5353
PASS RATE
8888
EXPLOSIVENESS
9393
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
6767
HAVOC
4040
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
FRESMATT ENTZ2TH SEASON1 SEASON · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
3333
PACE
3737
PASS RATE
3030
EXPLOSIVENESS
2222
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
4646
HAVOC
7979
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 LIVESFRES OFFENSEUSC OFFENSERETURNINGDEPARTED
COLLAPSE ALL
▾QBFRESNO STATE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
126OF 138
TAL
45
PERF
34
RET
0
NATIONAL
51OF 136
RET
47
FULL DEFENSEUSC DEFENSE
FRES QUARTERBACKSn=5100% VACATED
QUARTERBACKS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
KHRISTIAN MARTINQBPORTAL · MARYLAND
482ND YR2345★3—
JAYDEN MANDALQBRET
463RD YR3046★3—
DEAGAN ROSEQBTRUE FR
351ST YR—76★3—
JONATHAN CRAFTQBRET
351ST YR—39★3—
JACOB CHAMBERSQBTRUE FR
351ST YR—59★3—
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
USC DEFENSE — GROUP GRADES3 ROOMS · 56 PLAYERS40% VACATED
DEFENSIVE ROOMS · GROUP GRADES
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
6048%57%
LINEBACKERSLB
5165%38%
SECONDARYDB
6064%55%
THE QUARTERBACK PLAYS THE WHOLE SIDE — SHOWN AS ITS THREE ROOM GRADES, NOT MAN FOR MAN · PER PLAYER DETAIL LIVES IN THE OTHER DRAWERS
▾OLFRESNO STATE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
93OF 138
TAL
44
PERF
46
RET
40
DL
32OF 138
DL RET
48
LB
60OF 138
LB RET
65
FRONT-7USC DEFENSE
FRES OFFENSIVE LINEn=1860% VACATED
FIVE-MAN LINE BY GRADE
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
GINO QUINONESOLRET
564TH YR—48★3+43 2024
PAT BARNETTOLTRUE FR
524TH YR—9★3—
BRAYLAN HENDERSONOLRET
524TH YR——UNR—
BEN BAKEROLRET
502ND YR——UNR—
JONAH LEAUPEPETELEOLRET
491ST YR—44★3—
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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
USC FRONT-7n=34 · 2 ROOMS45% VACATED
PASS RUSH · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
ALEX VANSUMERENDTPORTAL · MICHIGAN STATE
844TH YR8789★3-34
JIDE ABASIRIDTRET
603RD YR7688★4+9
LUKE WAFLEDETRUE FR
521ST YR28100★5—
JAMAAL JARRETTDTRET
523RD YR5192★4—
JAIMEON WINFIELDDTTRUE FR
521ST YR—99★5—
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
▾RBFRESNO STATE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
93OF 138
TAL
32
PERF
48
RET
86
DL
32OF 138
DL RET
48
LB
60OF 138
LB RET
65
FRONT-7USC DEFENSE
FRES RUNNING BACKSn=1014% VACATED
BACKFIELD · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
RAYSHON LUKERBRET
754TH YR8028★3+19
TARIQ THOMASRBPORTAL · BUCKNELL
493RD YR145★3—
JULIUS GILLICKRBRET
471ST YR1462★3—
BRYSON DONELSONRBRET
433RD YR8724★3-24
ANDREW CHAVEZRBTRUE FR
333RD YR1—UNR—
SHOW ALL 10
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
USC FRONT-72 ROOMS · 34 PLAYERS45% VACATED
ROOMS IN THE COMPOSITE
WT
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
0.556048%57%
LINEBACKERSLB
0.455165%38%
EACH ROOM ON ITS OWN GRADE, NOT LISTED MAN FOR MAN · THE WEIGHTS DEFINE WHO PLAYS WHOM
▾WR/TEFRESNO STATE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
132OF 138
TAL
23
PERF
35
RET
50
DB
29OF 138
DB RET
64
SECONDARYUSC DEFENSE
FRES PASS CATCHERSn=2650% VACATED
PASS CATCHERS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
HAROLD DUVALLWRRET
522ND YR2978★3—
JOSIAH FREEMANWRRET
514TH YR——★3+15 2025
GAVIN CORREIATERET
502ND YR—2★2—
JAYON FARRARWRRET
494TH YR47—UNR-16
EZEKIEL AVITWRRET
453RD YR6417★3-7
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
USC SECONDARYn=22 · 1 ROOM36% VACATED
COVERAGE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
JONTEZ WILLIAMSCBPORTAL · IOWA STATE
824TH YR9398★4+30
CHRISTIAN PIERCESRET
784TH YR8485★4+8
KENNEDY URLACHERSRET
583RD YR6578★30
RJ SERMONSCBRET
521ST YR2096★4—
MARCELLES WILLIAMSCBRET
522ND YR—94★4-22 2025
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
FRES
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
USC
SCOUT TEAM GRADE
31.0
51.3
— OFFENSE
29.0
58.2
— DEFENSE
33.0
44.4
SP+ OVERALL
-0.8
19.5
FPI
-0.9
18.4
ELO
1591
1837
TALENT
610
899
PRODUCTION
47
92
TALENT − PRODUCTION ▾
−20
−4
BLUE CHIP RATIO
0.01
0.56
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 FACTORS2025 · NATIONAL PERCENTILES
METRIC
FRES
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
USC
OFF EFFICIENCY
23
94
DEF EFFICIENCY
78
14
OFF EXPLOSIVENESS
36
85
DEF EXPLOSIVENESS
83
86
FINISHING DRIVES
19
91
FIELD POSITION
3
88
TURNOVER MARGIN
65
68
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
FRES
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
USC
PASS RATE
45.6%
45.5%
PACE
35.0s
25.6s
RUN RATE — STANDARD DNS
65.4%
61.6%
PASS RATE — PASSING DNS
80.0%
70.2%
PLAYS / GAME
51.5
70.3
GARBAGE TIME SHARE
11.7%
0.5%
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 = FRES, ORANGE = USC) · MEASURED FIGURES ARE 2026, 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