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THIS WEEK
OSU @ TEX78
UNLV @ UNT76
RUTG @ BC75
ARK @ UTAH75
UTSA @ TXST73
TENN @ GT72
MIZ @ KU71
DUKE @ ILL71
OU @ MICH70
WAKE @ PUR70
USF @ ARMY69
NAVY @ FAU68
ORE @ OKST67
MSST @ MINN66
APP @ ECU65
WKU @ UGA64
CAL @ SYR64
RICE @ ND63
UCF @ PITT63
ARIZ @ BYU63
CLT @ MISS62
ASU @ TA&M61
PSU @ TEM61
USM @ AUB61
USU @ WASH60
ALA @ UK60
DEL @ VAN60
BGSU @ NEB60
SDSU @ UCLA59
UL @ USC59
ISU @ IOWA58
LT @ LSU58
GASO @ CLEM56
TTU @ ORST54
JXST @ OHIO52
NMSU @ HAW50
EMU @ MSU49
MEM @ BOIS47
GAST @ KENN45
WSU @ KSU42
ODU @ VT42
MD @ CONN41
BUF @ FIU41
ULM @ UAB38
TLSA @ SHSU38
USA @ TULN38
MTSU @ MRSH31
NDSU @ AF0
SAC @ FRES0
FIDELITY
MEASURED
DERIVED
≈ ESTIMATED
DOT MARKS
SAMFORD
TENNESSEE TECH
OVERVIEWPRESEASON PROFILE
MATCHUPHEAD TO HEAD
TEAMROOMS & PLAYERS
VINTAGE2026
SAT 19:00 ET|TUCKER STADIUMCONFTENSIONVACATEDTALENT GAP|O/U48.5COLLISION
75
AP · FPI
TEAM
PTS
2025
TAL
OFF
DEF
RET
PACE
SOS ▾
IMP
ML
SPREAD
AWAY
—AP
—FPI
SAMSOCONSAMFORD
19
0-3
0
0
0
0%
0
—
11.0
+1340
+26.5
HOME
—AP
—FPI
TNTCSOCONTENNESSEE TECH
45
3-0
0
0
0
0%
0
—
37.5
-5900
-26.5
IMP = IMPLIED TEAM TOTAL FROM SPREAD + O/U · OFF AND DEF ARE SCOUT TEAM GRADES AS FBS PERCENTILES · EVERY MEASURED FIGURE IS 2026CONSENSUS · DRAFTKINGS
FINALSAM19—TNTC45
CLOSED TNTC -26.5TOTAL 48.5SAM COVERED · 64 POINTS · OVER
SAM
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
TNTC
19
POINTS
45
320
TOTAL YARDS
409
281 (24-50)
PASSING
229 (15-22)
39 (25)
RUSHING
180 (32)
32
FIRST DOWNS
18
4-14
THIRD DOWN
2-8
0-1
FOURTH DOWN
0-0
30:02
TIME OF POSS.
29:58
2-15
PENALTIES
17-155
1
TURNOVERS
0
3
SACKS
4
0
QB HURRIES
2
SAM
DERIVED · PLAY BY PLAY
TNTC
-0.037
SEASON 0.049
EPA / PLAY
0.535
SEASON 0.256
34.3%
SEASON 29.1%
SUCCESS RATE
44.4%
SEASON 39.1%
13.7%
SEASON 12.2%
EXPLOSIVE RATE
22.2%
SEASON 13.6%
4.59
SEASON 4.65
YARDS / PLAY
8.52
SEASON 5.80
0.535
SEASON 0.250
EPA ALLOWED
-0.037
SEASON -0.014
44.4%
SEASON 39.1%
SUCCESS ALLOWED
34.3%
SEASON 35.4%
22.2%
SEASON 15.6%
EXPLOSIVE ALLOWED
13.7%
SEASON 12.4%
10.3%
SEASON 20.0%
STUFF RATE
25.0%
SEASON 20.0%
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 FACT2 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=49
MARKET
TOTAL48.5
SPREADTNTC -26.5
IMPLIED — SAM11.0
IMPLIED — TNTC37.5
PACE COLLISION
UNMEASURED × UNMEASURED
SAM PACE28.6s
—
TNTC PACE29.2s
—
SHARED PACE28.9s
—
PLAY VOLUME125
—
CEILING CHARACTERIDENTITY · NOT QUALITY
IS THE RECORD REAL2026 · FULL SEASON
No 2026 record, and no earlier season to carry forward for these teams.
TEAM LEDGERSAMFORDTENNESSEE TECH2026 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%Quincy CrittendonQB · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
RB0%Carter PaceRB · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
WR/TE0%Calvin JonesWR · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION9 FURTHER DEPARTURES
OL0%NOBODY LEFTTHE WHOLE ROOM RETURNS
DL0%Conroy Cunningham IIDE · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION4 FURTHER DEPARTURES
LB0%Mailk GaitherLB · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION3 FURTHER DEPARTURES
DB0%Nahil PerkinsCB · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION9 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
RBMarquise Henderson · PORTAL ★4 · CLEMSONZamarcus Lindley · SIGNEE ★3INTACT
WR/TENO STARTING ROLE OPENEDINTACT
OLNO DEPARTURE TO REFILLINTACT
DLNO STARTING ROLE OPENEDINTACT
LBGreg Williams · SIGNEE ★3INTACT
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 · SAMFORD
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
QB28285601CARRIED FROM 2025 · NOTHING GRADED YET
RB———565CARRIED FROM 2025 · NOTHING GRADED YET
WR/TE———284CARRIED FROM 2025 · NOTHING GRADED YET
OL————0NO GRADING EVIDENCE
DL———387CARRIED FROM 2025 · NOTHING GRADED YET
LB———107CARRIED FROM 2025 · NOTHING GRADED YET
DB——38338CARRIED FROM 2025 · NOTHING GRADED YET
TEAM FACTS — FULLY KNOWN NOWPRESEASON FACT
RECRUITING CLASS#177 · 0/4 BC0
CLASS RANK TREND-22 · 2 CYCLES6
EVERY ROW HERE IS KNOWABLE TODAY — NONE OF IT WAITS ON A GAME
COACH PRIOR — WHO APPLIES, AND WHAT A CHANGE MOVESBASIS · PROGRAM PRIOR
TNTC—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
SAM—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 LIVESSAM OFFENSETNTC OFFENSERETURNINGDEPARTED
COLLAPSE ALL
▾QBSAMFORD OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
56
PERF
28
RET
0
NATIONAL
—
RET
—
FULL DEFENSETENNESSEE TECH DEFENSE
SAM QUARTERBACKSn=1100% VACATED
QUARTERBACKS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
GABARRI JOHNSONQBTRUE FR
452ND YR——★4-13 2025
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
TNTC DEFENSE — GROUP GRADES3 ROOMS · 11 PLAYERS68% VACATED
DEFENSIVE ROOMS · GROUP GRADES
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
—0%0%
LINEBACKERSLB
7169%0%
SECONDARYDB
—35%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
▾OLSAMFORD OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
—
PERF
—
RET
—
DL
—
DL RET
0
LB
—
LB RET
69
FRONT-7TENNESSEE TECH DEFENSE
SAM OFFENSIVE LINEn=0RETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
FIVE-MAN LINE 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
TNTC FRONT-7n=7 · 2 ROOMS73% VACATED
PASS RUSH · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
KALEB BROWNLBRET
493RD YR——★3—
WILL JOHNSONLBTRUE FR
464TH YR——★3—
JOSH HANDLBTRUE FR
463RD YR——UNR—
TYRESE WHITAKERLBPORTAL · TEMPLE
412ND YR——★2-17 2025
RALPH ORTIZLBTRUE FR
373RD 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
▾RBSAMFORD OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
—
PERF
—
RET
56
DL
—
DL RET
0
LB
—
LB RET
69
FRONT-7TENNESSEE TECH DEFENSE
SAM RUNNING BACKSn=544% VACATED
BACKFIELD · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
DOMONIQUE THOMASRBTRUE FR
484TH YR——★3+5 2024
KEN CHERRYRBRET
—2ND YR——UNR—
CAM BLANDRBRET
—1ST YR——UNR—
EMERSON RUSSELLRBRET
—1ST YR——UNR—
RYAN SKINNERRBRET
—1ST 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
TNTC FRONT-72 ROOMS · 7 PLAYERS69% VACATED
ROOMS IN THE COMPOSITE
WT
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
0.55—0%0%
LINEBACKERSLB
0.457169%0%
EACH ROOM ON ITS OWN GRADE, NOT LISTED MAN FOR MAN · THE WEIGHTS DEFINE WHO PLAYS WHOM
▾WR/TESAMFORD OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
—
PERF
—
RET
28
DB
—
DB RET
35
SECONDARYTENNESSEE TECH DEFENSE
SAM PASS CATCHERSn=472% VACATED
PASS CATCHERS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
JADEN GIBSONWRRET
442ND YR——★3-47 2024
GRANT HIDALGOTERET
343RD YR——UNR—
PRESTON BIRDWRRET
—2ND YR——UNR—
DAVID THEADOTERET
—1ST 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
TNTC SECONDARYn=4 · 1 ROOM65% VACATED
COVERAGE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
OMARI PHILYAWDBRET
513RD YR——★3—
JAMESON WHARTONDBRET
354TH YR——★3—
JOE HALL IIICBTRUE FR
343RD YR——UNR—
CHRIS RHODESCBTRUE FR
304TH YR——UNR—
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 = SAM, ORANGE = TNTC) · 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