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TEX @ TCU79
PITT @ GT77
HOU @ TLSA76
MICH @ WIS76
CIN @ ND75
ASU @ UCLA75
TENN @ MIZ74
BAY @ OKST73
NU @ NEB73
UVA @ MIA71
AUB @ LSU71
IOWA @ MD69
LOU @ WAKE68
WKU @ MSU66
FLA @ UK65
MINN @ PUR64
EMU @ NIU64
MSST @ TA&M64
BC @ CLEM64
ODU @ UTEP64
OSU @ RUTG62
TROY @ SC62
LT @ NCSU61
IU @ PSU61
ARK @ UGA60
SYR @ FSU60
KU @ ISU60
WMU @ BUF59
TTU @ WVU59
MISS @ ALA59
LIB @ UAB59
BYU @ USU58
ORE @ STAN57
FRES @ HAW57
APP @ GAST56
TULN @ ECU56
WASH @ ORST56
DUKE @ UNC55
OU @ KSU55
USF @ SMU55
CMU @ M-OH52
TOL @ MASS51
ARMY @ BALL50
ULM @ CCU48
MRSH @ MTSU48
NEV @ BOIS47
UCF @ NAVY47
USM @ RICE47
UL @ USA47
MEM @ TEM46
FIU @ FAU46
CLT @ ILL44
OHIO @ AKR44
WSU @ CAL44
UNLV @ UTSA44
ARST @ GASO41
USC @ COLO40
AF @ UNM36
BGSU @ KENT34
NMSU @ SJSU34
CONN @ VAN30
FIDELITY
MEASURED
DERIVED
≈ ESTIMATED
DOT MARKS
HOUSTON
TULSA
OVERVIEWPRESEASON PROFILE
MATCHUPHEAD TO HEAD
TEAMROOMS & PLAYERS
VINTAGE2021
FRI 19:30 ET|CHAPMAN STADIUMCONFTENSIONVACATEDTALENT GAP13|O/U54.0COLLISION
75
AP · FPI
TEAM
PTS
2025
TAL
OFF
DEF
RET
PACE
SOS ▾
IMP
ML
SPREAD
AWAY
#17AP
37FPI
HOUB12HOUSTON
45
11-2
53
52
95
67%
60
23
25.3
—
+3.5
HOME
—AP
76FPI
TLSAAACTULSA
10
6-6
39
48
78
74%
71
29
28.8
—
-3.5
IMP = IMPLIED TEAM TOTAL FROM SPREAD + O/U · OFF AND DEF ARE SCOUT TEAM GRADES AS FBS PERCENTILES · EVERY MEASURED FIGURE IS 2021CONSENSUS · CONSENSUS
FINALHOU45—TLSA10
CLOSED TLSA -3.5TOTAL 54.0HOU COVERED · 55 POINTS · OVER
HOU
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
TLSA
45
POINTS
10
405
TOTAL YARDS
289
261 (19-29)
PASSING
258 (20-39)
144 (33)
RUSHING
31 (28)
22
FIRST DOWNS
14
3-11
THIRD DOWN
5-16
1-1
FOURTH DOWN
0-2
32:26
TIME OF POSS.
27:34
11-90
PENALTIES
11-119
1
TURNOVERS
3
5
SACKS
0
3
QB HURRIES
0
HOU
DERIVED · PLAY BY PLAY
TLSA
0.367
SEASON 0.275
EPA / PLAY
0.076
SEASON 0.223
45.6%
SEASON 43.6%
SUCCESS RATE
26.3%
SEASON 44.2%
19.3%
SEASON 17.4%
EXPLOSIVE RATE
8.8%
SEASON 16.3%
7.14
SEASON 6.20
YARDS / PLAY
4.79
SEASON 6.24
0.076
SEASON 0.107
EPA ALLOWED
0.367
SEASON 0.194
26.3%
SEASON 34.5%
SUCCESS ALLOWED
45.6%
SEASON 40.4%
8.8%
SEASON 13.5%
EXPLOSIVE ALLOWED
19.3%
SEASON 14.7%
26.3%
SEASON 18.4%
STUFF RATE
32.3%
SEASON 22.0%
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 · 2021 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 5 FIELD n=61
MARKET
TOTAL54.0
SPREADTLSA -3.5
IMPLIED — HOU25.3
IMPLIED — TLSA28.8
SCORING ENVIRONMENT
40FBS PCTL
BOTH OFF × BOTH DEF
BY MARKET TOTAL
35 / 61
BY ENVIRONMENT
53 / 61
DISAGREEMENT18 SLOTSThe two rankings disagree by 18 positions on a 61-game board. Both figures are stated; the site does not resolve which is right.
PACE COLLISION
MIDDLING × FAST
HOU PACE26.4s
60
TLSA PACE26.0s
71
SHARED PACE26.2s
65
PLAY VOLUME138
65
CEILING CHARACTERIDENTITY · NOT QUALITY
HOU74CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
89
TEMPO
60
EXPLOSIVE89p
89
TEMPO60p
60
TLSA44CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
17
TEMPO
71
EXPLOSIVE17p
17
TEMPO71p
71
IS THE RECORD REAL2021 · FULL SEASON
HOURECORD MATCHES
11-2ACTUALvs10.3-2.7FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE+0.7 W
ONE SCORE RECORD3-0
POINT MARGIN / GAME+16.3
HOUSTON won 11 of 13 against a scoring profile describing 10.3. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TLSARECORD MATCHES
6-6ACTUALvs5.6-6.4FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE+0.4 W
ONE SCORE RECORD5-4
POINT MARGIN / GAME-1.3
TULSA won 6 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 5.6. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TEAM LEDGERHOUSTONTULSA2021 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%Logan HolgorsenQB · SHARE NOT MEASURED
RB0%Kyle PorterRB · SHARE NOT MEASURED
WR/TE0%Marquez StevensonDRAFTED · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
OL0%NOBODY LEFTTHE WHOLE ROOM RETURNS
DL0%Payton TurnerDRAFTED · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
LB0%Grant StuardDRAFTED · SHARE NOT MEASUREDROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
DB0%Jordan MooreDB · SHARE NOT MEASURED
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
QBMaddox Kopp · SIGNEE ★3INTACT
RBAlton McCaskill · SIGNEE ★3INTACT
WR/TEJa'Lynn Polk · PORTAL ★3 · TEXAS TECHJaylen Erwin · PORTAL ★3 · UCLASeth Green · PORTAL ★3 · MINNESOTAINTACT
OLNO DEPARTURE TO REFILLINTACT
DLLatrell Bankston · PORTAL ★3 · IOWA STATEJustin Beadles · PORTAL ★3 · VIRGINIA TECHGarfield Lawrence · SIGNEE ★3INTACT
LBJalen Garner · SIGNEE ★3INTACT
DBAlex Hogan · PORTAL ★3 · TEXAS TECHMark Wilson · SIGNEE ★3Jalen Emery · 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 · HOUSTON
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———975CARRIED FROM 2020 · NOTHING GRADED YET
RB———369CARRIED FROM 2020 · NOTHING GRADED YET
WR/TE————22CARRIED FROM 2020 · NOTHING GRADED YET
OL————20CARRIED FROM 2020 · NOTHING GRADED YET
DL————16CARRIED FROM 2020 · NOTHING GRADED YET
LB————14CARRIED FROM 2020 · NOTHING GRADED YET
DB————23CARRIED FROM 2020 · NOTHING GRADED YET
TEAM FACTS — FULLY KNOWN NOWPRESEASON FACT
TALENT COMPOSITE53rd53
BLUE-CHIP RATIO2%27
RECRUITING CLASS#81 · 0/10 BC40
CLASS RANK TREND-9 · 3 CYCLES32
COACH STATUSRETURNING · 3rd YR—
DEV TRANSITION MIX23%21
EVERY ROW HERE IS KNOWABLE TODAY — NONE OF IT WAITS ON A GAME
COACH PRIOR — WHO APPLIES, AND WHAT A CHANGE MOVESBASIS · PROGRAM PRIOR
TLSAPHILIP MONTGOMERY6TH SEASON1 SEASON · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
7979
PACE
7878
PASS RATE
8383
EXPLOSIVENESS
8787
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
1010
HAVOC
2929
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
HOUDANA HOLGORSEN3TH SEASON2 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
9292
PACE
5656
PASS RATE
9595
EXPLOSIVENESS
7474
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
7474
HAVOC
5050
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 LIVESHOU OFFENSETLSA OFFENSERETURNINGDEPARTED
COLLAPSE ALL
▾QBHOUSTON OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
—
PERF
—
RET
97
NATIONAL
—
RET
—
FULL DEFENSETULSA DEFENSE
HOU QUARTERBACKSn=53% VACATED
QUARTERBACKS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
CLAYTON TUNEQBRET
—4TH YR——★3—
IKE OGBOGUQBRET
—4TH YR——★2—
HOLMAN EDWARDSQBTRUE FR
—4TH YR——UNR—
SOFIAN MASSOUDQBRET
—2ND YR——★3—
MADDOX KOPPQBTRUE FR
—4TH 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
TLSA DEFENSE — GROUP GRADES3 ROOMS · 48 PLAYERSRETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
DEFENSIVE ROOMS · GROUP GRADES
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
——7%
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
▾OLHOUSTON OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
—
PERF
—
RET
—
DL
—
DL RET
—
LB
—
LB RET
—
FRONT-7TULSA DEFENSE
HOU OFFENSIVE LINEn=20RETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
FIVE-MAN LINE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
KODY RUSSEYOLPORTAL · LOUISIANA TECH
—4TH YR——★3—
CAM'RON JOHNSONOLRET
—4TH YR——★4—
KEENAN MURPHYOLRET
—4TH YR——★3—
DENNIS BARDWELLOLRET
—4TH YR——★3—
JORDAN BOATMANOLRET
—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
TLSA FRONT-7n=29 · 2 ROOMSRETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
PASS RUSH · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
OWEN OSTROSKIDLTRUE FR
—4TH YR——★3—
HAYDON GRANTDLRET
—3RD YR——★3—
EVERITT ROGERSDLRET
—4TH YR——★3—
JOSEPH ANDERSONDLRET
—4TH YR——★4—
JAXON PLAYERDLRET
—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
▾RBHOUSTON OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
—
PERF
—
RET
36
DL
—
DL RET
—
LB
—
LB RET
—
FRONT-7TULSA DEFENSE
HOU RUNNING BACKSn=964% VACATED
BACKFIELD · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
JAMEL STARKSRBTRUE FR
—1ST YR——★3—
MULBAH CARRBRET
—4TH YR——★3—
CHANDLER SMITHRBRET
—4TH YR——★3—
TA'ZHAWN HENRYRBRET
—4TH YR——★3—
ALTON MCCASKILLRBTRUE FR
—4TH YR——★3—
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
TLSA FRONT-72 ROOMS · 29 PLAYERSRETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
ROOMS IN THE COMPOSITE
WT
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
0.55——7%
LINEBACKERSLB
0.45——0%
EACH ROOM ON ITS OWN GRADE, NOT LISTED MAN FOR MAN · THE WEIGHTS DEFINE WHO PLAYS WHOM
▾WR/TEHOUSTON OFFENSE
NATIONAL
—
TAL
—
PERF
—
RET
—
DB
—
DB RET
—
SECONDARYTULSA DEFENSE
HOU PASS CATCHERSn=22RETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
PASS CATCHERS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
KESEAN CARTERWRPORTAL · TEXAS TECH
—4TH YR——★3—
JAKE HERSLOWWRTRUE FR
—4TH YR——UNR—
NATHANIEL DELLWRRET
—3RD YR——★2—
PARKER EICHENBERGERTERET
—4TH YR——★3—
COLE MCGOWANWRRET
—4TH YR——★2—
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
TLSA SECONDARYn=19 · 1 ROOMRETURNING SHARE NOT MEASURED
COVERAGE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
SEAN O'KEEFESRET
—4TH YR——★3—
TRAVON FULLERCBTRUE FR
—4TH YR——★4—
TIENEAL MARTINSRET
—4TH YR——UNR—
REGGIE ELLISCBRET
—4TH YR——★2—
TYON DAVISCBRET
—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
HOU
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
TLSA
SP+ OVERALL
10.9
5.8
FPI
6.9
-1.3
ELO
1680
1503
TALENT
571
470
PRODUCTION
77
53
TALENT − PRODUCTION ▾
−27
−17
BLUE CHIP RATIO
0.02
0.03
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
HOU
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
TLSA
PASS RATE
49.4%
45.9%
PACE
26.4s
26.0s
4TH-DOWN GO RATE
23%
17%
RUN RATE — STANDARD DNS
57.8%
62.7%
PASS RATE — PASSING DNS
65.2%
66.5%
PLAYS / GAME
68.2
69.3
GARBAGE TIME SHARE
1.5%
1.1%
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 = HOU, ORANGE = TLSA) · MEASURED FIGURES ARE 2021, 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