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F1SLATEF2LEADERSF3TEAMSF4PORTALF5RECRUIT
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
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
SOUTH FLORIDA
OVERVIEWPRESEASON PROFILE
MATCHUPHEAD TO HEAD
TEAMROOMS & PLAYERS
VINTAGE2026
SAT 19:00 ET|RAYMOND JAMES STADIUMNONCONFTENSIONVACATEDTALENT GAP28|O/U53.0COLLISION
75
AP · FPI
TEAM
PTS
2025
TAL
OFF
DEF
RET
PACE
SOS ▾
IMP
ML
SPREAD
AWAY
—AP
114FPI
FIUCUSAFLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
9
1-2
35
13
27
32%
94
3
19.3
+340
+14.5
HOME
—AP
63FPI
USFAACSOUTH FLORIDA
19
3-0
63
84
48
13%
16
24
33.8
-460
-14.5
IMP = IMPLIED TEAM TOTAL FROM SPREAD + O/U · OFF AND DEF ARE SCOUT TEAM GRADES AS FBS PERCENTILES · EVERY MEASURED FIGURE IS 2026CONSENSUS · BOVADA
FINALFIU9—USF19
CLOSED USF -14.5TOTAL 53.0FIU COVERED · 28 POINTS · UNDER
FIU
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
USF
9
POINTS
19
381
TOTAL YARDS
208
301 (31-50)
PASSING
100 (11-18)
80 (25)
RUSHING
108 (38)
19
FIRST DOWNS
14
5-17
THIRD DOWN
5-13
3-7
FOURTH DOWN
0-0
29:51
TIME OF POSS.
30:09
8-50
PENALTIES
4-30
3
TURNOVERS
0
1
SACKS
1
1
QB HURRIES
4
FIU
DERIVED · PLAY BY PLAY
USF
0.148
SEASON 0.114
EPA / PLAY
-0.013
SEASON 0.381
38.9%
SEASON 38.0%
SUCCESS RATE
42.9%
SEASON 54.0%
13.9%
SEASON 15.0%
EXPLOSIVE RATE
7.1%
SEASON 20.1%
5.26
SEASON 5.64
YARDS / PLAY
3.71
SEASON 6.79
-0.013
SEASON 0.035
EPA ALLOWED
0.148
SEASON 0.192
42.9%
SEASON 35.4%
SUCCESS ALLOWED
38.9%
SEASON 44.9%
7.1%
SEASON 7.4%
EXPLOSIVE ALLOWED
13.9%
SEASON 13.9%
24.3%
SEASON 19.3%
STUFF RATE
26.1%
SEASON 25.7%
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
TOTAL53.0
SPREADUSF -14.5
IMPLIED — FIU19.3
IMPLIED — USF33.8
SCORING ENVIRONMENT
48FBS PCTL
BOTH OFF × BOTH DEF
BY MARKET TOTAL
16 / 43
BY ENVIRONMENT
25 / 43
DISAGREEMENT9 SLOTSThe two rankings disagree by 9 positions on a 43-game board. Both figures are stated; the site does not resolve which is right.
PACE COLLISION
FAST × SLOW
FIU PACE23.9s
94
USF PACE30.7s
16
SHARED PACE27.3s
55
PLAY VOLUME134
55
CEILING CHARACTERIDENTITY · NOT QUALITY
FIU58CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
45
PROE
33
TEMPO
94
EXPLOSIVE45p
45
PROE33p
33
TEMPO94p
94
USF33CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
32
PROE
50
TEMPO
16
EXPLOSIVE32p
32
PROE50p
50
TEMPO16p
16
IS THE RECORD REAL2026 · FULL SEASON
FIURECORD MATCHES
1-2ACTUALvs1.4-1.6FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE-0.4 W
ONE SCORE RECORD0-1
POINT MARGIN / GAME-1.0
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL won 1 of 3 against a scoring profile describing 1.4. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
USFRECORD MATCHES
3-0ACTUALvs2.6-0.4FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE+0.4 W
ONE SCORE RECORD1-0
POINT MARGIN / GAME+18.7
SOUTH FLORIDA won 3 of 3 against a scoring profile describing 2.6. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TEAM LEDGERFLORIDA INTERNATIONALSOUTH FLORIDA2026 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%Keyone JenkinsPORTAL · UCF · 61% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJoe PesanskyQB · 38% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
DB70%Mister ClarkPORTAL · PURDUE · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJessiah McGrewPORTAL · ARIZONA STATE · 17% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONDeuce Blades IIPORTAL · WAKE FOREST · 13% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION6 FURTHER DEPARTURES
OL69%Jaleel DavisOL · 19% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJaheim BuchanonOL · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJulius PierceOL · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION6 FURTHER DEPARTURES
DL60%Keegan DavisDL · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONQuaylen HillDL · 14% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONOlasunkonmi AgunloyeDL · 13% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION5 FURTHER DEPARTURES
WR/TE52%Dallas PayneTE · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONAlex PerryWR · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJustin CayenneTE · 10% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION5 FURTHER DEPARTURES
RB52%Kejon OwensRB · 51% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
LB46%Johnny Chaney Jr.LB · 44% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
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
QBJJ Kohl · PORTAL ★3 · APP STATEDJ Alexander · SIGNEE ★3REFILLED
DBDeAndre Boykins · PORTAL ★3 · OKLAHOMA STATEWesley Miller · PORTAL ★3 · SOUTH ALABAMAVontae Floyd · PORTAL ★3 · DUKE7 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
OLRiley Wilson · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
DLJamorie Flagg · PORTAL ★3 · FLORIDA STATERJ Moss Jr. · PORTAL ★3 · SOUTH ALABAMAMichael Smarts · SIGNEE ★3REFILLED
WR/TEBarrett Schulz · SIGNEE ★3Malik Penson · SIGNEE ★3Ayden Passley · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
RBJayden Ford · SIGNEE ★3Justin Compere · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
LBBrayshawn Littlejohn · PORTAL ★3 · APP STATEDemitris Mincey · SIGNEE ★3De'Andre Arnold · SIGNEE ★3REFILLED
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 · FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
CARRIED COMPOSITE
38.043 PCTL
CARRIED OFFENSE
37.550 PCTL
CARRIED DEFENSE
38.347 PCTL
ROOM
GRADE
FBS PCTL
OPP-ADJ
TAL
RET
N
OBS
QB565664061 OF 6 GRADED
RB26267310062 OF 6 GRADED
WR/TE4040365421CARRIED FROM 2025 · NOTHING GRADED YET
OL414145017CARRIED FROM 2025 · NOTHING GRADED YET
DL43434733197 OF 19 GRADED
LB3737473894 OF 9 GRADED
DB52523130208 OF 20 GRADED
TEAM FACTS — FULLY KNOWN NOWPRESEASON FACT
TALENT COMPOSITE35th35
BLUE-CHIP RATIO9%39
RECRUITING CLASS#102 · 0/20 BC24
CLASS RANK TREND+7 · 3 CYCLES64
PORTAL NET BLUE-CHIP-2 · 17 IN / 22 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
USFBRIAN HARTLINEFIRST SEASON1 SEASON · 1 PROGRAMME
A new staff, so the coach's own career fingerprint stands in for the programme's prior season.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
6969
PACE
55
PASS RATE
4242
EXPLOSIVENESS
1414
HAVOC
7171
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
FIUWILLIE SIMMONS2TH SEASON2 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
7171
PACE
9696
PASS RATE
7575
EXPLOSIVENESS
5959
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
9898
HAVOC
5757
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 LIVESFIU OFFENSEUSF OFFENSERETURNINGDEPARTED
COLLAPSE ALL
▾QBFLORIDA INTERNATIONAL OFFENSE
NATIONAL
58OF 138
TAL
64
PERF
56
RET
0
NATIONAL
71OF 136
RET
45
FULL DEFENSESOUTH FLORIDA DEFENSE
FIU QUARTERBACKSn=6100% VACATED
QUARTERBACKS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
JJ KOHLQBPORTAL · APP STATE
493RD YR7264★3-22
ZACH MARKERQBTRUE FR
484TH YR——UNR+29 2025
DJ ALEXANDERQBTRUE FR
351ST YR—38★3—
MATT IVALDIQBPORTAL · FORDHAM
301ST YR——UNR—
ZACHARY WATERSQBRET
303RD YR——UNR—
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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
USF DEFENSE — GROUP GRADES3 ROOMS · 55 PLAYERS57% VACATED
DEFENSIVE ROOMS · GROUP GRADES
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
5247%6%
LINEBACKERSLB
5456%13%
SECONDARYDB
5237%13%
THE QUARTERBACK PLAYS THE WHOLE SIDE — SHOWN AS ITS THREE ROOM GRADES, NOT MAN FOR MAN · PER PLAYER DETAIL LIVES IN THE OTHER DRAWERS
▾OLFLORIDA INTERNATIONAL OFFENSE
NATIONAL
106OF 138
TAL
45
PERF
41
RET
0
DL
58OF 138
DL RET
47
LB
45OF 138
LB RET
56
FRONT-7SOUTH FLORIDA DEFENSE
FIU OFFENSIVE LINEn=17100% VACATED
FIVE-MAN LINE BY GRADE
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
ANTONIO TRIPP JR.OLRET
673RD YR—76★4+39 2025
JON RODRIGUEZOLRET
492ND YR—36★3—
SPENCER WEBBOLPORTAL · EASTERN MICHIGAN
484TH YR——UNR—
ZAIRE FLOURNOYOLRET
474TH YR—17★3+22 2025
DAVEION HARLEYOLPORTAL · CALIFORNIA
473RD YR—28★3+18 2024
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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
USF FRONT-7n=32 · 2 ROOMS49% VACATED
PASS RUSH · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
RYAN JENKINSDTRET
623RD YR5965★3—
ASANI REDWOODDTPORTAL · WEST VIRGINIA
564TH YR9254★3-8
MICHAEL WILLIAMS IIDERET
554TH YR9182★3+26
GAVIN LEACHLBRET
522ND YR2932★3—
ASHTON MOSLEYLBRET
522ND YR4849★3—
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THE DEFENDERS THIS ROOM FACES, BY GRADE · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · PASS RUSH AND COVERAGE DETAIL LIVES ON THE MATCHUP TAB
▾RBFLORIDA INTERNATIONAL OFFENSE
NATIONAL
135OF 138
TAL
73
PERF
26
RET
100
DL
58OF 138
DL RET
47
LB
45OF 138
LB RET
56
FRONT-7SOUTH FLORIDA DEFENSE
FIU RUNNING BACKSn=60% VACATED
BACKFIELD · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
STERLING JOSEPHRBRET
521ST YR2565★3+37
DEVONTE LYONSRBRET
502ND YR6668★3-17
ANTHONY CARRIERBRET
422ND YR7978★3-45
JUSTIN COMPERERBTRUE FR
351ST YR—42★3—
JAYDEN FORDRBTRUE FR
351ST YR—47★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
USF FRONT-72 ROOMS · 32 PLAYERS49% VACATED
ROOMS IN THE COMPOSITE
WT
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
0.555247%6%
LINEBACKERSLB
0.455456%13%
EACH ROOM ON ITS OWN GRADE, NOT LISTED MAN FOR MAN · THE WEIGHTS DEFINE WHO PLAYS WHOM
▾WR/TEFLORIDA INTERNATIONAL OFFENSE
NATIONAL
115OF 138
TAL
36
PERF
40
RET
54
DB
65OF 138
DB RET
37
SECONDARYSOUTH FLORIDA DEFENSE
FIU PASS CATCHERSn=2146% VACATED
PASS CATCHERS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
JOJO STONEWRRET
572ND YR6217★3+27
GREG GAINES IIIWRPORTAL · RHODE ISLAND
484TH YR2917★3—
TYSON CARTERWRRET
472ND YR4346★3—
ERIC NELSON JR.WRRET
452ND YR5621★3-8
MAGUIRE ANDERSONWRRET
443RD YR78—UNR+8
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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
USF SECONDARYn=23 · 1 ROOM63% VACATED
COVERAGE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
AYDEN JACKSONDBPORTAL · GEORGIA SOUTHERN
614TH YR97—UNR+33
TEDDY FOSTERCBPORTAL · FLORIDA
522ND YR4064★3—
JABARI SMITHDBRET
522ND YR4646★3—
ISRAEL BOYCESPORTAL · WEST VIRGINIA
503RD YR7045★3+23
HERLIN PERRY JR.CBRET
501ST YR2852★3—
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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
FIU
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
USF
SCOUT TEAM GRADE
43.8
40.5
— OFFENSE
48.5
38.4
— DEFENSE
39.1
42.7
SP+ OVERALL
-11.5
-1.1
FPI
-10.8
0.8
ELO
1392
1682
TALENT
608
704
PRODUCTION
19
45
TALENT − PRODUCTION ▾
+16
+18
BLUE CHIP RATIO
0.09
0.13
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 FACTORSNATIONAL PERCENTILES
METRIC
FIU
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
USF
OFF EFFICIENCY
15
94
DEF EFFICIENCY
74
21
OFF EXPLOSIVENESS
45
32
DEF EXPLOSIVENESS
79
98
FINISHING DRIVES
3
93
FIELD POSITION
66
14
TURNOVER MARGIN
3
78
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
FIU
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
USF
PASS RATE
57.1%
47.7%
PACE
23.9s
30.7s
RUN RATE — STANDARD DNS
50.0%
57.6%
PASS RATE — PASSING DNS
69.5%
60.8%
PLAYS / GAME
75.3
58.7
GARBAGE TIME SHARE
0.0%
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 = FIU, ORANGE = USF) · 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