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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
UL MONROE
MISSISSIPPI STATE
OVERVIEWPRESEASON PROFILE
MATCHUPHEAD TO HEAD
TEAMROOMS & PLAYERS
VINTAGE2025 FINAL
SAT 19:30 ET|DAVIS WADE STADIUMNONCONFTENSIONVACATEDTALENT GAP82|O/U55.0COLLISION
75
AP · FPI
TEAM
PTS
2025
TAL
OFF
DEF
RET
PACE
SOS ▾
IMP
ML
SPREAD
AWAY
—AP
137FPI
ULMSBCUL MONROE
13
0-2
4
16
42
39%
46
9
13.3
+2500
+28.5
HOME
—AP
27FPI
MSSTSECMISSISSIPPI STATE
62
2-0
86
79
63
34%
89
100
41.8
-100000
-28.5
IMP = IMPLIED TEAM TOTAL FROM SPREAD + O/U · OFF AND DEF ARE SCOUT TEAM GRADES AS FBS PERCENTILES · EVERY MEASURED FIGURE IS 2026CONSENSUS · BOVADA
FINALULM13—MSST62
CLOSED MSST -28.5TOTAL 55.0MSST COVERED · 75 POINTS · OVER
ULM
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
MSST
13
POINTS
62
278
TOTAL YARDS
762
140 (16-28)
PASSING
417 (27-42)
138 (40)
RUSHING
345 (37)
14
FIRST DOWNS
35
3-16
THIRD DOWN
5-11
2-3
FOURTH DOWN
1-1
31:47
TIME OF POSS.
28:13
5-55
PENALTIES
8-78
0
TURNOVERS
0
0
SACKS
2
0
QB HURRIES
2
ULM
DERIVED · PLAY BY PLAY
MSST
0.016
SEASON -0.014
EPA / PLAY
0.672
SEASON 0.568
32.3%
SEASON 38.6%
SUCCESS RATE
58.3%
SEASON 58.3%
7.7%
SEASON 9.4%
EXPLOSIVE RATE
26.4%
SEASON 22.3%
3.95
SEASON 4.05
YARDS / PLAY
9.88
SEASON 8.60
0.672
SEASON 0.440
EPA ALLOWED
0.016
SEASON -0.019
58.3%
SEASON 55.4%
SUCCESS ALLOWED
32.3%
SEASON 35.2%
26.4%
SEASON 20.1%
EXPLOSIVE ALLOWED
7.7%
SEASON 7.0%
10.0%
SEASON 12.7%
STUFF RATE
11.1%
SEASON 16.3%
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
TOTAL55.0
SPREADMSST -28.5
IMPLIED — ULM13.3
IMPLIED — MSST41.8
SCORING ENVIRONMENT
56FBS PCTL
BOTH OFF × BOTH DEF
BY MARKET TOTAL
9 / 43
BY ENVIRONMENT
12 / 43
DISAGREEMENT3 SLOTSThe two rankings disagree by 3 positions on a 43-game board. Both figures are stated; the site does not resolve which is right.
PACE COLLISION
MIDDLING × FAST
ULM PACE27.7s
46
MSST PACE24.7s
89
SHARED PACE26.2s
68
PLAY VOLUME138
68
CEILING CHARACTERIDENTITY · NOT QUALITY
ULM18CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
1
PROE
8
TEMPO
46
EXPLOSIVE1p
1
PROE8p
8
TEMPO46p
46
MSST58CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
62
PROE
24
TEMPO
89
EXPLOSIVE62p
62
PROE24p
24
TEMPO89p
89
IS THE RECORD REAL2025 · FULL SEASON
2025 SEASONCARRIED FORWARD · 2026 HAS NO GAMES YET
ULMRECORD MATCHES
3-9ACTUALvs2.1-9.9FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE+0.9 W
ONE SCORE RECORD1-1
POINT MARGIN / GAME-15.3
UL MONROE won 3 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 2.1. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
MSSTRECORD UNDERSTATES
5-7ACTUALvs6.3-5.7FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE-1.3 W
ONE SCORE RECORD2-3
POINT MARGIN / GAME+1.3
MISSISSIPPI STATE won 5 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 6.3. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TEAM LEDGERUL MONROEMISSISSIPPI STATE2026 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
RB100%Bam McReynoldsPORTAL · UAB · 37% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONZach Palmer-SmithRB · 34% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONDorian LewisRB · 16% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
DL70%Cliff MosleyDL · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJaden HamlinDL · 17% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONDylan HowellDL · 8% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION5 FURTHER DEPARTURES
DB70%David Godsey Jr.DB · 17% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIOND'Arco Perkins-McAllisterDB · 11% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONKamrin CanterburyPORTAL · PRAIRIE VIEW A&M · 9% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION7 FURTHER DEPARTURES
WR/TE63%Julian NixonTE · 12% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONRylan GreenTE · 12% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONNate Sullivan Jr.TE · 10% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION6 FURTHER DEPARTURES
OL55%Que McBroomOL · 20% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONElijah FisherOL · 19% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJay MickleOL · 17% OF ROOM PARTICIPATION
LB23%Seidrion LangstonLB · 15% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONTyrese HopkinsLB · 7% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
QB0%NOBODY LEFTTHE WHOLE ROOM RETURNS
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
RBDonald Chaney Jr. · PORTAL ★3 · CHARLOTTEDon Chaney Jr. · PORTAL ★3 · CHARLOTTEBryson Roland · PORTAL ★3 · ARKANSAS TECH2 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
DLLe'Kell McGowan · PORTAL ★3 · MEMPHISCJ Wilson Jr. · PORTAL ★3 · BUTLERPARTIAL
DBTaijh Overton · PORTAL ★3 · ARKANSASLarell Howling · PORTAL ★3 · COASTAL CAROLINAWilliam Wilson · PORTAL ★3 · AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL2 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
WR/TEBryce Anderson · PORTAL ★3 · MEMPHISDamarcco Blanton · PORTAL ★3 · ARKANSAS STATEJase Hoath · PORTAL ★3 · TENNESSEE STATE5 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
OLBright Fagbamiye · PORTAL ★3 · TIFFIN UNIVERSITYSean Dugery · PORTAL ★3 · MEMPHISJeremyah Green · SIGNEE ★31 MORE ARRIVALPARTIAL
LBNONE THIS CYCLEOPEN
QBNO DEPARTURE TO REFILLINTACT
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 · UL MONROE
CARRIED COMPOSITE
40.651 PCTL
CARRIED OFFENSE
37.249 PCTL
CARRIED DEFENSE
42.358 PCTL
ROOM
GRADE
FBS PCTL
OPP-ADJ
TAL
RET
N
OBS
QB2626646653 OF 5 GRADED
RB606037094 OF 9 GRADED
WR/TE505034382113 OF 21 GRADED
OL454527801810 OF 18 GRADED
DL373723401510 OF 15 GRADED
LB47472576148 OF 14 GRADED
DB414128442014 OF 20 GRADED
TEAM FACTS — FULLY KNOWN NOWPRESEASON FACT
TALENT COMPOSITE4th4
BLUE-CHIP RATIO11%50
RECRUITING CLASS#127 · 0/5 BC5
CLASS RANK TREND-13 · 3 CYCLES24
PORTAL NET BLUE-CHIP0 · 20 IN / 17 OUT—
COACH STATUSRETURNING · 3rd 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
MSSTJEFF LEBBY3TH SEASON2 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
3131
PACE
6161
PASS RATE
4646
EXPLOSIVENESS
9292
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
8989
HAVOC
33
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
ULMBRYANT VINCENT3TH SEASON3 SEASONS · 2 PROGRAMMES
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
44
PACE
55
PASS RATE
55
EXPLOSIVENESS
9696
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
6767
HAVOC
1616
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 LIVESULM OFFENSEMSST OFFENSERETURNINGDEPARTED
COLLAPSE ALL
▾QBUL MONROE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
136OF 138
TAL
64
PERF
26
RET
66
NATIONAL
57OF 136
RET
23
FULL DEFENSEMISSISSIPPI STATE DEFENSE
ULM QUARTERBACKSn=534% VACATED
QUARTERBACKS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
AUSTIN CARLISLEQBPORTAL · HOUSTON
522ND YR1864★3—
LANDON GRAVESQBRET
494TH YR36—UNR-49
AIDAN ARMENTAQBRET
414TH YR79—UNR-27
BRYSON KIMBROUGHQBRET
352ND YR—43★3—
TY PURDYQBTRUE FR
304TH 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
MSST DEFENSE — GROUP GRADES3 ROOMS · 54 PLAYERS52% VACATED
DEFENSIVE ROOMS · GROUP GRADES
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
4155%37%
LINEBACKERSLB
36100%27%
SECONDARYDB
5827%29%
THE QUARTERBACK PLAYS THE WHOLE SIDE — SHOWN AS ITS THREE ROOM GRADES, NOT MAN FOR MAN · PER PLAYER DETAIL LIVES IN THE OTHER DRAWERS
▾OLUL MONROE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
94OF 138
TAL
27
PERF
45
RET
80
DL
100OF 138
DL RET
55
LB
112OF 138
LB RET
100
FRONT-7MISSISSIPPI STATE DEFENSE
ULM OFFENSIVE LINEn=1820% VACATED
FIVE-MAN LINE BY GRADE
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
KALIEM CROSWELLOLRET
534TH YR——UNR+17 2025
DREW HUTCHINSONOLRET
524TH YR——UNR—
JOHN CURTIS GOODMAN JR.OLRET
524TH YR——UNR—
ADAMEON BOTLEYOLRET
494TH YR——UNR—
REESE STEELEOLRET
494TH YR—2★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
MSST FRONT-7n=30 · 2 ROOMS27% VACATED
PASS RUSH · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
WILL WHITSONDLRET
734TH YR5471★3—
KALVIN DINKINSDLRET
554TH YR6765★3-37
TREVION WILLIAMSDLRET
543RD YR8393★4-27
DEALYN EVANSDLPORTAL · TEXAS A&M
522ND YR4992★4—
LAKENDRICK JAMESLBRET
523RD YR26—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
▾RBUL MONROE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
33OF 138
TAL
37
PERF
60
RET
0
DL
100OF 138
DL RET
55
LB
112OF 138
LB RET
100
FRONT-7MISSISSIPPI STATE DEFENSE
ULM RUNNING BACKSn=9100% VACATED
BACKFIELD · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
DERRICK JAMESONRBPORTAL · UTAH STATE
504TH YR3628★3+30
BRYSON ROLANDRBPORTAL · ARKANSAS TECH
462ND YR2645★3-56
CJ PHILLIPRBTRUE FR
373RD YR1—UNR—
TREVON KINCHENRBTRUE FR
374TH YR5—UNR—
DON CHANEYRBTRUE FR
474TH YR—96★4-26 2024
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
MSST FRONT-72 ROOMS · 30 PLAYERS25% VACATED
ROOMS IN THE COMPOSITE
WT
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
0.554155%37%
LINEBACKERSLB
0.4536100%27%
EACH ROOM ON ITS OWN GRADE, NOT LISTED MAN FOR MAN · THE WEIGHTS DEFINE WHO PLAYS WHOM
▾WR/TEUL MONROE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
73OF 138
TAL
34
PERF
50
RET
38
DB
39OF 138
DB RET
27
SECONDARYMISSISSIPPI STATE DEFENSE
ULM PASS CATCHERSn=2162% VACATED
PASS CATCHERS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
BRANDON BUCKHAULTERWRRET
504TH YR4317★3+31
MARCELLUS JACKSONWRTRUE FR
504TH YR——UNR—
LT ROBINSONWRTRUE FR
493RD YR——UNR—
PARKER FULGHUMWRPORTAL · CLEMSON
483RD YR159★3—
BRYCE ANDERSONTEPORTAL · MEMPHIS
474TH YR5264★3-33
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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
MSST SECONDARYn=24 · 1 ROOM73% VACATED
COVERAGE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
ISAAC SMITHSRET
954TH YR9395★4+47
KENDEL DOLBYSPORTAL · OKLAHOMA
914TH YR7864★3+8
KELLEY JONESCBRET
704TH YR9386★4+16
JARDIN GILBERTSPORTAL · LSU
614TH YR—64★3+11 2025
BRALAN WOMACKSTRUE FR
521ST YR1298★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
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
ULM
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
MSST
SCOUT TEAM GRADE
36.4
51.9
— OFFENSE
44.5
67.7
— DEFENSE
28.3
36.0
SP+ OVERALL
-29.3
10.0
FPI
-22.8
12.2
ELO
1079
1642
TALENT
505
805
PRODUCTION
1
63
TALENT − PRODUCTION ▾
+11
+14
BLUE CHIP RATIO
0.11
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
FIVE FACTORS2025 · NATIONAL PERCENTILES
METRIC
ULM
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
MSST
OFF EFFICIENCY
11
46
DEF EFFICIENCY
58
32
OFF EXPLOSIVENESS
92
68
DEF EXPLOSIVENESS
12
47
FINISHING DRIVES
10
81
FIELD POSITION
92
52
TURNOVER MARGIN
4
49
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
ULM
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
MSST
PASS RATE
39.2%
43.8%
PACE
27.7s
24.7s
RUN RATE — STANDARD DNS
70.8%
53.5%
PASS RATE — PASSING DNS
67.7%
34.4%
PLAYS / GAME
65.0
73.0
GARBAGE TIME SHARE
2.3%
4.8%
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 = ULM, ORANGE = MSST) · 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