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THIS WEEK
NCSU @ VAN83
JMU @ SDSU81
UNT @ TXST75
HOU @ TTU73
FLA @ AUB71
WKU @ IU68
MIA @ WAKE67
LSU @ MISS66
TROY @ MIZ65
WYO @ CMU65
USC @ RUTG65
KENT @ OSU64
BYU @ CSU64
UNC @ CLEM63
SMU @ LOU63
M-OH @ CIN62
UK @ TA&M61
SYR @ PITT60
BUF @ PSU60
UTEP @ MICH60
MSST @ SC60
MSU @ ND60
ARST @ TCU60
NIU @ ARIZ60
TEM @ TOL59
LT @ BAY59
GAST @ UCF58
VT @ MD58
WVU @ UVA58
ASU @ KU57
ECU @ ODU57
CONN @ USM57
UGA @ ARK56
BGSU @ ISU55
COLO @ NU55
FSU @ ALA54
OHIO @ USA54
KENN @ TENN54
USU @ UTAH53
WMU @ RICE52
UNM @ OU52
UTSA @ TEX51
GASO @ JXST49
UAB @ UL49
CCU @ DEL48
TULN @ KSU48
EMU @ WIS48
STAN @ DUKE47
PUR @ UCLA45
AKR @ MINN44
FIU @ FAU42
NEV @ MTSU42
FRES @ SJSU42
MRSH @ MOST40
CLT @ APP26
BALL @ LIB24
NDSU @ SAC0
FIDELITY
MEASURED
DERIVED
≈ ESTIMATED
DOT MARKS
KENTUCKY
TEXAS A&M
OVERVIEWPRESEASON PROFILE
MATCHUPHEAD TO HEAD
TEAMROOMS & PLAYERS
VINTAGE2025 FINAL
SAT 15:30 ET|KYLE FIELDCONFTENSIONVACATEDTALENT GAP12|O/U49.5COLLISION
75
AP · FPI
TEAM
PTS
2025
TAL
OFF
DEF
RET
PACE
SOS ▾
IMP
ML
SPREAD
AWAY
—AP
51FPI
UKSECKENTUCKY
1-1
84
65
76
19%
24
88
16.5
+575
+16.5
HOME
#10AP
8FPI
TA&MSECTEXAS A&M
2-0
96
92
96
73%
81
98
33.0
-850
-16.5
IMP = IMPLIED TEAM TOTAL FROM SPREAD + O/U · OFF AND DEF ARE SCOUT TEAM GRADES AS FBS PERCENTILES · EVERY MEASURED FIGURE IS 2026CONSENSUS · DRAFTKINGS
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 3 FIELD n=57
MARKET
TOTAL49.5
SPREADTA&M -16.5
IMPLIED — UK16.5
IMPLIED — TA&M33.0
SCORING ENVIRONMENT
53FBS PCTL
BOTH OFF × BOTH DEF
BY MARKET TOTAL
42 / 57
BY ENVIRONMENT
23 / 56
DISAGREEMENT19 SLOTSThe two rankings disagree by 19 positions on a 56-game board. Both figures are stated; the site does not resolve which is right. The market board is 57 games because -1 carry no published total, so the two are not the same field.
PACE COLLISION
SLOW × FAST
UK PACE30.5s
24
TA&M PACE25.2s
81
SHARED PACE27.8s
53
PLAY VOLUME131
53
CEILING CHARACTERIDENTITY · NOT QUALITY
UK28CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
23
PROE
36
TEMPO
24
EXPLOSIVE23p
23
PROE36p
36
TEMPO24p
24
TA&M45CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
12
PROE
41
TEMPO
81
EXPLOSIVE12p
12
PROE41p
41
TEMPO81p
81
IS THE RECORD REAL2025 · FULL SEASON
2025 SEASONCARRIED FORWARD · 2026 HAS NO GAMES YET
UKRECORD MATCHES
5-7ACTUALvs5.0-7.0FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE-0.0 W
ONE SCORE RECORD2-2
POINT MARGIN / GAME-3.4
KENTUCKY won 5 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 5.0. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TA&MRECORD OVERSTATES
11-1ACTUALvs9.2-2.8FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE+1.8 W
ONE SCORE RECORD4-0
POINT MARGIN / GAME+14.4
TEXAS A&M won 11 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 9.2. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TEAM LEDGERKENTUCKYTEXAS A&M2026 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
QB99%Cutter BoleyPORTAL · ARIZONA STATE · 84% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONZach CalzadaQB · 15% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
OL98%Jalen FarmerDRAFTED · 20% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONAlex WollschlaegerOL · 20% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONShiyazh PeteOL · 20% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION4 FURTHER DEPARTURES
RB78%Seth McGowanDRAFTED · 50% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONDante DowdellRB · 29% OF ROOM PARTICIPATION
WR/TE66%Josh KattusTE · 17% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONKendrick LawDRAFTED · 14% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONHardley Gilmore IVWR · 11% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION7 FURTHER DEPARTURES
LB60%Daveren RaynerLB · 21% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONAlex Afari Jr.LB · 20% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONLandyn WatsonLB · 9% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION5 FURTHER DEPARTURES
DL59%David GustaDL · 16% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONKahlil SaundersDL · 15% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJerod Smith IIPORTAL · LOUISVILLE · 11% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION4 FURTHER DEPARTURES
DB58%Jonquis HardawayDB · 19% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONQuay'sheed ScottPORTAL · SOUTH CAROLINA · 12% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJordan LovettDB · 12% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION4 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
QBKenny Minchey · PORTAL ★4 · NOTRE DAMEMatt Ponatoski · SIGNEE ★4REFILLED
OLColeton Price · PORTAL ★4 · BAYLORLance Heard · PORTAL ★4 · TENNESSEETegra Tshabola · PORTAL ★4 · OHIO STATE2 MORE ARRIVALSPARTIAL
RBCJ Baxter · PORTAL ★3 · TEXASDelvecchio Alston II · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
WR/TENic Anderson · PORTAL ★3 · LSUShane Carr · PORTAL ★3 · SOUTHERN UTAHKenny Darby · SIGNEE ★44 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
LBElijah Barnes · PORTAL ★4 · TEXASTavion Wallace · PORTAL ★3 · ARKANSASREFILLED
DLJamarrion Harkless · PORTAL ★3 · PURDUEBen Duncum · SIGNEE ★3Justyn Hartley · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
DBJordan Castell · PORTAL ★3 · FLORIDAAaron Gates · PORTAL ★3 · FLORIDAAndre Clarke Jr. · SIGNEE ★41 MORE ARRIVALREFILLED
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 · KENTUCKY
CARRIED COMPOSITE
31.225 PCTL
CARRIED OFFENSE
15.511 PCTL
CARRIED DEFENSE
40.852 PCTL
ROOM
GRADE
FBS PCTL
OPP-ADJ
TAL
RET
N
OBS
QB494997081 OF 8 GRADED
RB4949834883 OF 8 GRADED
WR/TE666676722112 OF 21 GRADED
OL62628632210 OF 22 GRADED
DL666672651010 OF 10 GRADED
LB626282621210 OF 12 GRADED
DB575769432213 OF 22 GRADED
TEAM FACTS — FULLY KNOWN NOWPRESEASON FACT
TALENT COMPOSITE84th84
BLUE-CHIP RATIO31%82
RECRUITING CLASS#60 · 3/17 BC56
CLASS RANK TREND-36 · 3 CYCLES0
PORTAL NET BLUE-CHIP+4 · 29 IN / 27 OUT—
COACH STATUSNEW HEAD COACH—
EVERY ROW HERE IS KNOWABLE TODAY — NONE OF IT WAITS ON A GAME
COACH PRIOR — WHO APPLIES, AND WHAT A CHANGE MOVESBASIS · PROGRAM PRIOR
TA&MMIKE ELKO3TH SEASON4 SEASONS · 2 PROGRAMMES
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
3535
PACE
4040
PASS RATE
2323
EXPLOSIVENESS
3535
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
2929
HAVOC
9595
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
UKWILL STEINFIRST 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 LIVESUK OFFENSETA&M OFFENSERETURNINGDEPARTED
COLLAPSE ALL
▾QBKENTUCKY OFFENSE
NATIONAL
86OF 138
TAL
97
PERF
49
RET
0
NATIONAL
30OF 136
RET
25
FULL DEFENSETEXAS A&M DEFENSE
UK QUARTERBACKSn=8100% VACATED
QUARTERBACKS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
KENNY MINCHEYQBPORTAL · NOTRE DAME
524TH YR3097★4+32
CALLUM WITHERQBPORTAL · LAURIER
384TH YR—64★3—
MATT PONATOSKIQBTRUE FR
471ST YR—92★4—
JACQAI LONGQBPORTAL · MARSHALL
443RD YR—28★3—
BRENNEN WARDQBRET
442ND YR—68★3—
SHOW ALL 8
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
TA&M DEFENSE — GROUP GRADES3 ROOMS · 57 PLAYERS40% VACATED
DEFENSIVE ROOMS · GROUP GRADES
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
7546%65%
LINEBACKERSLB
8154%58%
SECONDARYDB
6070%64%
THE QUARTERBACK PLAYS THE WHOLE SIDE — SHOWN AS ITS THREE ROOM GRADES, NOT MAN FOR MAN · PER PLAYER DETAIL LIVES IN THE OTHER DRAWERS
▾OLKENTUCKY OFFENSE
NATIONAL
36OF 138
TAL
86
PERF
62
RET
3
DL
7OF 138
DL RET
46
LB
2OF 138
LB RET
54
FRONT-7TEXAS A&M DEFENSE
UK OFFENSIVE LINEn=2297% VACATED
FIVE-MAN LINE BY GRADE
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
COLETON PRICEOLPORTAL · BAYLOR
834TH YR—99★4+47 2025
LANCE HEARDOLPORTAL · TENNESSEE
714TH YR—99★4-14 2025
TEGRA TSHABOLAOLPORTAL · OHIO STATE
534TH YR—98★4+8 2025
ABA SELMOLRET
523RD YR—82★3—
OLAUS ALINENOLPORTAL · ALABAMA
504TH YR—64★3—
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
TA&M FRONT-7n=32 · 2 ROOMS51% VACATED
PASS RUSH · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
T.J. SEARCYDERET
854TH YR9195★4-18
CJ MIMSDTPORTAL · NORTH CAROLINA
834TH YR—85★3-19 2025
RAY CONEYLBPORTAL · TULSA
814TH YR8664★3+23
DJ HICKSDTRET
714TH YR87100★5-32
MARCO JONESDERET
622ND YR4794★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
▾RBKENTUCKY OFFENSE
NATIONAL
87OF 138
TAL
83
PERF
49
RET
48
DL
7OF 138
DL RET
46
LB
2OF 138
LB RET
54
FRONT-7TEXAS A&M DEFENSE
UK RUNNING BACKSn=852% VACATED
BACKFIELD · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
JOVANTAE BARNESRBPORTAL · OKLAHOMA
494TH YR—64★3-4 2025
JASON PATTERSONRBRET
473RD YR5783★3-25
CJ BAXTERRBPORTAL · TEXAS
454TH YR8489★3-10 2023
AHMIR SMITHRBTRUE FR
413RD YR931★3—
TOVANI MIZELLRBRET
503RD YR—80★3—
SHOW ALL 8
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
TA&M FRONT-72 ROOMS · 32 PLAYERS50% VACATED
ROOMS IN THE COMPOSITE
WT
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
0.557546%65%
LINEBACKERSLB
0.458154%58%
EACH ROOM ON ITS OWN GRADE, NOT LISTED MAN FOR MAN · THE WEIGHTS DEFINE WHO PLAYS WHOM
▾WR/TEKENTUCKY OFFENSE
NATIONAL
16OF 138
TAL
76
PERF
66
RET
72
DB
26OF 138
DB RET
70
SECONDARYTEXAS A&M DEFENSE
UK PASS CATCHERSn=2128% VACATED
PASS CATCHERS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
NIC ANDERSONWRPORTAL · LSU
594TH YR8685★3+26
WILLIE RODRIGUEZTERET
523RD YR7174★3+36
KENNY DARBYWRTRUE FR
521ST YR—92★4—
MIKKEL SKINNERTERET
522ND YR592★4—
JA'KAYDEN FERGUSONWRPORTAL · ARKANSAS
472ND YR1664★3—
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
TA&M SECONDARYn=25 · 1 ROOM30% VACATED
COVERAGE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
DALTON BROOKSSRET
774TH YR9696★4+22
MARCUS RATCLIFFESRET
674TH YR10092★4+36
RICKEY GIBSON IIICBPORTAL · TENNESSEE
554TH YR8698★4+2
JORDAN SHAWCBRET
534TH YR—78★3+5 2025
DEZZ RICKSCBRET
524TH YR9699★4-22
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
UK
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
TA&M
SCOUT TEAM GRADE
49.9
45.9
— OFFENSE
67.6
47.1
— DEFENSE
32.3
44.6
SP+ OVERALL
6.2
24.2
FPI
4.2
23.1
ELO
1440
1890
TALENT
787
933
PRODUCTION
66
94
TALENT − PRODUCTION ▾
+17
0
BLUE CHIP RATIO
0.31
0.76
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
UK
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
TA&M
OFF EFFICIENCY
57
77
DEF EFFICIENCY
29
97
OFF EXPLOSIVENESS
7
49
DEF EXPLOSIVENESS
61
1
FINISHING DRIVES
45
83
FIELD POSITION
39
7
TURNOVER MARGIN
32
11
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
UK
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
TA&M
PASS RATE
50.0%
46.2%
PACE
30.5s
25.2s
RUN RATE — STANDARD DNS
54.5%
62.9%
PASS RATE — PASSING DNS
63.3%
71.0%
PLAYS / GAME
59.0
71.5
GARBAGE TIME SHARE
4.2%
5.6%
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 = UK, ORANGE = TA&M) · 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