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WMU @ BUF0
TTU @ COLO0
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OHIO @ KENT0
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FIDELITY
MEASURED
DERIVED
≈ ESTIMATED
DOT MARKS
OHIO
KENT STATE
OVERVIEWPRESEASON PROFILE
MATCHUPHEAD TO HEAD
TEAMROOMS & PLAYERS
VINTAGE2025 FINAL
SAT 00:00 ET|DIX STADIUMCONFTENSIONVACATEDTALENT GAP1|O/UCOLLISION
75
AP · FPI
TEAM
PTS
2025
TAL
OFF
DEF
RET
PACE
SOS ▾
IMP
ML
SPREAD
AWAY
—AP
110FPI
OHIOMACOHIO
1-1
7
53
12
63%
46
4
0.0
—
—
HOME
—AP
136FPI
KENTMACKENT STATE
1-1
6
26
6
64%
24
19
0.0
—
—
IMP = IMPLIED TEAM TOTAL FROM SPREAD + O/U · OFF AND DEF ARE SCOUT TEAM GRADES AS FBS PERCENTILES · EVERY MEASURED FIGURE IS 2026CONSENSUS
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.
CEILING CHARACTERIDENTITY · NOT QUALITY
OHIO30CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
31
PROE
13
TEMPO
46
EXPLOSIVE31p
31
PROE13p
13
TEMPO46p
46
KENT39CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
77
PROE
15
TEMPO
24
EXPLOSIVE77p
77
PROE15p
15
TEMPO24p
24
IS THE RECORD REAL2025 · FULL SEASON
2025 SEASONCARRIED FORWARD · 2026 HAS NO GAMES YET
OHIORECORD MATCHES
8-4ACTUALvs7.6-4.4FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE+0.4 W
ONE SCORE RECORD4-3
POINT MARGIN / GAME+5.8
OHIO won 8 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 7.6. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
KENTRECORD OVERSTATES
5-7ACTUALvs3.0-9.0FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE+2.0 W
ONE SCORE RECORD4-2
POINT MARGIN / GAME-12.3
KENT STATE won 5 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 3.0. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TEAM LEDGEROHIOKENT 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
QB97%Parker NavarroQB · 97% OF ROOM PARTICIPATION
OL96%Davion WeatherspoonOL · 20% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONNick MarinaroOL · 20% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJordon JonesOL · 19% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION3 FURTHER DEPARTURES
WR/TE84%Chase HendricksPORTAL · CALIFORNIA · 21% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONRodney Harris IIWR · 20% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONMason WilliamsPORTAL · OHIO STATE · 17% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION5 FURTHER DEPARTURES
DB74%Adonis Williams Jr.S · 17% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJalen ThomesonPORTAL · SAN DIEGO STATE · 17% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONTank PearsonCB · 16% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION5 FURTHER DEPARTURES
RB68%Sieh BanguraRB · 67% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
DL38%Anas LuqmanPORTAL · UCONN · 23% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONPius OdjugoDL · 12% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
LB27%Cameron HollobaughLB · 19% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONMakel WilliamsLB · 7% 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
QBLevi Davis · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
OLCJ Dawson · PORTAL ★3 · GARDNER-WEBBSandro Malicevic · PORTAL ★3 · EASTERN ILLINOISTrumain Lawson · PORTAL ★3 · LIU POST4 MORE ARRIVALSPARTIAL
WR/TEPreston Bowman · PORTAL ★3 · KENTUCKYRiley Palmeter · PORTAL ★3 · MARIAN COLLEGERiley Palmeter · PORTAL ★3 · MARIAN3 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
DBKJ Sejour · PORTAL ★3 · CHATTANOOGAKindall Brown · SIGNEE ★3James Brewer III · SIGNEE ★31 MORE ARRIVALPARTIAL
RBJames Kelly · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
DLTyler Gillison · PORTAL ★3 · MICHIGAN STATEAustin Adkins · SIGNEE ★3Nate Hunt-Heller · SIGNEE ★31 MORE ARRIVALREFILLED
LBNONE THIS CYCLEOPEN
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 · OHIO
CARRIED COMPOSITE
32.028 PCTL
CARRIED OFFENSE
9.74 PCTL
CARRIED DEFENSE
45.561 PCTL
ROOM
GRADE
FBS PCTL
OPP-ADJ
TAL
RET
N
OBS
QB6666—9052 OF 5 GRADED
RB5858355054 OF 5 GRADED
WR/TE3131571922CARRIED FROM 2025 · NOTHING GRADED YET
OL333313017CARRIED FROM 2025 · NOTHING GRADED YET
DL38383767177 OF 17 GRADED
LB40402588115 OF 11 GRADED
DB30302961218 OF 21 GRADED
TEAM FACTS — FULLY KNOWN NOWPRESEASON FACT
TALENT COMPOSITE7th7
BLUE-CHIP RATIO0%4
RECRUITING CLASS#107 · 0/18 BC20
CLASS RANK TREND-15 · 3 CYCLES20
PORTAL NET BLUE-CHIP-1 · 18 IN / 16 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
KENTMARK CARNEY2TH SEASON1 SEASON · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
1111
PACE
00
PASS RATE
2727
EXPLOSIVENESS
9595
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
6969
HAVOC
1111
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
OHIOJOHN HAUSERFIRST 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 LIVESOHIO OFFENSEKENT OFFENSERETURNINGDEPARTED
COLLAPSE ALL
▾QBOHIO OFFENSE
NATIONAL
25OF 138
TAL
—
PERF
66
RET
90
NATIONAL
125OF 136
RET
40
FULL DEFENSEKENT STATE DEFENSE
OHIO QUARTERBACKSn=510% VACATED
QUARTERBACKS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
NICK POULOSQBRET
504TH YR46—UNR-47
LEVI DAVISQBTRUE FR
351ST YR——★3—
MATT VEZZAQBTRUE FR
353RD YR8—UNR—
HYPE GRANDQBRET
351ST YR—40★3—
MATTHEW PAPASQBRET
302ND 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
KENT DEFENSE — GROUP GRADES3 ROOMS · 47 PLAYERS38% VACATED
DEFENSIVE ROOMS · GROUP GRADES
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
3873%0%
LINEBACKERSLB
3834%8%
SECONDARYDB
3565%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
▾OLOHIO OFFENSE
NATIONAL
127OF 138
TAL
13
PERF
33
RET
0
DL
115OF 138
DL RET
73
LB
105OF 138
LB RET
34
FRONT-7KENT STATE DEFENSE
OHIO OFFENSIVE LINEn=17100% VACATED
FIVE-MAN LINE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
SANDRO MALICEVICOLTRUE FR
374TH YR—28★3—
CASSIUS HULBERTOLTRUE FR
374TH YR—2★3—
BRYCE PARSONOLRET
522ND YR—47★3—
BEN MALDONADOOLRET
524TH YR——UNR—
JARIAN SHELBYOLRET
484TH 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
KENT FRONT-7n=31 · 2 ROOMS42% VACATED
PASS RUSH · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
DARIAN BLACHEWICZDLRET
702ND YR5140★3—
CAMDON WILBORNDLTRUE FR
522ND YR2—UNR—
GARRETT LONGDLRET
501ST YR—19★3—
AIDEN BURGESSDLRET
502ND YR48—UNR—
HAYDEN DAWAHARELBPORTAL · KENTUCKY
493RD YR2228★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
▾RBOHIO OFFENSE
NATIONAL
41OF 138
TAL
35
PERF
58
RET
50
DL
115OF 138
DL RET
73
LB
105OF 138
LB RET
34
FRONT-7KENT STATE DEFENSE
OHIO RUNNING BACKSn=550% VACATED
BACKFIELD · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
DUNCAN BRUNERBRET
493RD YR7829★3-30
VICTOR ROSARBPORTAL · UCONN
464TH YR9638★3-22
IRVING BROWNRBRET
411ST YR534★3—
MIKE TAYLOR JR.RBRET
411ST YR558★3—
JAMES KELLYRBTRUE FR
351ST 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
KENT FRONT-72 ROOMS · 31 PLAYERS44% VACATED
ROOMS IN THE COMPOSITE
WT
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
0.553873%0%
LINEBACKERSLB
0.453834%8%
EACH ROOM ON ITS OWN GRADE, NOT LISTED MAN FOR MAN · THE WEIGHTS DEFINE WHO PLAYS WHOM
▾WR/TEOHIO OFFENSE
NATIONAL
135OF 138
TAL
57
PERF
31
RET
19
DB
133OF 138
DB RET
65
SECONDARYKENT STATE DEFENSE
OHIO PASS CATCHERSn=2281% VACATED
PASS CATCHERS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
ANDREW METZGERTETRUE FR
512ND YR347★3—
AJ MILLERTERET
502ND YR120★3—
EIAN PUGHWRRET
444TH YR5472★3-46
DOM DORWARTWRRET
442ND YR6553★3-18
JAKE FURTNEYTEPORTAL · ILLINOIS
402ND YR—62★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
KENT SECONDARYn=16 · 1 ROOM35% VACATED
COVERAGE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
A'TIQ MUHAMMADDBRET
714TH YR60—UNR-24
DJ BARNESDBRET
654TH YR60—UNR+1
ANGELO STOCKSTILLDBRET
563RD YR4824★2—
JOEL CORDOBADBRET
532ND YR7644★3-10
DAVION PRITCHARDDBPORTAL · PITTSBURGH
502ND YR2028★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
OHIO
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
KENT
SCOUT TEAM GRADE
47.0
37.5
— OFFENSE
55.6
40.6
— DEFENSE
38.4
34.3
SP+ OVERALL
-12.3
-21.5
FPI
-9.7
-21.2
ELO
1320
1035
TALENT
523
523
PRODUCTION
21
7
TALENT − PRODUCTION ▾
−16
0
BLUE CHIP RATIO
0.00
0.02
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
OHIO
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
KENT
OFF EFFICIENCY
71
3
DEF EFFICIENCY
55
21
OFF EXPLOSIVENESS
41
89
DEF EXPLOSIVENESS
39
48
FINISHING DRIVES
47
47
FIELD POSITION
36
63
TURNOVER MARGIN
64
20
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
OHIO
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
KENT
PASS RATE
43.1%
43.2%
PACE
27.7s
30.5s
RUN RATE — STANDARD DNS
62.4%
62.3%
PASS RATE — PASSING DNS
53.5%
53.7%
PLAYS / GAME
65.0
59.0
GARBAGE TIME SHARE
0.0%
3.4%
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 = OHIO, ORANGE = KENT) · 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