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KENT @ EMU0
TCU @ TTU0
TULN @ USF0
TEM @ MEM0
FAU @ ECU0
NEB @ IOWA0
MSST @ MISS0
TOL @ OHIO0
BUF @ AKR0
APP @ USA0
NDSU @ SJSU0
FLA @ FSU0
MINN @ WIS0
TEX @ TA&M0
WVU @ UTAH0
USC @ UCLA0
TENN @ VAN0
CONN @ WYO0
AUB @ ALA0
CCU @ JMU0
NAVY @ CLT0
NCSU @ UNC0
DUKE @ WAKE0
TLSA @ UTSA0
BAY @ HOU0
ARMY @ RICE0
GT @ UGA0
LSU @ ARK0
LOU @ UK0
LT @ GASO0
PUR @ IU0
SMU @ STAN0
UCF @ COLO0
MRSH @ ULM0
PSU @ MD0
KU @ OKST0
WASH @ ORE0
PITT @ CAL0
OU @ MIZ0
USM @ ODU0
UVA @ VT0
SC @ CLEM0
ND @ SYR0
ASU @ ARIZ0
UAB @ UNT0
BC @ MIA0
KSU @ ISU0
UL @ GAST0
CIN @ BYU0
MSU @ RUTG0
UTEP @ NIU0
ILL @ NU0
CMU @ BALL0
MICH @ OSU0
MASS @ BGSU0
KENN @ WKU0
LIB @ MOST0
SHSU @ FIU0
NMSU @ MTSU0
TROY @ ARST0
JXST @ DEL0
AF @ UNM0
NEV @ UNLV0
SAC @ HAW0
FIDELITY
MEASURED
DERIVED
≈ ESTIMATED
DOT MARKS
USC
UCLA
OVERVIEWPRESEASON PROFILE
MATCHUPHEAD TO HEAD
TEAMROOMS & PLAYERS
VINTAGE2025 FINAL
SAT 00:00 ET|ROSE BOWLCONFTENSIONVACATEDTALENT GAP12|O/UCOLLISION
75
AP · FPI
TEAM
PTS
2025
TAL
OFF
DEF
RET
PACE
SOS ▾
IMP
ML
SPREAD
AWAY
#12AP
18FPI
USCB1GUSC
4-0
94
99
47
59%
69
—
0.0
—
—
HOME
—AP
40FPI
UCLAB1GUCLA
3-0
82
56
55
57%
51
—
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
USC55CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
19
PROE
77
TEMPO
69
EXPLOSIVE19p
19
PROE77p
77
TEMPO69p
69
UCLA55CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
64
PROE
51
TEMPO
51
EXPLOSIVE64p
64
PROE51p
51
TEMPO51p
51
IS THE RECORD REAL2025 · FULL SEASON
2025 SEASONCARRIED FORWARD · 2026 HAS NO GAMES YET
USCRECORD MATCHES
9-3ACTUALvs9.1-2.9FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE-0.1 W
ONE SCORE RECORD2-1
POINT MARGIN / GAME+14.1
USC won 9 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 9.1. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
UCLARECORD MATCHES
3-9ACTUALvs2.3-9.7FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE+0.7 W
ONE SCORE RECORD2-3
POINT MARGIN / GAME-15.3
UCLA won 3 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 2.3. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TEAM LEDGERUSCUCLA2026 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
WR/TE80%Lake McReeTE · 27% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONMakai LemonDRAFTED · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJa'Kobi LaneDRAFTED · 15% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION7 FURTHER DEPARTURES
DB53%DeCarlos NicholsonCB · 16% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONBishop FitzgeraldS · 13% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONKamari RamseyDRAFTED · 12% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION7 FURTHER DEPARTURES
DL44%Anthony LucasDE · 15% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONDevan ThompkinsPORTAL · ALABAMA · 14% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONKeeshawn SilverDT · 11% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION4 FURTHER DEPARTURES
LB38%Eric GentryLB · 36% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION4 FURTHER DEPARTURES
RB28%Eli SandersRB · 14% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONBryan Jackson IIPORTAL · WISCONSIN · 12% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
OL21%J'Onre ReedOL · 13% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONMicah BanuelosOL · 9% OF ROOM PARTICIPATION
QB5%Husan LongstreetPORTAL · LSU · 5% OF ROOM PARTICIPATION
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
WR/TETerrell Anderson · PORTAL ★4 · NC STATEMark Bowman · SIGNEE ★5Ethan Feaster · SIGNEE ★43 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
DBJontez Williams · PORTAL ★4 · IOWA STATEElbert Hill IV · SIGNEE ★4Brandon Lockhart · SIGNEE ★41 MORE ARRIVALREFILLED
DLZuriah Fisher · PORTAL ★4 · PENN STATELuke Wafle · SIGNEE ★5Jaimeon Winfield · SIGNEE ★54 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
LBTalanoa Ili · SIGNEE ★4PARTIAL
RBDeshonne Redeaux · SIGNEE ★4Shahn Alston · SIGNEE ★4PARTIAL
OLKeenyi Pepe · SIGNEE ★4Vlad Dyakonov · SIGNEE ★4Esun Tafa · SIGNEE ★41 MORE ARRIVALREFILLED
QBJonas Williams · SIGNEE ★4INTACT
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 · USC
CARRIED COMPOSITE
52.285 PCTL
CARRIED OFFENSE
50.175 PCTL
CARRIED DEFENSE
53.481 PCTL
ROOM
GRADE
FBS PCTL
OPP-ADJ
TAL
RET
N
OBS
QB7171937862 OF 6 GRADED
RB5252528185 OF 8 GRADED
WR/TE717189442612 OF 26 GRADED
OL525276852212 OF 22 GRADED
DL626290482111 OF 21 GRADED
LB53538365135 OF 13 GRADED
DB606086642214 OF 22 GRADED
TEAM FACTS — FULLY KNOWN NOWPRESEASON FACT
TALENT COMPOSITE94th94
BLUE-CHIP RATIO56%93
RECRUITING CLASS#1 · 22/34 BC100
CLASS RANK TREND+16 · 3 CYCLES82
PORTAL NET BLUE-CHIP-1 · 9 IN / 22 OUT—
COACH STATUSRETURNING · 5th 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
UCLABOB CHESNEYFIRST SEASON2 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
A new staff, so the coach's own career fingerprint stands in for the programme's prior season.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
3131
PACE
7878
PASS RATE
1111
EXPLOSIVENESS
5353
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
5454
HAVOC
9797
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
USCLINCOLN RILEY5TH SEASON4 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
9797
PACE
5353
PASS RATE
8888
EXPLOSIVENESS
9393
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
6767
HAVOC
4040
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 LIVESUSC OFFENSEUCLA OFFENSERETURNINGDEPARTED
COLLAPSE ALL
▾QBUSC OFFENSE
NATIONAL
14OF 138
TAL
93
PERF
71
RET
78
NATIONAL
78OF 136
RET
26
FULL DEFENSEUCLA DEFENSE
USC QUARTERBACKSn=622% VACATED
QUARTERBACKS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
JAYDEN MAIAVAQBRET
844TH YR9692★4+25
JONAS WILLIAMSQBTRUE FR
491ST YR2196★4—
SAM HUARDQBRET
384TH YR—28★3-52 2025
JAMES JOHNSONQBTRUE FR
371ST YR—45★3—
ALEX MEDYNQBTRUE FR
351ST YR—34★3—
SHOW ALL 6
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
UCLA DEFENSE — GROUP GRADES3 ROOMS · 55 PLAYERS64% VACATED
DEFENSIVE ROOMS · GROUP GRADES
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
2919%18%
LINEBACKERSLB
3559%13%
SECONDARYDB
5837%30%
THE QUARTERBACK PLAYS THE WHOLE SIDE — SHOWN AS ITS THREE ROOM GRADES, NOT MAN FOR MAN · PER PLAYER DETAIL LIVES IN THE OTHER DRAWERS
▾OLUSC OFFENSE
NATIONAL
72OF 138
TAL
76
PERF
52
RET
85
DL
126OF 138
DL RET
19
LB
115OF 138
LB RET
59
FRONT-7UCLA DEFENSE
USC OFFENSIVE LINEn=2215% VACATED
FIVE-MAN LINE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
AARON DUNNOLRET
491ST YR2894★4—
CHASE DENIZOLTRUE FR
351ST YR—70★3—
ELIJAH PAIGEOLRET
673RD YR8692★4-25 2025
JUSTIN TAUANUUOLRET
642ND YR7982★3-35
KILIAN O'CONNOROLRET
584TH YR——UNR+11 2025
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
UCLA FRONT-7n=32 · 2 ROOMS65% VACATED
PASS RUSH · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
SAHIR WESTDLPORTAL · JAMES MADISON
842ND YR7685★3+28
AIDEN GOBAIRADLPORTAL · JAMES MADISON
804TH YR7185★3+4
DAROLD DENGOHEDLPORTAL · RUTGERS
733RD YR6145★3-17
TRENT HENDRICKLBPORTAL · JAMES MADISON
624TH YR100—UNR+22
SAMMY OMOSIGHOLBPORTAL · OKLAHOMA
564TH YR8195★4+29
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
▾RBUSC OFFENSE
NATIONAL
66OF 138
TAL
52
PERF
52
RET
81
DL
126OF 138
DL RET
19
LB
115OF 138
LB RET
59
FRONT-7UCLA DEFENSE
USC RUNNING BACKSn=819% VACATED
BACKFIELD · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
WAYMOND JORDANRBRET
714TH YR65—UNR+27
KING MILLERRBRET
582ND YR8227★3+16
DESHONNE REDEAUXRBTRUE FR
521ST YR1197★4—
SHAHN ALSTONRBTRUE FR
501ST YR2496★4+34
RILEY WORMLEYRBRET
491ST YR1882★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
UCLA FRONT-72 ROOMS · 32 PLAYERS63% VACATED
ROOMS IN THE COMPOSITE
WT
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
0.552919%18%
LINEBACKERSLB
0.453559%13%
EACH ROOM ON ITS OWN GRADE, NOT LISTED MAN FOR MAN · THE WEIGHTS DEFINE WHO PLAYS WHOM
▾WR/TEUSC OFFENSE
NATIONAL
9OF 138
TAL
89
PERF
71
RET
44
DB
37OF 138
DB RET
37
SECONDARYUCLA DEFENSE
USC PASS CATCHERSn=2656% VACATED
PASS CATCHERS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
TERRELL ANDERSONWRPORTAL · NC STATE
663RD YR—99★4+18 2025
TANOOK HINESWRRET
652ND YR6885★4+26
KAYDEN DIXON-WYATTWRTRUE FR
521ST YR2498★4—
TRENT MOSLEYWRTRUE FR
521ST YR2491★4+30
WALTER MATTHEWSTERET
522ND YR893★4—
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
UCLA SECONDARYn=23 · 1 ROOM63% VACATED
COVERAGE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
TA'SHAWN JAMESDBPORTAL · IOWA STATE
783RD YR8164★3+27
SCOOTER JACKSONDBRET
694TH YR7264★3-5
RODRICK PLEASANTDBRET
653RD YR8178★3-3
OSIRIS GILBERTDBPORTAL · UCONN
622ND YR5745★3+5
TAO JOHNSONDBPORTAL · UTAH
524TH YR10078★3+38
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
USC
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
UCLA
SCOUT TEAM GRADE
51.3
49.5
— OFFENSE
58.2
61.6
— DEFENSE
44.4
37.4
SP+ OVERALL
19.5
9.1
FPI
15.4
7.4
ELO
1817
1502
TALENT
899
774
PRODUCTION
92
67
TALENT − PRODUCTION ▾
−4
+13
BLUE CHIP RATIO
0.56
0.24
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
USC
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
UCLA
OFF EFFICIENCY
94
40
DEF EFFICIENCY
14
1
OFF EXPLOSIVENESS
85
17
DEF EXPLOSIVENESS
86
90
FINISHING DRIVES
91
11
FIELD POSITION
88
94
TURNOVER MARGIN
68
19
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
USC
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
UCLA
PASS RATE
47.1%
40.8%
PACE
26.3s
27.6s
RUN RATE — STANDARD DNS
60.7%
68.3%
PASS RATE — PASSING DNS
73.0%
66.7%
PLAYS / GAME
68.5
65.3
GARBAGE TIME SHARE
0.4%
0.0%
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 = USC, ORANGE = UCLA) · 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