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THIS WEEK
PSU @ WIS77
UTAH @ HOU74
ARK @ MSST71
WASH @ IU70
TEX @ VAN69
SMU @ DUKE69
NEB @ OSU68
TTU @ TCU68
BYU @ UCF68
AUB @ UK68
TULN @ UNT67
ND @ NAVY66
OKST @ BAY66
BGSU @ TOL66
UNM @ CSU66
LSU @ TA&M66
LOU @ BC65
OU @ MISS64
MSU @ MICH64
RUTG @ USC63
BUF @ OHIO63
MD @ MINN62
NU @ IOWA62
RICE @ CONN61
KU @ KSU61
UNC @ UVA60
MIZ @ ALA59
CIN @ COLO59
GT @ VT58
WVU @ ARIZ58
ILL @ ORE57
SYR @ PITT56
ULM @ USA56
BOIS @ UNLV55
FSU @ MIA55
NIU @ BALL54
UTEP @ LT51
GASO @ ODU50
GAST @ APP50
EMU @ AKR48
UTSA @ TLSA48
USU @ WYO48
SHSU @ FIU47
CMU @ M-OH47
WAKE @ STAN47
SJSU @ FRES47
TEM @ ECU46
NEV @ HAW46
ORST @ CAL44
TROY @ ARST44
CLT @ MEM41
USM @ JMU41
WSU @ SDSU41
MTSU @ JXST35
LIB @ KENN31
KENT @ WMU31
FIDELITY
MEASURED
DERIVED
≈ ESTIMATED
DOT MARKS
RICE
UCONN
OVERVIEWPRESEASON PROFILE
MATCHUPHEAD TO HEAD
TEAMROOMS & PLAYERS
VINTAGE2024
SAT 15:30 ET|PRATT & WHITNEY STADIUMNONCONFTENSIONVACATEDTALENT GAP1|O/U47.0COLLISION
75
AP · FPI
TEAM
PTS
2025
TAL
OFF
DEF
RET
PACE
SOS ▾
IMP
ML
SPREAD
AWAY
—AP
104FPI
RICEAACRICE
10
4-8
28
18
68
47%
28
44
20.3
+200
+6.5
HOME
—AP
79FPI
CONNINDUCONN
17
9-4
27
28
50
29%
74
11
26.8
-240
-6.5
IMP = IMPLIED TEAM TOTAL FROM SPREAD + O/U · OFF AND DEF ARE SCOUT TEAM GRADES AS FBS PERCENTILES · EVERY MEASURED FIGURE IS 2024CONSENSUS · BOVADA
FINALRICE10—CONN17
CLOSED CONN -6.5TOTAL 47.0CONN COVERED · 27 POINTS · UNDER
RICE
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
CONN
10
POINTS
17
178
TOTAL YARDS
312
88 (14-30)
PASSING
128 (9-24)
90 (32)
RUSHING
184 (43)
10
FIRST DOWNS
18
2-16
THIRD DOWN
3-16
0-1
FOURTH DOWN
0-0
28:14
TIME OF POSS.
31:46
12-95
PENALTIES
4-50
1
TURNOVERS
2
3
SACKS
2
4
QB HURRIES
2
RICE
DERIVED · PLAY BY PLAY
CONN
-0.234
SEASON 0.145
EPA / PLAY
-0.004
SEASON 0.222
28.8%
SEASON 37.4%
SUCCESS RATE
26.6%
SEASON 41.9%
5.1%
SEASON 14.1%
EXPLOSIVE RATE
14.1%
SEASON 14.9%
2.69
SEASON 5.74
YARDS / PLAY
4.73
SEASON 5.97
-0.004
SEASON 0.163
EPA ALLOWED
-0.234
SEASON 0.147
26.6%
SEASON 36.8%
SUCCESS ALLOWED
28.8%
SEASON 39.2%
14.1%
SEASON 14.3%
EXPLOSIVE ALLOWED
5.1%
SEASON 12.9%
31.6%
SEASON 13.8%
STUFF RATE
28.6%
SEASON 21.5%
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 · 2024 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 9 FIELD n=56
MARKET
TOTAL47.0
SPREADCONN -6.5
IMPLIED — RICE20.3
IMPLIED — CONN26.8
SCORING ENVIRONMENT
40FBS PCTL
BOTH OFF × BOTH DEF
BY MARKET TOTAL
46 / 56
BY ENVIRONMENT
44 / 56
DISAGREEMENT2 SLOTSThe two rankings disagree by 2 positions on a 56-game board. Both figures are stated; the site does not resolve which is right.
PACE COLLISION
SLOW × FAST
RICE PACE28.9s
28
CONN PACE26.8s
74
SHARED PACE27.8s
51
PLAY VOLUME129
51
CEILING CHARACTERIDENTITY · NOT QUALITY
RICE65CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
73
PROE
95
TEMPO
28
EXPLOSIVE73p
73
PROE95p
95
TEMPO28p
28
CONN49CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
36
PROE
37
TEMPO
74
EXPLOSIVE36p
36
PROE37p
37
TEMPO74p
74
IS THE RECORD REAL2024 · FULL SEASON
RICERECORD UNDERSTATES
4-8ACTUALvs5.0-7.0FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE-1.0 W
ONE SCORE RECORD2-3
POINT MARGIN / GAME-3.3
RICE won 4 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 5.0. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
CONNRECORD MATCHES
8-4ACTUALvs8.1-3.9FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE-0.1 W
ONE SCORE RECORD4-3
POINT MARGIN / GAME+8.5
UCONN won 8 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 8.1. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TEAM LEDGERRICEUCONN2024 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
QB64%JT DanielsQB · 64% OF ROOM PARTICIPATION
DL55%Coleman CocoDE · 25% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONDe'Braylon CarrollPORTAL · TEXAS TECH · 24% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
OL48%Lavel DumontOL · 17% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONBraedon NutterOL · 17% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONClay ServinOL · 14% OF ROOM PARTICIPATION
WR/TE35%Luke McCaffreyDRAFTED · 21% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJack BradleyTE · 11% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
RB35%Juma OtovianoRB · 29% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONAri BroussardRB · 6% OF ROOM PARTICIPATION
DB18%Tre'Shon DevonesPORTAL · DUKE · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
LB0%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
QBE.J. Warner · PORTAL ★3 · TEMPLEDrew Devillier · SIGNEE ★3REFILLED
DLCharles Looes · PORTAL ★3 · DARTMOUTHMichael Daley · PORTAL ★3 · BYUREFILLED
OLChad Lindberg · PORTAL ★3 · GEORGIASpencer Cassell · PORTAL ★3 · HARVARDLuke Miller · SIGNEE ★33 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
WR/TEGraham Walker · PORTAL ★3 · BROWNThai Chiaokhiao-Bowman · PORTAL ★3 · FLORIDAOwen Carter · SIGNEE ★31 MORE ARRIVALREFILLED
RBColeman Bennett · PORTAL ★3 · BUCKNELLTaji Atkins · SIGNEE ★3Trei Kibbles · SIGNEE ★3REFILLED
DBFaybian Marks · PORTAL ★3 · UTAHLaVonte Johnson · SIGNEE ★3Bailey Fletcher · SIGNEE ★31 MORE ARRIVALREFILLED
LBNO 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 · RICE
CARRIED COMPOSITE
62.884 PCTL
CARRIED OFFENSE
49.247 PCTL
CARRIED DEFENSE
70.891 PCTL
ROOM
GRADE
FBS PCTL
OPP-ADJ
TAL
RET
N
OBS
QB777745052 OF 5 GRADED
RB53532794116 OF 11 GRADED
WR/TE414144802515 OF 25 GRADED
OL616159692113 OF 21 GRADED
DL585825681311 OF 13 GRADED
LB58583886138 OF 13 GRADED
DB535348942517 OF 25 GRADED
TEAM FACTS — FULLY KNOWN NOWPRESEASON FACT
TALENT COMPOSITE28th28
BLUE-CHIP RATIO1%6
RECRUITING CLASS#122 · 0/13 BC9
CLASS RANK TREND-3 · 3 CYCLES44
PORTAL NET BLUE-CHIP0 · 10 IN / 3 OUT—
COACH STATUSRETURNING · 7th 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
CONNJIM MORA3TH SEASON4 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
3434
PACE
3838
PASS RATE
3535
EXPLOSIVENESS
5454
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
1111
HAVOC
4141
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
RICEMIKE BLOOMGREN7TH SEASON3 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
8484
PACE
2222
PASS RATE
8686
EXPLOSIVENESS
7878
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
6565
HAVOC
4646
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 LIVESRICE OFFENSECONN OFFENSERETURNINGDEPARTED
COLLAPSE ALL
▾QBRICE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
13OF 132
TAL
45
PERF
77
RET
0
NATIONAL
58OF 134
RET
61
FULL DEFENSEUCONN DEFENSE
RICE QUARTERBACKSn=5100% VACATED
QUARTERBACKS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
CHASE JENKINSQBRET
493RD YR2345★3—
E.J. WARNERQBPORTAL · TEMPLE
484TH YR9945★3-7
DREW DEVILLIERQBTRUE FR
473RD YR2955★3-46
AJ PADGETTQBRET
433RD YR—33★3-14 2023
SHAWQI ITRAISHQBRET
414TH YR—2★3-44 2023
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
CONN DEFENSE — GROUP GRADES3 ROOMS · 49 PLAYERS45% VACATED
DEFENSIVE ROOMS · GROUP GRADES
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
4968%0%
LINEBACKERSLB
4653%7%
SECONDARYDB
5249%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
▾OLRICE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
34OF 134
TAL
59
PERF
61
RET
69
DL
72OF 134
DL RET
68
LB
78OF 134
LB RET
53
FRONT-7UCONN DEFENSE
RICE OFFENSIVE LINEn=2131% VACATED
FIVE-MAN LINE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
BRANT BANKSOLRET
534TH YR8567★3+7
JOHN LONGOLRET
474TH YR6930★3+5
JOSH PEARCYOLRET
474TH YR—18★3—
ETHAN ONIANWAOTRET
464TH YR9495★4-35
DAVID STICKLEOLTRUE FR
464TH YR69—UNR+11
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
CONN FRONT-7n=31 · 2 ROOMS38% VACATED
PASS RUSH · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
JAYDEN MCDONALDLBPORTAL · INDIANA
784TH YR9245★3+16
TUI FAUMUINA-BROWNLBRET
654TH YR9126★3-4
JULIEN SIMONLBPORTAL · TULSA
563RD YR6595★4+14
JELANI STAFFORDDLRET
554TH YR94—UNR-20
PRYCE YATESDLRET
544TH YR9297★4+26
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
▾RBRICE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
67OF 134
TAL
27
PERF
53
RET
94
DL
72OF 134
DL RET
68
LB
78OF 134
LB RET
53
FRONT-7UCONN DEFENSE
RICE RUNNING BACKSn=116% VACATED
BACKFIELD · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
DEAN CONNORSRBRET
554TH YR9028★3+19
TAJI ATKINSRBTRUE FR
532ND YR3040★3+32
CHRISTIAN FRANCISCORBRET
523RD YR27—UNR-47
QUINTON JACKSONRBRET
484TH YR4722★3+9
COLEMAN BENNETTRBPORTAL · BUCKNELL
364TH YR51★2—
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
CONN FRONT-72 ROOMS · 31 PLAYERS39% VACATED
ROOMS IN THE COMPOSITE
WT
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
0.554968%0%
LINEBACKERSLB
0.454653%7%
EACH ROOM ON ITS OWN GRADE, NOT LISTED MAN FOR MAN · THE WEIGHTS DEFINE WHO PLAYS WHOM
▾WR/TERICE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
116OF 133
TAL
44
PERF
41
RET
80
DB
72OF 134
DB RET
49
SECONDARYUCONN DEFENSE
RICE PASS CATCHERSn=2520% VACATED
PASS CATCHERS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
MATT SYKESWRRET
584TH YR8883★3-1
MICAH BARNETTTERET
574TH YR26—UNR—
GRAHAM WALKERTEPORTAL · BROWN
524TH YR609★3+2
BODEN GROENTERET
504TH YR8364★3-8
JOVONI JOHNSON-MCCRAYWRRET
484TH YR40—UNR-38
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
CONN SECONDARYn=18 · 1 ROOM51% VACATED
COVERAGE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
JORDAN WRIGHTDBPORTAL · KANSAS STATE
734TH YR7128★3+27
LEE MOLETTE IIISRET
714TH YR6764★3+17
MALIK DIXON-WILLIAMSDBRET
684TH YR9719★3+36
JARVARIUS SIMSCBPORTAL · CENTRAL MICHIGAN
614TH YR639★3-20
MALCOLM BELLDBRET
534TH YR9264★3-13
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
RICE
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
CONN
SCOUT TEAM GRADE
56.1
50.9
— OFFENSE
55.7
52.8
— DEFENSE
56.5
49.0
SP+ OVERALL
-11.4
1.5
FPI
-8.6
-3.3
ELO
1239
1432
TALENT
538
538
PRODUCTION
19
50
TALENT − PRODUCTION ▾
+7
−25
BLUE CHIP RATIO
0.01
0.08
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
RICE
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
CONN
OFF EFFICIENCY
9
35
DEF EFFICIENCY
92
76
OFF EXPLOSIVENESS
74
35
DEF EXPLOSIVENESS
24
79
FINISHING DRIVES
3
54
FIELD POSITION
8
15
TURNOVER MARGIN
8
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
RICE
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
CONN
PASS RATE
62.5%
46.0%
PROE
+11.4
−1.7
PACE
28.9s
26.8s
4TH-DOWN GO RATE
20%
15%
RUN RATE — STANDARD DNS
48.2%
58.9%
PASS RATE — PASSING DNS
80.6%
57.2%
PLAYS / GAME
62.2
67.2
GARBAGE TIME SHARE
1.5%
1.2%
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 = RICE, ORANGE = CONN) · MEASURED FIGURES ARE 2024, 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