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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

5-6 (4-4 ACC)Last: L 7-38 vs Georgia

Paul Johnson · 10th season · .585 at Georgia Tech · .593 career since 2002

Rating
+5.043
Adj Off
30.844
Adj Def
25.844
WAP
-2.7450

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate80.7%449.4%90
Plays per game68.98465.7105
Time of possession33:31626:29125
Yards per pass attempt7.8426.631
Yards per rush5.3174.579
Points per game28.17026.564
Points per opportunity4.13193.3567
Starting field positionOwn 3239Own 33107

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.16058+0.13563
Adj. EPA per play+0.18440+0.12349
Success rate44.3%4545.6%100
Explosiveness1.121051.034
Rushing EPA per play+0.19419+0.12180
Passing EPA per play+0.069113+0.17957
Std downs success48.3%5351.1%108
Passing downs success34.0%5831.5%56

Situational

Red zone finishing, ball security, discipline, and money downs.

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate80.4%1271.7%72
Turnovers per game1.36480.91124
Penalties per game4.053.8130
Penalty yards per game35.8436.0127
3rd down conversion45.6%1130.7%12
4th down tries per game1.73421.6454
4th down conversion42.1%10055.6%82

Rank out of 130 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and results

DateOpponentResultWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 4Wk 1N73TennesseeL41-42-0.87+0.35+0.27
Sep 9Wk 2Jacksonville State(FCS)W37-10+0.00+0.15-0.01
Sep 23Wk 459PittsburghW35-17+0.14+0.22-0.04
Sep 30Wk 570North CarolinaW33-7+0.10+0.220.00
Oct 14Wk 7@21Miami#13L24-25-0.55+0.03+0.25
Oct 21Wk 826Wake ForestW38-24+0.28+0.30+0.11
Oct 28Wk 9@5Clemson#4L10-24-0.26-0.03+0.13
Nov 4Wk 10@83VirginiaL36-40-0.86+0.09-0.07
Nov 11Wk 1122Virginia Tech#24W28-22+0.31+0.09-0.01
Nov 18Wk 12@38DukeL20-43-0.66+0.17+0.31
Nov 25Wk 134Georgia#2L7-38-0.38-0.01+0.46

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareC/ACmp%YdsY/ATDINT
16TaQuon MarshallSR98%43/11736.8%9277.9105

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
31Nathan CottrellSR5%332718.200

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
2Ricky JeuneWR 2017Y21%2554521.86
83Brad StewartWR SR3%49924.81

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
94Anree Saint-AmourDL SR325.52.510
93Antonio SimmonsDL 2017Y318.05.530
42KeShun FreemanDL 2017Y223.00.010
97Brentavious GlantonDL SR213.00.001
99Desmond BranchDL SR203.51.013
90Brandon AdamsDL SR101.00.011

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
9Victor AlexanderLB SR602.02.010
51Brant MitchellLB SR511.51.030
52Terrell LewisLB 2017Y221.00.000
18T.D. RoofLB SR172.02.000
25Tre' JacksonLB SR50.00.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
20Lawrence AustinDB 2017Y56412.0
5A.J. GrayDB 2017Y54222.5
14Corey GriffinDB 2017Y50303.0
17Lance AustinDB 2017Y39502.0
8Step DurhamDB 2017Y30511.0
23Jalen JohnsonDB SR20001.0
18Zach MatthewsDB 2017Y13000.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
88Shawn DavisJR2/450%3419/2025
37Brenton KingSO5/683%4215/1630

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
27Pressley Harvin IIISR5044.16200