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4-3 (2-3 SEC)Last: L 17-38 vs LSUNext: at Ole Miss

Alex Golesh · 1st season · .571 at Auburn · .600 career since 2023

Rating
+8.932
Adj Off
29.645
Adj Def
20.726
WAP
-0.3630

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate47.7%9447.5%97
Plays per game70.44075.94
Time of possession26:4913333:076
Yards per pass attempt6.71127.273
Yards per rush4.3773.746
Points per game25.49124.172
Points per opportunity3.66833.5576
Starting field positionOwn 27115Own 2861

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.11386+0.07572
Adj. EPA per play+0.16640+0.03429
Success rate40.6%10041.2%79
Explosiveness1.31331.2163
Rushing EPA per play+0.18334+0.08189
Passing EPA per play+0.083112+0.17577
Std downs success45.3%10846.2%72
Passing downs success31.8%6329.8%80

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate44.4%12357.1%79
Turnovers per game1.29741.5726
Penalties per game7.91137.917
Penalty yards per game65.110163.740
3rd down conversion43.4%4534.9%42
4th down tries per game2.00553.145
4th down conversion71.4%1872.7%118

Rank out of 138 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and resultsProjected 6.6-5.4

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 5Wk 1N39BaylorW17-16+0.28-0.04-0.01
Sep 12Wk 2116Southern MissW43-8+0.02+0.29-0.23
Sep 19Wk 315Florida#20L39-44-0.63+0.17+0.31
Sep 26Wk 461VanderbiltW21-15+0.12+0.02-0.15
Oct 3Wk 5@13Tennessee#11L14-24-0.43-0.12+0.09
Oct 17Wk 7@3Georgia#5W27-24+0.76+0.21+0.09
Oct 24Wk 88LSU#18L17-38-0.48+0.21+0.38
Oct 31Wk 9@10Ole Miss#7+12.921%+0.62——
Nov 7Wk 1064Arkansas-11.577%+0.11——
Nov 14Wk 11@35Mississippi State+2.145%+0.36——
Nov 21Wk 12Samford(FCS)-46.9100%0.00——
Nov 28Wk 13@5Alabama#13+17.613%+0.73——

Unplayed games show the projected spread from this team's view (negative = favored) and its win probability, from the ratings; their WAP is what a win would be worth. How the ratings work.

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
17Byrum BrownFR94%133/20863.9%13626.587
10Tristan Ti'aFR5%7/1163.6%837.500

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
23Jeremiah CobbFR23%623205.2210
29Omar Mabson IiFR15%412405.916
30Bryson WashingtonFR8%21763.603

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
11Keshaun SingletonWR FR16%3643112.02
5Chas NimrodWR FR15%3334010.33
4Jeremiah KogerWR FR6%1423016.40
19Jake JohnsonTE FR5%10868.60
9DeShawn SpencerWR FR4%9879.72
8Christian NeptuneWR FR3%7395.60

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
94Cody SiglerDL FR236.01.001
35Dallas Walker IVDL FR191.00.012
95Jourdin CrawfordDL FR170.50.500
15Da'Shawn WomackEDGE FR144.02.000
41Jared SmithEDGE FR143.02.501
13Chris MurrayDL FR121.00.001

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
9Elijah MelendezLB FR579.04.061
17Xavier AtkinsLB FR377.53.001
16Bryce DeasLB FR310.00.010
6Demarcus RiddickLB FR91.00.010

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
5Eric WintersS FR41202.0
8Kaleb HarrisS FR41000.0
4Rayshawn PleasantCB FR21201.0
22Andre JordanCB FR19220.0
0Sylvester SmithS FR18110.0
1Champ AnthonyS FR15000.0
3Anquon FegansS FR11110.5

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
38Alex McPhersonFR7/978%5521/2142

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
14Hudson KaakFR3442.069131