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Colorado Buffaloes

2-4 (0-3 Big 12)Last: L 24-27 vs UtahNext: at Oklahoma State

Deion Sanders · 4th season · .419 at Colorado · .419 career since 2023

Rating
-3.684
Adj Off
22.099
Adj Def
25.765
WAP
-2.2988

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate46.7%10548.9%82
Plays per game71.72671.522
Time of possession28:4910131:1237
Yards per pass attempt7.2846.650
Yards per rush3.91053.641
Points per game19.512725.787
Points per opportunity2.271343.1338
Starting field positionOwn 26130Own 32134

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.003124-0.01527
Adj. EPA per play+0.048100+0.03731
Success rate39.3%11537.5%42
Explosiveness1.20911.2056
Rushing EPA per play-0.066128-0.11315
Passing EPA per play+0.100107+0.15871
Std downs success43.0%12440.9%21
Passing downs success31.6%6531.1%94

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate46.9%11741.0%17
Turnovers per game2.171361.1767
Penalties per game9.21357.728
Penalty yards per game84.313560.055
3rd down conversion36.1%10539.3%86
4th down tries per game2.33271.17120
4th down conversion35.7%12028.6%10

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 3.8-8.2

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 3Wk 1@75Georgia TechW14-13+0.17+0.05+0.07
Sep 12Wk 2Weber State(FCS)W52-210.00+0.47-0.16
Sep 19Wk 3@27Northwestern#24L7-41-0.57-0.14+0.21
Sep 26Wk 4@39BaylorL13-23-0.66-0.15-0.07
Oct 3Wk 517Texas Tech#8L7-29-0.65-0.26-0.15
Oct 17Wk 712Utah#10L24-27-0.58+0.10+0.01
Oct 24Wk 8@59Oklahoma State+8.729%+0.23——
Oct 31Wk 931Kansas State+9.827%+0.25——
Nov 7Wk 10@71Arizona State+6.035%+0.18——
Nov 13Wk 1119Houston#14+13.619%+0.33——
Nov 21Wk 12@57Cincinnati+9.128%+0.24——
Nov 28Wk 1352UCF+3.841%+0.15——

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
16Isaac WilsonFR48%58/10157.4%6996.945
10Julian LewisFR45%61/9564.2%7337.762
14Kaneal SweetwyneFR6%8/1266.7%423.500

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
23Jaquail SmithFR24%512595.103
29Micah WelchFR20%432205.124
26Damian Henderson IIFR13%271304.801
20Dekalon TaylorFR8%17855.019
9Richard YoungFR7%16493.100

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
8Joseph WilliamsWR FR17%3750813.75
3DeAndre Moore Jr.WR FR11%2331213.62
14Quanell Farrakhan Jr.WR FR7%1517311.50
6Quentin GibsonWR FR5%10909.00

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
97Santana HopperDL FR199.51.0100
53Toby AneneDE FR196.03.061
99Dylan ManuelDL FR182.50.510
56Lamont Lester Jr.DL FR96.04.010
52Immanuel EzeoguDE FR82.00.510
49Quency WigginsDE FR71.00.020

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
44Gideon LampronLB FR487.01.030
17Liona LefauLB FR413.51.010
35Tyler MartinezLB FR172.01.010
55Gage GoldbergLB FR61.00.000
51Carson CrawfordLB FR61.00.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
7Randon FontenetteDB FR51412.5
4Naeten MitchellDB FR44013.0
6Boo CarterDB FR22404.0
20Cree ThomasDB FR18300.0
15Jah Jah BoydDB FR12000.0
5RJ JohnsonDB FR9500.0
28Ben FinnesethDB FR5000.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
46Elliot ArnoldFR4/757%5213/1325
38Daniel GerlachFR0/10%02/22

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
35Damon GreavesFR2945.359112