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Iowa State Cyclones

3-3 (1-2 Big 12)Last: L 10-24 at BYUNext: at Arizona

Jimmy Rogers · 1st season · .500 at Iowa State · .500 career since 2025

Rating
+3.153
Adj Off
27.263
Adj Def
24.147
WAP
-1.4461

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate56.0%2554.7%27
Plays per game62.811361.5118
Time of possession30:375329:2387
Yards per pass attempt7.0917.7103
Yards per rush5.0394.492
Points per game29.76621.749
Points per opportunity4.62182.8824
Starting field positionOwn 28100Own 30102

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.12679+0.07573
Adj. EPA per play+0.09669+0.09567
Success rate39.3%11640.4%65
Explosiveness1.30361.2586
Rushing EPA per play+0.12263+0.03466
Passing EPA per play+0.17387+0.16876
Std downs success43.9%11547.9%91
Passing downs success29.5%8822.2%9

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate58.3%8159.3%89
Turnovers per game0.83311.3348
Penalties per game5.3286.766
Penalty yards per game47.03057.364
3rd down conversion31.0%12831.6%23
4th down tries per game1.501031.6784
4th down conversion44.4%10350.0%54

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 5.6-6.4

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 5Wk 1Southeast Missouri State(FCS)W38-100.00+0.24-0.25
Sep 12Wk 2@20Iowa#15L13-16-0.53+0.08-0.04
Sep 19Wk 3131Bowling GreenW55-7+0.01+0.32-0.16
Sep 26Wk 412Utah#10L17-31-0.58-0.11+0.31
Oct 3Wk 578West VirginiaW45-42+0.09+0.34+0.37
Oct 9Wk 6@11BYU#2L10-24-0.43-0.12+0.22
Oct 24Wk 8@30Arizona#25+9.926%+0.41——
Oct 31Wk 959Oklahoma State-4.160%+0.13——
Nov 7Wk 10@39Baylor+7.332%+0.34——
Nov 14Wk 1157Cincinnati-3.659%+0.14——
Nov 20Wk 12@52UCF+3.142%+0.25——
Nov 28Wk 1331Kansas State+3.142%+0.25——

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
1Jaylen RaynorFR97%85/14857.4%10016.874

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
21Aiden FloraFR41%906807.6610
3Arnold BarnesFR11%25903.620
0Cameron PettawayFR10%21512.407
22Ryver PeppersFR4%8293.601

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
9Omari HayesWR FR11%1720812.21
11Dominic OverbyWR FR7%1021221.21
2Cody JacksonWR FR7%1019119.11
89Tyler ClaiborneWR FR7%1010310.30
13Jamal Polite Jr.WR FR5%78812.61
37Vince BenettiTE FR4%66210.33
19Tyler FortenberryTE FR3%5326.40

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
99Bryson LambDT FR151.50.000
93Jack JanikowskiDE FR131.51.010
0Zaimir HawkDT FR120.50.010
88Isaac TerrellDE FR113.03.011
55Jace J. GilbertDE FR91.01.031
98Malaki Ta'aseDE FR91.01.000

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
7Sullivan SchlimgenLB FR563.01.020
10Carson WillichLB FR367.01.000
11Willie Breland IIILB FR181.00.010
34Beau GoodwinLB FR140.00.011
16Malcolm JonesLB FR62.50.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
24Brody MillerS FR23000.5
3Seth JohnsonCB FR18300.5
21Duhron GoodmanS FR15101.0
18David CoffeyCB FR14201.0
6Drew SurgesS FR13001.0
19Eddie LemosS FR9001.0
5Beni NgoyiCB FR9110.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
97Kyle KonrardyFR8/1080%5122/2246

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
99Jonah DuPontFR2244.46030
95Ethan GurneyFR739.75051