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James Madison Dukes

7-1 (4-1 Sun Belt)Last: L 31-34 at App StateNext: vs Troy

Billy Napier · 1st season · .875 at James Madison · .657 career since 2018

Rating
+7.936
Adj Off
32.820
Adj Def
24.958
WAP
-0.4533

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate52.4%5043.9%124
Plays per game69.94672.415
Time of possession28:0611231:5427
Yards per pass attempt8.0466.751
Yards per rush5.5173.226
Points per game41.4518.327
Points per opportunity4.58203.1740
Starting field positionOwn 345Own 2629

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.26720-0.01329
Adj. EPA per play+0.18331+0.08759
Success rate46.2%4237.1%35
Explosiveness1.25591.2057
Rushing EPA per play+0.19729-0.08620
Passing EPA per play+0.38225+0.10951
Std downs success50.0%5742.0%28
Passing downs success36.5%2328.8%69

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate67.2%4445.2%30
Turnovers per game0.75271.5033
Penalties per game7.41029.32
Penalty yards per game73.812269.916
3rd down conversion36.5%9637.8%73
4th down tries per game1.63892.0046
4th down conversion84.6%137.5%27

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 10.4-1.6

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 5Wk 169LibertyW20-13+0.10+0.28-0.02
Sep 12Wk 2Wagner(FCS)W87-30.00+0.64-0.52
Sep 19Wk 3@93San Diego StateW26-13+0.10+0.17-0.08
Sep 26Wk 4@110Old DominionW46-20+0.06+0.14-0.17
Oct 3Wk 5115MarshallW45-17+0.02+0.47+0.26
Oct 10Wk 6@90Georgia SouthernW27-24+0.11+0.12+0.17
Oct 17Wk 789Georgia StateW49-22+0.06+0.29+0.07
Oct 22Wk 8@95App StateL31-34-0.90+0.13+0.15
Oct 29Wk 9102Troy-19.890%+0.03——
Nov 5Wk 10@116Southern Miss-17.086%+0.05——
Nov 14Wk 11@83UConn-8.370%+0.14——
Nov 28Wk 13113Coastal Carolina-22.592%+0.02——

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
7Camden ColemanFR86%132/21362.0%15687.4142
1JC EvansFR10%18/2669.2%29811.550
5Arrington MaidenFR3%7/887.5%11113.920

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
6George PettawayFR41%1248246.688
23Nick HermanFR15%453006.735
34Seth CromwellFR14%421794.322

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
3Corey ScottWR FR10%2437115.54
17Michael ScottWR FR9%2228813.12
0Cole KellerTE FR8%2034017.05
10Braeden WisloskiWR FR8%2027713.81
11Noah GreviousWR FR7%171539.01
8Jeremiah HarrisonWR FR6%1619212.02
13Ke'Untae MosleyTE FR4%11968.73

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
17Danny RoysterEDGE FR203.02.041
98Turner SchmidtEDGE FR194.02.500
5Kevin RobertsDL FR172.51.511
55Rasheed LovelaceDL FR171.00.520
91Jakolbi WilsonDL FR161.51.000
93Mychal McmullinDL FR161.00.020

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
2Nakian JacksonLB FR585.52.500
15JT HootenLB FR525.53.011
3Gannon WeathersbyLB FR170.00.000
42JT Kouame-YaoLB FR90.50.000
26Jayden StudioLB FR62.01.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
24Jayon HarveyS FR52301.5
31Seth GathersS FR42301.0
23Ken WillisCB FR29415.0
14KJ FloweS FR24502.5
16TJ McGillS FR19100.0
6DJ KellyCB FR16540.0
25Terrence Jones IIS FR10001.5

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
5Morgan SuarezFR13/1872%4740/4079

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
11Patrick ReaFR3243.259122