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6-2 (3-2 SEC)18th APLast: W 38-17 at AuburnNext: vs Alabama

Lane Kiffin · 1st season · .750 at LSU · .691 career since 2009

Rating
+20.78
Adj Off
37.47
Adj Def
16.713
WAP
+0.2321

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate50.5%6745.4%111
Plays per game80.4362.0115
Time of possession32:581726:59124
Yards per pass attempt8.5306.018
Yards per rush4.6612.76
Points per game40.1816.017
Points per opportunity4.39332.7620
Starting field positionOwn 3124Own 2754

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.27319-0.07410
Adj. EPA per play+0.25110-0.05110
Success rate51.2%734.3%9
Explosiveness1.20881.1951
Rushing EPA per play+0.14850-0.01940
Passing EPA per play+0.44116-0.1183
Std downs success55.2%1240.7%20
Passing downs success40.8%822.9%14

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate73.2%1340.6%16
Turnovers per game1.38881.1382
Penalties per game6.0465.5108
Penalty yards per game48.33448.4107
3rd down conversion51.7%1230.7%15
4th down tries per game2.00551.7574
4th down conversion81.3%335.7%21

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 8.4-3.6

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 5Wk 145ClemsonW51-10+0.18+0.38-0.30
Sep 12Wk 270Louisiana TechW45-14+0.10+0.02-0.61
Sep 19Wk 3@10Ole Miss#7L24-32-0.38+0.23+0.31
Sep 26Wk 416Texas A&MW35-6+0.36+0.32-0.22
Oct 3Wk 5McNeese(FCS)W63-140.00+0.42-0.14
Oct 10Wk 6@34Kentucky#12L34-35-0.64+0.11+0.14
Oct 17Wk 735Mississippi StateW31-0+0.23+0.27-0.20
Oct 24Wk 8@32AuburnW38-17+0.38+0.38+0.21
Nov 7Wk 105Alabama#13-0.251%+0.59——
Nov 14Wk 116Texas#19-1.454%+0.56——
Nov 21Wk 12@13Tennessee#11-1.153%+0.57——
Nov 28Wk 13@64Arkansas-17.386%+0.20——

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
10Sam LeavittFRPOTY 286%180/25670.3%21718.5178
11Landen ClarkFR11%14/3243.8%2357.310
8Husan LongstreetFR3%7/1070.0%959.500

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
13Dilin JonesFR44%1496594.4630
22Harlem BerryFR10%332026.112
23Stacy GageFR6%211667.924
29Caden DurhamFR3%11302.700

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
6Winston WatkinsWR FR12%3748713.22
4Jackson HarrisWR FR12%3663417.67
3Eugene WilsonWR FR9%2728410.51
7Trey'Dez GreenTE FR6%1927214.32
83Corey Barber Jr.WR FR4%1212710.62

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
1Princewill UmanmielenDE FR3313.09.010
29Jordan RossDE FR239.54.554
99Deuce GeraldsDT FR234.03.041
90Stephiylan GreenDT FR153.01.510
97Dylan CarpenterDE FR132.51.020
47Malik BloctonDT FR132.51.520

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
6TJ DotteryLB FR603.01.020
42Davhon KeysLB FR423.51.510
7Whit WeeksLB FR252.50.010
35Zach WeeksLB FR100.00.000
24Tylen SingletonLB FR82.00.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
11P.J. WoodlandCB FR33700.0
2Ty BenefieldS FR31212.0
28Jhase ThomasS FR25102.0
0Tamarcus CooleyS FR24221.0
5DJ PickettCB FR24611.0
13Faheem DelaneS FR10101.0
10Dashawn SpearsS FR6101.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
80Scott StarzykFR9/1182%4940/4067

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
90Grant ChadwickFR2538.05270