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NC State Wolfpack

3-4 (1-3 ACC)Last: L 28-31 at StanfordNext: vs California

Dave Doeren · 14th season · .570 at NC State · .608 career since 2011

Rating
+2.954
Adj Off
29.940
Adj Def
27.072
WAP
-2.8198

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate48.4%8747.7%94
Plays per game70.93362.9106
Time of possession32:282327:32116
Yards per pass attempt7.7618.0116
Yards per rush4.4704.594
Points per game32.34528.1106
Points per opportunity4.36334.02112
Starting field positionOwn 2892Own 2739

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.20837+0.187117
Adj. EPA per play+0.15341+0.12980
Success rate46.2%4142.5%94
Explosiveness1.24691.33117
Rushing EPA per play+0.10270+0.06278
Passing EPA per play+0.33933+0.377128
Std downs success50.3%5347.7%89
Passing downs success37.5%1630.9%92

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate67.4%3867.6%124
Turnovers per game1.29711.1473
Penalties per game5.4336.187
Penalty yards per game48.63754.077
3rd down conversion52.5%1035.2%47
4th down tries per game1.71822.2929
4th down conversion58.3%5568.8%114

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 5.7-6.3

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Aug 29Wk 1@58VirginiaL8-34-0.76-0.31+0.27
Sep 11Wk 2Richmond(FCS)W73-00.00+0.76-0.38
Sep 19Wk 3@62VanderbiltL31-35-0.78+0.03+0.40
Sep 26Wk 495App StateW41-31+0.05+0.27+0.09
Oct 3Wk 528LouisvilleW31-28+0.29+0.26+0.23
Oct 10Wk 625Wake Forest#17L14-38-0.68-0.05+0.22
Oct 23Wk 8@106StanfordL28-31-0.93+0.33+0.34
Oct 31Wk 992California-11.777%+0.06——
Nov 7Wk 1049Duke-1.454%+0.17——
Nov 14Wk 1172Syracuse-6.666%+0.10——
Nov 21Wk 12@38Florida State+7.632%+0.35——
Nov 28Wk 13@52North Carolina+3.940%+0.27——

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
11CJ BaileyFR94%143/21965.3%17638.1114
10Will WilsonFR5%9/1275.0%352.920

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
7Davion GauseFR27%682483.6120
1Jayden ScottFR24%623585.843

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
8Keenan JacksonWR FR13%3045615.26
19Preston DouglasTE FR11%2529912.01
2Joshisa TraderWR FR7%1622113.80
0Victor SnowWR FR6%151278.50
13Tyran WarrenWR FR3%811914.91
82Chance RobinsonWR FR3%89211.51
86Hunter ProvienceTE FR3%8749.32

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
88Isaiah ShirleyDT FR152.00.012
55Katron EvansDL FR120.00.030
92Chase BondDE FR91.01.040
90Josiah VictorDL FR90.50.000
99AJ PrimDL FR80.00.000
47Adrian FarrowDL FR72.01.000

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
0Raul Aguirre Jr.LB FR612.00.000
5Harvey Dyson IIILB FR162.51.530
58Elijah SatchellLB FR145.04.010
33Ziggy MooreLB FR130.00.010
35LaCorian HodgeLB FR100.50.510

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
7Brian Nelson IICB FR31300.0
2Ronnie Royal IIIS FR29301.5
22Jackson VickCB FR23410.5
4King MackS FR21100.0
29Brody BarnhardtS FR19110.0
14Jaren SensabaughCB FR17210.0
3Tristan TeasdellS FR17000.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
94Kanoah VinesettFR7/7100%4627/2748

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
96Jackson WallerFR2642.058101