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North Texas Mean Green

4-2 (2-0 American Athletic)Last: W 50-10 vs CharlotteNext: at Navy

Neal Brown · 1st season · .667 at North Texas · .589 career since 2015

Rating
+1.360
Adj Off
31.630
Adj Def
30.4102
WAP
-0.9241

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate47.8%9253.5%34
Plays per game74.7865.775
Time of possession33:001527:00123
Yards per pass attempt9.4117.8112
Yards per rush5.0423.856
Points per game42.2429.2111
Points per opportunity4.64174.03111
Starting field positionOwn 3047Own 32132

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.30112+0.07675
Adj. EPA per play+0.18033+0.13282
Success rate48.0%2641.1%76
Explosiveness1.34191.2480
Rushing EPA per play+0.13954+0.01755
Passing EPA per play+0.48610+0.24596
Std downs success54.0%1945.2%58
Passing downs success34.3%3631.3%98

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate73.8%1063.9%108
Turnovers per game1.17661.5033
Penalties per game8.71295.5108
Penalty yards per game68.511050.897
3rd down conversion48.8%1933.3%35
4th down tries per game2.33272.6714
4th down conversion50.0%8062.5%101

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 8.1-3.9

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 5Wk 1@7Indiana#6L16-52-0.33+0.05+0.65
Sep 12Wk 288UNLVW44-6+0.06+0.35-0.24
Sep 19Wk 3@56Texas StateL35-49-0.76+0.23+0.53
Sep 26Wk 4Houston Christian(FCS)W63-140.00+0.68-0.31
Oct 1Wk 5@94TulsaW45-44+0.10+0.15+0.17
Oct 10Wk 6134CharlotteW50-10+0.00+0.41-0.24
Oct 24Wk 8@101Navy-7.167%+0.07——
Oct 29Wk 9104Florida Atlantic-13.380%+0.03——
Nov 7Wk 10124Rice-18.288%+0.02——
Nov 14Wk 11@63UTSA+2.145%+0.20——
Nov 21Wk 12@77Tulane+0.250%+0.16——
Nov 28Wk 13112UAB-15.684%+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
2Tayven JacksonFR90%144/19972.4%18599.3154
9Chaston DittaFR9%14/1973.7%1598.410

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
1Jahiem WhiteFR44%976767.0923
29Brendon HaygoodFR16%361494.121
4Nick OshoFR5%11413.700
36Keenan JacksonFR3%7253.600
20Adarion NettlesFR3%7233.301

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
13Justin StevensonWR FR15%3345313.75
0Corri MillinerWR FR9%2032516.31
7Max ReeseTE FR8%1725014.73
14Kyle KochWR FR7%1521814.53
6Josiah MartinWR FR7%1518212.10
80Baron TiptonWR FR5%1219015.82
17Brec LongTE FR4%9879.70

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
10David OnuohaDL FR243.51.530
15Justin BentonDL FR160.50.010
91Davion RhodesDL FR125.54.021
42Brayden KnoxDL FR124.51.500
6Udoka EzeaniDL FR71.51.001
58Nolan ClarkDL FR61.00.000

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
3Zakye BarkerLB FR432.52.020
7Aaron AlexanderLB FR260.50.010
17Cedric RobertsLB FR181.51.000
34Brenden ReeseLB FR161.51.000
30Chantz JohnsonLB FR30.00.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
4CJ CoombesS FR42110.0
0Brandon JonesS FR33103.0
21Jason Cross Jr.S FR21004.0
19Jaden AllenCB FR18010.0
24Peyton TaylorCB FR17401.5
9Cameren JenkinsS FR12200.5
14Bryce GarzaS FR12010.5

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
90Dominic De FreitasFR9/1275%4732/3259

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
37Ian RatliffFR1341.15552