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Purdue Boilermakers

3-4 (2-2 Big Ten)Last: L 26-38 vs WashingtonNext: at Penn State

Barry Odom · 2nd season · .263 at Purdue · .515 career since 2016

Rating
-0.267
Adj Off
29.349
Adj Def
29.591
WAP
-1.9175

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate47.3%10147.9%91
Plays per game70.14562.6109
Time of possession32:352327:25116
Yards per pass attempt8.3358.4129
Yards per rush3.71195.2122
Points per game31.35532.3122
Points per opportunity3.78744.49130
Starting field positionOwn 2965Own 2740

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.19546+0.254131
Adj. EPA per play+0.15542+0.175104
Success rate44.6%5446.6%125
Explosiveness1.25641.39130
Rushing EPA per play+0.08082+0.173119
Passing EPA per play+0.34430+0.432134
Std downs success48.3%7250.3%118
Passing downs success36.0%2638.1%129

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate60.0%7371.0%131
Turnovers per game0.86341.4336
Penalties per game6.7755.994
Penalty yards per game53.75555.967
3rd down conversion43.8%3948.7%133
4th down tries per game1.86660.71136
4th down conversion46.2%9740.0%31

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 4.5-7.5

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 4Wk 1Indiana State(FCS)W44-190.00+0.33+0.01
Sep 12Wk 224Wake Forest#17L36-38-0.69+0.29+0.36
Sep 19Wk 3@21UCLA#9L38-52-0.53+0.39+0.52
Sep 26Wk 42Notre Dame#4L10-49-0.32-0.06+0.39
Oct 3Wk 5@48IllinoisW24-17+0.28+0.30+0.09
Oct 10Wk 654MinnesotaW41-13+0.14+0.26-0.02
Oct 16Wk 738WashingtonL26-38-0.78-0.14+0.25
Oct 31Wk 9@33Penn State+11.823%+0.37——
Nov 7Wk 1079Maryland-4.661%+0.08——
Nov 14Wk 11@20Iowa#15+16.016%+0.47——
Nov 21Wk 1242Wisconsin+3.741%+0.20——
Nov 28Wk 13@7Indiana#6+24.26%+0.68——

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
15Ryan BrowneFR94%145/22165.6%18228.2103
1Evans ChubaFR6%11/1478.6%966.910

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
2Fame IjeboiFR53%1305684.4916
22Antonio HarrisFR11%271565.823
4Jerrick GibsonFR7%18583.202
20Travis Terrell Jr.FR7%17452.603

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
19Asaad WaseemWR FR16%3858815.51
3Xavier TownsendWR FR14%3237011.62
5Chauncey MagwoodWR FR8%1822112.31
11Tra'Mar HarrisWR FR5%1115013.62
81George BurhennTE FR4%913114.62
8De'Nylon MorrissetteWR FR3%812515.61

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
33Jeremy LewisDE FR223.51.511
58Breeon IshmailDE FR151.01.010
92Curt NealDL FR142.00.510
40Ian JeffriesDL FR141.51.000
11Keyshawn BurgosDE FR132.51.531
94Rodney LoraDL FR101.00.510

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
0Jojo HaydenLB FR432.50.002
5Charles CorreaLB FR382.00.561
20Winston BerglundLB FR160.00.000
25Hudson MillerLB FR100.50.000
47Tre TateLB FR61.50.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
13John SlaughterDB FR37110.5
7Donovan SaundersDB FR36313.0
21Justin DensonDB FR36001.5
2Jaden ManghamDB FR27101.0
4Hudauri HinesDB FR17311.0
1Smiley BradfordDB FR17210.5
29Dee NewsomeDB FR8101.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
92Jacobo Echeverria LozanoFR15/1694%4822/2267

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
42Dylan DrennanFR2047.07871