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Vanderbilt Commodores

3-4 (0-4 SEC)Last: L 21-31 vs ArkansasNext: at Kentucky

Clark Lea · 6th season · .420 at Vanderbilt · .420 career since 2021

Rating
+1.161
Adj Off
26.670
Adj Def
25.462
WAP
-2.1180

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate47.5%9649.4%79
Plays per game65.68766.070
Time of possession30:305729:3083
Yards per pass attempt7.6667.379
Yards per rush3.61224.281
Points per game23.69929.7112
Points per opportunity3.241124.00107
Starting field positionOwn 2879Own 2626

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.061101+0.138100
Adj. EPA per play+0.10862+0.08556
Success rate40.5%10343.5%108
Explosiveness1.25581.2060
Rushing EPA per play+0.09275+0.08993
Passing EPA per play+0.20876+0.24194
Std downs success46.4%9650.5%120
Passing downs success27.8%10429.9%82

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate50.0%10862.2%103
Turnovers per game1.711181.0088
Penalties per game8.71305.4113
Penalty yards per game65.09946.4117
3rd down conversion38.5%8340.9%100
4th down tries per game2.57171.5792
4th down conversion61.1%4672.7%118

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 4.0-8.0

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 5Wk 1Austin Peay(FCS)W28-90.00+0.26-0.03
Sep 12Wk 2111DelawareW35-26+0.03-0.08-0.18
Sep 19Wk 355NC StateW35-31+0.14+0.40+0.03
Sep 26Wk 4@32AuburnL15-21-0.62-0.15+0.02
Oct 3Wk 5@3Georgia#5L14-38-0.24+0.16+0.47
Oct 10Wk 610Ole Miss#7L17-52-0.53-0.11+0.33
Oct 17Wk 764ArkansasL21-31-0.89+0.10+0.27
Oct 24Wk 8@34Kentucky#12+10.126%+0.36——
Nov 7Wk 10@35Mississippi State+9.927%+0.36——
Nov 14Wk 115Alabama#13+19.311%+0.59——
Nov 21Wk 12@15Florida#20+16.515%+0.52——
Nov 28Wk 1313Tennessee#11+12.422%+0.42——

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
2Jared CurtisFR74%101/16162.7%12427.767
1Blaze BerlowitzFR24%28/5352.8%3867.311

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
28Sedrick AlexanderFR26%612704.4511
22Makhilyn YoungFR22%522164.2210
3Jamezell LassiterFR9%22823.712
23Evan HamptonFR3%7182.600

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
0Junior SherrillWR FR19%4162815.34
8Jayvontay ConnerTE FR6%1314611.20
6Ja'Cory ThomasWR FR6%1219516.31
5Tristen BrownWR FR6%1214512.10
13Kayleb BarnettWR FR3%7365.10

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
29Miles CapersEDGE FR206.02.011
94Bradley MannDL FR190.50.000
99Talan CarterDL FR171.00.010
5Yilanan OuattaraDL FR162.02.030
17Edwin KolengeEDGE FR161.51.530
53Glenn SeabrooksDL FR160.50.500

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
11Bryan LongwellLB FR503.01.020
24Nicholas RinaldiLB FR425.03.040
22Bryce CowanLB FR230.00.001
18Josiah BroxtonLB FR30.00.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
8C.J. HeardS FR53514.0
7Ricardo JonesS FR32401.0
25Mason LewisS FR30400.0
4Martel HightCB FR18210.0
21Davin ChandlerS FR16100.5
26Cayden DanielsCB FR16410.0
6Jordan MatthewsCB FR10000.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
88Brock TaylorFR6/875%4719/1937

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
37Tyler EbelFR2747.064102