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Virginia Cavaliers

4-4 (2-3 ACC)Last: L 16-19 vs DukeNext: at Wake Forest

Tony Elliott · 5th season · .464 at Virginia · .464 career since 2022

Rating
+2.458
Adj Off
25.077
Adj Def
22.536
WAP
-2.6999

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate54.9%3151.7%56
Plays per game69.64964.193
Time of possession32:033227:57107
Yards per pass attempt7.6636.543
Yards per rush3.91064.172
Points per game28.37619.634
Points per opportunity3.90623.4670
Starting field positionOwn 3135Own 2634

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.13774+0.01844
Adj. EPA per play+0.08582+0.05944
Success rate42.5%7738.2%46
Explosiveness1.161091.1734
Rushing EPA per play+0.11066+0.05875
Passing EPA per play+0.21674+0.07741
Std downs success51.0%4644.9%53
Passing downs success23.1%13124.7%20

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate59.6%7652.9%62
Turnovers per game0.63191.1382
Penalties per game4.9165.899
Penalty yards per game46.92952.883
3rd down conversion32.4%12433.0%33
4th down tries per game3.0051.7574
4th down conversion66.7%2850.0%54

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 5.9-6.1

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Aug 29Wk 155NC StateW34-8+0.14+0.27-0.31
Sep 11Wk 2Norfolk State(FCS)W59-30.00+0.41-0.41
Sep 19Wk 3N78West VirginiaL27-38-0.88+0.15+0.30
Sep 26Wk 4111DelawareW42-3+0.03+0.31-0.22
Oct 3Wk 5@37Florida StateL7-38-0.66-0.29+0.33
Oct 10Wk 672SyracuseW28-25+0.10+0.25+0.11
Oct 17Wk 7@29SMU#23L13-23-0.59+0.12+0.15
Oct 23Wk 847DukeL16-19-0.83-0.08+0.06
Oct 31Wk 9@24Wake Forest#17+12.422%+0.45——
Nov 14Wk 1192California-11.376%+0.05——
Nov 21Wk 1250North Carolina-1.654%+0.16——
Nov 28Wk 13@46Virginia Tech+5.437%+0.28——

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
7Beau PribulaFR87%119/18365.0%13757.5132
10Eli HolsteinFR9%12/1866.7%18010.030
6Cole GeerFR3%3/742.9%456.410

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
21Jekail MiddlebrookFR32%1055134.9412
25Xay DavisFR15%502354.727
0Xavier BrownFR10%341825.426
3Noah VaughnFR8%281415.001
2Peyton LewisFR3%10171.710

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
5Kameron CourtneyWR FR9%1820411.32
18Dashawn MartinWR FR8%1725314.95
89John RogersTE FR7%1414010.01
11Rico FloresWR FR6%1215813.21
4Jacquon GibsonWR FR5%1011711.72
9Dakota TwittyTE FR5%1010310.30
8Tylyric ColemanWR FR5%10898.91

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
14Fisher CamacDE FR334.52.052
16Matthew Fobbs-WhiteDE FR287.04.090
55Anthony BrittonDT FR261.51.000
33Nnanna AnyanwuDE FR183.02.020
51Sichan JohnDT FR171.01.011
44Darrion HenryDT FR160.00.010

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
11Maddox MarcellusLB FR383.50.010
5Kamren RobinsonLB FR294.51.021
32Landon DanleyLB FR281.50.000
13Myles BrownLB FR271.00.010
26Caleb HardyLB FR81.51.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
10Jacobie HendersonCB FR40500.5
30Ethan MinterS FR29200.5
1Montino WilliamsS FR29200.5
8Christian EllisS FR23000.0
6Brandyn HillmanS FR23130.0
17Justin RossCB FR20201.0
2Donavon PlattDB FR13402.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
41Will BettridgeFR8/1173%4727/2751
43Chris MessmoreFR0/0—01/11

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
38Daniel SparksFR3651.173172