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Washington State Cougars

1-6 (0-3 Pac-12)Last: L 30-48 at Oregon StateNext: vs Boise State

Kirby Moore · 1st season · .143 at Washington State · .143 career

Rating
-3.785
Adj Off
22.794
Adj Def
26.468
WAP
-4.55128

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate43.8%12448.8%83
Plays per game65.39167.057
Time of possession28:4310331:1735
Yards per pass attempt5.51377.166
Yards per rush4.2904.7104
Points per game20.112127.1101
Points per opportunity3.61863.3864
Starting field positionOwn 25136Own 31118

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play-0.042129+0.06666
Adj. EPA per play+0.019113+0.06446
Success rate34.4%13540.1%61
Explosiveness1.26571.2899
Rushing EPA per play+0.001113+0.07887
Passing EPA per play-0.047132+0.12559
Std downs success41.4%13046.5%75
Passing downs success21.3%13727.1%43

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate41.9%13155.0%70
Turnovers per game1.711180.71124
Penalties per game7.61066.951
Penalty yards per game65.610367.025
3rd down conversion29.5%13437.0%63
4th down tries per game1.431051.00127
4th down conversion60.0%4728.6%10

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 2.8-8.2

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 6Wk 1@38WashingtonL10-24-0.66-0.17+0.05
Sep 12Wk 2@31Kansas StateL7-34-0.62-0.28+0.13
Sep 19Wk 3Duquesne(FCS)W48-70.00+0.33-0.37
Sep 26Wk 430Arizona#25L24-34-0.73-0.08+0.17
Oct 3Wk 568Fresno StateL6-26-0.90-0.43+0.08
Oct 9Wk 6@98Utah StateL16-17-0.92-0.09-0.13
Oct 17Wk 7@49Oregon StateL30-48-0.73+0.28+0.37
Oct 24Wk 840Boise State#21+7.931%+0.21——
Oct 31Wk 9@93San Diego State+0.748%+0.10——
Nov 14Wk 11114Colorado State-11.076%+0.02——
Nov 21Wk 12@56Texas State+9.228%+0.24——

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
12Caden PinnickFR78%110/17861.8%9525.335
17Owen EshelmanFR21%32/4965.3%2895.921

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
9Kirby VorheesFR25%542674.9212
3Maxwell WoodsFR19%421924.607
20Leo PulalasiFR11%241064.4111

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
8Branden GanashamoorthyWR FR11%2634313.23
1Daniel BloodWR FR11%2626610.21
4Darrius ClemonsWR FR9%2021810.90
10Tank HawkinsWR FR8%18965.30
28Jack PedersenTE FR6%14896.41
23Trey LecknerTE FR4%8668.30

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
6Linus ZunkDE FR314.52.550
9Matyus McLainDE FR255.50.530
98Jirah LeaupepeteleDT FR223.02.500
52Kaden BeattyDT FR182.00.510
34Damarjhe LewisDT FR122.00.502
51Ben BeattyDE FR61.00.020

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
21Keith BrownLB FR512.01.010
16Isaiah HungLB FR312.00.010
15DJ WarnerLB FR291.00.500
33Gage JonesLB FR60.00.000
12Carsten ReynoldsLB FR40.00.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
3Jaylen ThomasS FR30120.0
13Khamari TerrellCB FR26302.5
1Jeremiah BernardS FR26001.5
2Jamarey SmithCB FR25400.0
25Jack BalS FR23212.0
0CJ Solis-LumarCB FR13201.0
22Jalil TuckerCB FR11100.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
38Jack StevensFR8/1362%5013/1437

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
32Max DeanFR4043.460103