Jacksonville State
1-2Conference USA · Charles Kelly, year 2 (10-7) · AmFirst Stadium · 24,000 · 19,677 avg in 2026
LastL 27–29 at Ohio · Sat Sep 12 · Caden Creel 265 pass yds, 1 TD, 120 rush yds
Nextvs Georgia Southern · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET · AmFirst Stadium · Jacksonville State by 3 · series 0-1 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
All 91 stats
FBS rankings · 2026 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | ZPR | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.37 EPA/play | 12 | 3 | 51 / 75 | 68 | 677 #8 FBS | 9.0 | 6 #14 FBS | 2 | 164.9 | 64 | 46.3 | 8.8 | 5.1 | |
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| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession Receiver · +0.97 EPA/play | 17 | 3 | 14 | 188 #32 FBS | 13.4 | 4 #5 FBS | 55 | |
Yards by week → Possession Receiver· Boom-or-bustReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. his yards come in chunks — feast or famine This week's matchup — WR Williams moves the chains on third down. Lacy is the one who wins underneath on volume and route precision. Season receipt Yards / reception14.6 62th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions TD rate28.6% 97th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Jamill Williams's full player page | ||||||||
| +1.02 EPA/play | 11 | 3 | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 0 | 25 | |
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| +0.74 EPA/play | 9 | 3 | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 0 | 18 | |
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| -0.21 EPA/play | 3 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 19 | |
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| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tech Penetrator | 15 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 #5 FBS | 2 #26 FBS | 0 |
3-Tech PenetratorDisruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield. 8 of 27 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate41.7% 97th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Tae Floyd's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 44 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
Two-Gap BaseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. The most common profile in its group this season — 12 of 27 classified this way. Played in 3 of 3 games this season · senior View Khurtiss Perry's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 93 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Two-Gap BaseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. 12 of 27 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate0.0% bottom 12th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Jawaun Campbell's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 92 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Two-Gap BaseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. The most common profile in its group this season — 12 of 27 classified this way. Played in 3 of 3 games this season · senior View Marquis Hood's full player page | |||||||
| 16 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coverage 'Backer | 40 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Coverage 'BackerCarries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage. 21 of 84 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate6.2% 81th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles TFL rate0.0% bottom 16th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Walker O'Steen's full player page | |||||||||
| 13 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | 3 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid Nickel | 1 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 #22 FBS | 0 | 0 |
Hybrid Nickel· Takeaway threatMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. the kind of DB who takes it back the other way The most common profile in its group this season — 22 of 46 classified this way. Played in 3 of 3 games this season · senior View Caleb Nix's full player page | |||||||
| Press Corner | 8 | 3 | 15 | 2 #43 FBS | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Press CornerLong and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line. 6 of 24 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Height6'3" 97th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View JQ Brooks's full player page | |||||||
| Cover Corner | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 #22 FBS | 0.5 | 0 |
Cover CornerSteady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. 13 of 24 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate0.0% bottom 18th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Jonavan Carr's full player page | |||||||
| Cover Corner | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cover CornerSteady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The most common profile in its group this season — 13 of 24 classified this way. Played in 3 of 3 games this season · senior View Tre'Quon Fegans's full player page | |||||||
| 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 3 | 2/4 | 50 | 11/11 | 17 | 28 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 3 | 8 | 364 | 45.5 | 52 | 4 | 0 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
2026 stat leaders · Jacksonville State
through 3 games
2026 stat leaders · Jacksonville StateCaleb Nix leads Jacksonville State with 18 tackles through 3 games.
How They Play · 2026Jacksonville State fields a capable offense behind an elite, bend-don't-break defense.
Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Jacksonville State reads strongest in red-zone finish (top 5%) and passing epa allowed (top 5%); the crux lives in rushing epa, where Jacksonville State sits at the 15th percentile.
offense · strengths lead
defense · higher bar = harder to play against
hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · Jacksonville State · 2018–present · FBS opponents
Jacksonville State is worth +8.3 points more at home than on the road.
Top tenth of FBS, 98th percentile of 133 programs
83% at home, 38% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (15–3 home, 10–16 away). Interval ±5.5.
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge — per-team modelling was tested and did not survive scrutiny (why) — and the books use about 3. Against the closing line, Jacksonville State has beaten the number by +4.4 more at home than away over 47 games — inside the ±8.7 that many games can resolve. Results here cannot tell the flat number apart from the building, and that is the honest reading of nearly every FBS stadium.
AmFirst Stadium seats 24,000 and has averaged 80% full (19,145, 20 games reported). Visitors get here easily: a median 270 miles trip since 2018, the 22nd-shortest of 135 FBS venues. Whatever the band above is picking up, it isn't the flight. For the home side it is genuinely home ground: 37% of the 2026 roster (46 of 123 located players) grew up inside 100 miles of the stadium.
Edge = half the gap between average home margin and average road margin, FBS opponents only, non-neutral games since 2018; the interval is 95%. Market line: closing spread, seasons with lines on file. Trip length is straight-line miles from the visiting team's campus to the venue, measured across all 43 home games since 2018.
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Scheme claims
Fourth-quarter reliability, corrected
Jacksonville State's 4th-quarter offense, before and after garbage time
Raw Q4 EPA/play ranks 61st percentile in FBS. Strip out snaps taken with a blowout margin and it drops to the 41st — the correction is the finding, not a footnote.
Standard downs vs. passing downs
Does Jacksonville State hold up once the down-and-distance turns against them?
65th percentile success on standard downs, 82nd on passing downs — a 17-point gap between the two.
View all FBS teams as a table
| Team | Standard-downs percentile | Passing-downs percentile |
|---|---|---|
| App State | 44th | 90th |
| Arizona | 92nd | 86th |
| Arkansas | 60th | 80th |
| Auburn | 75th | 55th |
| Ball State | 12th | 24th |
| Baylor | 40th | 96th |
| Boise State | 58th | 46th |
| Boston College | 27th | 56th |
| Buffalo | 7th | 14th |
| California | 9th | 25th |
| Central Michigan | 16th | 6th |
| Charlotte | 73rd | 83rd |
| Clemson | 1st | 19th |
| Coastal Carolina | 61st | 52nd |
| Colorado | 35th | 77th |
| Colorado State | 82nd | 91st |
| Delaware | 70th | 31st |
| Duke | 20th | 29th |
| Eastern Michigan | 52nd | 10th |
| Florida Atlantic | 43rd | 87th |
| Florida International | 46th | 43rd |
| Florida State | 28th | 65th |
| Georgia Southern | 24th | 45th |
| Georgia Tech | 58th | 44th |
| Hawai'i | 18th | 41st |
| Iowa State | 4th | 23rd |
| Jacksonville State | 65th | 82nd |
| Kansas | 70th | 35th |
| LSU | 33rd | 98th |
| Liberty | 14th | 59th |
| Louisiana | 19th | 92nd |
| Louisville | 96th | 70th |
| Memphis | 69th | 65th |
| Michigan | 2nd | 62nd |
| Michigan State | 62nd | 29th |
| Middle Tennessee | 87th | 68th |
| Missouri | 36th | 85th |
| Navy | 98th | 59th |
| Nevada | 77th | 52nd |
| New Mexico State | 45th | 75th |
| Norfolk State | 16th | 9th |
| North Dakota State | 86th | 27th |
| North Texas | 49th | 68th |
| Ohio | 38th | 17th |
| Ohio State | 90th | 40th |
| Oklahoma State | 41st | 49th |
| Ole Miss | 94th | 50th |
| Oregon | 35th | 33rd |
| Oregon State | 10th | 38th |
| Pittsburgh | 30th | 76th |
| Purdue | 83rd | 88th |
| Rutgers | 30th | 71st |
| Sacramento State | 23rd | 14th |
| Sam Houston | 78th | 61st |
| San Diego State | 4th | 40th |
| San José State | 54th | 22nd |
| South Alabama | 50th | 73rd |
| South Florida | 91st | 52nd |
| Stanford | 76th | 15th |
| Syracuse | 48th | 64th |
| TCU | 93rd | 8th |
| Tennessee | 65th | 78th |
| Texas | 72nd | 94th |
| Texas A&M | 85th | 72nd |
| Texas Tech | 88th | 48th |
| Troy | 22nd | 59th |
| Tulane | 31st | 2nd |
| Tulsa | 56th | 1st |
| UAB | 65th | 81st |
| UNLV | 51st | 7th |
| USC | 97th | 99th |
| UTSA | 99th | 29th |
| Utah State | 4th | 93rd |
| Vanderbilt | 80th | 12th |
| Wake Forest | 56th | 97th |
| Washington | 81st | 4th |
| Washington State | 8th | 3rd |
| Western Kentucky | 25th | 34th |
| Western Michigan | 39th | 20th |
| Wisconsin | 13th | 18th |
| Wyoming | 65th | 36th |
Halftime identity
Jacksonville State by half
1st-half offense ranks 67th percentile in FBS; 2nd-half, 48th — competitive snaps only, garbage time excluded from both halves.
Tendency drift
Season by season
How Jacksonville State’s current staff calls plays, year over year
Pass defense by zone
Pass-depth identity
What this team throws, and gives up, by depth.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), Jacksonville State’s passing game completes a completion rate above the FBS mean (69.9% vs 68.3% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 67-play sample) — mid-pack, 29 of 41 qualifying offenses.
We won’t show a deep-ball (20+ air yards) leaderboard here, on either side of the ball: even a full season of charted plays gives most teams well under 30 deep attempts — too thin to tell a real tendency from noise, so we won’t guess. Same refusal for yards-after-catch allowed and where a team’s attempts land by zone: both measured and both came back statistically indistinguishable from season-to-season noise.
Havoc & trenches
Havoc & trenches
Disruption, run-blocking, and down-and-distance efficiency.
Ratings
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Matched on how the programs are built — tier, prestige band, kind of fanbase, conference, voice and roster size — not on this season's stats. A calibration, not a prediction.
Conditions
72°F average kickoff temp; 13% of games had measurable precipitation; 5 mph average wind.
Based on 31 home games with weather data.