Memphis
2-1American Athletic · Charles Huff, year 1 (2-1) · Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium · 58,325 · 45,632 avg in 2026
LastL 20–38 at Boise State · Sat Sep 12 · Hunter Tipton 229 rec yds, 1 TD
Nextvs UT Martin · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET · Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium · series 2-1 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
All 93 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% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.56 EPA/play | 2 | 3 | 44 / 66 | 66.7 | 795 #2 FBS | 12.0 | 5 #22 FBS | 3 | 183.8 | 80 | 82.8 | 10.5 | 5.7 | |
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| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Stuff% | 10+% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed Merchant · +0.56 EPA/play | 6 | 3 | 43 | 375 #1 FBS | 8.7 | 6 #1 FBS | 80 | — | — | |
Yards by week → Speed MerchantCuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line. Watch-list name — on at least one major award watch list, no hardware yet — trending, not yet confirmed. 2 of 15 RBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / carry8.5 100th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Rush TD rate14.0% 100th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Plays like View Jaylin Carter's full player page | ||||||||||
| +0.11 EPA/play | 28 | 3 | 32 | 165 #48 FBS | 5.2 | 0 | 36 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move TE · +1.54 EPA/play | — | 3 | 14 | 291 #6 FBS | 20.8 | 2 #24 FBS | 87 | |
Yards by week → Move TELined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield. 4 of 21 TEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception22.3 99th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions Reception volume14 98th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Hunter Tipton's full player page | ||||||||
| +0.28 EPA/play | 1 | 3 | 7 | 120 | 17.1 | 0 | 44 | |
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| +0.40 EPA/play | 11 | 3 | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 1 | 31 | |
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| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tech Penetrator | 15 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4.5 #8 FBS | 3.5 #4 FBS | 1 |
3-Tech PenetratorDisruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield. 8 of 27 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate25.0% 74th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Elijah Kinsler's full player page | |||||||
| 3-Tech Penetrator | 14 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 2.5 #68 FBS | 2.5 #15 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 rate17.9% 55th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View J'Mond Tapp's full player page | |||||||
| 90 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 #68 FBS | 2 | |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 56 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 97 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coverage 'Backer | 22 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 #22 FBS |
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 rate8.3% 92th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Tackle volume24 96th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Zach Ruffin's full player page | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 9 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Balanced LinebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. 46 of 84 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume22 87th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles TFL rate0.0% bottom 16th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Michael Montgomery's full player page | |||||||||
| 25 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Safety | — | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 |
Box SafetyLives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker. 13 of 46 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume23 96th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Ian Foster's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 2 #5 FBS | 1 | 0 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. 22 of 46 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate0.0% bottom 19th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Dylan Smith's full player page | |||||||
| Perimeter Tackler | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Perimeter TacklerTargeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter. 2 of 24 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume15 83th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Chauncey Logan's full player page | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 3 | 4/5 | 80 | 11/11 | 23 | 36 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 3 | 12 | 538 | 44.8 | 53 | 3 | 0 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
2026 stat leaders · Memphis
through 3 games
2026 stat leaders · MemphisJaylin Carter leads Memphis with 375 rushing yards through 3 games.
How They Play · 2026Memphis fields an elite run-heavy, explosive, big-play offense behind a porous, gives up the big play defense.
Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Memphis reads strongest in explosive plays (top 5%) and rushing epa (top 5%); the crux lives in rushing epa allowed, where Memphis sits at the 5th percentile.
offense · strengths lead
defense · higher bar = harder to play against
hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · Memphis · 2018–present · FBS opponents
Memphis is worth +3.3 points more at home than on the road.
Middle of FBS, 36th percentile of 133 programs
80% at home, 52% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (37–9 home, 23–21 away). Interval ±3.2.
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, Memphis has beaten the number by −0.2 more at home than away over 75 games — inside the ±5.6 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.
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium seats 58,325 and has averaged 48% full (27,981, 26 games reported). Visitors cover a median 421 miles to get here since 2018 — 66th-shortest of 135 FBS venues, inside the ordinary range. 11% of the 2026 roster (11 of 103 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 54 home games since 2018.
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Position battles
Positional competition · RB room
The carries are split. The job isn’t.
Jaylin Carter and Manny Covey split the carries (42/75 vs 33/75) -- but the job isn't split the same way. Jaylin Carter produces in bigger chunks.
Scheme claims
Fourth-quarter reliability, corrected
Memphis's 4th-quarter offense, before and after garbage time
Raw Q4 EPA/play ranks 25th percentile in FBS. Strip out snaps taken with a blowout margin and it climbs to the 37th — the correction is the finding, not a footnote.
Standard downs vs. passing downs
Does Memphis hold up once the down-and-distance turns against them?
69th percentile success on standard downs, 65th on passing downs — little dropoff between the two — a schedule-independent identity.
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
Memphis by half
1st-half offense ranks 92nd percentile in FBS; 2nd-half, 79th — competitive snaps only, garbage time excluded from both halves.
Pass defense by zone
Pass-depth identity
What this team throws, and gives up, by depth.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), Memphis’s defense allows a completion rate above the FBS mean (66.7% vs 65.2% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 81-play sample) — mid-pack, 14 of 18 qualifying defenses.
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
Comparable teams
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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
70°F average kickoff temp; 7% of games had measurable precipitation; 7 mph average wind.
Based on 82 home games with weather data.