Next game: at Jacksonville State
Jacksonville State’s best edge on Sam Houston is running
Each unit against the one it meets, by national percentile this season. A filled dot is the attack and a ring is the defense it meets; the first name is the attack. Further right is better for both.
Sam Houston offense against Jacksonville State defense
Jacksonville State offense against Sam Houston defense
Percentiles are against all FBS teams this season.
Key stats
Each bar is the team’s national rank as a percentile. A longer bar is better, for defense too.
All 98 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% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Passer · +0.10 EPA/play | 8 | 7 | 147 / 236 | 62.3 | 1653 #61 FBS | 7.0 | 12 #53 FBS | 5 | 133.7 | 41 | 33.5 | 6.3 | 5.2 | |
Yards by week → Pocket passerBalanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile. Starter — 237 pass attempts and 41 carries in 7 games, about as many passes and runs a game as a typical FBS quarterback who plays every week. This week's matchup — QB Locke operates within the system without forcing anything. Collins is the one who keeps the offense on schedule and doesn't lose the game. Season receipt Yards / attempt7.2 bottom 30th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Rush yards / carry-1.0 bottom 6th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Trait fingerprint Plays like View Landyn Locke's full player page | ||||||||||||||
| +0.01 EPA/play | 15 | 2 | 20 / 37 | 54.1 | 258 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 112.6 | — | 32.2 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Stuff% | 10+% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workhorse · -0.16 EPA/play | 22 | 8 | 59 | 232 | 3.9 | 1 | 24 | 25.9 | 12.1 | |
Yards by week → WorkhorseBuilt to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value. 59 carries and 14 catches in 8 games. About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week. This week's matchup — RB McCaskill just keeps getting the ball, series after series. III is the one who wins in space out of the backfield. Season receipt Weight220 lb 86th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Receiving share19.2% 94th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Trait fingerprint Plays like View Alton McCaskill's full player page | ||||||||||
| Balanced Back · -0.14 EPA/play | 20 | 5 | 40 | 147 | 3.7 | 1 | 18 | — | — | |
Yards by week → Balanced backPlays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension. 40 carries and 2 catches in 5 games. About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week. This week's matchup — RB Dowdy does a little of everything without one standout trait. III is the one who wins in space out of the backfield. Season receipt Yards / carry3.8 bottom 10th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Receiving share4.8% bottom 14th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Plays like View MJ Dowdy's full player page | ||||||||||
| +0.03 EPA/play | 10 | 8 | 33 | 125 | 3.8 | 1 | 34 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Threat · +0.85 EPA/play | 3 | 8 | 18 | 392 | 21.8 | 3 | 81 | |
Yards by week → Deep threatStretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play. This week's matchup — WR Jr. beats you over the top. Rogers is the one who moves the chains on third down. Season receipt Yards / reception22.0 99th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions EPA / play (adj)0.8 88th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Tim Burns Jr.'s full player page | ||||||||
| Deep Threat · +0.25 EPA/play | 2 | 8 | 22 | 357 | 16.2 | 3 | 53 | |
Yards by week → Deep threatStretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play. This week's matchup — WR Reed beats you over the top. Rogers is the one who moves the chains on third down. Season receipt Yards / reception16.5 80th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Plays like View Chris Reed's full player page | ||||||||
| Slot Technician · +0.22 EPA/play | 7 | 8 | 36 | 348 | 9.7 | 2 | 37 | |
Yards by week → Slot technicianRuns precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving. 36 catches in 8 games. About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week. This week's matchup — WR O'Neill wins underneath on volume and route precision. Rogers is the one who moves the chains on third down. Season receipt Reception volume36 81th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Yards / reception9.9 bottom 16th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Grady O'Neill's full player page | ||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.23 EPA/play | 5 | 7 | 18 | 195 | 10.8 | 1 | 61 | |
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 The most common profile in its group this season — 279 of 467 classified this way. Played in 7 of 10 games this season · freshman View Kyan Berry-Johnson's full player page | ||||||||
| -0.06 EPA/play | 12 | 5 | 6 | 139 | 23.2 | 1 | 48 | |
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| +0.54 EPA/play | — | 5 | 11 | 92 | 8.4 | 2 | 14 | |
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| +0.20 EPA/play | 87 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 0 | 15 | |
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| -0.08 EPA/play | 80 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 15 | |
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| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Versatile End | 3 | 8 | 34 | 18 | 5.5 | 2 | 2 |
Versatile endNo single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board. Impact starter — 34 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 121 of 180 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman View Brody Henderson's full player page | |||||||
| Power Rusher | 1 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 8 #50 FBS | 4 | 2 |
Power rusherBull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack. Starter — 24 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week. 8 of 180 EDGEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate33.3% 90th percentile · FBS EDGE, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Josh Alexander-Felton's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 97 | 8 | 23 | 9 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 |
Two-gap baseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. 23 tackles in 8 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week. 276 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate6.5% bottom 22th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Dylan Frazier's full player page | |||||||
| Nose Anchor | 98 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
Nose anchorThe heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile. 130 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Weight310 lb 82th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Justin Terrell's full player page | |||||||
| 48 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 95 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 91 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 92 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced Linebacker | 21 | 8 | 48 | 26 | 22 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Balanced linebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. 48 tackles in 8 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 330 of 564 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman · 3-star, 2024 class View Dean Ford's full player page | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 33 | 8 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Balanced linebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. 36 tackles in 8 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 330 of 564 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman View Brian Bates Jr.'s full player page | |||||||||
| Coverage 'Backer | 23 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
Coverage ’backerCarries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage. 89 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate6.7% 86th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Tackle volume15 bottom 10th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Mike King Jr.'s full player page | |||||||||
| Coverage 'Backer | 26 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Coverage ’backerCarries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage. 89 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate6.7% 86th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Tackle volume15 bottom 10th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Tokyo Gordon's full player page | |||||||||
| 18 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerfielder | 13 | 8 | 36 | 4 | 2 #51 FBS | 0.5 | 0 |
CenterfielderSingle-high range who erases the deep middle of the field. 36 tackles in 8 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week. 116 of 657 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate11.1% 67th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Railyn Adams's full player page | |||||||
| Press Corner | 7 | 8 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Press cornerLong and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line. 31 tackles in 8 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week. 34 of 244 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Height6'2" 87th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Caesar Magee III's full player page | |||||||
| Press Corner | 5 | 8 | 30 | 6 #43 FBS | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Press cornerLong and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line. 30 tackles in 8 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week. 34 of 244 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Height6'4" 99th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Ishmel Atkins's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 8 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Hybrid nickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. 28 tackles in 8 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 358 of 657 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman · 3-star, 2022 class View Tyler Bailey's full player page | |||||||
| Cover Corner | 20 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 — 138 of 244 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman · 3-star, 2024 class View Dravon Wilson's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 9 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
Hybrid nickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. The most common profile in its group this season — 358 of 657 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman View Jace Arnold's full player page | |||||||
| Centerfielder | 29 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CenterfielderSingle-high range who erases the deep middle of the field. 116 of 657 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate12.5% 73th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Lyric Smith's full player page | |||||||
| Ball Hawk | 2 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ball hawkReads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. 36 of 244 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate26.7% 89th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Justin Cottrell's full player page | |||||||
| 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 16 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steady | 94 | 8 | 6/10 | 60 | 18/18 | 36 | 42 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steady | 31 | 8 | 50 | 2239 | 44.8 | 71 | 18 | 6 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 6 | 17 | 324 | 19.1 | 0 | 33 | |
| Deep Threat · +0.85 EPA/play | 3 | 8 | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 0 | 29 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Threat · +0.85 EPA/play | 3 | 8 | 16 | 94 | 5.9 | 0 | 25 |
Biggest plays from Sam Houston’s games
Official highlights with our numbers: the plays that moved the chance to win most in Sam Houston’s games this season, whoever made them.
Q2, 10:07 · New Mexico State down 7, ties itJames Jones runs 1 yard for a touchdownNew Mexico State at Sam Houston, week 8Q2, 10:07 · New Mexico State 7, Sam Houston 7New Mexico State tied the game in the second quarterNew Mexico State tied the game in the second quarterJ.Jones rush left for 1 yard gain to the SAM00 touchdown,, kick good▶Watch from this play
- Q2, 0:24 · New Mexico State down 3, takes the leadAdam Damante finds AJ Williams III for a 27-yard touchdownNew Mexico State at Sam Houston, week 8Q2, 0:24 · New Mexico State 14, Sam Houston 10New Mexico State took the lead in the second quarterNew Mexico State took the lead in the second quarterAJ Williams III 27 yd pass from Adam Damante (Kyah Francone Kick)▶Watch from this play
- Q3, 10:35 · New Mexico State down 3, takes the leadAdam Damante finds AJ Williams III for a 5-yard touchdownNew Mexico State at Sam Houston, week 8Q3, 10:35 · New Mexico State 21, Sam Houston 17Go-ahead score for New Mexico State in the third quarterGo-ahead score for New Mexico State in the third quarterAJ Williams III 5 yd pass from Adam Damante (Kyah Francone Kick)▶Watch from this play
Q2, 8:28 · New Mexico State tiedNew Mexico State turns it overNew Mexico State at Sam Houston, week 8Q2, 8:28 · New Mexico State 7, Sam Houston 73New Mexico State’s turnover led to a field goal3New Mexico State’s turnover led to a field goalNew Mexico State’s turnover led to a field goalA.Williams III rush left for 5 yards loss to the NMS20 fumbled by A.Williams III at NMS18 recovered by SAM R.Adams at NMS20, End Of Play. The previous play is under automatic review - "Backwards pass". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: A.Williams III rush left for 5 yards loss to the NMS20 fumbled by A.Williams III at NMS18 recovered by SAM R.Adams at NMS20, End Of Play)▶Watch from this play- Q3, 14:40 · Sam Houston down 4, takes the leadLandyn Locke finds Tim Burns Jr. for an 81-yard touchdownNew Mexico State at Sam Houston, week 8Q3, 14:40 · Sam Houston 17, New Mexico State 148181-yard touchdown pass8181-yard touchdown pass81-yard touchdown passTim Burns Jr. 81 yd pass from Landyn Locke (Sam Carpenter Kick)▶Watch from this play
Q1, 10:06 · Western Kentucky tiedBrock Glenn finds Coleson Arends for a 23-yard touchdownWestern Kentucky at Sam Houston, week 7Q1, 10:06 · Western Kentucky 7, Sam Houston 0Western Kentucky opened the scoringWestern Kentucky opened the scoringB.Glenn pass complete short left to C.Arends caught at SAM07, for 23 yards to the SAM00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick good▶Watch from this play
How scary each game got
Sam Houston lost to New Mexico State after being 82% to win; every win stayed above 50%
Tap a game for its score and win chances.
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest chance our model gave Sam Houston during that game; the thick mark is where it started. Numbers are the game week.
Stat leaders
2026 stat leaders · Sam Houston
through 8 games
2026 stat leaders · Sam HoustonDean Ford leads Sam Houston with 48 tackles through 8 games.
Roster
Roster
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Recruiting and the portal: top commits · who's gone and who's back
How they play
Sam Houston fields a struggling pass-first, explosive, big-play offense behind a leaky defense.
Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Player percentiles
Sam Houston reads strongest in explosive plays (top 14%) and passing EPA allowed (top 25%); the crux lives in red-zone finish, where Sam Houston sits at the 1st percentile.
Offense · strengths lead
Defense · higher bar = harder to play against
Hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · 2018–present · FBS opponents
Sam Houston is worth +8.3 points more at home than on the road.
Top tenth of FBS, 98th percentile of 133 programs
53% at home, 21% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (8-7 home, 5-19 away). Interval ±5.0.
The stadium and how the home edge is measured
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge. The books use about 3. Per-team versions were tested and did not hold up (why). Against the closing line, Sam Houston has beaten the number by −1.6 more at home than away over 42 games. That is inside the ±9.5 that many games can resolve, so the results cannot tell this stadium from the flat number. That is the honest reading of nearly every FBS stadium.
Elliott T. Bowers Stadium seats 14,000 and has averaged 66% full (9,280, 12 games reported). Visitors cover a median 610 miles to get here since 2018 — 29th-longest of 135 FBS venues, inside the ordinary range. For the home side it is genuinely home ground: 26% of the 2026 roster (27 of 104 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 36 of 37 home games since 2018.
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How they play
Usage splits
How the players get used
From the 2025 season's play-by-play
- Garbage timeElijah Green sees a real spike in usage once the game is out of reach, and his efficiency in competitive snaps sits below the position baseline: the numbers lean on the opponent giving up.
- Deep threatGrady O'Neill is used almost exclusively underneath: a low share of his targets are downfield shots.
- Deep threatQua'Vez Humphreys is a real deep-ball threat: a high share of his targets come on throws past the sticks.
- Deep threatTim Burns Jr. is a real deep-ball threat: a high share of his targets come on throws past the sticks.
Position battles
WR/TE room
The targets are split. The job isn’t.
Grady O'Neill (WR) and Matt Smith (TE) split the targets (57/64 vs 7/64) -- but the job isn't split the same way.
Scheme claims
Sam Houston’s 4th-quarter offense, before and after garbage time
Raw Q4 EPA/play ranks 4th percentile in FBS. Strip out snaps taken with a blowout margin and it climbs to the 16th — the correction is the finding, not a footnote.
Standard downs vs. passing downs
Does Sam Houston hold up once the down-and-distance turns against them?
11th percentile success on standard downs, 37th on passing downs — a 26-point gap between the two.
View all FBS teams as a table
| Team | Standard-downs percentile | Passing-downs percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 98th | 23rd |
| Akron | 58th | 34th |
| Alabama | 77th | 57th |
| App State | 33rd | 49th |
| Arizona | 76th | 94th |
| Arizona State | 38th | 61st |
| Arkansas | 71st | 24th |
| Arkansas State | 85th | 59th |
| Army | 93rd | 58th |
| Auburn | 14th | 69th |
| BYU | 86th | 35th |
| Ball State | 31st | 52nd |
| Baylor | 15th | 46th |
| Boise State | 77th | 92nd |
| Boston College | 63rd | 28th |
| Bowling Green | 43rd | 21st |
| Buffalo | 9th | 11th |
| California | 11th | 20th |
| Central Michigan | 36th | 9th |
| Charlotte | 18th | 41st |
| Cincinnati | 68th | 83rd |
| Clemson | 7th | 39th |
| Coastal Carolina | 23rd | 64th |
| Colorado | 16th | 65th |
| Colorado State | 66th | 95th |
| Delaware | 59th | 64th |
| Duke | 21st | 67th |
| East Carolina | 37th | 19th |
| Eastern Michigan | 16th | 30th |
| Florida | 61st | 70th |
| Florida Atlantic | 67th | 87th |
| Florida International | 20th | 53rd |
| Florida State | 30th | 90th |
| Fresno State | 25th | 84th |
| Gardner-Webb | 5th | 23rd |
| Georgia | 98th | 89th |
| Georgia Southern | 60th | 71st |
| Georgia State | 68th | 66th |
| Georgia Tech | 53rd | 40th |
| Hawai'i | 48th | 29th |
| Houston | 87th | 99th |
| Illinois | 73rd | 91st |
| Indiana | 55th | 44th |
| Iowa | 79th | 13th |
| Iowa State | 18th | 31st |
| Jacksonville State | 82nd | 80th |
| James Madison | 45th | 77th |
| Kansas | 52nd | 18th |
| Kansas State | 64th | 68th |
| Kennesaw State | 61st | 16th |
| Kent State | 5th | 21st |
| Kentucky | 90th | 51st |
| LSU | 86th | 98th |
| Liberty | 93rd | 78th |
| Louisiana | 36th | 66th |
| Louisiana Tech | 26th | 79th |
| Louisville | 95th | 72nd |
| Maine | 0th | 86th |
| Marshall | 69th | 32nd |
| Maryland | 34th | 26th |
| Massachusetts | 35th | 38th |
| Memphis | 92nd | 93rd |
| Mercyhurst | 2nd | 34th |
| Miami | 99th | 95th |
| Miami (OH) | 50th | 43rd |
| Michigan | 10th | 89th |
| Michigan State | 23rd | 55th |
| Middle Tennessee | 27th | 64th |
| Minnesota | 32nd | 4th |
| Mississippi State | 66th | 59th |
| Missouri | 34th | 41st |
| Missouri State | 52nd | 30th |
| NC State | 62nd | 77th |
| Navy | 89th | 17th |
| Nebraska | 46th | 85th |
| Nevada | 28th | 27th |
| New Mexico | 55th | 48th |
| New Mexico State | 14th | 36th |
| Norfolk State | 7th | 0th |
| North Carolina | 89th | 73rd |
| North Dakota State | 30th | 45th |
| North Texas | 95th | 84th |
| Northern Illinois | 51st | 14th |
| Northwestern | 88th | 88th |
| Notre Dame | 100th | 43rd |
| Ohio | 82nd | 42nd |
| Ohio State | 84th | 80th |
| Oklahoma | 4th | 50th |
| Oklahoma State | 96th | 86th |
| Old Dominion | 1st | 36th |
| Ole Miss | 81st | 94th |
| Oregon | 39th | 26th |
| Oregon State | 97th | 70th |
| Penn State | 20th | 47th |
| Pittsburgh | 65th | 50th |
| Purdue | 57th | 82nd |
| Rice | 59th | 14th |
| Robert Morris | 2nd | 5th |
| Rutgers | 42nd | 81st |
| SMU | 91st | 82nd |
| Sacramento State | 13th | 6th |
| Sam Houston | 11th | 37th |
| San Diego State | 8th | 54th |
| San José State | 17th | 2nd |
| South Alabama | 44th | 74th |
| South Carolina | 70th | 56th |
| South Florida | 84th | 57th |
| Southern Miss | 48th | 7th |
| Stanford | 40th | 9th |
| Syracuse | 57th | 39th |
| TCU | 70th | 10th |
| Temple | 50th | 68th |
| Tennessee | 75th | 12th |
| Texas | 27th | 61st |
| Texas A&M | 46th | 55th |
| Texas State | 74th | 100th |
| Texas Tech | 64th | 76th |
| Toledo | 73rd | 52nd |
| Troy | 39th | 15th |
| Tulane | 12th | 8th |
| Tulsa | 49th | 7th |
| UAB | 24th | 62nd |
| UCF | 29th | 45th |
| UCLA | 80th | 60th |
| UConn | 72nd | 73rd |
| UL Monroe | 47th | 11th |
| UNLV | 41st | 19th |
| USC | 79th | 97th |
| UT Martin | 6th | 3rd |
| UTEP | 9th | 1st |
| UTSA | 91st | 33rd |
| Utah | 94th | 98th |
| Utah State | 3rd | 76th |
| Vanderbilt | 41st | 32nd |
| Virginia | 83rd | 2nd |
| Virginia Tech | 43rd | 91st |
| Wake Forest | 75th | 96th |
| Washington | 56th | 16th |
| Washington State | 19th | 5th |
| West Virginia | 54th | 75th |
| Western Kentucky | 22nd | 25th |
| Western Michigan | 32nd | 27th |
| Wisconsin | 25th | 22nd |
| Wyoming | 78th | 48th |
Sam Houston by half
1st-half offense ranks 19th percentile in FBS; 2nd-half, 5th — competitive snaps only, garbage time excluded from both halves.
How much of Sam Houston’s number is the schedule?
Raw EPA/play through week 10 is -0.03; 3rd percentile once opponent strength is stripped out, it's -0.04. The widest gap came in week 4: 0.24 raw vs. 0.05 adjusted.
Pass defense by zone
What this team throws, and gives up, by depth.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), Sam Houston’s passing game completes a completion rate below the FBS mean (64.8% vs 67.0% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 247-play sample) — mid-pack, 31 of 136 qualifying offenses.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), Sam Houston’s defense allows a completion rate below the FBS mean (64.6% vs 66.3% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 144-play sample) — mid-pack, 30 of 137 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
Disruption, run-blocking, and down-and-distance efficiency.
Turnover luck
30% recovery rate on the fumbles they've forced — below the ~48% league baseline.
3 of 10 forced fumbles recovered; 2 of 5 own fumbles recovered themselves, 2026 only.
Takeaways
15% of tipped/broken-up passes have turned into picks — about the ~18% league average.
6 interceptions of 40 disrupted passes (34 deflected, 6 intercepted), 2026 only.
Penalties
69 penalties committed, 54 drawn on opponents — ceding 160 yards of field position.
606 penalty yards committed vs. 446 drawn on opponents, 2026 season total.
Ratings and comparisons
Ratings
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