Florida Atlantic
1-1American Athletic · Zach Kittley, year 2 (5-9) · FAU Stadium · 29,419 · 22,273 avg in 2026
LastW 38–30 vs Navy · Sat Sep 12 · Caden Veltkamp 386 pass yds, 5 TD
Nextvs Florida International · Sat Sep 19 · 6 pm ET · FAU Stadium · Florida Atlantic by 7 · series 16-6, last win 2024 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
All 85 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% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game Manager · +0.55 EPA/play | 10 | 2 | 61 / 84 | 72.6 | 662 #11 FBS | 7.9 | 6 #14 FBS | 2 | 157.6 | 64 | 83.4 | 7.5 | 5.6 | |
Yards by week → Game ManagerConsistent underneath passer who protects the lead. Rarely loses games; rarely wins them alone. 1 of 13 QBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Completion %73.8% 93th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Rush yards / carry-1.9 bottom 21th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Trait fingerprint Plays like View Caden Veltkamp's full player page | ||||||||||||||
| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Stuff% | 10+% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.32 EPA/play | 21 | 2 | 33 | 117 | 3.5 | 1 | 11 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Threat · +0.88 EPA/play | 8 | 2 | 15 | 252 #10 FBS | 16.8 | 2 #24 FBS | 76 | |
Yards by week → Deep Threat· Boom-or-bustStretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play. his yards come in chunks — feast or famine 11 of 58 WRs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception17.2 83th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions EPA / play (adj)0.9 71th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Easton Messer's full player page | ||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.60 EPA/play | 2 | 2 | 18 | 207 #25 FBS | 11.5 | 2 #24 FBS | 36 | |
Yards by week → Possession ReceiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. 37 of 58 WRs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception12.0 bottom 39th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Reception volume18 96th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Kelby Valsin's full player page | ||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.87 EPA/play | 9 | 2 | 12 | 101 | 8.4 | 1 | 13 | |
Yards by week → Possession ReceiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. The most common profile in its group this season — 37 of 58 classified this way. Played in 2 of 3 games this season · senior View Dom Henry's full player page | ||||||||
| +1.34 EPA/play | — | 1 | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 14 | |
Yards by week → | ||||||||
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 98 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 #22 FBS | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 #22 FBS | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | |
| — | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 2 | 1/2 | 50 | 8/8 | 11 | 60 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 2 | 5 | 180 | 36 | 50 | 1 | 0 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
2026 stat leaders · Florida Atlantic
through 2 games
2026 stat leaders · Florida AtlanticEaston Messer leads Florida Atlantic with 252 receiving yards through 2 games.
How They Play · 2025Florida Atlantic fields a capable pass-first, explosive, big-play offense behind a porous defense.
Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Florida Atlantic reads strongest in explosive plays (top 5%) and passing epa (top 31%); the crux lives in rushing epa allowed, where Florida Atlantic sits at the 6th percentile.
offense · strengths lead
defense · higher bar = harder to play against
hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · Florida Atlantic · 2018–present · FBS opponents
Florida Atlantic is worth +4.2 points more at home than on the road.
Middle of FBS, 53rd percentile of 133 programs
55% at home, 28% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (23–19 home, 13–34 away). Interval ±4.5.
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, Florida Atlantic has beaten the number by −0.5 more at home than away over 75 games — inside the ±8.3 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.
FAU Stadium seats 29,419 and has averaged 65% full (19,265, 24 games reported). Visitors face the 6th-longest trip of 135 FBS venues: a median 822 miles since 2018. The map isn't translating, though — the split above still reads middle of fbs. For the home side it is genuinely home ground: 26% of the 2026 roster (29 of 111 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 49 home games since 2018.
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Scheme claims
Standard downs vs. passing downs
Does Florida Atlantic hold up once the down-and-distance turns against them?
43rd percentile success on standard downs, 87th on passing downs — a 44-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 |
Tendency drift
Season by season
How Florida Atlantic’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), Florida Atlantic’s passing game completes a completion rate above the FBS mean (70.4% vs 68.3% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 73-play sample) — mid-pack, 32 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.
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
81°F average kickoff temp; 24% of games had measurable precipitation; 11 mph average wind.
Based on 75 home games with weather data.