Next game: vs Delaware
Kennesaw State’s best edge on Delaware is staying on schedule
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.
Kennesaw State offense against Delaware defense
Delaware offense against Kennesaw State 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% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game Manager · +0.00 EPA/play | 1 | 8 | 160 / 229 | 69.9 | 1617 #64 FBS | 7.1 | 7 | 6 | 134.0 | 53 | 44.6 | 6.1 | 3.4 | |
Yards by week → Game managerConsistent underneath passer who protects the lead. Rarely loses games; rarely wins them alone. Impact starter — 229 pass attempts and 84 carries in 8 games, about as many passes and runs a game as a typical FBS quarterback who plays every week. This week's matchup — QB Collins keeps the offense on schedule and doesn't lose the game. Locke is the one who operates within the system without forcing anything. Season receipt Completion %70.0% 88th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Rush yards / carry3.9 77th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Trait fingerprint Plays like View Rickie Collins's full player page | ||||||||||||||
| +0.79 EPA/play | 2 | 2 | 15 / 22 | 68.2 | 154 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 127.0 | — | 44.9 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Stuff% | 10+% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satellite Back · +0.10 EPA/play | 24 | 8 | 85 | 358 | 4.2 | 6 #55 FBS | 15 | 20.2 | 13.1 | |
Yards by week → Satellite backDeployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles. Starter — 85 carries and 26 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 III wins in space out of the backfield. Dowdy is the one who does a little of everything without one standout trait. Season receipt Receiving share23.4% 99th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Yards / reception4.3 bottom 12th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Trait fingerprint Plays like View Alan Woods III's full player page | ||||||||||
| +0.09 EPA/play | 6 | 7 | 29 | 169 | 5.8 | 3 | 45 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Threat · +0.40 EPA/play | 11 | 7 | 25 | 397 | 15.9 | 0 | 70 | |
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 25 catches and 2 carries in 7 games. About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week. This week's matchup — WR Munroe beats you over the top. Jr. is the one who beats you over the top. Season receipt Yards / reception16.6 81th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions TD rate0.0% bottom 10th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Brayden Munroe's full player page | ||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.46 EPA/play | 15 | 8 | 26 | 397 | 15.3 | 1 | 47 | |
Yards by week → Possession receiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. 26 catches in 8 games. About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week. This week's matchup — WR Rogers moves the chains on third down. Jr. is the one who beats you over the top. Season receipt Yards / reception14.0 56th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions TD rate3.8% bottom 23th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Javon Rogers's full player page | ||||||||
| Jump-Ball Target · +0.26 EPA/play | 13 | 6 | 27 | 321 | 11.9 | 4 #70 FBS | 51 | |
Yards by week → Jump-ball targetWins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons. 27 catches in 6 games. About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week. This week's matchup — WR Gary wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Jr. is the one who beats you over the top. Season receipt TD rate14.8% 81th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Yards / reception10.4 bottom 20th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Dylan Gary's full player page | ||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.12 EPA/play | 4 | 3 | 20 | 146 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 | |
Yards by week → Possession receiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. This week's matchup — WR Booker moves the chains on third down. Jr. is the one who beats you over the top. Season receipt Yards / reception7.4 bottom 5th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions TD rate0.0% bottom 10th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Zion Booker's full player page | ||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.04 EPA/play | 9 | 7 | 14 | 127 | 9.1 | 1 | 23 | |
Yards by week → Possession receiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. This week's matchup — WR Bryson moves the chains on third down. Jr. is the one who beats you over the top. Season receipt Yards / reception8.9 bottom 10th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions EPA / play (adj)0.0 bottom 8th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Davis Bryson's full player page | ||||||||
| -0.07 EPA/play | 7 | 7 | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 0 | 20 | |
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| +0.62 EPA/play | 88 | 4 | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 1 | 23 | |
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| +0.11 EPA/play | 19 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 0 | 10 | |
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| -0.26 EPA/play | 84 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 16 | |
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| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-Gap Base | 6 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
Two-gap baseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. Starter — 25 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 276 of 606 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman View Marcus Patterson's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 96 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Two-gap baseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. 19 tackles in 7 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 276 of 606 classified this way. Played in 7 of 10 games this season · freshman · 3-star, 2024 class View Jaiden Grimes's full player page | |||||||
| 3-Tech Penetrator | 55 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 8 #50 FBS | 5 #38 FBS | 6 |
3-tech penetratorDisruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield. 200 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate47.1% 100th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Ugonna Nwoha's full player page | |||||||
| 3-Tech Penetrator | 53 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4 |
3-tech penetratorDisruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield. 200 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate4.2% bottom 17th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View AJ Miller's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 15 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Two-gap baseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. 276 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate0.0% bottom 9th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Devin Morgan's full player page | |||||||
| 92 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced Linebacker | 11 | 8 | 63 | 33 | 30 | 5.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Balanced linebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. Starter — 63 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week. 330 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume63 93th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Sack rate0.0% bottom 23th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Tywon Christopher's full player page | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 44 | 7 | 58 | 22 | 36 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Balanced linebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. Starter — 58 tackles in 7 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 330 of 564 classified this way. Played in 7 of 10 games this season · freshman View Baron Hopson's full player page | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 18 | 8 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Balanced linebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. 38 tackles in 8 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week. 330 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume38 50th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles PD rate0.0% bottom 21th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Josh Anglin's full player page | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 16 | 7 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Balanced linebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. 330 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume27 bottom 27th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles TFL rate0.0% bottom 9th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Alfred Thomas's full player page | |||||||||
| Coverage 'Backer | 31 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 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 rate15.8% 100th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Tackle volume19 bottom 14th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Kai Russell's full player page | |||||||||
| Coverage 'Backer | 46 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 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 rate5.9% 81th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Jeremy Greaves Jr.'s full player page | |||||||||
| 28 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid Nickel | 13 | 8 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hybrid nickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. Starter — 40 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week. 358 of 657 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate7.5% bottom 49th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Cameron Miller's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 5 | 8 | 40 | 2 | 2 #51 FBS | 2 | 0 |
Hybrid nickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. Starter — 40 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 View Tay'Vion Lawson's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | — | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hybrid nickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. 31 tackles in 7 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week. 358 of 657 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate0.0% bottom 15th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Perry Fisher's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 9 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
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 30 tackles in 8 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week. 358 of 657 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate10.0% 61th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Isaac Paul's full player page | |||||||
| Centerfielder | 7 | 8 | 27 | 6 #43 FBS | 0 | 1 | 0 |
CenterfielderSingle-high range who erases the deep middle of the field. 27 tackles in 8 games. Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week. 116 of 657 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate22.2% 97th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Luke Evans's full player page | |||||||
| Centerfielder | 12 | 7 | 17 | 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 View Kody Jones's full player pagePD rate11.8% 70th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles | |||||||
| 4 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steady | 89 | 8 | 9/11 | 81.8 | 15/17 | 42 | 44 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steady | 34 | 8 | 35 | 1540 | 44 | 61 | 9 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.02 EPA/play | 21 | 7 | 15 | 313 | 20.9 | 0 | 47 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Threat · +0.40 EPA/play | 11 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 0 | 49 |
Biggest plays from Kennesaw State’s games
Official highlights with our numbers: the plays that moved the chance to win most in Kennesaw State’s games this season, whoever made them.
Q3, 12:32 · Kennesaw State up 2Tywon Christopher takes an interception 59 yards for a pick-sixKennesaw State at Middle Tennessee, week 9Q3, 12:32 · Kennesaw State 27, Middle Tennessee 1759Pick-six59Pick-sixPick-sixR.Gagliano pass intercepted by T.Christopher at KSU41 T.Christopher return 59 yards to the MTSU00 touchdown B.Woods III pass attempt Successful▶Watch from this play
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Q2, 12:02 · Georgia State up 3Cameran Brown runs 18 yards for a touchdownGeorgia State at Kennesaw State, week 2Q2, 12:02 · Georgia State 14, Kennesaw State 3▲16%Georgia State’s chance to win, 47% to 63%▲16%Georgia State’s chance to win, 47% to 63%C.Brown rush middle for 18 yards gain to the KSU00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN W.Campbell VI pass attempt Successful▶Watch from this play
Sun Belt Conference
Q1, 7:59 · Middle Tennessee down 7, ties itRoman Gagliano runs 1 yard for a touchdownKennesaw State at Middle Tennessee, week 9Q1, 7:59 · Middle Tennessee 7, Kennesaw State 7Middle Tennessee tied the game in the first quarterMiddle Tennessee tied the game in the first quarterR.Gagliano rush middle for 1 yard gain to the KSU00 touchdown, kick good▶Watch from this play CBS Sports College Football- Q2, 11:09 · Middle Tennessee breaks the tieA. Martin Jr. runs 7 yards for a touchdownKennesaw State at Middle Tennessee, week 9Q2, 11:09 · Middle Tennessee 14, Kennesaw State 7Middle Tennessee took the lead in the second quarterMiddle Tennessee took the lead in the second quarterA.Martin Jr. rush middle for 7 yards gain to the KSU00 touchdown, kick good▶Watch from this play CBS Sports College Football
Q1, 7:11 · Liberty tiedKam Davis runs 1 yard for a touchdownLiberty at Kennesaw State, week 8Q1, 7:11 · Liberty 7, Kennesaw State 0Liberty opened the scoringLiberty opened the scoringK.Davis rush middle for 1 yard gain to the KENN00 touchdown, kick good▶Watch from this play CBS Sports College Football- Q3, 5:59 · Kennesaw State up 10Korey Smith intercepts Rickie CollinsKennesaw State at Middle Tennessee, week 9Q3, 5:59 · Kennesaw State 27, Middle Tennessee 173Kennesaw State’s turnover led to a field goal3Kennesaw State’s turnover led to a field goalKennesaw State’s turnover led to a field goalR.Collins pass intercepted by K.Smith at KSU43 K.Smith return 0 yards to the KSU43, End Of Play▶Watch from this play CBS Sports College Football
How scary each game got
Kennesaw State lost to Jacksonville State after being 89% to win; the closest win was at Middle Tennessee, down to 18%
Tap a game for its score and win chances.
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest chance our model gave Kennesaw State during that game; the thick mark is where it started. Numbers are the game week.
Stat leaders
2026 stat leaders · Kennesaw State
through 8 games
2026 stat leaders · Kennesaw StateTywon Christopher leads Kennesaw State with 63 tackles through 8 games.
Roster
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How they play
Kennesaw State fields a limited methodical, ball-control offense behind a leaky, 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.
Player percentiles
Kennesaw State reads strongest in explosive plays allowed (top 11%) and success rate (top 47%); the crux lives in field position (O), where Kennesaw State sits at the 6th percentile.
Offense · strengths lead
Defense · higher bar = harder to play against
Hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · 2018–present · FBS opponents
Kennesaw State is worth +4.2 points more at home than on the road.
Middle of FBS, 51st percentile of 133 programs
57% at home, 25% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (8-6 home, 6-18 away). Interval ±6.0.
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, Kennesaw State has beaten the number by +2.9 more at home than away over 36 games. That is inside the ±9.6 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.
Fifth Third Stadium seats 11,040 and has averaged 89% full (9,876, 15 games reported). Visitors get here easily: a median 234 miles trip since 2018, the 14th-shortest of 135 FBS venues. There is no travel penalty on visitors here either way. For the home side it is genuinely home ground: 42% of the 2026 roster (44 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 41 of 46 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 timeChase Belcher sees a real spike in usage once the game is out of reach.
- Deep threatChristian Moss is a real deep-ball threat: a high share of his targets come on throws past the sticks.
- Deep threatGerard Bullock is used almost exclusively underneath: a low share of his targets are downfield shots.
Position battles
RB room
The carries are split. The job isn’t.
Alan Woods III and Latrelle Murrell split the carries (82/110 vs 28/110) -- but the job isn't split the same way.
WR/TE room
The targets are split. The job isn’t.
Brayden Munroe (WR) and Reed Jesiolowski (TE) split the targets (38/50 vs 12/50) -- but the job isn't split the same way.
Scheme claims
Team identity · competitive snaps only
How Kennesaw State actually scores
23rd percentile quality, 79th percentile boom-dependency. Garbage time excluded from both axes — the same correction that changes the Q4 story below.
View all FBS teams as a table
| Team | Quality percentile | Boom-share percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 76th | 3rd |
| Akron | 9th | 90th |
| Alabama | 82nd | 22nd |
| App State | 41st | 48th |
| Arizona | 91st | 16th |
| Arizona State | 20th | 83rd |
| Arkansas | 7th | 93rd |
| Arkansas State | 60th | 32nd |
| Army | 95th | 10th |
| Auburn | 34th | 59th |
| BYU | 83rd | 17th |
| Ball State | 32nd | 72nd |
| Baylor | 36th | 63rd |
| Boise State | 96th | 4th |
| Boston College | 20th | 80th |
| Buffalo | 8th | 88th |
| Central Michigan | 6th | 96th |
| Cincinnati | 88th | 15th |
| Clemson | 10th | 92nd |
| Coastal Carolina | 49th | 57th |
| Colorado | 15th | 86th |
| Colorado State | 88th | 30th |
| Delaware | 63rd | 40th |
| Duke | 74th | 8th |
| East Carolina | 24th | 77th |
| Eastern Michigan | 14th | 80th |
| Florida | 75th | 37th |
| Florida Atlantic | 72nd | 25th |
| Florida International | 2nd | 98th |
| Florida State | 64th | 44th |
| Fresno State | 56th | 52nd |
| Georgia | 92nd | 11th |
| Georgia Southern | 52nd | 40th |
| Georgia State | 77th | 36th |
| Georgia Tech | 30th | 70th |
| Hawai'i | 12th | 88th |
| Houston | 89th | 2nd |
| Illinois | 70th | 38th |
| Indiana | 85th | 18th |
| Iowa | 52nd | 53rd |
| Iowa State | 43rd | 62nd |
| Jacksonville State | 62nd | 41st |
| James Madison | 58th | 35th |
| Kansas | 28th | 66th |
| Kansas State | 48th | 44th |
| Kennesaw State | 23rd | 79th |
| Kentucky | 71st | 21st |
| LSU | 86th | 9th |
| Liberty | 78th | 29th |
| Louisiana | 27th | 69th |
| Louisiana Tech | 60th | 47th |
| Louisville | 94th | 19th |
| Marshall | 36th | 61st |
| Maryland | 17th | 85th |
| Massachusetts | 38th | 60th |
| Memphis | 87th | 20th |
| Miami | 100th | 0th |
| Miami (OH) | 68th | 31st |
| Michigan | 25th | 71st |
| Middle Tennessee | 37th | 60th |
| Minnesota | 4th | 95th |
| Mississippi State | 35th | 65th |
| Missouri | 54th | 49th |
| Missouri State | 40th | 64th |
| NC State | 69th | 28th |
| Navy | 57th | 51st |
| Nebraska | 59th | 32nd |
| Nevada | 1st | 99th |
| New Mexico | 39th | 68th |
| North Carolina | 48th | 45th |
| North Dakota State | 31st | 64th |
| North Texas | 99th | 1st |
| Northern Illinois | 12th | 89th |
| Northwestern | 93rd | 6th |
| Notre Dame | 97th | 5th |
| Ohio | 67th | 43rd |
| Ohio State | 79th | 23rd |
| Oklahoma State | 76th | 14th |
| Ole Miss | 80th | 8th |
| Oregon | 28th | 72nd |
| Oregon State | 92nd | 13th |
| Penn State | 47th | 48th |
| Pittsburgh | 44th | 50th |
| Purdue | 65th | 34th |
| Rice | 18th | 87th |
| Rutgers | 32nd | 76th |
| SMU | 81st | 16th |
| San Diego State | 5th | 94th |
| San José State | 13th | 84th |
| South Alabama | 64th | 27th |
| South Carolina | 55th | 54th |
| South Florida | 42nd | 56th |
| Southern Miss | 3rd | 97th |
| Stanford | 53rd | 55th |
| Syracuse | 24th | 74th |
| TCU | 21st | 75th |
| Temple | 56th | 56th |
| Tennessee | 45th | 42nd |
| Texas | 11th | 91st |
| Texas A&M | 16th | 78th |
| Texas State | 90th | 12th |
| Texas Tech | 50th | 46th |
| Toledo | 84th | 24th |
| Troy | 8th | 92nd |
| Tulane | 33rd | 73rd |
| Tulsa | 68th | 28th |
| UAB | 16th | 81st |
| UCF | 19th | 82nd |
| UCLA | 61st | 36th |
| UConn | 84th | 26th |
| UNLV | 44th | 67th |
| USC | 80th | 12th |
| UTSA | 72nd | 20th |
| Utah | 96th | 7th |
| Utah State | 0th | 100th |
| Vanderbilt | 26th | 76th |
| Virginia | 51st | 39th |
| Virginia Tech | 66th | 33rd |
| Wake Forest | 98th | 4th |
| Washington | 40th | 58th |
| West Virginia | 73rd | 24th |
| Western Kentucky | 4th | 96th |
| Western Michigan | 29th | 68th |
| Wisconsin | 22nd | 84th |
| Wyoming | 46th | 52nd |
Kennesaw State’s 4th-quarter offense, before and after garbage time
Raw Q4 EPA/play ranks 14th percentile in FBS. Strip out snaps taken with a blowout margin and it climbs to the 32nd — the correction is the finding, not a footnote.
Standard downs vs. passing downs
Does Kennesaw State hold up once the down-and-distance turns against them?
61st percentile success on standard downs, 16th on passing downs — a 45-point gap between the two.
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| 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 |
Kennesaw State by half
1st-half offense ranks 50th percentile in FBS; 2nd-half, 6th — competitive snaps only, garbage time excluded from both halves.
How much of Kennesaw State’s number is the schedule?
Raw EPA/play through week 10 is 0.08; 30th percentile once opponent strength is stripped out, it's 0.02. The widest gap came in week 2: 0.29 raw vs. 0.01 adjusted.
Pass defense by zone
What this team throws, and gives up, by depth.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), Kennesaw State’s passing game completes a completion rate above the FBS mean (69.9% vs 67.0% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 233-play sample) — mid-pack, 118 of 136 qualifying offenses.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), Kennesaw State’s defense allows a completion rate above the FBS mean (67.9% vs 66.3% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 199-play sample) — mid-pack, 104 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
The bounces have gone their way on the fumbles they've forced: 62% recovered, vs. ~48% expected.
5 of 8 forced fumbles recovered; 4 of 7 own fumbles recovered themselves, 2026 only.
Takeaways
Cashing in at a normal clip: 17% of disrupted passes intercepted, close to ~18% league-wide.
5 interceptions of 30 disrupted passes (25 deflected, 5 intercepted), 2026 only.
Penalties
The flags haven't favored them: 66 penalties committed vs. 66 drawn on opponents, 46 yards behind.
571 penalty yards committed vs. 525 drawn on opponents, 2026 season total.
Ratings and comparisons
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