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2026 season

Mid-American
2026 preseason report

Historical preseason snapshot from 2026-07-29, including roster context and illustrative season projections. This is not a live injury feed.

What every system says

Central Michigan's rank in each system (1 = best). Middle rank 118 across 8 systems; best 102, worst 127, so they disagree by 25 places.

Lab EPA
#102
Through week 82026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
Lab SRS
#118
no change2026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
SP+
#127
down 22026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.
Elo
#120
up 12026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
FPI
#121
no change2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CORE
#118
down 5 · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:002026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CFBD SRS
#115
up 12026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
WEPA
#102
up 42026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
Compare every team

FPI context

ESPN FPI via CFBD · 2026

Résumé and schedule

Results earned and schedule difficulty

Strength of record
#116 of 138
Schedule strength
#62 of 138
Remaining schedule strength
#138 of 138
Game control
#131 of 138

Unit efficiency

Performance by unit

Overall
#128 of 138
Offense
#132 of 138
Defense
#97 of 138
Special teams
#110 of 138

Ranks calculated among rated FBS teams; ties share rank. #1 means strongest résumé, hardest schedule, best game control or highest efficiency. These are separate measures, not a combined forecast. Captured Oct 30, 2026, 06:02:01 CDT. FPI supplies no results-through week; capture time records when we received it.

Why the ratings disagree

Central Michigan · 2026. Each system answers a different question. The cards show each source's rank (published or computed here) and coverage, so a rank gap can also reflect which teams have data.

Record

3-5 wins–losses

No rank assigned

Results earned. Wins and losses do not account for opponent strength or victory margin.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

SP+ workbook record

Descriptive EPA

-0.082 net EPA/play

#102

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

Observed per-play efficiency after opponent adjustment. FBS-vs-FBS plays; no preseason strength prior. Sparse schedules can produce sharp early movement.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; opponent adjusted ridge

Lab EPA from CFBD plays

Local predictive SRS

-8.47 points

#118 · Rank unchanged since the previous CFBD cutoff

2026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

This season's 8 games, with recent games counting a bit more: average margin -6.65 (with blowouts capped at 35 points and overtime games counted as a 1-point result, then 2.5 points of home field removed) against opponents averaging -3.34, schedule #75 of 138 (#1 = toughest); 1 FCS opponent counts at −25; FBS opponents alone average -0.58. That is worth -9.99 on its own; the preseason prior of -3.13 still carries 22% of the weight, giving -8.47.

How each game enters this SRS rating

Central Michigan · 2026, through CFBD Week 8. Margins are team minus opponent. The fit caps margins and treats overtime as a one-point result before adjusting for venue. Recent games carry more weight; the fit share includes the preseason prior in its denominator.

GameRaw margin → transformedVenue adjustmentRecency weightFit shareOpponent ratingMargin termOpponent termTotal term
Week 1 · New Mexico
away · 2026-09-06 · ID 401864498
-31.00 → -31.00+2.500.76378.47%+8.10-2.4130.686-1.727
Week 2 · Colgate
home · 2026-09-12 · ID 401866415
+3.00 → +3.00-2.500.79378.80%-25.00 (fixed lower division)0.044-2.200-2.156
Week 3 · Wyoming
home · 2026-09-19 · ID 401864508
+14.00 → +14.00-2.500.82499.15%-8.251.052-0.7540.297
Week 4 · Miami
away · 2026-09-26 · ID 401858238
-49.00 → -35.00+2.500.85729.51%+19.25-3.0891.830-1.259
Week 5 · Akron
home · 2026-10-03 · ID 401866430
+24.00 → +24.00-2.500.89099.88%-16.432.124-1.6230.501
Week 6 · Ohio
away · 2026-10-10 · ID 401866438
-17.00 → -17.00+2.500.925910.27%-1.24-1.489-0.128-1.616
Week 7 · Western Michigan
home · 2026-10-17 · ID 401866443
-7.00 → -7.00-2.500.962210.67%+0.84-1.0140.089-0.924
Week 8 · Miami (OH)
home · 2026-10-24 · ID 401866476
-1.00 → -1.00-2.501.000011.09%-4.52-0.388-0.501-0.889

Game terms -7.77 points; prior term -0.69 points. Their unrounded sum is the fitted rating -8.47 points. The preseason prior is -3.13 with 22.18% of the fit weight. Displayed values are rounded; the producer checks the unrounded identity within 0.00000001 points.

These are additive terms of the current fit, not the effect of removing a game. Opponent ratings already reflect the connected schedule. Lower-division opponents use the fixed anchor, not an individually fitted rating. The rating's model-based 95% band is ±8.7 points; this decomposition does not reduce uncertainty or assign causal effects.

Download fitted terms and source hashes

Estimated strength from schedule-adjusted scoring margins, margin caps, home-field adjustment and recency weighting. Half of prior-season strength, including postseason, carries forward with two games of weight. SRS includes FCS opponents under a fixed strength assumption. 8 current games; prior available.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; generated 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00

Lab SRS from CFBD scores

External SP+

-16.7 SP+ points

#127 · Down 2 places

2026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.

Bill Connelly's published predictive strength estimate. Its method and scale differ from local SRS.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

Bill Connelly SP+ workbook

External CORE

-12.83 net points per 100 offensive + 100 defensive plays

#118 of 138 by overall (ranked here; CORE publishes no rank)

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams in this CORE board · 2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

CFBD's context- and opponent-relative efficiency. Offense is higher-better; defense is points allowed above average, so lower is better; overall is offense minus defense. It counts only pass and rush plays from FBS-vs-FBS games, with no special teams, overtime or garbage time; early-week values are pulled toward average but are still uncertain, and it is not a résumé ranking. Its scale is not comparable to EPA, SRS or SP+. Offense -5.83 on 321 plays; defense 7.00 on 364 plays.

2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00

CFBD CORE ratingCORE board: offense vs defense

EPA ranks Central Michigan 16 places higher than local SRS at the matched cutoff. This identifies a disagreement; it does not isolate its cause. SP+ movement compares provider weeks 8 and 9. Provider weeks may differ from CFBD weeks, so no cross-provider rank gap is calculated. CORE reports its own inclusive cutoff and is shown beside these systems for comparison only; it is an external research rating and is never blended into the lab's opponent-adjusted EPA, local SRS or any pick.

Team ratings and rank gaps are not matchup spreads or win probabilities. Matchup context and a calibrated forecast mapping are required. Do not average EPA, SRS, SP+ and CORE values across their different scales.

Read local SRS assumptions and forecast evidence

Program context

2026 · CFBD records, polls, recruiting, coaches
Record
3-5 · conf 1-3 · home 3-2 · away 0-3 · expected wins 3.9
Polls (Week 9)
unranked
CFP latest
not published
CFP final
not published
Against the spread
2026: 4-4 ATS (-2.8 avg) · 2025: 8-5 ATS (+1.1 avg)
Head coach
Matt Drinkall · hired 2024-12-09 · 7-6 over 2 captured seasons
Recruiting classes
2024 #106 (142 pts) · 2025 #113 (128 pts) · 2026 #95 (179 pts)
Returning
54% of production · 42% of usage
Passing, receiving and rushing detail
CategoryProductionUsage
Passing9%18%
Receiving65%62%
Rushing123%47%

Shares of prior-season PPA and usage returning in each category. Missing values are unavailable.

Provider values from CFBD captures dated 2026-09-22, 2026-10-30. head coach for the season; tenure counts cover only the captured seasons, hire date is the provider's. Returning usage carries no signal beyond returning production in this repo's research; neither is a model input.

Recruiting by position group

2023–2026 classes · High school · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30 UTC

Position groupCommitsAvg. starsAvg. ratingTotal rating
Defensive Back103.000.84308.43
Defensive Line92.890.82517.43
Linebacker62.830.81974.92
Offensive Line152.870.824712.37
Quarterback43.000.82103.28
Receiver153.000.828312.42
Running Back53.000.82834.14
Special Teams162.750.778212.45

Recruiting class aggregates, not current roster strength. Commits count recruits across the window; total rating also reflects class size. JUCO, prep-school and transfer ratings are excluded. These values do not enter the prediction model.

Player efficiency and usage

2026 · observed 2026-10-30 UTC

Passing and rushing WEPA adjust efficiency for opponents. Kicker PAAR measures points added above replacement. Higher is better within each metric. Metric rows are ordered by sample size, followed by usage-only players. Usage is the share of team plays involving the player within each category; categories overlap and should not be added. CFBD definitions

Player / historyMetricValuePlays / attemptsOverall usageUsage detailRecruiting
Angel H Flores · QB

CFBD athlete 5084769. Central Michigan (2025–2026); Northern Arizona (2022–2024)

Rushing WEPA0.1989951.5%
Pass 64.5% · Rush 45.5%

1st 43.0% · 2nd 48.9% · 3rd 65.6%

Standard downs 46.9% · Passing downs 61.7%

2022: 3★ · 0.8206
Angel H Flores · QB

CFBD athlete 5084769. Central Michigan (2025–2026); Northern Arizona (2022–2024)

Passing WEPA0.0548751.5%
Pass 64.5% · Rush 45.5%

1st 43.0% · 2nd 48.9% · 3rd 65.6%

Standard downs 46.9% · Passing downs 61.7%

2022: 3★ · 0.8206
Jadyn Glasser · QB

CFBD athlete 5149056. Central Michigan (2024–2026)

Passing WEPA0.2757322.7%
Pass 42.5% · Rush 8.0%

1st 21.6% · 2nd 19.0% · 3rd 30.9%

Standard downs 18.9% · Passing downs 29.9%

2024: 3★ · 0.8230
Jayden Clerveaux · RB

CFBD athlete 5157391. Holy Cross (2023–2025); Central Michigan (2026–2026)

Rushing WEPA0.2554713.0%
Pass 2.0% · Rush 20.2%

1st 17.8% · 2nd 11.1% · 3rd 8.8%

Standard downs 16.5% · Passing downs 5.3%

2023: stars unavailable
Vaughn Blue · RB

CFBD athlete 5122147. Central Michigan (2026–2026); Liberty (2023–2025)

Rushing WEPA0.0973411.1%
Pass 5.7% · Rush 14.8%

1st 13.6% · 2nd 14.1% · 3rd 4.3%

Standard downs 13.5% · Passing downs 5.8%

2023: stars unavailable
Caden Vanhuis · PK

CFBD athlete 5252199. Central Michigan (2025–2026)

Kicker PAAR-1.9006—
Pass — · Rush —

1st — · 2nd — · 3rd —

Standard downs — · Passing downs —

2025: 3★ · 0.8183
Braylen Naves · WR

CFBD athlete 5216575. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——4.1%
Pass 10.8% · Rush 0.0%

1st 5.6% · 2nd 2.5% · 3rd 4.7%

Standard downs 3.6% · Passing downs 5.2%

Not linked
Brock Townsend · RB

CFBD athlete 5146689. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——5.2%
Pass 5.4% · Rush 5.3%

1st 7.6% · 2nd 2.5% · 3rd 5.6%

Standard downs 6.1% · Passing downs 3.2%

Not linked
Collin Payne · WR

CFBD athlete 5295489. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.0%
Pass 3.4% · Rush 0.0%

1st 0.0% · 2nd 5.9% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 0.0% · Passing downs 5.6%

Not linked
Da'Shon Febres · WR

CFBD athlete 5327593. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——1.7%
Pass 3.7% · Rush 0.0%

1st 0.0% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 7.1%

Standard downs 0.0% · Passing downs 5.0%

Not linked
Gavin Spillers · TE

CFBD athlete 5387647. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.0%
Pass 3.4% · Rush 0.0%

1st 4.8% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 3.0% · Passing downs 0.0%

Not linked
Jaden Allen · TE

CFBD athlete 4876695. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——4.9%
Pass 10.8% · Rush 0.0%

1st 6.8% · 2nd 3.3% · 3rd 2.4%

Standard downs 5.0% · Passing downs 4.6%

Not linked
Jordan Stapleton · RB

CFBD athlete 5387641. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——1.7%
Pass 0.0% · Rush 3.4%

1st 0.0% · 2nd 5.9% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 0.0% · Passing downs 5.0%

Not linked
Justin Ruffin Jr. · WR

CFBD athlete 5295488. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——6.6%
Pass 15.8% · Rush 0.0%

1st 5.5% · 2nd 4.2% · 3rd 10.0%

Standard downs 4.6% · Passing downs 10.5%

Not linked
Langston Lewis · WR

CFBD athlete 4869694. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——9.1%
Pass 21.0% · Rush 1.8%

1st 6.6% · 2nd 9.4% · 3rd 15.0%

Standard downs 6.7% · Passing downs 14.2%

Not linked
Marcus Beamon · QB

CFBD athlete 5295480. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——8.8%
Pass 17.3% · Rush 1.7%

1st 4.4% · 2nd 13.9% · 3rd 10.0%

Standard downs 5.5% · Passing downs 14.6%

Not linked
Myles Peters · TE

CFBD athlete 5387646. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.3%
Pass 5.9% · Rush 0.0%

1st 1.1% · 2nd 4.2% · 3rd 2.1%

Standard downs 1.3% · Passing downs 4.4%

Not linked
Nasir Williams · WR

CFBD athlete 5193288. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——3.6%
Pass 7.3% · Rush 0.4%

1st 3.5% · 2nd 1.5% · 3rd 6.4%

Standard downs 2.5% · Passing downs 5.6%

Not linked
Nicholas Woodford · RB

CFBD athlete 5305463. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——8.3%
Pass 6.1% · Rush 10.2%

1st 8.6% · 2nd 13.6% · 3rd 1.1%

Standard downs 9.7% · Passing downs 5.3%

Not linked
Rusty VanWetzinga · FB

CFBD athlete 5150658. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——1.5%
Pass 3.4% · Rush 0.0%

1st 2.5% · 2nd 1.6% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 1.5% · Passing downs 1.4%

Not linked
Shawn Foster · WR

CFBD athlete 5221139. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——4.2%
Pass 10.3% · Rush 1.1%

1st 1.7% · 2nd 6.3% · 3rd 6.7%

Standard downs 1.5% · Passing downs 10.5%

Not linked
Tayte Vanderleest · WR

CFBD athlete 5151494. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.2%
Pass 6.8% · Rush 0.0%

1st 0.0% · 2nd 6.9% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 1.6% · Passing downs 3.8%

Not linked
Trav Moore · RB

CFBD athlete 5211741. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.0%
Pass 0.0% · Rush 5.0%

1st 0.0% · 2nd 5.9% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 3.0% · Passing downs 0.0%

Not linked

Transfers

Incoming · 12 reported
PlayerFromDateStars / ratingEligibility
Darrell Bryant Jr. · SNorthern Colorado2026-01-093★ / 0.8200Immediate
Donavan Philord · CBCampbell2026-01-093★ / —Immediate
Dontae Robinson · TESacramento State2026-01-153★ / 0.8000Immediate
Gavin Spillers · TEMars Hill2026-01-08— / —Immediate
Jaden Allen · TEFordham2026-01-092★ / —Immediate
Jayden Clerveaux · RBHoly Cross2026-01-09— / —Immediate
Justin Taylor · SWyoming2026-01-103★ / 0.8400Immediate
Losini Maka · IOLGeorgetown2026-01-09— / —Immediate
Nic DiSanto · OTEastern Illinois2026-01-083★ / 0.8300Immediate
Shawn Foster · WRMichigan State2026-01-112★ / 0.7900Immediate
Trevor Swan · OTGeorgetown2026-01-09— / —Immediate
Vaughn Blue · RBLiberty2026-01-09— / —Immediate
Outgoing · 17 reported
PlayerToDateStars / ratingEligibility
Andre Thomas · LBNot reported2025-12-293★ / —Immediate
Apisa Poumele · IOLCoastal Carolina2026-01-173★ / 0.8500Immediate
Brenden Deasfernandes · CBNorthwestern2026-01-063★ / 0.8700Immediate
Bryce Rowe · CBNot reported2026-01-013★ / —Immediate
DeCorion Temple · TEOregon State2026-01-053★ / —Immediate
Jacob Booth · OTNot reported2025-12-283★ / —Immediate
Jacob Saurbeck · OTNot reported2025-12-273★ / —Immediate
Jordan Kelly · WRNot reported2026-01-173★ / —Immediate
Kade Kostus · DLBowling Green2026-03-263★ / —Immediate
Kalen Carroll · CBTCU2026-01-093★ / 0.8500Immediate
Keshawn Hayden · EDGEEastern Kentucky2026-01-192★ / —Immediate
Langston Lewis · WRNot reported2026-01-063★ / 0.8500Withdrawn
Oumar Conde · EDGENot reported2025-12-273★ / —Immediate
Ryan Blum · IOLNot reported2025-12-293★ / —Immediate
Travis Ambrose · TENot reported2026-04-073★ / —Immediate
Trey Cornist · RBUConn2026-01-113★ / —Immediate
Tyson Davis · WRVirginia2026-01-183★ / 0.8500Immediate

Transfer observations can include unresolved destinations. CFBD supplies no timezone for transfer dates and no athlete ID linking these records to the efficiency table. These observations do not establish current roster membership or game availability.

Descriptive context only; no player or transfer value enters the prediction model. Adjusted metrics require unambiguous season/team history. Usage-only rows use the captured athlete ID and team; conflicting usage identities are omitted. Missing values are unavailable, not zero. Provider coverage is incomplete.

Coaching eras

Continuous appointments at Central Michigan. Records are CFBD-attributed results; active tenures and the current season may be incomplete.

Matt Drinkall · career 7–6 across 2 seasons and 1 schools

Tenure timeline · 10 appointments
  1. 2025–present · Matt Drinkall · active at capture

    7–6 · 13 attributed games · 2 seasons

    Hired 2024-12-09. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  2. 2019–2024 · Jim McElwain

    33–36 · 69 attributed games · 6 seasons

    Hired 2018-12-03. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  3. 2015–2018 · John Bonamego

    22–29 · 51 attributed games · 4 seasons

    Hired 2015-02-09. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  4. 2010–2014 · Dan Enos

    26–36 · 62 attributed games · 5 seasons

    Hired 2010-01-12. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  5. 2007–2009 · Butch Jones

    27–13 · 40 attributed games · 3 seasons

    Hired 2007-01-05. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  6. 2004–2006 · Brian Kelly

    19–16 · 35 attributed games · 3 seasons

    Hired 2004-01-02. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  7. 2000–2003 · Mike DeBord

    12–34 · 46 attributed games · 4 seasons

    Hired 1999-12-03. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  8. 1994–1999 · Dick Flynn

    30–37 · 67 attributed games · 6 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  9. 1978–1993 · Herb Deromedi

    110–55–10 · 175 attributed games · 16 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  10. 1975–1977 · Roy Kramer

    25–7–1 · 33 attributed games · 3 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

Season résumé · 2015–2026

Coach-attributed records appear beside team-season ratings, recruiting and poll context. Shared seasons appear once per coach; rows are not assigned to individual stints. Ratings describe team performance, not a causal coaching effect.

Season / coachRecordConferencePostseasonSP+SRSRecruiting rankFinal poll
2026 · Matt Drinkall · incomplete attribution0–0——-16.4-12.295—
2025 · Matt Drinkall7–65–30–1-8.8-8.4113—
2024 · Jim McElwain4–82–60–0-15.8-13.1106—
2023 · Jim McElwain5–73–50–0-19.1-15.591—
2022 · Jim McElwain4–83–50–0-14-12.284—
2021 · Jim McElwain9–46–21–0-1-5.387—
2020 · Jim McElwain3–33–30–0-1.8—123—
2019 · Jim McElwain8–66–30–1-4.4-6.3104—
2018 · John Bonamego1–110–80–0-20-18.9120—
2017 · John Bonamego8–56–20–1-8.6-5.693—
2016 · John Bonamego6–73–50–1-6.1-9.1107—
2015 · John Bonamego7–66–20–1-3.1-0.297—
Download coaching history JSON

Source: CFBD · captured 2026-10-26T02:02:59.394463+00:00 UTC. Season résumé covers 2015–2026; timeline spans all returned tenures. — means unavailable. Career summaries cover active coaches at capture. This snapshot is descriptive and is not a pregame cutoff.

CFBD season overview

2026 stored season snapshot, including postseason and garbage time. Raw CFBD PPA is not opponent-adjusted EPA or player WEPA. No week cutoff; these values do not enter our forecasts.

Captured 2026-10-26 04:10:14.047809 UTC · Source data

Stat rankings

CFBD FBS ranks · source updated 2026-10-25 13:17:27 UTC · calculated 2026-10-26 04:10:14 UTC · provider cache expiry 2026-10-26 04:20:14 UTC. Rank 1 is best; percentiles use CFBD’s 0–100 scale.

StatisticOffense rank / populationPercentileDefense rank / populationPercentile
PPA / play108 / 13821.998 / 13829.2
Success rateT118 / 13814.2121 / 13812.4
Explosiveness87 / 13837.217 / 13888.3
Standard-down success117 / 13815.3T113 / 13817.9
Passing-down success103 / 13825.5128 / 1387.3
Pass PPA131 / 1385.143 / 13869.3
Rush PPA57 / 13859.1118 / 13814.6
Pass explosiveness64 / 13854.016 / 13889.1
Rush explosiveness28 / 13880.357 / 13859.1
Line yards28 / 13880.3137 / 1380.7
Second-level yards79 / 13843.1133 / 1383.6
Open-field yards91 / 13834.347 / 13866.4
Stuff rate17 / 13888.3131 / 1385.1
Power success18 / 13887.6129 / 1386.6
HavocT56 / 13858.898 / 13829.2
Front-seven havocT56 / 13859.1T114 / 13817.2
DB havocT56 / 13858.0T49 / 13863.5
Points / opportunity112 / 13819.067 / 13851.8
Average field positionT79 / 13840.5126 / 1388.8
Field-position expected pointsT89 / 13835.4132 / 1384.4

Player PPA and usage

Ordered by overall usage. Open a player for pass, rush, down and situation splits. Usage is the provider’s share of team plays in each situation; PPA is the provider’s average or total for that player. Missing values stay blank (—); play counts are not supplied here. Standard downs are 1st down, 2nd-and-7 or shorter, and 3rd/4th-and-4 or shorter; other situations are passing downs.

Angel H Flores · QBUsage 51.5% · Avg PPA -0.001 · Total -0.246
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.001-0.24651.5%
Pass-0.158-15.83864.5%
Rush0.18521.65045.5%
1st down-0.333-24.62243.0%
2nd down0.0755.11348.9%
3rd down0.1609.73065.6%
Standard downs-0.070-9.48546.9%
Passing downs0.1139.23961.7%
Jadyn Glasser · QBUsage 22.7% · Avg PPA 0.048 · Total 4.528
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.0484.52822.7%
Pass0.0554.14942.5%
Rush-0.020-0.3578.0%
1st down-0.518-19.15821.6%
2nd down0.1894.91119.0%
3rd down0.87225.27530.9%
Standard downs-0.109-5.69318.9%
Passing downs0.23810.22129.9%
Jayden Clerveaux · RBUsage 13.0% · Avg PPA 0.288 · Total 15.240
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.28815.24013.0%
Pass0.3401.0192.0%
Rush0.28414.22120.2%
1st down0.0752.25517.8%
2nd down0.1532.29911.1%
3rd down1.33610.6868.8%
Standard downs0.1115.11416.5%
Passing downs1.44710.1265.3%
Vaughn Blue · RBUsage 11.1% · Avg PPA -0.059 · Total -2.839
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.059-2.83911.1%
Pass-0.199-1.7875.7%
Rush-0.027-1.05214.8%
1st down-0.017-0.41513.6%
2nd down-0.040-0.79514.1%
3rd down-0.407-1.6294.3%
Standard downs-0.027-1.08613.5%
Passing downs-0.219-1.7535.8%
Langston Lewis · WRUsage 9.1% · Avg PPA 0.505 · Total 22.211
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.50522.2119.1%
Pass0.59423.15121.0%
Rush-0.188-0.9401.8%
1st down0.1351.7606.6%
2nd down0.4276.4129.4%
3rd down0.87714.03815.0%
Standard downs0.4109.0116.7%
Passing downs0.60013.20014.2%
Marcus Beamon · QBUsage 8.8% · Avg PPA -0.095 · Total -0.949
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.095-0.9498.8%
Pass0.0730.65617.3%
Rush-1.605-1.6051.7%
1st down-0.032-0.0634.4%
2nd down-0.041-0.20513.9%
3rd down-0.227-0.68010.0%
Standard downs0.4131.6525.5%
Passing downs-0.433-2.60114.6%
Nicholas Woodford · RBUsage 8.3% · Avg PPA 0.007 · Total 0.240
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.0070.2408.3%
Pass-0.247-2.4716.1%
Rush0.1082.71110.2%
1st down0.1201.8048.6%
2nd down-0.083-1.57713.6%
3rd down0.0130.0131.1%
Standard downs0.0661.8539.7%
Passing downs-0.230-1.6135.3%
Justin Ruffin Jr. · WRUsage 6.6% · Avg PPA -0.155 · Total -3.711
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.155-3.7116.6%
Pass-0.155-3.71115.8%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down-0.419-3.3495.5%
2nd down-0.191-0.9534.2%
3rd down-0.211-1.69110.0%
Standard downs-0.172-1.8934.6%
Passing downs-0.140-1.81810.5%
Brock Townsend · RBUsage 5.2% · Avg PPA 0.118 · Total 2.960
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.1182.9605.2%
Pass0.0980.9835.4%
Rush0.1321.9775.3%
1st down0.0721.0737.6%
2nd down0.5282.1112.5%
3rd down-0.037-0.2245.6%
Standard downs0.1292.5756.1%
Passing downs0.0770.3863.2%
Jaden Allen · TEUsage 4.9% · Avg PPA -0.217 · Total -1.954
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.217-1.9544.9%
Pass-0.217-1.95410.8%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down-0.180-0.8986.8%
2nd down1.0582.1163.3%
3rd down0.4120.4122.4%
Standard downs0.3642.1845.0%
Passing downs-1.380-4.1394.6%
Shawn Foster · WRUsage 4.2% · Avg PPA 0.252 · Total 3.027
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.2523.0274.2%
Pass0.2602.60310.3%
Rush0.2120.4241.1%
1st down-1.002-2.0031.7%
2nd down0.6944.1656.3%
3rd down0.2160.8656.7%
Standard downs-0.450-1.3511.5%
Passing downs0.4864.37810.5%
Braylen Naves · WRUsage 4.1% · Avg PPA 0.120 · Total 2.404
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.1202.4044.1%
Pass0.1202.40410.8%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down-0.136-1.4965.6%
2nd down-0.370-1.4792.5%
3rd down1.0765.3794.7%
Standard downs-0.203-2.4383.6%
Passing downs0.6054.8425.2%
Nasir Williams · WRUsage 3.6% · Avg PPA 0.392 · Total 5.878
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.3925.8783.6%
Pass0.1251.6197.3%
Rush3.5243.5240.4%
1st down-0.235-1.4123.5%
2nd down0.3780.7571.5%
3rd down0.5023.0106.4%
Standard downs0.3022.1122.5%
Passing downs0.4713.7665.6%
Myles Peters · TEUsage 2.3% · Avg PPA -0.231 · Total -2.314
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.231-2.3142.3%
Pass-0.231-2.3145.9%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down-0.452-0.9031.1%
2nd down-0.487-2.9224.2%
3rd down0.7551.5112.1%
Standard downs-0.514-2.0561.3%
Passing downs-0.043-0.2584.4%
Tayte Vanderleest · WRUsage 2.2% · Avg PPA 0.423 · Total 1.690
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.4231.6902.2%
Pass0.4231.6906.8%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down—0.0000.0%
2nd down0.4231.6906.9%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs1.0832.1661.6%
Passing downs-0.238-0.4753.8%
Collin Payne · WRUsage 2.0% · Avg PPA 0.085 · Total 0.085
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.0850.0852.0%
Pass0.0850.0853.4%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down—0.0000.0%
2nd down0.0850.0855.9%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs—0.0000.0%
Passing downs0.0850.0855.6%
Gavin Spillers · TEUsage 2.0% · Avg PPA 0.606 · Total 0.606
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.6060.6062.0%
Pass0.6060.6063.4%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down0.6060.6064.8%
2nd down—0.0000.0%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs0.6060.6063.0%
Passing downs—0.0000.0%
Trav Moore · RBUsage 2.0% · Avg PPA -0.929 · Total -0.929
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.929-0.9292.0%
Pass—0.0000.0%
Rush-0.929-0.9295.0%
1st down—0.0000.0%
2nd down-0.929-0.9295.9%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs-0.929-0.9293.0%
Passing downs—0.0000.0%
Da'Shon Febres · WRUsage 1.7% · Avg PPA 0.283 · Total 0.283
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.2830.2831.7%
Pass0.2830.2833.7%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down—0.0000.0%
2nd down—0.0000.0%
3rd down0.2830.2837.1%
Standard downs—0.0000.0%
Passing downs0.2830.2835.0%
Jordan Stapleton · RBUsage 1.7% · Avg PPA 0.407 · Total 0.407
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.4070.4071.7%
Pass—0.0000.0%
Rush0.4070.4073.4%
1st down—0.0000.0%
2nd down0.4070.4075.9%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs—0.0000.0%
Passing downs0.4070.4075.0%
Rusty VanWetzinga · FBUsage 1.5% · Avg PPA 0.537 · Total 1.611
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.5371.6111.5%
Pass0.5371.6113.4%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down0.5511.1022.5%
2nd down0.5100.5101.6%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs0.5511.1021.5%
Passing downs0.5100.5101.4%
Where Central Michigan sits · 2026 FBS distributions138 teams · raw PPA

2026 · Through provider Week 8. Each metric uses only published FBS teams with a numeric value. Higher percentile is better; tied values receive the midpoint of their positions, rounded to a whole percentile. Missing values are unranked.

Offense PPA/playOffense PPA/play: 0.053 (22nd percentile; 138 teams)22ndOffense success rateOffense success rate: 0.386 (14th percentile; 138 teams)14thOffense explosivenessOffense explosiveness: 1.205 (37th percentile; 138 teams)37thOffense pass PPA/playOffense pass PPA/play: -0.039 (5th percentile; 138 teams)5thOffense rush PPA/playOffense rush PPA/play: 0.130 (59th percentile; 138 teams)59thDefense PPA/playDefense PPA/play: 0.142 (29th percentile; 138 teams)29thDefense success rateDefense success rate: 0.461 (12th percentile; 138 teams)12thDefense explosivenessDefense explosiveness: 1.116 (88th percentile; 138 teams)88thDefense havoc createdDefense havoc created: 0.143 (29th percentile; 138 teams)29th
Values and percentiles
Central Michigan metric values with FBS percentiles, 2026
MetricValuePercentileBetter
Offense PPA/play0.05322nd138 teamshigher
Offense success rate0.38614th138 teamshigher
Offense explosiveness1.20537th138 teamshigher
Offense pass PPA/play-0.0395th138 teamshigher
Offense rush PPA/play0.13059th138 teamshigher
Defense PPA/play0.14229th138 teamslower
Defense success rate0.46112th138 teamslower
Defense explosiveness1.11688th138 teamslower
Defense havoc created0.14329th138 teamshigher

Passing profile

2026 · CFBD passing family · raw PPA

Captured 2026-10-30. Offense: 99% of 174 attempts charted. Average depth of target 8.9 yards (62nd percentile of FBS). Yards after catch 5.6 per completion. Completion 58.0%, 5.6 yards per attempt, pass PPA 0.01.

Completion percentage over expected (CPOE)
SideActualExpectedCPOE (pp)Qualifying / all attempts
Offense59.2%62.6%-3.4152 / 174
Defense allowed59.1%58.6%+0.4176 / 211

Actual and expected use the same qualifying attempts, which can be fewer than all passes. CPOE is their difference in percentage points (pp); higher is better on offense, lower allowed is better on defense. CFBD models FBS-vs-FBS passes, excluding spikes, throwaways, intentional grounding and attempts without air yards. — means unavailable; small samples have fewer than 40 qualifying attempts.

Depth of target vs yards after catch, FBS offenses
Air Force: ADOT 13.1, YAC 3.9Akron: ADOT 8.2, YAC 4.5Alabama: ADOT 9.9, YAC 5.3App State: ADOT 8.2, YAC 5.5Arizona: ADOT 8.3, YAC 5.6Arizona State: ADOT 8.1, YAC 6.4Arkansas: ADOT 7.4, YAC 5.7Arkansas State: ADOT 9.0, YAC 5.3Army: ADOT 12.7, YAC 3.7Auburn: ADOT 8.2, YAC 4.9BYU: ADOT 8.6, YAC 6.4Ball State: ADOT 7.5, YAC 5.0Baylor: ADOT 10.1, YAC 4.8Boise State: ADOT 7.4, YAC 5.3Boston College: ADOT 8.5, YAC 6.0Bowling Green: ADOT 6.5, YAC 5.9Buffalo: ADOT 9.5, YAC 2.0California: ADOT 6.1, YAC 5.9Charlotte: ADOT 6.9, YAC 5.6Cincinnati: ADOT 7.1, YAC 6.5Clemson: ADOT 6.7, YAC 5.7Coastal Carolina: ADOT 11.2, YAC 5.6Colorado: ADOT 8.3, YAC 7.1Colorado State: ADOT 5.1, YAC 8.8Delaware: ADOT 9.4, YAC 6.3Duke: ADOT 8.3, YAC 6.4East Carolina: ADOT 8.4, YAC 6.2Eastern Michigan: ADOT 7.4, YAC 5.4Florida: ADOT 7.2, YAC 6.9Florida Atlantic: ADOT 8.4, YAC 4.7Florida International: ADOT 8.5, YAC 5.3Florida State: ADOT 10.0, YAC 8.5Fresno State: ADOT 8.0, YAC 5.6Georgia: ADOT 8.3, YAC 7.6Georgia Southern: ADOT 7.1, YAC 5.1Georgia State: ADOT 8.2, YAC 6.5Georgia Tech: ADOT 7.3, YAC 5.0Hawai'i: ADOT 8.4, YAC 4.2Houston: ADOT 8.3, YAC 6.7Illinois: ADOT 9.7, YAC 4.0Indiana: ADOT 11.4, YAC 5.2Iowa: ADOT 7.7, YAC 6.2Iowa State: ADOT 8.7, YAC 5.4Jacksonville State: ADOT 8.4, YAC 5.8James Madison: ADOT 8.6, YAC 4.8Kansas: ADOT 12.6, YAC 5.3Kansas State: ADOT 7.8, YAC 5.3Kennesaw State: ADOT 6.8, YAC 4.9Kent State: ADOT 9.1, YAC 4.9Kentucky: ADOT 6.7, YAC 7.0LSU: ADOT 8.0, YAC 6.9Liberty: ADOT 11.3, YAC 6.2Louisiana: ADOT 8.5, YAC 5.1Louisiana Tech: ADOT 6.6, YAC 5.6Louisville: ADOT 9.0, YAC 7.7Marshall: ADOT 8.7, YAC 5.5Maryland: ADOT 7.0, YAC 6.2Massachusetts: ADOT 10.1, YAC 4.2Memphis: ADOT 10.4, YAC 5.7Miami: ADOT 7.3, YAC 7.2Miami (OH): ADOT 10.5, YAC 6.6Michigan: ADOT 10.3, YAC 4.6Michigan State: ADOT 7.6, YAC 4.1Middle Tennessee: ADOT 8.0, YAC 5.5Minnesota: ADOT 6.4, YAC 6.3Mississippi State: ADOT 9.2, YAC 5.8Missouri: ADOT 10.4, YAC 5.2Missouri State: ADOT 8.6, YAC 5.7NC State: ADOT 8.7, YAC 5.4Navy: ADOT 14.2, YAC 8.6Nebraska: ADOT 7.9, YAC 5.8Nevada: ADOT 7.9, YAC 6.3New Mexico: ADOT 10.4, YAC 6.0New Mexico State: ADOT 9.6, YAC 4.3North Carolina: ADOT 7.8, YAC 6.3North Dakota State: ADOT 10.6, YAC 4.6North Texas: ADOT 9.2, YAC 6.0Northern Illinois: ADOT 8.8, YAC 4.3Northwestern: ADOT 9.1, YAC 5.5Notre Dame: ADOT 9.6, YAC 5.0Ohio: ADOT 9.4, YAC 5.6Ohio State: ADOT 11.0, YAC 4.9Oklahoma: ADOT 8.4, YAC 5.5Oklahoma State: ADOT 8.6, YAC 6.2Old Dominion: ADOT 10.8, YAC 4.1Ole Miss: ADOT 8.8, YAC 4.3Oregon: ADOT 7.5, YAC 6.4Oregon State: ADOT 9.1, YAC 8.3Penn State: ADOT 9.7, YAC 5.0Pittsburgh: ADOT 9.1, YAC 5.6Purdue: ADOT 8.0, YAC 6.9Rice: ADOT 10.8, YAC 4.9Rutgers: ADOT 10.9, YAC 5.2SMU: ADOT 8.4, YAC 5.9Sacramento State: ADOT 8.4, YAC 4.3Sam Houston: ADOT 7.8, YAC 5.5San Diego State: ADOT 9.5, YAC 5.3San José State: ADOT 10.0, YAC 3.8South Alabama: ADOT 10.1, YAC 5.2South Carolina: ADOT 8.5, YAC 5.9South Florida: ADOT 8.2, YAC 6.1Southern Miss: ADOT 8.0, YAC 5.0Stanford: ADOT 8.9, YAC 4.6Syracuse: ADOT 9.3, YAC 5.7TCU: ADOT 9.0, YAC 4.7Temple: ADOT 8.7, YAC 7.1Tennessee: ADOT 6.9, YAC 6.8Texas: ADOT 8.5, YAC 6.2Texas A&M: ADOT 8.8, YAC 5.3Texas State: ADOT 8.6, YAC 6.5Texas Tech: ADOT 8.8, YAC 4.7Toledo: ADOT 8.8, YAC 6.2Troy: ADOT 8.9, YAC 6.5Tulane: ADOT 9.5, YAC 5.0Tulsa: ADOT 8.7, YAC 4.7UAB: ADOT 10.0, YAC 4.3UCF: ADOT 7.1, YAC 5.5UCLA: ADOT 9.0, YAC 6.0UConn: ADOT 10.8, YAC 6.5UL Monroe: ADOT 7.9, YAC 5.7UNLV: ADOT 10.3, YAC 4.0USC: ADOT 8.3, YAC 6.0UTEP: ADOT 8.5, YAC 5.2UTSA: ADOT 6.6, YAC 5.8Utah: ADOT 10.0, YAC 5.6Utah State: ADOT 9.8, YAC 4.7Vanderbilt: ADOT 9.2, YAC 5.1Virginia: ADOT 8.8, YAC 5.9Virginia Tech: ADOT 6.5, YAC 7.0Wake Forest: ADOT 8.3, YAC 6.0Washington: ADOT 8.1, YAC 6.4Washington State: ADOT 7.4, YAC 3.7West Virginia: ADOT 13.8, YAC 8.5Western Kentucky: ADOT 6.9, YAC 5.4Western Michigan: ADOT 8.1, YAC 5.3Wisconsin: ADOT 6.9, YAC 7.4Wyoming: ADOT 8.4, YAC 5.6Central Michigan: ADOT 8.9, YAC 5.6Average depth of target (yards) →Yards after catch per completion →

138 teams with at least 40 charted attempts. The highlighted point is Central Michigan.

Target mix by zone, Central Michigan offense
Short left28% · 47Short middle18% · 31Short right39% · 66Deep left2% · 4Deep middle5% · 9Deep right7% · 11

Highlighted bars are deep zones. Shares are of located attempts only.

Defense and rushing detail
Central Michigan passing defense and rushing profile, 2026
SideAttemptsChartedADOTYACComp %PPACPOECPOE att
Passing offense17499%8.95.658.0%0.01-3.4 pp152
Passing defense21199%9.64.758.8%0.17+0.4 pp176

Rushing production

SideAttemptsYards / carrySuccessPPALine yards / rushSecond-level yards / rushOpen-field yards / rushStuff ratePower success
Offense3054.546.5%0.193.401.101.0011.7%81.4%
Defense allowed3024.751.2%0.193.601.300.7012.3%84.2%

Second-level yards are gained 5–10 yards past the line; open-field yards are beyond 10. These are provider per-rush averages, not totals. Power success measures success with two or fewer yards needed. Exact line-metric and power-success denominators are not supplied in this feed.

Rushing sample and attribution

SideYards recordedIndividualUnattributedSacksKneelsTeam rushesMultiple carriersDirection located / eligible
Offense297 / 3052901519441280 / 282 · 99.3%
Defense allowed294 / 3022911114231285 / 285 · 100.0%

Counts are attempts. Team totals include sacks, kneels, team-only rushes and unresolved attribution; these categories can overlap and must not be summed. Direction coverage uses ordinary direction-eligible rushes, not all attempts. Missing fields in older captures remain unavailable.

Raw provider values, no opponent adjustment; not model inputs. CFBD metric definitions.

Game-by-game passing and rushing

2026 · Passing CPOE · percentage points. Dashed line: season -3.4 pp. 7 of 8 captured games have this metric. Missing observations break the line.

-18.3-3.611.1W1W1 vs New Mexico: -17.3 ppW2W3W3 vs Wyoming: -13.7 ppW4W4 vs Miami: +11.1 ppW5W5 vs Akron: -18.3 ppW6W6 vs Ohio: +8.4 ppW7W7 vs Western Michigan: -12.4 ppW8W8 vs Miami (OH): +2.0 pp

CPOE is completion percentage over expected on qualifying FBS-vs-FBS attempts; positive means more completions than expected. PPA is raw provider PPA. These are game observations, not opponent-adjusted forecasts. P labels postseason weeks.

Game log and attempt coverage
WeekOpponentPass attCPOE attComp %*Expected %*CPOEADOTPass PPARush attRush yds/carryRush PPA
W1New Mexico161643.8%61.1%-17.3 pp11.0-0.43323.70.16
W2Colgate210———9.0-0.54424.80.24
W3Wyoming7757.1%70.9%-13.7 pp2.0-0.05595.80.36
W4Miami262680.8%69.7%+11.1 pp5.40.20251.2-0.30
W5Akron171747.1%65.3%-18.3 pp7.60.35457.50.52
W6Ohio242470.8%62.4%+8.4 pp9.20.31323.80.02
W7Western Michigan323148.4%60.8%-12.4 pp9.8-0.18413.60.10
W8Miami (OH)313158.1%56.1%+2.0 pp11.90.23292.5-0.10

*Completion and expected rates use the same CPOE-eligible attempts. ADOT uses available air-yard attempts; a game needs at least one. No missing family is filled with the other family’s data.

Punting and returns

2026 season to date · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30T11:16:37.416814+00:00. Descriptive totals, including postseason when present.

Our punts

37 punts · 43.8 gross yards/punt · 35.4 net yards/punt

8 inside the 20 · 4 touchbacks · 0 blocked

Known gross yards: 37/37 punts. Known net yards: 32/37 punts.

Our punt returns

6 returns · 5.8 yards/return · 0 touchdowns

0 muffs · 0 opponent punts blocked

Known return yards: 6/6 returns. Return totals include team-only and unattributed plays.

Recent games
GamePuntsGross yd/puntNet yd/puntKnown net yards
Week 8 · Miami (OH)543.031.85/5
Week 7 · Western Michigan343.743.33/3
Week 6 · Ohio646.040.45/6
Week 5 · Akron446.037.03/4
Week 4 · Miami546.234.34/5
Team style
Rating history