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2026 season

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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

Eastern Michigan's rank in each system (1 = best). Middle rank 125.5 across 8 systems; best 121, worst 128, so they disagree by 7 places.

Lab EPA
#128
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
#123
down 12026 · 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+
#123
no change2026 · 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
#121
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
#127
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.
CORE
#128
down 4 · 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
#124
up 22026 · 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
#128
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.
Compare every team

FPI context

ESPN FPI via CFBD · 2026

Résumé and schedule

Results earned and schedule difficulty

Strength of record
#118 of 138
Schedule strength
#118 of 138
Remaining schedule strength
#119 of 138
Game control
#115 of 138

Unit efficiency

Performance by unit

Overall
#126 of 138
Offense
#120 of 138
Defense
#101 of 138
Special teams
#108 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

Eastern 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

4-5 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

-0.169 net EPA/play

#128

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

-9.30 points

#123 · Down 1 place 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 9 games, with recent games counting a bit more: average margin -2.86 (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 -7.54, schedule #121 of 138 (#1 = toughest); 1 FCS opponent counts at −25; FBS opponents alone average -5.38. That is worth -10.40 on its own; the preseason prior of -4.99 still carries 20% of the weight, giving -9.30.

How each game enters this SRS rating

Eastern 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 · Sacramento State
home · 2026-08-29 · ID 401866408
+11.00 → +11.00-2.500.76377.81%-20.330.664-1.587-0.923
Week 1 · San José State
home · 2026-09-04 · ID 401864495
-6.00 → -6.00-2.500.76377.81%-8.63-0.664-0.674-1.338
Week 2 · Michigan State
away · 2026-09-12 · ID 401858440
-28.00 → -28.00+2.500.79378.11%+0.05-2.0690.004-2.065
Week 3 · Wisconsin
away · 2026-09-19 · ID 401858460
-44.00 → -35.00+2.500.82498.43%+8.97-2.7400.756-1.984
Week 4 · Lindenwood
home · 2026-09-26 · ID 401866427
+26.00 → +26.00-2.500.85728.76%-25.00 (fixed lower division)2.059-2.191-0.131
Week 5 · Massachusetts
away · 2026-10-03 · ID 401866433
+24.00 → +24.00+2.500.89099.11%-8.382.413-0.7631.651
Week 6 · Akron
away · 2026-10-10 · ID 401866435
+2.00 → +2.00+2.500.92599.46%-16.430.426-1.555-1.129
Week 7 · Toledo
home · 2026-10-17 · ID 401866444
-20.00 → -20.00-2.500.96229.84%+1.38-2.2130.136-2.077
Week 8 · Ohio
away · 2026-10-24 · ID 401866449
-4.00 → -4.00+2.501.000010.22%-1.24-0.153-0.127-0.280

Game terms -8.28 points; prior term -1.02 points. Their unrounded sum is the fitted rating -9.30 points. The preseason prior is -4.99 with 20.45% 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 ±8.4 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. 9 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+

-14.6 SP+ points

#123 · Rank unchanged

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

-16.02 net points per 100 offensive + 100 defensive plays

#128 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 -9.73 on 493 plays; defense 6.29 on 473 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 Eastern Michigan 5 places lower 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
4-5 · conf 3-2 · home 2-2 · away 2-3 · expected wins 3.2
Polls (Week 9)
unranked
CFP latest
not published
CFP final
not published
Against the spread
2026: 4-5 ATS (-1.5 avg) · 2025: 7-5 ATS (-0.4 avg)
Head coach
Chris Creighton · hired 2013-12-11 · 15-22 over 4 captured seasons
Recruiting classes
2024 #93 (156 pts) · 2025 #97 (152 pts) · 2026 #106 (175 pts)
Returning
72% of production · 59% of usage
Passing, receiving and rushing detail
CategoryProductionUsage
Passing97%100%
Receiving64%50%
Rushing49%22%

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 Back202.900.830016.60
Defensive Line182.940.829114.92
Linebacker22.500.81001.62
Offensive Line123.000.833810.01
Quarterback33.000.83732.51
Receiver192.950.838415.93
Running Back53.000.85284.26
Special Teams23.000.81251.63

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
Noah Kim · QB

CFBD athlete 4690158. Michigan State (2020–2023); Coastal Carolina (2024–2024); Eastern Michigan (2025–2026)

Passing WEPA0.23425556.8%
Pass 95.3% · Rush 10.0%

1st 53.0% · 2nd 57.5% · 3rd 65.8%

Standard downs 50.3% · Passing downs 70.2%

2020: 3★ · 0.8496
Amareon Blue · RB

CFBD athlete 5222594. Eastern Michigan (2025–2026)

Rushing WEPA0.2256614.4%
Pass 3.2% · Rush 30.5%

1st 18.0% · 2nd 14.9% · 3rd 7.6%

Standard downs 17.1% · Passing downs 8.9%

2025: 3★ · 0.8567
Braydon Bennett · RB

CFBD athlete 4608922. Virginia Tech (2025–2025); Coastal Carolina (2020–2024); Eastern Michigan (2026–2026)

Rushing WEPA0.1946011.7%
Pass 2.7% · Rush 24.6%

1st 10.5% · 2nd 10.4% · 3rd 15.2%

Standard downs 14.2% · Passing downs 6.4%

2020: 3★ · 0.8206
Joey Mattord · RB

CFBD athlete 5125733. Eastern Michigan (2023–2026)

Rushing WEPA0.1005114.6%
Pass 9.1% · Rush 23.0%

1st 15.7% · 2nd 15.4% · 3rd 11.4%

Standard downs 15.7% · Passing downs 12.3%

2023: stars unavailable
Rudy Kessinger · PK

CFBD athlete 5220057. Eastern Michigan (2024–2026)

Kicker PAAR3.05012—
Pass — · Rush —

1st — · 2nd — · 3rd —

Standard downs — · Passing downs —

Not linked
Antonio Floyd · WR

CFBD athlete 5148852. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——4.4%
Pass 8.3% · Rush 0.0%

1st 5.1% · 2nd 4.4% · 3rd 3.5%

Standard downs 4.0% · Passing downs 5.2%

Not linked
Armaad Sharp · TE

CFBD athlete 5278411. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.2%
Pass 3.0% · Rush 0.0%

1st 5.1% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 3.4% · Passing downs 0.0%

Not linked
Ben Prosper · WR

CFBD athlete 5295525. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——9.5%
Pass 16.8% · Rush 0.8%

1st 8.6% · 2nd 8.5% · 3rd 12.9%

Standard downs 8.4% · Passing downs 11.8%

Not linked
Brogan McCaughey · QB

CFBD athlete 5094040. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——38.0%
Pass 50.6% · Rush 16.7%

1st 38.3% · 2nd 36.4% · 3rd 40.0%

Standard downs 36.5% · Passing downs 40.4%

Not linked
Dalin Wilkins · WR

CFBD athlete 5193324. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.8%
Pass 5.7% · Rush 0.0%

1st 2.4% · 2nd 5.4% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 2.0% · Passing downs 4.7%

Not linked
Decorie Johnson · RB

CFBD athlete 5271174. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——4.8%
Pass 0.9% · Rush 9.9%

1st 4.4% · 2nd 4.4% · 3rd 4.9%

Standard downs 5.2% · Passing downs 4.1%

Not linked
Harold Mack · WR

CFBD athlete 5211694. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——11.0%
Pass 18.7% · Rush 1.3%

1st 10.0% · 2nd 11.2% · 3rd 14.2%

Standard downs 9.9% · Passing downs 13.3%

Not linked
Jace Stuckey · QB

CFBD athlete 5144207. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——9.6%
Pass 11.7% · Rush 7.7%

1st 7.1% · 2nd 6.5% · 3rd 14.8%

Standard downs 7.3% · Passing downs 13.0%

Not linked
Joshua Long · TE

CFBD athlete 5295532. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——8.6%
Pass 15.6% · Rush 0.0%

1st 9.7% · 2nd 6.0% · 3rd 10.6%

Standard downs 7.5% · Passing downs 10.8%

Not linked
Nate Lyman · WR

CFBD athlete 5215428. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——1.4%
Pass 2.1% · Rush 0.0%

1st 0.0% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 6.7%

Standard downs 0.0% · Passing downs 3.1%

Not linked
Nick Devereaux · WR

CFBD athlete 5083205. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——11.7%
Pass 21.1% · Rush 0.0%

1st 10.9% · 2nd 10.4% · 3rd 15.5%

Standard downs 9.2% · Passing downs 16.7%

Not linked
Quinn Fracassi · WR

CFBD athlete 4917422. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.8%
Pass 6.9% · Rush 0.0%

1st 2.9% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 7.1%

Standard downs 1.9% · Passing downs 5.3%

Not linked
Santonyo Isaac · WR

CFBD athlete 5295531. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.8%
Pass 5.1% · Rush 0.0%

1st 1.3% · 2nd 6.1% · 3rd 1.3%

Standard downs 2.0% · Passing downs 4.6%

Not linked
Tanner Lemaster · TE

CFBD athlete 4918453. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.1%
Pass 3.9% · Rush 0.0%

1st 2.0% · 2nd 3.3% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 2.6% · Passing downs 1.1%

Not linked
XaVior Tyus · RB

CFBD athlete 5387658. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.8%
Pass 4.2% · Rush 0.0%

1st 3.4% · 2nd 4.2% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 2.5% · Passing downs 3.1%

Not linked

Transfers

Incoming · 12 reported
PlayerFromDateStars / ratingEligibility
Adam Samaha · KAkron2026-01-212★ / —Immediate
Braydon Bennett · RBVirginia Tech2026-01-203★ / 0.8400Immediate
Brogan McCaughey · QBYale2026-02-203★ / 0.8300Immediate
Cole Dellinger · IOLMichigan State2026-01-113★ / 0.8400Immediate
Elijha Payne · OTDelaware State2026-01-143★ / 0.8400Immediate
Guzzy Kayed · OTNot reported2026-01-133★ / 0.8300Immediate
Joseph Oluwayemi · DLHarding2026-01-08— / —Immediate
Malachi James · RBSyracuse2026-01-123★ / 0.8300Immediate
Peyton Christian · DLLamar2026-01-11— / —Immediate
Tyler Brumfield · OTOklahoma State2026-01-143★ / 0.8600Immediate
Tyler McMillan · OTIllinois2026-01-133★ / 0.8400Immediate
Xavior Tyus · RBNot reported2026-05-122★ / —Immediate
Outgoing · 26 reported
PlayerToDateStars / ratingEligibility
Alijah Alexander · DLNot reported2025-12-14— / —Immediate
Andrew Marshall · LBMinnesota2026-01-053★ / 0.8500Immediate
Andrew Steger · OTNot reported2025-12-093★ / —Immediate
Braden Laux · TENot reported2025-12-083★ / —Immediate
Caden Vanderbush · TENot reported2025-12-102★ / —Immediate
Carter Herriman · LBNot reported2026-01-073★ / —Immediate
Christian Kiptoo · EDGENot reported2025-12-16— / —Immediate
Deterrius Clayton · EDGENot reported2025-12-102★ / —Immediate
Everett Small · OTRutgers2026-01-093★ / 0.8500Immediate
James Jointer Jr. · RBCentral Arkansas2026-01-093★ / —Immediate
James Monds III · CBNot reported2026-01-173★ / —Immediate
Jaylyn Monds · CBNot reported2026-01-142★ / —Immediate
Jayvin Norman · RBNot reported2025-12-09— / —Immediate
Joshua Scott · CBNevada2026-01-113★ / —Immediate
Mack Indestad · OTUCLA2026-01-133★ / 0.8500Immediate
Marco Patierno · LBNot reported2025-12-19— / —Immediate
Messiah Blair · EDGEJackson State2026-01-103★ / 0.8500Immediate
Owen Snively · IOLBoston College2026-01-223★ / 0.8500Immediate
Spencer Webb · IOLFlorida International2026-01-11— / —Immediate
Sterling Miles · EDGEUTEP2026-01-183★ / 0.8400Immediate
Tamarley Smith · IOLNot reported2025-12-293★ / —Immediate
Terrance Saunders · IOLTarleton State2026-02-053★ / 0.8500Immediate
Terrelle Elmore · LBNot reported2026-01-022★ / —Immediate
Terry Lockett · WRNot reported2026-01-083★ / —Immediate
Zah'eed Pierre · CBNot reported2026-01-123★ / —Immediate
Zavian Dilworth · CBNot reported2026-01-022★ / —Immediate

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 Eastern Michigan. Records are CFBD-attributed results; active tenures and the current season may be incomplete.

Chris Creighton · career 61–83 across 13 seasons and 1 schools

Tenure timeline · 13 appointments
  1. 2014–present · Chris Creighton · active at capture

    61–83 · 144 attributed games · 13 seasons

    Hired 2013-12-11. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  2. 2013–2013 · Stan Parrish

    1–2 · 3 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution

    Hired 2013-11-08. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  3. 2009–2013 · Ron English

    11–46 · 57 attributed games · 5 seasons · incomplete attribution

    Hired 2008-12-21. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  4. 2004–2008 · Jeff Genyk

    16–42 · 58 attributed games · 5 seasons

    Hired 2003-12-01. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  5. 2000–2003 · Jeff Woodruff

    11–35 · 46 attributed games · 4 seasons

    Hired 1999-10-15. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  6. 1995–1999 · Rick Rasnick

    20–35 · 55 attributed games · 5 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  7. 1993–1994 · Ron Cooper

    9–13 · 22 attributed games · 2 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  8. 1992–1992 · Jan Quarless

    1–6 · 7 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  9. 1983–1992 · Jim Harkema

    41–57–5 · 103 attributed games · 10 seasons · incomplete attribution

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  10. 1982–1982 · Bob LaPointe

    1–6–1 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  11. 1978–1982 · Mike Stock

    6–38–1 · 45 attributed games · 5 seasons · incomplete attribution

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  12. 1976–1977 · Ed Chlebek

    10–12 · 22 attributed games · 2 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  13. 1975–1975 · George Mans

    4–6 · 10 attributed games · 1 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 · Chris Creighton · incomplete attribution0–0——-14.4-14.4106—
2025 · Chris Creighton4–83–50–0-14.7-16.297—
2024 · Chris Creighton5–72–60–0-13.3-12.193—
2023 · Chris Creighton6–74–40–1-12.3-16.987—
2022 · Chris Creighton9–45–31–0-7.1-9.2128—
2021 · Chris Creighton7–64–40–1-7.8-4.9112—
2020 · Chris Creighton2–42–40–0-12.2—115—
2019 · Chris Creighton6–73–50–1-8.6-9.3123—
2018 · Chris Creighton7–65–30–1-2-3.4110—
2017 · Chris Creighton5–73–50–0-5.3-4.2123—
2016 · Chris Creighton7–64–40–1-8.2-8.7121—
2015 · Chris Creighton1–110–80–0-19.7-22.5115—
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 13:10:25 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 / play121 / 13812.4100 / 13827.7
Success rate116 / 13816.1109 / 13821.2
Explosiveness109 / 13821.262 / 13855.5
Standard-down success119 / 13813.9116 / 13816.1
Passing-down success93 / 13832.861 / 13856.2
Pass PPA105 / 13824.1120 / 13813.1
Rush PPA107 / 13822.637 / 13873.7
Pass explosiveness121 / 13812.436 / 13874.5
Rush explosiveness86 / 13838.059 / 13857.7
Line yards72 / 13848.272 / 13848.2
Second-level yards82 / 13840.9101 / 13827.0
Open-field yards124 / 13810.262 / 13855.5
Stuff rateT67 / 13851.542 / 13870.1
Power success95 / 13831.432 / 13877.4
HavocT103 / 13824.557 / 13859.1
Front-seven havocT93 / 13832.1T72 / 13847.4
DB havocT108 / 13820.4T36 / 13873.4
Points / opportunity81 / 13841.653 / 13862.0
Average field position127 / 1388.0T101 / 13826.6
Field-position expected points127 / 1388.099 / 13828.5

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.

Noah Kim · QBUsage 56.8% · Avg PPA 0.112 · Total 34.702
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.11234.70256.8%
Pass0.17850.68295.3%
Rush-0.151-3.46610.0%
1st down-0.010-1.30353.0%
2nd down-0.014-1.42357.5%
3rd down0.65650.49465.8%
Standard downs-0.010-1.84150.3%
Passing downs0.29236.54470.2%
Brogan McCaughey · QBUsage 38.0% · Avg PPA -0.029 · Total -1.557
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.029-1.55738.0%
Pass0.0190.86850.6%
Rush0.1551.23816.7%
1st down-0.166-3.81738.3%
2nd down0.1372.18436.4%
3rd down-0.226-2.71440.0%
Standard downs-0.039-1.21336.5%
Passing downs-0.015-0.34340.4%
Joey Mattord · RBUsage 14.6% · Avg PPA 0.002 · Total 0.203
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.0020.20314.6%
Pass0.0431.3369.1%
Rush-0.019-1.13323.0%
1st down0.0723.00715.7%
2nd down-0.204-6.31615.4%
3rd down-0.045-0.67011.4%
Standard downs0.0191.20615.7%
Passing downs-0.040-1.00312.3%
Amareon Blue · RBUsage 14.4% · Avg PPA 0.142 · Total 12.620
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.14212.62014.4%
Pass-0.108-1.1833.2%
Rush0.17713.80330.5%
1st down0.0110.53618.0%
2nd down0.0230.69814.9%
3rd down0.5515.5127.6%
Standard downs0.16011.36317.1%
Passing downs0.0701.2578.9%
Braydon Bennett · RBUsage 11.7% · Avg PPA 0.252 · Total 18.140
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.25218.14011.7%
Pass0.6065.4552.7%
Rush0.20112.68524.6%
1st down-0.173-4.83510.5%
2nd down0.2024.23910.4%
3rd down0.89317.85915.2%
Standard downs0.18510.90714.2%
Passing downs0.5567.2336.4%
Nick Devereaux · WRUsage 11.7% · Avg PPA 0.089 · Total 3.388
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.0893.38811.7%
Pass0.0893.38821.1%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down0.1121.67310.9%
2nd down0.0060.06410.4%
3rd down0.4194.60415.5%
Standard downs-0.038-0.7679.2%
Passing downs0.2314.15516.7%
Harold Mack · WRUsage 11.0% · Avg PPA 0.336 · Total 20.497
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.33620.49711.0%
Pass0.39823.08718.7%
Rush-0.863-2.5901.3%
1st down0.0821.97510.0%
2nd down0.1272.53711.2%
3rd down0.94015.98514.2%
Standard downs0.28210.4409.9%
Passing downs0.41910.05713.3%
Jace Stuckey · QBUsage 9.6% · Avg PPA -1.044 · Total -13.568
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-1.044-13.5689.6%
Pass-1.641-14.76511.7%
Rush0.2991.1977.7%
1st down-0.495-1.9807.1%
2nd down-0.515-1.5466.5%
3rd down-0.373-1.49314.8%
Standard downs-1.147-6.8797.3%
Passing downs-0.955-6.68813.0%
Ben Prosper · WRUsage 9.5% · Avg PPA 0.121 · Total 7.123
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.1217.1239.5%
Pass0.1629.22216.8%
Rush-1.050-2.1000.8%
1st down0.2405.5168.6%
2nd down0.1712.9068.5%
3rd down0.3966.73312.9%
Standard downs-0.209-7.3288.4%
Passing downs0.60214.45111.8%
Joshua Long · TEUsage 8.6% · Avg PPA 0.396 · Total 21.002
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.39621.0028.6%
Pass0.39621.00215.6%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down0.2807.2879.7%
2nd down0.2883.4626.0%
3rd down1.00614.08110.6%
Standard downs0.34610.7267.5%
Passing downs0.46710.27610.8%
Decorie Johnson · RBUsage 4.8% · Avg PPA 0.408 · Total 4.078
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.4084.0784.8%
Pass2.3002.3000.9%
Rush0.1981.7789.9%
1st down-0.034-0.1374.4%
2nd down-0.268-0.8054.4%
3rd down1.0472.0944.9%
Standard downs0.3272.2905.2%
Passing downs0.5961.7884.1%
Antonio Floyd · WRUsage 4.4% · Avg PPA -0.205 · Total -3.688
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.205-3.6884.4%
Pass-0.205-3.6888.3%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down-0.047-0.4235.1%
2nd down-0.444-2.6654.4%
3rd down-0.200-0.6013.5%
Standard downs-0.197-2.1714.0%
Passing downs-0.217-1.5175.2%
Dalin Wilkins · WRUsage 2.8% · Avg PPA -0.367 · Total -2.937
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.367-2.9372.8%
Pass-0.367-2.9375.7%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down0.2070.6202.4%
2nd down-0.711-3.5565.4%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs-0.134-0.5372.0%
Passing downs-0.600-2.3994.7%
Quinn Fracassi · WRUsage 2.8% · Avg PPA 0.787 · Total 1.573
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.7871.5732.8%
Pass0.7871.5736.9%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down-1.051-1.0512.9%
2nd down—0.0000.0%
3rd down2.6242.6247.1%
Standard downs-1.051-1.0511.9%
Passing downs2.6242.6245.3%
Santonyo Isaac · WRUsage 2.8% · Avg PPA 0.625 · Total 6.245
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.6256.2452.8%
Pass0.6256.2455.1%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down-0.041-0.0811.3%
2nd down0.9636.7416.1%
3rd down-0.415-0.4151.3%
Standard downs0.7443.7192.0%
Passing downs0.5052.5264.6%
XaVior Tyus · RBUsage 2.8% · Avg PPA 0.160 · Total 0.320
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.1600.3202.8%
Pass0.1600.3204.2%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down0.8310.8313.4%
2nd down-0.512-0.5124.2%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs0.8310.8312.5%
Passing downs-0.512-0.5123.1%
Armaad Sharp · TEUsage 2.2% · Avg PPA -0.192 · Total -0.577
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.192-0.5772.2%
Pass-0.141-0.2813.0%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down-0.192-0.5775.1%
2nd down—0.0000.0%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs-0.192-0.5773.4%
Passing downs—0.0000.0%
Tanner Lemaster · TEUsage 2.1% · Avg PPA 0.449 · Total 5.391
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.4495.3912.1%
Pass0.4495.3913.9%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down-0.136-0.6802.0%
2nd down0.3872.3203.3%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs0.4654.6512.6%
Passing downs0.3700.7401.1%
Nate Lyman · WRUsage 1.4% · Avg PPA 3.322 · Total 3.322
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall3.3223.3221.4%
Pass3.3223.3222.1%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down—0.0000.0%
2nd down—0.0000.0%
3rd down3.3223.3226.7%
Standard downs—0.0000.0%
Passing downs3.3223.3223.1%
Where Eastern 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: 0.011 (12th percentile; 138 teams)12thOffense success rateOffense success rate: 0.387 (16th percentile; 138 teams)16thOffense explosivenessOffense explosiveness: 1.157 (21st percentile; 138 teams)21stOffense pass PPA/playOffense pass PPA/play: 0.103 (24th percentile; 138 teams)24thOffense rush PPA/playOffense rush PPA/play: 0.028 (23rd percentile; 138 teams)23rdDefense PPA/playDefense PPA/play: 0.144 (28th percentile; 138 teams)28thDefense success rateDefense success rate: 0.435 (21st percentile; 138 teams)21stDefense explosivenessDefense explosiveness: 1.206 (55th percentile; 138 teams)55thDefense havoc createdDefense havoc created: 0.165 (59th percentile; 138 teams)59th
Values and percentiles
Eastern Michigan metric values with FBS percentiles, 2026
MetricValuePercentileBetter
Offense PPA/play0.01112th138 teamshigher
Offense success rate0.38716th138 teamshigher
Offense explosiveness1.15721st138 teamshigher
Offense pass PPA/play0.10324th138 teamshigher
Offense rush PPA/play0.02823rd138 teamshigher
Defense PPA/play0.14428th138 teamslower
Defense success rate0.43521st138 teamslower
Defense explosiveness1.20655th138 teamslower
Defense havoc created0.16559th138 teamshigher

Passing profile

2026 · CFBD passing family · raw PPA

Captured 2026-10-30. Offense: 100% of 333 attempts charted. Average depth of target 7.4 yards (15th percentile of FBS). Yards after catch 5.4 per completion. Completion 60.7%, 5.8 yards per attempt, pass PPA 0.12.

Completion percentage over expected (CPOE)
SideActualExpectedCPOE (pp)Qualifying / all attempts
Offense60.5%63.8%-3.3294 / 333
Defense allowed65.9%62.2%+3.7252 / 275

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 5.9Central Michigan: ADOT 8.9, YAC 5.6Charlotte: 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 6.2Florida: 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 5.6Eastern Michigan: ADOT 7.4, YAC 5.4Average depth of target (yards) →Yards after catch per completion →

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

Target mix by zone, Eastern Michigan offense
Short left32% · 106Short middle22% · 71Short right34% · 111Deep left3% · 9Deep middle4% · 14Deep right5% · 16

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

Defense and rushing detail
Eastern Michigan passing defense and rushing profile, 2026
SideAttemptsChartedADOTYACComp %PPACPOECPOE att
Passing offense333100%7.45.460.7%0.12-3.3 pp294
Passing defense27598%8.05.665.5%0.39+3.7 pp252

Rushing production

SideAttemptsYards / carrySuccessPPALine yards / rushSecond-level yards / rushOpen-field yards / rushStuff ratePower success
Offense2693.641.5%0.103.101.000.6015.3%71.4%
Defense allowed2864.441.2%0.003.101.101.0019.1%64.4%

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
Offense265 / 2692591016550248 / 248 · 100.0%
Defense allowed283 / 286277913560266 / 267 · 99.6%

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 -3.3 pp. 8 of 9 captured games have this metric. Missing observations break the line.

-15.7-3.29.3W1W1 vs San José State: -10.3 ppW1W1 vs Sacramento State: +9.3 ppW2W2 vs Michigan State: -7.6 ppW3W3 vs Wisconsin: -5.6 ppW4W5W5 vs Massachusetts: +9.0 ppW6W6 vs Akron: -5.0 ppW7W7 vs Toledo: -15.7 ppW8W8 vs Ohio: +3.1 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
W1San José State434355.8%66.1%-10.3 pp6.0-0.20254.3-0.00
W1Sacramento State383871.1%61.7%+9.3 pp9.80.34302.70.14
W2Michigan State262661.5%69.1%-7.6 pp4.8-0.20263.90.38
W3Wisconsin303060.0%65.6%-5.6 pp5.8-0.23302.1-0.07
W4Lindenwood380———9.80.36314.50.19
W5Massachusetts303070.0%61.0%+9.0 pp8.30.57394.80.30
W6Akron464656.5%61.5%-5.0 pp7.50.23334.20.09
W7Toledo434346.5%62.2%-15.7 pp8.30.17281.2-0.30
W8Ohio393868.4%65.3%+3.1 pp5.70.01274.50.08

*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

41 punts · 43.5 gross yards/punt · 36.2 net yards/punt

7 inside the 20 · 3 touchbacks · 1 blocked

Known gross yards: 41/41 punts. Known net yards: 33/41 punts.

Our punt returns

9 returns · 7.8 yards/return · 0 touchdowns

1 muffs · 1 opponent punts blocked

Known return yards: 9/9 returns. Return totals include team-only and unattributed plays.

Recent games
GamePuntsGross yd/puntNet yd/puntKnown net yards
Week 8 · Ohio748.142.05/7
Week 7 · Toledo446.841.03/4
Week 6 · Akron250.044.01/2
Week 5 · Massachusetts153.0—0/1
Week 4 · Lindenwood145.045.01/1
Team style
Rating history