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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

BYU's rank in each system (1 = best). Middle rank 21 across 8 systems; best 14, worst 33, so they disagree by 19 places.

Lab EPA
#31
Through week 92026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 9. 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
#20
down 52026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 9 · built 2026-11-06T12:26:24.430328+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+
#14
down 12026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 10 · captured 2026-11-02T14:10:13.208713+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
#33
down 22026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 9 · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+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
#16
down 12026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+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
#22
down 8 · Through week 9 · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+00:002026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 9 · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+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
#20
down 82026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+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
#32
down 152026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+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.
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FPI context

ESPN FPI via CFBD · 2026

Résumé and schedule

Results earned and schedule difficulty

Strength of record
#12 of 138
Schedule strength
#45 of 138
Remaining schedule strength
#35 of 138
Game control
#12 of 138

Unit efficiency

Performance by unit

Overall
#13 of 138
Offense
#16 of 138
Defense
#33 of 138
Special teams
#72 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 Nov 6, 2026, 06:01:15 CST. FPI supplies no results-through week; capture time records when we received it.

Why the ratings disagree

BYU · 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

7-1 wins–losses

No rank assigned

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

2026, provider Week 10; captured 2026-11-02T14:10:13.208713+00:00

SP+ workbook record

Descriptive EPA

0.097 net EPA/play

#31

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 9. 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 9; opponent adjusted ridge

Lab EPA from CFBD plays

Local predictive SRS

9.65 points

#20 · Down 5 places since the previous CFBD cutoff

2026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 9 · built 2026-11-06T12:26:24.430328+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 +10.44 (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 +0.51, schedule #40 of 138 (#1 = toughest); 1 FCS opponent counts at −25; FBS opponents alone average +3.54. That is worth +10.95 on its own; the preseason prior of +5.14 still carries 22% of the weight, giving +9.65.

How each game enters this SRS rating

BYU · 2026, through CFBD Week 9. 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 · Utah Tech
home · 2026-09-06 · ID 401856775
+56.00 → +35.00-2.500.73498.23%-25.00 (fixed lower division)2.675-2.0580.617
Week 2 · Arizona
home · 2026-09-12 · ID 401856810
+11.00 → +11.00-2.500.76378.55%+11.060.7270.9461.673
Week 3 · Colorado State
away · 2026-09-19 · ID 401856795
+18.00 → +18.00+2.500.79378.89%-9.671.822-0.8600.963
Week 5 · TCU
away · 2026-10-03 · ID 401856818
+7.00 → +7.00+2.500.85729.60%+4.420.9120.4241.336
Week 6 · Iowa State
home · 2026-10-10 · ID 401856826
+14.00 → +14.00-2.500.89099.98%+1.381.1470.1381.285
Week 7 · Notre Dame
home · 2026-10-17 · ID 401856809
+4.00 → +4.00-2.500.925910.37%+19.450.1562.0172.173
Week 8 · UCF
away · 2026-10-24 · ID 401856835
-8.00 → -1.00 (OT)+2.500.962210.78%-0.260.162-0.0280.134
Week 9 · Arizona State
home · 2026-10-31 · ID 401856843
+7.00 → +7.00-2.501.000011.20%-1.620.504-0.1820.322

Game terms +8.50 points; prior term +1.15 points. Their unrounded sum is the fitted rating +9.65 points. The preseason prior is +5.14 with 22.40% 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 ±8.8 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 9; generated 2026-11-06T12:26:24.430328+00:00

Lab SRS from CFBD scores

External SP+

16.8 SP+ points

#14 · Down 1 place

2026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 10 · captured 2026-11-02T14:10:13.208713+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 10; captured 2026-11-02T14:10:13.208713+00:00

Bill Connelly SP+ workbook

External CORE

13.10 net points per 100 offensive + 100 defensive plays

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

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams in this CORE board · 2026, through regular Week 9; model core-v1; captured 2026-11-06T12:03:20.826325+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 7.17 on 403 plays; defense -5.93 on 442 plays.

2026, through regular Week 9; model core-v1; captured 2026-11-06T12:03:20.826325+00:00

CFBD CORE ratingCORE board: offense vs defense

EPA ranks BYU 11 places lower than local SRS at the matched cutoff. This identifies a disagreement; it does not isolate its cause. SP+ movement compares provider weeks 9 and 10. 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
7-1 · conf 4-1 · home 5-0 · away 2-1 · expected wins 5.9
Polls (Week 10)
Coaches Poll #8 · AP Top 25 #7
CFP latest
#9 · 2026 regular Week 10 · captured 2026-11-06
CFP final
not published
Against the spread
2026: 6-2 ATS (+0.6 avg) · 2025: 10-4 ATS (+5.9 avg)
Head coach
Kalani Sitake · hired 2015-12-19 · 28-11 over 4 captured seasons
Recruiting classes
2024 #44 (203 pts) · 2025 #55 (197 pts) · 2026 #21 (237 pts)
Returning
79% of production · 88% of usage
Passing, receiving and rushing detail
CategoryProductionUsage
Passing100%100%
Receiving51%60%
Rushing97%100%

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

Provider values from CFBD captures dated 2026-09-22, 2026-11-06. 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 2026-11-06 UTC

Position groupCommitsAvg. starsAvg. ratingTotal rating
Defensive Back83.000.84746.78
Defensive Line163.190.862513.80
Linebacker123.080.860110.32
Offensive Line93.330.88587.97
Quarterback82.880.84456.76
Receiver203.250.871417.43
Running Back43.000.86293.45
Special Teams143.070.853811.95

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 2026-11-06 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
Bear Bachmeier · QB

CFBD athlete 5141367. BYU (2025–2026)

Passing WEPA0.39320557.3%
Pass 98.6% · Rush 27.1%

1st 52.7% · 2nd 54.4% · 3rd 71.0%

Standard downs 53.0% · Passing downs 69.7%

Not linked
Bear Bachmeier · QB

CFBD athlete 5141367. BYU (2025–2026)

Rushing WEPA0.3887957.3%
Pass 98.6% · Rush 27.1%

1st 52.7% · 2nd 54.4% · 3rd 71.0%

Standard downs 53.0% · Passing downs 69.7%

Not linked
LJ Martin · RB

CFBD athlete 4918126. BYU (2023–2026)

Rushing WEPA0.2954020.8%
Pass 8.7% · Rush 28.9%

1st 22.9% · 2nd 21.7% · 3rd 14.9%

Standard downs 20.6% · Passing downs 21.3%

2023: 3★ · 0.8873
Preston Rex · RB

CFBD athlete 5092200. BYU (2022–2026)

Rushing WEPA0.1953410.9%
Pass 5.8% · Rush 15.3%

1st 10.5% · 2nd 13.0% · 3rd 9.3%

Standard downs 11.3% · Passing downs 9.7%

Not linked
Journee Tonga · RB

CFBD athlete 5393157. BYU (2026–2026)

Rushing WEPA0.099319.1%
Pass 1.9% · Rush 15.0%

1st 12.1% · 2nd 6.7% · 3rd 5.6%

Standard downs 9.7% · Passing downs 7.4%

Not linked
Matthias Dunn · PK

CFBD athlete 5150638. BYU (2023–2026)

Kicker PAAR4.5808—
Pass — · Rush —

1st — · 2nd — · 3rd —

Standard downs — · Passing downs —

Not linked
Charles Miska · RB

CFBD athlete 5237159. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.9%
Pass 0.0% · Rush 4.4%

1st 2.9% · 2nd 4.2% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 3.2% · Passing downs 0.0%

Not linked
Devaughn Eka · RB

CFBD athlete 5282663. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——7.9%
Pass 0.0% · Rush 12.8%

1st 8.3% · 2nd 9.7% · 3rd 3.3%

Standard downs 8.7% · Passing downs 3.3%

Not linked
Jared Esplin · WR

CFBD athlete 5393160. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——1.4%
Pass 4.3% · Rush 0.0%

1st 0.0% · 2nd 4.2% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 1.6% · Passing downs 0.0%

Not linked
Jojo Phillips · WR

CFBD athlete 5160955. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——5.1%
Pass 11.6% · Rush 0.4%

1st 5.2% · 2nd 4.1% · 3rd 5.8%

Standard downs 5.6% · Passing downs 3.5%

Not linked
Keayen Nead · TE

CFBD athlete 5085618. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——1.7%
Pass 5.9% · Rush 0.0%

1st 3.1% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 2.1% · Passing downs 0.0%

Not linked
Kyler Kasper · WR

CFBD athlete 4870876. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——10.4%
Pass 23.6% · Rush 0.4%

1st 11.3% · 2nd 9.4% · 3rd 10.0%

Standard downs 10.6% · Passing downs 9.8%

Not linked
Legend Glasker · WR

CFBD athlete 5279329. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——11.5%
Pass 19.1% · Rush 6.1%

1st 10.5% · 2nd 11.9% · 3rd 14.0%

Standard downs 9.2% · Passing downs 18.2%

Not linked
Logan Payne · RB

CFBD athlete 5296275. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——7.1%
Pass 0.0% · Rush 11.1%

1st 2.9% · 2nd 8.3% · 3rd 18.2%

Standard downs 8.1% · Passing downs 0.0%

Not linked
Reggie Frischknecht · WR

CFBD athlete 5296269. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.5%
Pass 5.6% · Rush 0.0%

1st 2.7% · 2nd 2.0% · 3rd 1.6%

Standard downs 2.0% · Passing downs 3.9%

Not linked
Roger Saleapaga · TE

CFBD athlete 5130407. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

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

1st 4.3% · 2nd 5.6% · 3rd 4.4%

Standard downs 4.8% · Passing downs 5.0%

Not linked
Sione I Moa · RB

CFBD athlete 5219689. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——15.5%
Pass 4.7% · Rush 24.8%

1st 12.8% · 2nd 17.2% · 3rd 21.4%

Standard downs 16.9% · Passing downs 10.9%

Not linked
Tei Nacua · WR

CFBD athlete 5086100. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——1.4%
Pass 4.3% · Rush 0.0%

1st 0.0% · 2nd 4.2% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 1.6% · Passing downs 0.0%

Not linked
Terrance Saryon · WR

CFBD athlete 5245511. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.3%
Pass 0.0% · Rush 3.9%

1st 4.7% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 2.7% · Passing downs 0.0%

Not linked
Tiger Bachmeier · WR

CFBD athlete 4918421. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——1.5%
Pass 3.8% · Rush 0.0%

1st 1.6% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 4.0%

Standard downs 1.0% · Passing downs 3.7%

Not linked
Treyson Bourguet · QB

CFBD athlete 4688540. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——3.1%
Pass 7.5% · Rush 1.2%

1st 3.0% · 2nd 4.8% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 3.6% · Passing downs 0.0%

Not linked
Walker Lyons · TE

CFBD athlete 5221043. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——6.5%
Pass 15.0% · Rush 0.0%

1st 7.1% · 2nd 3.8% · 3rd 9.0%

Standard downs 6.1% · Passing downs 7.6%

Not linked

Transfers

Incoming · 9 reported
PlayerFromDateStars / ratingEligibility
Cade Uluave · LBCalifornia2026-01-134★ / 0.9400Immediate
Jake Clifton · LBKansas State2026-01-133★ / 0.8500Immediate
Jayven Williams · CBMississippi State2026-01-163★ / 0.8500Immediate
Jr Sia · OTUtah State2026-01-123★ / 0.8500Immediate
Kyler Kasper · WROregon2026-01-083★ / 0.8600Immediate
Paki Finau · IOLWashington2026-01-123★ / 0.8700Immediate
Roger Saleapaga II · TEOregon2026-01-174★ / 0.9100Immediate
Walker Lyons · TEUSC2026-01-094★ / 0.9000Immediate
Zak Yamauchi · IOLStanford2026-01-123★ / 0.8600Immediate
Outgoing · 14 reported
PlayerToDateStars / ratingEligibility
Choe Bryant-Strother · EDGENot reported2026-01-163★ / —Immediate
Dominique McKenzie · WRSan José State2026-01-073★ / —Immediate
Ikinasio Tupou · OTSan José State2026-01-163★ / 0.8500Immediate
Jake Griffin · OTArizona2026-01-133★ / 0.8500Immediate
Lamason Waller III · WRSouthern Utah2026-01-133★ / —Immediate
Marcus McKenzie · CBUtah State2026-01-093★ / —Immediate
Max Alford · LBMichigan2026-01-133★ / 0.8600Immediate
McCae Hillstead · QBUtah State2026-01-093★ / —Immediate
Pokaiaua Haunga · RBNot reported2026-01-133★ / —Immediate
Sani Tuala · DLIdaho State2026-02-013★ / —Immediate
Sione Hingano · OTStephen F. Austin2026-02-023★ / —Immediate
Tayvion Beasley · CBSouth Florida2026-01-103★ / —Immediate
Tucker Kelleher · TEToledo2026-03-123★ / 0.8500Immediate
Weylin Lapuaho · IOLNot reported2026-08-203★ / —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 BYU. Records are CFBD-attributed results; active tenures and the current season may be incomplete.

Kalani Sitake · career 84–45 across 11 seasons and 1 schools

Tenure timeline · 15 appointments
  1. 2016–present · Kalani Sitake · active at capture

    84–45 · 129 attributed games · 11 seasons

    Hired 2015-12-19. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  2. 2005–2015 · Bronco Mendenhall

    99–43 · 142 attributed games · 11 seasons

    Hired 2004-12-13. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  3. 2001–2004 · Gary Crowton

    26–23 · 49 attributed games · 4 seasons

    Hired 2000-10-06. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  4. 1972–2000 · LaVell Edwards

    257–101–3 · 361 attributed games · 29 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  5. 1964–1971 · Tommy Hudspeth

    39–42–1 · 82 attributed games · 8 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  6. 1961–1963 · Hal Mitchell

    8–22 · 30 attributed games · 3 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  7. 1959–1960 · Tally Stevens

    6–15 · 21 attributed games · 2 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  8. 1956–1958 · Harold Kopp

    13–14–3 · 30 attributed games · 3 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  9. 1949–1955 · Charles Atkinson

    18–49–3 · 70 attributed games · 7 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  10. 1946–1948 · Edwin Kimball

    13–17–1 · 31 attributed games · 3 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  11. 1942–1942 · Floyd Millet

    2–5 · 7 attributed games · 1 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  12. 1937–1941 · Edwin Kimball

    21–15–7 · 43 attributed games · 5 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  13. 1928–1936 · Ott Romney

    42–31–5 · 78 attributed games · 9 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  14. 1925–1927 · C.J. Hart

    6–12–2 · 20 attributed games · 3 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  15. 1922–1924 · Alvin Twitchell

    5–13–1 · 19 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 · Kalani Sitake · incomplete attribution0–0——20.616.621—
2025 · Kalani Sitake12–28–11–015.9155511
2024 · Kalani Sitake11–27–21–015.314.84413
2023 · Kalani Sitake5–72–70–0-3.3-0.866—
2022 · Kalani Sitake8–50–21–0-1.4-0.355—
2021 · Kalani Sitake10–30–00–18.987119
2020 · Kalani Sitake11–10–01–019.219.67811
2019 · Kalani Sitake7–60–00–11.3-181—
2018 · Kalani Sitake7–60–01–06.23.278—
2017 · Kalani Sitake4–90–00–0-7.4-10.666—
2016 · Kalani Sitake9–40–01–087.349—
2015 · Bronco Mendenhall9–40–00–18.78.465—
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 2026-11-02 13:51:41.272114 UTC · Source data

Stat rankings

CFBD FBS ranks · source updated 2026-11-01 14:06:17 UTC · calculated 2026-11-02 13:47:25 UTC · provider cache expiry 2026-11-02 13:57:25 UTC. Rank 1 is best; percentiles use CFBD’s 0–100 scale.

StatisticOffense rank / populationPercentileDefense rank / populationPercentile
PPA / play27 / 13881.040 / 13871.5
Success rate28 / 13880.347 / 13866.4
Explosiveness84 / 13839.425 / 13882.5
Standard-down success20 / 13886.138 / 13873.0
Passing-down success77 / 13844.5T92 / 13833.2
Pass PPA50 / 13864.230 / 13878.8
Rush PPA11 / 13892.746 / 13867.2
Pass explosiveness110 / 13820.414 / 13890.5
Rush explosiveness32 / 13877.428 / 13880.3
Line yards51 / 13863.558 / 13858.4
Second-level yards47 / 13866.432 / 13877.4
Open-field yards74 / 13846.719 / 13886.9
Stuff rate72 / 13848.270 / 13849.6
Power success62 / 13855.5T40 / 13869.3
Havoc8 / 13894.9T28 / 13879.9
Front-seven havocT4 / 13897.4T63 / 13852.9
DB havocT66 / 13850.0T5 / 13896.4
Points / opportunity6 / 13896.469 / 13850.4
Average field positionT80 / 13841.255 / 13860.6
Field-position expected points68 / 13851.1T56 / 13859.1

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.

Bear Bachmeier · QBUsage 57.3% · Avg PPA 0.319 · Total 93.440
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.31993.44057.3%
Pass0.31067.20098.6%
Rush0.40530.37927.1%
1st down0.11314.19452.7%
2nd down0.44238.45654.4%
3rd down0.67447.87971.0%
Standard downs0.32465.21753.0%
Passing downs0.30728.22369.7%
LJ Martin · RBUsage 20.8% · Avg PPA 0.365 · Total 18.986
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.36518.98620.8%
Pass-0.022-0.1798.7%
Rush0.43619.16528.9%
1st down0.44111.91422.9%
2nd down0.2464.42621.7%
3rd down0.3782.64514.9%
Standard downs0.46117.99320.6%
Passing downs0.0760.99221.3%
Sione I Moa · RBUsage 15.5% · Avg PPA 0.032 · Total 1.001
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.0321.00115.5%
Pass-0.231-0.9254.7%
Rush0.0711.92724.8%
1st down-0.033-0.40012.8%
2nd down-0.341-3.41417.2%
3rd down0.5354.81621.4%
Standard downs0.0561.45916.9%
Passing downs-0.092-0.45810.9%
Legend Glasker · WRUsage 11.5% · Avg PPA 0.706 · Total 41.657
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.70641.65711.5%
Pass0.77632.58919.1%
Rush0.5339.0686.1%
1st down0.3338.31510.5%
2nd down0.77314.67911.9%
3rd down1.62422.73814.0%
Standard downs0.52818.4919.2%
Passing downs0.96523.16618.2%
Preston Rex · RBUsage 10.9% · Avg PPA 0.206 · Total 10.099
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.20610.09910.9%
Pass0.0330.3665.8%
Rush0.2569.73315.3%
1st down0.1092.40310.5%
2nd down0.1993.78513.0%
3rd down0.4893.9109.3%
Standard downs0.1957.42611.3%
Passing downs0.2432.6739.7%
Kyler Kasper · WRUsage 10.4% · Avg PPA 0.591 · Total 31.305
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.59131.30510.4%
Pass0.67435.03623.6%
Rush-3.732-3.7320.4%
1st down0.50713.68911.3%
2nd down0.5638.4499.4%
3rd down0.6386.38210.0%
Standard downs0.57623.02710.6%
Passing downs0.6378.2789.8%
Journee Tonga · RBUsage 9.1% · Avg PPA 0.025 · Total 0.864
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.0250.8649.1%
Pass0.1690.5081.9%
Rush0.0110.35615.0%
1st down0.0110.24212.1%
2nd down0.8546.8306.7%
3rd down-0.319-1.2765.6%
Standard downs-0.097-2.7039.7%
Passing downs0.5103.5677.4%
Devaughn Eka · RBUsage 7.9% · Avg PPA 0.473 · Total 7.102
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.4737.1027.9%
Pass—0.0000.0%
Rush0.4737.10212.8%
1st down0.5294.2298.3%
2nd down0.3291.9769.7%
3rd down0.8960.8963.3%
Standard downs0.3034.2458.7%
Passing downs2.8562.8563.3%
Logan Payne · RBUsage 7.1% · Avg PPA 0.694 · Total 3.471
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.6943.4717.1%
Pass—0.0000.0%
Rush0.6943.47111.1%
1st down-0.162-0.1622.9%
2nd down0.5521.1048.3%
3rd down1.2652.53018.2%
Standard downs0.6943.4718.1%
Passing downs—0.0000.0%
Walker Lyons · TEUsage 6.5% · Avg PPA 0.315 · Total 10.408
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.31510.4086.5%
Pass0.31510.40815.0%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down0.3155.3587.1%
2nd down0.2561.5373.8%
3rd down0.8607.7379.0%
Standard downs0.2365.4276.1%
Passing downs0.4984.9817.6%
Jojo Phillips · WRUsage 5.1% · Avg PPA 0.123 · Total 2.824
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.1232.8245.1%
Pass0.1122.47011.6%
Rush0.3530.3530.4%
1st down0.0270.2985.2%
2nd down0.2411.4444.1%
3rd down1.0735.3665.8%
Standard downs0.0220.4165.6%
Passing downs0.6022.4073.5%
Roger Saleapaga · TEUsage 4.9% · Avg PPA 0.202 · Total 4.451
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.2024.4514.9%
Pass0.2024.45110.8%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down-0.093-0.8394.3%
2nd down0.2672.1335.6%
3rd down0.2661.0634.4%
Standard downs0.3796.0614.8%
Passing downs-0.268-1.6105.0%
Treyson Bourguet · QBUsage 3.1% · Avg PPA -1.506 · Total -6.024
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-1.506-6.0243.1%
Pass-2.402-7.2067.5%
Rush1.1821.1821.2%
1st down-2.828-5.6553.0%
2nd down-0.185-0.3694.8%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs-1.506-6.0243.6%
Passing downs—0.0000.0%
Charles Miska · RBUsage 2.9% · Avg PPA -0.022 · Total -0.044
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.022-0.0442.9%
Pass—0.0000.0%
Rush-0.022-0.0444.4%
1st down0.8820.8822.9%
2nd down-0.926-0.9264.2%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs-0.022-0.0443.2%
Passing downs—0.0000.0%
Reggie Frischknecht · WRUsage 2.5% · Avg PPA 0.141 · Total 1.127
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.1411.1272.5%
Pass0.1411.1275.6%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down0.2771.1082.7%
2nd down1.9983.9962.0%
3rd down-0.298-0.2981.6%
Standard downs0.1620.8102.0%
Passing downs0.1060.3173.9%
Terrance Saryon · WRUsage 2.3% · Avg PPA -0.444 · Total -1.331
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.444-1.3312.3%
Pass—0.0000.0%
Rush-0.444-1.3313.9%
1st down-0.444-1.3314.7%
2nd down—0.0000.0%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs-0.444-1.3312.7%
Passing downs—0.0000.0%
Keayen Nead · TEUsage 1.7% · Avg PPA 0.211 · Total 0.211
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.2110.2111.7%
Pass0.2110.2115.9%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down0.2110.2113.1%
2nd down—0.0000.0%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs0.2110.2112.1%
Passing downs—0.0000.0%
Tiger Bachmeier · WRUsage 1.5% · Avg PPA -0.045 · Total -0.089
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.045-0.0891.5%
Pass-0.045-0.0893.8%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down0.0470.0471.6%
2nd down—0.0000.0%
3rd down-0.136-0.1364.0%
Standard downs0.0470.0471.0%
Passing downs-0.136-0.1363.7%
Jared Esplin · WRUsage 1.4% · Avg PPA 0.488 · Total 0.488
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.4880.4881.4%
Pass0.4880.4884.3%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down—0.0000.0%
2nd down0.4880.4884.2%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs0.4880.4881.6%
Passing downs—0.0000.0%
Tei Nacua · WRUsage 1.4% · Avg PPA -0.857 · Total -0.857
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.857-0.8571.4%
Pass-0.857-0.8574.3%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down—0.0000.0%
2nd down-0.857-0.8574.2%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs-0.857-0.8571.6%
Passing downs—0.0000.0%
Where BYU sits · 2026 FBS distributions138 teams · raw PPA

2026 · Through provider Week 9. 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: 0.230 (81st percentile; 138 teams)81stOffense success rateOffense success rate: 0.474 (80th percentile; 138 teams)80thOffense explosivenessOffense explosiveness: 1.211 (40th percentile; 138 teams)40thOffense pass PPA/playOffense pass PPA/play: 0.273 (64th percentile; 138 teams)64thOffense rush PPA/playOffense rush PPA/play: 0.228 (92nd percentile; 138 teams)92ndDefense PPA/playDefense PPA/play: 0.026 (72nd percentile; 138 teams)72ndDefense success rateDefense success rate: 0.392 (66th percentile; 138 teams)66thDefense explosivenessDefense explosiveness: 1.143 (82nd percentile; 138 teams)82ndDefense havoc createdDefense havoc created: 0.183 (80th percentile; 138 teams)80th
Values and percentiles
BYU metric values with FBS percentiles, 2026
MetricValuePercentileBetter
Offense PPA/play0.23081st138 teamshigher
Offense success rate0.47480th138 teamshigher
Offense explosiveness1.21140th138 teamshigher
Offense pass PPA/play0.27364th138 teamshigher
Offense rush PPA/play0.22892nd138 teamshigher
Defense PPA/play0.02672nd138 teamslower
Defense success rate0.39266th138 teamslower
Defense explosiveness1.14382nd138 teamslower
Defense havoc created0.18380th138 teamshigher

Passing profile

2026 · CFBD passing family · raw PPA

Captured 2026-11-06. Offense: 100% of 218 attempts charted. Average depth of target 8.8 yards (54th percentile of FBS). Yards after catch 5.9 per completion. Completion 62.8%, 8.1 yards per attempt, pass PPA 0.26.

Completion percentage over expected (CPOE)
SideActualExpectedCPOE (pp)Qualifying / all attempts
Offense61.0%60.5%+0.5195 / 218
Defense allowed60.5%63.1%-2.7258 / 290

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 13.0, YAC 3.9Akron: ADOT 7.7, YAC 4.9Alabama: ADOT 9.9, YAC 5.3App State: ADOT 8.5, YAC 5.3Arizona: ADOT 8.1, YAC 5.8Arizona State: ADOT 7.9, YAC 6.1Arkansas: ADOT 7.6, YAC 5.4Arkansas State: ADOT 9.0, YAC 5.3Army: ADOT 12.5, YAC 3.7Auburn: ADOT 7.9, YAC 5.1Ball State: ADOT 7.6, YAC 5.4Baylor: ADOT 10.2, YAC 5.1Boise State: ADOT 7.6, YAC 5.0Boston College: ADOT 8.0, YAC 6.6Bowling Green: ADOT 6.4, YAC 5.6Buffalo: ADOT 10.1, YAC 2.2California: ADOT 6.2, YAC 5.6Central Michigan: ADOT 9.0, YAC 5.5Charlotte: ADOT 7.1, YAC 5.5Cincinnati: ADOT 7.2, YAC 6.7Clemson: ADOT 6.9, YAC 5.8Coastal Carolina: ADOT 10.6, YAC 5.8Colorado: ADOT 8.6, YAC 7.1Colorado State: ADOT 5.6, YAC 8.3Delaware: ADOT 9.4, YAC 6.4Duke: ADOT 8.6, YAC 6.6East Carolina: ADOT 8.9, YAC 6.2Eastern Michigan: ADOT 7.2, YAC 5.3Florida: ADOT 7.1, YAC 6.7Florida Atlantic: ADOT 8.4, YAC 4.5Florida International: ADOT 8.0, YAC 5.3Florida State: ADOT 10.4, YAC 8.1Fresno State: ADOT 8.0, YAC 6.0Georgia: ADOT 8.2, YAC 7.7Georgia Southern: ADOT 6.9, YAC 5.1Georgia State: ADOT 8.3, YAC 6.3Georgia Tech: ADOT 7.3, YAC 4.7Hawai'i: ADOT 8.4, YAC 4.2Houston: ADOT 8.3, YAC 6.7Illinois: ADOT 9.9, YAC 4.0Indiana: ADOT 11.3, YAC 4.9Iowa: ADOT 7.5, YAC 6.2Iowa State: ADOT 9.2, YAC 5.3Jacksonville State: ADOT 8.3, YAC 5.8James Madison: ADOT 8.5, YAC 5.1Kansas: ADOT 12.5, YAC 5.2Kansas State: ADOT 7.8, YAC 5.3Kennesaw State: ADOT 6.7, YAC 4.9Kent State: ADOT 9.4, YAC 5.2Kentucky: ADOT 6.7, YAC 7.0LSU: ADOT 8.0, YAC 6.9Liberty: ADOT 11.3, YAC 6.0Louisiana: ADOT 8.5, YAC 5.1Louisiana Tech: ADOT 6.5, YAC 6.2Louisville: ADOT 9.1, YAC 7.1Marshall: ADOT 8.9, YAC 5.3Maryland: ADOT 6.9, YAC 6.0Massachusetts: ADOT 10.4, YAC 4.6Memphis: ADOT 10.3, YAC 5.6Miami: ADOT 7.3, YAC 7.2Miami (OH): ADOT 10.7, YAC 6.2Michigan: ADOT 9.9, YAC 4.8Michigan State: ADOT 7.6, YAC 4.1Middle Tennessee: ADOT 8.0, YAC 5.5Minnesota: ADOT 6.1, YAC 6.1Mississippi State: ADOT 8.8, YAC 5.6Missouri: ADOT 10.1, YAC 5.1Missouri State: ADOT 8.6, YAC 5.7NC State: ADOT 8.9, YAC 5.4Navy: ADOT 13.8, YAC 8.0Nebraska: ADOT 8.6, YAC 5.9Nevada: ADOT 8.4, YAC 6.1New Mexico: ADOT 9.9, YAC 6.1New Mexico State: ADOT 9.6, YAC 4.4North Carolina: ADOT 7.4, YAC 6.4North Dakota State: ADOT 10.0, YAC 4.6North Texas: ADOT 9.2, YAC 6.0Northern Illinois: ADOT 8.4, YAC 5.5Northwestern: ADOT 8.8, YAC 5.5Notre Dame: ADOT 9.6, YAC 4.9Ohio: ADOT 9.6, YAC 6.1Ohio State: ADOT 11.0, YAC 5.1Oklahoma: ADOT 8.3, YAC 5.3Oklahoma State: ADOT 8.5, YAC 6.2Old Dominion: ADOT 10.9, YAC 4.3Ole Miss: ADOT 8.7, YAC 4.1Oregon: ADOT 7.6, YAC 6.5Oregon State: ADOT 8.8, YAC 7.7Penn State: ADOT 9.8, YAC 5.1Pittsburgh: ADOT 9.2, YAC 5.6Purdue: ADOT 8.5, YAC 6.9Rice: ADOT 10.8, YAC 4.9Rutgers: ADOT 11.3, YAC 5.5SMU: ADOT 8.4, YAC 6.3Sacramento State: ADOT 8.2, YAC 4.3Sam Houston: ADOT 7.8, YAC 5.5San Diego State: ADOT 9.7, YAC 5.2San José State: ADOT 10.0, YAC 3.7South Alabama: ADOT 10.7, YAC 5.2South Carolina: ADOT 8.8, YAC 5.9South Florida: ADOT 7.7, YAC 6.3Southern Miss: ADOT 8.2, YAC 5.1Stanford: ADOT 8.9, YAC 4.9Syracuse: ADOT 8.9, YAC 5.5TCU: ADOT 9.5, YAC 4.6Temple: ADOT 9.0, YAC 6.9Tennessee: ADOT 6.9, YAC 6.8Texas: ADOT 8.3, YAC 6.3Texas A&M: ADOT 8.8, YAC 5.3Texas State: ADOT 8.6, YAC 6.8Texas Tech: ADOT 9.6, YAC 4.7Toledo: ADOT 9.1, YAC 6.1Troy: ADOT 8.9, YAC 6.5Tulane: ADOT 9.2, YAC 4.9Tulsa: ADOT 8.7, YAC 4.7UAB: ADOT 9.8, YAC 4.4UCF: ADOT 7.0, YAC 5.4UCLA: ADOT 9.1, YAC 5.8UConn: ADOT 11.2, YAC 6.3UL Monroe: ADOT 8.1, YAC 5.8UNLV: ADOT 10.5, YAC 4.3USC: ADOT 8.0, YAC 6.4UTEP: ADOT 8.7, YAC 4.9UTSA: ADOT 7.1, YAC 6.0Utah: ADOT 9.5, YAC 5.8Utah State: ADOT 9.9, YAC 4.5Vanderbilt: ADOT 9.2, YAC 5.1Virginia: ADOT 8.3, YAC 5.3Virginia Tech: ADOT 6.5, YAC 7.0Wake Forest: ADOT 8.7, YAC 6.0Washington: ADOT 7.9, YAC 6.5Washington State: ADOT 7.1, YAC 4.0West Virginia: ADOT 13.8, YAC 8.5Western Kentucky: ADOT 6.9, YAC 5.4Western Michigan: ADOT 8.5, YAC 5.1Wisconsin: ADOT 7.5, YAC 6.9Wyoming: ADOT 8.4, YAC 5.6BYU: ADOT 8.8, YAC 5.9Average depth of target (yards) →Yards after catch per completion →

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

Target mix by zone, BYU offense
Short left34% · 72Short middle20% · 42Short right34% · 72Deep left5% · 10Deep middle5% · 10Deep right2% · 5

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

Defense and rushing detail
BYU passing defense and rushing profile, 2026
SideAttemptsChartedADOTYACComp %PPACPOECPOE att
Passing offense218100%8.85.962.8%0.26+0.5 pp195
Passing defense290100%7.14.659.0%0.10-2.7 pp258

Rushing production

SideAttemptsYards / carrySuccessPPALine yards / rushSecond-level yards / rushOpen-field yards / rushStuff ratePower success
Offense2815.051.7%0.323.401.201.3013.0%74.5%
Defense allowed2413.340.8%0.032.800.900.7018.8%66.7%

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
Offense280 / 28126516515150261 / 261 · 100.0%
Defense allowed237 / 241234717010223 / 223 · 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 +0.5 pp. 7 of 8 captured games have this metric. Missing observations break the line.

-21.3-4.612.0W1W2W2 vs Arizona: -1.9 ppW3W3 vs Colorado State: +10.6 ppW5W5 vs TCU: -21.3 ppW6W6 vs Iowa State: +12.0 ppW7W7 vs Notre Dame: +3.9 ppW8W8 vs UCF: -4.5 ppW9W9 vs Arizona State: +4.1 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
W1Utah Tech220———6.90.63466.70.65
W2Arizona262560.0%61.9%-1.9 pp9.10.44304.90.49
W3Colorado State171770.6%60.0%+10.6 pp9.20.15418.10.58
W5TCU242445.8%67.1%-21.3 pp6.4-0.34384.10.27
W6Iowa State303073.3%61.3%+12.0 pp7.10.36315.70.18
W7Notre Dame373764.9%60.9%+3.9 pp8.70.32303.80.01
W8UCF323250.0%54.5%-4.5 pp11.90.39363.20.19
W9Arizona State303063.3%59.3%+4.1 pp10.00.08291.6-0.09

*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 2026-11-06T12:25:52.746993+00:00. Descriptive totals, including postseason when present.

Our punts

25 punts · 44.8 gross yards/punt · 44.6 net yards/punt

4 inside the 20 · 0 touchbacks · 0 blocked

Known gross yards: 25/25 punts. Known net yards: 16/25 punts.

Our punt returns

20 returns · 11.5 yards/return · 0 touchdowns

0 muffs · 0 opponent punts blocked

Known return yards: 20/20 returns. Return totals include team-only and unattributed plays.

Recent games
GamePuntsGross yd/puntNet yd/puntKnown net yards
Week 9 · Arizona State345.349.02/3
Week 8 · UCF445.841.01/4
Week 7 · Notre Dame338.735.52/3
Week 6 · Iowa State244.048.01/2
Week 5 · TCU643.242.25/6
Team style
Rating history