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2015 Georgia Tech advanced statistical profile

Updated on 8/21/2016

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2015 | 2016

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (ACC Coastal)

2015 Schedule & Results
Record: 3-9 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.2 (0.2) | S&P+ Rk: 68
Date Opponent Opp. S&P+ Rk Score W-L Win
Expectancy
Adj. Scoring
Margin
Percentile
Performance
Off.
Percentile
Def.
Percentile
3-Sep Alcorn State N/A 69-6 W 100% 64.2 77% 92% 91%
12-Sep Tulane 120 65-10 W 100% 40.3 91% 94% 74%
19-Sep at Notre Dame 8 22-30 L 1% -20.3 55% 16% 50%
26-Sep at Duke 75 20-34 L 6% -12.7 52% 31% 68%
3-Oct North Carolina 29 31-38 L 29% -4.5 91% 71% 63%
10-Oct at Clemson 2 24-43 L 0% -23.0 21% 51% 21%
17-Oct Pittsburgh 40 28-31 L 27% -4.9 27% 83% 4%
24-Oct Florida State 7 22-16 W 30% -4.3 66% 44% 87%
31-Oct at Virginia 73 21-27 L 15% -8.4 10% 13% 15%
12-Nov Virginia Tech 59 21-23 L 8% -11.0 19% 23% 49%
21-Nov at Miami-FL 51 21-38 L 3% -15.0 15% 41% 17%
28-Nov Georgia 32 7-13 L 4% -14.2 29% 43% 48%
Category Offense Rk Defense Rk
S&P+ 29.2 62 28.2 65
Points Per Game 29.3 63 25.8 51
Five Factors
Offense Defense
Category Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
EXPLOSIVENESS IsoPPP 1.16 114 1.24 57 1.27
EFFICIENCY Success Rate 42.5% 58 44.8% 99 40.3%
FIELD POSITION Avg. FP 29.2 84 32.0 112 29.9
FINISHING DRIVES Pts. Per Trip in 40 5.32 18 4.61 61 4.67
TURNOVER MARGIN EXPECTED -10.13 119 Turnover Luck (PPG):
+1.30
ACTUAL -7 105
Rushing
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Rushing S&P+ 109.1 36 95.4 83 100.0
Rushing Success Rate 46.2% 28 45.8% 96 42.3%
Rushing IsoPPP 1.03 81 1.10 80 1.08
Adj. Line Yards 106 43 95.7 85 100.0
Opportunity Rate 44.4% 12 39.5% 80 38.9%
Power Success Rate 61.4% 95 63.6% 50 66.3%
Stuff Rate 20.0% 81 20.6% 53 19.6%

Individual Rushing Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Rushes Yards TD Yards/
Carry
Hlt Yds/
Opp.
Opp.
Rate
Fumbles
(Lost)
Justin Thomas QB 5'11, 189 JR 133 590 6 4.4 6.6 36.1% 10 (5)
Patrick Skov RB 6'1, 235 SR 93 377 6 4.1 1.7 34.4% 2 (1)
Marcus Marshall RB 5'10, 209 FR 86 654 4 7.6 8.1 47.7% 3 (2)
Clinton Lynch RB 6'0, 181 FR 49 466 5 9.5 7.7 67.3% 0 (0)
Matthew Jordan QB 6'2, 215 FR 35 169 2 4.8 5.9 42.9% 6 (1)
Marcus Allen RB 6'2, 220 JR 35 166 2 4.7 2.6 40.0% 1 (1)
Isiah Willis RB 5'9, 195 JR 32 169 1 5.3 2.4 62.5% 1 (0)
Broderick Snoddy RB 5'9, 190 SR 20 181 1 9.1 10.0 50.0% 3 (3)
Mikell Lands-Davis RB 5'11, 220 FR 18 40 0 2.2 2.3 44.4% 1 (0)
NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns.
Passing
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Passing S&P+ 93.1 87 99.2 63 100.0
Passing Success Rate 33.2% 117 43.8% 99 40.3%
Passing IsoPPP 1.59 34 1.39 40 1.49
Adj. Sack Rate 89.5 78 69.5 112 100

Individual Passing Stats

Player Ht, Wt Year Comp Att Yards TD INT Comp
Rate
Sacks Sack Rate Yards/
Att.
Justin Thomas 5'11, 189 JR 75 180 1345 13 8 41.7% 13 6.7% 6.4
Matthew Jordan 6'2, 215 FR 5 9 94 1 1 55.6% 2 18.2% 7.8
Tim Byerly 6'0, 207 SR 1 1 23 0 0 100.0% 0 0.0% 23.0

Individual Receiving Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Targets Catches Yards TD Yds/
Catch
Yds/
Target
Catch Rate Success Rate Target
Rate
Ricky Jeune WR 6'3, 212 SO 63 24 520 4 21.7 8.3 38.1% 38.1% 37.3%
Clinton Lynch RB 6'0, 181 FR 26 11 273 3 24.8 10.5 42.3% 42.3% 15.4%
Micheal Summers WR 6'1, 200 JR 17 12 178 2 14.8 10.5 70.6% 58.8% 10.1%
Brad Stewart WR 6'1, 195 FR 15 7 93 0 13.3 6.2 46.7% 40.0% 8.9%
Mikell Lands-Davis RB 5'11, 220 FR 9 7 69 1 9.9 7.7 77.8% 44.4% 5.3%
TaQuon Marshall RB 5'10, 177 FR 8 3 76 1 25.3 9.5 37.5% 37.5% 4.7%
Isiah Willis RB 5'9, 195 JR 7 6 101 0 16.8 14.4 85.7% 85.7% 4.1%
Qua Searcy RB 5'11, 174 FR 6 3 45 1 15.0 7.5 50.0% 50.0% 3.6%
Marcus Marshall RB 5'10, 209 FR 6 3 42 0 14.0 7.0 50.0% 33.3% 3.6%
Patrick Skov RB 6'1, 235 SR 4 3 44 2 14.7 11.0 75.0% 75.0% 2.4%
Broderick Snoddy RB 5'9, 190 SR 2 1 15 0 15.0 7.5 50.0% 50.0% 1.2%
Marcus Allen RB 6'2, 220 JR 2 1 6 0 6.0 3.0 50.0% 50.0% 1.2%
Antonio Messick WR 6'3, 200 SO 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.6%
Lynn Griffin DB 6'0, 197 JR 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.6%
Austin McClellan RB 5'9, 185 JR 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.6%
Jamal Golden DB 6'0, 195 SR 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.6%
Standard Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Standard Downs S&P+ 112.0 26 98.2 69 100.0
Standard Downs Success Rate 50.8% 25 49.9% 102 46.5%
Standard Downs IsoPPP 1.02 103 1.06 48 1.11
SD Line Yards per Carry 3.20 21 3.24 113 2.90
SD Sack Rate 4.9% 68 2.3% 122 5.0%
Passing Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Passing Downs S&P+ 84.4 105 98.2 76 100.0
Passing Downs Success Rate 24.4% 117 30.3% 62 30.7%
Passing Downs IsoPPP 1.79 60 2.06 120 1.77
PD Line Yards per Carry 2.45 115 2.94 42 3.20
PD Sack Rate 8.6% 88 5.6% 97 7.5%
Situational
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk
Q1 S&P+ 120.8 21 105.4 43
Q2 S&P+ 116.7 26 95.6 81
Q3 S&P+ 108.4 43 97.8 75
Q4 S&P+ 97.4 87 109.3 35
1st Down S&P+ 114.3 24 103.8 50
2nd Down S&P+ 123.4 15 100.7 67
3rd Down S&P+ 75.3 123 100.1 71
Offensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 81.7% 6 60.4%
Pass Downs Run Rate 48.8% 9 34.0%
Adj. Pace -3.2 88 +0.0
% of Solo Tackles 79.2% 37 74.9%
Defensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 62.5% 40 60.3%
Pass. Downs Run Rate 23.5% 127 33.9%
Overall Havoc Rate 12.0% 123 16.0%
DL Havoc Rate 3.9% 92 5.1%
LB Havoc Rate 2.9% 104 4.5%
DB Havoc Rate 4.9% 105 6.3%
PD to INC 27.4% 113 32.8%
Individual Defensive Stats
Name Pos Ht, Wt Year Tackles % of Team TFL Sacks Int PBU FF FR
P.J. Davis LB 5'11, 229 JR 61.0 10.4% 6.5 2.0 0 0 1 0
Jamal Golden DB 6'0, 195 SR 54.5 9.3% 2.0 0.0 1 4 0 0
Demond Smith DB 6'0, 195 SR 43.0 7.3% 2.5 0.0 0 1 0 0
Tyler Marcordes LB 6'4, 237 SR 42.5 7.2% 6.5 2.0 0 0 2 0
D.J. White DB 5'11, 185 SR 38.5 6.6% 0.0 0.0 2 8 1 0
KeShun Freeman DE 6'1, 240 SO 33.5 5.7% 4.0 2.0 0 1 1 0
Lawrence Austin DB 5'9, 185 SO 32.0 5.4% 1.5 0.0 1 2 0 0
Brant Mitchell LB 6'2, 235 FR 30.5 5.2% 2.5 1.0 2 0 0 0
Patrick Gamble DL 6'5, 282 JR 28.5 4.9% 2.5 1.0 0 2 0 0
Chris Milton DB 5'11, 190 SR 27.5 4.7% 1.0 0.0 1 6 0 0
Adam Gotsis DL 6'5, 282 SR 25.5 4.3% 5.0 3.0 0 0 0 1
A.J. Gray DB 6'1, 212 FR 18.0 3.1% 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Corey Griffin DB 6'2, 195 SO 18.0 3.1% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Domonique Noble LB 6'2, 230 SR 15.0 2.6% 0.5 0.0 0 0 0 0
Francis Kallon DL 6'5, 284 JR 12.0 2.0% 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Antonio Simmons DL 6'3, 235 SO 10.5 1.8% 3.0 1.0 0 1 1 0
Rod Rook-Chungong DE 6'3, 241 JR 10.5 1.8% 2.0 0.0 1 1 0 0
Jabari Hunt DL 6'3, 292 SR 10.5 1.8% 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Chase Alford LB 6'1, 227 JR 8.0 1.4% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Victor Alexander LB 5'10, 228 FR 7.5 1.3% 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Kyle Cerge-Henderson DL 6'1, 290 FR 7.5 1.3% 0.5 0.0 0 0 0 0
Lynn Griffin DB 6'0, 197 JR 7.0 1.2% 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Step Durham DB 5'11, 187 SO 7.0 1.2% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Anree Saint-Amour DL 6'3, 240 FR 6.5 1.1% 2.0 1.0 0 0 0 0
Terrell Lewis LB 6'2, 227 SO 6.5 1.1% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Note: It appears "Fumble Returns" are getting pulled instead of "Fumble Recoveries." My apologies. Will try to get that corrected.
Special Teams

Rating Rank
Special Teams S&P+ 0.6 47
Category Rate Rank
FG Value (per kick) 0.20 41
Punt Success Rate 53.2% 80
Kickoff Success Rate 90.3% 4
Punt Return Success Rate 55.0% 44
Kick Return Success Rate 38.7% 92
Place-Kicker Ht, Wt Year PAT FG Pct
Harrison Butker 6'3, 207 JR 44-44 7-11 63.6%
Punter Ht, Wt Year Punts Avg TB FC I20 FC/I20
Ratio
Ryan Rodwell 6'2, 200 JR 45 39.3 0 12 11 51.1%
Kicker Ht, Wt Year Kickoffs Avg TB TB% OOB Fair
Catches
Onside
Att
Onside
Success
Harrison Butker 6'3, 207 JR 62 64.3 41 66.1% 1 0 4 2
Punt Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Jamal Golden 6'0, 195 SR 16 10.1 0 18 4 (0)
Brad Stewart 6'1, 195 FR 1 7.0 0 2 0 (0)
Chris Milton 5'11, 190 SR 1 17.0 0 0 0 (0)
Kick Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Jamal Golden 6'0, 195 SR 18 19.9 0 0 0 (0)
Marcus Marshall 5'10, 209 FR 10 21.2 0 0 0 (0)
Antonio Messick 6'3, 200 SO 1 13.0 0 0 0 (0)

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