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2017 Arizona State advanced statistical profile

Updated on 1/3/18

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Arizona State Sun Devils (Pac-12 South)

2017 Schedule & Results
Record: 7-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 5.2 (-1.8) | S&P+ Rk: 81
Date Opponent Opp. S&P+ Rk Score W-L Win
Expectancy
Adj. Scoring
Margin
Percentile
Performance
Off.
Percentile
Def.
Percentile
31-Aug New Mexico State 72 37-31 W 32% -4.4 41% 69% 26%
9-Sep San Diego State 34 20-30 L 78% 7.0 68% 56% 60%
16-Sep at Texas Tech 58 45-52 L 4% -16.5 18% 77% 6%
23-Sep Oregon 47 37-35 W 15% -9.4 31% 66% 21%
30-Sep at Stanford 32 24-34 L 2% -19.4 16% 40% 14%
14-Oct Washington 5 13-7 W 52% 0.4 51% 8% 92%
21-Oct at Utah 33 30-10 W 80% 7.8 69% 32% 82%
28-Oct USC 26 17-48 L 0% -26.5 11% 22% 17%
4-Nov Colorado 93 41-30 W 67% 4.1 59% 71% 34%
11-Nov at UCLA 77 37-44 L 12% -10.8 25% 69% 11%
18-Nov at Oregon State 127 40-24 W 99% 22.9 85% 80% 75%
25-Nov Arizona 48 42-30 W 76% 6.5 66% 75% 42%
29-Dec vs. NC State 38 31-52 L 5% -15.3 22% 78% 6%
Category Offense Rk Defense Rk
S&P+ 31.5 35 33.0 106
Points Per Game 34.5 41 35.6 110
Five Factors
Offense Defense
Category Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
EFFICIENCY Success Rate 41.8% 65 43.6% 90 40.3%
EXPLOSIVENESS IsoPPP 1.14 78 1.28 111 1.17
FIELD POSITION Avg. FP 27.8 111 30.4 91 29.6
FINISHING DRIVES Pts. Per Trip in 40 5.04 16 4.72 96 4.42
TURNOVER MARGIN EXPECTED -1.0 77 Turnover Luck (PPG):
+1.13
ACTUAL 2 53
Rushing
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Rushing S&P+ 100.1 70 98.0 72 100.0
Rushing Success Rate 43.4% 58 46.2% 98 42.2%
Rushing IsoPPP 0.83 93 1.03 112 0.92
Adj. Line Yards 101.5 66 97.7 71 100.0
Opportunity Rate 37.5% 76 40.3% 92 38.5%
Power Success Rate 78.6% 11 78.0% 116 67.7%
Stuff Rate 16.0% 20 17.9% 80 19.3%

Individual Rushing Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Rushes Yards TD Yards/
Carry
Hlt Yds/
Opp.
Opp.
Rate
Fumbles
(Lost)
Demario Richard RB 5'10, 219 SR 198 1027 12 5.2 4.9 37.9% 0 (0)
Kalen Ballage RB 6'3, 230 SR 157 669 6 4.3 3.8 32.5% 1 (0)
Manny Wilkins QB 6'3, 200 JR 98 525 7 5.4 4.0 43.9% 5 (1)
Eno Benjamin RB 5'10, 200 FR 23 142 1 6.2 6.8 34.8% 0 (0)
N'Keal Harry WR 6'4, 216 SO 12 67 0 5.6 5.0 41.7% 0 (0)
Kyle Williams WR 5'10, 180 SO 10 86 0 8.6 11.1 50.0% 1 (1)
Nick Ralston RB 6'0, 214 SO 4 22 0 5.5 1.0 75.0% 0 (0)
Mark Cosgrove FB 5'10, 218 JR 3 6 0 2.0 0.0 0.0% 0 (0)
Frank Darby WR 6'0, 190 FR 1 21 1 21.0 13.5 100.0% 0 (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+ 104.0 49 108.6 34 100.0
Passing Success Rate 40.0% 73 41.3% 75 40.3%
Passing IsoPPP 1.52 44 1.53 89 1.48
Adj. Sack Rate 70.6 115 138 13 100

Individual Passing Stats

Player Ht, Wt Year Comp Att Yards TD INT Comp
Rate
Sacks Sack Rate Yards/
Att.
Manny Wilkins 6'3, 200 JR 260 410 3270 20 8 63.4% 40 8.9% 6.7
Blake Barnett 6'5, 201 SO 3 5 40 0 1 60.0% 0 0.0% 8.0

Individual Receiving Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Targets Catches Yards TD Yds/
Catch
Yds/
Target
Catch Rate Success Rate Target
Rate
N'Keal Harry WR 6'4, 216 SO 120 82 1142 8 13.9 9.5 68.3% 53.3% 30.1%
Kyle Williams WR 5'10, 180 SO 87 66 763 7 11.6 8.8 75.9% 54.0% 21.8%
Jalen Harvey WR 6'1, 203 JR 53 34 572 1 16.8 10.8 64.2% 58.5% 13.3%
Kalen Ballage RB 6'3, 230 SR 32 20 91 0 4.6 2.8 62.5% 15.6% 8.0%
John Humphrey WR 5'11, 174 SO 25 13 177 1 13.6 7.1 52.0% 36.0% 6.3%
Frank Darby WR 6'0, 190 FR 16 9 234 2 26.0 14.6 56.2% 50.0% 4.0%
Demario Richard RB 5'10, 219 SR 14 8 67 0 8.4 4.8 57.1% 35.7% 3.5%
Ryan Newsome WR 5'8, 176 SO 13 7 96 0 13.7 7.4 53.8% 38.5% 3.3%
Nick Ralston RB 6'0, 214 SO 9 6 32 0 5.3 3.6 66.7% 33.3% 2.3%
Curtis Hodges WR 6'7, 220 FR 6 5 41 1 8.2 6.8 83.3% 50.0% 1.5%
Eno Benjamin RB 5'10, 200 FR 6 5 15 0 3.0 2.5 83.3% 16.7% 1.5%
Ceejhay French-Love TE 6'4, 246 JR 5 3 49 1 16.3 9.8 60.0% 60.0% 1.3%
Tommy Hudson TE 6'5, 240 SO 4 2 27 0 13.5 6.8 50.0% 25.0% 1.0%
Ryan Jenkins WR 5'11, 198 SR 4 2 11 0 5.5 2.8 50.0% 0.0% 1.0%
Jay Jay Wilson TE 6'2, 247 JR 2 1 16 0 16.0 8.0 50.0% 50.0% 0.5%
Terrell Chatman WR 6'3, 192 SO 2 1 8 0 8.0 4.0 50.0% 50.0% 0.5%
Standard Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Standard Downs S&P+ 102.6 59 100.0 64 100.0
Standard Downs Success Rate 46.7% 64 49.6% 101 46.5%
Standard Downs IsoPPP 1.05 68 1.15 106 1.07
SD Line Yards per Carry 2.94 61 3.11 94 2.92
SD Sack Rate 7.0% 104 6.0% 44 5.3%
Passing Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Passing Downs S&P+ 98.6 74 112.5 30 100.0
Passing Downs Success Rate 30.6% 69 30.5% 76 30.7%
Passing Downs IsoPPP 1.46 86 1.73 112 1.53
PD Line Yards per Carry 3.64 24 3.47 91 3.22
PD Sack Rate 11.4% 114 10.6% 14 7.8%
Situational
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk
Q1 S&P+ 98.9 73 106.9 41
Q2 S&P+ 107.0 52 92.4 95
Q3 S&P+ 108.9 47 104.1 55
Q4 S&P+ 102.3 67 101.6 55
1st Down S&P+ 100.9 64 99.7 69
2nd Down S&P+ 95.1 88 104.4 54
3rd Down S&P+ 126.1 10 93.1 91
Offensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 59.3% 60 60.0%
Pass Downs Run Rate 39.6% 34 35.3%
Adj. Pace -0.9 43 +0.0
% of Solo Tackles 78.8% 22 73.8%
Defensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 54.7% 115 59.9%
Pass. Downs Run Rate 29.7% 105 35.0%
Overall Havoc Rate 14.1% 94 16.0%
DL Havoc Rate 3.3% 104 4.9%
LB Havoc Rate 5.0% 46 4.4%
DB Havoc Rate 4.7% 119 6.5%
PD to INC 25.9% 125 33.9%
Individual Defensive Stats
Name Pos Ht, Wt Year Tackles TFL (Sacks) Run Stuffs* Int (PBU) FF Succ. Rate**
Christian Sam LB 6'2, 237 JR 107.0 9.5 (3) 18 1 (1) 1 41.3%
DJ Calhoun LB 6'0, 234 SR 82.0 12 (6.5) 9 0 (3) 0 43.4%
Chad Adams DB 5'9, 191 SR 63.5 2.5 (0) 2 2 (2) 0 76.5%
J'Marcus Rhodes DB 6'1, 214 SR 59.5 3.5 (1) 3 1 (1) 1 47.8%
Chase Lucas DB 6'0, 178 FR 52.5 1 (0) 2 2 (8) 0 62.7%
Jay Jay Wilson TE 6'2, 247 JR 37.5 4 (2) 6 1 (2) 0 34.9%
JoJo Wicker DL 6'3, 273 JR 36.0 13 (6) 12 0 (1) 1 14.3%
Kobe Williams DB 5'10, 162 SO 32.5 2 (0) 2 1 (5) 0 77.8%
Demonte King DB 6'1, 193 JR 30.0 1 (0) 1 1 (2) 0 76.3%
Alani Latu LB 6'2, 248 SR 29.0 10 (7) 4 0 (2) 1 29.7%
Tashon Smallwood DL 6'0, 279 SR 28.5 8 (4) 10 0 (1) 1 13.5%
Dasmond Tautalatasi DB 6'0, 203 JR 20.0 0 (0) 0 0 (3) 0 81.8%
Renell Wren DL 6'5, 295 JR 16.5 3 (0.5) 4 1 (0) 0 38.1%
Khaylan Thomas LB 6'0, 227 SO 14.5 1.5 (1) 1 0 (0) 0 54.5%
Joey Bryant DB 6'1, 180 JR 14.5 1 (1) 0 1 (2) 0 50.0%
Evan Fields DB 6'1, 190 FR 14.0 0.5 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 76.9%
Koron Crump LB 6'3, 222 SR 12.0 4 (4) 1 0 (0) 0 23.1%
Malik Lawal LB 6'1, 221 SO 8.0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 50.0%
Langston Frederick CB 5'10, 180 FR 7.0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 100.0%
Abe Thompson OLB 6'2, 230 SO 5.5 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 50.0%
George Lea DL 6'3, 275 SO 5.0 1.5 (1) 1 0 (0) 0 62.5%
Deion Guignard DB 6'2, 214 JR 4.5 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 100.0%
Shannon Forman DL 6'1, 299 FR 4.0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 80.0%
Tyler Whiley DB 6'0, 210 JR 3.0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 100.0%
Dougladson Subtyl DL 6'4, 238 JR 2.0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 100.0%

* Stuffs are rushes stopped at or behind the line. They are not necessarily tackles for loss (since they include zero-yard gains), so adding sacks and stuffs won't necessarily equal TFLs. Also: the figure is based on how many stuffs a tackler has taken part in -- solo tackles and assist tackles count for the same amount.

** For defenders, Success Rate is defined as the offense's success rate on plays in which the defender made a tackle. The lower the number, the better for the defender. On average, due to proximity to the line of scrimmage, defensive linemen will produce lower success rates than linebackers, who producer lower rates than defensive backs.

Special Teams

Rating Rank
Special Teams S&P+ 0.1 60
Category Rate Rank
FG Value (per kick) 0.08 59
Punt Success Rate 55.4% 77
Kickoff Success Rate 89.3% 10
Punt Return Success Rate 52.6% 49
Kick Return Success Rate 36.8% 103
Place-Kicker Ht, Wt Year PAT FG Pct
Brandon Ruiz 5'10, 171 FR 49-50 19-27 70.4%
Punter Ht, Wt Year Punts Avg TB FC I20 FC/I20
Ratio
Michael Sleep-Dalton 6'1, 210 SO 62 39.9 1 13 14 43.5%
Manny Wilkins 6'3, 200 JR 2 26.0 0 0 2 100.0%
Kicker Ht, Wt Year Kickoffs Avg TB TB% OOB Fair
Catches
Onside
Att
Onside
Success
Brandon Ruiz 5'10, 171 FR 75 64.5 52 69.3% 1 1 6 3
Punt Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Ryan Newsome 5'8, 176 SO 6 3.8 0 8 1 (1)
N'Keal Harry 6'4, 216 SO 5 2.6 0 9 0 (0)
Curtis Hodges 6'7, 220 FR 2 14.5 0 0 1 (1)
Kick Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Kalen Ballage 6'3, 230 SR 20 21.9 0 0 1 (0)
Eno Benjamin 5'10, 200 FR 6 19.8 0 0 0 (0)
Trelon Smith 5'9, 181 FR 5 18.0 0 0 0 (0)
Tackler Pos Ht, Wt Year ST Tackles PR Avg KR Avg
Malik Lawal LB 6'1, 221 SO 6.0 1.3 15.8
Langston Frederick CB 5'10, 180 FR 6.0 3.8 19.5
Khaylan Thomas LB 6'0, 227 SO 5.5 10.8 17.0
Abe Thompson OLB 6'2, 230 SO 4.0 3.3 19.5
Deion Guignard DB 6'2, 214 JR 3.5 2.5 19.0

Stats via SportSource Analytics