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2017 Arkansas advanced statistical profile

Updated on 1/3/18

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Arkansas Razorbacks (SEC West)

2017 Schedule & Results
Record: 4-8 | Second-order wins (diff.): 4.4 (0.4) | S&P+ Rk: 91
Date Opponent Opp. S&P+ Rk Score W-L Win
Expectancy
Adj. Scoring
Margin
Percentile
Performance
Off.
Percentile
Def.
Percentile
31-Aug vs. Florida A&M N/A 49-7 W 100% 46.4 93% 88% 98%
9-Sep TCU 14 7-28 L 0% -29.0 11% 7% 36%
23-Sep vs. Texas A&M 61 43-50 L 73% 5.6 61% 87% 24%
30-Sep New Mexico State 72 42-24 W 100% 30.7 93% 97% 55%
7-Oct at South Carolina 60 22-48 L 26% -5.8 36% 36% 47%
14-Oct at Alabama 1 9-41 L 0% -44.9 7% 5% 5%
21-Oct Auburn 10 20-52 L 0% -34.3 8% 20% 5%
28-Oct at Ole Miss 42 38-37 W 3% -17.2 19% 66% 10%
4-Nov Coastal Carolina 111 39-38 W 99% 20.1 84% 95% 33%
11-Nov at LSU 21 10-33 L 0% -43.5 6% 5% 7%
18-Nov Mississippi State 28 21-28 L 13% -10.2 29% 35% 34%
24-Nov Missouri 35 45-48 L 30% -4.9 41% 80% 16%
Category Offense Rk Defense Rk
S&P+ 30.4 43 33.4 112
Points Per Game 28.8 71 36.2 113
Five Factors
Offense Defense
Category Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
EFFICIENCY Success Rate 43.2% 48 46.7% 116 40.3%
EXPLOSIVENESS IsoPPP 1.19 51 1.22 91 1.17
FIELD POSITION Avg. FP 29.2 84 30.2 86 29.6
FINISHING DRIVES Pts. Per Trip in 40 4.75 37 5.09 119 4.42
TURNOVER MARGIN EXPECTED -0.1 68 Turnover Luck (PPG):
-0.39
ACTUAL -1 71
Rushing
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Rushing S&P+ 125.3 9 94.3 89 100.0
Rushing Success Rate 47.6% 15 48.3% 114 42.2%
Rushing IsoPPP 0.92 57 0.91 66 0.92
Adj. Line Yards 115 16 97.8 70 100.0
Opportunity Rate 41.0% 34 40.5% 96 38.5%
Power Success Rate 64.3% 91 83.0% 130 67.7%
Stuff Rate 19.6% 67 13.1% 129 19.3%

Individual Rushing Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Rushes Yards TD Yards/
Carry
Hlt Yds/
Opp.
Opp.
Rate
Fumbles
(Lost)
Devwah Whaley RB 5'11, 216 SO 127 559 7 4.4 4.1 36.2% 0 (0)
David Williams RB 6'1, 229 SR 120 662 8 5.5 4.3 42.5% 2 (0)
Chase Hayden RB 5'10, 191 FR 61 326 4 5.3 4.8 42.6% 1 (0)
Cole Kelley QB 6'7, 268 FR 38 174 2 4.6 2.6 44.7% 6 (4)
T.J. Hammonds WR 5'10, 195 SO 32 262 1 8.2 11.5 43.8% 0 (0)
Austin Allen QB 6'1, 215 SR 18 80 1 4.4 5.4 33.3% 3 (2)
Jordan Jones WR 6'1, 185 FR 8 88 0 11.0 6.4 87.5% 0 (0)
Deon Stewart WR 5'11, 162 SO 8 10 0 1.3 3.2 12.5% 1 (1)
Jonathan Nance WR 6'0, 182 JR 5 62 0 12.4 12.5 60.0% 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+ 105.4 47 95.3 86 100.0
Passing Success Rate 37.9% 96 44.8% 104 40.3%
Passing IsoPPP 1.60 31 1.62 110 1.48
Adj. Sack Rate 89.3 89 90.2 86 100

Individual Passing Stats

Player Ht, Wt Year Comp Att Yards TD INT Comp
Rate
Sacks Sack Rate Yards/
Att.
Austin Allen 6'1, 215 SR 105 187 1427 10 5 56.1% 19 9.2% 6.4
Cole Kelley 6'7, 268 FR 87 151 1038 8 4 57.6% 16 9.6% 5.6

Individual Receiving Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Targets Catches Yards TD Yds/
Catch
Yds/
Target
Catch Rate Success Rate Target
Rate
Deon Stewart WR 5'11, 162 SO 60 33 409 3 12.4 6.8 55.0% 41.7% 18.6%
Jonathan Nance WR 6'0, 182 JR 58 37 539 5 14.6 9.3 63.8% 46.6% 18.0%
Jordan Jones WR 6'1, 185 FR 44 21 401 3 19.1 9.1 47.7% 40.9% 13.6%
Cheyenne OΓÇÖGrady TE 6'4, 253 SO 33 21 143 2 6.8 4.3 63.6% 39.4% 10.2%
Jeremy Patton TE 6'5, 250 JR 22 11 189 0 17.2 8.6 50.0% 40.9% 6.8%
Austin Cantrell TE 6'3, 264 SO 19 13 85 0 6.5 4.5 68.4% 47.4% 5.9%
Brandon Martin WR 6'4, 219 SO 15 9 119 0 13.2 7.9 60.0% 40.0% 4.6%
David Williams RB 6'1, 229 SR 14 10 171 2 17.1 12.2 71.4% 57.1% 4.3%
LaΓÇÖMichael Pettway WR 6'2, 220 SO 13 6 73 0 12.2 5.6 46.2% 38.5% 4.0%
Devwah Whaley RB 5'11, 216 SO 13 8 52 1 6.5 4.0 61.5% 23.1% 4.0%
Jared Cornelius WR 5'11, 212 SR 8 5 43 1 8.6 5.4 62.5% 50.0% 2.5%
Hayden Johnson FB 6'2, 256 SO 6 5 49 0 9.8 8.2 83.3% 66.7% 1.9%
T.J. Hammonds WR 5'10, 195 SO 5 2 64 1 32.0 12.8 40.0% 20.0% 1.5%
Will Gragg TE 6'4, 254 SO 5 5 61 0 12.2 12.2 100.0% 60.0% 1.5%
Jarrod Barnes WR 5'11, 172 FR 2 2 30 0 15.0 15.0 100.0% 50.0% 0.6%
Chase Hayden RB 5'10, 191 FR 1 1 23 0 23.0 23.0 100.0% 100.0% 0.3%
Standard Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Standard Downs S&P+ 111.0 30 98.9 69 100.0
Standard Downs Success Rate 47.6% 58 50.6% 104 46.5%
Standard Downs IsoPPP 1.03 80 1.07 76 1.07
SD Line Yards per Carry 3.16 30 3.36 119 2.92
SD Sack Rate 6.8% 96 2.8% 113 5.3%
Passing Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Passing Downs S&P+ 124.4 12 84.6 118 100.0
Passing Downs Success Rate 33.2% 36 36.9% 118 30.7%
Passing Downs IsoPPP 1.71 21 1.74 116 1.53
PD Line Yards per Carry 2.94 97 3.49 94 3.22
PD Sack Rate 11.0% 111 8.8% 36 7.8%
Situational
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk
Q1 S&P+ 120.9 21 95.8 81
Q2 S&P+ 114.7 29 93.3 93
Q3 S&P+ 110.8 43 93.2 90
Q4 S&P+ 117.2 15 87.9 120
1st Down S&P+ 116.1 23 101.0 61
2nd Down S&P+ 117.2 24 89.7 106
3rd Down S&P+ 107.1 49 83.7 117
Offensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 67.1% 27 60.0%
Pass Downs Run Rate 26.0% 113 35.3%
Adj. Pace +2.1 108 +0.0
% of Solo Tackles 69.9% 98 73.8%
Defensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 64.6% 21 59.9%
Pass. Downs Run Rate 30.8% 100 35.0%
Overall Havoc Rate 13.7% 101 16.0%
DL Havoc Rate 3.3% 102 4.9%
LB Havoc Rate 4.6% 54 4.4%
DB Havoc Rate 5.8% 89 6.5%
PD to INC 36.9% 34 33.9%
Individual Defensive Stats
Name Pos Ht, Wt Year Tackles TFL (Sacks) Run Stuffs* Int (PBU) FF Succ. Rate**
DeΓÇÖJon Harris LB 6'0, 242 SO 90.5 8.5 (3.5) 10 0 (2) 0 34.8%
Dre Greenlaw LB 6'0, 229 JR 77.5 1.5 (1) 7 0 (2) 0 47.6%
Santos Ramirez DB 6'2, 198 JR 48.5 2 (0) 3 1 (8) 3 75.0%
Josh Liddell DB 6'1, 211 SR 39.5 0 (0) 0 1 (1) 1 82.0%
Kamren Curl DB 6'1, 193 FR 39.0 0 (0) 1 0 (8) 0 84.8%
HenreΓÇÖ Toliver DB 6'1, 185 SR 38.5 1 (0) 1 3 (8) 0 73.8%
Kevin Richardson II DB 5'11, 185 SR 35.5 0.5 (0) 2 3 (4) 0 61.2%
Randy Ramsey LB 6'4, 228 JR 32.0 6.5 (3) 6 0 (2) 2 39.5%
Grant Morgan LB 5'11, 220 FR 30.0 3.5 (1) 6 0 (2) 1 29.4%
McTelvin Agim DL 6'3, 286 SO 26.0 7.5 (2.5) 9 0 (3) 2 32.4%
Dwayne Eugene Jr. LB 6'1, 240 SR 24.0 5.5 (2.5) 6 0 (0) 0 40.0%
T.J. Smith DL 6'3, 290 SO 17.0 3 (1) 7 0 (0) 0 16.0%
Briston Guidry DL 6'2, 279 FR 14.5 3.5 (1) 4 0 (0) 1 42.9%
Bijhon Jackson DL 6'1, 339 SR 14.5 2 (1) 2 0 (0) 0 22.7%
DeΓÇÖAndre Coley DB 6'1, 211 SR 14.0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 73.7%
Austin Capps DL 6'4, 300 SO 13.0 1.5 (1.5) 3 0 (1) 0 31.8%
Chevin Calloway DB 5'10, 188 FR 9.0 0 (0) 0 0 (2) 0 88.9%
Ryder Lucas DB 6'0, 195 JR 8.0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 100.0%
Jake Hall DL 6'5, 263 JR 6.5 1 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 27.3%
Reid Miller DB 5'9, 201 JR 6.5 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 100.0%
Dee Walker LB 6'2, 215 FR 4.5 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 66.7%
Deon Edwards DB 6'1, 212 FR 4.5 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0.0%
Jonathan Marshall DL 6'3, 310 FR 4.0 0.5 (0) 2 0 (0) 0 33.3%
Hayden Henry LB 6'1, 209 FR 3.0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0
Armon Watts DL 6'5, 309 JR 3.0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 50.0%

* 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 75
Category Rate Rank
FG Value (per kick) 0.01 66
Punt Success Rate 48.2% 108
Kickoff Success Rate 75.4% 57
Punt Return Success Rate 75.0% 8
Kick Return Success Rate 51.1% 33
Place-Kicker Ht, Wt Year PAT FG Pct
Connor Limpert 6'1, 180 SO 33-34 8-9 88.9%
Cole Hedlund 5'10, 164 JR 8-8 0-2 0.0%
Punter Ht, Wt Year Punts Avg TB FC I20 FC/I20
Ratio
Blake Johnson 6'1, 185 SO 59 38.6 3 24 13 62.7%
Kicker Ht, Wt Year Kickoffs Avg TB TB% OOB Fair
Catches
Onside
Att
Onside
Success
Connor Limpert 6'1, 180 SO 66 60.7 21 31.8% 1 6 0 0
Punt Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
HenreΓÇÖ Toliver 6'1, 185 SR 4 12.8 0 13 1 (1)
Deon Stewart 5'11, 162 SO 0 0.0 0 3 0 (0)
Jared Cornelius 5'11, 212 SR 0 0.0 0 3 0 (0)
Kick Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
DeΓÇÖVion Warren 5'10, 181 FR 29 26.4 1 0 0 (0)
Hayden Johnson 6'2, 256 SO 4 10.3 0 1 0 (0)
Deon Stewart 5'11, 162 SO 4 15.3 0 0 1 (1)
Tackler Pos Ht, Wt Year ST Tackles PR Avg KR Avg
Ryder Lucas DB 6'0, 195 JR 7.5 9.0 13.4
Reid Miller DB 5'9, 201 JR 5.0 4.3 17.3
Deon Edwards DB 6'1, 212 FR 4.0 22.6
Hayden Henry LB 6'1, 209 FR 3.0 16.3
Nate Dalton DB 6'3, 193 SO 3.0 16.7

Stats via SportSource Analytics