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2017 Auburn advanced statistical profile

Updated on 1/3/2018

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Auburn Tigers (SEC West)

2017 Schedule & Results
Record: 10-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 10.3 (0.3) | S&P+ Rk: 10
Date Opponent Opp. S&P+ Rk Score W-L Win
Expectancy
Adj. Scoring
Margin
Percentile
Performance
Off.
Percentile
Def.
Percentile
2-Sep Georgia Southern 120 41-7 W 100% 45.6 94% 80% 98%
9-Sep at Clemson 8 6-14 L 3% -18.0 19% 5% 82%
16-Sep Mercer N/A 24-10 W 100% 29.4 89% 60% 96%
23-Sep at Missouri 35 51-14 W 99% 23.4 90% 83% 79%
30-Sep Mississippi State 28 49-10 W 100% 37.2 96% 91% 90%
7-Oct Ole Miss 42 44-23 W 100% 26.1 91% 86% 73%
14-Oct at LSU 21 23-27 L 25% -6.2 38% 21% 60%
21-Oct at Arkansas 91 52-20 W 100% 34.3 92% 95% 80%
4-Nov at Texas A&M 61 42-27 W 87% 10.4 71% 64% 66%
11-Nov Georgia 3 40-17 W 99% 22.8 87% 79% 79%
18-Nov UL-Monroe 105 42-14 W 100% 34.9 92% 90% 85%
25-Nov Alabama 1 26-14 W 95% 15.0 78% 45% 87%
2-Dec vs. Georgia 3 7-28 L 0% -28.2 11% 5% 45%
1-Jan vs. Central Florida 7 27-34 L 25% -6.2 37% 41% 40%
Category Offense Rk Defense Rk
S&P+ 31.6 34 17.4 5
Points Per Game 36.5 25 19.9 11
Five Factors
Offense Defense
Category Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
EFFICIENCY Success Rate 44.2% 41 33.5% 6 40.3%
EXPLOSIVENESS IsoPPP 1.15 72 1.08 25 1.17
FIELD POSITION Avg. FP 28.7 91 29.8 73 29.6
FINISHING DRIVES Pts. Per Trip in 40 4.59 56 3.25 3 4.42
TURNOVER MARGIN EXPECTED 6.6 17 Turnover Luck (PPG):
-2.71
ACTUAL -1 71
Rushing
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Rushing S&P+ 116.8 16 137.1 5 100.0
Rushing Success Rate 45.7% 34 35.1% 12 42.2%
Rushing IsoPPP 0.85 86 0.91 64 0.92
Adj. Line Yards 111.4 25 119 16 100.0
Opportunity Rate 38.8% 64 34.4% 27 38.5%
Power Success Rate 80.6% 5 63.8% 42 67.7%
Stuff Rate 14.8% 9 19.1% 67 19.3%

Individual Rushing Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Rushes Yards TD Yards/
Carry
Hlt Yds/
Opp.
Opp.
Rate
Fumbles
(Lost)
Kerryon Johnson RB 6'0, 212 JR 285 1391 18 4.9 4.8 35.4% 1 (1)
Kamryn Pettway RB 6'0, 235 JR 76 305 6 4.0 3.7 27.6% 2 (2)
Kam Martin RB 5'10, 182 SO 75 453 2 6.0 7.0 38.7% 1 (0)
Jarrett Stidham QB 6'3, 214 SO 68 366 4 5.4 3.7 48.5% 9 (6)
Malik Miller RB 5'11, 225 FR 34 135 1 4.0 1.1 44.1% 1 (1)
Eli Stove WR 6'0, 183 SO 30 315 2 10.5 10.5 53.3% 1 (1)
Malik Willis QB 6'1, 202 FR 15 232 1 15.5 21.8 53.3% 0 (0)
Devan Barrett RB 6'0, 185 FR 14 79 0 5.6 2.7 64.3% 1 (0)
Devin Adams QB 6'3, 244 JR 2 6 0 3.0 0.5 50.0% 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+ 124.0 10 152.6 1 100.0
Passing Success Rate 42.3% 47 31.8% 5 40.3%
Passing IsoPPP 1.58 34 1.28 11 1.48
Adj. Sack Rate 82.5 94 136 16 100

Individual Passing Stats

Player Ht, Wt Year Comp Att Yards TD INT Comp
Rate
Sacks Sack Rate Yards/
Att.
Jarrett Stidham 6'3, 214 SO 246 370 3158 18 6 66.5% 35 8.6% 7.3
Malik Willis 6'1, 202 FR 6 7 45 1 0 85.7% 1 12.5% 4.3
Devin Adams 6'3, 244 JR 1 2 -1 0 0 50.0% 0 0.0% -0.5

Individual Receiving Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Targets Catches Yards TD Yds/
Catch
Yds/
Target
Catch Rate Success Rate Target
Rate
Ryan Davis WR 5'9, 175 JR 101 85 838 5 9.9 8.3 84.2% 59.4% 27.1%
Darius Slayton WR 6'2, 190 SO 74 29 643 5 22.2 8.7 39.2% 31.1% 19.8%
Will Hastings WR 5'10, 167 JR 40 26 525 4 20.2 13.1 65.0% 57.5% 10.7%
Eli Stove WR 6'0, 183 SO 36 29 265 0 9.1 7.4 80.6% 41.7% 9.7%
Kerryon Johnson RB 6'0, 212 JR 26 24 194 2 8.1 7.5 92.3% 34.6% 7.0%
Nate Craig-Myers WR 6'2, 213 SO 24 16 285 3 17.8 11.9 66.7% 62.5% 6.4%
Kyle Davis WR 6'2, 213 SO 13 7 210 0 30.0 16.2 53.8% 53.8% 3.5%
Devan Barrett RB 6'0, 185 FR 11 10 33 1 3.3 3.0 90.9% 27.3% 2.9%
Chandler Cox FB 6'1, 239 JR 10 8 78 0 9.8 7.8 80.0% 60.0% 2.7%
Sal Cannella TE 6'5, 228 SO 8 3 31 0 10.3 3.9 37.5% 37.5% 2.1%
Noah Igbinoghene WR 5'11, 186 FR 6 6 24 0 4.0 4.0 100.0% 66.7% 1.6%
Kam Martin RB 5'10, 182 SO 5 3 56 1 18.7 11.2 60.0% 20.0% 1.3%
Malik Miller RB 5'11, 225 FR 5 3 24 0 8.0 4.8 60.0% 20.0% 1.3%
Marquis McClain WR 6'2, 226 FR 3 2 47 0 23.5 15.7 66.7% 66.7% 0.8%
Kamryn Pettway RB 6'0, 235 JR 3 3 32 0 10.7 10.7 100.0% 100.0% 0.8%
Griffin King WR 5'10, 180 SO 3 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 33.3% 0.0% 0.8%
Standard Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Standard Downs S&P+ 119.7 8 140.5 1 100.0
Standard Downs Success Rate 49.3% 33 38.0% 4 46.5%
Standard Downs IsoPPP 1.05 69 1.00 39 1.07
SD Line Yards per Carry 3.22 25 2.61 34 2.92
SD Sack Rate 8.6% 121 9.0% 5 5.3%
Passing Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Passing Downs S&P+ 109.4 46 143.6 2 100.0
Passing Downs Success Rate 30.0% 74 25.4% 12 30.7%
Passing Downs IsoPPP 1.64 33 1.28 9 1.53
PD Line Yards per Carry 3.34 60 3.40 84 3.22
PD Sack Rate 9.7% 97 7.9% 57 7.8%
Situational
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk
Q1 S&P+ 121.7 20 195.0 1
Q2 S&P+ 117.4 23 132.7 9
Q3 S&P+ 122.4 20 151.2 3
Q4 S&P+ 107.8 44 107.0 35
1st Down S&P+ 121.1 11 134.8 5
2nd Down S&P+ 110.4 38 140.3 3
3rd Down S&P+ 122.5 14 145.4 2
Offensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 66.3% 28 60.0%
Pass Downs Run Rate 29.5% 95 35.3%
Adj. Pace -1.0 42 +0.0
% of Solo Tackles 72.5% 81 73.8%
Defensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 60.9% 53 59.9%
Pass. Downs Run Rate 35.5% 58 35.0%
Overall Havoc Rate 16.2% 59 16.0%
DL Havoc Rate 4.1% 82 4.9%
LB Havoc Rate 4.2% 72 4.4%
DB Havoc Rate 7.4% 33 6.5%
PD to INC 30.1% 100 33.9%
Individual Defensive Stats
Name Pos Ht, Wt Year Tackles TFL (Sacks) Run Stuffs* Int (PBU) FF Succ. Rate**
Deshaun Davis LB 5'11, 246 JR 59.5 6.5 (3.5) 11 0 (1) 0 30.4%
Tray Matthews DB 6'1, 209 SR 47.5 2 (1) 2 1 (2) 0 62.1%
Darrell Williams LB 6'2, 244 JR 42.5 4 (0.5) 5 0 (0) 0 42.3%
Derrick Brown DL 6'5, 316 SO 42.0 9 (3.5) 15 0 (1) 2 12.5%
Stephen Roberts DB 5'11, 189 SR 40.0 6 (0) 7 0 (7) 1 48.0%
Jeremiah Dinson DB 6'0, 186 SO 39.5 2.5 (1) 2 0 (4) 0 58.1%
Tre' Williams LB 6'2, 225 SR 37.0 2.5 (2.5) 4 0 (0) 0 26.5%
Jeff Holland OLB 6'2, 249 JR 36.0 13 (10) 11 0 (1) 4 17.8%
Dontavius Russell DL 6'3, 310 JR 33.5 6.5 (3) 10 0 (2) 1 21.7%
Jamel Dean DB 6'2, 215 SO 33.0 2.5 (0) 3 0 (8) 0 48.7%
Carlton Davis DB 6'1, 203 JR 31.5 0.5 (0) 1 1 (11) 1 73.0%
Marlon Davidson DL 6'3, 282 SO 30.5 6.5 (3.5) 7 0 (1) 1 31.0%
Montavious Atkinson LB 6'1, 218 JR 30.0 1.5 (1) 2 0 (1) 1 45.0%
Daniel Thomas DB 5'11, 203 SO 27.0 0 (0) 1 1 (3) 0 71.4%
Andrew Williams DL 6'4, 286 JR 25.5 1.5 (0) 4 0 (0) 0 31.6%
Javaris Davis DB 5'10, 186 SO 24.0 1 (0) 0 2 (6) 1 51.9%
Nick Coe DL 6'5, 270 FR 22.0 4.5 (2) 9 0 (1) 0 6.9%
Nick Ruffin DB 6'0, 202 SR 22.0 0 (0) 0 1 (1) 0 60.0%
Jordyn Peters DB 6'1, 185 FR 17.5 1.5 (1) 1 0 (2) 1 68.4%
T.D. Moultry LB 6'2, 240 FR 13.0 2.5 (1.5) 1 0 (0) 0 14.3%
Richard McBryde LB 6'1, 237 SO 12.5 2 (0) 3 0 (0) 0 25.0%
Paul James III DL 6'3, 260 JR 7.0 1 (0) 2 0 (0) 0 22.2%
Chandler Wooten LB 6'2, 237 FR 6.0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 62.5%
John Broussard Jr. DB 5'11, 172 SO 6.0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 83.3%
Markaviest Bryant BUCK 6'5, 224 FR 4.5 2.5 (2) 1 0 (0) 1 20.0%

* 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 61
Category Rate Rank
FG Value (per kick) 0.27 24
Punt Success Rate 46.4% 113
Kickoff Success Rate 88.3% 12
Punt Return Success Rate 45.0% 72
Kick Return Success Rate 37.0% 100
Place-Kicker Ht, Wt Year PAT FG Pct
Daniel Carlson 6'4, 223 SR 57-57 23-31 74.2%
Punter Ht, Wt Year Punts Avg TB FC I20 FC/I20
Ratio
Aidan Marshall 5'11, 163 FR 43 39.4 3 18 9 62.8%
Ian Shannon 6'3, 222 SO 14 39.8 0 6 4 71.4%
Kicker Ht, Wt Year Kickoffs Avg TB TB% OOB Fair
Catches
Onside
Att
Onside
Success
Daniel Carlson 6'4, 223 SR 93 63.4 65 69.9% 3 1 0 0
Sage Ledbetter 6'0, 181 FR 1 43.0 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0
Punt Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Stephen Roberts 5'11, 189 SR 17 6.8 0 31 0 (0)
Ryan Davis 5'9, 175 JR 2 21.0 0 2 1 (1)
Nick Ruffin 6'0, 202 SR 1 26.0 0 0 0 (0)
Kick Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Noah Igbinoghene 5'11, 186 FR 24 23.8 0 0 0 (0)
Javaris Davis 5'10, 186 SO 1 29.0 0 0 0 (0)
Kam Martin 5'10, 182 SO 1 19.0 0 0 0 (0)
Tackler Pos Ht, Wt Year ST Tackles PR Avg KR Avg
Darrell Williams LB 6'2, 244 JR 3.5 7.0 17.0
Jeremiah Dinson DB 6'0, 186 SO 3.0 40.5
Jordyn Peters DB 6'1, 185 FR 3.0 1.0 34.8
K.J. Britt LB 6'0, 239 FR 2.5 20.3
Jamel Dean DB 6'2, 215 SO 2.5 19.0 17.0

Stats via SportSource Analytics