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2017 LSU advanced statistical profile

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LSU Tigers (SEC West)

2017 Schedule & Results
Record: 9-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 9.1 (0.1) | S&P+ Rk: 21
Date Opponent Opp. S&P+ Rk Score W-L Win
Expectancy
Adj. Scoring
Margin
Percentile
Performance
Off.
Percentile
Def.
Percentile
2-Sep vs. BYU 101 27-0 W 100% 36.0 93% 74% NULL
9-Sep Chattanooga N/A 45-10 W 100% 40.8 92% 91% 94%
16-Sep at Mississippi State 28 7-37 L 0% -35.6 7% 5% 24%
23-Sep Syracuse 88 35-26 W 86% 10.1 69% 62% 64%
30-Sep Troy 31 21-24 L 62% 2.7 59% 63% 45%
7-Oct at Florida 86 17-16 W 24% -6.4 34% 19% 67%
14-Oct Auburn 10 27-23 W 75% 6.2 64% 40% 79%
21-Oct at Ole Miss 42 40-24 W 96% 16.5 83% 79% 57%
4-Nov at Alabama 1 10-24 L 19% -8.0 32% 16% 65%
11-Nov Arkansas 91 33-10 W 100% 43.5 94% 93% 95%
18-Nov at Tennessee 107 30-10 W 97% 16.9 79% 45% 91%
25-Nov Texas A&M 61 45-21 W 98% 19.5 84% 89% 62%
1-Jan vs. Notre Dame 13 17-21 L 54% 0.9 52% 30% 74%
Category Offense Rk Defense Rk
S&P+ 30.4 42 21.1 18
Points Per Game 29.5 66 20.5 16
Five Factors
Offense Defense
Category Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
EFFICIENCY Success Rate 46.1% 17 38.2% 33 40.3%
EXPLOSIVENESS IsoPPP 1.17 61 1.11 38 1.17
FIELD POSITION Avg. FP 30.9 33 26.1 8 29.6
FINISHING DRIVES Pts. Per Trip in 40 4.12 96 4.19 43 4.42
TURNOVER MARGIN EXPECTED 10.8 2 Turnover Luck (PPG):
-0.32
ACTUAL 10 15
Rushing
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Rushing S&P+ 128.5 6 116.4 24 100.0
Rushing Success Rate 49.0% 8 40.6% 52 42.2%
Rushing IsoPPP 0.88 76 0.84 35 0.92
Adj. Line Yards 124.1 4 103.6 50 100.0
Opportunity Rate 44.6% 7 36.1% 52 38.5%
Power Success Rate 70.3% 45 62.9% 33 67.7%
Stuff Rate 15.2% 13 17.4% 88 19.3%

Individual Rushing Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Rushes Yards TD Yards/
Carry
Hlt Yds/
Opp.
Opp.
Rate
Fumbles
(Lost)
Derrius Guice RB 5'11, 218 JR 237 1251 11 5.3 4.3 42.6% 1 (0)
Darrel Williams RB 6'1, 229 SR 145 820 9 5.7 5.1 42.8% 0 (0)
Danny Etling QB 6'3, 215 SR 45 275 2 6.1 3.0 53.3% 1 (0)
Russell Gage WR 6'0, 184 SR 28 232 1 8.3 7.9 57.1% 1 (0)
Nick Brossette RB 6'0, 218 JR 19 96 0 5.1 2.6 52.6% 1 (1)
Derrick Dillon WR 5'11, 178 SO 15 86 0 5.7 7.0 46.7% 1 (1)
DJ Chark WR 6'4, 198 SR 12 63 1 5.3 3.3 58.3% 2 (1)
Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB 5'8, 208 FR 9 31 0 3.4 2.6 33.3% 0 (0)
Myles Brennan QB 6'4, 193 FR 6 17 0 2.8 0.8 33.3% 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+ 119.4 16 113.4 19 100.0
Passing Success Rate 41.7% 52 35.8% 25 40.3%
Passing IsoPPP 1.69 15 1.41 53 1.48
Adj. Sack Rate 79.5 97 135.8 17 100

Individual Passing Stats

Player Ht, Wt Year Comp Att Yards TD INT Comp
Rate
Sacks Sack Rate Yards/
Att.
Danny Etling 6'3, 215 SR 165 275 2463 16 2 60.0% 27 8.9% 7.7
Myles Brennan 6'4, 193 FR 14 24 182 1 2 58.3% 3 11.1% 5.9

Individual Receiving Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Targets Catches Yards TD Yds/
Catch
Yds/
Target
Catch Rate Success Rate Target
Rate
DJ Chark WR 6'4, 198 SR 68 40 874 3 21.9 12.9 58.8% 48.5% 23.3%
Russell Gage WR 6'0, 184 SR 40 21 285 3 13.6 7.1 52.5% 45.0% 13.7%
Foster Moreau TE 6'6, 255 JR 37 24 278 3 11.6 7.5 64.9% 45.9% 12.7%
Darrel Williams RB 6'1, 229 SR 28 23 331 0 14.4 11.8 82.1% 46.4% 9.6%
Stephen Sullivan WR 6'6, 235 SO 28 11 219 1 19.9 7.8 39.3% 39.3% 9.6%
Derrick Dillon WR 5'11, 178 SO 22 14 125 0 8.9 5.7 63.6% 50.0% 7.5%
Derrius Guice RB 5'11, 218 JR 22 18 124 2 6.9 5.6 81.8% 54.5% 7.5%
John David Moore FB 6'4, 236 SR 11 8 69 2 8.6 6.3 72.7% 54.5% 3.8%
Drake Davis WR 6'4, 218 SO 9 3 134 2 44.7 14.9 33.3% 33.3% 3.1%
Tory Carter FB 6'1, 258 FR 8 6 61 1 10.2 7.6 75.0% 62.5% 2.7%
Dee Anderson WR 6'6, 223 SO 5 3 45 0 15.0 9.0 60.0% 60.0% 1.7%
Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB 5'8, 208 FR 3 3 46 0 15.3 15.3 100.0% 100.0% 1.0%
David Ducre FB 6'0, 236 JR 3 1 -2 0 -2.0 -0.7 33.3% 0.0% 1.0%
JaCoby Stevens WR 6'2, 216 FR 2 2 32 0 16.0 16.0 100.0% 50.0% 0.7%
Jamal Pettigrew TE 6'7, 262 FR 2 1 18 0 18.0 9.0 50.0% 50.0% 0.7%
Jacory Washington TE 6'6, 248 JR 1 1 6 0 6.0 6.0 100.0% 0.0% 0.3%
Standard Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Standard Downs S&P+ 126.7 3 116.0 18 100.0
Standard Downs Success Rate 52.5% 8 43.0% 34 46.5%
Standard Downs IsoPPP 1.07 54 0.99 29 1.07
SD Line Yards per Carry 3.33 15 3.09 90 2.92
SD Sack Rate 6.8% 96 8.2% 9 5.3%
Passing Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Passing Downs S&P+ 106.1 52 106.2 55 100.0
Passing Downs Success Rate 30.0% 76 28.6% 45 30.7%
Passing Downs IsoPPP 1.60 40 1.48 61 1.53
PD Line Yards per Carry 3.79 9 3.48 93 3.22
PD Sack Rate 12.6% 121 10.8% 12 7.8%
Situational
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk
Q1 S&P+ 112.5 40 130.0 12
Q2 S&P+ 123.6 12 107.3 49
Q3 S&P+ 130.5 11 108.8 39
Q4 S&P+ 105.1 49 120.6 9
1st Down S&P+ 121.4 10 122.3 13
2nd Down S&P+ 122.3 13 112.2 31
3rd Down S&P+ 104.4 61 100.2 73
Offensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 69.4% 22 60.0%
Pass Downs Run Rate 38.6% 39 35.3%
Adj. Pace +2.5 114 +0.0
% of Solo Tackles 54.1% 130 73.8%
Defensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 56.8% 101 59.9%
Pass. Downs Run Rate 34.9% 67 35.0%
Overall Havoc Rate 19.7% 14 16.0%
DL Havoc Rate 4.2% 79 4.9%
LB Havoc Rate 5.9% 20 4.4%
DB Havoc Rate 9.6% 3 6.5%
PD to INC 43.2% 5 33.9%
Individual Defensive Stats
Name Pos Ht, Wt Year Tackles TFL (Sacks) Run Stuffs* Int (PBU) FF Succ. Rate**
Devin White LB 6'1, 240 SO 85.0 14 (4.5) 19 1 (3) 0 35.3%
John Battle S 6'3, 201 JR 48.5 2.5 (0.5) 4 1 (4) 2 63.2%
Grant Delpit S 6'3, 201 FR 48.0 3.5 (0) 9 1 (8) 0 61.0%
Donte Jackson DB 5'11, 175 JR 40.5 3.5 (1) 1 1 (10) 0 64.6%
Christian LaCouture DE 6'5, 292 SR 38.0 8.5 (6) 5 0 (5) 0 31.8%
Greg Gilmore NT 6'4, 308 SR 34.0 10 (7.5) 8 0 (1) 0 20.8%
Donnie Alexander LB 6'1, 230 SR 33.5 1 (1) 2 0 (0) 1 44.9%
Corey Thompson LB 6'2, 228 SR 32.0 7 (6) 1 0 (0) 0 32.6%
Andraez Williams CB 6'2, 182 FR 32.0 1.5 (0) 2 6 (11) 0 75.0%
Arden Key LB 6'6, 265 JR 24.0 5.5 (4) 5 0 (0) 1 39.4%
Tyler Taylor LB 6'2, 238 FR 22.5 1.5 (1.5) 1 0 (0) 0 43.8%
Rashard Lawrence DE 6'3, 300 SO 21.5 3.5 (1.5) 5 0 (1) 0 31.3%
Kevin Toliver II CB 6'3, 204 JR 21.5 2 (1) 1 1 (10) 2 71.0%
K'Lavon Chaisson LB 6'4, 240 FR 18.0 4.5 (2) 5 0 (2) 0 14.8%
Frank Herron DE 6'4, 312 SR 14.5 2 (0) 5 0 (0) 1 23.8%
Jacob Phillips LB 6'3, 237 FR 13.0 0.5 (0) 2 0 (1) 0 16.7%
Eric Monroe DB 6'0, 197 FR 12.5 0 (0) 0 0 (2) 0 72.7%
Michael Divinity Jr. LB 6'2, 239 SO 10.5 2.5 (1) 4 0 (0) 0 20.0%
Ed Alexander NT 6'3, 339 SO 10.0 1 (1) 1 0 (0) 0 5.9%
Glen Logan DE 6'4, 315 FR 8.5 1 (0.5) 0 0 (0) 0 5.9%
Russell Gage WR 6'0, 184 SR 8.5 0 (0) 0 (0) 0
Kary Vincent Jr. CB 5'10, 182 FR 6.5 0 (0) 0 1 (1) 0 87.5%
Ray Thornton LB 6'3, 228 FR 6.0 1 (0) 4 0 (1) 0 25.0%
Ed Paris S 6'1, 210 SR 5.0 0 (0) 0 0 (4) 0 85.7%
Xavier Lewis CB 6'0, 200 SO 5.0 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+ -0.3 86
Category Rate Rank
FG Value (per kick) -0.43 110
Punt Success Rate 60.7% 51
Kickoff Success Rate 81.9% 33
Punt Return Success Rate 21.1% 127
Kick Return Success Rate 55.0% 21
Place-Kicker Ht, Wt Year PAT FG Pct
Connor Culp 5'11, 196 FR 20-23 11-16 68.8%
Jack Gonsoulin 5'9, 165 SO 20-20 5-11 45.5%
Punter Ht, Wt Year Punts Avg TB FC I20 FC/I20
Ratio
Zach Von Rosenberg 6'5, 250 FR 36 43.0 1 16 10 72.2%
Josh Growden 6'2, 204 SO 23 36.0 0 12 13 108.7%
Kicker Ht, Wt Year Kickoffs Avg TB TB% OOB Fair
Catches
Onside
Att
Onside
Success
Cameron Gamble 5'11, 199 SR 62 63.6 30 48.4% 0 1 0 0
Connor Culp 5'11, 196 FR 10 60.9 3 30.0% 0 0 0 0
Jack Gonsoulin 5'9, 165 SO 0 0.0 0 0.0% 0 0 2 0
Punt Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
DJ Chark 6'4, 198 SR 18 10.6 2 21 1 (0)
Tory Carter 6'1, 258 FR 1 1.0 0 0 1 (0)
Kick Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Clyde Edwards-Helaire 5'8, 208 FR 13 19.0 0 0 0 (0)
Jonathan Rucker 6'1, 240 SR 2 8.0 0 0 0 (0)
Trey Gallman 6'2, 262 JR 1 18.0 0 0 0 (0)
Tackler Pos Ht, Wt Year ST Tackles PR Avg KR Avg
Russell Gage WR 6'0, 184 SR 8.0 4.2 14.3
John Battle S 6'3, 201 JR 6.5 22.9
Jacob Phillips LB 6'3, 237 FR 5.0 22.8
Patrick Queen LB 6'1, 220 FR 3.0 20.8
Eric Monroe DB 6'0, 197 FR 2.5 15.3

Stats via SportSource Analytics