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2017 UL-Lafayette advanced statistical profile

Updated on 1/3/18

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2015 | 2016 | 2017

La.-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt)

2017 Schedule & Results
Record: 5-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.8 (-1.2) | S&P+ Rk: 113
Date Opponent Opp. S&P+ Rk Score W-L Win
Expectancy
Adj. Scoring
Margin
Percentile
Performance
Off.
Percentile
Def.
Percentile
2-Sep SE Louisiana N/A 51-48 W 6% -14.0 23% 71% 10%
9-Sep at Tulsa 116 42-66 L 9% -12.6 23% 91% 6%
16-Sep at Texas A&M 61 21-45 L 5% -15.4 19% 45% 14%
23-Sep UL-Monroe 105 50-56 L 5% -14.9 19% 86% 5%
7-Oct at Idaho 99 21-16 W 86% 10.1 71% 27% 87%
12-Oct Texas State 117 24-7 W 97% 17.5 80% 57% 87%
19-Oct at Arkansas State 25 3-47 L 0% -39.6 8% 5% 17%
4-Nov at South Alabama 98 19-14 W 83% 8.8 68% 44% 79%
11-Nov at Ole Miss 42 22-50 L 0% -32.9 8% 42% 6%
18-Nov New Mexico State 72 47-34 W 77% 6.7 66% 83% 32%
25-Nov Georgia Southern 120 24-34 L 9% -12.2 23% 41% 20%
2-Dec at Appalachian State 18 14-63 L 0% -34.5 9% 42% 3%
Category Offense Rk Defense Rk
S&P+ 29.9 47 38.3 125
Points Per Game 28.2 74 40.0 124
Five Factors
Offense Defense
Category Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
EFFICIENCY Success Rate 42.5% 54 49.7% 128 40.3%
EXPLOSIVENESS IsoPPP 1.18 59 1.18 70 1.17
FIELD POSITION Avg. FP 29.7 66 29.9 75 29.6
FINISHING DRIVES Pts. Per Trip in 40 4.73 41 5.15 125 4.42
TURNOVER MARGIN EXPECTED 2.8 41 Turnover Luck (PPG):
-1.57
ACTUAL -1 71
Rushing
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Rushing S&P+ 100.5 67 74.7 129 100.0
Rushing Success Rate 45.1% 42 51.1% 127 42.2%
Rushing IsoPPP 1.03 22 0.96 88 0.92
Adj. Line Yards 98.5 84 85.6 118 100.0
Opportunity Rate 42.5% 19 44.5% 123 38.5%
Power Success Rate 60.0% 108 77.6% 115 67.7%
Stuff Rate 21.6% 102 16.2% 102 19.3%

Individual Rushing Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Rushes Yards TD Yards/
Carry
Hlt Yds/
Opp.
Opp.
Rate
Fumbles
(Lost)
Trey Ragas RB 5'11, 227 FR 142 813 9 5.7 6.6 38.0% 1 (0)
Jordan Davis QB 6'3, 217 JR 60 441 5 7.4 6.7 53.3% 3 (2)
Darius Hoggins RB 5'7, 177 SR 51 323 1 6.3 5.6 52.9% 2 (0)
Elijah Mitchell RB 5'11, 221 FR 42 257 4 6.1 5.7 47.6% 1 (0)
Levi Lewis QB 5'11, 185 FR 33 198 1 6.0 6.1 42.4% 0 (0)
Jordan Wright RB 5'11, 212 SO 23 96 1 4.2 3.5 30.4% 0 (0)
Andre Nunez QB 6'3, 205 JR 19 92 1 4.8 2.8 47.4% 1 (1)
Dion Ray QB 6'0, 215 SO 16 27 4 1.7 3.6 18.8% 0 (0)
Raymond Calais RB 5'9, 180 SO 15 88 1 5.9 9.0 26.7% 2 (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+ 88.2 104 79.9 125 100.0
Passing Success Rate 39.6% 76 47.8% 124 40.3%
Passing IsoPPP 1.35 100 1.49 80 1.48
Adj. Sack Rate 78.6 99 78.7 98 100

Individual Passing Stats

Player Ht, Wt Year Comp Att Yards TD INT Comp
Rate
Sacks Sack Rate Yards/
Att.
Jordan Davis 6'3, 217 JR 122 215 1386 10 8 56.7% 12 5.3% 5.7
Andre Nunez 6'3, 205 JR 61 99 783 4 2 61.6% 16 13.9% 6.0
Levi Lewis 5'11, 185 FR 28 54 377 2 1 51.9% 4 6.9% 6.1
Jake Arceneaux 6'2, 201 FR 1 1 6 0 0 100.0% 0 0.0% 6.0

Individual Receiving Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Targets Catches Yards TD Yds/
Catch
Yds/
Target
Catch Rate Success Rate Target
Rate
Ja'Marcus Bradley WR 6'1, 195 SO 79 39 475 2 12.2 6.0 49.4% 34.2% 22.5%
Ryheem Malone WR 5'9, 187 JR 69 44 676 4 15.4 9.8 63.8% 56.5% 19.7%
Keenan Barnes WR 6'3, 208 JR 60 37 539 2 14.6 9.0 61.7% 50.0% 17.1%
Michael Jacquet WR 6'2, 201 SO 46 31 288 2 9.3 6.3 67.4% 43.5% 13.1%
Jarrod Jackson WR 6'0, 190 SO 24 18 219 2 12.2 9.1 75.0% 54.2% 6.8%
Earnest Patterson WR 5'7, 155 JR 15 10 96 0 9.6 6.4 66.7% 26.7% 4.3%
Chase Rogers TE 6'4, 246 FR 14 6 54 1 9.0 3.9 42.9% 35.7% 4.0%
Trey Ragas RB 5'11, 227 FR 10 9 32 0 3.6 3.2 90.0% 30.0% 2.8%
Devin Scott WR 5'11, 187 SR 9 3 45 1 15.0 5.0 33.3% 33.3% 2.6%
Jordan Wright RB 5'11, 212 SO 6 5 54 1 10.8 9.0 83.3% 83.3% 1.7%
Darius Hoggins RB 5'7, 177 SR 5 4 16 0 4.0 3.2 80.0% 40.0% 1.4%
Elijah Mitchell RB 5'11, 221 FR 4 3 25 1 8.3 6.3 75.0% 25.0% 1.1%
Raynard Ford TE 6'5, 291 SR 4 2 25 0 12.5 6.3 50.0% 50.0% 1.1%
Jordan Davis QB 6'3, 217 JR 2 1 19 0 19.0 9.5 50.0% 50.0% 0.6%
Raymond Calais RB 5'9, 180 SO 1 1 9 0 9.0 9.0 100.0% 100.0% 0.3%
Chris Collins WR 5'8, 182 JR 1 1 6 0 6.0 6.0 100.0% 100.0% 0.3%
Standard Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Standard Downs S&P+ 91.1 111 78.7 130 100.0
Standard Downs Success Rate 46.0% 76 55.0% 130 46.5%
Standard Downs IsoPPP 1.03 78 1.12 95 1.07
SD Line Yards per Carry 3.01 50 3.36 119 2.92
SD Sack Rate 6.9% 102 4.2% 84 5.3%
Passing Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Passing Downs S&P+ 103.8 61 85.2 116 100.0
Passing Downs Success Rate 34.6% 24 33.7% 100 30.7%
Passing Downs IsoPPP 1.59 41 1.46 51 1.53
PD Line Yards per Carry 3.54 33 2.51 9 3.22
PD Sack Rate 11.3% 113 7.3% 70 7.8%
Situational
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk
Q1 S&P+ 82.8 117 86.9 108
Q2 S&P+ 107.0 51 75.3 126
Q3 S&P+ 89.9 108 73.5 127
Q4 S&P+ 101.8 69 81.1 127
1st Down S&P+ 95.5 88 80.1 128
2nd Down S&P+ 92.1 102 79.8 122
3rd Down S&P+ 94.4 89 78.2 124
Offensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 56.1% 79 60.0%
Pass Downs Run Rate 41.2% 25 35.3%
Adj. Pace +0.1 66 +0.0
% of Solo Tackles 69.1% 104 73.8%
Defensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 61.9% 41 59.9%
Pass. Downs Run Rate 41.2% 13 35.0%
Overall Havoc Rate 12.5% 116 16.0%
DL Havoc Rate 4.3% 75 4.9%
LB Havoc Rate 2.1% 123 4.4%
DB Havoc Rate 5.9% 84 6.5%
PD to INC 35.7% 45 33.9%
Individual Defensive Stats
Name Pos Ht, Wt Year Tackles TFL (Sacks) Run Stuffs* Int (PBU) FF Succ. Rate**
Tracy Walker DB 6'2, 200 SR 79.5 3.5 (0.5) 8 2 (6) 0 71.6%
Corey Turner DB 6'1, 204 JR 55.5 6 (1) 8 1 (3) 0 59.7%
T.J. Posey LB 6'0, 234 SR 52.0 2.5 (2) 7 1 (1) 0 41.7%
Damar'ren Mitchell DB 5'11, 185 SO 50.0 1 (0.5) 3 0 (3) 0 67.2%
Jacques Boudreaux LB 6'1, 228 SO 45.5 2.5 (0) 6 1 (1) 0 70.7%
Kevon Perry DT 6'1, 298 SR 38.0 10.5 (3.5) 15 0 (0) 0 18.4%
Simeon Thomas DB 6'3, 197 SR 37.5 3 (0) 2 0 (12) 0 73.8%
Levarious Varnado DB 5'10, 189 SR 30.0 2 (0) 4 0 (5) 1 65.7%
Justin Middleton LB 6'1, 225 JR 29.5 3.5 (0.5) 5 1 (0) 0 51.3%
Trev Miller DE 6'1, 260 SR 28.5 5 (3) 11 0 (1) 1 32.5%
Koa Haynes DB 6'0, 180 JR 23.0 0.5 (0) 1 1 (0) 0 85.2%
Joe Dillon DE 6'3, 232 SO 22.0 7 (4.5) 2 0 (0) 1 46.7%
Taboris Lee DT 6'2, 295 SR 22.0 2.5 (2.5) 1 0 (0) 0 24.1%
LaDarrius Kidd DT 6'3, 317 JR 15.5 1.5 (0) 3 0 (0) 0 30.0%
Tommy Whitted DE 6'1, 225 JR 15.0 0 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 25.0%
Kamar Greenhouse DB 6'1, 175 SO 14.5 0 (0) 0 0 (2) 0 63.6%
Lorenzo Cryer DB 6'2, 176 JR 11.0 0.5 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 77.8%
Jarvis Jeffries DE 6'3, 252 SR 11.0 0 (0) 1 0 (1) 0 44.4%
Deuce Wallace DB 5'11, 196 SO 9.5 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 25.0%
Bennie Higgins DE 6'0, 266 SO 9.0 3 (0) 3 0 (0) 1 36.4%
Chaiziere Malbrue LB 6'2, 213 JR 7.5 2 (2) 0 1 (0) 1 11.1%
Denarius Howard DB 6'0, 201 SR 7.5 0 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 87.5%
Andre Jones DE 6'5, 225 FR 7.0 0.5 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 55.6%
Julius Perkins LB 6'3, 210 JR 7.0 0 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 57.1%
Tra'Vontae Booker DT 6'4, 304 SO 6.5 1.5 (0) 2 0 (0) 0 40.0%

* 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+ -0.2 82
Category Rate Rank
FG Value (per kick) -0.12 91
Punt Success Rate 64.1% 34
Kickoff Success Rate 60.9% 109
Punt Return Success Rate 57.9% 33
Kick Return Success Rate 41.5% 80
Place-Kicker Ht, Wt Year PAT FG Pct
Stevie Artigue 5'10, 175 JR 31-37 10-14 71.4%
Calvin Linden 6'0, 221 JR 5-6 0-1 0.0%
Terik Miller 6'0, 215 SO 0-1 0-0 #DIV/0!
Punter Ht, Wt Year Punts Avg TB FC I20 FC/I20
Ratio
Sam Geraci 6'4, 230 SR 64 40.7 6 28 25 82.8%
Kicker Ht, Wt Year Kickoffs Avg TB TB% OOB Fair
Catches
Onside
Att
Onside
Success
Stevie Artigue 5'10, 175 JR 46 62.3 19 41.3% 0 3 2 0
Calvin Linden 6'0, 221 JR 18 55.7 0 0.0% 0 2 0 0
Punt Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Ryheem Malone 5'9, 187 JR 12 12.2 0 8 0 (0)
Earnest Patterson 5'7, 155 JR 7 12.4 0 4 0 (0)
Kick Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Raymond Calais 5'9, 180 SO 29 24.1 2 0 2 (0)
Darius Hoggins 5'7, 177 SR 5 11.4 0 0 0 (0)
Earnest Patterson 5'7, 155 JR 4 23.3 0 0 0 (0)
Tackler Pos Ht, Wt Year ST Tackles PR Avg KR Avg
Tommy Whitted DE 6'1, 225 JR 6.5 19.9
Kamar Greenhouse DB 6'1, 175 SO 5.0 31.5
Lorenzo Cryer DB 6'2, 176 JR 3.5 14.8
Shay LaPorte LB 6'0, 229 JR 3.5 7.0 23.0
Deuce Wallace DB 5'11, 196 SO 2.5 13.0

Stats via SportSource Analytics