The countdown travels to Norman, home of one of the most mysterious, confusing teams in the country.
Confused? Check out the advanced-stats glossary here.
1. Those damned anti-social stats
If Oklahoma doesn't benefit from epic fumbles luck in the last three games of the season, then heading into the 2014 season, we're looking at them as a solid team. They're definitely ranked in the preseason, perhaps in the No. 15-20 range. We're definitely talking about their strong offensive line, their great sack rates, their potentially excellent secondary, and maybe their potential-heavy sophomore quarterback.
But we would also be talking about their wholly mediocre run defense and the fact that they must replace virtually every skill position weapon. The limitations they showed in blowout losses to Baylor (understandable) and Texas (not so much) would be the focus of our attention. But in part because of nine fumble recoveries, they're supposed to be a national title contender. It's hard for me to buy that.
-- The big 2014 Oklahoma football guide
TL;DR
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Projected S&P+ ranking: 10
5-year recruiting ranking: 12
Biggest strength: New offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley inherits one of the best running backs (Samaje Perine) and receivers (Sterling Shepard) in the country. Not a bad place to start.
Biggest question mark: Riley also inherits an unsteady quarterback situation and a new starting line.
Biggest 2015 game: The answer is probably always Texas (Oct. 10), but the trip to Tennessee (Sept. 20) will tell us how seriously we should be taking the Sooners.
In one sentence: Oklahoma wasn't as good as you thought in 2013 or as bad in 2014, but a brand new assistant coaching staff could make the Sooners serious contenders this fall ... or could make Bob Stoops' tenure crumble to the ground.
If you forget everything you remember about Oklahoma's 2013 and 2014 seasons, the stats tell a pretty boring, straight-forward tale. In 2013, Bob Stoops' Sooners broke a long, steady streak of very good (but rarely elite) play, falling out of the F/+ top 10 for the first time since 2005. They ranked second in 2008 and either sixth or ninth six other times. That's a remarkable string of performance, and it was destined to end.
Tasked with replacing their quarterback, two leading receivers, and most of their defensive line and secondary, the Sooners finally blinked.
And in 2014, on paper, they rebounded a bit. Quarterback Trevor Knight's production improved (from 5.7 yards per pass attempt to 6.9), and both the run game and run defense improved dramatically. The pass defense struggled at times, and the offense performed quite a bit worse in the second half than in the first. But overall, after falling to 23rd in F/+ in 2013, OU rebounded to 19th. Not bad.
Of course, it's impossible to forget what you remember about those two seasons.
Lucky or not, it's impossible to forget OU's thrilling run at the end of 2013, in which the Sooners won at Kansas State, beat a peaking Oklahoma State team in Stillwater, then became the first team since 2010 to beat Alabama by double digits. Unlucky or not, it's also hard to forget the way the Sooners managed to stumble at home to Kansas State and Oklahoma State. And it's definitely hard to forget them getting pummeled by Baylor and Clemson.
But wow, did luck play a role, as I wrote for Athlon's Big 12 preview this year.
In 2013, Oklahoma recovered 68 percent of all fumbles. In 2014, the Sooners recovered 39 percent. In 2013, they went 8–0 in games decided by 15 or fewer points. In 2014, they lost three games by eight combined points. The dis-spiriting losses to Baylor (48–14 in Norman) and Clemson (40–6 in the Russell Athletic Bowl) proved that the Sooners were not an elite team, but 2013’s late-season luck set an unfair bar. And when Oklahoma failed to meet that bar, the demands for change set in.
In terms of turnovers luck, the Sooners went from plus-2.7 points per game to minus-4.6, a full touchdown's swing. You think that might make a difference in a competitive conference?
Stoops made changes to his coaching staff this offseason, and that was at least partially because of OU's "disappointing" 2014 campaign. But you could justify them regardless. After years of turning top-15 recruiting into top-10 performances, the balance swung the last two seasons. Stoops' Sooners underachieved compared to their talent level, and when that happens, change might not be a bad thing for some coaches.
But this was some significant change. Stoops dumped offensive co-coordinators Jay Norvell and Josh Heupel in favor of ECU offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley and Washington State receivers coach Dennis Simmons. Longtime defensive backs coach Bobby Jack Wright retired, and Stoops replaced him with Notre Dame DBs coach Kerry Cooks. Stoops moved defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery to defensive co-coordinator, but then Montgomery jumped to an NFL job, and Stoops brought in Stanford's Diron Reynolds.
The moves make sense on paper, but the amount of change could certainly backfire; the staff could struggle to gel, the defense could regress, and the offense could find it doesn't quite have the right air raid personnel. But OU isn't standing still. The Sooners now return three quarterbacks with Big 12 experience, one of the best running backs in the country, one of the best wideouts in the country, and most of a speedy defense. The new coaching staff could press just enough new buttons to make OU an immediate Big 12 contender, or, instead of slowly crumbling, Bob Stoops' house could fall down around him quickly. If forced to make a prediction, I lean former.
2014 Schedule & Results
Record: 8-5 | Adj. Record: 10-3 | Final F/+ Rk: 19
Date
Opponent
Opp. F/+ Rk
Score
W-L
Percentile
Performance
Adj. Scoring
Margin
Win
Expectancy
30-Aug
Louisiana Tech
35
48-16
W
100%
61.9
100%
6-Sep
at Tulsa
117
52-7
W
97%
42.7
100%
13-Sep
Tennessee
24
34-10
W
97%
42.4
100%
20-Sep
at West Virginia
40
45-33
W
75%
15.5
75%
4-Oct
at TCU
6
33-37
L
82%
21.8
42%
11-Oct
vs. Texas
53
31-26
W
59%
5.4
44%
18-Oct
Kansas State
26
30-31
L
86%
25.3
83%
1-Nov
at Iowa State
92
59-14
W
95%
37.5
100%
8-Nov
Baylor
10
14-48
L
49%
-0.4
3%
15-Nov
at Texas Tech
82
42-30
W
80%
19.3
93%
22-Nov
Kansas
99
44-7
W
99%
51.7
100%
6-Dec
Oklahoma State
75
35-38
L
39%
-6.2
22%
29-Dec
vs. Clemson
14
6-40
L
23%
-17.0
0%
Category
Offense
Rk
Defense
Rk
S&P+
39.1
14
21.3
21
Points Per Game
36.4
21
25.9
57
2. Peaking early
In some ways, ratings like S&P+ or F/+ simply ask, how frequently were you good? If you're struggling to wrap your head around how Oklahoma could end up grading out better in 2014 than in 2013, the early part of last season gives you a lot of the answers. We didn't realize how good Louisiana Tech and Tennessee would end up being, but OU handled these two teams by a combined 82-26 margin. And because we didn't yet realize how good TCU was, the Sooners' tossup loss in Fort Worth felt like an upset.
OU was nearly perfect for the first three games of the year, then was still quite good for the next five. But after playing four of their five best games in the first eight weeks, they played three of their five worst in the last five.
Average Percentile Performance (first 8 games): 86% (~top 20 | record: 6-2)
Average Percentile Performance (last 5 games): 58% (~top 55 | record: 2-3)
Overrated or underrated, lucky or unlucky, there's no question that the season finished with a thud. After the crazy, disappointing finish against Oklahoma State, OU got drubbed by Clemson. And while the defense was mostly fine against Clemson -- after a 65-yard screen pass on the first play of the game, the Tigers averaged just 4.1 yards per play -- the offense had nothing to offer against the best defense it had faced all year. Hence the staff changes.
Offense
FIVE FACTORS -- OFFENSE
Raw Category
Rk
Opp. Adj. Category
Rk
EXPLOSIVENESS
IsoPPP
0.93
28
IsoPPP+
134.8
11
EFFICIENCY
Succ. Rt.
48.1%
15
Succ. Rt. +
126.9
6
FIELD POSITION
Def. Avg. FP
28.1
33
Def. FP+
107.1
7
FINISHING DRIVES
Pts. Per Trip in 40
4.9
22
Redzone S&P+
125.7
10
TURNOVERS
EXPECTED
16.8
ACTUAL
24
+7.2
Category
Yards/
Game Rk
S&P+ Rk
Success
Rt. Rk
PPP+ Rk
OVERALL
24
6
4
11
RUSHING
11
4
6
5
PASSING
85
17
5
26
Standard Downs
4
4
8
Passing Downs
17
11
21
Q1 Rk
9
1st Down Rk
26
Q2 Rk
5
2nd Down Rk
27
Q3 Rk
31
3rd Down Rk
6
Q4 Rk
37
Quarterback
Note: players in bold below are 2015 returnees. Players in italics are questionable with injury/suspension.
Player
Ht, Wt
2015
Year
Rivals
247 Comp.
Comp
Att
Yards
TD
INT
Comp
Rate
Sacks
Sack Rate
Yards/
Att.
Trevor Knight
6'1, 206
Jr.
4 stars (5.8)
0.9008
179
316
2300
14
12
56.6%
6
1.9%
6.9
Cody Thomas
6'4, 211
So.
4 stars (5.9)
0.9499
30
66
342
2
4
45.5%
2
2.9%
5.0
Baker Mayfield
(Texas Tech)
6'2, 214
Jr.
3 stars (5.6)
0.8385
218
340
2315
12
9
64.1%
24
6.6%
5.9
3. QB A vs. QB B
Baker Mayfield made waves in 2013. First, he chose to walk on at Texas Tech and forgoing offers from Washington State, Rice, and others. Then, he won the starting job in Lubbock from day one. Then, after losing his job, he announced he was transferring. Then, he ended up at Oklahoma despite the fact that he would lose a year of eligibility by transferring within the Big 12.
Mayfield keeps you on your toes. He might also win the OU starting job from his first day of eligibility. It's obviously pretty easy to assume that when you consider that the new offensive hires might move the Sooners toward the type of air raid system Mayfield initially thrived in at Tech.
Most versions of the air raid are geared first around efficiency and safe throws; Mayfield brings some issues to the table, but he's at least better at that than either of OU's experienced returnees, Trevor Knight or Cody Thomas.
Completion Rate: Mayfield 64% (in 2013), Knight 57%, Thomas 46%
Yards Per Completion: Knight 12.8, Thomas 11.4, Mayfield 10.6
Sack Rate: Knight 1.9%, Thomas 2.9%, Mayfield 6.6%
Interception Rate: Mayfield 2.6%, Knight 3.8%, Thomas 6.1%
Neither of these three players seized the starting job this spring, so the battle will continue into fall camp, considering Thomas averaged just 5.0 yards per pass attempt while taking most of his attempts against Iowa State, Texas Tech, Kansas, and Oklahoma State (only one of which were particularly impressive in pass defense), this feels like a two-man race.
Knight is perhaps unfairly maligned -- he was fine through the first eight games (60% completion rate, 13.7 yards per completion, 3.2% INT rate) but stunk against Baylor and Clemson (45%, 8.6 per completion, 6.3% INT) and missed three games to injury in between. He is not the Heisman candidate he was made out to be after the 2014 Sugar Bowl, but he could be just fine. If he's the starter.
Running Back
Player
Pos.
Ht, Wt
2015
Year
Rivals
247 Comp.
Rushes
Yards
TD
Yards/
Carry
Hlt Yds/
Opp.
Opp.
Rate
Fumbles
Fum.
Lost
Samaje Perine
RB
5'11, 237
So.
4 stars (5.8)
0.9033
263
1713
21
6.5
7.2
41.1%
2
2
Alex Ross
RB
6'1, 220
Jr.
4 stars (5.8)
0.9636
88
595
4
6.8
10.3
35.2%
0
0
Keith Ford
RB
71
392
5
5.5
4.9
43.7%
3
3
Trevor Knight
QB
6'1, 206
Jr.
4 stars (5.8)
0.9008
62
407
5
6.6
4.4
61.3%
2
1
Cody Thomas
QB
6'4, 211
So.
4 stars (5.9)
0.9499
21
145
1
6.9
5.0
66.7%
1
0
David Smith
RB
10
76
1
7.6
3.4
70.0%
0
0
Sterling Shepard
WR
5'10, 191
Sr.
4 stars (5.8)
0.9541
8
41
0
5.1
9.2
37.5%
0
0
Daniel Brooks
RB
5'8, 182
Jr.
3 stars (5.6)
0.8385
6
26
0
4.3
7.5
16.7%
0
0
Aaron Ripkowski
FB
6
13
3
2.2
0.5
16.7%
0
0
Michiah Quick
WR
6'0, 186
So.
4 stars (5.9)
0.9703
4
6
0
1.5
2.3
50.0%
0
0
Joe Mixon
RB
6'2, 217
RSFr.
5 stars (6.1)
0.9898
Rodney Anderson
RB
6'1, 205
Fr.
4 stars (5.8)
0.9296
4. A lot of carries to go around
Heading into 2014, Samaje Perine wasn't even considered the best freshman running back on his team. Blue-chipper Joe Mixon got all the hype, while Perine, 'merely' a four-star recruit, hovered in the background. But when Mixon was suspended for the season after a violent altercation with a woman at a Norman Pickleman's, incident-free Perine stepped into the spotlight and thrived.
Perine's early-season output was up and down. After rushing 34 times for 242 yards against West Virginia, he rushed 67 times for just 238 yards in the next three games. But in the last four games of the year, he was in a different orbit. He averaged 27 carries for 231 yards in those games, posting an NCAA-record 427 yards against a not-awful Kansas defense and even managing 134 yards in 23 carries against Clemson's excellent defense.
Of the 26 power-conference backs with at least 200 carries in 2014, Perine was one of only five to combine at least a 40 percent opportunity rate (carries that gained at least five yards) with an average of at least 7 highlight yards (open-field yards) per opportunity. The rest of that list is a who's-who of great college running backs: Indiana's Tevin Coleman, Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon, Georgia's Nick Chubb, and Miami's Duke Johnson. Perine was more explosive than Nebraska's Ameer Abdullah and more efficient than Minnesota's David Cobb. He was incredible. And now Lincoln Riley has to figure out how to feed Perine while also getting explosive junior Alex Ross and, yes, Mixon touches as well.
Of course, the primary trait of the air raid is high-volume passing. Riley will almost certainly tweak that to give Perine his touches, but the receiving corps is still important, and outside of Sterling Shepard, it's hard to know what OU's got.
Shepard is awesome; he had the best catch rate among OU wideouts and still averaged nearly seven more yards per catch than anybody else. But you need more than one guy. Durron Neal and Michiah Quick were underwhelming (though Quick was just a freshman), and no other returning wideout had more than three catches. There are plenty of former star recruits in the mix here, but opportunity is available for one of two exciting newcomers: four-star JUCO DeDe Westbrook and speedy freshman John Humphrey.
Receiving Corps
Player
Pos.
Ht, Wt
2015
Year
Rivals
247 Comp.
Targets
Catches
Yards
Catch Rate
Target
Rate
%SD
Yds/
Target
NEY
Real Yds/
Target
RYPR
Sterling Shepard
WR
5'10, 191
Sr.
4 stars (5.8)
0.9541
80
51
970
63.8%
22.7%
62.5%
12.1
353
11.8
149.6
Durron Neal
WR
5'11, 195
Sr.
4 stars (5.9)
0.9618
80
42
513
52.5%
22.7%
53.8%
6.4
-16
6.5
79.1
Michiah Quick
WR
6'0, 186
So.
4 stars (5.9)
0.9703
43
25
237
58.1%
12.2%
48.8%
5.5
-71
5.1
36.5
K.J. Young
WR
36
20
248
55.6%
10.2%
44.4%
6.9
-1
7.0
38.3
Blake Bell
TE
30
16
214
53.3%
8.5%
63.3%
7.1
13
7.3
33.0
Samaje Perine
RB
5'11, 237
So.
4 stars (5.8)
0.9033
16
15
108
93.8%
4.5%
25.0%
6.8
-62
6.6
16.7
Keith Ford
RB
13
11
140
84.6%
3.7%
46.2%
10.8
13
10.7
21.6
Alex Ross
RB
6'1, 220
Jr.
4 stars (5.8)
0.9636
13
10
65
76.9%
3.7%
53.8%
5.0
-52
5.1
10.0
Dimitri Flowers
FB
6'1, 242
So.
3 stars (5.6)
0.8321
11
9
92
81.8%
3.1%
72.7%
8.4
-12
7.8
14.2
Aaron Ripkowski
FB
9
7
38
77.8%
2.6%
66.7%
4.2
-44
4.3
5.9
Jordan Smallwood
WR
6'2, 208
So.
3 stars (5.7)
0.8631
8
3
21
37.5%
2.3%
50.0%
2.6
-20
2.7
3.2
Jeffery Mead
WR
6'6, 189
So.
3 stars (5.7)
0.8906
4
0
0
0.0%
1.1%
25.0%
0.0
-6
0.0
0.0
Austin Bennett
WR
6'0, 172
Jr.
3 stars (5.7)
0.8618
3
1
19
33.3%
0.9%
33.3%
6.3
5
4.0
2.9
Grant Bothun
WR
5'11, 189
Sr.
NR
NR
2
0
0
0.0%
0.6%
50.0%
0.0
-3
0.0
0.0
Mark Andrews
WR
6'6, 247
RSFr.
4 stars (5.8)
0.9387
Dallis Todd
WR
6'5, 201
RSFr.
4 stars (5.8)
0.9127
DeDe Westbrook
WR
6'1, 167
Jr.
4 stars (5.8)
0.9025
John Humphrey
WR
6'0, 160
Fr.
3 stars (5.7)
0.8812
Offensive Line
Category
Adj.
Line Yds
Std.
Downs
LY/carry
Pass.
Downs
LY/carry
Opp.
Rate
Power
Success
Rate
Stuff
Rate
Adj.
Sack Rate
Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.
Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.
Team
120.6
3.32
3.29
44.2%
67.9%
16.2%
236.6
3.6%
1.6%
Rank
10
17
62
19
61
26
3
37
1
Player
Pos.
Ht, Wt
2015
Year
Rivals
247 Comp.
Career Starts
Honors/Notes
Daryl Williams
RT
37
2014 1st All-Big 12
Tyrus Thompson
LT
29
2014 1st All-Big 12
Adam Shead
LG
39
2014 2nd All-Big 12
Tyler Evans
RG
32
Ty Darlington
C
6'2, 299
Sr.
4 stars (5.8)
0.9190
14
Nila Kasitati
RG
6'4, 315
Sr.
3 stars (5.7)
0.8504
12
Dionte Savage
RG
8
Derek Farniok
RT
6'9, 345
Sr.
3 stars (5.6)
NR
1
Josiah St. John
LT
6'6, 309
Sr.
3 stars (5.7)
0.8793
0
Christian Daimler
RT
6'7, 306
So.
3 stars (5.5)
0.8241
0
Jonathan Alvarez
RG
6'3, 310
So.
2 stars (5.4)
0.7785
0
Kenyon Frison
OT
6'6, 289
RSFr.
4 stars (5.8)
0.8834
Alex Dalton
C
6'4, 297
RSFr.
4 stars (5.8)
0.8775
Orlando Brown
OT
6'8, 355
RSFr.
3 stars (5.7)
0.8731
Jamal Danley
OG
6'5, 301
Jr.
4 stars (5.8)
0.8686
Quinn Mittermeier
OT
6'5, 285
Jr.
3 stars (5.7)
0.8689
5. A fantastic line rebuilds
The stars have almost aligned for the offense. You've got two intriguing quarterbacks, a phenomenal running back and No. 1 receiver, and plenty of athletic other skill position candidates. This could be a perfect time for a new coordinator to step in and mold this unit into something destructive.
That could obviously happen, of course. But Riley also inherits a line that must replace five players who had combined for more than 11 seasons' worth of starts (145), including three 2014 all-Big 12 guys.
In Ty Darlington, Nila Kasitati, and Derek Farniok, OU does have three seniors with starting experience in the rotation, and the Sooners added two JUCOs to the mix as well. So there won't exactly be five freshmen in the starting lineup. But the line was outstanding last year and must replace most of the reasons why. One has to assume a drop-off, even in Riley's sack-rate-friendly system.
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Defense
FIVE FACTORS -- DEFENSE
Raw Category
Rk
Opp. Adj. Category
Rk
EXPLOSIVENESS
IsoPPP
0.88
83
IsoPPP+
112.6
35
EFFICIENCY
Succ. Rt.
37.6%
22
Succ. Rt. +
114.7
22
FIELD POSITION
Off. Avg. FP
30.5
61
Off. FP+
104.0
25
FINISHING DRIVES
Pts. Per Trip in 40
4.6
89
Redzone S&P+
98.5
70
TURNOVERS
EXPECTED
23.6
ACTUAL
19.0
-4.6
Category
Yards/
Game Rk
S&P+ Rk
Success
Rt. Rk
PPP+ Rk
OVERALL
52
27
23
35
RUSHING
8
19
14
35
PASSING
120
32
38
39
Standard Downs
33
21
45
Passing Downs
19
30
24
Q1 Rk
12
1st Down Rk
24
Q2 Rk
39
2nd Down Rk
48
Q3 Rk
50
3rd Down Rk
13
Q4 Rk
40
6. Those damned anti-social stats, part 2
There is no football stat more worthless than passing yards allowed per game. There is far too much context to make it worthwhile. If you're leading games most of the time, opponents are going to pass far more than they run. And if you're in a spread-happy conference like the Big 12, you're simply going to allow passing yards, even if you're good at defending the pass.
OU's pass defense wasn't amazing in 2014; the Sooners fell from 21st to 32nd in Passing S&P+, and most of their raw stats regressed a bit -- opponents' completion rates rose from 55 percent to 56.3, their yards per completion improved from 12.3 to 12.5, and their interception rate fell from 3.9 percent to 2.4 percent.
It was a little bit easier to pass on OU, yes. But the major story line -- 120th in passing yards per game!!!!!! -- oversold it by a factor of about 10. OU struggled with good passing attacks (WVU, Baylor, Kansas State, Texas Tech), but a lot of teams did. The other nine opponents on the schedule completed just 53 percent of their passes.
The biggest difference between 2013 and 2014: opponents threw 409 passes in 2013 and 510 in 2014. You think eight more passes per game might make a bit of a yardage difference?
Defensive Line
Category
Adj.
Line Yds
Std.
Downs
LY/carry
Pass.
Downs
LY/carry
Opp.
Rate
Power
Success
Rate
Stuff
Rate
Adj.
Sack Rate
Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.
Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.
Team
116.4
2.60
2.11
31.7%
69.4%
22.2%
112.2
5.1%
8.3%
Rank
16
25
3
9
78
28
35
50
48
Name
Pos
Ht, Wt
2015
Year
Rivals
247 Comp.
GP
Tackles
% of Team
TFL
Sacks
Int
PBU
FF
FR
Chuka Ndulue
DE
13
36.0
5.0%
5.0
3.5
0
2
0
0
Jordan Phillips
DT
13
29.0
4.0%
7.0
2.0
0
1
0
1
Charles Tapper
DE
6'4, 283
Sr.
3 stars (5.7)
0.8895
13
25.0
3.5%
7.5
3.0
0
2
1
0
Matt Dimon
DE
6'2, 274
Jr.
3 stars (5.7)
0.8984
8
8.0
1.1%
1.0
0.5
0
0
0
0
Charles Walker
DT
6'2, 299
So.
3 stars (5.7)
0.8656
8
7.0
1.0%
1.0
0.5
0
0
0
0
Matthew Romar
DT
6'0, 294
So.
3 stars (5.6)
0.8585
12
7.0
1.0%
1.0
1.0
0
0
0
0
Jordan Wade
DE
6'4, 305
Jr.
4 stars (5.8)
0.9382
6
7.0
1.0%
0.5
0.5
0
0
0
0
Torrea Peterson
DE
NR
8
6.5
0.9%
2.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
D.J. Ward
DE
6'2, 251
So.
4 stars (5.9)
0.9415
6
4.0
0.6%
0.0
0.0
0
1
0
0
Isaac Ijalana
DE
6'4, 247
So.
3 stars (5.5)
0.8363
Dwayne Orso
DE
6'6, 294
RSFr.
3 stars (5.5)
0.8093
Neville Gallimore
DT
6'3, 303
Jr.
4 stars (5.9)
0.9615
Austin Roberts
DE
6'5, 265
Jr.
3 stars (5.5)
0.8681
Ricky DeBerry
DE
6'2, 240
Fr.
4 stars (5.9)
0.9575
Marquise Overton
DT
6'1, 300
Fr.
4 stars (5.8)
0.9170
Gabriel Campbell
DE
6'6, 260
Fr.
3 stars (5.7)
0.8700
Linebackers
Name
Pos
Ht, Wt
2015
Year
Rivals
247 Comp.
GP
Tackles
% of Team
TFL
Sacks
Int
PBU
FF
FR
Dominique Alexander
ILB
6'0, 229
Jr.
3 stars (5.7)
0.8361
13
77.5
10.8%
6.0
1.5
0
0
1
0
Jordan Evans
ILB
6'3, 242
Jr.
3 stars (5.6)
0.8286
13
74.5
10.4%
6.5
0.0
1
3
2
0
Frank Shannon (2013)
ILB
6'1, 238
Sr.
3 stars (5.7)
0.8919
13
73.5
11.4%
7.0
2.0
1
0
1
0
Eric Striker
OLB
6'0, 223
Sr.
4 stars (5.8)
0.8879
13
56.5
7.9%
17.0
9.0
0
5
0
1
Geneo Grissom
OLB
10
33.0
4.6%
6.5
3.5
1
4
2
0
Devante Bond
OLB
6'1, 236
Sr.
3 stars (5.6)
0.8403
12
24.0
3.3%
4.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
Caleb Gastelum
ILB
13
16.0
2.2%
2.0
1.0
1
1
0
0
Aaron Franklin
ILB
11
11.0
1.5%
0.5
0.0
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