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Deion Sanders (4th year) (16-21) #107
Record: 0 - 0 (0 - 0) | Proj: 4 - 8 (#80) | SOS: (#38)
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Colorado's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 9/3	Colorado at Georgia Tech	+13.5
Sat 9/12	Colorado vs Weber State	-21.5
Sat 9/19	Colorado at Northwestern	+9
Sat 9/26	Colorado at Baylor	+9
Sat 10/3	Colorado vs Texas Tech	+26.5
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/17	Colorado vs Utah	+16.5
Sat 10/24	Colorado at Oklahoma State	+1.5
Sat 10/31	Colorado vs Kansas State	+7.5
Sat 11/7	Colorado at Arizona State	+10.5
Sat 11/14	Colorado vs Houston	+7.5
Sat 11/21	Colorado at Cincinnati	+7.5
Sat 11/28	Colorado vs UCF	+3.5

Record Prediction: 4 - 8 #80
Schedule Rating: #38
Future 2027 Schedule

Colorado's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Fri 8/29	Colorado vs Georgia Tech	+4.0	55.5	L 20 - 27	U	N
Sat 9/6	Colorado vs Delaware	-23.5	49.5	W 31 - 7	U	Y
Fri 9/12	Colorado at Houston	+4.0	45.5	L 20 - 36	O	N
Sat 9/20	Colorado vs Wyoming	-12.5	45.5	W 37 - 20	O	Y
Sat 9/27	Colorado vs BYU	+6.5	48.5	L 21 - 24	U	Y
Sat 10/4	Colorado at TCU	+13.5	57.5	L 21 - 35	U	N
Sat 10/11	Colorado vs Iowa State	+3.0	52.5	W 24 - 17	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/25	Colorado at Utah	+14.5	50.5	L 7 - 53	O	N
Sat 11/1	Colorado vs Arizona	+4.0	52.5	L 17 - 52	O	N
Sat 11/8	Colorado at West Virginia	+6.5	51.5	L 22 - 29	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/22	Colorado vs Arizona State	+7.0	47.5	L 17 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/29	Colorado at Kansas State	+16.5	50.5	L 14 - 24	U	Y

2025 Schedule Rating: #28
2025 Record: 3 - 9 (B12: 1 - 8)
Spread Record 5 - 7 - 0 | O/U 5 - 7

Opponents: 2 Elite, 3 Good, 5 Avg, 1 Bad, 0 Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 2 Elite, 3 Good, 4 Avg, 2 Bad, 1 Poor

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Colorado's 2024 Schedule
Thu 8/29	Colorado vs North Dakota State	-9.0	59.0	W 31 - 26	U	N
Sat 9/7	Colorado at Nebraska	+6.5	55.0	L 10 - 28	U	N
Sat 9/14	Colorado at Colorado State	-7.5	58.5	W 28 - 9	U	Y
Sat 9/21	Colorado vs Baylor	-2.5	52.5	W 38 - 31	O	Y
Sat 9/28	Colorado at UCF	+12.5	60.5	W 48 - 21	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/12	Colorado vs Kansas State	+3.5	54.5	L 28 - 31	O	Y
Sat 10/19	Colorado at Arizona	+2.5	57.5	W 34 - 7	U	Y
Sat 10/26	Colorado vs Cincinnati	-6.0	57.0	W 34 - 23	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/9	Colorado at Texas Tech	-5.0	62.0	W 41 - 27	O	Y
Sat 11/16	Colorado vs Utah	-13.5	43.5	W 49 - 24	O	Y
Sat 11/23	Colorado vs Kansas	-2.5	59.0	L 21 - 37	U	N
Fri 11/29	Colorado vs Oklahoma State	-14.5	66.5	W 52 - 0	U	Y
Sat 12/28	Colorado vs BYU	-3.0	55.5	L 14 - 36	U	N

Colorado's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	Colorado at TCU	+20.5	59.5	W 45 - 42	O	Y
Sat 9/9	Colorado vs Nebraska	-2.5	56.5	W 36 - 14	U	Y
Sat 9/16	Colorado vs Colorado State	-23.0	63.0	W 43 - 35	O	N
Sat 9/23	Colorado at Oregon	+21.0	70.0	L 6 - 42	U	N
Sat 9/30	Colorado vs USC	+22.0	74.5	L 41 - 48	O	Y
Sat 10/7	Colorado at Arizona State	-3.0	58.0	W 27 - 24	U	N
Fri 10/13	Colorado vs Stanford	-13.0	59.0	L 43 - 46	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/28	Colorado at UCLA	+14.0	60.0	L 16 - 28	U	Y
Sat 11/4	Colorado vs Oregon State	+13.0	60.5	L 19 - 26	U	Y
Sat 11/11	Colorado vs Arizona	+6.0	55.5	L 31 - 34	O	Y
Fri 11/17	Colorado at Washington State	+4.5	59.5	L 14 - 56	O	N
Sat 11/25	Colorado at Utah	+21.5	43.5	L 17 - 23	U	Y

Colorado's 2022 Schedule
Fri 9/2	Colorado vs TCU	+13.5	59.0	L 13 - 38	U	N
Sat 9/10	Colorado at Air Force	+17.5	50.0	L 10 - 41	O	N
Sat 9/17	Colorado at Minnesota	+28.0	47.5	L 7 - 49	O	N
Sat 9/24	Colorado vs UCLA	+22.0	57.0	L 17 - 45	O	N
Sat 10/1	Colorado at Arizona	+17.5	57.5	L 20 - 43	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/15	Colorado vs California	+15.0	49.0	W 20 - 13	U	Y
Sat 10/22	Colorado at Oregon State	+23.0	47.5	L 9 - 42	O	N
Sat 10/29	Colorado vs Arizona State	+13.0	49.0	L 34 - 42	O	Y
Sat 11/5	Colorado vs Oregon	+31.0	62.5	L 10 - 49	U	N
Fri 11/11	Colorado at USC	+34.0	66.0	L 17 - 55	O	N
Sat 11/19	Colorado at Washington	+30.5	61.5	L 7 - 54	U	N
Sat 11/26	Colorado vs Utah	+30.0	52.0	L 21 - 63	O	N

Colorado's 2021 Schedule
Fri 9/3	Colorado vs Northern Colorado	-37.5	56.5	W 35 - 7	U	N
Sat 9/11	Colorado vs Texas A&M	+17.5	51.0	L 7 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/18	Colorado vs Minnesota	-2.5	49.0	L 0 - 30	U	N
Sat 9/25	Colorado at Arizona State	+13.5	45.5	L 13 - 35	O	N
Sat 10/2	Colorado vs USC	+9.0	50.5	L 14 - 37	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/16	Colorado vs Arizona	-6.0	46.5	W 34 - 0	U	Y
Sat 10/23	Colorado at California	+8.0	44.0	L 3 - 26	U	N
Sat 10/30	Colorado at Oregon	+24.5	49.0	L 29 - 52	O	Y
Sat 11/6	Colorado vs Oregon State	+11.5	55.5	W 37 - 34	O	Y
Sat 11/13	Colorado at UCLA	+18.0	57.5	L 20 - 44	O	N
Sat 11/20	Colorado vs Washington	+6.5	43.0	W 20 - 17	U	Y
Fri 11/26	Colorado at Utah	+24.0	52.5	L 13 - 28	U	Y

2026 class: 191 points   #70
2025 class: 209 points   #59
2024 class: 164 points   #96
2023 class: 220 points   #31
2022 class: 192 points   #51

Average Class Ranking:   #61
Average Recruiting Points: 195

Four Year Crootin Profile
Consistent Below Avg P4
4 Year Class: #66 - Best: #31 Worst: #96

CFB Crootin Averages
Big 12 Class: 211  #47
Power 4 Class: 229  #47
FBS Class: 198  #70

2021 class: 173 points   #66
2020 class: 206 points   #42
2019 class: 199 points   #42
2018 class: 187 points   #57
2017 class: 204 points   #34

Average Class Ranking:   #48
Average Recruiting Points: 194

Transfer Portal Classes
2026 Portal Class #23 - 43 players, 86 Avg
2025 Portal Class #19 - 33 players, 86 Avg
2024 Portal Class #8 - 43 players, 87 Avg
2023 Portal Class #1 - 52 players, 87 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #78 - 6 players, 84 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Brennan Marion (in his first season) #19

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Julian Lewis	52	94	55%	589	4	0	6.3
Colton Allen	1	1	100%	4	0	0	4.0

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Damian Henderson II (Tr)	91	565	5	6.2	85
Jaquail Smith (Tr)	76	511	5	6.7	45
Micah Welch	96	384	4	4.0	44
Dekalon Taylor	19	83	0	4.4	23

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Danny Scudero (Tr)	88	1297	10	14.7	72
Kamryn Perry	43	976	6	22.7	66
Ernest Campbell (Tr)	37	755	8	20.4	75
DeAndre Moore Jr. (Tr)	38	532	4	14.0	46

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Chris Marve (in his first season) #34

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Gideon Lampron (Tr)	119	18	3	4	1
Naeten Mitchell (Tr)	92	2	0	0	7
Liona Lefau (Tr)	68	2	0	0	3
Randon Fontenette (Tr)	51	7	0	5	6

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Ezra Christensen (Tr)	41	11	5	10	2
Santana Hopper (Tr)	25	9	5	4	0
Vili Taufatofua (Tr)	34	7	4	7	1
Dylan Manuel (Tr)	37	7	3	5	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PRESS	PD
Justin Eaglin (Tr)	35	0	0	8
Naeten Mitchell (Tr)	92	2	0	7
Randon Fontenette (Tr)	51	7	5	6

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 71% #21
Offense Returning Production: 85% #13
Defense Returning Production: 57% #79
Colorado's Official Roster

Transfer Portal
2026 Portal Class #23
43 Commits, 86.4 Avg Rating
64% of 2026 Roster from Portal, 51% TY

Team Talent
2026 Talent Rating: 664.00 #80
Offense Talent #70 | Defense Talent #73
2025 #66 | 2024 #45 | 2023 #35 | 2022 #61

2026 - 2023 Records
2026 Record: 0 - 0
2026 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 0 - 0 - 0 | Totals: 0 - 0

2025 Record: 3 - 9
2025 Conf Record: 1 - 8
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

2024 Record: 9 - 4
2024 Conf Record: 7 - 3
Spread: 9 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 8

2023 Record: 4 - 8
2023 Conf Record: 1 - 8
Spread: 7 - 4 - 1 | Totals: 6 - 6

Four Year Record: 16 - 21
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 21 - 15 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 9 - 19

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 1 - 11
2022 Conf Record: 1 - 8
Spread: 2 - 10 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 4

2021 Record: 4 - 8
2021 Conf Record: 3 - 6
Spread: 6 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

2020 Record: 4 - 2
2020 Conf Record: 3 - 1
Spread: 4 - 2 - 0 | Totals: 4 - 2

2019 Record: 5 - 7
2019 Conf Record: 3 - 6
Spread: 6 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 6

Eight Year Record: 30 - 49
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 39 - 39 - 1
Eight Year Conference Record: 20 - 40

Colorado Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2024	Alamo Bowl	Colorado vs BYU	-3.0	55.5	L 14 - 36
2020	Alamo Bowl	Colorado vs Texas	+9.5	63.5	L 23 - 55
2016	Alamo Bowl	Colorado vs Oklahoma State	-2.0	64.0	L 8 - 38

Power Ranking Stats (2025)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2025	.12 (99)	1.44 (4)	35% (131)	3.48 (95)	28.7 (78)	38%	33%	.21 (106)	1.33 (111)	43% (87)	4.01 (102)	29.6 (85)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.24 (35)	1.33 (31)	44% (48)	4.34 (28)	31.4 (19)	41%	40%	.09 (22)	1.29 (76)	38% (30)	3.3 (21)	30.2 (103)

More Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2025	12	28:49	17.3	38%	33%	5.7	49.9	1.4	1.3	5	1.2	0

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	13	26:03	19.7	41%	40%	7.1	62.8	0.9	1.8	6.7	2.8	2

Overall Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2025 Offense	12	20.9	23.9	16.8	35.2% (131)	3.48 (95)	1.4	17	329	127	203	3.6	49% (75)	50% (59)	35% (131)	35% (122)	20% (129)	.12 (99)
2025 Defense	12	30.5	27	35.4	43% (87)	4.01 (102)	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	60% (133)	39% (4)	44% (88)	43% (78)	15% (80)	.21 (106)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	13	32.9	38.7	32.2	44.5% (48)	4.34 (28)	0.9	20	368	66	302	2.7	37% (133)	63% (2)	44% (73)	45% (34)	17% (97)	.24 (35)
2024 Defense	13	23.1	22.5	18.4	38.4% (30)	3.3 (21)	1.8	-	-	-	-	-	53% (93)	47% (46)	40% (43)	36% (17)	20% (13)	.09 (22)

Run Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2025 Offense	12	49% (75)	35% (131)	35.3	126.7	3.6	15 (70)	.05 (103)	2.68 (116)	67% (97)	14% (133)	1.08 (27)
2025 Defense	12	60% (133)	44% (88)	-	-	-	-	.11 (72)	2.97 (81)	67% (37)	9% (80)	1.02 (97)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	13	37% (133)	44% (73)	24.2	66	2.7	15 (96)	.08 (94)	2.76 (110)	82% (16)	11% (104)	0.86 (121)
2024 Defense	13	53% (93)	40% (43)	-	-	-	-	.06 (37)	2.87 (47)	78% (98)	12% (19)	1.06 (100)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2025 Offense	12	50% (59)	35% (122)	17.5	29.7	202.8	6.8	11.6	17 (50)	11 (88)	.22 (84)	1.8 (9)	38% (136)	30% (70)	.32 (62)	6% (72)	2.1 (27)
2025 Defense	12	39% (4)	43% (78)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6 (100)	.41 (127)	1.8 (132)	31% (77)	29% (70)	.32 (77)	6% (73)	2.2 (116)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	13	63% (2)	45% (34)	25.9	35.2	302	8.6	11.7	35 (3)	8 (40)	.34 (32)	1.6 (53)	33% (96)	35% (27)	.47 (18)	6% (78)	2.1 (54)
2024 Defense	13	47% (46)	36% (17)	-	-	-	-	-	-	12 (39)	.13 (24)	1.6 (61)	35% (25)	29% (50)	.24 (41)	8% (18)	1.9 (31)

Overall

Team Info

Power #59SP+ #96

Record Prediction: 4 - 8 #80

Coaching staff Rank #54

Record

0 - 0
B12 0 - 0

Vs Spread0 - 0 - 0Totals0 - 0

One Score Games '25: (1-3)(6-9 under D.S.)

5 Year Profile

Declining Average G5

'26 Profile

Remains Average G5

Performance #118

Special Teams #55

Returning Production

From 2025

71% #24

25 QB Julian Lewis returns (New OC)

Offense 85% #13

Defense 57% #79

Returning Starters: 3 (Off: 3) - (Def: 0)

Proj Portal Starters: 10 (Off: 6) - (Def: 4)

Exp'd Depth: 3 (Off: 3) - (Def: 0)

OL Prod: 87% #151 starters, 1 exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 5,025 #5From Portal: 4103 #2

Rush Prod: 87% #39

Rec Prod: 100% #1

Front Seven: 59% #60

Secondary: 55% #82

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #80

Blue Chips (13%) #30

Offense Talent #70

Defense Talent #73

Portal Class #2343 players (86 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #704 YR Class Rating #66

Talent Profile

Consistent Below Avg P4

64% of Roster from Portal, 51% TY

63% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Brennan Marion 1

#19

(DC) Chris Marve 1

#34

2026 Schedule

Information

SOS #38

Colorado plays 2 opps off a byeWEB & NW

OppsElite: 2, Good: 3, Avg: 5, Bad: 1, Poor: 0

2025 Record: 3 - 9 (5 - 7 - 0) (B12: 1 - 8)

2024 Record: 9 - 4 (9 - 4 - 0) (B12: 7 - 3)

Win History

Past 5 years 4.2

Avg under Deion S 5.33

4 Yr Record (16 - 21)

8 Yr Record (30 - 49)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Vibes: Shaky, '25 awful, Prime health, Seaton left

DC left for NFL, Marve (VT DC) hired

DTs Christensen & Hopper both v high PFF grades

Prime dealing with real health issues

QB Julian Lewis is back after a good Fr season

3 portal RBs could help, both Sac St backs?

WR adds are really good/productive. Better unit

OL 8 portals, 6 w starting exp. Could be decent?

Def added 27 portals 11 DL, 5 LB, 11 DBs

DL 6 G5 starters added, LBs actually look decent

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

20,161 (71%) #1

87%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 10,021 #7

Defense: 10,140 #1

Players with Starting Exp (33) 19 on Off, 14 on Def

Upperclass

Starters 3 of 22 (13.6%)2-Deep 4 of 44 (9.1%)

Senior/Gr starters: 2 (9.1%) (Off: 2, Def: 0)

Upperclass Two-Deep: 4 of 44 (9.1%)

Upperclass on Roster: 67.3%(68 of 101)

Portals

Top '26 Incoming Portals

DeAndre Moore Jr. (WR)4★ (.94)

Boo Carter (S)4★ (.93)

Liona Lefau (LB)4★ (.90)

Jayven Richardson (OT)3★ (.87)

Toby Anene (EDGE)3★ (.87)

Ernest Campbell (WR)3★ (.87)

Bo Hughley (OT)3★ (.87)

Cree Thomas (CB)3★ (.87)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Gideon Lampron (LB)(119 Tac, 18 TFL)

Danny Scudero (WR)(1297 Yds, 10 TD)

Emory Floyd (CB)(1 Int, 5 Pd)

Sean Kinney (C)(B- Block Grade)

Paul Omodia (CB)(0 Int, 2 Pd)

Randon Fontenette (LB)(51 Tac, 7 TFL)

Naeten Mitchell (S)(3 Int, 7 Pd)

Santana Hopper (DT)(25 Tac, 9 TFL)

Recruits

Top '26 Incoming Recruits

Preston Ashley (S)4★ (.92)

Xavier McDonald (WR)4★ (.90)

Carson Crawford (LB)3★ (.89)

Ben Gula (IOL)3★ (.87)

Xavier Payne (OT)3★ (.87)

Josiah Manu (OT)3★ (.86)

Braylon Edwards (S)3★ (.86)

Maurice Williams (CB)3★ (.86)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

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Defense

Four Year Ratings Profile