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Colorado Buffaloes (@CUBuffsFootball)
Deion Sanders (2nd year) (13-12) #1
Record: 9 - 4 (7 - 3) | Proj: 9 - 3 (#) | SOS: (#57)
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Colorado's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
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

Record Prediction: 9 - 3 NR
Schedule Rating: #57
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

2023 Schedule Rating: #34
2025 Record: 3 - 9 (B12: 1 - 8)
Spread Record 5 - 7 - 0 | O/U 5 - 7

Opponents: Elite, Good, Avg, Bad, 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
Declining Below Avg P4
4 Year Class: #63 - Best: #31 Worst: #96

CFB Crootin Averages
Big 12 Class: 196  #53
Power 4 Class: 222  #53
FBS Class: 184  #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
2024 Portal Class #8 - 43 players, 87 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 Pat Shurmur (in his first season) #1

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	91	565	5	6.2	85
Jaquail Smith	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	88	1297	10	14.7	72
Kamryn Perry	43	976	6	22.7	66
Ernest Campbell	37	755	8	20.4	75
DeAndre Moore Jr.	38	532	4	14.0	46

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Robert Livingston (in his first season) #1

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

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

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

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: % NR
Offense Returning Production: % NR
Defense Returning Production: % NR
Colorado's Official Roster

Transfer Portal
2024 Portal Class #8
43 Commits, 87.4 Avg Rating
NAN% of 2024 Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

Team Talent
2024 Talent Rating: 380.00 #45
Offense Talent NR | Defense Talent NR
2025 #66 | 2024 #45 | 2023 #35 | 2022 #61

2024 - 2023 Records
2024 Record: 9 - 4
2024 Conf Record: 7 - 3
Spread: 9 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 8

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: 25 - 25
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 30 - 19 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 16 - 22

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: 39 - 53
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 48 - 43 - 1
Eight Year Conference Record: 27 - 43

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)

Team Notes
(11/29) Killed Pokes, Sanders/Hunter great, Def great ❌
(11/23) Run Def mauled by KU, 331, 5.8 ypc. Zero run game ❌
(11/18) Run Def great vs Utah, Sanders great, B12 favs? ❌
(11/13) Sanders great, Def so much better in TT W ❌
(10/28) Buffs fav'd in last 4, can make B12 title game ❌
(10/27) Def good vs Cincy. Quietly a good team? Strange ❌
(10/22) Def has a stop rate of 74% (#12), incredible ❌
(10/19) Def held Az 245 yds, Rgame better. Contenders? ❌
(10/13) Good fight KSt. Rgame -29 yds! Def was Ok ❌
(9/28) Great W UCF, Rgame better 128 (4.4 ypc) ❌
(9/22) Incredible W vs Baylor. Def better, Rgame awful ❌
(9/11) OL/DL exposed @ Neb. D played well, penalty issues ❌
(7/30) QB Sanders good, WR should be really good ❌
(7/30) Starters improved but no depth & so much TO. ❌
(7/30) DL should improve, LBs ?, DB strength. ❌

Injury Notes
(10/14) #2 WR Horn left K St game (inj) ❌
(10/13) Star WR/CB Hunter left K St game (inj) ❌
(9/10) S Sanders out 2-3 weeks with broken arm ❌

Staff/Schedule Notes
(8/20) ST's coordinator Reilly resigned before fall camp ❌
(8/5) Lotta bad rumors, Prime hate or culture prob? ❌
(7/30) Fired OC/DC, Shurmur < Lewis. Portal 42 in/41 out ❌
(7/30) Sched has 11 gms w/in 12 pts, team depth key ? ❌
(7/30) B12 newbie, tough sched even w/ 7 home games ❌
(12/18) Signed QB Slater (Liberty) ❌

Overall

Team Info

Power #18SP+ #96

Record Prediction: 9 - 3 NR

Coaching staff Rank #1

Record

9 - 4
B12 7 - 3

Vs Spread9 - 4 - 0Totals5 - 8

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

0%NR

COLO lost their 25 starting QB

Offense %NR

Defense %NR

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

Proj Portal Starters: (Off: ) - (Def: )

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

OL Prod: 0%NR starters, exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 0 NRFrom Portal: NR

Rush Prod: %NR

Rec Prod: %NR

Front Seven: %NR

Secondary: %NR

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #45

Blue Chips (21%) #26

Offense TalentNR

Defense TalentNR

Portal Class #843 players (87 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #704 YR Class Rating #63

Talent Profile

Declining Below Avg P4

NAN% of Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

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

(OC) Pat Shurmur 1

(DC) Robert Livingston 1

2024 Schedule

Information

SOS #57

Colorado plays 2 opps off a byeUCF & KSU

OppsElite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

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 4.4

Avg under Deion S 6.5

4 Yr Record (25 - 25)

8 Yr Record (39 - 53)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Signed QB Slater (Liberty)

Killed Pokes, Sanders/Hunter great, Def great

Run Def mauled by KU, 331, 5.8 ypc. Zero run game

Run Def great vs Utah, Sanders great, B12 favs?

Sanders great, Def so much better in TT W

Buffs fav'd in last 4, can make B12 title game

Def good vs Cincy. Quietly a good team? Strange

Def has a stop rate of 74% (#12), incredible

Def held Az 245 yds, Rgame better. Contenders?

#2 WR Horn left K St game (inj)

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

0 (0%)NR

%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 0NR

Defense: 0NR

Players with Starting Exp () on Off, on Def

Upperclass

Starters of (%)2-Deep of (%)

Senior/Gr starters: (%) (Off: , Def: )

Upperclass Two-Deep: of (%)

Upperclass on Roster: %( of 0)

Portals

Top '24 Incoming Portals

Samuel Okunlola (DL)4★ (.92)

Quency Wiggins (DL)4★ (.92)

BJ Green (DL)4★ (.91)

Will Sheppard (WR)4★ (.91)

Rayyan Buell (DL)4★ (.90)

Preston Hodge (S)4★ (.90)

Tyler Johnson (IOL)4★ (.90)

Dayon Hayes (DL)3★ (.89)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Top Players N/A Before 2025

Recruits

Top '24 Incoming Recruits

Jordan Seaton (OT)5★ (.99)

Drelon Miller (WR)4★ (.95)

Kamron Mikell (ATH)4★ (.94)

Brandon Davis-Swain (DL)4★ (.91)

Eric Brantley Jr. (DL)3★ (.88)

Eric Brantley (DL)3★ (.88)

Micah Welch (RB)3★ (.87)

Brandon Hood (RB)3★ (.87)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

Four Year Ratings Profile

Defense

Four Year Ratings Profile