Florida Atlantic Team Profile

Florida Atlantic Owls (@FAUFootball)
Zach Kittley (2nd year) (4-8) #114
Record: 0 - 0 (0 - 0) | Proj: 5 - 7 (#72) | SOS: (#124)
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Florida Atlantic's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/5	Florida Atlantic at Florida	+21
Sat 9/12	Florida Atlantic vs Navy	+6.5
Sat 9/19	Florida Atlantic vs Florida International	-3
Sat 9/26	Florida Atlantic at UL Monroe	-7.5
Sat 10/3	Florida Atlantic vs Texas Southern	-15
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/17	Florida Atlantic at Army	+8.5
Sat 10/24	Florida Atlantic vs Rice	-8
Thu 10/29	Florida Atlantic at North Texas	+15
Thu 11/5	Florida Atlantic vs UTSA	+6
Sat 11/14	Florida Atlantic at Tulsa	+7
Sat 11/21	Florida Atlantic vs South Florida	+13.5
Fri 11/27	Florida Atlantic at East Carolina	+16

Record Prediction: 5 - 7 #72
Schedule Rating: #124
Future 2027 Schedule

Florida Atlantic's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Florida Atlantic at Maryland	+16.5	57.5	L 7 - 39	U	N
Sat 9/6	Florida Atlantic vs Florida A&M	-21.0	51.0	W 56 - 14	O	Y
Sat 9/13	Florida Atlantic at Florida International	+2.0	56.5	L 28 - 38	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/27	Florida Atlantic vs Memphis	+14.0	62.5	L 26 - 55	O	N
Sat 10/4	Florida Atlantic at Rice	+4.5	54.5	W 27 - 21	U	Y
Sat 10/11	Florida Atlantic vs UAB	-4.5	66.5	W 53 - 33	O	Y
Sat 10/18	Florida Atlantic at South Florida	+20.5	72.5	L 13 - 48	U	N
Sat 10/25	Florida Atlantic at Navy	+14.5	63.5	L 32 - 42	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/8	Florida Atlantic vs Tulsa	-4.5	60.5	W 40 - 21	O	Y
Sat 11/15	Florida Atlantic at Tulane	+16.5	60.5	L 24 - 35	U	Y
Sat 11/22	Florida Atlantic vs UConn	+6.0	64.0	L 45 - 48	O	Y
Sat 11/29	Florida Atlantic vs East Carolina	+6.5	66.5	L 3 - 42	U	N

2025 Schedule Rating: #79
2025 Record: 4 - 8 (AAC: 3 - 5)
Spread Record 7 - 5 - 0 | O/U 7 - 5

Opponents: 0 Elite, 2 Good, 2 Avg, 4 Bad, 3 Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 0 Elite, 3 Good, 3 Avg, 1 Bad, 4 Poor

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Florida Atlantic's 2024 Schedule
Fri 8/30	Florida Atlantic at Michigan State	+12.0	45.0	L 10 - 16	U	Y
Sat 9/7	Florida Atlantic vs Army	-1.5	42.5	L 7 - 24	U	N
Sat 9/14	Florida Atlantic vs Florida International	-3.5	44.5	W 38 - 20	O	Y
Sat 9/21	Florida Atlantic at UConn	+1.0	46.0	L 14 - 48	O	N
Sat 9/28	Florida Atlantic vs Wagner	-34.5	52.5	W 41 - 10	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/12	Florida Atlantic vs North Texas	+5.5	58.5	L 37 - 41	O	Y
Sat 10/19	Florida Atlantic at UTSA	+4.0	52.5	L 24 - 38	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Fri 11/1	Florida Atlantic vs South Florida	+1.5	48.0	L 21 - 44	O	N
Thu 11/7	Florida Atlantic at East Carolina	+5.5	58.5	L 14 - 49	O	N
Sat 11/16	Florida Atlantic at Temple	+2.0	50.0	L 15 - 18	U	N
Sat 11/23	Florida Atlantic vs Charlotte	+3.0	49.5	L 27 - 39	O	N
Sat 11/30	Florida Atlantic at Tulsa	-2.5	57.5	W 63 - 16	O	Y

Florida Atlantic's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	Florida Atlantic vs Monmouth	-26.5	56.0	W 42 - 20	O	N
Sat 9/9	Florida Atlantic vs Ohio	-3.5	61.5	L 10 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/16	Florida Atlantic at Clemson	+25.0	51.5	L 14 - 48	O	N
Sat 9/23	Florida Atlantic at Illinois	+16.0	45.5	L 17 - 23	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/7	Florida Atlantic vs Tulsa	-3.0	54.5	W 20 - 17	U	N
Sat 10/14	Florida Atlantic at South Florida	+3.0	61.0	W 56 - 14	O	Y
Sat 10/21	Florida Atlantic vs UTSA	+2.5	58.5	L 10 - 36	U	N
Fri 10/27	Florida Atlantic at Charlotte	-3.5	45.5	W 38 - 16	O	Y
Sat 11/4	Florida Atlantic at UAB	+1.0	59.5	L 42 - 45	O	N
Sat 11/11	Florida Atlantic vs East Carolina	-7.5	44.5	L 7 - 22	U	N
Sat 11/18	Florida Atlantic vs Tulane	+9.5	46.5	L 8 - 24	U	N
Sat 11/25	Florida Atlantic at Rice	+5.0	46.5	L 21 - 24	U	Y

Florida Atlantic's 2022 Schedule
Sat 8/27	Florida Atlantic vs Charlotte	-7.0	60.0	W 43 - 13	U	Y
Sat 9/3	Florida Atlantic at Ohio	-6.0	51.0	L 38 - 41	O	N
Sat 9/10	Florida Atlantic vs SE Louisiana	-11.0	63.5	W 42 - 9	U	Y
Sat 9/17	Florida Atlantic vs UCF	+7.5	61.5	L 14 - 40	U	N
Sat 9/24	Florida Atlantic at Purdue	+16.0	57.0	L 26 - 28	U	Y
Sat 10/1	Florida Atlantic at North Texas	-3.0	67.5	L 28 - 45	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/15	Florida Atlantic vs Rice	-5.0	54.5	W 17 - 14	U	N
Sat 10/22	Florida Atlantic at UTEP	-3.0	50.5	L 21 - 24	U	N
Sat 10/29	Florida Atlantic vs UAB	+5.0	45.0	W 24 - 17	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/12	Florida Atlantic at Florida International	-15.0	54.5	W 52 - 7	O	Y
Sat 11/19	Florida Atlantic at Middle Tennessee	-5.5	51.0	L 21 - 49	O	N
Sat 11/26	Florida Atlantic vs Western Kentucky	+7.5	62.5	L 31 - 32	O	Y

Florida Atlantic's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Florida Atlantic at Florida	+23.5	51.5	L 14 - 35	U	Y
Sat 9/11	Florida Atlantic vs Georgia Southern	-6.5	48.5	W 38 - 6	U	Y
Sat 9/18	Florida Atlantic vs Fordham	-31.0	51.5	W 45 - 14	O	N
Sat 9/25	Florida Atlantic at Air Force	+3.5	54.0	L 7 - 31	U	N
Sat 10/2	Florida Atlantic vs Florida International	-10.5	52.0	W 58 - 21	O	Y
Sat 10/9	Florida Atlantic at UAB	+3.5	48.5	L 14 - 31	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/21	Florida Atlantic at Charlotte	-6.5	58.0	W 38 - 9	U	Y
Sat 10/30	Florida Atlantic vs UTEP	-11.0	49.0	W 28 - 25	O	N
Sat 11/6	Florida Atlantic vs Marshall	+1.0	58.0	L 13 - 28	U	N
Sat 11/13	Florida Atlantic at Old Dominion	-6.5	48.0	L 16 - 30	U	N
Sat 11/20	Florida Atlantic at Western Kentucky	+11.5	64.0	L 17 - 52	O	N
Sat 11/27	Florida Atlantic vs Middle Tennessee	-3.5	49.5	L 17 - 27	U	N

2026 class: 158 points   #128
2025 class: 163 points   #110
2024 class: 172 points   #80
2023 class: 163 points   #78
2022 class: 95 points   #128

Average Class Ranking:   #105
Average Recruiting Points: 150

Four Year Crootin Profile
Declining Below Avg G5
4 Year Class: #106 - Best: #78 Worst: #128

CFB Crootin Averages
American Athletic Class: 158  #105
Group of 5 Class: 169  #101
FBS Class: 198  #70

2021 class: 154 points   #82
2020 class: 170 points   #77
2019 class: 183 points   #65
2018 class: 164 points   #81
2017 class: 171 points   #63

Average Class Ranking:   #74
Average Recruiting Points: 168

Transfer Portal Classes
2026 Portal Class #87 - 30 players, 84 Avg
2025 Portal Class #91 - 37 players, 83 Avg
2024 Portal Class #72 - 21 players, 84 Avg
2023 Portal Class #78 - 13 players, 88 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #69 - 12 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 Zach Kittley (in his first season) #49

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Caden Veltkamp	345	514	67%	3652	24	17	7.1
Drew Devillier (Tr)	10	21	48%	123	1	0	5.9

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Kaden Shields-Dutton	83	460	6	5.5	50
RJ Garcia II (Tr)	2	61	0	30.5	38
Easton Messer	3	51	1	17.0	39
Caden Veltkamp	81	45	4	0.6	18

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Easton Messer	100	1029	6	10.3	55
Dom Henry	40	575	4	14.4	90
RJ Garcia II (Tr)	27	283	0	10.5	28
Antonio Johnson (Tr)	20	231	5	11.6	30

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Brett Dewhurst (in his second season) #125

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Leon Hart Jr.	83	5	2	0	1
Khmari Johnson	41	3	0	2	0
Jayden Sweeney	41	2	0	3	4
Gavench Marcelin	32	1	1	1	1

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jay Crable (Tr)	28	8	6	4	4
Deshaun Batiste	23	4	4	3	0
Josh Roberts	22	5	3	2	0
Wilky Denaud	29	5	3	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jayden Sweeney	41	2	0	3	4
Damarius McGhee	30	0	0	0	4
Jay Crable (Tr)	28	8	6	4	4

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 81% #4
Offense Returning Production: 92% #4
Defense Returning Production: 70% #15
Florida Atlantic's Official Roster

Transfer Portal
2026 Portal Class #87
30 Commits, 84.1 Avg Rating
45% of 2026 Roster from Portal, 26% TY

Team Talent
2026 Talent Rating: 598.00 #94
Offense Talent #92 | Defense Talent #96
2025 #83 | 2024 #87 | 2023 #71 | 2022 #72

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

2025 Record: 4 - 8
2025 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 7 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 5

2024 Record: 3 - 9
2024 Conf Record: 1 - 7
Spread: 4 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 4

2023 Record: 4 - 8
2023 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 4 - 7 - 1 | Totals: 5 - 7

Four Year Record: 11 - 25
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 15 - 20 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 7 - 17

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 5 - 7
2022 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 6 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

2021 Record: 5 - 7
2021 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 4 - 7 - 1 | Totals: 4 - 8

2020 Record: 5 - 4
2020 Conf Record: 4 - 2
Spread: 3 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 2 - 7

2019 Record: 11 - 3
2019 Conf Record: 8 - 1
Spread: 10 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 7

Eight Year Record: 37 - 46
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 38 - 43 - 2
Eight Year Conference Record: 29 - 29

Florida Atlantic Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2020	Montgomery Bowl	Florida Atlantic vs Memphis	+9.0	52.5	L 10 - 25
2019	Raton Bowl	Florida Atlantic vs SMU	+7.5	64.0	W 52 - 28
2017	Raton Bowl	Florida Atlantic vs Akron	-23.5	65.5	W 50 - 3

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	.21 (43)	1.39 (7)	42% (80)	3.49 (93)	30.5 (35)	37%	66%	.26 (123)	1.3 (100)	45% (121)	4.58 (132)	31.9 (128)

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	.17 (80)	1.43 (5)	39% (108)	3.19 (122)	28.5 (81)	35%	47%	.21 (90)	1.39 (117)	41% (54)	3.72 (62)	29.3 (78)

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	28:32	24.8	37%	66%	6.6	56	2.4	0.7	5.4	1.8	2

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	12	30:22	19.5	35%	47%	6.6	51.6	1.5	1.6	5.7	1.4	1

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	29.5	37.2	21.8	41.7% (80)	3.49 (93)	2.4	25	446	105	341	3.6	36% (135)	62% (4)	40% (97)	43% (55)	18% (111)	.21 (43)
2025 Defense	12	36.3	35.5	37.2	45.5% (121)	4.58 (132)	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	54% (111)	45% (26)	49% (127)	42% (76)	14% (106)	.26 (123)

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	12	25.9	28.5	23.3	39.2% (108)	3.19 (122)	1.5	20	398	189	209	5	54% (41)	45% (98)	40% (107)	39% (99)	17% (89)	.17 (80)
2024 Defense	12	30.3	29.7	30.8	40.6% (54)	3.72 (62)	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	52% (86)	47% (45)	43% (72)	38% (39)	16% (61)	.21 (90)

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	36% (135)	40% (97)	29.5	105.2	3.6	13 (99)	.04 (108)	2.76 (104)	77% (30)	10% (91)	1.04 (40)
2025 Defense	12	54% (111)	49% (127)	-	-	-	-	.25 (133)	3.07 (103)	86% (133)	9% (89)	1.09 (122)

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	12	54% (41)	40% (107)	38	189.2	5	24 (45)	.2 (34)	3.15 (48)	64% (118)	12% (113)	1.28 (2)
2024 Defense	12	52% (86)	43% (72)	-	-	-	-	.16 (87)	3.09 (86)	83% (124)	10% (65)	1.05 (97)

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	62% (4)	43% (55)	32	48.4	340.5	7	10.6	28 (22)	20 (134)	.33 (42)	1.6 (49)	34% (111)	31% (64)	.39 (33)	8% (125)	2.1 (25)
2025 Defense	12	45% (26)	42% (76)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	.31 (96)	1.6 (80)	29% (114)	29% (59)	.38 (108)	5% (110)	2.2 (117)

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	12	45% (98)	39% (99)	17.1	29.2	208.6	7.2	12.2	14 (108)	11 (72)	.19 (96)	1.6 (51)	33% (105)	32% (65)	.39 (46)	5% (37)	2.1 (43)
2024 Defense	12	47% (45)	38% (39)	-	-	-	-	-	-	11 (52)	.28 (94)	1.8 (129)	34% (33)	32% (88)	.35 (91)	6% (52)	2.2 (108)

Team Notes
(2/28) QB Veltkamp back, good but way too many TOs ❌
(2/28) RB meh, 2 DII portals, don't see much here ❌
(2/28) WR great, Messer a star, Henry+Garcia good trio ❌
(2/28) OL 5 starters including 3 of 4 portals. Decent ❌
(2/28) Front 7 has a ton of exp, but not great prod ❌
(2/28) DBs also lots of exp but meh. Theme of Def ❌

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes
(2/28) Vibes: Off should be fun, Def must improve ❌

Overall

Team Info

Power #102SP+ #98

Record Prediction: 5 - 7 #72

Coaching staff Rank #110

Record

0 - 0
AAC 0 - 0

Vs Spread0 - 0 - 0Totals0 - 0

One Score Games '25: (1-1)(1-1 under Z.K.)

5 Year Profile

Consistent Below Avg G5

'26 Profile

Up to Average G5

Performance #106

Special Teams #73

Returning Production

From 2025

71% #27

25 QB Caden Veltkamp returns (New OC)

Offense 92% #4

Defense 70% #15

Returning Starters: 13 (Off: 6) - (Def: 7)

Proj Portal Starters: 5 (Off: 4) - (Def: 1)

Exp'd Depth: 7 (Off: 1) - (Def: 6)

OL Prod: 80% #262 starters, 1 exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 4,214 #21From Portal: 2095 #29

Rush Prod: 55% #85

Rec Prod: 61% #64

Front Seven: 83% #5

Secondary: 50% #97

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #94

Blue Chips (1%) #87

Offense Talent #92

Defense Talent #96

Portal Class #8730 players (84 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #1284 YR Class Rating #106

Talent Profile

Declining Below Avg G5

45% of Roster from Portal, 26% TY

42% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Zach Kittley 1

#49

(DC) Brett Dewhurst 2

#125

2026 Schedule

Information

SOS #124

Florida Atlantic plays 4 opps off a byeFIU & ULM & TXSO & UTSA

OppsElite: 0, Good: 2, Avg: 2, Bad: 4, Poor: 3

2025 Record: 4 - 8 (7 - 5 - 0) (AAC: 3 - 5)

2024 Record: 3 - 9 (4 - 8 - 0) (AAC: 1 - 7)

Win History

Past 5 years 4.2

Avg under Zach K 4

4 Yr Record (11 - 25)

8 Yr Record (37 - 46)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Vibes: Off should be fun, Def must improve

QB Veltkamp back, good but way too many TOs

RB meh, 2 DII portals, don't see much here

WR great, Messer a star, Henry+Garcia good trio

OL 5 starters including 3 of 4 portals. Decent

Front 7 has a ton of exp, but not great prod

DBs also lots of exp but meh. Theme of Def

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

17,451 (71%) #10

77%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 8,643 #22

Defense: 8,808 #9

Players with Starting Exp (29) 13 on Off, 16 on Def

Upperclass

Starters 12 of 22 (54.5%)2-Deep 17 of 44 (38.6%)

Senior/Gr starters: 8 (36.4%) (Off: 5, Def: 3)

Upperclass Two-Deep: 17 of 44 (38.6%)

Upperclass on Roster: 52%(52 of 100)

Portals

Top '26 Incoming Portals

JK Johnson (CB)3★ (.86)

RJ Garcia II (WR)3★ (.85)

Kenyon Garner (EDGE)3★ (.84)

Bo Simpson-Nealy (S)3★ (.83)

Leonard Farrow (RB)3★ (.83)

Jay Crable (EDGE)3★ (.00)

Benjamin Galloway (OT)3★ (.00)

Jonathan Bax (EDGE)3★ (.00)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Nate Fischer (LB)(0 Tac, 0 TFL)

Vincent Fiacable (C)(C+ Block Grade)

Caden Veltkamp (QB)(3652 Yds, 24 TD)

Easton Messer (WR)(1029 Yds, 6 TD)

Kortez Winslow (T)(C Block Grade)

Ja'Kavion Nonar (T)(C- Block Grade)

Dominique Henry (WR)(575 Yds, 4 TD)

Aqil Meredith-Smith (G)(C Block Grade)

Recruits

Top '26 Incoming Recruits

Elijah West (WR)3★ (.87)

Sean Williams (CB)3★ (.86)

Nicsaint Joseph Jr. (WR)3★ (.86)

Owen Cheatham (OT)3★ (.85)

Owen Pollock (TE)3★ (.85)

Alejandro Schmitt (OT)3★ (.85)

Justin Weatherall (S)3★ (.85)

Jeremiah Daoud (QB)3★ (.84)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

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Defense

Four Year Ratings Profile