Georgia Southern Team Profile

Georgia Southern Eagles (@GSAthletics_FB)
Clay Helton (5th year) (27-25) #121
Record: 0 - 0 (0 - 0) | Proj: 0 - 12 (#80) | SOS: (#75)
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Georgia Southern's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/12	Georgia Southern at Clemson	+22
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/26	Georgia Southern vs Houston	+13

Record Prediction: 0 - 12 #80
Schedule Rating: #75
Future 2027 Schedule

Georgia Southern's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Georgia Southern at Fresno State	+2.5	54.5	L 14 - 42	O	N
Sat 9/6	Georgia Southern at USC	+29.0	61.5	L 20 - 59	O	N
Sat 9/13	Georgia Southern vs Jacksonville State	-3.0	59.0	W 41 - 34	O	Y
Sat 9/20	Georgia Southern vs Maine	-22.0	57.5	W 45 - 17	O	Y
Sat 9/27	Georgia Southern at James Madison	+14.5	54.5	L 10 - 35	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/9	Georgia Southern vs Southern Miss	+3.0	59.5	L 35 - 38	O	Y
Sat 10/18	Georgia Southern vs Georgia State	-6.5	58.5	W 41 - 24	O	Y
Sat 10/25	Georgia Southern at Arkansas State	-1.5	59.5	L 24 - 34	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Thu 11/6	Georgia Southern at App State	+4.5	62.5	W 25 - 23	U	Y
Sat 11/15	Georgia Southern vs Coastal Carolina	-3.0	59.5	W 45 - 40	O	Y
Sat 11/22	Georgia Southern vs Old Dominion	+10.0	62.0	L 10 - 45	U	N
Sat 11/29	Georgia Southern at Marshall	+10.5	61.5	W 24 - 19	U	Y
Mon 12/29	Georgia Southern vs App State	-10.0	58.5	W 29 - 10	U	Y

2025 Schedule Rating: #107
2025 Record: 7 - 6 (SBC: 5 - 4)
Spread Record 7 - 5 - 1 | O/U 7 - 6

Opponents: Elite, Good, Avg, Bad, Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 1 Elite, 1 Good, 0 Avg, 2 Bad, 7 Poor

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Georgia Southern's 2024 Schedule
Sat 8/31	Georgia Southern vs Boise State	+13.0	57.5	L 45 - 56	O	Y
Sat 9/7	Georgia Southern at Nevada	+1.5	56.5	W 20 - 17	U	Y
Sat 9/14	Georgia Southern vs South Carolina State	-27.5	52.5	W 42 - 14	O	Y
Sat 9/21	Georgia Southern at Ole Miss	+35.0	68.5	L 13 - 52	U	N
Sat 9/28	Georgia Southern at Georgia State	+3.5	57.5	W 38 - 21	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/12	Georgia Southern vs Marshall	-1.0	58.5	W 24 - 23	U	N
Sat 10/19	Georgia Southern vs James Madison	+9.5	58.5	W 28 - 14	U	Y
Thu 10/24	Georgia Southern at Old Dominion	-1.0	52.0	L 19 - 47	O	N
Sat 11/2	Georgia Southern at South Alabama	+5.5	60.0	W 34 - 30	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/16	Georgia Southern vs Troy	-7.0	54.0	L 20 - 28	U	N
Sat 11/23	Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina	+2.0	59.5	W 26 - 6	U	Y
Sat 11/30	Georgia Southern vs App State	-2.5	60.5	W 29 - 20	U	Y
Thu 12/19	Georgia Southern vs Sam Houston	-3.5	48.0	L 26 - 31	O	N

Georgia Southern's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	Georgia Southern vs The Citadel	-34.0	53.5	W 34 - 0	U	N
Sat 9/9	Georgia Southern vs UAB	-7.0	63.0	W 49 - 35	O	Y
Sat 9/16	Georgia Southern at Wisconsin	+20.5	65.5	L 14 - 35	U	N
Sat 9/23	Georgia Southern at Ball State	-6.0	60.0	W 40 - 3	U	Y
Sat 9/30	Georgia Southern vs Coastal Carolina	-6.0	67.5	W 38 - 28	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/14	Georgia Southern at James Madison	+5.5	60.0	L 13 - 41	U	N
Sat 10/21	Georgia Southern vs UL Monroe	-16.5	60.5	W 38 - 28	O	N
Thu 10/26	Georgia Southern vs Georgia State	+1.0	63.0	W 44 - 27	O	Y
Sat 11/4	Georgia Southern at Texas State	-2.0	69.0	L 24 - 45	U	N
Sat 11/11	Georgia Southern at Marshall	-1.5	56.5	L 33 - 38	O	N
Sat 11/18	Georgia Southern vs Old Dominion	-4.5	61.5	L 17 - 20	U	N
Sat 11/25	Georgia Southern at App State	+7.5	62.5	L 27 - 55	O	N
Sat 12/16	Georgia Southern vs Ohio	-1.5	48.5	L 21 - 41	O	N

Georgia Southern's 2022 Schedule
Sat 9/3	Georgia Southern vs Morgan State	-39.5	53.5	W 59 - 7	O	Y
Sat 9/10	Georgia Southern at Nebraska	+23.5	64.0	W 45 - 42	O	Y
Sat 9/17	Georgia Southern at UAB	+11.5	59.0	L 21 - 35	U	N
Sat 9/24	Georgia Southern vs Ball State	-9.5	67.0	W 34 - 23	U	Y
Sat 10/1	Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina	+10.0	69.5	L 30 - 34	U	Y
Sat 10/8	Georgia Southern at Georgia State	+2.5	67.5	L 33 - 41	O	N
Sat 10/15	Georgia Southern vs James Madison	+13.0	68.0	W 45 - 38	O	Y
Sat 10/22	Georgia Southern at Old Dominion	+1.5	66.0	W 28 - 23	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/5	Georgia Southern vs South Alabama	+3.5	60.5	L 31 - 38	O	N
Thu 11/10	Georgia Southern at Louisiana	+3.5	63.0	L 17 - 36	U	N
Sat 11/19	Georgia Southern vs Marshall	+6.0	52.5	L 10 - 23	U	N
Sat 11/26	Georgia Southern vs App State	+6.5	66.0	W 51 - 48	O	Y
Tue 12/27	Georgia Southern vs Buffalo	-6.0	67.0	L 21 - 23	U	N

Georgia Southern's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Georgia Southern vs Gardner-Webb	-27.5	48.0	W 30 - 25	O	N
Sat 9/11	Georgia Southern at Florida Atlantic	+6.5	48.5	L 6 - 38	U	N
Sat 9/18	Georgia Southern at Arkansas	+23.0	53.5	L 10 - 45	O	N
Sat 9/25	Georgia Southern vs Louisiana	+14.5	54.5	L 20 - 28	U	Y
Sat 10/2	Georgia Southern vs Arkansas State	-1.5	66.5	W 59 - 33	O	Y
Sat 10/9	Georgia Southern at Troy	+5.5	51.0	L 24 - 27	U	Y
Thu 10/14	Georgia Southern at South Alabama	+2.5	49.0	L 14 - 41	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/30	Georgia Southern vs Georgia State	+6.0	55.0	L 14 - 21	U	N
Sat 11/6	Georgia Southern vs Coastal Carolina	+16.0	56.5	L 8 - 28	U	N
Sat 11/13	Georgia Southern at Texas State	+2.5	52.0	W 38 - 30	O	Y
Sat 11/20	Georgia Southern vs BYU	+20.0	57.0	L 17 - 34	U	Y
Sat 11/27	Georgia Southern at App State	+24.5	55.0	L 3 - 27	U	Y

2026 class: 161 points   #104
2025 class: 165 points   #80
2024 class: 157 points   #90
2023 class: 132 points   #98
2022 class: 116 points   #110

Average Class Ranking:   #96
Average Recruiting Points: 146

Four Year Crootin Profile
Declining Average G5
4 Year Class: #93 - Best: #80 Worst: #104

CFB Crootin Averages
Sun Belt Class: 157  #100
Group of 5 Class: 153  #99
FBS Class: 188  #69

2021 class: 142 points   #92
2020 class: 145 points   #98
2019 class: 125 points   #121
2018 class: 147 points   #90
2017 class: 119 points   #106

Average Class Ranking:   #101
Average Recruiting Points: 136

Transfer Portal Classes
2026 Portal Class #105 - 8 players, 85 Avg
2025 Portal Class #113 - 13 players, 83 Avg
2024 Portal Class #106 - 8 players, 85 Avg
2023 Portal Class #110 - 16 players, 0 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #120 - 12 players, 83 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Ryan Aplin (been OC for 3 years) #104

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Max Johnson (Tr)	54	87	62%	437	2	0	5.0
Turner Helton	14	26	54%	74	1	0	2.8

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
David Mbadinga	49	196	1	4.0	16
Weston Bryan	31	111	3	3.6	11
Taeo Todd	26	102	0	3.9	19
Jamarian Samuel	12	87	1	7.3	36

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Taylor Bradshaw	16	131	1	8.2	22
Ashton Hollins (Tr)	4	108	1	27.0	49
Josh Dallas	8	68	0	8.5	17
Terrance Gibbs	7	68	0	9.7	17

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Mike Mutz (in his first season) #66

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Brandon Tyson	84	3	0	6	2
Anthony Bynum (Tr)	63	6	3	8	4
Jacob Ferguson	48	7	0	4	1
Tracy Hill Jr.	41	4	1	0	7

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
MJ Stroud	33	16	7	6	2
Anthony Bynum (Tr)	63	6	3	8	4
Caleb Moore	27	4	2	2	1
Devin Collier	24	1	1	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Tracy Hill Jr.	41	4	1	0	7
Anthony Bynum (Tr)	63	6	3	8	4
Elijah McDowell	9	0	0	0	4

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 55% #83
Offense Returning Production: 53% #99
Defense Returning Production: 57% #52

Transfer Portal
2026 Portal Class #105
8 Commits, 85 Avg Rating
26% of 2026 Roster from Portal, 19% TY

Team Talent
2026 Talent Rating: 662.00 #79
Offense Talent #81 | Defense Talent #75
2025 #99 | 2024 #98 | 2023 #107 | 2022 #109

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

2025 Record: 7 - 6
2025 Conf Record: 5 - 4
Spread: 7 - 5 - 1 | Totals: 7 - 6

2024 Record: 8 - 5
2024 Conf Record: 6 - 2
Spread: 8 - 4 - 1 | Totals: 6 - 7

2023 Record: 6 - 7
2023 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 4 - 8 - 1 | Totals: 6 - 7

Four Year Record: 21 - 18
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 19 - 17 - 3
Four Year Conference Record: 14 - 11

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 6 - 7
2022 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 7 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 7

2021 Record: 3 - 9
2021 Conf Record: 2 - 6
Spread: 6 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

2020 Record: 8 - 5
2020 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 7 - 5 - 1 | Totals: 5 - 8

2019 Record: 7 - 6
2019 Conf Record: 5 - 3
Spread: 5 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 5

Eight Year Record: 45 - 45
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 44 - 42 - 4
Eight Year Conference Record: 31 - 29

Georgia Southern Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2025	Birmingham Bowl	Georgia Southern vs App State	-10.0	58.5	W 29 - 10
2024	Orleans Bowl	Georgia Southern vs Sam Houston	-3.5	48.0	L 26 - 31
2023	Beach Bowl	Georgia Southern vs Ohio	-1.5	48.5	L 21 - 41
2022	Camellia Bowl	Georgia Southern vs Buffalo	-6.0	67.0	L 21 - 23
2020	Orleans Bowl	Georgia Southern vs Louisiana Tech	-7.0	48.0	W 38 - 3
2019	Cure Bowl	Georgia Southern vs Liberty	-5.0	59.0	L 16 - 23
2018	Camellia Bowl	Georgia Southern vs Eastern Michigan	-3.0	45.5	W 23 - 21

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 (38)	1.23 (80)	45% (36)	4.09 (37)	28.1 (99)	45%	56%	.28 (128)	1.25 (63)	49% (133)	4.21 (117)	28.2 (51)

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	.19 (68)	1.27 (77)	43% (65)	4.57 (17)	27.7 (101)	45%	75%	.23 (105)	1.28 (70)	45% (108)	3.81 (71)	33 (127)

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	13	29:30	22.1	45%	56%	5.3	50.4	1	1.5	4.6	0.9	1

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	30:09	21.8	45%	75%	5.6	48.3	1.7	1.5	4.6	1.6	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	13	27.9	36.2	19.5	45.5% (36)	4.09 (37)	1	22	402	155	247	4.4	49% (70)	49% (70)	47% (34)	45% (34)	14% (43)	.21 (38)
2025 Defense	13	32.3	33	35.3	49% (133)	4.21 (117)	1.5	-	-	-	-	-	51% (84)	47% (52)	51% (134)	48% (126)	15% (83)	.28 (128)

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	28	31.3	25	42.9% (65)	4.57 (17)	1.7	22	366	128	238	3.8	46% (95)	53% (39)	46% (44)	40% (85)	17% (87)	.19 (68)
2024 Defense	13	27.6	25.8	28.8	45.5% (108)	3.81 (71)	1.5	-	-	-	-	-	47% (27)	53% (108)	47% (109)	44% (102)	14% (110)	.23 (105)

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	13	49% (70)	47% (34)	35.5	155.3	4.4	18 (60)	.18 (39)	3.22 (20)	72% (68)	9% (47)	0.91 (89)
2025 Defense	13	51% (84)	51% (134)	-	-	-	-	.27 (135)	3.4 (134)	75% (97)	9% (93)	1.06 (113)

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	46% (95)	46% (44)	33.8	128.2	3.8	24 (45)	.15 (57)	2.84 (101)	78% (36)	11% (94)	0.99 (57)
2024 Defense	13	47% (27)	47% (109)	-	-	-	-	.18 (99)	3.1 (87)	72% (60)	8% (106)	1 (79)

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	13	49% (70)	45% (34)	21	33.2	247	7.5	11.8	26 (33)	9 (88)	.29 (48)	1.5 (78)	29% (26)	37% (16)	.46 (17)	5% (28)	2 (77)
2025 Defense	13	47% (52)	48% (126)	-	-	-	-	-	-	12 (75)	.34 (111)	1.5 (36)	29% (113)	37% (133)	.33 (87)	6% (62)	1.8 (17)

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	53% (39)	40% (85)	22.2	34.2	237.8	7	10.7	21 (51)	11 (72)	.23 (86)	1.5 (84)	31% (60)	33% (48)	.39 (43)	6% (65)	2 (90)
2024 Defense	13	53% (108)	44% (102)	-	-	-	-	-	-	13 (31)	.28 (97)	1.5 (52)	31% (89)	32% (94)	.35 (89)	5% (100)	2 (54)

Team Notes

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes
(2/2) Helton era acceptable but feels stale, new DC TY ❌

Overall

Team Info

Power #96SP+ #103

Record Prediction: Record Predition Coming Soon

Coaching staff Rank #113

Record

0 - 0
SBC 0 - 0

Vs Spread0 - 0 - 0Totals0 - 0

One Score Games '25: (4-1)(11-9 under C.H.)

5 Year Profile

Consistent Average G5

'26 Profile

Down to Below Avg G5

Performance #108

Special Teams #118

Returning Production

From 2025

55% #83

QB Max Johnson (NC Portal) likely starter

Offense 53% #99

Defense 57% #52

Returning Starters: 8 (Off: 3) - (Def: 5)

Proj Portal Starters: 2 (Off: 1) - (Def: 1)

Exp'd Depth: 9 (Off: 4) - (Def: 5)

OL Prod: 54% #590 starters, 0 exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 1,139 #129From Portal: 712 #65

Rush Prod: 35% #115

Rec Prod: 16% #129

Front Seven: 67% #18

Secondary: 42% #100

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #79

Blue Chips (4%) #57

Offense Talent #81

Defense Talent #75

Portal Class #1058 players (85 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #1044 YR Class Rating #93

Talent Profile

Declining Average G5

26% of Roster from Portal, 19% TY

34% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Ryan Aplin 3

#104

(DC) Mike Mutz 1

#66

2026 Schedule

Information

SOS #75

Georgia Southern plays 0 opps off a bye

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

2025 Record: 7 - 6 (7 - 5 - 1) (SBC: 5 - 4)

2024 Record: 8 - 5 (8 - 4 - 1) (SBC: 6 - 2)

Win History

Past 5 years 5.8

Avg under Clay H 6.75

4 Yr Record (21 - 18)

8 Yr Record (45 - 45)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Helton era acceptable but feels stale, new DC TY

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

10,111 (52%) #92

71%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 2,743 #132

Defense: 7,368 #31

Players with Starting Exp (21) 9 on Off, 12 on Def

Upperclass

Starters 6 of 22 (27.3%)2-Deep 12 of 44 (27.3%)

Senior/Gr starters: 4 (18.2%) (Off: 1, Def: 3)

Upperclass Two-Deep: 12 of 44 (27.3%)

Upperclass on Roster: 45.5%(55 of 121)

Portals

Top '26 Incoming Portals

Rashon Myles Jr. (LB)3★ (.87)

Kam Mikell (WR)3★ (.86)

Alex Taylor (WR)3★ (.86)

Mo Clipper Jr. (IOL)3★ (.85)

Noah Mangham (CB)3★ (.85)

King Phillips (WR)3★ (.84)

Noble Johnson (WR)3★ (.84)

Josh Raymond (IOL)3★ (.84)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Anthony Bynum (DE)(63 Tac, 6 TFL)

Tracy Hill Jr. (CB)(1 Int, 7 Pd)

Brandon Tyson (LB)(84 Tac, 3 TFL)

Mo Clipper Jr. (G)(D+ Block Grade)

Aidan McCowan (CB)(1 Int, 0 Pd)

MJ Stroud (DE)(33 Tac, 16 TFL)

Caleb Moore (DT)(27 Tac, 4 TFL)

Jacob Ferguson (DE)(48 Tac, 7 TFL)

Recruits

Top '26 Incoming Recruits

Jayvon Perry (IOL)3★ (.85)

Rahsaan Isaac (CB)3★ (.85)

J'Qwan Crosby (TE)3★ (.85)

Harrison Faulkner (QB)3★ (.85)

Jarvis Mathurin (WR)3★ (.85)

Tylin Drakeford (CB)3★ (.84)

Stephone Ross (DL)3★ (.84)

Jaden Johnson (OT)3★ (.84)

Overall

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Offense

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Defense

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