Georgia State Team Profile

Georgia State Panthers (@GeorgiaStateFB)
Shawn Elliott (7th year) (44-44) #1
Record: 7 - 6 (3 - 5) | Proj: 6 - 6 (#) | SOS: (#103)
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Georgia State's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 8/31	Georgia State vs Rhode Island	-18.0	61.5	W 42 - 35	O	N
Sat 9/9	Georgia State vs UConn	-3.0	54.5	W 35 - 14	U	Y
Sat 9/16	Georgia State at Charlotte	-6.5	52.0	W 41 - 25	O	Y
Thu 9/21	Georgia State at Coastal Carolina	+4.5	62.5	W 30 - 17	U	Y
Sat 9/30	Georgia State vs Troy	-1.0	50.5	L 7 - 28	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/14	Georgia State vs Marshall	-2.0	53.5	W 41 - 24	O	Y
Sat 10/21	Georgia State at Louisiana	+3.0	62.0	W 20 - 17	U	Y
Thu 10/26	Georgia State at Georgia Southern	-1.0	63.0	L 27 - 44	O	N
Sat 11/4	Georgia State vs James Madison	+6.0	53.0	L 14 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/11	Georgia State vs App State	-2.5	62.5	L 14 - 42	U	N
Sat 11/18	Georgia State at LSU	+32.5	73.5	L 14 - 56	U	N
Sat 11/25	Georgia State at Old Dominion	+2.0	49.5	L 24 - 25	U	Y
Sat 12/23	Georgia State vs Utah State	+2.0	58.0	W 45 - 22	O	Y

Record Prediction: 6 - 6 NR
Schedule Rating: #103
Future 2027 Schedule

Georgia State's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Georgia State at Ole Miss	+38.5	62.5	L 7 - 63	O	N
Sat 9/6	Georgia State vs Memphis	+14.5	57.5	L 16 - 38	U	N
Sat 9/13	Georgia State vs Murray State	-31.5	63.5	W 37 - 21	U	N
Sat 9/20	Georgia State at Vanderbilt	+27.5	53.5	L 21 - 70	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/4	Georgia State vs James Madison	+19.5	52.5	L 7 - 14	U	Y
Sat 10/11	Georgia State vs App State	+3.0	55.5	L 20 - 41	O	N
Sat 10/18	Georgia State at Georgia Southern	+6.5	58.5	L 24 - 41	O	N
Thu 10/23	Georgia State vs South Alabama	+5.5	54.5	L 31 - 38	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/8	Georgia State at Coastal Carolina	+7.0	56.5	L 27 - 40	O	N
Sat 11/15	Georgia State vs Marshall	+9.5	59.5	L 18 - 30	U	N
Sat 11/22	Georgia State at Troy	+9.5	51.0	L 19 - 31	U	N
Sat 11/29	Georgia State at Old Dominion	+29.0	58.5	L 10 - 27	U	Y

2022 Schedule Rating: NR
2025 Record: 1 - 11 (SBC: 0 - 8)
Spread Record 2 - 10 - 0 | O/U 6 - 6

Opponents: Elite, Good, Avg, Bad, Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 2 Elite, 2 Good, 0 Avg, 1 Bad, 6 Poor

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Georgia State's 2024 Schedule
Sat 8/31	Georgia State at Georgia Tech	+20.5	57.0	L 12 - 35	U	N
Sat 9/7	Georgia State vs Chattanooga	-9.5	51.5	W 24 - 21	U	N
Sat 9/14	Georgia State vs Vanderbilt	+8.5	45.5	W 36 - 32	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/28	Georgia State vs Georgia Southern	-3.5	57.5	L 21 - 38	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/12	Georgia State vs Old Dominion	-3.0	53.0	L 14 - 21	U	N
Thu 10/17	Georgia State at Marshall	+9.5	51.5	L 20 - 35	O	N
Sat 10/26	Georgia State at App State	+7.5	59.0	L 26 - 33	U	Y
Fri 11/1	Georgia State at UConn	+7.0	48.0	L 27 - 34	O	Y
Sat 11/9	Georgia State at James Madison	+14.5	53.5	L 7 - 38	U	N
Sat 11/16	Georgia State vs Arkansas State	-2.5	60.0	L 20 - 27	U	N
Sat 11/23	Georgia State at Texas State	+23.0	59.5	W 52 - 44	O	Y
Sat 11/30	Georgia State vs Coastal Carolina	-0.5	52.5	L 27 - 48	O	N

Georgia State's 2023 Schedule
Thu 8/31	Georgia State vs Rhode Island	-18.0	61.5	W 42 - 35	O	N
Sat 9/9	Georgia State vs UConn	-3.0	54.5	W 35 - 14	U	Y
Sat 9/16	Georgia State at Charlotte	-6.5	52.0	W 41 - 25	O	Y
Thu 9/21	Georgia State at Coastal Carolina	+4.5	62.5	W 30 - 17	U	Y
Sat 9/30	Georgia State vs Troy	-1.0	50.5	L 7 - 28	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/14	Georgia State vs Marshall	-2.0	53.5	W 41 - 24	O	Y
Sat 10/21	Georgia State at Louisiana	+3.0	62.0	W 20 - 17	U	Y
Thu 10/26	Georgia State at Georgia Southern	-1.0	63.0	L 27 - 44	O	N
Sat 11/4	Georgia State vs James Madison	+6.0	53.0	L 14 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/11	Georgia State vs App State	-2.5	62.5	L 14 - 42	U	N
Sat 11/18	Georgia State at LSU	+32.5	73.5	L 14 - 56	U	N
Sat 11/25	Georgia State at Old Dominion	+2.0	49.5	L 24 - 25	U	Y
Sat 12/23	Georgia State vs Utah State	+2.0	58.0	W 45 - 22	O	Y

Georgia State's 2022 Schedule
Sat 9/3	Georgia State at South Carolina	+12.5	55.0	L 14 - 35	U	N
Sat 9/10	Georgia State vs North Carolina	+7.0	64.0	L 28 - 35	U	Y
Sat 9/17	Georgia State vs Charlotte	-19.5	64.0	L 41 - 42	O	N
Thu 9/22	Georgia State vs Coastal Carolina	+2.5	63.5	L 24 - 41	O	N
Sat 10/1	Georgia State at Army	+8.5	54.0	W 31 - 14	U	Y
Sat 10/8	Georgia State vs Georgia Southern	-2.5	67.5	W 41 - 33	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Wed 10/19	Georgia State at App State	+9.5	60.5	L 17 - 42	U	N
Sat 10/29	Georgia State vs Old Dominion	-3.5	53.5	W 31 - 17	U	Y
Sat 11/5	Georgia State at Southern Miss	+2.0	47.5	W 42 - 14	O	Y
Sat 11/12	Georgia State vs UL Monroe	-13.5	59.5	L 28 - 31	U	N
Sat 11/19	Georgia State at James Madison	+10.0	51.5	L 40 - 42	O	Y
Sat 11/26	Georgia State at Marshall	+6.5	45.5	L 23 - 28	O	Y

Georgia State's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Georgia State vs Army	-2.5	50.0	L 10 - 43	O	N
Sat 9/11	Georgia State at North Carolina	+26.0	65.0	L 17 - 59	O	N
Sat 9/18	Georgia State vs Charlotte	-4.5	62.5	W 20 - 9	U	Y
Sat 9/25	Georgia State at Auburn	+27.5	57.5	L 24 - 34	O	Y
Sat 10/2	Georgia State vs App State	+10.5	54.5	L 16 - 45	O	N
Sat 10/9	Georgia State at UL Monroe	-16.0	49.5	W 55 - 21	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/23	Georgia State vs Texas State	-10.0	58.5	W 28 - 16	U	Y
Sat 10/30	Georgia State at Georgia Southern	-6.0	55.0	W 21 - 14	U	Y
Thu 11/4	Georgia State at Louisiana	+13.5	53.5	L 17 - 21	U	Y
Sat 11/13	Georgia State at Coastal Carolina	+12.5	53.5	W 42 - 40	O	Y
Sat 11/20	Georgia State vs Arkansas State	-15.5	66.0	W 28 - 20	U	N
Sat 11/27	Georgia State vs Troy	-6.5	49.5	W 37 - 10	U	Y
Sat 12/25	Georgia State vs Ball State	-6.0	52.5	W 51 - 20	O	Y

2026 class: 176 points   #91
2025 class: 185 points   #67
2024 class: 136 points   #116
2023 class: 111 points   #124
2022 class: 124 points   #108

Average Class Ranking:   #101
Average Recruiting Points: 147

Four Year Crootin Profile
Declining Below Avg G5
4 Year Class: #112 - Best: #103 Worst: #124

CFB Crootin Averages
Sun Belt Class: 125  #107
Group of 5 Class: 122  #105
FBS Class: 171  #72

2021 class: 138 points   #103
2020 class: 144 points   #105
2019 class: 142 points   #98
2018 class: 140 points   #95
2017 class: 119 points   #102

Average Class Ranking:   #101
Average Recruiting Points: 137

Transfer Portal Classes
2023 Portal Class #68 - 20 players, 80 Avg
2025 Portal Class #74 - 27 players, 84 Avg
2024 Portal Class #96 - 34 players, 83 Avg
2023 Portal Class #68 - 20 players, 80 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #170 - 4 players, 79 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Trent McKnight (in his second season) #1

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Ayden Pereira	159	310	51%	1846	9	7	6.0
Cameran Brown	119	184	65%	1259	13	1	6.8

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Ayden Pereira	193	856	7	4.4	32
Savion Hart	175	816	10	4.7	69
Cameran Brown	61	284	4	4.7	22
Keith Adams Jr.	14	71	1	5.1	12

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Grant Hollier	21	288	4	13.7	52
Savion Hart	15	225	2	15.0	73
DJ Riles	16	176	1	11.0	32
DJ Murray Jr.	13	99	1	7.6	52

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Chad Staggs (in his first season) #1

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jabriel Rhodes-Nelson	41	5	2	3	0
Deuce Walker	33	2	0	0	1
Coby Owens	26	1	0	0	0
Kelan Butler	24	1	0	0	1

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Richard Kramer	13	2	2	0	0
Jabriel Rhodes-Nelson	41	5	2	3	0
Alex Mullings	8	1	1	0	0
Tyson McCrary	22	1	1	0	2

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PD
Derrick Maxey III	17	0	0	4
Tyson McCrary	22	1	1	2
Deuce Walker	33	2	0	1

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

Transfer Portal
2023 Portal Class #68
20 Commits, 80.2 Avg Rating
NAN% of 2023 Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

Team Talent
2023 Talent Rating: 499.67 #87
Offense Talent NR | Defense Talent NR
2025 #94 | 2024 #86 | 2023 #87 | 2022 #87

2023 - 2023 Records
2023 Record: 7 - 6
2023 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 7 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 7

2025 Record: 1 - 11
2025 Conf Record: 0 - 8
Spread: 2 - 10 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 6

2024 Record: 3 - 9
2024 Conf Record: 1 - 7
Spread: 3 - 8 - 1 | Totals: 6 - 6

2023 Record: 7 - 6
2023 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 7 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 7

Four Year Record: 18 - 32
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 19 - 30 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 7 - 25

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 4 - 8
2022 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 6 - 5 - 1 | Totals: 6 - 6

2021 Record: 8 - 5
2021 Conf Record: 6 - 2
Spread: 9 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 6

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

2019 Record: 7 - 6
2019 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 6 - 5 - 2 | Totals: 7 - 6

Eight Year Record: 43 - 55
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 47 - 47 - 4
Eight Year Conference Record: 27 - 40

Georgia State Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2023	Potato Bowl	Georgia State vs Utah State	+2.0	58.0	W 45 - 22
2021	Camellia Bowl	Georgia State vs Ball State	-6.0	52.5	W 51 - 20
2020	Lendingtree Bowl	Georgia State vs Western Kentucky	-3.5	50.5	W 39 - 21
2019	N/A	Georgia State vs Wyoming	+7.5	49.5	L 17 - 38
2017	Cure Bowl	Georgia State vs Western Kentucky	-5.0	54.5	W 27 - 17
2015	Cure Bowl	Georgia State vs San José State	+4.0		L 16 - 27

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	.14 (86)	1.25 (66)	41% (90)	3.39 (101)	25.8 (132)	39%	44%	.27 (126)	1.27 (79)	46% (122)	4.45 (130)	31.2 (120)

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	.15 (92)	1.31 (46)	41% (90)	3.85 (76)	30.6 (35)	36%	37%	.28 (121)	1.22 (46)	48% (123)	4.42 (120)	32.1 (122)

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	30:10	19.6	39%	44%	8.6	67.9	1.4	0.5	4.8	1.5	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	12	29:58	20.7	36%	37%	5.1	49.1	1.6	1.4	4	1.5	0

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	19.8	21.5	18	41% (90)	3.39 (101)	1.4	20	378	124	254	4.1	43% (120)	56% (16)	43% (73)	40% (88)	16% (80)	.14 (86)
2025 Defense	12	37.8	30.3	45.3	45.5% (122)	4.45 (130)	0.5	-	-	-	-	-	56% (128)	42% (8)	45% (103)	47% (122)	13% (121)	.27 (126)

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	23.8	23.7	24	41.2% (90)	3.85 (76)	1.6	21	390	134	256	4.5	42% (118)	58% (15)	42% (92)	41% (79)	18% (108)	.15 (92)
2024 Defense	12	33.8	31.2	36.5	47.6% (123)	4.42 (120)	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	58% (130)	42% (5)	49% (119)	46% (118)	14% (109)	.28 (121)

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	43% (120)	43% (73)	30.5	123.8	4.1	9 (122)	.06 (95)	2.89 (76)	63% (119)	9% (67)	0.87 (112)
2025 Defense	12	56% (128)	45% (103)	-	-	-	-	.18 (112)	3.17 (114)	77% (112)	8% (120)	0.97 (76)

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	42% (118)	42% (92)	30	134	4.5	13 (105)	.06 (105)	2.94 (86)	67% (108)	10% (83)	0.95 (74)
2024 Defense	12	58% (130)	49% (119)	-	-	-	-	.22 (115)	3.36 (117)	79% (104)	8% (124)	0.95 (51)

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	56% (16)	40% (88)	24	39.6	254.4	6.4	10.6	22 (42)	11 (60)	.24 (72)	1.6 (58)	33% (106)	32% (51)	.32 (61)	7% (102)	2 (75)
2025 Defense	12	42% (8)	47% (122)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3 (123)	.43 (130)	1.6 (109)	28% (124)	37% (134)	.48 (131)	5% (102)	2 (71)

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	58% (15)	41% (79)	22.6	37.4	255.8	6.8	11.3	21 (51)	13 (103)	.24 (78)	1.6 (66)	33% (98)	32% (59)	.37 (54)	7% (114)	2.1 (53)
2024 Defense	12	42% (5)	46% (118)	-	-	-	-	-	-	9 (76)	.38 (124)	1.6 (80)	29% (108)	38% (125)	.46 (123)	6% (60)	1.8 (11)

Team Notes

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes

Overall

Team Info

Power #99SP+ #133

Record Prediction: 6 - 6 NR

Coaching staff Rank #1

Record

7 - 6
SBC 3 - 5

Vs Spread7 - 6 - 0Totals6 - 7

One Score Games '25: (0-2)(3-6 under S.E.)

5 Year Profile

Declining Poor G5

'26 Profile

Remains Poor G5

Performance #130

Special Teams #90

Returning Production

From 2025

0%NR

GAST 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 #87

Blue Chips (0%) #75

Offense TalentNR

Defense TalentNR

Portal Class #6820 players (80 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #914 YR Class Rating #112

Talent Profile

Declining Below Avg G5

NAN% of Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

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

(OC) Trent McKnight 2

(DC) Chad Staggs 1

2023 Schedule

Information

SOS #103

Georgia State plays 1 opps off a byeULL

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

2025 Record: 1 - 11 (2 - 10 - 0) (SBC: 0 - 8)

2024 Record: 3 - 9 (3 - 8 - 1) (SBC: 1 - 7)

Win History

Past 5 years 5.8

Avg under Shawn E 5.86

4 Yr Record (18 - 32)

8 Yr Record (43 - 55)

Notes

Live Team Notes

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 '23 Incoming Portals

Colin Henrich (OT)3★ (.83)

Freddie Brock (RB)3★ (.83)

Henry Bryant (DL)3★ (.82)

Peter Kikwata (WR)3★ (.82)

Tavian Brown (LB)2★ (.79)

Corey Warren (DL)2★ (.79)

Darius Bush (WR)2★ (.78)

Trevor Timmons (IOL)2★ (.78)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Top Players N/A Before 2025

Recruits

Top '23 Incoming Recruits

Braylen Ragland (QB)3★ (.85)

Quentin Thomas (WR)3★ (.85)

Ricardo Williams Jr. (DL)3★ (.85)

Marlon McClendon (CB)3★ (.83)

Dorian Fleming (ATH)3★ (.83)

Cam Marshall (S)3★ (.82)

Jude Tinor (DL)3★ (.82)

Bryson Harrison (QB)3★ (.82)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

Four Year Ratings Profile

Defense

Four Year Ratings Profile