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Kenni Burns (3rd year) (6-30) #1
Record: 5 - 7 (4 - 4) | Proj: 5 - 7 (#) | SOS: (#86)
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Kent State's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Kent State vs Merrimack	-5.5	50.5	W 21 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/6	Kent State at Texas Tech	+48.5	60.0	L 14 - 62	O	Y
Sat 9/13	Kent State vs Buffalo	+23.5	48.5	L 28 - 31	O	Y
Sat 9/20	Kent State at Florida State	+44.5	56.5	L 10 - 66	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/4	Kent State at Oklahoma	+46.5	53.5	L 0 - 44	U	Y
Sat 10/11	Kent State vs Massachusetts	-1.5	49.5	W 42 - 6	U	Y
Sat 10/18	Kent State at Toledo	+25.5	48.5	L 10 - 45	O	N
Sat 10/25	Kent State vs Bowling Green	+7.5	47.5	W 24 - 21	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/5	Kent State at Ball State	+3.0	48.5	L 13 - 17	U	N
Tue 11/11	Kent State at Akron	+7.5	49.5	W 42 - 35	O	Y
Wed 11/19	Kent State vs Central Michigan	+7.5	50.5	L 16 - 28	U	N
Fri 11/28	Kent State at Northern Illinois	+5.0	45.0	W 35 - 31	O	Y

Record Prediction: 5 - 7 NR
Schedule Rating: #86
Future 2027 Schedule

Kent State's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Kent State vs Merrimack	-5.5	50.5	W 21 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/6	Kent State at Texas Tech	+48.5	60.0	L 14 - 62	O	Y
Sat 9/13	Kent State vs Buffalo	+23.5	48.5	L 28 - 31	O	Y
Sat 9/20	Kent State at Florida State	+44.5	56.5	L 10 - 66	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/4	Kent State at Oklahoma	+46.5	53.5	L 0 - 44	U	Y
Sat 10/11	Kent State vs Massachusetts	-1.5	49.5	W 42 - 6	U	Y
Sat 10/18	Kent State at Toledo	+25.5	48.5	L 10 - 45	O	N
Sat 10/25	Kent State vs Bowling Green	+7.5	47.5	W 24 - 21	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/5	Kent State at Ball State	+3.0	48.5	L 13 - 17	U	N
Tue 11/11	Kent State at Akron	+7.5	49.5	W 42 - 35	O	Y
Wed 11/19	Kent State vs Central Michigan	+7.5	50.5	L 16 - 28	U	N
Fri 11/28	Kent State at Northern Illinois	+5.0	45.0	W 35 - 31	O	Y

2024 Schedule Rating: #85
2025 Record: 5 - 7 (MAC: 4 - 4)
Spread Record 7 - 5 - 0 | O/U 6 - 6

Opponents: 1 Elite, 2 Good, 1 Avg, 0 Bad, 8 Poor

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

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Kent State's 2024 Schedule
Sat 8/31	Kent State at Pittsburgh	+23.5	55.5	L 24 - 55	O	N
Sat 9/7	Kent State vs St. Francis (PA)	-17.5	49.5	L 17 - 23	U	N
Sat 9/14	Kent State at Tennessee	+49.5	61.5	L 0 - 71	O	N
Sat 9/21	Kent State at Penn State	+49.0	58.0	L 0 - 56	U	N
Sat 9/28	Kent State vs Eastern Michigan	+14.0	46.0	L 33 - 52	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/12	Kent State vs Ball State	+3.0	58.0	L 35 - 37	O	Y
Sat 10/19	Kent State at Bowling Green	+24.0	54.5	L 6 - 27	U	Y
Sat 10/26	Kent State at Western Michigan	+19.0	61.0	L 21 - 52	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/6	Kent State vs Ohio	+20.5	53.5	L 0 - 41	U	N
Wed 11/13	Kent State at Miami (OH)	+31.0	47.5	L 7 - 34	U	Y
Tue 11/19	Kent State vs Akron	+10.5	49.0	L 17 - 38	O	N
Tue 11/26	Kent State at Buffalo	+23.5	50.5	L 7 - 43	U	N

Kent State's 2023 Schedule
Thu 8/31	Kent State at UCF	+35.0	54.0	L 6 - 56	O	N
Sat 9/9	Kent State at Arkansas	+38.0	57.5	L 6 - 28	U	Y
Sat 9/16	Kent State vs Central Connecticut	-21.5	46.5	W 38 - 10	O	Y
Sat 9/23	Kent State at Fresno State	+27.5	47.5	L 10 - 53	O	N
Sat 9/30	Kent State vs Miami (OH)	+14.0	51.5	L 3 - 23	U	N
Sat 10/7	Kent State at Ohio	+24.5	45.5	L 17 - 42	O	N
Sat 10/14	Kent State at Eastern Michigan	+7.0	40.0	L 14 - 28	O	N
Sat 10/21	Kent State vs Buffalo	+6.5	44.0	L 6 - 24	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/1	Kent State at Akron	+4.0	39.0	L 27 - 31	O	Y
Wed 11/8	Kent State vs Bowling Green	+10.5	41.5	L 19 - 49	O	N
Sat 11/18	Kent State at Ball State	+10.5	41.5	L 3 - 34	U	N
Sat 11/25	Kent State vs Northern Illinois	+20.5	44.5	L 27 - 37	O	Y

Kent State's 2022 Schedule
Sat 9/3	Kent State at Washington	+23.5	61.5	L 20 - 45	O	N
Sat 9/10	Kent State at Oklahoma	+33.5	73.0	L 3 - 33	U	Y
Sat 9/17	Kent State vs Long Island University	-40.0	64.5	W 63 - 10	O	Y
Sat 9/24	Kent State at Georgia	+45.0	61.5	L 22 - 39	U	Y
Sat 10/1	Kent State vs Ohio	-13.0	65.5	W 31 - 24	U	N
Sat 10/8	Kent State at Miami (OH)	-5.0	56.5	L 24 - 27	U	N
Sat 10/15	Kent State at Toledo	+7.0	62.5	L 31 - 52	O	N
Sat 10/22	Kent State vs Akron	-16.0	65.0	W 33 - 27	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Tue 11/1	Kent State vs Ball State	-7.0	61.5	L 20 - 27	U	N
Wed 11/9	Kent State at Bowling Green	-2.5	55.5	W 40 - 6	U	Y
Wed 11/16	Kent State vs Eastern Michigan	-7.5	60.0	L 24 - 31	U	N
Sat 11/26	Kent State at Buffalo	+4.5	51.0	W 30 - 27	O	Y

Kent State's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Kent State at Texas A&M	+29.5	67.0	L 10 - 41	U	N
Sat 9/11	Kent State vs VMI	-19.0	73.0	W 60 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/18	Kent State at Iowa	+22.0	55.5	L 7 - 30	U	N
Sat 9/25	Kent State at Maryland	+13.0	71.5	L 16 - 37	U	N
Sat 10/2	Kent State vs Bowling Green	-16.5	56.0	W 27 - 20	U	N
Sat 10/9	Kent State vs Buffalo	-7.0	66.0	W 48 - 38	O	Y
Sat 10/16	Kent State at Western Michigan	+7.0	68.5	L 31 - 64	O	N
Sat 10/23	Kent State at Ohio	-5.0	68.5	W 34 - 27	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/3	Kent State vs Northern Illinois	-3.5	72.0	W 52 - 47	O	Y
Wed 11/10	Kent State at Central Michigan	+2.5	76.5	L 30 - 54	O	N
Sat 11/20	Kent State at Akron	-13.5	72.5	W 38 - 0	U	Y
Sat 11/27	Kent State vs Miami (OH)	+1.0	68.0	W 48 - 47	O	Y
Sat 12/4	Kent State vs Northern Illinois	-3.5	75.5	L 23 - 41	U	N
Tue 12/21	Kent State vs Wyoming	+3.0	61.0	L 38 - 52	O	N

2026 class: 159 points   #124
2025 class: 159 points   #107
2024 class: 153 points   #113
2023 class: 82 points   #133
2022 class: 137 points   #90

Average Class Ranking:   #113
Average Recruiting Points: 138

Four Year Crootin Profile
Consistent Below Avg G5
4 Year Class: #111 - Best: #90 Worst: #133

CFB Crootin Averages
Mid-American Class: 146  #111
Group of 5 Class: 154  #103
FBS Class: 189  #71

2021 class: 123 points   #125
2020 class: 145 points   #116
2019 class: 139 points   #93
2018 class: 128 points   #97
2017 class: 95 points   #126

Average Class Ranking:   #111
Average Recruiting Points: 126

Transfer Portal Classes
2025 Portal Class #120 - 19 players, 82 Avg
2025 Portal Class #120 - 19 players, 82 Avg
2024 Portal Class #107 - 17 players, 82 Avg
2023 Portal Class #110 - 9 players, 0 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #103 - 7 players, 81 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Mark Carney (in his second season) #1

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Dru Deshields	136	240	57%	2030	18	3	8.5
Nolan Good	5	10	50%	38	0	0	3.8

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Dru Deshields	61	38	3	0.6	15
Mason Blakemore	9	38	0	4.2	14
Maurice Stephens	1	31	1	31.0	31
Marques Hicks	4	18	0	4.5	14

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Wayne Harris	35	383	1	10.9	42
Ardell Banks	12	205	2	17.1	38
Terik Mulder (Tr)	19	198	4	10.4	50
Da'Realyst Clark	3	108	1	36.0	89

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Kody Morgan (in his first season) #1

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Joel Cordoba	66	2	0	1	1
Derrick Jackson	48	1	0	0	2
Sayed Abuhamdeh	39	2	1	0	2
DJ Barnes (Tr)	28	2	0	0	0

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Thomas Aden (Tr)	24	4	2	1	0
Darian Blachewicz	19	5	2	0	1
Jaihien Roy	15	3	2	2	1
Sayed Abuhamdeh	39	2	1	0	2

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Sayed Abuhamdeh	39	2	1	0	2
Derrick Jackson	48	1	0	0	2
Joel Cordoba	66	2	0	1	1

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 26% #134
Offense Returning Production: 27% #130
Defense Returning Production: 26% #130
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Transfer Portal
2025 Portal Class #120
19 Commits, 82 Avg Rating
24% of 2025 Roster from Portal, 20% TY

Team Talent
2025 Talent Rating: 516.00 #115
Offense Talent #106 | Defense Talent #118
2025 #115 | 2024 #105 | 2023 #118 | 2022 #113

2025 - 2023 Records
2025 Record: 5 - 7
2025 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 7 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 6

2025 Record: 5 - 7
2025 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 7 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 6

2024 Record: 0 - 12
2024 Conf Record: 0 - 8
Spread: 3 - 9 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 6

2023 Record: 1 - 11
2023 Conf Record: 0 - 8
Spread: 3 - 8 - 1 | Totals: 8 - 4

Four Year Record: 11 - 37
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 20 - 27 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 8 - 24

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 5 - 7
2022 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 4 - 8

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

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

2019 Record: 7 - 6
2019 Conf Record: 5 - 3
Spread: 9 - 3 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 6

Eight Year Record: 33 - 58
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 42 - 47 - 1
Eight Year Conference Record: 26 - 35

Kent State Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2021	Potato Bowl	Kent State vs Wyoming	+3.0	61.0	L 38 - 52
2019	Frisco Bowl	Kent State vs Utah State	+7.5	71.5	W 51 - 41

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	.09 (112)	1.38 (12)	36% (126)	3.42 (98)	28.4 (85)	28%	47%	.19 (93)	1.29 (88)	43% (86)	4.29 (123)	31.5 (123)

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	.01 (131)	1.51 (1)	30% (134)	2.89 (130)	27.2 (111)	19%	38%	.35 (133)	1.29 (79)	50% (131)	4.34 (115)	33.2 (129)

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	27:44	14.3	28%	47%	6.1	48.8	1.1	0.8	5.8	2	3

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	26:52	12.9	19%	38%	4.8	35.7	1.7	0.9	4.7	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	21.3	26.2	17.7	36.4% (126)	3.42 (98)	1.1	14	295	98	197	3	52% (45)	46% (94)	36% (130)	38% (111)	18% (117)	.09 (112)
2025 Defense	12	33.6	20.6	42.9	42.9% (86)	4.29 (123)	0.8	-	-	-	-	-	51% (89)	47% (51)	44% (90)	43% (77)	14% (107)	.19 (93)

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	13.9	20.4	9.3	30.5% (134)	2.89 (130)	1.7	13	233	78	155	2.4	47% (91)	51% (54)	33% (132)	29% (134)	28% (134)	.01 (131)
2024 Defense	12	44.1	38.2	48.3	50.1% (131)	4.34 (115)	0.9	-	-	-	-	-	55% (113)	45% (25)	50% (123)	51% (130)	12% (127)	.35 (133)

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	52% (45)	36% (130)	32.9	98.3	3	10 (132)	-.02 (127)	2.54 (129)	63% (117)	13% (129)	0.89 (103)
2025 Defense	12	51% (89)	44% (90)	-	-	-	-	.16 (104)	2.95 (78)	67% (37)	9% (80)	1.02 (99)

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	47% (91)	33% (132)	32.3	77.5	2.4	3 (134)	-.07 (132)	2.57 (128)	61% (123)	19% (134)	0.95 (72)
2024 Defense	12	55% (113)	50% (123)	-	-	-	-	.3 (132)	3.58 (133)	81% (115)	8% (111)	1.13 (122)

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	46% (94)	38% (111)	13.6	24.4	197.1	8.1	14.5	20 (61)	6 (34)	.29 (49)	1.9 (4)	35% (121)	24% (129)	.15 (120)	5% (35)	2.2 (17)
2025 Defense	12	47% (51)	43% (77)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6 (75)	.26 (77)	1.6 (83)	32% (63)	34% (122)	.35 (97)	5% (122)	1.9 (43)

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	51% (54)	29% (134)	11.6	24.5	155.4	6.3	13.4	18 (68)	13 (103)	.14 (109)	2.1 (2)	41% (134)	19% (134)	.11 (132)	8% (128)	2.7 (1)
2024 Defense	12	45% (25)	51% (130)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4 (125)	.41 (126)	1.5 (23)	28% (124)	38% (127)	.42 (109)	4% (127)	1.8 (15)

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes
(11/5) Coaching malpractice by Carney vs Ball St ❌
(10/30) Mark Carney interim no more, permanent HC ❌
(4/11) HC Burns fired, OC Carney Int HC for '25 ❌
(3/26) Worst CFB team of last 4 years LY ❌

Overall

Team Info

Power #130SP+ #130

Record Prediction: 5 - 7 NR

Coaching staff Rank #1

Record

5 - 7
MAC 4 - 4

Vs Spread7 - 5 - 0Totals6 - 6

One Score Games '25: (4-2)(4-2 under K.B.)

5 Year Profile

Consistent Poor G5

'26 Profile

Remains Poor G5

Performance #128

Special Teams #116

Returning Production

From 2025

0% #1

KENT lost their 25 starting QB

Offense 27% #130

Defense 26% #130

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

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

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

OL Prod: 32% #1181 starters, 2 exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 1,307 #133From Portal: 6 #99

Rush Prod: 23% #122

Rec Prod: 18% #129

Front Seven: 22% #132

Secondary: 31% #108

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #115

Blue Chips (0%) #101

Offense Talent #106

Defense Talent #118

Portal Class #12019 players (82 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #1244 YR Class Rating #111

Talent Profile

Consistent Below Avg G5

24% of Roster from Portal, 20% TY

78% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Mark Carney 2

(DC) Kody Morgan 1

2025 Schedule

Information

SOS #86

Kent State plays 3 opps off a byeFSU & OKLA & BALL

OppsElite: 1, Good: 2, Avg: 1, Bad: 0, Poor: 8

2025 Record: 5 - 7 (7 - 5 - 0) (MAC: 4 - 4)

2024 Record: 0 - 12 (3 - 9 - 0) (MAC: 0 - 8)

Win History

Past 5 years 3.6

Avg under Kenni B 2

4 Yr Record (11 - 37)

8 Yr Record (33 - 58)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Beat NIU to finish 4-3. Incredible job by Mark Carney

Coaching malpractice by Carney vs Ball St

Blew game vs Ball St. Coaching & stupidity

Huge W over BG, but BG had no one at QB

WR Cade Wolford a name to know, 26.3 ypc, 6 TD

QB Deshields can play, just so bad on OL/DL

Mark Carney interim no more, permanent HC

Off much improved vs Buffalo. Impressive

Two QB system w/ Deshields and Montes. Meh

Physically does not look like FBS level ball

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

0 (0%) #1

%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 0 #1

Defense: 0 #1

Players with Starting Exp () on Off, on Def

Upperclass

Starters 0 of 22 (0%)2-Deep 0 of 44 (0%)

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

Upperclass Two-Deep: 0 of 44 (0%)

Upperclass on Roster: 43%(52 of 121)

Portals

Top '25 Incoming Portals

Jelani Davis (DL)3★ (.85)

CJ Montes (QB)3★ (.84)

Jordan Nubin (RB)3★ (.84)

Semaj Cross (S)3★ (.83)

Matthew Pajuste (IOL)3★ (.81)

Terik Mulder (TE)3★ (.81)

Rico Steele (IOL)3★ (.81)

Jamond Mathis (EDGE)3★ (.00)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Top Players N/A Before 2025

Recruits

Top '25 Incoming Recruits

TaRyan Martin (RB)3★ (.86)

Maurice Stephens (WR)3★ (.86)

Deante Ruffin (QB)3★ (.85)

Joel Cordoba (S)3★ (.84)

Teaunn Hunter (WR)3★ (.84)

Darian Blachewicz (DL)3★ (.84)

BuddyRow Garrer (WR)3★ (.84)

Trey Rubinstein (LB)3★ (.84)

Overall

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Offense

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Defense

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