Massachusetts Team Profile

Massachusetts Minutemen (@UMassFootball)
Don Brown (2nd year) (5-23) #1
Record: 3 - 9 (1 - 1) | Proj: 4 - 8 (#) | SOS: (#73)
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Massachusetts's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/26	Massachusetts at New Mexico State	+7.0	45.5	W 41 - 30	O	Y
Sat 9/2	Massachusetts at Auburn	+35.0	52.0	L 14 - 59	O	N
Sat 9/9	Massachusetts vs Miami (OH)	+7.0	45.0	L 28 - 41	O	N
Sat 9/16	Massachusetts at Eastern Michigan	+7.0	50.0	L 17 - 19	U	Y
Sat 9/23	Massachusetts vs New Mexico	-3.5	48.5	L 31 - 34	O	N
Sat 9/30	Massachusetts vs Arkansas State	-2.5	55.5	L 28 - 52	O	N
Sat 10/7	Massachusetts vs Toledo	+19.0	55.5	L 24 - 41	O	Y
Sat 10/14	Massachusetts at Penn State	+42.0	55.0	L 0 - 63	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/28	Massachusetts at Army	+10.0	49.5	W 21 - 14	U	Y
Sat 11/4	Massachusetts vs Merrimack	-16.5	57.5	W 31 - 21	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/18	Massachusetts at Liberty	+26.5	64.5	L 25 - 49	O	Y
Sat 11/25	Massachusetts vs UConn	-2.5	51.0	L 18 - 31	U	N

Record Prediction: 4 - 8 NR
Schedule Rating: #73
Future 2027 Schedule

Massachusetts's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Massachusetts vs Temple	+3.0	51.5	L 10 - 42	O	N
Sat 9/6	Massachusetts vs Bryant	-14.5	52.0	L 26 - 27	O	N
Sat 9/13	Massachusetts at Iowa	+35.5	44.5	L 7 - 47	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/27	Massachusetts at Missouri	+44.5	57.5	L 6 - 42	U	Y
Sat 10/4	Massachusetts vs Western Michigan	+12.5	46.5	L 3 - 21	U	N
Sat 10/11	Massachusetts at Kent State	+1.5	49.5	L 6 - 42	U	N
Sat 10/18	Massachusetts vs Buffalo	+16.5	47.5	L 21 - 28	O	Y
Sat 10/25	Massachusetts at Central Michigan	+16.5	46.5	L 13 - 38	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Tue 11/4	Massachusetts at Akron	+12.5	51.5	L 10 - 44	O	N
Wed 11/12	Massachusetts vs Northern Illinois	+8.5	43.5	L 3 - 45	O	N
Tue 11/18	Massachusetts at Ohio	+34.5	53.5	L 14 - 42	O	Y
Tue 11/25	Massachusetts vs Bowling Green	+14.0	44.5	L 14 - 45	O	N

2022 Schedule Rating: NR
2025 Record: 0 - 12 (MAC: 0 - 8)
Spread Record 3 - 9 - 0 | O/U 9 - 3

Opponents: Elite, Good, Avg, Bad, Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 1 Elite, 1 Good, 0 Avg, 1 Bad, 8 Poor

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Massachusetts's 2024 Schedule
Sat 8/31	Massachusetts vs Eastern Michigan	-2.5	49.0	L 14 - 28	U	N
Sat 9/7	Massachusetts at Toledo	+17.5	50.5	L 23 - 38	O	Y
Sat 9/14	Massachusetts at Buffalo	+3.5	45.5	L 3 - 34	U	N
Sat 9/21	Massachusetts vs Central Connecticut	-19.5	52.0	W 35 - 31	O	N
Sat 9/28	Massachusetts at Miami (OH)	+15.5	44.5	L 20 - 23	U	Y
Sat 10/5	Massachusetts at Northern Illinois	+14.0	41.0	L 20 - 34	O	Y
Sat 10/12	Massachusetts vs Missouri	+27.0	54.0	L 3 - 45	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/26	Massachusetts vs Wagner	-23.0	48.0	W 35 - 7	U	Y
Sat 11/2	Massachusetts at Mississippi State	+19.5	59.5	L 20 - 45	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/16	Massachusetts vs Liberty	+17.0	53.0	L 34 - 35	O	Y
Sat 11/23	Massachusetts at Georgia	+42.5	55.5	L 21 - 59	O	Y
Sat 11/30	Massachusetts vs UConn	+9.5	49.5	L 42 - 47	O	Y

Massachusetts's 2023 Schedule
Sat 8/26	Massachusetts at New Mexico State	+7.0	45.5	W 41 - 30	O	Y
Sat 9/2	Massachusetts at Auburn	+35.0	52.0	L 14 - 59	O	N
Sat 9/9	Massachusetts vs Miami (OH)	+7.0	45.0	L 28 - 41	O	N
Sat 9/16	Massachusetts at Eastern Michigan	+7.0	50.0	L 17 - 19	U	Y
Sat 9/23	Massachusetts vs New Mexico	-3.5	48.5	L 31 - 34	O	N
Sat 9/30	Massachusetts vs Arkansas State	-2.5	55.5	L 28 - 52	O	N
Sat 10/7	Massachusetts vs Toledo	+19.0	55.5	L 24 - 41	O	Y
Sat 10/14	Massachusetts at Penn State	+42.0	55.0	L 0 - 63	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/28	Massachusetts at Army	+10.0	49.5	W 21 - 14	U	Y
Sat 11/4	Massachusetts vs Merrimack	-16.5	57.5	W 31 - 21	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/18	Massachusetts at Liberty	+26.5	64.5	L 25 - 49	O	Y
Sat 11/25	Massachusetts vs UConn	-2.5	51.0	L 18 - 31	U	N

Massachusetts's 2022 Schedule
Sat 9/3	Massachusetts at Tulane	+28.5	59.0	L 10 - 42	U	N
Sat 9/10	Massachusetts at Toledo	+28.0	49.0	L 10 - 55	O	N
Sat 9/17	Massachusetts vs Stony Brook	-1.0	44.5	W 20 - 3	U	Y
Sat 9/24	Massachusetts at Temple	+10.0	44.0	L 0 - 28	U	N
Sat 10/1	Massachusetts at Eastern Michigan	+20.0	53.0	L 13 - 20	U	Y
Sat 10/8	Massachusetts vs Liberty	+22.5	45.5	L 24 - 42	O	Y
Sat 10/15	Massachusetts vs Buffalo	+17.0	47.5	L 7 - 34	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/29	Massachusetts vs New Mexico State	+1.0	39.0	L 13 - 23	U	N
Fri 11/4	Massachusetts at UConn	+15.0	39.5	L 10 - 27	U	N
Sat 11/12	Massachusetts at Arkansas State	+17.0	49.0	L 33 - 35	O	Y
Sat 11/19	Massachusetts at Texas A&M	+32.0	46.0	L 3 - 20	U	Y
Sat 11/26	Massachusetts vs Army	+20.0	45.5	L 7 - 44	O	N

Massachusetts's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Massachusetts at Pittsburgh	+38.0	56.0	L 7 - 51	O	N
Sat 9/11	Massachusetts vs Boston College	+39.0	57.0	L 28 - 45	O	Y
Sat 9/18	Massachusetts vs Eastern Michigan	+22.0	56.5	L 28 - 42	O	Y
Sat 9/25	Massachusetts at Coastal Carolina	+36.0	66.0	L 3 - 53	U	N
Sat 10/2	Massachusetts vs Toledo	+26.5	56.5	L 7 - 45	U	N
Sat 10/9	Massachusetts vs UConn	+3.0	57.0	W 27 - 13	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/23	Massachusetts at Florida State	+35.0	59.0	L 3 - 59	O	N
Sat 10/30	Massachusetts at Liberty	+35.5	56.0	L 17 - 62	O	N
Sat 11/6	Massachusetts vs Rhode Island	-2.5	55.5	L 22 - 35	O	N
Sat 11/13	Massachusetts vs Maine	+6.0	58.5	L 10 - 35	U	N
Sat 11/20	Massachusetts at Army	+37.5	56.0	L 17 - 33	U	Y
Sat 11/27	Massachusetts at New Mexico State	+7.0	58.5	L 27 - 44	O	N

2026 class: 167 points   #119
2025 class: 89 points   #148
2024 class: 121 points NR
2023 class: 73 points NR
2022 class: 95 points NR

Average Class Ranking:   #53
Average Recruiting Points: 109

Four Year Crootin Profile
Consistent CFB Elites
4 Year Class: NR - Best: NR Worst: NR

CFB Crootin Averages
Mid-American Class: 119  #104
Group of 5 Class: 122  #105
FBS Class: 171  #72

2021 class: 122 points NR
2020 class: 149 points NR
2019 class: 131 points NR
2018 class: 124 points NR
2017 class: 116 points #97

Average Class Ranking: #19
Average Recruiting Points: 128

Transfer Portal Classes
2023 Portal Class NR - 23 players, 83 Avg
2025 Portal Class #104 - 36 players, 83 Avg
2024 Portal Class NR - 30 players, 83 Avg
2023 Portal Class NR - 23 players, 83 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class NR - 19 players, 82 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Steve Casula (in his second season) #1

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
RJ Johnson III	176	265	66%	2186	16	4	8.2
William Watson III	2	4	50%	77	0	0	19.3

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Jordan Washington	86	340	3	4.0	24
Justin Williams-Thomas	35	197	2	5.6	37
RJ Johnson III	57	139	3	2.4	26
Elijah Faulkner	40	114	0	2.9	14

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Randall King	59	689	5	11.7	77
Devin Matthews	36	649	7	18.0	59
Jordan Washington	22	202	1	9.2	60
Max Dowling	20	199	3	10.0	77

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Keith Dudzinski (in his second season) #1

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Tyler Martin (Tr)	97	3	0	0	2
Zeraun Daniel	75	3	0	0	2
Timmy Hinspeter	69	4	2	2	2
Kendall Bournes	58	2	0	0	0

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Timmy Hinspeter	69	4	2	2	2
William Depaepe	2	1	1	0	0
Tyler Martin (Tr)	97	3	0	0	2
Kezion Dia-Johnson	3	0	0	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jahmad Harmon	24	2	0	0	5
Tyler Martin (Tr)	97	3	0	0	2
Timmy Hinspeter	69	4	2	2	2

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

Transfer Portal
2023 Portal Class NR
23 Commits, 82.7 Avg Rating
NAN% of 2023 Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

Team Talent
2023 Talent Rating: 565.65 #76
Offense Talent NR | Defense Talent NR
2025 #109 | 2024 #98 | 2023 #76 | 2022 #124

2023 - 2023 Records
2023 Record: 3 - 9
2023 Conf Record: 1 - 1
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 4

2025 Record: 0 - 12
2025 Conf Record: 0 - 8
Spread: 3 - 9 - 0 | Totals: 9 - 3

2024 Record: 2 - 10
2024 Conf Record: 0 - 1
Spread: 6 - 5 - 1 | Totals: 7 - 5

2023 Record: 3 - 9
2023 Conf Record: 1 - 1
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 4

Four Year Record: 8 - 40
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 19 - 28 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 2 - 11

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 1 - 11
2022 Conf Record: 0 - 3
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 4 - 8

2021 Record: 1 - 11
2021 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 4 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 5

2020 Record: 0 - 4
2020 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 2 - 2 - 0 | Totals: 1 - 3

2019 Record: 1 - 11
2019 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 3 - 9 - 0 | Totals: 9 - 3

Eight Year Record: 11 - 77
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 33 - 54 - 1
Eight Year Conference Record: 3 - 14

Massachusetts Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result

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	-.01 (135)	1.23 (78)	34% (134)	2.17 (136)	25.9 (131)	31%	23%	.28 (133)	1.18 (24)	48% (130)	4.64 (134)	32.2 (130)

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 (69)	1.27 (72)	41% (94)	3.73 (89)	25.4 (131)	38%	58%	.26 (114)	1.21 (41)	46% (116)	4.66 (129)	32.8 (126)

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	26:56	15.5	31%	23%	5.2	41.4	1.3	0.8	3.3	1.1	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	12	32:19	19.7	38%	58%	7.3	63.2	0.8	0.8	4.1	1.3	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	11.1	12.8	9.3	33.7% (134)	2.17 (136)	1.3	16	248	82	165	2.8	45% (108)	54% (26)	33% (136)	34% (129)	20% (131)	-.01 (135)
2025 Defense	12	38.6	34.7	42.5	48% (130)	4.64 (134)	0.8	-	-	-	-	-	55% (126)	43% (12)	49% (129)	48% (129)	9% (136)	.28 (133)

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	22.5	27.2	17.8	40.8% (94)	3.73 (89)	0.8	20	346	164	182	4.1	56% (27)	44% (109)	43% (78)	38% (110)	17% (95)	.19 (69)
2024 Defense	12	35.5	32.2	38.8	46.3% (116)	4.66 (129)	0.8	-	-	-	-	-	60% (133)	39% (2)	51% (128)	40% (71)	14% (106)	.26 (114)

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	45% (108)	33% (136)	29.3	82.4	2.8	6 (122)	-.03 (129)	2.05 (136)	60% (127)	13% (127)	1.12 (12)
2025 Defense	12	55% (126)	49% (129)	-	-	-	-	.2 (121)	3.53 (136)	77% (106)	6% (136)	0.84 (14)

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	56% (27)	43% (78)	40.2	164	4.1	18 (78)	.16 (53)	3.1 (50)	74% (62)	11% (95)	0.96 (68)
2024 Defense	12	60% (133)	51% (128)	-	-	-	-	.25 (125)	3.51 (131)	87% (131)	8% (113)	0.95 (52)

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	54% (26)	34% (129)	18.6	34.6	165.1	4.8	8.9	8 (134)	9 (88)	.02 (132)	1.3 (135)	38% (135)	25% (119)	.14 (126)	7% (110)	2 (70)
2025 Defense	12	43% (12)	48% (129)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4 (75)	.41 (128)	1.6 (103)	26% (134)	33% (105)	.42 (120)	3% (136)	2 (76)

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	44% (109)	38% (110)	15.6	27.3	181.8	6.7	11.7	14 (108)	6 (10)	.23 (81)	1.7 (22)	33% (87)	32% (57)	.34 (69)	6% (80)	2 (98)
2024 Defense	12	39% (2)	40% (71)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6 (109)	.29 (100)	1.7 (112)	28% (118)	28% (29)	.27 (51)	6% (72)	2.1 (89)

Team Notes

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes

Overall

Team Info

Power #121SP+ #136

Record Prediction: 4 - 8 NR

Coaching staff Rank #1

Record

3 - 9
MAC 1 - 1

Vs Spread5 - 7 - 0Totals8 - 4

One Score Games '25: (0-2)(0-2 under D.B.)

5 Year Profile

Consistent Poor G5

'26 Profile

Remains Poor G5

Performance #136

Special Teams #123

Returning Production

From 2025

0%NR

UMASS 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 #76

Blue Chips (0%) #75

Offense TalentNR

Defense TalentNR

Portal Class NR23 players (83 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #1194 YR Class RatingNR

Talent Profile

Consistent CFB Elites

NAN% of Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

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

(OC) Steve Casula 2

(DC) Keith Dudzinski 2

2023 Schedule

Information

SOS #73

Massachusetts plays 2 opps off a byePSU & MER

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

2025 Record: 0 - 12 (3 - 9 - 0) (MAC: 0 - 8)

2024 Record: 2 - 10 (6 - 5 - 1) (MAC: 0 - 1)

Win History

Past 5 years 1.2

Avg under Don B 2

4 Yr Record (8 - 40)

8 Yr Record (11 - 77)

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

Steven Ortiz (S)3★ (.86)

Jalen Harrell (S)3★ (.85)

Shambre Jackson (EDGE)3★ (.85)

Tyler Martin (LB)3★ (.84)

Jermaine Wiggins Jr (ATH)3★ (.82)

Anthony Simpson (ATH)3★ (.82)

Mark Pope (WR)3★ (.82)

Jerry Roberts (LB)3★ (.82)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Top Players N/A Before 2025

Recruits

Top '23 Incoming Recruits

Donovan Dyson (EDGE)3★ (.84)

Zachary Anderson (IOL)3★ (.84)

Ahmad Haston (QB)3★ (.83)

Christian LeBrun (S)3★ (.83)

Jyree Roberts (LB)3★ (.81)

Peyton Miller (IOL)3★ (.81)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

Four Year Ratings Profile

Defense

Four Year Ratings Profile