Middle Tennessee Team Profile

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (@MT_FB)
Derek Mason (1st year) (3-9) #1
Record: 3 - 9 (2 - 6) | Proj: 3 - 9 (#) | SOS: (#97)
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Middle Tennessee's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/31	Middle Tennessee vs Tennessee Tech	-11.5
Sat 9/7	Middle Tennessee at Ole Miss	+42.5	60.5	L 3 - 52	U	N
Sat 9/14	Middle Tennessee vs Western Kentucky	+10.5	53.5	L 21 - 49	O	N
Sat 9/21	Middle Tennessee vs Duke	+14.5	51.0	L 17 - 45	O	N
Sat 9/28	Middle Tennessee at Memphis	+27.0	62.0	L 7 - 24	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/10	Middle Tennessee at Louisiana Tech	+5.0	48.0	L 21 - 48	O	N
Tue 10/15	Middle Tennessee vs Kennesaw State	-8.5	50.0	W 14 - 5	U	Y
Wed 10/23	Middle Tennessee at Jacksonville State	+20.5	64.5	L 20 - 42	U	N
Sat 11/2	Middle Tennessee at UTEP	+2.0	48.0	W 20 - 13	U	Y
Sat 11/9	Middle Tennessee vs Liberty	+12.5	54.5	L 17 - 37	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/23	Middle Tennessee vs New Mexico State	-3.5	54.0	L 21 - 36	O	N
Sat 11/30	Middle Tennessee vs Florida International	+9.5	50.5	L 24 - 35	O	N

Record Prediction: 3 - 9 NR
Schedule Rating: #97
Future 2027 Schedule

Middle Tennessee's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Middle Tennessee vs Austin Peay	-14.5	53.5	L 14 - 34	U	N
Sat 9/6	Middle Tennessee at Wisconsin	+28.5	45.5	L 10 - 42	O	N
Sat 9/13	Middle Tennessee at Nevada	+9.0	50.0	W 14 - 13	U	Y
Sat 9/20	Middle Tennessee vs Marshall	+2.5	46.5	L 28 - 42	O	N
Sat 9/27	Middle Tennessee at Kennesaw State	+7.0	54.5	L 16 - 24	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Wed 10/8	Middle Tennessee vs Missouri State	+2.5	52.5	L 20 - 22	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Wed 10/22	Middle Tennessee at Delaware	+9.5	55.5	L 28 - 31	O	Y
Wed 10/29	Middle Tennessee vs Jacksonville State	+4.5	54.0	L 21 - 24	U	Y
Sat 11/8	Middle Tennessee vs Florida International	-1.5	50.5	L 30 - 56	O	N
Sat 11/15	Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky	+13.5	51.5	L 26 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/22	Middle Tennessee vs Sam Houston	-6.5	53.5	W 31 - 17	U	Y
Sat 11/29	Middle Tennessee at New Mexico State	+3.5	52.0	W 31 - 24	O	Y

2023 Schedule Rating: #78
2025 Record: 3 - 9 (CUSA: 2 - 6)
Spread Record 6 - 6 - 0 | O/U 6 - 6

Opponents: Elite, Good, Avg, Bad, Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 0 Elite, 0 Good, 1 Avg, 1 Bad, 9 Poor

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Middle Tennessee's 2024 Schedule
Sat 8/31	Middle Tennessee vs Tennessee Tech			W 32 - 25
Sat 9/7	Middle Tennessee at Ole Miss	+42.5	60.5	L 3 - 52	U	N
Sat 9/14	Middle Tennessee vs Western Kentucky	+10.5	53.5	L 21 - 49	O	N
Sat 9/21	Middle Tennessee vs Duke	+14.5	51.0	L 17 - 45	O	N
Sat 9/28	Middle Tennessee at Memphis	+27.0	62.0	L 7 - 24	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/10	Middle Tennessee at Louisiana Tech	+5.0	48.0	L 21 - 48	O	N
Tue 10/15	Middle Tennessee vs Kennesaw State	-8.5	50.0	W 14 - 5	U	Y
Wed 10/23	Middle Tennessee at Jacksonville State	+20.5	64.5	L 20 - 42	U	N
Sat 11/2	Middle Tennessee at UTEP	+2.0	48.0	W 20 - 13	U	Y
Sat 11/9	Middle Tennessee vs Liberty	+12.5	54.5	L 17 - 37	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/23	Middle Tennessee vs New Mexico State	-3.5	54.0	L 21 - 36	O	N
Sat 11/30	Middle Tennessee vs Florida International	+9.5	50.5	L 24 - 35	O	N

Middle Tennessee's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	Middle Tennessee at Alabama	+39.5	52.0	L 7 - 56	O	N
Sat 9/9	Middle Tennessee at Missouri	+21.0	47.5	L 19 - 23	U	Y
Sat 9/16	Middle Tennessee vs Murray State	-34.5	51.0	W 35 - 14	U	N
Sat 9/23	Middle Tennessee vs Colorado State	-3.5	50.0	L 23 - 31	O	N
Thu 9/28	Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky	+6.5	61.0	L 10 - 31	U	N
Wed 10/4	Middle Tennessee vs Jacksonville State	-2.5	52.0	L 30 - 45	O	N
Tue 10/10	Middle Tennessee vs Louisiana Tech	-3.0	53.5	W 31 - 23	O	Y
Tue 10/17	Middle Tennessee at Liberty	+16.0	56.5	L 35 - 42	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/4	Middle Tennessee at New Mexico State	+3.0	55.5	L 7 - 13	U	N
Sat 11/11	Middle Tennessee vs Florida International	-10.5	50.5	W 40 - 6	U	Y
Sat 11/18	Middle Tennessee vs UTEP	-8.5	48.5	W 34 - 30	O	N
Sat 11/25	Middle Tennessee at Sam Houston	-3.5	49.5	L 20 - 23	U	N

Middle Tennessee's 2022 Schedule
Sat 9/3	Middle Tennessee at James Madison	+4.5	60.5	L 7 - 44	U	N
Sat 9/10	Middle Tennessee at Colorado State	+13.5	58.0	W 34 - 19	U	Y
Sat 9/17	Middle Tennessee vs Tennessee State	-19.5	52.5	W 49 - 6	O	Y
Sat 9/24	Middle Tennessee at Miami	+25.5	53.5	W 45 - 31	O	Y
Fri 9/30	Middle Tennessee vs UTSA	+4.5	64.0	L 30 - 45	O	N
Sat 10/8	Middle Tennessee at UAB	+10.0	53.0	L 14 - 41	O	N
Sat 10/15	Middle Tennessee vs Western Kentucky	+7.5	67.5	L 17 - 35	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/29	Middle Tennessee at UTEP	+2.5	52.0	W 24 - 13	U	Y
Sat 11/5	Middle Tennessee at Louisiana Tech	-2.5	64.0	L 24 - 40	U	N
Sat 11/12	Middle Tennessee vs Charlotte	-10.0	67.0	W 24 - 14	U	N
Sat 11/19	Middle Tennessee vs Florida Atlantic	+5.5	51.0	W 49 - 21	O	Y
Sat 11/26	Middle Tennessee at Florida International	-19.5	54.5	W 33 - 28	O	N
Sat 12/24	Middle Tennessee vs San Diego State	+7.0	47.0	W 25 - 23	O	Y

Middle Tennessee's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Middle Tennessee vs Monmouth	-8.5	58.5	W 50 - 15	O	Y
Sat 9/11	Middle Tennessee at Virginia Tech	+20.0	55.0	L 14 - 35	U	N
Sat 9/18	Middle Tennessee at UTSA	+11.5	60.0	L 13 - 27	U	N
Fri 9/24	Middle Tennessee at Charlotte	+2.5	55.5	L 39 - 42	O	N
Sat 10/2	Middle Tennessee vs Marshall	+11.0	66.0	W 34 - 28	U	Y
Sat 10/9	Middle Tennessee at Liberty	+20.0	59.0	L 13 - 41	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Fri 10/22	Middle Tennessee at UConn	-14.0	54.0	W 44 - 13	O	Y
Sat 10/30	Middle Tennessee vs Southern Miss	-12.5	47.0	W 35 - 10	U	Y
Sat 11/6	Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky	+17.5	66.5	L 21 - 48	O	N
Sat 11/13	Middle Tennessee vs Florida International	-10.5	54.0	W 50 - 10	O	Y
Sat 11/20	Middle Tennessee vs Old Dominion	-3.0	48.5	L 17 - 24	U	N
Sat 11/27	Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic	+3.5	49.5	W 27 - 17	U	Y
Fri 12/17	Middle Tennessee vs Toledo	+10.0	50.0	W 31 - 24	O	Y

2026 class: 159 points   #123
2025 class: 167 points   #85
2024 class: 147 points   #97
2023 class: 101 points   #128
2022 class: 111 points   #120

Average Class Ranking:   #111
Average Recruiting Points: 137

Four Year Crootin Profile
Improving Below Avg G5
4 Year Class: #114 - Best: #97 Worst: #128

CFB Crootin Averages
Conference USA Class: 113  #132
Group of 5 Class: 149  #100
FBS Class: 184  #70

2021 class: 110 points   #116
2020 class: 154 points   #93
2019 class: 158 points   #85
2018 class: 125 points   #99
2017 class: 128 points   #85

Average Class Ranking:   #96
Average Recruiting Points: 135

Transfer Portal Classes
2024 Portal Class #111 - 12 players, 83 Avg
2025 Portal Class #110 - 13 players, 83 Avg
2024 Portal Class #111 - 12 players, 83 Avg
2023 Portal Class #110 - 9 players, 0 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #85 - 11 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 Bodie Reeder (in his first season) #1

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Roman Gagliano	78	135	58%	1011	7	0	7.5
Stanley Anderson-Lofton	1	1	100%	11	0	0	11.0

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
DJ Taylor	26	199	2	7.7	64
Roman Gagliano	38	160	2	4.2	64
Antonio Martin	19	129	1	6.8	37
Cam'Ron Lacy	4	21	0	5.3	19

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Cam'Ron Lacy	38	529	3	13.9	68
AJ Jones	28	216	5	7.7	27
Landon Collins	16	187	1	11.7	48
DJ Taylor	7	54	1	7.7	19

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Brian Stewart (in his first season) #1

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Korey Smith	38	1	0	0	2
Kalen Woods	36	1	0	0	0
Jackson Lowe	36	2	0	0	4
Reggie Johnson	35	10	4	7	2

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Reggie Johnson	35	10	4	7	2
Zeion Simpson-Smith	19	3	3	3	0
Ashton Taylor	4	1	1	3	1
Christofer Noble	22	1	1	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jackson Lowe	36	2	0	0	4
Korey Smith	38	1	0	0	2
Reggie Johnson	35	10	4	7	2

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

Transfer Portal
2024 Portal Class #111
12 Commits, 83 Avg Rating
NAN% of 2024 Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

Team Talent
2024 Talent Rating: 193.00 #119
Offense Talent NR | Defense Talent NR
2025 #124 | 2024 #119 | 2023 #90 | 2022 #103

2024 - 2023 Records
2024 Record: 3 - 9
2024 Conf Record: 2 - 6
Spread: 3 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

2025 Record: 3 - 9
2025 Conf Record: 2 - 6
Spread: 6 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 6

2024 Record: 3 - 9
2024 Conf Record: 2 - 6
Spread: 3 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

2023 Record: 4 - 8
2023 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 4 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 6

Four Year Record: 13 - 35
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 16 - 30 - 0
Four Year Conference Record: 9 - 23

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 8 - 5
2022 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 6 - 6 - 1 | Totals: 7 - 6

2021 Record: 7 - 6
2021 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 7 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 7

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

2019 Record: 4 - 8
2019 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 6 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 4

Eight Year Record: 35 - 60
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 40 - 52 - 1
Eight Year Conference Record: 25 - 39

Middle Tennessee Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2022	I Bowl	Middle Tennessee vs San Diego State	+7.0	47.0	W 25 - 23
2021	Bahamas Bowl	Middle Tennessee vs Toledo	+10.0	50.0	W 31 - 24
2018	Orleans Bowl	Middle Tennessee vs App State	+6.5	48.0	L 13 - 45
2017	Camellia Bowl	Middle Tennessee vs Arkansas State	+3.5	61.0	W 35 - 30
2016	I Bowl	Middle Tennessee vs Hawai'i	-4.5	70.0	L 35 - 52
2015	Bahamas Bowl	Middle Tennessee vs Western Michigan	+3.0		L 31 - 45

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	.16 (78)	1.22 (87)	43% (59)	3.2 (117)	28.2 (92)	37%	27%	.22 (108)	1.27 (82)	45% (108)	4.03 (105)	28.9 (74)

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	.13 (107)	1.3 (53)	39% (105)	3 (128)	25.2 (133)	38%	48%	.32 (129)	1.28 (71)	49% (130)	4.61 (126)	30 (100)

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	28:45	19.6	37%	27%	7.3	67.7	1	1.3	5.2	1.8	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	30:15	18.2	38%	48%	7.3	61.3	1.6	0.8	4.6	1.7	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	22.4	24	20.8	43% (59)	3.2 (117)	1	20	371	106	265	4.1	37% (134)	62% (2)	45% (56)	42% (62)	18% (115)	.16 (78)
2025 Defense	12	30.9	32.5	29.3	44.6% (108)	4.03 (105)	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	50% (63)	48% (64)	41% (59)	48% (131)	16% (67)	.22 (108)

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	18.1	20.3	14.2	39.4% (105)	3 (128)	1.6	18	352	91	261	3.2	41% (123)	59% (11)	38% (114)	40% (83)	19% (113)	.13 (107)
2024 Defense	12	34.3	32.8	35.8	49.4% (130)	4.61 (126)	0.8	-	-	-	-	-	54% (104)	46% (33)	50% (124)	49% (127)	14% (108)	.32 (129)

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	37% (134)	45% (56)	26.2	106.1	4.1	11 (132)	.08 (88)	2.92 (71)	65% (107)	9% (61)	0.88 (107)
2025 Defense	12	50% (63)	41% (59)	-	-	-	-	.04 (35)	2.62 (18)	66% (29)	10% (70)	0.83 (9)

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	41% (123)	38% (114)	27.9	90.5	3.2	10 (122)	.04 (110)	2.82 (104)	56% (132)	11% (100)	0.98 (62)
2024 Defense	12	54% (104)	50% (124)	-	-	-	-	.19 (107)	3.19 (97)	72% (61)	9% (100)	0.97 (59)

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% (2)	42% (62)	24.8	41.6	264.9	6.4	10.7	23 (103)	7 (34)	.21 (88)	1.4 (116)	32% (78)	29% (81)	.3 (70)	9% (133)	1.9 (101)
2025 Defense	12	48% (64)	48% (131)	-	-	-	-	-	-	10 (100)	.41 (126)	1.6 (100)	29% (107)	32% (99)	.33 (90)	6% (57)	1.9 (36)

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	59% (11)	40% (83)	22.8	35.6	261.1	7.3	11.5	16 (87)	10 (63)	.19 (95)	1.5 (102)	32% (84)	25% (123)	.17 (121)	7% (112)	1.9 (113)
2024 Defense	12	46% (33)	49% (127)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5 (117)	.47 (129)	1.6 (90)	27% (127)	34% (109)	.53 (128)	5% (101)	2.3 (128)

Overall

Team Info

Power #130SP+ #127

Record Prediction: 3 - 9 NR

Coaching staff Rank #1

Record

3 - 9
CUSA 2 - 6

Vs Spread3 - 8 - 0Totals5 - 7

One Score Games '25: (2-4)(4-4 under D.M.)

5 Year Profile

Consistent Poor G5

'26 Profile

Remains Poor G5

Performance #114

Special Teams #131

Returning Production

From 2025

0%NR

MTSU 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 #119

Blue Chips (0%) #102

Offense TalentNR

Defense TalentNR

Portal Class #11112 players (83 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #1234 YR Class Rating #114

Talent Profile

Improving Below Avg G5

NAN% of Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

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

(OC) Bodie Reeder 1

(DC) Brian Stewart 1

2024 Schedule

Information

SOS #97

Middle Tennessee plays 3 opps off a byeLT & KENN & JVST

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

2025 Record: 3 - 9 (6 - 6 - 0) (CUSA: 2 - 6)

2024 Record: 3 - 9 (3 - 8 - 0) (CUSA: 2 - 6)

Win History

Past 5 years 4.6

Avg under Derek M 3

4 Yr Record (13 - 35)

8 Yr Record (35 - 60)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Will start 1-4, watch after bye on Oct 3

Def stop rate 49% (#120) into week 9

#3 Worst Rgame/OL in CFB. Ken St. dominated

Given up 19 sacks, most in CUSA through week 8

Killed by L.Tech, Def shreaded, Rgame awful

Sched been brutal but Run Off/Def near bottom

Lost best OL C Pierce (leg) for the season

Def will be near last vs run, DL just poor

QB Vattiato good dual threat has WR/TE weapons

OL a huge ? but RB room is good/deep.

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 '24 Incoming Portals

Omari Kelly (WR)3★ (.85)

Gamarion Carter (WR)3★ (.84)

Felix Hixon (DL)3★ (.84)

James Monds III (CB)3★ (.84)

Xavier Williams (QB)3★ (.83)

Brian Brewton (RB)3★ (.83)

Brendon Harris (S)3★ (.83)

Ellis Adams (IOL)3★ (.82)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Top Players N/A Before 2025

Recruits

Top '24 Incoming Recruits

Joshua Evans (WR)3★ (.84)

Josh Evans (WR)3★ (.84)

Kedrick Burley (EDGE)3★ (.84)

Zeion Simpson-Smith (EDGE)3★ (.83)

Aidan Butts (EDGE)3★ (.83)

Amarrien Bailey (LB)3★ (.83)

Jordan Beasley (LB)3★ (.83)

Tiyyan Robinson (EDGE)3★ (.82)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

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Defense

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