Sacramento State Football Team Profile

Sacramento State Hornets (@SacHornetsFB)

Alonzo Carter (1st year) (0-0) #77
Record: 0 - 0 (0 - 0) | Proj: 7 - 5 (#50) | SOS: (#136)
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Sacramento State's 2026 Schedule

Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/29	Sacramento State at Eastern Michigan	+8	—	—	—	—
Sat 9/5	Sacramento State vs Mississippi Valley State	-6.5	—	—	—	—
Sat 9/12	Sacramento State at Fresno State	+20	—	—	—	—
Sat 9/19	Sacramento State vs North Dakota State	+14.5	—	—	—	—
Sat 9/26	Sacramento State vs Massachusetts	-14.5	—	—	—	—
— Bye Week —
Sat 10/10	Sacramento State at Bowling Green	+8	—	—	—	—
Sat 10/17	Sacramento State vs Ohio	+3	—	—	—	—
Sat 10/24	Sacramento State at Ball State	-4	—	—	—	—
Fri 10/30	Sacramento State vs Kent State	-4	—	—	—	—
Wed 11/4	Sacramento State vs Toledo	+9	—	—	—	—
Wed 11/11	Sacramento State at Central Michigan	+11	—	—	—	—
— Bye Week —
Sat 11/28	Sacramento State at Hawai'i	+16.5	—	—	—	—

Record Prediction: 7 - 5 #50
Schedule Rating: #136
Future 2027 Schedule

Sacramento State's 2025 Schedule

Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
— Bye Week —
Sat 9/6	Sacramento State at Nevada	+8.0L17–20	56.0	L17–20	U	Y

2025 Schedule Rating: NR
2025 Record: 0 - 1 (MAC: 0 - 0)
Spread Record 1 - 0 - 0 | O/U 0 - 1

Opponents: 0 Elite, 0 Good, 2 Avg, 4 Bad, 5 Poor

Reg Season Opponents: Elite, Good, Avg, Bad, Poor

Show Past Schedules

Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 8/29	Sacramento State at San José State	+2.5L24–42	62.5	L24–42	O	N
Sat 9/7	Sacramento State at Fresno State	+18.5L30–46	55.5	L30–46	O	Y

Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
— Bye Week —
Sat 9/16	Sacramento State at Stanford	+7.0W30–23	60.5	W30–23	U	Y

Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
— Bye Week —
Sat 9/24	Sacramento State at Colorado State	-4.5W41–10	59.5	W41–10	U	Y

Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
— Bye Week —
Sat 9/18	Sacramento State at California	+24.5L30–42	49.0	L30–42	O	Y

2026 class: 123 points   #138
2025 class: 167 points   #90
2024 class: 94 points   #140
2023 class: 40 points   #129
2022 class: 13 points   #152

Average Class Ranking:   #130
Average Recruiting Points: 88

Four Year Crootin Profile
Declining Poor G5
4 Year Class: #123 - Best: #90 Worst: #140

CFB Crootin Averages
Mid-American Class: 164  #110
Group of 5 Class: 169  #101
FBS Class: 198  #70

2021 class: 25 points   #140
2020 class: 91 points   #135
2019 class: 29 points   #176
2018 class: 33 points   #151
2017 class: 31 points   #202

Average Class Ranking:   #161
Average Recruiting Points: 42

Transfer Portal Classes
2026 Portal Class #119 - 25 players, 85 Avg
2025 Portal Class #65 - 39 players, 85 Avg
2024 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2023 Portal Class #148 - 2 players, 82 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #148 - 2 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 Eric Kiesau (in his first season) #119

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Carson Conklin (Tr)	47	96	49%	354	1	2	3.7
Jaxon Fresques	2	2	100%	15	0	0	7.5

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Davion Godley (Tr)	94	512	4	5.4	52
Jamar Curtis	37	153	1	4.1	20
Ajon Bryant	2	34	0	17.0	28
Cincere Rhaney (Tr)	5	19	0	3.8	8

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Jordan Williams	11	170	1	15.5	26
Matthew Coleman (Tr)	20	131	1	6.6	13
Kyle Koontz (Tr)	7	71	1	10.1	16
Ajon Bryant	2	58	0	29.0	30

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Adam Clark (in his first season) #68

Top Def	Tack	TFL	PD
Dionte Thornton (Tr)	10	0	2
Derek Houston	9	1	0
Tim Thomas (Tr)	6	0	0
Diego Davis	6	0	0

Sacks	Tack	TFL	PD
Dionte Thornton (Tr)	10	0	2
Derek Houston	9	1	0
Tim Thomas (Tr)	6	0	0
Diego Davis	6	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PD
Dionte Thornton (Tr)	10	0	2
Malikai Nichols (Tr)	1	0	1
Derek Houston	9	1	0

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 58% #107
Offense Returning Production: 57% #113
Defense Returning Production: 60% #82
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Transfer Portal
2026 Portal Class #119
25 Commits, 85 Avg Rating
39% of 2026 Roster from Portal, 29% TY

Team Talent
2026 Talent Rating: 474.00 #107
Offense Talent #105 | Defense Talent #112
2025 NR | 2024 NR | 2023 #176 | 2022 #164

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

2025 Record: 0 - 1
2025 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 1 - 0 - 0 | Totals: 0 - 1

2024 Record: 0 - 2
2024 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 1 - 1 - 0 | Totals: 2 - 0

2023 Record: 1 - 0
2023 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 1 - 0 - 0 | Totals: 0 - 1

Four Year Record: 1 - 3
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 3 - 1 - 0
Four Year Conference Record: 0 - 0

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 1 - 0
2022 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 1 - 0 - 0 | Totals: 0 - 1

2021 Record: 0 - 1
2021 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 1 - 0 - 0 | Totals: 1 - 0

2020 Record: 0 - 0
2020 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 0 - 0 - 0 | Totals: 0 - 0

2019 Record: 0 - 2
2019 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 2 - 0 - 0 | Totals: 0 - 2

Eight Year Record: 2 - 6
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 7 - 1 - 0
Eight Year Conference Record: 0 - 0

Sacramento State 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		0	0%	0	100	0%	0%		0	0%	0	100

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		0	0%	0	100	0%	0%		0	0%	0	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	1	0:00	0	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	2	0:00	0	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1	17	0	17	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025 Defense	1	20	0	20	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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	2	27	0	27	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2024 Defense	2	44	0	44	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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	1	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0
2025 Defense	1	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0

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	2	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0
2024 Defense	2	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0

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	1	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
2025 Defense	1	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0

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	2	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
2024 Defense	2	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0

Team Notes
(2/15) 2025: (7-5), '24: (3-9), '23: (8-5), '22: (12-1) ❌
(2/15) Lost top 2 QB, 3 RB, 1 WR from '25 via portal ❌

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes
(2/15) HC Carter was RB coach @ Arizona past 2 years ❌

Overall

Team Info

Power #118SP+ #130

Record Prediction: 7 - 5 #50

Coaching staff Rank #98

2025 Record

0 - 1
MAC 0 - 0

Vs Spread1 - 0 - 0Totals0 - 1

Momentum Control '25NR

Game Control '25 #12

One Score Games '25: (0-1)(0-0 under A.C.)

5 Year Profile

Improving Poor G5

'26 Profile

Remains Poor G5

PerformanceNR

Special TeamsNR

Returning Production

From 2025

57% #101

SAC lost their 25 starting QB

Offense 57% #113

Defense 60% #82

Returning Starters: 10 (Off: 4) - (Def: 6)

Proj Portal Starters: 3 (Off: 1) - (Def: 2)

Exp'd Depth: 5 (Off: 0) - (Def: 5)

OL Prod: 9% #1370 starters, 1 exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 564 #137From Portal: 265 #100

Rush Prod: 19% #133

Rec Prod: 21% #130

Front Seven: 59% #70

Secondary: 61% #76

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #107

Blue Chips (0%) #103

Offense Talent #105

Defense Talent #112

Portal Class #11925 players (85 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #1384 YR Class Rating #123

Talent Profile

Declining Poor G5

39% of Roster from Portal, 29% TY

59% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Eric Kiesau 1

#119

(DC) Adam Clark 1

#68

2026 Schedule

Information

SOS #136

Sacramento State plays 1 opps off a byeTOL

OppsElite: 0, Good: 0, Avg: 2, Bad: 4, Poor: 5

2025 Record: 0 - 1 (1 - 0 - 0) (MAC: 0 - 0)

2024 Record: 0 - 2 (1 - 1 - 0) (MAC: 0 - 0)

Win History

Past 5 years 0.4

4 Yr Record (1 - 3)

8 Yr Record (2 - 6)

Notes

Live Team Notes

2025: (7-5), '24: (3-9), '23: (8-5), '22: (12-1)

Lost top 2 QB, 3 RB, 1 WR from '25 via portal

HC Carter was RB coach @ Arizona past 2 years

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

7,009 (57%) #134

82%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 2,806 #136

Defense: 4,203 #130

Players with Starting Exp (22) 9 on Off, 13 on Def

Upperclass

Starters 10 of 22 (45.5%)2-Deep 14 of 44 (31.8%)

Senior/Gr starters: 7 (31.8%) (Off: 3, Def: 4)

Upperclass Two-Deep: 14 of 44 (31.8%)

Upperclass on Roster: 47.5%(56 of 118)

Portals

Top '26 Incoming Portals

Amari Wallace (CB)3★ (.87)

Noah King (CB)3★ (.86)

Dionte Thornton (S)3★ (.85)

Jamel Howard Jr. (DL)3★ (.84)

Davion Godley (RB)3★ (.83)

Darson Jeanty (S)3★ (.83)

Isiah Chala Jr. (EDGE)3★ (.00)

Tim Thomas (LB)3★ (.00)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Xavier Williams (DE)3 Tac, 0 TFL

Alex Rocha (ILB)0 Tac, 0 TFL

Fata Puloka (OLB)1 Tac, 1 TFL

Davion Godley (RB)512 Yds, 4 TD (*FCS TR)

Elias Mullican (CB)0 Int, 0 Pd

Grant Meadors (K)12/14 (85.7%)

Sammy Norris (RB)0 Yds, 0 TD

Jordan Williams (TE)170 Yds, 1 TD

Recruits

Top '26 Incoming Recruits

Therman Williams (CB)3★ (.87)

Marquez Wimberly (RB)3★ (.87)

Kamarie Smith (WR)3★ (.86)

Jordan Taylor (RB)3★ (.85)

Jasiah Denmark (CB)3★ (.85)

Jaylen Whitaker (ATH)3★ (.85)

Carter Meeks (RB)3★ (.85)

Christian Davis (WR)3★ (.84)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

Four Year Ratings Profile

Defense

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

2025 Ratings

Power #118SP+ #127

Off Momentum Control '25NR

Off Game Control '25 #16

Profile:

Off SuccessNR

Off ExplNR

Run SuccessNR

Run ExplNR

Pass SuccessNR

Pass ExplNR

OLine

Run BlkNRPass BlkNR

OL YdsNR

Stuff RateNR

Misc

Poss TimeNR3 & OutNR

Scoring Zone OffNR

TO'sNR

Defense

2025 Ratings

Power #114SP+ #130

Momentum Control '25NR

Def Game Control '25 #12

Def SuccessNR

Def ExplNR

Run SuccessNR

Run ExplNR

Pass SuccessNR

Pass ExplNR

Misc

HavocNR

Stop RateNR

3 & OutNR

Pass RushNR

CovNR

Run DefNR

TackleNR

Scoring Zone DefNR

TO'sNR

Scoring

Overall: 17 - 20 (-3)

Home: 0 - 0 (0)Road: 17 - 20 (-3)

Net Efficiency

OverallNR

Pts Per Drive

Offense PPDNRDefense PPDNR

Pts Per Play

Offense PPPNRDefense PPPNR

(OC) Eric Kiesau 1

#119

(DC) Adam Clark 1

#68

Records

4 Yr Record1 - 3

20250 - 120240 - 2

Offense

Four Year Offense Pts Per Play

Defense

Four Year Defense Pts Per Play

Overall

Four Year Net Pts Per Play