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UConn Huskies (@UConnFootball)
Jason Candle (1st year) (0-0) #45
Record: 0 - 0 | Proj: 2 - 10 (#77) | SOS: (#128)
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UConn's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/12	UConn vs Maryland	+2
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/3	UConn vs Syracuse	-6
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/7	UConn vs North Carolina	-0

Record Prediction: 2 - 10 #77
Schedule Rating: #128
Future 2027 Schedule

UConn's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	UConn vs Central Connecticut	-29.5	51.5	W 59 - 13	O	Y
Sat 9/6	UConn at Syracuse	+7.0	57.5	L 20 - 27	U	Y
Sat 9/13	UConn at Delaware	-8.5	52.5	L 41 - 44	O	N
Sat 9/20	UConn vs Ball State	-21.0	53.5	W 31 - 25	O	N
Sat 9/27	UConn at Buffalo	-3.0	51.5	W 20 - 17	U	N
Sat 10/4	UConn vs Florida International	-7.0	52.5	W 51 - 10	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/18	UConn at Boston College	-2.5	58.5	W 38 - 23	O	Y
Sat 10/25	UConn at Rice	-10.5	48.5	L 34 - 37	O	N
Sat 11/1	UConn vs UAB	-10.0	61.5	W 38 - 19	U	Y
Sat 11/8	UConn vs Duke	+7.5	63.5	W 37 - 34	O	Y
Sat 11/15	UConn vs Air Force	-7.5	64.5	W 26 - 16	U	Y
Sat 11/22	UConn at Florida Atlantic	-6.0	64.0	W 48 - 45	O	N
Sat 12/27	UConn vs Army	+5.5	41.5	L 16 - 41	O	N

2025 Schedule Rating: #136
2025 Record: 9 - 4 (Ind: 0 - 0)
Spread Record 6 - 5 - 2 | O/U 9 - 4

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

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

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UConn's 2024 Schedule
Sat 8/31	UConn at Maryland	+19.0	45.5	L 7 - 50	O	N
Sat 9/7	UConn vs Merrimack	-14.5	44.5	W 63 - 17	O	Y
Sat 9/14	UConn at Duke	+17.5	46.5	L 21 - 26	O	Y
Sat 9/21	UConn vs Florida Atlantic	-1.0	46.0	W 48 - 14	O	Y
Sat 9/28	UConn vs Buffalo	-6.0	44.5	W 47 - 3	O	Y
Sat 10/5	UConn vs Temple	-17.5	49.0	W 29 - 20	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/19	UConn vs Wake Forest	+2.5	55.5	L 20 - 23	U	N
Sat 10/26	UConn vs Rice	-6.5	47.0	W 17 - 10	U	Y
Fri 11/1	UConn vs Georgia State	-7.0	48.0	W 34 - 27	O	N
Sat 11/9	UConn at UAB	-7.5	54.0	W 31 - 23	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/23	UConn at Syracuse	+10.0	53.0	L 24 - 31	O	Y
Sat 11/30	UConn at Massachusetts	-9.5	49.5	W 47 - 42	O	N
Sat 12/28	UConn vs North Carolina	+2.0	53.5	W 27 - 14	U	Y

UConn's 2023 Schedule
Thu 8/31	UConn vs NC State	+14.5	47.5	L 14 - 24	U	Y
Sat 9/9	UConn at Georgia State	+3.0	54.5	L 14 - 35	U	N
Sat 9/16	UConn vs Florida International	-7.0	43.0	L 17 - 24	U	N
Sat 9/23	UConn vs Duke	+22.0	45.0	L 7 - 41	O	N
Sat 9/30	UConn vs Utah State	+4.0	50.5	L 33 - 34	O	Y
Sat 10/7	UConn at Rice	+10.0	47.5	W 38 - 31	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/21	UConn vs South Florida	-1.0	57.0	L 21 - 24	U	N
Sat 10/28	UConn at Boston College	+14.5	49.0	L 14 - 21	U	Y
Sat 11/4	UConn at Tennessee	+35.0	55.5	L 3 - 59	O	N
Sat 11/11	UConn at James Madison	+24.5	47.5	L 6 - 44	O	N
Sat 11/18	UConn vs Sacred Heart	-25.5	40.5	W 31 - 3	U	Y
Sat 11/25	UConn at Massachusetts	+2.5	51.0	W 31 - 18	U	Y

UConn's 2022 Schedule
Sat 8/27	UConn at Utah State	+24.0	59.0	L 20 - 31	U	Y
Sat 9/3	UConn vs Central Connecticut	-20.5	51.5	W 28 - 3	U	Y
Sat 9/10	UConn vs Syracuse	+23.5	49.5	L 14 - 48	O	N
Sat 9/17	UConn at Michigan	+47.5	59.0	L 0 - 59	U	N
Sat 9/24	UConn at NC State	+38.5	48.0	L 10 - 41	O	Y
Sat 10/1	UConn vs Fresno State	+23.5	51.0	W 19 - 14	U	Y
Sat 10/8	UConn at Florida International	-5.5	46.5	W 33 - 12	U	Y
Sat 10/15	UConn at Ball State	+9.5	47.5	L 21 - 25	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/29	UConn vs Boston College	+8.0	44.0	W 13 - 3	U	Y
Fri 11/4	UConn vs Massachusetts	-15.0	39.5	W 27 - 10	U	Y
Sat 11/12	UConn vs Liberty	+13.5	45.0	W 36 - 33	O	Y
Sat 11/19	UConn at Army	+10.5	45.0	L 17 - 34	O	N
Mon 12/19	UConn vs Marshall	+11.5	42.0	L 14 - 28	U	N

UConn's 2021 Schedule
Sat 8/28	UConn at Fresno State	+28.0	63.5	L 0 - 45	U	N
Sat 9/4	UConn vs Holy Cross	-3.0	49.5	L 28 - 38	O	N
Sat 9/11	UConn vs Purdue	+35.0	56.5	L 0 - 49	U	N
Sat 9/18	UConn at Army	+34.5	48.0	L 21 - 52	O	Y
Sat 9/25	UConn vs Wyoming	+31.5	53.5	L 22 - 24	U	Y
Sat 10/2	UConn at Vanderbilt	+14.5	51.5	L 28 - 30	O	Y
Sat 10/9	UConn at Massachusetts	-3.0	57.0	L 13 - 27	U	N
Sat 10/16	UConn vs Yale	+3.5	46.5	W 21 - 15	U	Y
Fri 10/22	UConn vs Middle Tennessee	+14.0	54.0	L 13 - 44	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/13	UConn at Clemson	+40.5	50.5	L 7 - 44	O	Y
Sat 11/20	UConn at UCF	+30.0	56.0	L 17 - 49	O	N
Sat 11/27	UConn vs Houston	+32.0	54.5	L 17 - 45	O	Y

2026 class: 172 points   #107
2025 class: 141 points   #112
2024 class: 134 points   #124
2023 class: 36 points   #177
2022 class: 112 points   #98

Average Class Ranking:   #124
Average Recruiting Points: 119

Four Year Crootin Profile
Consistent Poor G5
4 Year Class: #122 - Best: #107 Worst: #177

CFB Crootin Averages
FBS Independents Class: 236  #57
Group of 5 Class: 169  #101
FBS Class: 198  #70

2021 class: 128 points   #124
2020 class: 139 points   #125
2019 class: 128 points NR
2018 class: 126 points NR
2017 class: 122 points   #104

Average Class Ranking:   #71
Average Recruiting Points: 129

Transfer Portal Classes
2026 Portal Class #75 - 56 players, 84 Avg
2025 Portal Class #89 - 26 players, 83 Avg
2024 Portal Class #77 - 24 players, 84 Avg
2023 Portal Class #110 - 13 players, 0 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #105 - 9 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 Marquel Blackwell (in his first season) #67

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Kalieb Osborne (Tr)	32	52	62%	427	3	0	8.2
Jake Merklinger (Tr)	13	24	54%	173	2	0	7.2

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Trey Cornist (Tr)	104	469	1	4.5	29
Daniel Shaban	84	432	5	5.1	57
Kalieb Osborne (Tr)	51	282	2	5.5	33
Cyncir Bowers (Tr)	63	249	2	4.0	26

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Shamar Porter	17	219	1	12.9	56
Ryder Treadway (Tr)	13	176	3	13.5	24
Javon Brown (Tr)	8	156	1	19.5	46
Cyncir Bowers (Tr)	8	134	1	16.8	90

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Ryan Manalac (in his first season) #66

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
K'Von Sherman (Tr)	93	15	5	6	1
Malachi McLean	79	2	1	1	2
Luke Murphy (Tr)	36	4	0	0	1
Anas Luqman (Tr)	33	9	4	5	2

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
K'Von Sherman (Tr)	93	15	5	6	1
Anas Luqman (Tr)	33	9	4	5	2
Chamberlain Campbell (Tr)	6	2	2	0	0
Zakaih Saez (Tr)	13	1	1	0	2

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Malachi McLean	79	2	1	1	2
Anas Luqman (Tr)	33	9	4	5	2
Zakaih Saez (Tr)	13	1	1	0	2

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 34% #132
Offense Returning Production: 32% #135
Defense Returning Production: 37% #123

Transfer Portal
2026 Portal Class #75
56 Commits, 84.3 Avg Rating
64% of 2026 Roster from Portal, 63% TY

Team Talent
2026 Talent Rating: 608.00 #87
Offense Talent #85 | Defense Talent #91
2025 #95 | 2024 #106 | 2023 #93 | 2022 #129

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

2025 Record: 9 - 4
2025 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 6 - 5 - 2 | Totals: 9 - 4

2024 Record: 9 - 4
2024 Conf Record: 1 - 0
Spread: 8 - 4 - 1 | Totals: 8 - 5

2023 Record: 3 - 9
2023 Conf Record: 1 - 0
Spread: 6 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

Four Year Record: 21 - 17
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 20 - 15 - 3
Four Year Conference Record: 2 - 0

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 6 - 7
2022 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 9 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 4 - 9

2021 Record: 1 - 11
2021 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 6 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 5

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

2019 Record: 2 - 10
2019 Conf Record: 0 - 8
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

Eight Year Record: 30 - 45
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 40 - 32 - 3
Eight Year Conference Record: 3 - 8

UConn Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2025	Fenway Bowl	UConn vs Army	+5.5	41.5	L 16 - 41
2024	Fenway Bowl	UConn vs North Carolina	+2.0	53.5	W 27 - 14
2022	Beach Bowl	UConn vs Marshall	+11.5	42.0	L 14 - 28

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	.31 (9)	1.34 (26)	46% (29)	4.58 (14)	30.4 (36)	41%	71%	.22 (113)	1.2 (42)	47% (126)	3.8 (81)	24.9 (-1)

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 (67)	1.22 (99)	42% (82)	4.09 (51)	31.5 (17)	37%	47%	.1 (25)	1.18 (26)	39% (37)	3.36 (26)	28.8 (64)

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	13	28:50	21.2	41%	71%	4.9	48.3	0.2	1.3	6.1	2.7	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	13	27:16	19.1	37%	47%	5	50.4	1.2	1.1	5.2	1.6	2

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	13	35.3	40.3	33.5	46% (29)	4.58 (14)	0.2	21	449	165	284	5.3	45% (110)	54% (25)	46% (44)	47% (22)	12% (11)	.31 (9)
2025 Defense	13	27	19.5	32.2	46.6% (126)	3.8 (81)	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	55% (121)	44% (18)	50% (133)	43% (89)	15% (91)	.22 (113)

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	13	31.9	36.9	26	41.8% (82)	4.09 (51)	1.2	19	371	184	187	5.2	54% (39)	46% (96)	43% (82)	40% (84)	13% (30)	.19 (67)
2024 Defense	13	23.1	16.3	34.4	39.4% (37)	3.36 (26)	1.1	-	-	-	-	-	49% (45)	51% (84)	42% (63)	37% (23)	17% (53)	.1 (25)

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	13	45% (110)	46% (44)	30.9	164.7	5.3	26 (36)	.21 (24)	2.93 (69)	82% (8)	6% (3)	1.04 (38)
2025 Defense	13	55% (121)	50% (133)	-	-	-	-	.21 (123)	3.37 (132)	67% (32)	10% (70)	0.95 (65)

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	13	54% (39)	43% (82)	35.7	184.1	5.2	22 (55)	.18 (40)	3.07 (58)	77% (39)	7% (13)	1.03 (45)
2024 Defense	13	49% (45)	42% (63)	-	-	-	-	.05 (29)	2.76 (31)	63% (18)	10% (78)	0.89 (28)

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	13	54% (25)	47% (22)	23.6	34.7	283.8	8.2	12	30 (14)	1 (1)	.44 (11)	1.6 (48)	32% (74)	29% (83)	.48 (14)	6% (55)	2.5 (1)
2025 Defense	13	44% (18)	43% (89)	-	-	-	-	-	-	11 (55)	.28 (83)	1.6 (68)	26% (132)	33% (115)	.4 (113)	5% (95)	2 (81)

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	13	46% (96)	40% (84)	15.8	28.6	186.8	6.5	11.8	23 (41)	9 (48)	.23 (85)	1.5 (114)	30% (47)	30% (88)	.29 (86)	6% (87)	2 (82)
2024 Defense	13	51% (84)	37% (23)	-	-	-	-	-	-	9 (76)	.17 (35)	1.5 (37)	32% (72)	26% (17)	.28 (57)	7% (23)	2.1 (97)

Team Notes
(2/17) QB1? Osborne (Toledo) vs Merklinger (Tenn) ❌
(2/17) RB 4 portals, none really stand out. Have depth ❌
(2/17) WR 10 portal adds, 6 from Toledo. Should be good ❌
(2/17) OL 10 portals, have 3 w starting exp, some depth ❌
(2/17) DL 11 portals, only 4 have real exp, not sure ❌
(2/17) DB 9 portals, one starting S and lots of PTers ❌

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes
(2/17) Vibes: Stable, Candle hire popular, 18 W's in 2 yrs ❌
(2/17) My take: Candle underperformed badly at Toledo ❌
(2/17) 52 portal adds, 17 from Toledo, sneaky good ❌

Overall

Team Info

Power #126SP+ #53

Record Prediction: 2 - 10 #77

Coaching staff Rank #64

Record

0 - 0
Ind 0 - 0

Vs Spread0 - 0 - 0Totals0 - 0

One Score Games '25: (4-3)(0-0 under J.C.)

5 Year Profile

Improving Top G5

'26 Profile

Up to Below Avg P4

Performance #33

Special Teams #86

Returning Production

From 2025

34% #132

CONN lost their 25 starting QB

Offense 32% #135

Defense 37% #123

Returning Starters: 2 (Off: 1) - (Def: 1)

Proj Portal Starters: 4 (Off: 1) - (Def: 3)

Exp'd Depth: 2 (Off: 1) - (Def: 1)

OL Prod: 27% #1201 starters, 0 exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 1,804 #107From Portal: 1211 #40

Rush Prod: 46% #97

Rec Prod: 20% #125

Front Seven: 35% #121

Secondary: 39% #108

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #87

Blue Chips (3%) #65

Offense Talent #85

Defense Talent #91

Portal Class #7556 players (84 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #1074 YR Class Rating #122

Talent Profile

Consistent Poor G5

64% of Roster from Portal, 63% TY

76% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Marquel Blackwell 1

#67

(DC) Ryan Manalac 1

#66

2026 Schedule

Information

SOS #128

UConn plays 1 opps off a byeSYR

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

2025 Record: 9 - 4 (6 - 5 - 2) (Ind: 0 - 0)

2024 Record: 9 - 4 (8 - 4 - 1) (Ind: 1 - 0)

Win History

Past 5 years 5.4

4 Yr Record (21 - 17)

8 Yr Record (30 - 45)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Vibes: Stable, Candle hire popular, 18 W's in 2 yrs

My take: Candle underperformed badly at Toledo

QB1? Osborne (Toledo) vs Merklinger (Tenn)

52 portal adds, 17 from Toledo, sneaky good

RB 4 portals, none really stand out. Have depth

WR 10 portal adds, 6 from Toledo. Should be good

OL 10 portals, have 3 w starting exp, some depth

DL 11 portals, only 4 have real exp, not sure

DB 9 portals, one starting S and lots of PTers

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

8,536 (43%) #116

75%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 3,989 #116

Defense: 4,547 #109

Players with Starting Exp (17) 7 on Off, 10 on Def

Upperclass

Starters 2 of 22 (9.1%)2-Deep 4 of 44 (9.1%)

Senior/Gr starters: 2 (9.1%) (Off: 1, Def: 1)

Upperclass Two-Deep: 4 of 44 (9.1%)

Upperclass on Roster: 46.4%(52 of 112)

Portals

Top '26 Incoming Portals

K'Von Sherman (LB)3★ (.86)

Terrence Moore (IOL)3★ (.86)

Jake Merklinger (QB)3★ (.86)

Renick Dorilas (CB)3★ (.85)

Raphael Greene-Nyarko (IOL)3★ (.85)

Ryder Treadway (WR)3★ (.85)

Jayden Price (S)3★ (.85)

Matt Ragan (TE)3★ (.85)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

K'Von Sherman (LB)(93 Tac, 15 TFL)

Malachi McLean (S)(1 Int, 2 Pd)

Anas Luqman (DE)(33 Tac, 9 TFL)

Ben Mulholland (G)(C Block Grade)

Ty Chan (G)(B+ Block Grade)

Christian Richter (T)(D+ Block Grade)

Luke Murphy (LB)(36 Tac, 4 TFL)

Shamar Porter (WR)(219 Yds, 1 TD)

Recruits

Top '26 Incoming Recruits

Jayden Fox (RB)3★ (.87)

Zikhere Leaks (WR)3★ (.87)

James Tilus (EDGE)3★ (.86)

Jayden Jones (LB)3★ (.86)

Cason Dash (CB)3★ (.86)

Logan Barnes (WR)3★ (.85)

Makijah Latiker (EDGE)3★ (.85)

Bo Polston (QB)3★ (.85)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

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Defense

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