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Scotty Walden (1st year) (3-9) #1
Record: 3 - 9 (3 - 5) | Proj: 3 - 9 (#) | SOS: (#112)
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UTEP's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/31	UTEP at Nebraska	+27.5	49.0	L 7 - 40	U	N
Sat 9/7	UTEP vs Southern Utah	-6.5	54.5	L 24 - 27	U	N
Sat 9/14	UTEP at Liberty	+23.5	57.5	L 10 - 28	U	Y
Sat 9/21	UTEP at Colorado State	+8.5	49.0	L 17 - 27	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/3	UTEP vs Sam Houston	+10.0	49.5	L 21 - 41	O	N
Thu 10/10	UTEP at Western Kentucky	+19.0	55.5	L 17 - 44	O	N
Wed 10/16	UTEP vs Florida International	+7.0	47.0	W 30 - 21	O	Y
Tue 10/22	UTEP at Louisiana Tech	+6.5	49.0	L 10 - 14	U	Y
Sat 11/2	UTEP vs Middle Tennessee	-2.0	48.0	L 13 - 20	U	N
Sat 11/9	UTEP vs Kennesaw State	-4.5	42.0	W 43 - 35	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/23	UTEP at Tennessee	+41.5	54.0	L 0 - 56	O	N
Sat 11/30	UTEP at New Mexico State	+3.5	51.5	W 42 - 35	O	Y

Record Prediction: 3 - 9 NR
Schedule Rating: #112
Future 2027 Schedule

UTEP's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	UTEP at Utah State	+3.5	59.5	L 16 - 28	U	N
Sat 9/6	UTEP vs UT Martin	-7.5	49.5	W 42 - 17	O	Y
Sat 9/13	UTEP at Texas	+39.5	52.5	L 10 - 27	U	Y
Sat 9/20	UTEP vs UL Monroe	-5.5	47.5	L 25 - 31	O	N
Sat 9/27	UTEP vs Louisiana Tech	+3.5	48.5	L 11 - 30	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Wed 10/8	UTEP vs Liberty	+1.5	46.5	L 8 - 19	U	N
Wed 10/15	UTEP vs Sam Houston	-3.5	46.5	W 35 - 17	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Tue 10/28	UTEP at Kennesaw State	+12.5	53.5	L 20 - 33	U	N
Sat 11/8	UTEP vs Jacksonville State	+1.5	46.5	L 27 - 30	O	N
Sat 11/15	UTEP at Missouri State	+6.5	47.5	L 24 - 38	O	N
Sat 11/22	UTEP vs New Mexico State	-4.0	44.5	L 31 - 34	O	N
Sat 11/29	UTEP at Delaware	+4.5	55.5	L 31 - 61	O	N

2023 Schedule Rating: #90
2025 Record: 2 - 10 (MWC: 1 - 7)
Spread Record 3 - 9 - 0 | O/U 7 - 5

Opponents: Elite, Good, Avg, Bad, Poor

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

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UTEP's 2024 Schedule
Sat 8/31	UTEP at Nebraska	+27.5	49.0	L 7 - 40	U	N
Sat 9/7	UTEP vs Southern Utah	-6.5	54.5	L 24 - 27	U	N
Sat 9/14	UTEP at Liberty	+23.5	57.5	L 10 - 28	U	Y
Sat 9/21	UTEP at Colorado State	+8.5	49.0	L 17 - 27	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/3	UTEP vs Sam Houston	+10.0	49.5	L 21 - 41	O	N
Thu 10/10	UTEP at Western Kentucky	+19.0	55.5	L 17 - 44	O	N
Wed 10/16	UTEP vs Florida International	+7.0	47.0	W 30 - 21	O	Y
Tue 10/22	UTEP at Louisiana Tech	+6.5	49.0	L 10 - 14	U	Y
Sat 11/2	UTEP vs Middle Tennessee	-2.0	48.0	L 13 - 20	U	N
Sat 11/9	UTEP vs Kennesaw State	-4.5	42.0	W 43 - 35	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/23	UTEP at Tennessee	+41.5	54.0	L 0 - 56	O	N
Sat 11/30	UTEP at New Mexico State	+3.5	51.5	W 42 - 35	O	Y

UTEP's 2023 Schedule
Sat 8/26	UTEP at Jacksonville State	-1.5	54.5	L 14 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/2	UTEP vs Incarnate Word	-7.5	57.5	W 28 - 14	U	Y
Sat 9/9	UTEP at Northwestern	+1.0	40.0	L 7 - 38	O	N
Sat 9/16	UTEP at Arizona	+18.0	57.0	L 10 - 31	U	N
Sat 9/23	UTEP vs UNLV	-1.0	49.5	L 28 - 45	O	N
Fri 9/29	UTEP vs Louisiana Tech	+2.0	49.5	L 10 - 24	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Wed 10/11	UTEP at Florida International	-1.5	44.0	W 27 - 14	U	Y
Wed 10/18	UTEP vs New Mexico State	+3.0	48.5	L 7 - 28	U	N
Wed 10/25	UTEP at Sam Houston	+4.0	38.5	W 37 - 34	O	Y
Sat 11/4	UTEP vs Western Kentucky	+9.5	54.5	L 13 - 21	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/18	UTEP at Middle Tennessee	+8.5	48.5	L 30 - 34	O	Y
Sat 11/25	UTEP vs Liberty	+18.0	54.5	L 28 - 42	O	Y

UTEP's 2022 Schedule
Sat 8/27	UTEP vs North Texas	+1.5	52.5	L 13 - 31	U	N
Sat 9/3	UTEP at Oklahoma	+31.0	58.0	L 13 - 45	U	N
Sat 9/10	UTEP vs New Mexico State	-17.0	46.5	W 20 - 13	U	N
Sat 9/17	UTEP at New Mexico	-2.0	38.0	L 10 - 27	U	N
Fri 9/23	UTEP vs Boise State	+16.0	44.5	W 27 - 10	U	Y
Sat 10/1	UTEP at Charlotte	-3.5	56.0	W 41 - 35	O	Y
Sat 10/8	UTEP at Louisiana Tech	+2.0	52.0	L 31 - 41	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/22	UTEP vs Florida Atlantic	+3.0	50.5	W 24 - 21	U	Y
Sat 10/29	UTEP vs Middle Tennessee	-2.5	52.0	L 13 - 24	U	N
Thu 11/3	UTEP at Rice	+3.5	47.0	L 30 - 37	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/19	UTEP vs Florida International	-14.0	50.0	W 40 - 6	U	Y
Sat 11/26	UTEP at UTSA	+16.5	56.5	L 31 - 34	O	Y

UTEP's 2021 Schedule
Sat 8/28	UTEP at New Mexico State	-9.5	59.0	W 30 - 3	U	Y
Sat 9/4	UTEP vs Bethune-Cookman	-20.5	52.5	W 38 - 28	O	N
Fri 9/10	UTEP at Boise State	+25.0	56.0	L 13 - 54	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/25	UTEP vs New Mexico	+2.5	53.5	W 20 - 13	U	Y
Sat 10/2	UTEP vs Old Dominion	-5.5	48.5	W 28 - 21	O	Y
Sat 10/9	UTEP at Southern Miss	-1.0	46.5	W 26 - 13	U	Y
Sat 10/16	UTEP vs Louisiana Tech	+6.5	55.5	W 19 - 3	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/30	UTEP at Florida Atlantic	+11.0	49.0	L 25 - 28	O	Y
Sat 11/6	UTEP vs UTSA	+12.0	53.5	L 23 - 44	O	N
Sat 11/13	UTEP at North Texas	+1.0	55.5	L 17 - 20	U	N
Sat 11/20	UTEP vs Rice	-9.0	47.0	W 38 - 28	O	Y
Fri 11/26	UTEP at UAB	+13.5	49.5	L 25 - 42	O	N
Sat 12/18	UTEP vs Fresno State	+11.5	51.5	L 24 - 31	O	Y

2026 class: 180 points   #90
2025 class: 180 points   #71
2024 class: 164 points   #83
2023 class: 92 points   #110
2022 class: 91 points   #130

Average Class Ranking:   #97
Average Recruiting Points: 141

Four Year Crootin Profile
Improving Below Avg G5
4 Year Class: #109 - Best: #83 Worst: #142

CFB Crootin Averages
Mountain West Class: 135  #116
Group of 5 Class: 149  #100
FBS Class: 184  #70

2021 class: 68 points   #142
2020 class: 118 points   #127
2019 class: 133 points   #117
2018 class: 105 points   #123
2017 class: 86 points   #131

Average Class Ranking:   #128
Average Recruiting Points: 102

Transfer Portal Classes
2024 Portal Class #84 - 28 players, 83 Avg
2025 Portal Class #100 - 31 players, 83 Avg
2024 Portal Class #84 - 28 players, 83 Avg
2023 Portal Class #110 - 3 players, 0 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #170 - 2 players, 79 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Jake Brown (in his first season) #1

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
EJ Colson	210	296	71%	2142	16	4	7.2
Raymond Moore III	77	141	55%	878	8	7	6.2

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Raymond Moore III	76	315	5	4.1	23
EJ Colson	108	287	3	2.7	30
Lamar Sperling	39	234	1	6.0	63
Elijah McCoy	15	47	0	3.1	12

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Carver Cheeks	71	929	6	13.1	75
Jaylan Brown	10	103	0	10.3	34
Judah Ezinwa	4	76	0	19.0	33
Royal Capell	10	47	0	4.7	13

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator J. J. Clark (in his first season) #1

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jayden Wilson	92	8	1	6	0
Xavier Smith (Tr)	60	2	0	1	4
Justin Content	58	6	0	1	6
Kode Lowe	34	4	0	1	0

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS
Shakaun Bowser	23	3	2	1
Ekow Taylor	12	2	2	2
Vashon Brunswick II	8	2	1	0
Kaleb Miles	15	1	1	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PRESS	PD
Justin Content	58	6	1	6
Xavier Smith (Tr)	60	2	1	4
Preston Hickey	6	1	0	1

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

Transfer Portal
2024 Portal Class #84
28 Commits, 83.2 Avg Rating
NAN% of 2024 Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

Team Talent
2024 Talent Rating: 195.00 #118
Offense Talent NR | Defense Talent NR
2025 #82 | 2024 #118 | 2023 #114 | 2022 #126

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

2025 Record: 2 - 10
2025 Conf Record: 1 - 7
Spread: 3 - 9 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 5

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

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

Four Year Record: 11 - 37
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 19 - 29 - 0
Four Year Conference Record: 9 - 23

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

2021 Record: 7 - 6
2021 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 8 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 5

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

2019 Record: 1 - 11
2019 Conf Record: 0 - 8
Spread: 3 - 9 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 5

Eight Year Record: 27 - 66
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 40 - 53 - 0
Eight Year Conference Record: 18 - 44

UTEP Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2021	Mexico Bowl	UTEP vs Fresno State	+11.5	51.5	L 24 - 31
2014	Mexico Bowl	UTEP vs Utah State	+10.0	45.0	L 6 - 21

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	.02 (130)	1.46 (2)	33% (135)	3.42 (97)	28.5 (82)	30%	54%	.11 (45)	1.21 (46)	39% (42)	3.85 (85)	30.7 (112)

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	.07 (121)	1.15 (125)	37% (124)	2.81 (132)	27.1 (113)	33%	30%	.13 (46)	1.38 (111)	40% (42)	3.85 (78)	34 (132)

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	25:38	16.8	30%	54%	5.9	57.1	2	1	6.8	2.3	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	27:57	16.7	33%	30%	5.7	50.9	1.6	1.5	7.1	2.9	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	12	23.3	24	20.2	33% (135)	3.42 (97)	2	17	332	116	216	3.7	44% (113)	54% (27)	36% (129)	31% (135)	19% (123)	.02 (130)
2025 Defense	12	30.4	26.8	37.4	39.3% (42)	3.85 (85)	1	-	-	-	-	-	54% (112)	45% (25)	37% (13)	42% (75)	16% (67)	.11 (45)

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	19.5	26.2	14.7	37% (124)	2.81 (132)	1.6	17	321	121	200	3.3	52% (56)	47% (81)	38% (118)	36% (117)	20% (126)	.07 (121)
2024 Defense	12	32.3	28.8	34.9	39.7% (42)	3.85 (78)	1.5	-	-	-	-	-	54% (103)	46% (36)	40% (42)	39% (46)	18% (34)	.13 (46)

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	44% (113)	36% (129)	31.3	115.6	3.7	14 (99)	.05 (105)	2.14 (133)	60% (127)	11% (107)	1.17 (5)
2025 Defense	12	54% (112)	37% (13)	-	-	-	-	.02 (23)	2.63 (22)	64% (21)	11% (32)	0.98 (80)

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	52% (56)	38% (118)	36.4	120.8	3.3	9 (125)	.02 (118)	2.8 (106)	59% (127)	13% (125)	0.88 (114)
2024 Defense	12	54% (103)	40% (42)	-	-	-	-	.07 (40)	2.85 (44)	59% (7)	12% (18)	1.07 (102)

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% (27)	31% (135)	18.7	34.2	216.3	6.3	11.6	21 (61)	20 (136)	.03 (130)	1.7 (17)	34% (115)	24% (125)	.21 (104)	8% (128)	2.1 (31)
2025 Defense	12	45% (25)	42% (75)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5 (123)	.24 (65)	1.4 (21)	32% (50)	27% (31)	.12 (10)	5% (110)	1.5 (1)

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	47% (81)	36% (117)	18.6	30.4	200	6.6	10.8	15 (98)	12 (85)	.15 (108)	1.5 (112)	34% (111)	23% (128)	.23 (104)	7% (110)	2.2 (20)
2024 Defense	12	46% (36)	39% (46)	-	-	-	-	-	-	11 (52)	.21 (54)	1.7 (115)	34% (34)	30% (56)	.28 (59)	6% (66)	2.1 (75)

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes
(7/30) Year 0, will jump in 1-2 yrs, think T St for TY ❌
(7/30) New HC Walden, 26-14 at Austin Peay, 34-20 as HC ❌
(7/30) 7 Road Games + paycheck games @ Neb, Tenn ❌
(12/11) Joining MWC on July 1, 2026 ❌

Overall

Team Info

Power #127SP+ #129

Record Prediction: 3 - 9 NR

Coaching staff Rank #1

Record

3 - 9
MWC 3 - 5

Vs Spread5 - 7 - 0Totals6 - 6

One Score Games '25: (0-3)(2-6 under S.W.)

5 Year Profile

Consistent Poor G5

'26 Profile

Remains Poor G5

Performance #126

Special Teams #101

Returning Production

From 2025

0%NR

UTEP 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 #118

Blue Chips (0%) #102

Offense TalentNR

Defense TalentNR

Portal Class #8428 players (83 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #904 YR Class Rating #109

Talent Profile

Improving Below Avg G5

NAN% of Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

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

(OC) Jake Brown 1

(DC) J. J. Clark 1

2024 Schedule

Information

SOS #112

UTEP plays 1 opps off a byeWKU

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

2025 Record: 2 - 10 (3 - 9 - 0) (MWC: 1 - 7)

2024 Record: 3 - 9 (5 - 7 - 0) (MWC: 3 - 5)

Win History

Past 5 years 4.2

Avg under Scotty W 3

4 Yr Record (11 - 37)

8 Yr Record (27 - 66)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Joining MWC on July 1, 2026

Locklear benched in La Tech, Fr JD Pickles no arm

QB Locklear #1 (benched earlier) w/ McConnell out

Def 4 TOs, 3 sacks, 7 TFL, 2 FIU QBs knocked out

Every Defensive starter listed as SR or GR

Better vs WKU, expl plays. Def just can't hold up

Off a mess, TO's, flags, drops. Def plays hard

Def better than #'s, Off is awful. WR worst

Outrushed 268-124 by S. Utah? Run D awful

Front 7 decimated, will be bad vs run TY

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

Jaden Smith (WR)3★ (.87)

Kory Chapman (CB)3★ (.86)

Xavier Smith (S)3★ (.86)

Trey Goodman (WR)3★ (.85)

Calvin Hill (RB)3★ (.85)

Jevon Jackson (RB)3★ (.85)

Dylan Brown-Turner (LB)3★ (.84)

Devin Goree (EDGE)3★ (.83)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Top Players N/A Before 2025

Recruits

Top '24 Incoming Recruits

Jaylin Jones (EDGE)3★ (.87)

Martavious Collins (ATH)3★ (.87)

Brandon Jones (S)3★ (.85)

Stratton Shufelt (LB)3★ (.85)

Shay Smith (QB)3★ (.85)

Elijah Baldwin (DL)3★ (.84)

Ashton Coker (DL)3★ (.83)

Wondame Davis Jr. (WR)3★ (.83)

Overall

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Offense

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Defense

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