Western Michigan Team Profile

Western Michigan Broncos (@WMU_Football)
Lance Taylor (4th year) (20-19) #109
Record: 0 - 0 (0 - 0) | Proj: 0 - 12 (#94) | SOS: (#75)
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Western Michigan's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/5	Western Michigan at Michigan	+26.5
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/19	Western Michigan at Rice	-6
Sat 9/26	Western Michigan vs Boise State	+6

Record Prediction: 0 - 12 #94
Schedule Rating: #75
Future 2027 Schedule

Western Michigan's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Fri 8/29	Western Michigan at Michigan State	+18.5	49.5	L 6 - 23	U	Y
Sat 9/6	Western Michigan vs North Texas	+12.0	56.0	L 30 - 33	O	Y
Sat 9/13	Western Michigan at Illinois	+27.5	50.5	L 0 - 38	U	N
Sat 9/20	Western Michigan vs Toledo	+13.5	48.5	W 14 - 13	U	Y
Sat 9/27	Western Michigan vs Rhode Island	-7.5	45.5	W 47 - 14	O	Y
Sat 10/4	Western Michigan at Massachusetts	-12.5	46.5	W 21 - 3	U	Y
Sat 10/11	Western Michigan vs Ball State	-9.5	43.5	W 42 - 0	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/25	Western Michigan at Miami (OH)	+2.5	40.5	L 17 - 26	O	N
Sat 11/1	Western Michigan vs Central Michigan	-6.0	43.5	W 24 - 21	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Tue 11/11	Western Michigan vs Ohio	-1.5	46.5	W 17 - 13	U	Y
Tue 11/18	Western Michigan at Northern Illinois	-7.0	39.5	W 35 - 19	O	Y
Tue 11/25	Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan	-10.0	49.0	W 31 - 21	O	N
Sat 12/6	Western Michigan vs Miami (OH)	-2.5	44.5	W 23 - 13	U	Y
Fri 12/19	Western Michigan vs Kennesaw State	-3.0	47.0	W 41 - 6	U	Y

2025 Schedule Rating: #104
2025 Record: 10 - 4 (MAC: 8 - 1)
Spread Record 10 - 3 - 1 | O/U 6 - 8

Opponents: Elite, Good, Avg, Bad, Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 0 Elite, 2 Good, 2 Avg, 2 Bad, 5 Poor

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Western Michigan's 2024 Schedule
Fri 8/30	Western Michigan at Wisconsin	+24.0	57.0	L 14 - 28	U	Y
Sat 9/7	Western Michigan at Ohio State	+37.5	54.5	L 0 - 56	O	N
Sat 9/14	Western Michigan vs Bethune-Cookman	-33.5	54.5	W 59 - 31	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/28	Western Michigan at Marshall	+3.5	53.5	L 20 - 27	U	N
Sat 10/5	Western Michigan at Ball State	-10.0	57.5	W 45 - 42	O	N
Sat 10/12	Western Michigan vs Akron	-9.5	48.5	W 34 - 24	O	Y
Sat 10/19	Western Michigan at Buffalo	-1.0	49.5	W 48 - 41	O	Y
Sat 10/26	Western Michigan vs Kent State	-19.0	61.0	W 52 - 21	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/6	Western Michigan vs Northern Illinois	+2.5	51.5	L 28 - 42	O	N
Tue 11/12	Western Michigan at Bowling Green	+9.5	57.5	L 13 - 31	U	N
Tue 11/19	Western Michigan at Central Michigan	-6.0	56.0	L 14 - 16	U	N
Sat 11/30	Western Michigan vs Eastern Michigan	-6.5	56.5	W 26 - 18	U	Y
Sat 12/14	Western Michigan vs South Alabama	+6.0	53.5	L 23 - 30	U	N

Western Michigan's 2023 Schedule
Thu 8/31	Western Michigan vs St. Francis (PA)	-14.0	58.0	W 35 - 17	U	Y
Sat 9/9	Western Michigan at Syracuse	+24.5	56.5	L 7 - 48	U	N
Sat 9/16	Western Michigan at Iowa	+28.5	43.5	L 10 - 41	O	N
Sat 9/23	Western Michigan at Toledo	+21.5	52.5	L 31 - 49	O	Y
Sat 9/30	Western Michigan vs Ball State	-1.5	50.0	W 42 - 24	O	Y
Sat 10/7	Western Michigan at Mississippi State	+21.5	54.5	L 28 - 41	O	Y
Sat 10/14	Western Michigan vs Miami (OH)	+7.5	46.0	L 21 - 34	O	N
Sat 10/21	Western Michigan at Ohio	+16.5	52.0	L 17 - 20	U	Y
Sat 10/28	Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan	-3.0	50.0	W 45 - 21	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Tue 11/7	Western Michigan vs Central Michigan	-3.5	57.5	W 38 - 28	O	Y
Tue 11/14	Western Michigan at Northern Illinois	+4.5	55.5	L 0 - 24	U	N
Tue 11/21	Western Michigan vs Bowling Green	+2.0	54.5	L 10 - 34	U	N

Western Michigan's 2022 Schedule
Fri 9/2	Western Michigan at Michigan State	+22.0	54.5	L 13 - 35	U	Y
Sat 9/10	Western Michigan at Ball State	-6.5	51.5	W 37 - 30	O	Y
Sat 9/17	Western Michigan vs Pittsburgh	+10.0	46.0	L 13 - 34	O	N
Sat 9/24	Western Michigan at San José State	+6.5	49.0	L 6 - 34	U	N
Sat 10/1	Western Michigan vs New Hampshire	-15.0	52.5	W 44 - 7	U	Y
Sat 10/8	Western Michigan vs Eastern Michigan	-4.5	55.5	L 23 - 45	O	N
Sat 10/15	Western Michigan vs Ohio	-2.0	61.5	L 14 - 33	U	N
Sat 10/22	Western Michigan at Miami (OH)	+7.0	44.0	W 16 - 10	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/2	Western Michigan at Bowling Green	+5.0	48.0	L 9 - 13	U	Y
Wed 11/9	Western Michigan vs Northern Illinois	+1.0	49.0	L 21 - 24	U	N
Wed 11/16	Western Michigan at Central Michigan	+10.0	49.0	W 12 - 10	U	Y
Fri 11/25	Western Michigan vs Toledo	+8.5	50.5	W 20 - 14	U	Y

Western Michigan's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Western Michigan at Michigan	+16.5	65.5	L 14 - 47	U	N
Sat 9/11	Western Michigan vs Illinois State	-12.5	56.5	W 28 - 0	U	Y
Sat 9/18	Western Michigan at Pittsburgh	+14.0	59.0	W 44 - 41	O	Y
Sat 9/25	Western Michigan vs San José State	-2.5	61.5	W 23 - 3	U	Y
Sat 10/2	Western Michigan at Buffalo	-7.0	59.5	W 24 - 17	U	N
Sat 10/9	Western Michigan vs Ball State	-13.0	57.5	L 20 - 45	O	N
Sat 10/16	Western Michigan vs Kent State	-7.0	68.5	W 64 - 31	O	Y
Sat 10/23	Western Michigan at Toledo	-1.5	54.5	L 15 - 34	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/3	Western Michigan vs Central Michigan	-9.0	64.5	L 30 - 42	O	N
Tue 11/9	Western Michigan vs Akron	-24.5	62.0	W 45 - 40	O	N
Tue 11/16	Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan	-6.0	66.0	L 21 - 22	U	N
Tue 11/23	Western Michigan at Northern Illinois	-6.5	60.0	W 42 - 21	O	Y
Mon 12/27	Western Michigan vs Nevada	-7.0	56.0	W 52 - 24	O	Y

2026 class: 169 points   #112
2025 class: 143 points   #116
2024 class: 172 points   #72
2023 class: 129 points   #107
2022 class: 119 points   #115

Average Class Ranking:   #104
Average Recruiting Points: 146

Four Year Crootin Profile
Consistent Below Avg G5
4 Year Class: #104 - Best: #72 Worst: #116

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

2021 class: 149 points   #88
2020 class: 156 points   #87
2019 class: 151 points   #91
2018 class: 164 points   #76
2017 class: 130 points   #90

Average Class Ranking:   #86
Average Recruiting Points: 150

Transfer Portal Classes
2026 Portal Class #125 - 21 players, 83 Avg
2025 Portal Class #96 - 27 players, 82 Avg
2024 Portal Class #100 - 12 players, 84 Avg
2023 Portal Class #93 - 7 players, 86 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #177 - 5 players, 0 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Walt Bell (been OC for 3 years) #115

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Broc Lowry	166	262	63%	1803	9	3	6.9
Ofa Mataele	0	1	0%	0	0	0	0.0

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Jalen Buckley	179	1003	9	5.6	67
Broc Lowry	203	963	14	4.7	37
Ofa Mataele	57	252	3	4.4	22
Aveion Chenault	3	35	0	11.7	25

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Nathan Levicki	33	478	6	14.5	75
Baylin Brooks	27	372	0	13.8	42
Aveion Chenault	23	277	2	12.0	45
Jalen Buckley	12	75	1	6.3	34

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Greer Martini (in his first season) #68

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jarvarius Sims	61	2	1	0	4
Micah Davis	60	1	0	2	3
Joshua Franklin	53	6	2	1	10
Joey Pope	44	3	1	1	2

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
DeJuan Echoles	27	6	4	2	2
Joshua Franklin	53	6	2	1	10
Jarvarius Sims	61	2	1	0	4
Jori Benson	4	1	1	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Joshua Franklin	53	6	2	1	10
Jarvarius Sims	61	2	1	0	4
John Peters	14	0	0	0	4

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 53% #114
Offense Returning Production: 66% #69
Defense Returning Production: 40% #128
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Transfer Portal
2026 Portal Class #125
21 Commits, 83.1 Avg Rating
29% of 2026 Roster from Portal, 17% TY

Team Talent
2026 Talent Rating: 530.00 #114
Offense Talent #106 | Defense Talent #119
2025 #106 | 2024 #79 | 2023 #112 | 2022 #97

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

2025 Record: 10 - 4
2025 Conf Record: 8 - 1
Spread: 10 - 3 - 1 | Totals: 6 - 8

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

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

Four Year Record: 20 - 19
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 22 - 16 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 16 - 9

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 5 - 7
2022 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 6 - 5 - 1 | Totals: 3 - 9

2021 Record: 8 - 5
2021 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 6 - 6 - 1 | Totals: 7 - 6

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

2019 Record: 7 - 6
2019 Conf Record: 5 - 3
Spread: 6 - 6 - 1 | Totals: 4 - 9

Eight Year Record: 44 - 39
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 43 - 36 - 4
Eight Year Conference Record: 36 - 22

Western Michigan Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2025	Beach Bowl	Western Michigan vs Kennesaw State	-3.0	47.0	W 41 - 6
2024	Veterans Bowl	Western Michigan vs South Alabama	+6.0	53.5	L 23 - 30
2021	Lane Bowl	Western Michigan vs Nevada	-7.0	56.0	W 52 - 24
2019	Responder Bowl	Western Michigan vs Western Kentucky	+3.0	56.0	L 20 - 23
2018	Potato Bowl	Western Michigan vs BYU	+10.0	52.0	L 18 - 49
2016	Cotton Bowl	Western Michigan vs Wisconsin	+6.5	54.0	L 16 - 24

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	.12 (103)	1.05 (136)	43% (55)	3.35 (105)	32 (13)	40%	44%	.06 (16)	1.25 (66)	37% (17)	2.83 (13)	27.3 (29)

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	.24 (43)	1.27 (74)	45% (33)	4.11 (49)	31.3 (22)	35%	59%	.29 (122)	1.22 (45)	49% (128)	4.38 (119)	28.1 (41)

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	14	32:34	18.9	40%	44%	4.6	40.1	1.1	1.7	5.9	3.1	2

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	29:58	19.5	35%	59%	4.1	39.2	1	1.6	4.2	1.5	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	14	24.9	29	18.3	43.4% (55)	3.35 (105)	1.1	19	343	205	139	4.6	65% (5)	33% (132)	47% (31)	37% (116)	12% (18)	.12 (103)
2025 Defense	14	17.4	15.7	21.7	36.9% (17)	2.83 (13)	1.7	-	-	-	-	-	49% (56)	49% (75)	38% (21)	37% (21)	17% (33)	.06 (16)

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	28.9	39.8	22	45.2% (33)	4.11 (49)	1	19	371	184	187	5	55% (35)	45% (100)	45% (59)	46% (27)	15% (55)	.24 (43)
2024 Defense	13	31.3	27.2	34.4	49.1% (128)	4.38 (119)	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	56% (123)	44% (12)	48% (115)	51% (132)	18% (44)	.29 (122)

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	14	65% (5)	47% (31)	44.2	204.5	4.6	31 (49)	.14 (57)	3.18 (25)	76% (38)	9% (61)	0.9 (97)
2025 Defense	14	49% (56)	38% (21)	-	-	-	-	.06 (46)	2.77 (48)	73% (86)	11% (17)	1.02 (98)

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	55% (35)	45% (59)	36.8	184.2	5	28 (25)	.18 (43)	3.05 (62)	75% (53)	10% (64)	1.07 (33)
2024 Defense	13	56% (123)	48% (115)	-	-	-	-	.19 (105)	3.18 (96)	76% (84)	10% (66)	1.01 (81)

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	14	33% (132)	37% (116)	13.2	21.8	138.5	6.4	10.5	10 (114)	6 (34)	.1 (125)	1.4 (120)	30% (44)	24% (128)	.15 (121)	3% (7)	1.9 (103)
2025 Defense	14	49% (75)	37% (21)	-	-	-	-	-	-	12 (55)	.1 (11)	1.5 (28)	34% (23)	28% (54)	.12 (12)	6% (67)	1.7 (6)

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	45% (100)	46% (27)	16.3	24.9	187	7.5	11.5	18 (68)	9 (48)	.32 (40)	1.5 (98)	28% (16)	31% (71)	.27 (91)	6% (59)	1.9 (108)
2024 Defense	13	44% (12)	51% (132)	-	-	-	-	-	-	8 (93)	.44 (127)	1.5 (31)	27% (125)	33% (103)	.33 (81)	8% (19)	1.9 (39)

Team Notes

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes
(2/6) Elevated Greer Martini (LB) to DC (O'Leary->NFL) ❌

Overall

Team Info

Power #107SP+ #78

Record Prediction: Record Predition Coming Soon

Coaching staff Rank #107

Record

0 - 0
MAC 0 - 0

Vs Spread0 - 0 - 0Totals0 - 0

One Score Games '25: (3-1)(6-5 under L.T.)

5 Year Profile

Improving Average G5

'26 Profile

Up to Top G5

Performance #53

Special Teams #37

Returning Production

From 2025

49% #129

25 QB Broc Lowry returns (OC back)

Offense 66% #69

Defense 40% #128

Returning Starters: 10 (Off: 7) - (Def: 3)

Proj Portal Starters: 0 (Off: 0) - (Def: 0)

Exp'd Depth: 6 (Off: 1) - (Def: 5)

OL Prod: 53% #713 starters, 1 exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 2,537 #83From Portal: 14 #115

Rush Prod: 79% #46

Rec Prod: 40% #108

Front Seven: 27% #133

Secondary: 59% #65

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #114

Blue Chips (0%) #103

Offense Talent #106

Defense Talent #119

Portal Class #12521 players (83 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #1124 YR Class Rating #104

Talent Profile

Consistent Below Avg G5

29% of Roster from Portal, 17% TY

49% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Walt Bell 3

#115

(DC) Greer Martini 1

#68

2026 Schedule

Information

SOS #75

Western Michigan plays 0 opps off a bye

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

2025 Record: 10 - 4 (10 - 3 - 1) (MAC: 8 - 1)

2024 Record: 6 - 7 (5 - 8 - 0) (MAC: 5 - 3)

Win History

Past 5 years 6.2

Avg under Lance T 6.67

4 Yr Record (20 - 19)

8 Yr Record (44 - 39)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Elevated Greer Martini (LB) to DC (O'Leary->NFL)

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

11,038 (49%) #101

78%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 5,682 #99

Defense: 5,356 #103

Players with Starting Exp (18) 8 on Off, 10 on Def

Upperclass

Starters 7 of 22 (31.8%)2-Deep 12 of 44 (27.3%)

Senior/Gr starters: 4 (18.2%) (Off: 3, Def: 1)

Upperclass Two-Deep: 12 of 44 (27.3%)

Upperclass on Roster: 42.6%(40 of 94)

Portals

Top '26 Incoming Portals

Kouri Crump (S)3★ (.84)

Trey Petty (QB)3★ (.83)

Daeh McCullough (S)4★ (.00)

AJ Green (RB)4★ (.00)

Brenden Anes (LB)3★ (.00)

Ben Roebuck (IOL)3★ (.00)

Austin Alexander (EDGE)3★ (.00)

Tahj Owens (S)3★ (.00)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Broc Lowry (QB)(1803 Yds, 9 TD)

Chad Schuster (T)(C Block Grade)

Kouri Crump (S)(0 Int, 0 Pd)

Scoop Gardner Jr. (DT)(8 Tac, 1 TFL)

Jarvarius Sims (CB)(0 Int, 4 Pd)

Joshua Franklin (CB)(0 Int, 10 Pd)

Baylin Brooks (WR)(372 Yds, 0 TD)

Gavin Dabo (G)(C- Block Grade)

Recruits

Top '26 Incoming Recruits

Max Baker (DL)3★ (.86)

Donovan Triplett (ATH)3★ (.86)

Harper Hughes (WR)3★ (.85)

Brodon Moore (CB)3★ (.85)

Muna Newman-Nwodika (EDGE)3★ (.85)

Ryan Rocheleau (TE)3★ (.85)

Angelo Chapman (WR)3★ (.85)

Camari Patterson (ATH)3★ (.85)

Overall

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Defense

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