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Georgia State Panthers

Sun Belt·2-0·
Elo
1241#127
SP+
-22.7#131
FPI
-12.6
AP
NR
Next@ UCF · Wk 3Win prob 11%Model +18.9
Talent #106 (573.8)Recruiting class #8447% production returning

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Roster · 115 players

FR 42SO 23JR 25SR 25
#PlayerPosClHtWt
2Ayden PereiraQBSR5'11"205
8Cameran BrownQBSR6'2"230
12Jadon OlafssonQBFR5'9"175
14TJ StanleyQBFR6'2"215
15Gavin NuckollsQBFR5'11"170
0Dennis Murray Jr.RBSO5'9"170
5Lanear McCrary Jr.RBSR5'10"200
20Jamal Bing Jr.RBJR5'8"170
21Jaylen PoeRBJR5'10"210
22Xavier ButlerRBFR5'8"180
24Qwantavius WigginsRBFR5'11"200
25Tayo AshadeleRBFR5'10"210
28Savion HartRBSO5'9"190
32Ladainnian MartinRBFR5'10"180
33Jason FisherRBJR5'8"200
4Kyle WashingtonWRSO5'8"175
7Owen DupreeWRJR6'3"190
9Rodshaun DorseyWRJR6'5"210
10DJ RilesWRSR5'11"200
13Derrick Avery Jr.WRSO6'0"195
16Jaylin MarshallWRSR5'11"170
17Isaiah StoneWRSO5'10"170
18D'Ontae FultonWRFR5'11"155
19Jamari MillerWRFR5'9"155
38Khalil QuinnWRFR5'9"180
80Ahmed SouareWRFR6'3"205
82Zach StairWRFR6'1"195
86Keron MiltonWRSO5'11"165
87Austin McGeeWRSO5'8"160
89Amari PowellWRSO6'4"200
6Wesley Campbell VITESR6'4"230
11Matt BuronTESR6'5"260
44Kyle MullenixTEFR6'6"240
81Avion McBrideTESR6'5"245
85Grant HollierTESO6'3"225
51TJ WhitfieldOLFR6'3"295
53Malik JacksonOLSO6'2"300
54Tyhler WilliamsOLSR6'2"315
55Gage StanalandOLJR6'3"310
56Deandre DuffusOLJR6'4"330
57Kadorian BenjaminOLFR6'5"320
65Hunter BrittOLFR6'4"315
68Peter DiazOLJR6'3"320
70Matthew GrowOLFR6'6"305
71Aidan AndrewsOLFR6'3"295
72Kelton SmithOLJR6'5"305
73Deylin HasertOLSR6'4"305
74Pherleski MartinOLFR6'4"320
75Marcus MascollOLSO6'5"310
76Jordan BrownOLSR6'4"330
52Donovan FunschOTJR6'6"320
58Maxwell RobinsonOTFR6'3"290
66Braylin RobertsOTFR6'4"310
77James WilsonOTJR6'6"300
1Jabriel Rhodes-NelsonDESR6'4"270
44Freddie WilsonDEFR6'3"255
49Timothy DaileyDEFR6'3"275
58Kelze HowardDEJR6'3"260
93Aaron MooreDEFR6'3"260
95Richard KramerDEJR6'3"250
97Isaac TolliverDEFR6'4"230
91Tyrese CatheyDLSO6'3"275
0Jonah ReederDTSR6'2"310
52Alex MullingsDTSO6'1"285
59Abdul MohammedDTSO6'0"280
59Gabriel ChigwereDTJR6'1"275
88Kevin NorwoodDTJR6'2"290
90Zamar McGeeDTFR6'2"305
92AJ VaughnsDTSR6'5"315
94Eli RichardsDTFR6'2"300
98Samuel ChukwurahDTJR6'2"330
99Mandjou BerteDTSR6'2"310
4Xavier EsqillionLBSR6'1"250
9Eric Butler Jr.LBJR6'1"230
20Coby OwensLBJR6'0"215
27Tyler MooreLBFR6'0"230
28Jaden KellyLBSR6'0"215
30Ryan GreenLBSR5'10"225
33Zachary DavisLBFR6'0"230
34Jaydon HoodLBSR6'0"220
35Khalid FelizLBFR6'3"230
43Zion LawsonLBFR6'2"240
45Kelan ButlerLBSO6'3"240
46Sean AdemokunLBFR6'1"225
47Chandler CovingtonLBSO6'3"210
48Zach AdamsLBFR6'2"210
55Antonio WesleyLBSO5'9"205
11Toby BoltonCBSR5'10"185
12Darius Johnson Jr.CBSR5'10"180
12Darius JohnsonCBFR5'10"180
18Andre JocelynCBJR6'0"190
24Malique HarrellCBFR5'11"170
25Monterrius EcholsCBFR5'11"170
26Jacorey WalkerCBJR5'9"165
31Ry'Sheed FullerCBFR5'9"155
32Tyson McCraryCBSO6'0"180
39Cade DuttonCBJR6'0"175
42Tylan SmithCBSO5'10"190
3Demonte GastonSSR6'2"210
7Deuce WalkerSJR5'10"190
8Deuce LeeSSR5'11"195
13Donovan FariaSSO6'0"190
15Tre MittmanSJR6'1"205
16Keenan NelsonSSR6'0"200
17Joseph HoltSFR6'2"190
21Derrick Maxey IIISJR5'11"170
22Ty SneadSFR6'2"215
37Josh OwensSJR6'0"180
38Christon JonesSFR5'10"185
26Balint VorosmartyPKFR5'8"185
35Landon VargasPKFR6'0"180
39Samer LayousPKSO5'7"155
14Christian TeeterPSR6'7"220
36Braxton KitchensLSSO6'0"200
60Jackson TolleyLSSO6'5"200

Team Statistics · per game, with national FBS rank

Points / game
45.0
scoring offense
Points allowed
13.5
scoring defense
Differential
+31.5
per game
Offense
Total yards / game
563.0#11
Yards / play
7.9#17
Passing yards / game
279.0#40
Rushing yards / game
284.0#14
First downs / game
28.0#17
3rd down %
58.3%#16
4th down %
100.0%#1
Time of possession
32:46#38
Defense
Yards allowed / game
209.0#25
Yards / play allowed
3.9#34
Pass yards allowed / game
125.0#26
Rush yards allowed / game
84.0#38
3rd down % allowed
28.6%#44
Sacks
5#29
Tackles for loss
9#59
Turnovers & Discipline
Turnover margin
0#66
Takeaways
0#118
Giveaways
0#1
Penalties / game
5.0#38
Penalty yards / game
50.0#62

Rank is national among all FBS teams (#1 = best), oriented so higher rank = better even for defensive and discipline metrics. Bars show percentile.

Scouting Report · 2026 projection

Georgia State is in year 2 under Dell McGee. The way in is 134th at closing out passing downs, and they are 130th at defending the pass.

Georgia State has not played an FBS opponent yet, so this is the projection: last season regressed toward the mean, plus returning production, recruiting, talent and whether the staff is the same one.

Projected soft spots

  • Defensesurviving second and twelve
    #134
    projected
  • Defensethrowing it
    #130
    projected
  • Defenseturning trips inside the 40 into points
    #130
    projected

Each bar is where this team sits in the country. Before the season has produced enough football these are PROJECTIONS — last season regressed to the mean, plus talent, returning production, recruiting and whether the staff is the same one — and the season replaces them as it is played. Head coaches only — there is no free feed for coordinators, so on a program where the head coach does not call the offense this describes the staff he hired. Play-calling identity is a style, not a grade: throwing more than the situations warrant is not better than throwing less than they warrant.

2026 Season Projection

model win prob · 10 to play
5.46.6
projected final record (now 20)
Exp. wins left
3.4
of 10 games
Bowl odds
47%
reach 6 wins
Best odds
71%
vs Northern Illinois
Toughest
9%
vs Marshall

How the season could finish · 2026 · chance of each final win total · 10 games left

Every remaining game simulated from the model's win probability for it. Tallest bar is the single likeliest finish, not a prediction that it happens.

23456789101112
final winstallest bar = 28% chance
Likeliest finish 5-7 (28%)Bowl eligible 47% · marked on the axis at 6

Player Value

EPA contribution by position group + estimated NIL market value (derived from position rates and on-field production — not actual deal figures).

Unit Value — Total EPA
QBAyden Pereira, Cameran Brown
+41.2 EPA
WRDJ Riles, Kyle Washington +5
+28.6 EPA
RBDJ Murray Jr., Savion Hart +2
+11.6 EPA
TEGrant Hollier
+0.4 EPA

Total EPA produced by each positional group this season. OL value is captured via the rush/pass efficiency of skill players; OL-specific EPA isn't separately reported.

Estimated NIL Market Value
ESTIMATED
EPA +35.50.670/play53 snaps
EPA +5.30.188/play28 snaps
EPA +5.10.244/play21 snaps

Estimated from position-group market rates and on-field EPA contribution. Actual NIL valuations depend on social media following, brand fit, and market negotiations — these figures are directional only.

The Five Factors

ranked vs. FBS · bar = better
Efficiency (PPA)
Off0.6395th#8
Def-0.1489th#16
Explosiveness
Off1.2652nd#67
Def1.854th#133
Field position
Off62.58th#127
Def75.128th#99
Finishing (pts/opp)
Off5.7889th#16
Def3.0061st#55
Turnovers
Won 1Lost 2
Margin -1

Opponent-adjusted efficiency

EPA/play vs. schedule
Offense
Defense
Off · pass
0.7090th#15
Off · rush
0.5793rd#10

Pass vs. rush (PPA)

Rushing
Off0.5793rd#10
Def0.1723rd#106
Passing
Off0.7088th#18
Def-0.1694th#9

Trenches & disruption

Line yards (off)
4.45#4
2nd-level / open-field
1.79 / 1.04
Power / stuff (off)
100.0% / 4.2%
Havoc — total (def)
20.0%#44
Havoc — front 7 / DB
16.4% / 3.6%

Standard vs. passing downs

Pro
Std downs
Off0.44
Def-0.12
Pass downs
Off1.34
Def-0.17

PPA on each down type (off vs. def).

Opponent-adjusted by down

Pro
1st2nd3rd
Offense0.35#190.61#171.60#6
Defense-0.45#6-0.44#60.54#95

Elo Trajectory

North Carolina A&TFinal
Elo rating 12411283+42 over season

Team Fingerprint · 2026 · 31 opponent-adjusted metrics · percentile vs 138 FBS teams

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worst in FBSbest

Efficiency

  • Offense EPA/play0.5184th
  • Defense EPA/play allowed-0.0774th
  • Offense success rate59%90th
  • Defense success rate allowed29%77th

Downs

  • Offense success — standard downs61%82nd
  • Offense success — passing downs53%91st
  • Defense success allowed — standard downs31%82nd
  • Defense success allowed — passing downs27%51st

Explosiveness

  • Offense explosiveness1.131st
  • Defense explosiveness allowed1.327th
  • Offense explosiveness — standard downs0.9331st
  • Offense explosiveness — passing downs1.945th

Trenches

  • Offense line yards4.393rd
  • Defense line yards allowed2.942nd
  • Offense highlight yards1.977th
  • Defense highlight yards allowed0.8044th
  • Offense power success0.8063rd
  • Defense power success allowed0.0099th
  • Offense stuff rate0.0594th
  • Defense stuff rate0.2050th

Third down

  • Third down conversion58%82nd
  • Third down distance faced4.991st
  • Third down conversion allowed27%74th
  • Third down distance forced9.287th

Halves

  • Net success rate — first half0.3887th
  • Net success rate — second half0.2378th

Roster

  • Returning usage29%31st
  • Returning EPA13257th
  • Team talent composite57423rd
  • Recruiting class rank84.039th
  • Recruiting class points18439th

Every metric is opponent-adjusted and ranked so that higher is always better — a defensive rate that is good when low is ranked accordingly. Sack and tackle-for-loss composition are deliberately absent: their relationship to team quality is a measured null, so they carry a style rather than a rank, and they appear in the pressure signature instead.

Intelligence Report

Offensive DNA

Pass-dominant attack — top 6 nationally by EPA/play
EPA/play
+0.631#8 · elite
Pass EPA/play
+0.697#18
Rush EPA/play
+0.571#10
Explosiveness
1.259#67
Pts/opportunity
5.78#16
Success rate
60.9%

Pass efficiency edge: 0.127 EPA/play

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Defensive Identity

High-pressure defense — top 12 nationally in EPA/play allowed
EPA/play allowed
-0.142#16 · top 20%
Havoc rate (total)
20.0%#44
Front-7 havoc
16.4%
DB havoc
3.6%
Big play rate allowed
1.846#133
Success rate allowed
24.1%

Disruption comes primarily from the front seven.

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Season Signature

45.0 PPG offense, 13.5 allowed — +31.5 margin/game
Points per game
45.0
Points allowed/game
13.5
Scoring margin/game
+31.5
Turnover margin
-1won 1 · lost 2
Production returning
47%
Talent rank (247)
#106

2-0 record through 2 games.

Team Shape · percentile vs. FBS · dashed = 50th

OFFENSE95thEXPLOSIVENESS52thFINISHING89thFIELD POS8thDEFENSE89thHAVOC69th50th100th
Offense
95th
Explosiveness
52th
Finishing
89th
Field Pos
8th
Defense
89th
Havoc
69th

Each axis = national percentile rank. 100th = best in FBS, 0th = worst. Defense and Havoc are oriented so higher = better.

CORE efficiency · situation and opponent removed

Points per 100 plays above average, after the game state is regressed out of every snap and the schedule is solved out across the whole league. The version of this team’s efficiency that can be compared to a team it never played.

Overall
-8.1
#100
Offense
-3.2
#94
Defense
+4.8
#114
Full CORE ratings →

National Landscape · 2026 FBS · offense vs. defense EPA/play

Each dot = one FBS team. Georgia State is highlighted. Tap or hover a dot for details.

ELITEDEF. FORTRESSOFF. POWERHOUSEREBUILDING-0.100.00+0.10+0.20+0.30-0.050.00+0.10+0.20Offensive EPA/play← worsebetter →Defensive EPA allowed/play← worsebetter →

Similar Programs

Teams with the closest offense + defense efficiency profile to Georgia State in 2026

by EPA/play distance
Mississippi StateSP+ +9.4
Off EPA/play +0.586Def EPA/play -0.125Elo 1584
Match
98%
FloridaSP+ +18.6
Off EPA/play +0.611Def EPA/play -0.073Elo 1658
Match
96%
Ohio StateSP+ +30.0
Off EPA/play +0.647Def EPA/play -0.222Elo 1986
Match
96%
Southern MissSP+ -14.9
Off EPA/play +0.523Def EPA/play -0.178Elo 1350
Match
95%
NevadaSP+ -6.1
Off EPA/play +0.637Def EPA/play -0.000Elo 1462
Match
92%
TennesseeSP+ +19.9
Off EPA/play +0.501Def EPA/play -0.234Elo 1691
Match
92%

Similarity = normalized Euclidean distance on season offensive and defensive EPA/play. Teams within ±0.02 EPA/play on both units score >90%.

Program Trajectory · CORE rating · 20152026 · points per game vs an average FBS team

2015: -7.4, #88 of 1282016: -9.4, #95 of 1282017: -10.2, #97 of 1302018: -19.3, #118 of 1302019: -9.5, #99 of 1302020: +4.6, #45 of 1242021: +2.7, #60 of 1302022: 0.0, #68 of 1312023: -2.0, #72 of 1332024: -14.6, #116 of 1342025: -16.7, #117 of 1362026: -8.1, #100 of 138
20152026
Now -8.1 · #100 of 138Best +4.6 in 2020Worst -19.3 in 2018

Program History

recent seasons
YearOverallConfWin %xWLuck
20261-00-0
100%
1.0+0.0
20251-110-8
8%
2.0-1.0
20243-91-7
25%
2.0+1.0
20237-63-5
54%
7.4-0.4
20224-83-5
33%
6.6-2.6
20218-56-2
62%
8.5-0.5
20206-44-4
60%
6.1-0.1
20197-64-4
54%
6.4+0.6
20182-101-7
17%
2.3-0.3
20177-55-3
58%
5.9+1.1

xW = expected wins from per-game dominance. Luck = actual − expected (positive = won close games).

0.0%of 50,000 simulated 2026 seasons end with them in the field

0-0 so far, projected to finish 2.7-9.3.

If they finish with…

0%
3 losses
0%
4 losses

Their chance of making it at each final loss count.

up 0.0 points since preseason.

  • The Sun Belt takes 0.14 bids in an average season.
  • One bid goes to the best champion outside the P4. They take it in 0.0% of seasons, having won their league in 100% of those.

Georgia State’s own turning points

Points of playoff probability between winning and losing.

  • wk12at Marshall0.0
  • wk8at Arkansas State0.0
  • wk5vs Old Dominion0.0
  • wk10at App State0.0
  • wk2at Kennesaw State0.0
  • wk11vs Georgia Southern0.0

Who to root for

Games Georgia State is not in that move its odds most. Same units, much smaller scale.

  • wk2Georgia Southern over Clemson0.0
  • wk4Purdue over Notre Dame0.0
  • wk10Sacramento State over Toledo0.0
  • wk2Temple over Penn State0.0
  • wk7Auburn over Georgia0.0
  • wk4Illinois over Ohio State0.0
The full playoff picture →

Sun Belt

East division · 0-0 in league play, projected 1.2-6.813 of 14 by title odds
0.1%
Wins the Sun Belt
0.2%
Reaches the title game

The Sun Belt keeps divisions (East and West) and sends the winner of each — so Georgia State can finish with the league’s second-best record and still stay home. The last berth is level on percentage in 47% of simulated seasons, so a tiebreaker decides it about that often.

Points of title probability riding on each result. The whole Sun Belt race →

If not the playoff, then

6.1%
Bowl eligible
5.7%
Placed in a bowl
0.0%
In the playoff
94%
Season over in November

Georgia State is 1-0 and needs 5 more wins from 11 games to reach the six that make a team eligible — at most one of which may come against an FCS opponent.

  • 68 Ventures Bowl1.3%
  • Salute to Veterans Bowl1.2%
  • New Orleans Bowl1.0%
  • Xbox Bowl0.7%
  • Myrtle Beach Bowl0.6%
  • Boca Raton Bowl0.3%

Every bowl, and how each one picks →

Recruiting Pipelines

since 2010

Of the 170 high-school programs with a pipeline page here, 8 have sent Georgia State a player since 2010 — 24 signees between them. Where they signed, not where they were offered, and not a complete list of Georgia State's feeder schools: only these 170 have the outcome history to measure.

High schoolSignedDrafted
CarverGA40
Deerfield BeachFL40
StephensonGA40
NorcrossGA30
North GwinnettGA30
NorthsideGA21
CallawayGA20
DwyerFL20
All 170 high-school pipelines →
✓/✗ = whether our pregame model picked the winner. Win % & projections from the Gridpex model. Data: CollegeFootballData.