Cincinnati Bearcats
Big 12 · CIN · Scott Satterfield 0–0
- SU
- 5–3
- ATS
- 4–4
- O/U
- 6–2
- SP+
- #49
Ratings
- SP+
- 6.7
- SP rank
- #49
- FPI
- 4.6
- Elo (pts)
- 0.4
- CORE
- 0.6
- WEPA
- 1.5
- SRS
- 4.9
- Off PPA
- 0.25
- Def PPA
- 0.15
Schedule & results
Consensus close. Click a result for the game page.
| Wk | Opponent | Series | Result | Line | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsBoston College | 4–4 | W 34–15 | -7.0 / 51.5 | W | U |
| 2 | vsWestern Carolina | 1–0 | W 62–10 | -36.5 / 61.5 | W | O |
| 3 | vsMiami (OH) | 35–34–1 | W 35–31 | -14.5 / 50.5 | L | O |
| 4 | vsKansas State | 4–3 | W 31–26 | +6.0 / 55.5 | W | O |
| 5 | @Arizona | 0–1 | L 7–34 | +7.0 / 56.0 | L | U |
| 7 | @West Virginia | 3–18–1 | L 42–45 | +1.5 / 64.0 | L | O |
| 8 | vsTexas Tech | 0–1–1 | W 37–24 | +11.0 / 57.5 | W | O |
| 9 | vsUtah | 0–1 | L 25–49 | +7.5 / 56.5 | L | O |
| 10 | @Houston | 15–15 | Nov 6 | +10.5 / 62.5 | — | — |
| 11 | @Iowa State | 1–2 | Nov 13 | — | — | — |
| 12 | vsColorado | 0–2 | Nov 20 | — | — | — |
| 13 | @BYU | 0–4 | Nov 27 | — | — | — |
Betting trends
- Home ATS
- 4–2
- Away ATS
- 0–2
- Over lean
- 6–2
Option Country predictions vs Cincinnati: 2–3 ATS · CLV +1.0
- W1 Boston College · pick Cincinnati+2.7 · W
- W3 Miami (OH) · pick Cincinnati+2.3 · L
- W4 Kansas State · pick Kansas State+5.2 · W
- W5 Arizona · pick Arizona-0.5 · L
- W7 West Virginia · pick Cincinnati-3.1 · L
- W8 Texas Tech · pick Texas Tech+2.6
- W9 Utah · pick Utah-2.9
- W10 Houston · pick Houston+0.5
SP+ trajectory
Season rating since 2014. 0 ≈ average FBS team.
Efficiency profile
Latest full season vs FBS — 100th percentile is best.
- Offense PPA88th · #17 of 136 (2025)
- Defense PPA23rd · #105 of 136 (2025)
- Offense success rate82nd · #25 of 136 (2025)
- Defense success rate18th · #112 of 136 (2025)
- Offense explosiveness73rd · #37 of 136 (2025)
- Defense explosiveness88th · #17 of 136 (2025)
Passing & adjusted
Air yards, depth of target, and opponent-adjusted EPA. 2026 season.
JC French
- Comp
- 31/38
- Cmp%
- 81.6%
- aDOT
- 6.3
- Air yards
- 239
- YAC
- 166
- INT
- 0
- Success
- 59.5%
- Adj. EPA
- —
Liam O'Brien
- Comp
- 5/5
- Cmp%
- 100.0%
- aDOT
- 1.4
- Air yards
- 7
- YAC
- 11
- INT
- 0
- Success
- —
- Adj. EPA
- —
Samaj Jones
- Comp
- 2/2
- Cmp%
- 100.0%
- aDOT
- -2.5
- Air yards
- -5
- YAC
- 14
- INT
- 0
- Success
- —
- Adj. EPA
- —
Players
Roster, production, and the current recruiting cycle. Roster year 2026.
Returning production
8.4%of last season still on the roster (2025)
Player figures are last season's predicted points added (PPA).
- Added via transfer
- 175.5 PPA
- Lost via transfer
- 251.2 PPA
Back
2025 PPA- Isaiah Johnson · WR17.2
- Samaj Jones · QB11.6
- Gavin Grover · TE3.6
- Zion Johnson · RB2.9
- Elijah Jones · WR0.2
- Aiden Pastoriza · OL—
- Antwan Peek Jr. · LB—
- Brian Simms III · EDGE—
In
2025 PPA- JC French IV · QB · Georgia Southern119.9
- Cade Wolford · WR · Kent State30.0
- JV Gibson · WR · Oklahoma15.9
- Zylan Perry · RB · Louisiana13.1
- Cole Tabb · RB · Stanford-4.1
- Gi'Bran Payne · RB · Notre Dame0.7
- Chidera Otutu · DL · UTSA—
- D'Angelo Hutchinson · S · Louisville—
Out
2025 PPA- Brendan Sorsby · QB · Texas Tech199.2
- Manny Covey · RB · Memphis15.9
- Noah Jennings · WR · Minnesota14.3
- Caleb Goodie Sr. · WR · Missouri13.8
- Evan Pryor · RB · Florida12.4
- Dakarai Anderson · WR · Central Arkansas-1.4
- Jakorion Caffey · RB · Kent State-1.3
- Barry Jackson Jr. · WR · Rice-1.1
Stat leaders
- Passing yardsJC French1773
- Passing yardsLiam O'Brien18
- Passing yardsSamaj Jones9
- Passing TDsJC French13
- Passing TDsLiam O'Brien0
- Passing TDsSamaj Jones0
- Rushing yardsCole Tabb752
- Rushing yardsGi'Bran Payne485
- Rushing yardsJC French289
- Rushing TDsCole Tabb10
- Rushing TDsJC French7
- Rushing TDsGi'Bran Payne2
- Receiving yardsJaVonnie Gibson461
- Receiving yardsMalachi Henry334
- Receiving yardsIsaiah Johnson259
- Receiving TDsJaVonnie Gibson4
- Receiving TDsCole Tabb3
- Receiving TDsMalachi Henry2
- Total tacklesAntwan Peek Jr.62
- Total tacklesJonathan Thompson60
- Total tacklesJasper Beeler58
- SacksPatrick Bauer3.5
- SacksJosh Hough3
- SacksSimeon Coleman2.5
- Tackles for lossPatrick Bauer7.5
- Tackles for lossSimeon Coleman5
- Tackles for lossJonathan Thompson4.5
- InterceptionsMark Cannon Jr.3
- InterceptionsMarqavious Saboor1
- InterceptionsKenny Worthy III1
Player PPA
- JC French · QB83.0 · 0.287/play
- Cole Tabb · RB55.1 · 0.541/play
- JaVonnie Gibson · WR32.8 · 0.669/play
- Malachi Henry · WR25.0 · 1.314/play
- Isaiah Johnson · WR18.8 · 0.508/play
- Gi'Bran Payne · RB16.7 · 0.196/play
- Larenzo Fenner · WR13.2 · 0.877/play
- Zylan Perry · RB9.2 · 0.271/play
- Samaj Jones · QB6.9 · 0.575/play
- Lyviel Waters · TE4.9 · 0.608/play
Commits
- Ronnie Gomiller · WR4★ #380
- Kyron Turner · S3★ #805
- JT Austin · LB3★ #852
- James Johnson · S3★ #882
- Zy'Corius Huzzie · CB3★ #944
- Roman Coney · RB3★ #1097
- Ryan Massie-Cable · IOL3★ #1275
- Zay'vion Smith · OT3★ #1275
- Matthew Buckeridge · DL3★ #1299
- Noah Willis · CB3★ #1325
- Camden Hughes · QB3★ #1351
- Preston Beckham · RB3★ #1351
- Joshua Jones · DL3★ #1473
- DeCaleb Green · EDGE3★ #1490
- Ryinn Fox · S3★ #1490
- Jalen Webb · IOL3★ #1507
Roster
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jacob Finley | CB | 1 | Birmingham, AL |
| 6 | Zay Johnson | CB | 1 | Clinton, SC |
| 8 | Kenny Worthy | CB | 1 | Buckeye, AZ |
| 13 | Patrick Williams | CB | 1 | Greenville, SC |
| 14 | KK Meier | CB | 1 | Lubbock, TX |
| 21 | Jamarion McKinney | CB | 1 | Greenville, SC |
| 25 | Daniel James | CB | 1 | Powder Springs, GA |
| 29 | Kameron Hurst | CB | 1 | St. Louis, MO |
| 4 | Marquaze Parker | DL | 1 | West Memphis, AR |
| 11 | Chidera Otutu | DL | 1 | Pflugerville, TX |
| 26 | Cam Roetherford | DL | 1 | Detroit, MI |
| 88 | CD McFee | DL | 1 | Elkhart, IN |
| 90 | Darrius Simmons | DL | 1 | Cairo, GA |
| 92 | Elijah Gunn | DL | 1 | LaGrange, GA |
| 94 | Juan Bates | DL | 1 | Mason, OH |
| 95 | Josh Hough | DL | 1 | Beaver Falls, PA |
| 96 | Nathan Nunn | DL | 1 | Medina, OH |
| 97 | Kamron Neal | DL | 1 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 99 | Jonathan Rulo | DL | 1 | Belleville, IL |
| 10 | Patrick Bauer | EDGE | 1 | Mount Prospect, IL |
| 16 | Jaylon White-McClain | EDGE | 1 | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 17 | Brian Simms III | EDGE | 1 | Baltimore, MD |
| 24 | Terrell Holcomb | EDGE | 1 | Gahanna, OH |
| 34 | Myles Harrison | EDGE | 1 | Pickerington, OH |
| 54 | Thomas Johnson | EDGE | 1 | Lawndale, CA |
| 60 | Lance Dawson | EDGE | 1 | Avon, OH |
| 82 | James Early | EDGE | 1 | Fort Wayne, IN |
| 91 | Drew Logan | EDGE | 1 | North Canton, OH |
| 93 | Keegan Horn | EDGE | 1 | Hueytown, AL |
| 3 | Antwan Peek Jr. | LB | 1 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 5 | Marqavious Saboor | LB | 1 | Decatur, GA |
| 9 | Damaine Wilson | LB | 1 | Pompano Beach, FL |
| 12 | Filip Maciorowski | LB | 1 | Carol Stream, IL |
| 15 | Jamari Johnson | LB | 1 | Birmingham, AL |
| 22 | Jonathan Thompson | LB | 1 | Columbus, OH |
| 23 | Jaidon Windom | LB | 1 | Detroit, MI |
| 31 | Simeon Coleman | LB | 1 | Seat Pleasant, MD |
| 33 | George Leibold | LB | 1 | Sarasota, FL |
| 35 | Drew Robinson | LB | 1 | Clarksville, OH |
| 36 | Evan Weinberg | LB | 1 | Springboro, OH |
| 44 | Montay Weedon | LB | 1 | Silver Spring, MD |
| 45 | Jaxon Newton | LB | 1 | Anniston, AL |
| 52 | Ronan Casanova | LB | 1 | Middletown, OH |
| 41 | Kenny Baker | LS | 1 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 48 | Eli Stein | LS | 1 | Cambridge, WI |
| 50 | Evan Tengesdahl | OL | 1 | Dayton, OH |
| 52 | Austin Hoane | OL | 1 | Cookeville, TN |
| 55 | Solomon Mathis | OL | 1 | Hephzibah, GA |
| 59 | Jake Wheelock | OL | 1 | Dayton, OH |
| 61 | Nathan Zappitelli | OL | 1 | Mentor, OH |
| 63 | Zac Clarke | OL | 1 | Plainfield, IL |
| 66 | Xavier Lozowicki | OL | 1 | Ridley Park, PA |
| 67 | Luke Grover | OL | 1 | Lewis Center, OH |
| 69 | JP Schrieber | OL | 1 | Berwyn, PA |
| 70 | Cray Paich | OL | 1 | Northbrook, IL |
| 71 | Judea Milon | OL | 1 | Killeen, TX |
| 72 | Nolan Latulippe | OL | 1 | Aylmer, PQ |
| 73 | Aiden Pastoriza | OL | 1 | Jackson, MI |
| 74 | Joe Cotton | OL | 1 | Sioux Falls, SD |
| 75 | Marcus McGregor | OL | 1 | West Des Moines, IA |
| 76 | Zach Taylor | OL | 1 | Kingsland, GA |
| 77 | Taran Tyo | OL | 1 | Greenville, OH |
| 78 | Grant Edgington | OL | 1 | Madeira, OH |
| 79 | Luke Collins | OL | 1 | Gahanna, OH |
| 31 | Max Fletcher | P | 1 | Melbourne, VIC |
| 35 | Dino Beslagic | P | 1 | Santa Clara, CA |
| 93 | Max Lemasters | PK | 1 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 99 | Stephen Rusnak | PK | 1 | Clarkston, MI |
| 4 | JC French IV | QB | 1 | Roswell, GA |
| 5 | Samaj Jones | QB | 1 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 10 | Liam O'Brien | QB | 1 | Boulder, CO |
| 12 | Brooks Goodman | QB | 1 | Atlanta, GA |
| 15 | Will Kocher | QB | 1 | Kings Mills, OH |
| 22 | JJ Miller | QB | 1 | Amelia, OH |
| 3 | Cole Tabb | RB | 1 | Fort Walton Beach, FL |
| 6 | Gi'Bran Payne | RB | 1 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 7 | Zylan Perry | RB | 1 | Franklin, LA |
| 13 | Zion Johnson | RB | 1 | Covington, GA |
| 25 | James Lewis | RB | 1 | Bloomfield, IN |
| 26 | Jayzon Thompson | RB | 1 | Knoxville, TN |
| 2 | MJ Cannon | S | 1 | Evanston, IL |
| 7 | Ty Goodwill | S | 1 | Prichard, AL |
| 18 | Jasper Beeler | S | 1 | Farmington, MI |
| 19 | CJ Jones | S | 1 | Chicago, IL |
| 20 | CJ Crite | S | 1 | Lincolnton, GA |
| 27 | Markell Taylor | S | 1 | Dallas, GA |
| 30 | D'Angelo Hutchinson | S | 1 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 32 | Landen Schaefer | S | 1 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 46 | Xavier Starks | S | 1 | Birmingham, AL |
| 82 | Ka'Maurri Smith | TE | 1 | Dayton, OH |
| 83 | Devyn Zahursky | TE | 1 | Berea, OH |
| 84 | Gavin Gregory | TE | 1 | Alliance, OH |
| 85 | Lyviel Waters | TE | 1 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 86 | Kellen Davis | TE | 1 | Middletown, OH |
| 87 | Gavin Grover | TE | 1 | Lewis Center, OH |
| 88 | DaMari Witherspoon | TE | 1 | Dallas, GA |
| 0 | Isaiah Johnson | WR | 1 | Fort Walton Beach, FL |
| 2 | Larenzo Fenner | WR | 1 | Independence, MO |
| 8 | Cade Wolford | WR | 1 | Jackson, OH |
| 9 | Malachi Henry | WR | 1 | Van Buren, AR |
| 11 | JV Gibson | WR | 1 | Opelousas, LA |
| 14 | Elijah Jones | WR | 1 | Norristown, PA |
| 16 | Flynn Schiele | WR | 1 | West Linn, OR |
| 17 | H'eij Jackson | WR | 1 | New Orleans, LA |
| 18 | Giyahni Kontosis | WR | 1 | Beltsville, MD |
| 19 | Dadrien Waller | WR | 1 | Guntersville, AL |
| 20 | Joshua Smith | WR | 1 | Columbus, OH |
| 27 | Taizaun Burns | WR | 1 | Columbus, OH |
| 37 | Ryan Taleb | WR | 1 | Warner Robins |
| 39 | Christian Moulton | WR | 1 | Powell |
| 80 | Jalen Williams | WR | 1 | Bloomington, IN |
| 89 | Pierce Ayers | WR | 1 | Alexandria, KY |
NFL draft
Recent picks out of Cincinnati.
- 2026 Jake Golday · LinebackerRd 2 · Minnesota
- 2026 Joe Royer · Tight EndRd 5 · Cleveland
- 2026 Cyrus Allen · Wide ReceiverRd 5 · Kansas City
- 2026 Gavin Gerhardt · CenterRd 7 · Minnesota
- 2025 John Williams · Offensive TackleRd 7 · Green Bay
- 2024 Jowon Briggs · Defensive TackleRd 7 · Cleveland
- 2023 Tre Tucker · Wide ReceiverRd 3 · Las Vegas
- 2023 Tyler Scott · Wide ReceiverRd 4 · Chicago
Recruiting classes
- 2026#58 · 199.9
- 2025#61 · 189.5
- 2024#51 · 196.9
- 2023#75 · 167.9
- 2022#42 · 197.8
- 2021#42 · 190.7
- 2020#40 · 194.9
- 2019#79 · 158.2
- 2018#48 · 192.6
- 2017#63 · 167.8
- 2016#74 · 152.7
- 2015#68 · 162.4
- 2014#65 · 161.4
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