Kent State Golden Flashes
Mid-American · KENT · Mark Carney 0–0
- SU
- 3–6
- ATS
- 4–5
- O/U
- 5–4
- SP+
- #132
Ratings
- SP+
- -21.3
- SP rank
- #132
- FPI
- -23.5
- Elo (pts)
- -21.1
- CORE
- -21.0
- WEPA
- -16.6
- SRS
- -18.2
- Off PPA
- -0.11
- Def PPA
- 0.13
Schedule & results
Consensus close. Click a result for the game page.
| Wk | Opponent | Series | Result | Line | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @South Carolina | 0–1 | L 0–57 | +36.0 / 53.0 | L | O |
| 2 | vsWofford | — | W 36–15 | -10.5 / 46.5 | W | O |
| 3 | @Ohio State | 0–3 | L 3–59 | +52.5 / 58.5 | L | O |
| 4 | vsBall State | 8–25 | W 26–13 | -2.5 / 51.5 | W | U |
| 5 | vsOhio | 22–38–2 | L 10–13 | +3.5 / 51.0 | W | U |
| 6 | @Western Michigan | 12–34–1 | L 7–38 | +14.0 / 43.5 | L | O |
| 7 | @South Florida | — | L 2–29 | +20.5 / 46.0 | L | U |
| 8 | vsAkron | 19–26–1 | W 35–20 | -3.0 / 48.5 | W | O |
| 9 | @Sacramento State | — | L 10–31 | -7.5 / 47.0 | L | U |
| 11 | @Bowling Green | 16–47 | Nov 10 | — | — | — |
| 12 | vsMiami (OH) | 16–46 | Nov 17 | — | — | — |
| 13 | @Eastern Michigan | 19–17 | Nov 24 | — | — | — |
Betting trends
- Home ATS
- 4–0
- Away ATS
- 0–5
- Over lean
- 5–4
Option Country predictions vs Kent State: 4–1 ATS · CLV -2.1
- W1 South Carolina · pick South Carolina-0.4 · W
- W3 Ohio State · pick Ohio State+2.9
- W4 Ball State · pick Kent State+2.2
- W5 Ohio · pick Ohio-4.3 · L
- W6 Western Michigan · pick Western Michigan+8.5 · W
- W7 South Florida · pick South Florida+3.5 · W
- W8 Akron · pick Kent State+2.5
- W9 Sacramento State · pick Kent State+3.1 · W
SP+ trajectory
Season rating since 2014. 0 ≈ average FBS team.
Efficiency profile
Latest full season vs FBS — 100th percentile is best.
- Offense PPA18th · #112 of 136 (2025)
- Defense PPA32nd · #93 of 136 (2025)
- Offense success rate7th · #126 of 136 (2025)
- Defense success rate37th · #86 of 136 (2025)
- Offense explosiveness92nd · #12 of 136 (2025)
- Defense explosiveness36th · #88 of 136 (2025)
Passing & adjusted
Air yards, depth of target, and opponent-adjusted EPA. 2026 season.
Dru Deshields
- Comp
- 28/45
- Cmp%
- 62.2%
- aDOT
- 6.9
- Air yards
- 304
- YAC
- 107
- INT
- 2
- Success
- 35.7%
- Adj. EPA
- —
Nolan Good
- Comp
- 2/5
- Cmp%
- 40.0%
- aDOT
- 9.6
- Air yards
- 48
- YAC
- 10
- INT
- 1
- Success
- 33.3%
- Adj. EPA
- —
Ethan Thanthanavong
- Comp
- 1/1
- Cmp%
- 100.0%
- aDOT
- 10
- Air yards
- 10
- YAC
- 6
- INT
- 0
- Success
- —
- Adj. EPA
- —
Players
Roster, production, and the current recruiting cycle. Roster year 2026.
Returning production
65%of last season still on the roster (2025)
Player figures are last season's predicted points added (PPA).
- Added via transfer
- -1.3 PPA
- Lost via transfer
- 57.0 PPA
Back
2025 PPA- Dru DeShields · QB83.1
- Terik Mulder · TE18.4
- Ardell Banks · WR9.8
- Da'Realyst Clark · WR9.2
- Nolan Good · QB-8.1
- Zy'aire Fletcher · TE6.7
- Maurice Stephens · WR2.8
- Marques Hicks · RB-2.0
In
2025 PPA- Jakorion Caffey · RB · Cincinnati-1.3
- Davion Pritchard · DB · Pittsburgh—
- Dylan Armentrout · RB · Defiance College—
- Ethan Thanthanavong · QB · Defiance College—
- Hayden Dawahare · LB · Kentucky—
- Mason King · RB · Illinois State—
- Nate Gregory · LB · Coastal Carolina—
- Norey Johnson · DB · Houston Christian—
Out
2025 PPA- Da'Shawn Martin · WR · Virginia30.2
- Cade Wolford · WR · Cincinnati30.0
- Devin Kargman · QB · Maryland-3.2
- Anthony Jeffery · RB · South Alabama—
- Ashton Rivera · OL · California—
- CJ Young · LB · Miami (OH)—
- Charlie Durkin · P · Rice—
- Garrett Masterson · OL · Tennessee Tech—
Stat leaders
- Passing yardsDru Deshields1624
- Passing yardsDa'Realyst Clark29
- Passing yardsNolan Good24
- Passing TDsDru Deshields9
- Passing TDsEthan Thanthanavong0
- Passing TDsNolan Good0
- Rushing yardsBrandon White268
- Rushing yardsDru Deshields260
- Rushing yardsMason Blakemore202
- Rushing TDsDru Deshields4
- Rushing TDsJakorion Caffey1
- Rushing TDsMason Blakemore1
- Receiving yardsWayne Harris661
- Receiving yardsDa'Realyst Clark274
- Receiving yardsArdell Banks224
- Receiving TDsWayne Harris5
- Receiving TDsBrendyn Smith1
- Receiving TDsHunter Hopperton1
- Total tacklesHayden Dawahare47
- Total tacklesJoel Cordoba41
- Total tacklesRocco Nicholl40
- SacksJaihien Roy4
- SacksHayden Dawahare4
- SacksRocco Nicholl3
- Tackles for lossHayden Dawahare7
- Tackles for lossRocco Nicholl5.5
- Tackles for lossJaihien Roy4.5
- InterceptionsNorey Johnson2
- InterceptionsRafael Terrero Jr.1
- InterceptionsJaihien Roy1
Player PPA
- Wayne Harris · WR38.4 · 0.556/play
- Da'Realyst Clark · WR15.8 · 0.385/play
- Terik Mulder · TE6.6 · 0.825/play
- Dru Deshields · QB5.8 · 0.018/play
- Brendyn Smith · WR4.1 · 0.121/play
- Hunter Hopperton · FB3.7 · 0.144/play
- Ethan Thanthanavong · QB0.9 · 0.472/play
- Jay Jay Etheridge · WR0.9 · 0.147/play
- Ardell Banks · WR-0.1 · -0.004/play
- Matthew Maxey · WR-0.3 · -0.298/play
Commits
- Julius Fuentes-Bream · S3★ #1192
- Aaron Strader · QB3★ #1839
- Peter Snavely · ATH
- Brian Matthews · IOL
- Camden Day · DL
- Max Koback · IOL
- Julian Baker · RB
- Jerry Black Jr. · LB
- Jontai Quick · WR
- Aidan Jacobs · TE
- Tristan Gunn · WR
- Ethan Garnes · IOL
- Jadon Phillips · CB
- Ayden Hankins · OT
- Eason Hankins · OT
- Amarion Autry · TE
Roster
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A'tiq Muhammad | DB | 1 | Rockford, IL |
| 2 | Joel Cordoba | DB | 1 | Plainfield, NJ |
| 3 | Derrick Jackson III | DB | 1 | Detroit, MI |
| 7 | Angelo Stockstill | DB | 1 | Chicago, IL |
| 12 | Lionel Burns III | DB | 1 | Duluth, GA |
| 14 | Tyler Bivens | DB | 1 | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 18 | Norey Johnson | DB | 1 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 19 | DJ Barnes | DB | 1 | Tallahassee, FL |
| 21 | Tejuan Barbour | DB | 1 | Columbus, OH |
| 22 | Davion Pritchard | DB | 1 | Youngstown, OH |
| 23 | Ezekiel Castex | DB | 1 | Sacramento, CA |
| 25 | Martell Buchanan | DB | 1 | Stilwell, KS |
| 26 | BuddyRow Garrer | DB | 1 | Evans, GA |
| 27 | Lennox Lemon | DB | 1 | Massillon, OH |
| 29 | Jeremiah Johnson | DB | 1 | Rochester, NY |
| 38 | Clinton Robinson | DB | 1 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 0 | Darian Blachewicz | DL | 1 | Millville, NJ |
| 5 | Thomas Aden | DL | 1 | Lakewood, OH |
| 8 | Josue Cordoba | DL | 1 | Plainfield, NJ |
| 11 | Camdon Wilborn | DL | 1 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 31 | Jacob Broach | DL | 1 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 33 | Jaihien Roy | DL | 1 | Centreville, MD |
| 44 | Antonio Bottiggi | DL | 1 | Painesville, OH |
| 50 | Garrett Dial | DL | 1 | Littleton, CO |
| 52 | Aiden Burgess | DL | 1 | Hanover, MD |
| 56 | Carlos Shird | DL | 1 | Baltimore, MD |
| 59 | Eckley Bridges | DL | 1 | Hamilton, OH |
| 83 | Garrett Long | DL | 1 | Columbus, IN |
| 88 | Mohammed Hazime | DL | 1 | Dearborn, MI |
| 90 | Bryce Griffin | DL | 1 | Yorkville, IL |
| 91 | Dion'Dre Taylor | DL | 1 | Cleveland, OH |
| 93 | Daiveon Taylor | DL | 1 | Moon Township, PA |
| 94 | Kale Webb | DL | 1 | Xenia, OH |
| 95 | Anthony Adams III | DL | 1 | Long Grove, IL |
| 98 | Bryce Faulk | DL | 1 | Mason, OH |
| 18 | Hunter Hopperton | FB | 1 | Streetsboro, OH |
| 4 | Rocco Nicholl | LB | 1 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 10 | Hayden Dawahare | LB | 1 | Lexington, KY |
| 13 | Quan Rhodes-McKee | LB | 1 | Columbus, OH |
| 15 | Sayed Abuhamdeh | LB | 1 | North Royalton, OH |
| 17 | Semaj Bridgeman | LB | 1 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 20 | Rafael Terrero Jr. | LB | 1 | Emmaus, PA |
| 24 | Tanner Mintz | LB | 1 | Akron, OH |
| 28 | Brodyn Bishop | LB | 1 | Carroll, OH |
| 30 | Matthew Sollberger | LB | 1 | Uniontown, OH |
| 32 | Trey Rubinstein | LB | 1 | Napoleon, OH |
| 35 | Nate Gregory | LB | 1 | Stow, OH |
| 43 | Kendall McNutt | LB | 1 | St. Louis, MO |
| 41 | Gus Goodell | LS | 1 | Stafford, VA |
| 48 | Chase Mantooth | LS | 1 | Pickerington, OH |
| 50 | Ben Midea | OL | 1 | Medina, OH |
| 52 | Gavin Kanar | OL | 1 | Northfield, OH |
| 54 | Dustyn Morell | OL | 1 | Lapeer, MI |
| 55 | Jaxon Dunn | OL | 1 | Brunswick, OH |
| 56 | Moustafa Daoud | OL | 1 | Des Moines, IA |
| 58 | Colin Prichard | OL | 1 | Mentor, OH |
| 62 | Mason Imbt | OL | 1 | Troy, PA |
| 64 | David Iannini | OL | 1 | Mentor, OH |
| 66 | Quinten Young | OL | 1 | Strongsville, OH |
| 67 | Max Gembus | OL | 1 | Cleveland, OH |
| 70 | Hudson Chasko | OL | 1 | Encino, CA |
| 71 | Liam Dalton | OL | 1 | Hilliard, OH |
| 72 | Cecil Wilson | OL | 1 | Lakeville, MN |
| 73 | William Johnson III | OL | 1 | Avon, IN |
| 74 | Donovan Dark | OL | 1 | Niceville, FL |
| 75 | Boston Crowell | OL | 1 | New Philadelphia, OH |
| 76 | Mofe Adewole | OL | 1 | Ellicott City, MD |
| 77 | Rico Steele | OL | 1 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 78 | Tyler Meadows | OL | 1 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 42 | Kolten Ford | P | 1 | Queen Creek, AZ |
| 97 | Jake Stoeckel | P | 1 | Sydney, NSW |
| 39 | Eli Tucker | PK | 1 | Wheeling, WV |
| 49 | Tommy Newcomb | PK | 1 | Lagrange, IL |
| 96 | Sean Leonard | PK | 1 | Xenia, OH |
| 2 | Nolan Good | QB | 1 | Avon, OH |
| 10 | Ethan Thanthanavong | QB | 1 | Lithopolis, OH |
| 12 | Dru DeShields | QB | 1 | Beloit, OH |
| 14 | Deante Ruffin | QB | 1 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 15 | Gavin Peeps | QB | 1 | Kent, OH |
| 17 | Cole Miller | QB | 1 | North Ridgeville, OH |
| 0 | Mason King | RB | 1 | Centralia, IL |
| 5 | Jakorion Caffey | RB | 1 | Avon, OH |
| 20 | Marques Hicks | RB | 1 | Cherry Hill, NJ |
| 22 | Brandon White | RB | 1 | Euclid, OH |
| 24 | Jackson Farley | RB | 1 | Mentor, OH |
| 25 | Donovan Delaney Jr. | RB | 1 | Middletown, DE |
| 26 | Dylan Armentrout | RB | 1 | Carroll, OH |
| 29 | Cade Romanini | RB | 1 | Bainbridge, OH |
| 33 | Ayden Harris | RB | 1 | Exton, PA |
| 11 | Zy'aire Fletcher | TE | 1 | Springfield, OH |
| 13 | Dakota Taylor | TE | 1 | Akron, OH |
| 44 | Holtz Maine | TE | 1 | Milford Center, OH |
| 45 | Tommy Arnold | TE | 1 | Wadsworth, OH |
| 47 | Andrew Rickelman | TE | 1 | Stow, OH |
| 89 | Terik Mulder | TE | 1 | Lexington, KY |
| 1 | Ardell Banks | WR | 1 | Massillon, OH |
| 3 | Jay Jay Etheridge | WR | 1 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 4 | Jared Kelley | WR | 1 | North Olmsted, OH |
| 6 | Wayne Harris | WR | 1 | Huntington, WV |
| 8 | Da'Realyst Clark | WR | 1 | Lima, OH |
| 19 | Ali Fisher | WR | 1 | Belleville, MI |
| 23 | Maurice Stephens | WR | 1 | Louisville, KY |
| 27 | Javier Wills | WR | 1 | Columbus, OH |
| 36 | Wyatt Januska | WR | 1 | Mantua, OH |
| 80 | Teaunn Hunter | WR | 1 | Huber Heights, OH |
| 81 | Zymir Reed | WR | 1 | Middletown, OH |
| 84 | Aidan Stewart | WR | 1 | Avon Lake, OH |
| 85 | Brendyn Smith | WR | 1 | York, PA |
| 86 | Matthew Maxey | WR | 1 | Avon, OH |
| 87 | William Bierfeldt | WR | 1 | Westlake, OH |
| 88 | Luke Simms | WR | 1 | Westlake, OH |
Recruiting classes
- 2026#122 · 162.2
- 2025#93 · 155.4
- 2024#97 · 151.5
- 2023#123 · 81.6
- 2022#90 · 136.6
- 2021#118 · 119.4
- 2020#108 · 141.5
- 2019#102 · 138.1
- 2018#100 · 127.7
- 2017#128 · 94.9
- 2016#131 · 82.8
- 2015#102 · 119.9
- 2014#123 · 86.7
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