the just released schedules were a flat-out statement that the B10 doesn't believe SOS will matter in playoff selection
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Returning Offense of 2012 Opponents-Part 1
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This is a 2-part diary analyzing the returning offense of our 2012 opponents in terms of percentage. So what you’ll see is how much of last years offense is returning to play this year, for each team and in each area of offense for each team. I think it’ll be helpful in predicting what improvements or how powerful each aspect of offense will be for each team this year. Part 1 contains all the raw data and Part 2 will contain all the analysis, charts, and whatnot. Again, very little will be written here, this is just to get you acquainted with the data. Part 2 will be the interesting part. I’ll put it out on either Thursday or Friday. The diary on returning defense will be out in the next couple of weeks.
Each team is broken down by player. Leaving players are included as an interesting supplement. Players leaving beacuse of the draft, graduation, dismissal, injury, position switch to defense, etc. are included as leaving players.
All stats used are from College Football Statistics.
| Returning | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Alabama | 41.93% | 41.82% | 38.24% | 32.07% | 35.61% | 37.50% | 38.71% | 38.00% |
| Air Force | 45.92% | 45.87% | 51.16% | 28.46% | 28.45% | 31.25% | 40.50% | 45.76% |
| Notre Dame | 71.36% | 65.61% | 48.00% | 64.57% | 63.61% | 57.14% | 64.39% | 55.19% |
| Purdue | 85.98% | 90.30% | 90.91% | 69.96% | 74.14% | 82.35% | 81.94% | 87.18% |
| Illinois | 58.18% | 53.76% | 57.14% | 47.35% | 39.84% | 42.86% | 46.56% | 51.43% |
| MSU | 52.56% | 61.26% | 66.67% | 22.92% | 15.76% | 15.38% | 31.83% | 38.30% |
| Nebraska | 93.62% | 94.62% | 93.55% | 81.10% | 82.84% | 69.23% | 89.57% | 86.36% |
| Minnesota | 64.47% | 67.50% | 78.57% | 38.81% | 39.08% | 30.00% | 53.73% | 58.33% |
| Northwestern | 55.11% | 64.27% | 60.00% | 44.98% | 41.18% | 34.62% | 50.32% | 47.06% |
| Iowa | 26.05% | 9.39% | 16.67% | 49.17% | 46.10% | 40.00% | 32.53% | 30.23% |
| Ohio St. | 72.42% | 73.29% | 80.00% | 82.40% | 87.28% | 88.89% | 78.88% | 84.21% |
| Michigan | 93.93% | 94.42% | 90.32% | 53.55% | 50.15% | 45.45% | 74.42% | 71.70% |
Passing
| Returning | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| Alabama | 91.88% | 92.41% | 94.17% | 100.00% |
| Air Force | 1.96% | 1.63% | 1.32% | 0.00% |
| Notre Dame | 93.84% | 94.03% | 95.49% | 100.00% |
| Purdue | 99.74% | 99.57% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Illinois | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| MSU | 6.43% | 6.60% | 4.89% | 3.85% |
| Nebraska | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Minnesota | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Northwestern | 26.54% | 24.22% | 27.99% | 34.62% |
| Iowa | 98.30% | 98.75% | 99.02% | 100.00% |
| Ohio St. | 64.90% | 68.00% | 70.20% | 72.22% |
| Michigan | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Number of Contributors
| # of Contributors | Returning Contributors | Leaving Contributors | |
| Alabama | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Air Force | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| Notre Dame | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| Purdue | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| Illinois | 22 | 15 | 7 |
| MSU | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Nebraska | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| Minnesota | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| Northwestern | 22 | 15 | 7 |
| Iowa | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| Ohio St. | 21 | 17 | 4 |
| Michigan | 20 | 13 | 7 |
Michigan
Returning
| Returning | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Denard Robinson, QB | 39.46% | 40.78% | 51.61% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 22.35% | 30.19% |
| Fitzgerald Toussaint, RB | 33.39% | 36.10% | 29.03% | 3.87% | 1.18% | 4.55% | 20.32% | 18.87% |
| Vincent Smith, RB | 8.93% | 10.33% | 6.45% | 7.10% | 6.27% | 9.09% | 8.50% | 7.55% |
| Thomas Rawls, RB | 2.32% | 2.74% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.50% | 0.00% |
| Devin Gardner, QB | 4.46% | 1.84% | 3.23% | 0.65% | 0.08% | 0.00% | 1.05% | 1.89% |
| Stephen Hopkins, RB | 1.96% | 1.49% | 0.00% | 0.65% | 1.18% | 0.00% | 1.35% | 0.00% |
| Jeremy Gallon, WR | 0.54% | 0.90% | 0.00% | 20.00% | 19.06% | 13.64% | 9.10% | 5.66% |
| Drew Dileo, WR | 0.36% | 0.24% | 0.00% | 5.81% | 5.09% | 9.09% | 2.43% | 3.77% |
| Roy Roundtree. WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 12.26% | 14.93% | 9.09% | 6.75% | 3.77% |
| Jeremy Jackson, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.94% | 1.51% | 0.00% | 0.68% | 0.00% |
| Jareth Glanda, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.65% | 0.46% | 0.00% | 0.21% | 0.00% |
| Brandon Moore, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.65% | 0.38% | 0.00% | 0.17% | 0.00% |
| Team | 2.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 93.93% | 94.42% | 90.32% | 53.55% | 50.15% | 45.45% | 74.42% | 71.70% |
Passing
| Returning | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| Denard Robinson, QB | 90.85% | 91.61% | 91.42% | 90.91% |
| Devin Gardner, QB | 8.10% | 7.10% | 7.40% | 4.55% |
| Vincent Smith, RB | 0.70% | 0.65% | 0.72% | 4.55% |
| Drew Dileo, WR | 0.35% | 0.65% | 0.46% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Leaving
| Returning | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Michael Shaw, RB | 5.54% | 6.90% | 9.68% | 0.65% | 0.50% | 0.00% | 4.01% | 5.66% |
| Martavious Odoms, WR | 0.36% | 0.21% | 0.00% | 4.52% | 5.51% | 13.64% | 2.60% | 5.66% |
| Junior Hemingway, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 21.94% | 29.41% | 18.18% | 13.29% | 7.55% |
| Kevin Koger, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 14.84% | 10.27% | 18.18% | 4.64% | 7.55% |
| Kelvin Grady, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.23% | 3.16% | 0.00% | 1.43% | 0.00% |
| John McColgan, FB | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.65% | 0.63% | 0.00% | 0.29% | 0.00% |
| Steve Watson, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.65% | 0.38% | 4.55% | 0.17% | 1.89% |
| Sum | 5.89% | 7.11% | 9.68% | 46.45% | 49.85% | 54.55% | 26.42% | 28.30% |
Alabama
Returning
| Returning | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Eddie Lacy, RB | 18.70% | 24.18% | 20.59% | 4.64% | 4.68% | 0.00% | 14.41% | 14.00% |
| Jalston Fowler, RB | 11.02% | 13.81% | 11.76% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.89% | 8.00% |
| Blake Sims, RB | 4.33% | 3.84% | 0.00% | 0.84% | 0.64% | 0.00% | 2.24% | 0.00% |
| Team | 1.97% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| AJ McCarron, QB | 5.91% | 0.00% | 5.88% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.00% |
| Kenny Bell, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.17% | 9.12% | 12.50% | 4.57% | 4.00% |
| Michael William, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.75% | 6.83% | 12.50% | 3.42% | 4.00% |
| Kevin Norwood, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.64% | 6.79% | 0.00% | 3.40% | 0.00% |
| DeAndrew White, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.91% | 5.40% | 12.50% | 2.70% | 4.00% |
| Christion Jones, DB | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.27% | 1.75% | 0.00% | 0.88% | 0.00% |
| Brian Vogler, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.42% | 0.21% | 0.00% | 0.11% | 0.00% |
| Harrison Jones, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.42% | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.09% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 41.93% | 41.82% | 38.24% | 32.07% | 35.61% | 37.50% | 38.71% | 38.00% |
Passing
| Returning | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| AJ McCarron, QB | 91.88% | 92.41% | 94.17% | 100.00% |
| Sum | 91.88% | 92.41% | 94.17% | 100.00% |
Leaving
| Returning | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Trent Richardson, RB | 55.71% | 60.22% | 61.76% | 12.24% | 12.08% | 18.75% | 36.11% | 48.00% |
| Brad Smelley. TE | 0.20% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 14.35% | 12.73% | 25.00% | 6.39% | 8.00% |
| Marquis Maze, WR | 1.18% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 23.63% | 22.42% | 6.25% | 11.23% | 2.00% |
| Phillip Sims, QB | 0.98% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Darius Hanks, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 10.97% | 11.73% | 6.25% | 5.87% | 2.00% |
| Brandon Gibson, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.91% | 5.01% | 6.25% | 2.51% | 2.00% |
| Chris Underwood, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.84% | 0.43% | 0.00% | 0.21% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 58.07% | 60.26% | 61.76% | 67.93% | 64.39% | 62.50% | 62.33% | 62.00% |
Passing
| Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs | |
| Phillip Sims, QB | 7.84% | 7.59% | 5.83% | 0.00% |
| Marquis Maze, WR | 0.28% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 8.12% | 7.59% | 5.83% | 0.00% |
Air Force
Returning
| Returning | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Mike DeWitt, RB | 16.18% | 13.86% | 27.91% | 0.81% | 0.49% | 0.00% | 9.74% | 20.34% |
| Wes Cobb, RB | 13.83% | 10.39% | 9.30% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.19% | 6.78% |
| Mikel Hunter, WR | 1.80% | 3.62% | 2.33% | 11.38% | 13.40% | 12.50% | 6.63% | 5.08% |
| Darius Jones, RB | 1.94% | 3.35% | 2.33% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.32% | 1.69% |
| Anthony LaCoste, RB | 1.24% | 3.15% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.18% | 0.00% |
| Jonathan Lee, RB | 1.52% | 2.98% | 4.65% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.06% | 3.39% |
| Cody Getz, RB | 3.46% | 2.49% | 2.33% | 0.81% | 0.05% | 0.00% | 1.74% | 1.69% |
| Drew Coleman, WR | 0.55% | 1.71% | 0.00% | 5.69% | 6.53% | 6.25% | 3.20% | 1.69% |
| Ty MacArthur, WR | 0.97% | 1.47% | 0.00% | 3.25% | 5.55% | 12.50% | 2.72% | 3.39% |
| David Baska | 0.41% | 1.39% | 2.33% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.96% | 1.69% |
| Broam Hart | 1.52% | 1.34% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.93% | 0.00% |
| Tucker Tipton, QB | 0.14% | 0.12% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.08% | 0.00% |
| Team | 2.35% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Brandon Hirneise, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.69% | 2.25% | 0.00% | 0.69% | 0.00% |
| Devin Durden, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.81% | 0.16% | 0.00% | 0.05% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 45.92% | 45.87% | 51.16% | 28.46% | 28.45% | 31.25% | 40.50% | 45.76% |
Passing
| Returning | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| Tucker Tipton, QB | 0.98% | 1.63% | 1.32% | 0.00% |
| Team | 0.98% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 1.96% | 1.63% | 1.32% | 0.00% |
Leaving
| Leaving | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Asher Clark, RB | 22.54% | 27.13% | 16.28% | 6.50% | 1.81% | 0.00% | 19.33% | 11.86% |
| Tim Jefferson, JR., QB | 21.16% | 13.51% | 25.58% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 9.35% | 18.64% |
| Connor Dietz, QB | 5.26% | 6.16% | 4.65% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.26% | 3.39% |
| Jonathan Warzeka, WR | 3.87% | 5.96% | 0.00% | 25.20% | 24.27% | 25.00% | 11.60% | 6.78% |
| Joshua Freeman, TE | 0.14% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 11.38% | 8.46% | 6.25% | 2.60% | 1.69% |
| Zack Kauth, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 25.20% | 34.05% | 31.25% | 10.49% | 8.47% |
| Dontae Strickland, WR | 1.11% | 2.03% | 0.00% | 1.63% | 1.81% | 6.25% | 0.56% | 1.69% |
| Daniel Pickett, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.63% | 1.15% | 0.00% | 0.36% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 54.08% | 54.79% | 46.51% | 71.54% | 71.55% | 68.75% | 58.55% | 52.54% |
Passing
| Leaving | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| Tim Jefferson, Jr., QB | 89.71% | 90.24% | 89.90% | 87.50% |
| Connor Dietz, QB | 7.35% | 7.32% | 7.03% | 6.25% |
| Jonathan Warzeka, WR | 0.98% | 0.81% | 1.76% | 6.25% |
| Sum | 98.04% | 98.37% | 98.68% | 100.00% |
Notre Dame
Returning
| Returning | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Cierre Wood, RB | 50.12% | 52.85% | 36.00% | 8.94% | 5.76% | 0.00% | 24.05% | 19.57% |
| Andrew Hendrix, QB | 5.77% | 7.77% | 4.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.02% | 2.17% |
| Theo Riddick, WR | 3.23% | 3.02% | 0.00% | 12.58% | 13.28% | 14.29% | 9.29% | 6.52% |
| George Atkinson III, RB | 2.08% | 1.29% | 8.00% | 0.33% | 0.30% | 0.00% | 0.69% | 4.35% |
| Robby Toma, WR | 0.23% | 0.58% | 0.00% | 6.29% | 6.30% | 4.76% | 4.08% | 2.17% |
| Tommy Rees, QB | 7.16% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Tyler Eifert, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 20.86% | 24.45% | 23.81% | 14.96% | 13.89% |
| TJ Jones, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 12.58% | 11.14% | 14.29% | 6.82% | 6.52% |
| Alex Welch, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.33% | 0.24% | 0.00% | 0.15% | 0.00% |
| Ben Koyack, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.33% | 0.15% | 0.00% | 0.09% | 0.00% |
| Team | 2.54% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| John Goodman, WR | 0.23% | 0.10% | 0.00% | 2.32% | 1.98% | 0.00% | 1.25% | 0.00% |
|
Sum |
71.36% | 65.61% | 48.00% | 64.57% | 63.61% | 57.14% | 64.39% | 55.19% |
Passing
| Returning | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| Tommy Rees, QB | 86.89% | 89.07% | 87.42% | 95.24% |
| Andrew Hendrix, QB | 7.82% | 5.96% | 7.58% | 4.76% |
| John Goodman, WR | 0.21% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 94.93% | 95.03% | 95.01% | 100.00% |
Leaving
| Leaving | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Jonas Gray, RB | 26.33% | 37.94% | 48.00% | 1.99% | 1.16% | 0.00% | 15.44% | 26.09% |
| Michael Floyd, WR | 0.46% | 0.62% | 4.00% | 33.11% | 34.93% | 42.86% | 21.61% | 21.74% |
| Cam McDaniel, RB (moved to CB) | 0.69% | 0.43% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.17% | 0.00% |
| Dayne Crist, QB | 1.15% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Mike Ragone, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.33% | 0.30% | 0.00% | 0.19% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 28.64% | 38.99% | 52.00% | 35.43% | 36.39% | 42.86% | 37.40% | 47.83% |
Passing
| Leaving | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| Dayne Crist, QB | 5.07% | 4.97% | 4.99% | 0.00% |
Purdue
Returning
| Returning | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Ralph Bolden, RB | 27.66% | 28.54% | 27.27% | 5.58% | 5.08% | 0.00% | 16.39% | 15.38% |
| Akeem Shavers, RB | 20.75% | 21.97% | 27.27% | 2.15% | 2.29% | 5.88% | 11.78% | 17.95% |
| Akeem Hunt, RB | 6.17% | 12.15% | 9.09% | 0.43% | 0.16% | 0.00% | 5.94% | 5.13% |
| Caleb TerBush, QB | 15.51% | 9.31% | 4.55% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.49% | 2.56% |
| Antavian Edison, WR | 5.61% | 5.25% | 9.09% | 18.88% | 23.02% | 17.65% | 14.45% | 12.82% |
| Reggie Pegram, RB | 4.11% | 4.61% | 4.55% | 3.43% | 2.33% | 5.88% | 3.43% | 5.13% |
| Raheem Mostert, WR | 2.99% | 4.57% | 9.09% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.20% | 5.13% |
| Brandon Cottom, RB | 1.50% | 2.96% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.43% | 0.00% |
| O.J. Ross, WR | 0.56% | 0.85% | 0.00% | 14.16% | 14.03% | 17.65% | 7.68% | 7.69% |
| Gary Bush, WR | 0.19% | 0.08% | 0.00% | 12.45% | 12.22% | 17.65% | 6.37% | 7.69% |
| Kurt Freytag, RB | 0.19% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Team | 0.75% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Crosby Wright, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.87% | 8.79% | 11.76% | 4.55% | 5.13% |
| Gabe Holmes, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.72% | 5.24% | 5.88% | 2.71% | 2.56% |
| Justin Sinz, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.29% | 0.99% | 0.00% | 0.51% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 85.98% | 90.30% | 90.91% | 69.96% | 74.14% | 82.35% | 81.94% | 87.18% |
Passing
| Returning | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| Caleb TerBush, QB | 70.84% | 73.39% | 75.05% | 76.47% |
| Robert Marve, QB | 27.88% | 26.18% | 24.95% | 23.53% |
| Sean Robinson, QB | 0.51% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Team | 0.26% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Tommie Thomas, WR | 0.26% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 99.74% | 99.57% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Leaving
| Leaving | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Jared Crank, RB | 5.42% | 4.49% | 0.00% | 0.86% | 0.24% | 11.76% | 2.29% | 5.13% |
| Justin Siller, WR | 2.80% | 3.43% | 4.55% | 21.46% | 18.64% | 5.88% | 11.31% | 5.13% |
| Robert Marve, QB | 5.42% | 2.16% | 4.55% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.04% | 2.56% |
| Waynelle Gravesande, WR | 0.19% | 0.17% | 0.00% | 7.73% | 6.98% | 0.00% | 3.69% | 0.00% |
| Sean Robinson, QB | 0.19% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 14.02% | 10.25% | 9.09% | 30.04% | 25.86% | 17.65% | 18.33% | 12.82% |
Passing
| Leaving | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| Justin Siller, WR | 0.26% | 0.43% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 0.26% | 0.43% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Illinois
Returning
| Returning | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Nathan Scheelhase, QB | 34.73% | 27.96% | 28.57% | 0.44% | 0.38% | 0.00% | 13.69% | 17.14% |
| Donovonn Young, RB | 15.82% | 20.21% | 28.57% | 3.54% | 0.63% | 0.00% | 10.08% | 17.14% |
| Josh Ferguson, RB | 2.55% | 2.33% | 0.00% | 0.88% | 0.59% | 0.00% | 1.43% | 0.00% |
| Reilly O' Toole, QB | 2.36% | 2.11% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.02% | 0.00% |
| Miles Osei, QB | 0.91% | 1.08% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.52% | 0.00% |
| Ryan Lankford, WR | 0.18% | 0.09% | 0.00% | 5.31% | 4.52% | 0.00% | 2.38% | 0.00% |
| Darius Millines, WR | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 8.41% | 9.11% | 7.14% | 4.71% | 2.86% |
| Justin DuVernois, P | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Team | 1.27% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Spencer Harris, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 11.50% | 9.45% | 7.14% | 4.89% | 2.86% |
| Jon Davis, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 9.73% | 7.82% | 7.14% | 4.04% | 2.86% |
| Evan Wilson, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.98% | 3.72% | 21.43% | 1.92% | 8.57% |
| Eddie Viliunas, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.77% | 2.55% | 0.00% | 1.32% | 0.00% |
| Jake Kumerow, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.33% | 0.63% | 0.00% | 0.32% | 0.00% |
| Matt LaCosse, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.44% | 0.46% | 0.00% | 0.24% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 58.18% | 53.76% | 57.14% | 47.35% | 39.84% | 42.86% | 46.56% | 51.43% |
Passing
| Returning | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| Nathan Scheelhaase, QB | 80.39% | 81.42% | 88.21% | 92.86% |
| Reilly O'Toole, QB | 18.51% | 17.70% | 11.29% | 7.14% |
| Darius Millines, WR | 0.28% | 0.44% | 0.38% | 0.00% |
| Miles Osei, QB | 0.28% | 0.44% | 0.13% | 0.00% |
| Team | 0.28% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Tim Russell, WR | 0.28% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Returning | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Leaving
| Leaving | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Jason Ford, RB | 28.18% | 26.88% | 33.33% | 8.41% | 5.43% | 0.00% | 15.79% | 20.00% |
| Troy Pollard, RB | 12.00% | 21.28% | 9.52% | 3.10% | 0.96% | 0.00% | 10.77% | 5.71% |
| A.J. Jenkins, WR | 0.91% | 1.16% | 0.00% | 39.82% | 53.34% | 57.14% | 28.16% | 22.86% |
| Jay Prosch, RB | 0.36% | 0.40% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.19% | 0.00% |
| Ronald Stewart, RB | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Derek Dimke, K | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Fred Sykes, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.33% | 0.42% | 0.00% | 0.22% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 41.82% | 49.73% | 42.86% | 52.65% | 60.16% | 57.14% | 55.13% | 48.57% |
MSU
Returning
| Returning | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Le'Veon Bell, RB | 37.22% | 49.09% | 61.90% | 12.15% | 7.55% | 0.00% | 22.23% | 27.66% |
| Larry Caper, RB | 6.13% | 6.01% | 4.76% | 3.47% | 2.43% | 3.85% | 3.70% | 4.26% |
| Nick Hill, RB | 5.93% | 5.85% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.07% | 0.00% |
| Bennie Fowler, WR | 0.20% | 0.31% | 0.00% | 0.69% | 0.57% | 0.00% | 0.48% | 0.00% |
| Andrew Maxwell, QB | 1.02% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Tony Lippett, DB | 0.20% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.39% | 1.24% | 0.00% | 0.80% | 0.00% |
| Team | 1.84% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Dion Sims, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.17% | 2.80% | 11.54% | 1.81% | 6.38% |
| Keith Mumphery, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.69% | 1.10% | 0.00% | 0.71% | 0.00% |
| Niko Palazeti, RB | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.35% | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.04% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 52.56% | 61.26% | 66.67% | 22.92% | 15.76% | 15.38% | 31.83% | 38.30% |
Passing
| Returning | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| Andrew Maxwell, QB | 5.76% | 6.25% | 4.84% | 3.85% |
| Peter Badovinac, QB | 0.44% | 0.35% | 0.06% | 0.00% |
| Team | 0.22% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 6.43% | 6.60% | 4.89% | 3.85% |
Leaving
| Leaving | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Edwin Baker, RB | 34.76% | 34.44% | 23.81% | 1.74% | 1.70% | 3.85% | 13.26% | 12.77% |
| Keshawn Martin, WR | 3.89% | 5.85% | 9.52% | 22.92% | 21.98% | 15.38% | 16.28% | 12.77% |
| B.J. Cunningham, WR | 0.61% | 1.35% | 0.00% | 27.43% | 36.94% | 46.15% | 24.37% | 25.53% |
| Brad Sonntag, WR | 0.20% | 0.03% | 0.00% | 2.08% | 1.24% | 0.00% | 0.90% | 0.00% |
| Joel Foreman, OL | 0.20% | 0.16% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% | 0.00% |
| Todd Anderson, RB | 0.20% | 0.05% | 0.00% | 2.08% | 1.13% | 3.85% | 0.75% | 2.13% |
| Kirk Cousins, QB | 7.57% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Brian Linthicum, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 10.76% | 10.30% | 0.00% | 6.66% | 0.00% |
| Keith Nichol, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 9.03% | 9.96% | 11.54% | 6.44% | 6.38% |
| Garrett Celek, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.04% | 0.99% | 3.85% | 0.64% | 2.13% |
| Sum | 47.44% | 41.87% | 33.33% | 77.08% | 84.24% | 84.62% | 69.36% | 61.70% |
Passing
| Leaving | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| Kirk Cousins, QB | 92.90% | 92.71% | 93.80% | 96.15% |
| Keshawn Martin, WR | 0.44% | 0.69% | 1.30% | 0.00% |
| Brad Sonntag, WR | 0.22% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 93.57% | 93.40% | 95.11% | 96.15% |
Nebraska
Returning
| Returning | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Rex Burkhead, RB | 46.32% | 48.05% | 48.39% | 12.80% | 8.37% | 15.38% | 31.06% | 38.64% |
| Taylor Martinez, QB | 30.93% | 30.95% | 29.03% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 17.70% | 20.45% |
| Ameer Abdullah, RB | 6.87% | 5.31% | 9.68% | 0.61% | 0.52% | 0.00% | 3.26% | 6.82% |
| Braylon Heard, RB | 4.09% | 4.04% | 3.23% | 0.61% | 0.05% | 0.00% | 2.33% | 2.27% |
| Kenny Bell, WR | 0.49% | 3.54% | 3.23% | 19.51% | 21.80% | 23.08% | 11.36% | 9.09% |
| Tim Marlowe, WR | 1.15% | 2.73% | 0.00% | 7.32% | 5.34% | 7.69% | 3.85% | 2.27% |
| Kyler Reed, TE | 0.33% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 9.15% | 12.15% | 7.69% | 5.20% | 2.27% |
| Jamal Turner, WR | 0.33% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 9.15% | 11.49% | 0.00% | 4.92% | 0.00% |
| Brion Carnes, QB | 0.33% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Team | 2.78% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Quincy Enunwa, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 12.80% | 13.85% | 15.38% | 5.93% | 4.55% |
| Ben Cotton, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 8.54% | 8.94% | 0.00% | 3.83% | 0.00% |
| Stanley Jean-Baptiste, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.61% | 0.33% | 0.00% | 0.14% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 93.62% | 94.62% | 93.55% | 81.10% | 82.84% | 69.23% | 89.57% | 86.36% |
Passing
| Returning | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| Taylor Martinez, QB | 98.29% | 98.78% | 98.77% | 100.00% |
| Brion Carnes, QB | 0.68% | 1.22% | 1.23% | 0.00% |
| Rex Burkhead, RB | 0.68% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Team | 0.34% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Returning | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Leaving
| Leaving | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Aaron Green, RB | 3.93% | 3.72% | 6.45% | 0.61% | 1.18% | 7.69% | 2.63% | 6.82% |
| Tyler Legate, RB | 1.31% | 1.91% | 0.00% | 2.44% | 0.99% | 15.38% | 1.52% | 4.55% |
| Austin Jones, RB | 0.82% | 1.35% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.77% | 0.00% |
| Lavonte David, LB | 0.16% | 0.21% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.12% | 0.00% |
| Khiry Cooper, WR | 0.16% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 2.44% | 2.84% | 0.00% | 1.24% | 0.00% |
| Brandon Kinnie, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 13.41% | 12.15% | 7.69% | 5.20% | 2.27% |
| Sum | 6.38% | 7.22% | 6.45% | 18.90% | 17.16% | 30.77% | 11.48% | 13.64% |
Minnesota
Returning
| Returning | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Marqueis Gray, QB | 42.34% | 50.31% | 42.86% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 25.94% | 25.00% |
| Donnell Kirkwood, RB | 13.40% | 11.93% | 21.43% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.15% | 12.50% |
| David Cobb, RB | 2.13% | 2.97% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.53% | 0.00% |
| Max Shortell, QB | 2.34% | 0.73% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.38% | 0.00% |
| Malcolm Moulton, WR | 0.21% | 0.68% | 0.00% | 10.45% | 9.65% | 0.00% | 5.02% | 0.00% |
| Lamonte Edwards, RB | 1.70% | 0.57% | 7.14% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.30% | 4.17% |
| Jordan Wettstein, K | 0.21% | 0.26% | 7.14% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.13% | 4.17% |
| Devin Crawford-Tufts, WR | 0.43% | 0.05% | 0.00% | 5.97% | 8.65% | 0.00% | 4.22% | 0.00% |
| Marcus Jones, WR | 0.21% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.72% | 7.87% | 0.00% | 3.81% | 0.00% |
| Devon Wright, RB | 0.21% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Team | 1.28% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Brandon Green, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 11.19% | 10.53% | 10.00% | 5.10% | 4.17% |
| John Rabe, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.99% | 2.00% | 20.00% | 0.97% | 8.33% |
| Drew Goodger, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.49% | 0.39% | 0.00% | 0.19% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 64.47% | 67.50% | 78.57% | 38.81% | 39.08% | 30.00% | 53.73% | 58.33% |
Passing
| Returning | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| Marqueis Gray, QB | 77.74% | 80.60% | 82.87% | 80.00% |
| Max Shortell, QB | 19.71% | 19.40% | 17.13% | 20.00% |
| Team | 1.82% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Brandon Green, QB | 0.73% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Returning | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Leaving
| Leaving | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Duane Bennett, RB | 35.32% | 33.28% | 21.43% | 2.24% | 1.27% | 0.00% | 17.78% | 12.50% |
| Da'Jon McKnight, WR | 0.21% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 38.06% | 42.13% | 40.00% | 20.41% | 16.67% |
| Eric Lair, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 8.21% | 9.31% | 10.00% | 4.51% | 4.17% |
| Colin McGarry. TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 11.94% | 6.65% | 20.00% | 3.22% | 8.33% |
| Ge'Shun Harris, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.75% | 1.55% | 0.00% | 0.75% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 35.53% | 33.28% | 21.43% | 61.19% | 60.92% | 70.00% | 46.67% | 41.67% |
Northwestern
Returning
| Returning | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Kain Colter, QB | 23.40% | 30.19% | 36.00% | 14.88% | 13.86% | 11.54% | 20.33% | 23.53% |
| Treyvon Green, RB | 16.81% | 16.71% | 16.00% | 3.46% | 1.18% | 0.00% | 7.33% | 7.84% |
| Mike Trumpy, RB | 6.07% | 8.40% | 4.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.33% | 1.96% |
| Venric Mark, WR | 2.60% | 4.80% | 4.00% | 0.35% | 0.12% | 0.00% | 1.97% | 1.96% |
| Tyris Jones, RB | 3.29% | 3.19% | 0.00% | 0.35% | 0.03% | 3.85% | 1.28% | 1.96% |
| Trevor Siemian, QB | 0.87% | 0.88% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.35% | 0.00% |
| Evan Watkins, QB | 0.17% | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% | 0.00% |
| Team | 1.91% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Demetrius Fields, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 11.07% | 11.80% | 11.54% | 7.13% | 5.88% |
| Rashad Lawrence, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.57% | 6.14% | 3.85% | 3.71% | 1.96% |
| Christian Jones, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.54% | 5.90% | 0.00% | 3.56% | 0.00% |
| Drew Moulton, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.38% | 1.21% | 0.00% | 0.73% | 0.00% |
| Mike Jensen, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.69% | 0.70% | 0.00% | 0.42% | 0.00% |
| Jack Konopka, RB | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.35% | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.11% | 0.00% |
| Tim Riley, LB | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.35% | 0.06% | 3.85% | 0.04% | 1.96% |
| Sum | 55.11% | 64.27% | 60.00% | 44.98% | 41.18% | 34.62% | 50.32% | 47.06% |
Passing
| Returning | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| Kain Colter, QB | 19.90% | 18.69% | 20.24% | 23.08% |
| Trevor Siemian, QB | 6.39% | 5.54% | 7.75% | 11.54% |
| Team | 0.25% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 26.54% | 24.22% | 27.99% | 34.62% |
Leaving
| Leaving | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Jacob Schmidt, RB | 18.54% | 21.75% | 24.00% | 8.30% | 6.96% | 0.00% | 12.81% | 11.76% |
| Adonis Smith, RB | 11.44% | 12.28% | 12.00% | 2.42% | 0.94% | 0.00% | 5.43% | 5.88% |
| Dan Persa, QB | 13.69% | 1.48% | 4.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.58% | 1.96% |
| Jeremy Ebert, WR | 0.69% | 1.20% | 0.00% | 25.95% | 32.07% | 42.31% | 19.85% | 21.57% |
| Charles Brown, WR | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.77% | 3.06% | 0.00% | 1.85% | 0.00% |
| Alex Daniel, RB | 0.35% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Drake Dunsmore, RB | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 15.57% | 15.79% | 23.08% | 9.54% | 11.76% |
| Sum | 44.89% | 36.70% | 40.00% | 55.02% | 58.82% | 65.38% | 50.06% | 52.94% |
Passing
| Leaving | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| Dan Persa, QB | 73.22% | 75.78% | 72.01% | 65.38% |
| Jeremey Ebert, WR | 0.25% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 73.46% | 75.78% | 72.01% | 65.38% |
Iowa
Returning
| Returning | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| De'Andre Johsnon, RB | 3.97% | 4.41% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.63% | 0.00% |
| James Vandenberg, QB | 17.22% | 3.41% | 16.67% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.26% | 6.98% |
| Damon Bullock, RB | 2.21% | 1.12% | 0.00% | 0.42% | 0.36% | 0.00% | 0.64% | 0.00% |
| Brad Rogers, RB | 0.66% | 0.45% | 0.00% | 0.42% | 0.23% | 0.00% | 0.31% | 0.00% |
| Keenan Davis, WR | 0.22% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 20.83% | 23.36% | 16.00% | 14.73% | 9.30% |
| Team | 1.77% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Kevonte Martin-Manley, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 12.50% | 10.58% | 12.00% | 6.67% | 6.98% |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.67% | 5.47% | 12.00% | 3.45% | 6.98% |
| Zach Derby, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.00% | 3.83% | 0.00% | 2.42% | 0.00% |
| Steven Staggs, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.08% | 1.47% | 0.00% | 0.93% | 0.00% |
| Ray Hamilton, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.42% | 0.49% | 0.00% | 0.31% | 0.00% |
| Jonathan Gimm, RB | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.42% | 0.16% | 0.00% | 0.10% | 0.00% |
| Jordan Cotton, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.42% | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.08% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 26.05% | 9.39% | 16.67% | 49.17% | 46.10% | 40.00% | 32.53% | 30.23% |
Passing
| Returning | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| James Vandenberg, QB | 98.06% | 98.75% | 99.02% | 100.00% |
| John Wienke, QB | 0.24% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 98.30% | 98.75% | 99.02% | 100.00% |
Leaving
| Leaving | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Marcus Coker, RB | 61.81% | 77.32% | 83.33% | 8.75% | 5.14% | 0.00% | 31.83% | 34.88% |
| Jordan Canzeri, RB | 6.84% | 6.37% | 0.00% | 2.50% | 0.92% | 4.00% | 2.93% | 2.33% |
| Mika'il McCall, RB | 2.43% | 3.63% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.34% | 0.00% |
| Marvin McNutt, Jr., WR | 1.32% | 3.24% | 0.00% | 34.17% | 43.09% | 48.00% | 28.36% | 27.91% |
| Jason White, RB | 1.55% | 1.79% | 0.00% | 1.25% | 0.85% | 0.00% | 1.20% | 0.00% |
| Brad Herman, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.33% | 3.11% | 8.00% | 1.96% | 4.65% |
| Marcus Grant, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.42% | 0.39% | 0.00% | 0.25% | 0.00% |
| Woody Ome, OL | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.42% | 0.39% | 0.00% | 0.25% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 73.95% | 92.35% | 83.33% | 50.83% | 53.90% | 60.00% | 68.11% | 69.77% |
Passing
| Leaving | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| A.J. Derby, QB | 1.21% | 1.25% | 0.98% | 0.00% |
| Marvin McNutt, Jr., WR | 0.24% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 1.46% | 1.25% | 0.98% | 0.00% |
Ohio St.
Returning
| Returning | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Braxton Miller, QB | 28.29% | 28.81% | 35.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 17.30% | 18.42% |
| Carlos Hyde, RB | 18.86% | 22.80% | 30.00% | 8.00% | 4.42% | 0.00% | 15.46% | 15.79% |
| Jordan Hall, RB | 17.79% | 16.44% | 10.00% | 9.60% | 6.90% | 16.67% | 12.63% | 13.16% |
| Rod Smith, RB | 5.16% | 4.67% | 5.00% | 1.60% | 0.91% | 0.00% | 3.17% | 2.63% |
| Verlon Reed, WR | 0.36% | 0.32% | 0.00% | 7.20% | 8.00% | 0.00% | 3.39% | 0.00% |
| C.J. Barnett, DB | 0.18% | 0.16% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.10% | 0.00% |
| Chris Fields, WR | 0.36% | 0.08% | 0.00% | 6.40% | 6.90% | 0.00% | 2.81% | 0.00% |
| Team | 1.42% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Devin Smith, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 11.20% | 17.81% | 22.22% | 7.11% | 10.53% |
| Jake Stoneburner, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 11.20% | 11.69% | 38.89% | 4.67% | 18.42% |
| Corey Brown, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 8.80% | 8.72% | 5.56% | 3.48% | 2.63% |
| Evan Spencer, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.40% | 4.72% | 5.56% | 1.89% | 2.63% |
| T.Y. Williams, WR | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.00% | 4.48% | 0.00% | 1.79% | 0.00% |
| Reid Fragel, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.00% | 3.88% | 0.00% | 1.55% | 0.00% |
| Corey Brown, DB | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.40% | 3.69% | 0.00% | 1.48% | 0.00% |
| Zach Boren, RB | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.80% | 3.63% | 0.00% | 1.45% | 0.00% |
| Jeff Heuerman, TE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.80% | 1.51% | 0.00% | 0.60% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 72.42% | 73.29% | 80.00% | 82.40% | 87.28% | 88.89% | 78.88% | 84.21% |
Passing
| Returning | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| Braxton Miller. QB | 64.08% | 68.00% | 70.20% | 72.22% |
| Team | 0.82% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Sum | 64.90% | 68.00% | 70.20% | 72.22% |
Leaving
| Leaving | Carries | Rushing Yds | Rushing TDs | Receptions | Receiving Yds | Receiving TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
| Dan Herron, RB | 23.67% | 27.07% | 15.00% | 6.40% | 2.06% | 0.00% | 17.08% | 7.89% |
| Joe Bauserman, QB | 3.38% | 0.77% | 5.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.46% | 2.63% |
| Jaamal Berry, RB | 0.36% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 1.60% | 0.85% | 0.00% | 0.36% | 0.00% |
| DeVier Posey, WR | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 9.60% | 9.81% | 11.11% | 3.92% | 5.26% |
| Sum | 27.58% | 27.88% | 20.00% | 17.60% | 12.72% | 11.11% | 21.82% | 15.79% |
Passing
| Leaving | Passing Atts | Completions | Passing Yds | Passing TDs |
| Joe Bauserman, QB | 35.10% | 32.00% | 29.80% | 27.78% |
| Sum | 35.10% | 32.00% | 29.80% | 27.78% |
2012 Opponents' Returning Starters: Why the Schedule Isn't as Tough as it Appears
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Before we dive into the details, here are some things that you should know so that you can understand what’s below better:
1. * : When you see an asterisk by a number, know that it means that I included at least 1 Jr who I am projecting or has said that they will leave in those numbers. When you see a * by a name, it means that the player is a Jr projected to leave or is leaving.
2. 17 starters is the number that you want to return if you want to have at least the same amount of wins as the previous year. So the greatest number of starters that you would want to leave would be 5. After 5 starters leave, you expect to lose more games than the previous year. (Note: That number is from memory, I could not find the diary with that number so if someone could link to that in the comments, that would be great.)
3. I used the depth chart from each team’s Rivals site and the NFL draft projections from http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospectrankings. If a player was around the top 3 at his position, I projected him to leave unless, obviously, he’s already said that he’s coming back.
Now for a chart, keep in mind that the numbers are in terms of players lost. Remember, losing more than 5 total starters is not a good thing. The chart breaks it down into lost starters on offense, defense and then total.
| Offense | Defense | Total | |
| Alabama | 5* | 8* | 13* |
| Air Force | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| U Mass | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Notre Dame | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Purdue | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Illinois | 4 | 4* | 8* |
| MSU | 6* | 2* | 8* |
| Nebraska | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Northwestern | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Iowa | 4* | 6 | 10* |
| Ohio State | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Continue on for a more in depth look at each team. This includes starters lost by position, list of each starter lost, some notes on back ups, notes on new coaches or leaving coaches, and other general observations on each team. After the draft, I will break down each team in terms of percentage of yards, TDs, tackles, interceptions, forced fumbles, etc. lost with each starter.
**If I didn't include a leaving starters, leaving/new coachs, or if someone I've included has said they're coming back to school, please let me know so that I can fix it.**
Alabama
Offense
5 Starters lost: 1 RB*, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 C
*Trent Richardson, RB
Darius Hanks, WR
Marquis Maze, WR
Brad Smelley, TE
William Vlachos, C
Quick Notes: Replacement TEs will be a true sophomore. Richardson is a top 5 pick and was a Heisman candidate, he’ll be tough to replace.
Defense
8 Starters lost: 1 NT, 3 LB*, 2 CB, 2 S*
Josh Chapman, NT
Jerrell Harris, LB
Courtney Upshaw, LB
*Dont’a Hightower, LB
*Dre Kirkpatrick, CB
DeQuan Menzie, CB
Mike Barron, S
*Robert Lester, S
Quick Notes: The talent Alabama will be losing is ridiculous. Everyone they’re losing will be playing in the NFL. At least half of them are ranked in the top 3 at their positions. Yeah, Alabama will replace that talent, but there is no way that the talent coming in is greater than the talent going out. 2 possible LB replacements will be JRs. The rest of the possible replacement LBs will be true sophomores.
Coaching
Offensive Coordinator is leaving.
Total
13 starters lost.
Air Force
Offense
8 Starters lost: 1 QB, 1 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 C, 1 RG, 1 RT
Tim Jefferson, QB
Asher Clark, RB
Jonathan Warzeka, WR
Zack Kauth, WR
Joshua Freeman, TE
Jeffrey Benson, C
A.J. Wallerstein, RG
Kevin Whitt, RT
Quick Notes: Back Up QB is graduating too.
Defense
9 Starters lost: 2 DE, 1 NT, 3 LB, 2 CB, 1 S
Zach Payne, DE
Harry Kehs, DE
Ryan Gardner, NT
Jordan Waiwaiole, LB
Brady Amack, LB
Patrick Hennessey, LB
Anthony Wright, CB
Josh Hall, CB
Jon Davis, S
Coaching
No Changes. (Note: These guys are going on to do something greater than playing football, a thank you to all of them and to everyone else serving.)
Total
17 starters lost.
UMass
Offense
5 Starters lost: 1 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE
Jonathan Hernandez, RB
Tom Gilson, WR
Julian Talley, WR
Jesse Julmiste, WR
Emil Igwenagu, TE
Defense
3 Starters lost: 1 DT, 2 LB
James Gilchrist, DT
Tyler Holmes, LB
Shane Vivieros, LB
Coaching
New head coach (Former ND OC). Also first year in the FBS.
Total
8 starters lost.
Notre Dame
Offense
4 starters lost: 1 WR, 1 OT, 1 OG, 1 C,
Michael Floyd, WR
Taylor Dever, OT
Trevor Robinson, OG
Mike Golic Jr., C
Quick Notes: You all know about the talent of Michael Floyd, and no, I’m not talking about drunk driving. Losing him is a huge, huge, huge loss for ND, especially with the QB questions that they have. It looks like the replacement OT and OG could be true sophomores.
Defense
6 starters lost: 1 DE, 1 LB, 2 CB, 2 S
Ethan Johnson, DE
Darius Fleming, LB
Gary Gray, CB
Robert Blanton, CB
Harrison Smith, S
Jamoris Slaughter, S
Quick Notes: Manti Te’o is returning. That’s huge for ND.
Coaching
New Offensive Coordinator, RB coach, OL coach, and QB coach. Also Brian Kelly is still there.
Total
10 Starters
Purdue
Offense
3 Starters lost: 1 WR, 1 OT, 1 OG
Justin Siller, WR
Dennis Kelly, OT
Nick Mondek, OG
Defense
4 Starters lost: 1 DE, 1 LB, 2 S
Gerlad Gooden, DE
Joe Holland, LB
Albert Evans, S
Logan Link, S
Coaching
No Changes
Total
7 starter lost.
Illinois
Offense
4 Starters lost: 1 RB, 1 WR, 1 OT, 1 OG
Jason Ford, RB
A.J. Jenkins, WR
Jeff Allen, OT
Jack Cornell, OG
Quick Notes: A.J. Jenkins is a pretty big loss for Illinois.
Defense
4 Starters lost: 1 DE*, 2 LB, 1 CB
*Whitney Mercilus, DE
Trulon Henry, LB
Ian Thomas, LB
Tavon Wilson, CB
Quick Notes: Mercilus is the #3 DE, if he leaves, which is likely, it’ll be a huge loss for Illinois.
Coaching
You know the deal with Zook, he’s gone so there’ll be a new HC and a new coaching staff.
Total
8 starters lost.
MSU
Offense
6 starters lost: 1 QB, 2 WR, 1 OG, 1 FB, 1 RB*
Kirk Cousins, QB
B.J. Cunningham, WR
Keshawn Martin, WR
Joel Foreman, OG
Todd Anderson, FB
*Edwin Baker, RB
Quick Notes: Replacement QB will be a Jr or Sr. B.J. Cunningham is a beast, losing him really hurts. Replacements will be Arnett, providing the NCAA grants a waiver, or will be a Jr or a few sophomores. Losing Baker is another hit to MSU’s offense
Defense
2 starters lost: 1 DT*, 1 S
*Jerel Worthy, DT
Trenton Robinson, S
Quick Notes: Worthy’s back-up is graduating too. Robinson’s replacement will be a Jr or sophomore. The defense looks to be much the same as it was last year.
Coaching
As of the time of this writing, rumors of Narduzzi to Texas A&M continue to run rampant. Losing him is huge.
Total
8 starters lost.
Nebraska
Offense
2 starters lost: 1 OT, 1 C
J. Hardrick, OT
Mike Caputo, C
Quick Notes: Offense looks to be as potent as you can be with a QB who throws like a girl.
Defense
4 starters lost: 1 DT, 1 LB, 1 CB, 1 S
Jared Crick, DT
Lavonte David, LB
Alfonzo Dennard, CB
Austin Cassidy, S
Quick Notes: Nebraska loses their top 3 players on D. Tough to replace losses like that.
Coaching
New DL coach.
Total
6 starters lost.
Minnesota
Offense
7 starters lost: 1 RB, 1 WR, 1 FB, 1 TE, 2 OG, 1 C
Duane Bennett, RB
Da’Jon McKnight, WR
Eric Lair, FB
Collin McGarry, TE
Chris Bunders, OG
Ryan Orton, OG
Ryan Wynn, C
Quick Notes: Ouch.
Defense
6 starters lost: 2 DT, 1 LB, 1 CB, 2 S
Anthony Jacobs, DT
Brandon Kirksey, DT
Gary Tinsley, LB
Troy Stoudermire, CB
Shady Salamon, S
Kim Royston, S
Quick Notes: Ouch again. Minnesota looks to stay Minnesota.
Coaching
No changes.
Total
13 starters lost.
Northwestern
Offense
6 starters lost: 1 QB, 2 RB, 1 WR, 1 OT, 1 OG
Dan Persa, QB
Jacob Schmidt, RB
Drake Dunsmore, RB
Jeremy Ebert, WR
Al Netter, OT
Ben Burkett, OG
Quick Notes: Losing Persa is pretty big but Colter filled in pretty well for him this year.
Defense
3 starters lost: 1 DT, 1 CB, 1 S
Jack DiNardo, DT
Jeravin Matthews, CB
Brian Peters, S
Coaching
No changes.
Total
9 starters lost.
Iowa
Offense
4 starters lost: 1 WR, 2 OT*, 1 OG,
Marvin McNutt, WR
*Riley Reiff, OT
Markus Zusevics, OT
Adam Gettis, OG
Quick Notes: Losing McNutt is pretty big for Iowa.
Defense
6 starters lost: 1 DE, 2 DT, 1 LB, 1 CB, 1 S
Broderick Binns, DE
Mike Daniels, DT
Thomas Nardo, DT
Tyler Nielsen, LB
Shaun Prater, CB
Jordan Bernstine, S
Quick notes: Defense looks to worsen with the loss of 6 starters and the DC.
Coaching
New DL coach. New DC.
Total
10 starters lost.
Ohio St.
Offense
5 starters lost: 1 RB, 1 WR, 2 OT, 1 C
Dan Herron, RB
DeVier Posey, WR
Mike Adams, OT
J.B. Shugarts, OT
Michael Brewster, C
Quick Notes: New offense, new schemes, new plays, etc. Remember the offense without Posey and Herron? Couldn’t score if they were playing a middle school football team.. Remember the offense without Posey? Not much better. Now they’ll have a new offense without 3 new starters on the OL and without their 2 biggest playmakers on offense.
Defense
0 starters lost.
Quick Notes: The defense that we owned this year looks to be the same next year.
Coaching
New HC, mostly new coaching staff.
Total
5 starters lost.
