Arkansas State Red Wolves
Sun Belt
7-6 (5-3 conf)
SP+ #100
Ratings
2025
- SP+
- -8.8 (#100)
- SP+ Offense
- 24.4
- SP+ Defense
- 33.5
- SRS
- -10.2
- FPI
- -9.6
- Elo
- 1317
- Talent
- 591
- Recruiting
- 173 (#75)
Schedule
record 7–6
Schedule
111th
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
86th
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
130th
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsSoutheast Missouri State | FCS | 42-24 | +18 | W |
| 2 | NArkansas | +5.1 | 14-56 | -42 | L |
| 3 | vsIowa State | +9.9 | 16-24 | -8 | L |
| 4 | @Kennesaw State | -5.4 | 21-28 | -7 | L |
| 5 | @UL Monroe | -21.6 | 16-28 | -12 | L |
| 6 | vsTexas State | +2.3 | 31-30 | +1 | W |
| 8 | @South Alabama | -12.7 | 15-14 | +1 | W |
| 9 | vsGeorgia Southern | -9.4 | 34-24 | +10 | W |
| 10 | @Troy | -4.8 | 23-10 | +13 | W |
| 11 | vsSouthern Miss | -7.1 | 21-27 | -6 | L |
| 13 | vsLouisiana | -10.1 | 30-34 | -4 | L |
| 14 | @App State | -11.4 | 30-29 | +1 | W |
| 1 ·P | NMissouri State | -10.7 | 34-28 | +6 | W |
Quarterbacks · 6
2025 · 123
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Jaylen Raynor | JR | 6'0" | 202 | — |
| QB | 2nd | Josh Flowers | FR | 6'3" | 215 | ★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Ethan Crawford | JR | 6'0" | 200 | ★★★ |
| QB | — | Tyrell Lewis | FR | 6'1" | 198 | ★★★ |
| QB | — | Jax Brown | FR | 6'3" | 195 | — |
| QB | — | Jerry Horne | FR | 6'1" | 170 | — |
Running Backs · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Kenyon Clay | JR | 6'1" | 220 | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Devin Spencer | SO | 5'8" | 185 | ★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Ja'Quez Cross | SR | 5'9" | 190 | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Cedric Hawkins | SO | 5'7" | 196 | ★★★ |
| RB | 5th | Kameron Thomas | FR | 5'10" | 191 | — |
| RB | 6th | Jacob Walker | SO | 5'11" | 204 | — |
| RB | 7th | Nasir Allen | FR | 5'11" | 175 | ★★★ |
| RB | — | DD Murray | FR | 5'10" | 209 | ★★★ |
| RB | — | Damon Sisa | FR | 5'8" | 160 | — |
| RB | — | Omarion Brown | FR | 5'7" | 180 | — |
Wide Receivers · 16
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Chauncy Cobb | SO | 5'6" | 163 | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Corey Rucker | SR | 6'0" | 213 | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Hunter Summers | SO | 6'3" | 161 | ★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Jaylen Bonelli | JR | 5'11" | 177 | — |
| WR | 5th | Aaron Blancas | SR | 5'9" | 186 | — |
| WR | 6th | Reed Linder | JR | 5'10" | 176 | — |
| WR | 7th | Nana Burris | SR | 5'11" | 195 | — |
| WR | 8th | Jordan Smart | SR | 5'10" | 190 | — |
| WR | — | JJ Harrell | FR | 6'1" | 199 | ★★★★ |
| WR | — | Demarcco Blanton | JR | 6'0" | 172 | — |
| WR | — | Andre Feast | FR | 5'10" | 174 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Andrew Jones | FR | 6'1" | 155 | — |
| WR | — | Romel Stevens | FR | 6'4" | 211 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Quan Lee | JR | 5'11" | 184 | ★★ |
| WR | — | Caleb Donaldson | FR | 5'9" | 190 | — |
| WR | — | TJ Starks | FR | 6'1" | 174 | — |
Tight Ends · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Tyler Fortenberry | JR | 6'5" | 240 | — |
| TE | 2nd | Tyler Little | JR | 6'4" | 237 | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Jabari Bush | FR | 6'4" | 228 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Javeon Fricks | FR | 6'5" | 234 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Ezra Burgess | SO | 6'4" | 236 | — |
| TE | — | AJ Carlson | FR | 6'2" | 235 | — |
| TE | — | Andrew Staten | FR | 6'4" | 220 | — |
Offensive Line · 20
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Wil Saxton | JR | 6'3" | 309 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Cade Channell | FR | 6'5" | 294 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Mason Myers | SO | 6'4" | 298 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Walker Davis | SO | 6'3" | 301 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Aleric Watson | JR | 6'4" | 313 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Dan'tay Ward Jr. | FR | 6'6" | 328 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Cameron Ambrose | JR | 6'4" | 295 | — |
| OL | — | Zuri Madison | FR | 6'3" | 300 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Noah Hacker | FR | 6'7" | 284 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Noah Smith | SR | 6'7" | 304 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Tristian Smith | JR | 6'3" | 321 | — |
| OL | — | Royce Baucom | FR | 6'5" | 280 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Chace Stratford | SR | 6'4" | 321 | — |
| OL | — | Kobe Williams | FR | 6'3" | 323 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Trason Hunt | FR | 6'5" | 298 | ★★ |
| OL | — | Gabe Fortson | SO | 6'3" | 324 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Riley McGehee | SO | 6'6" | 307 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Baker North | FR | 6'3" | 328 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Adam Hickerson | JR | 6'3" | 310 | — |
| OL | — | Aiden Kehm | FR | 6'5" | 314 | — |
Defensive Line · 22
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Demarcus Hendricks | SR | 6'2" | 246 | — |
| DE | 2nd | Javante Mackey | SO | 6'1" | 245 | ★★★ |
| DE | 3rd | Bryan Whitehead | SR | 6'1" | 265 | — |
| DE | 4th | Drew Collins | FR | 6'4" | 238 | ★★★ |
| DE | 5th | Marcus Bradley | SR | 6'3" | 247 | ★★★★ |
| DE | 6th | Noland Asberry | SR | 6'1" | 227 | — |
| DE | 7th | Tony Carter | FR | 6'2" | 268 | — |
| DE | — | Shaun Williams | FR | 6'3" | 265 | — |
| DE | — | Gideon Herbert | FR | 6'3" | 242 | ★★★ |
| DE | — | Lincoln Stueve | FR | 6'3" | 243 | — |
| DE | — | Ronnie Blossom | FR | 6'3" | 225 | ★★★ |
| DL | 1st | Ethan Hassler | SR | 6'2" | 247 | — |
| DT | 1st | Simeon Mitchell | SR | 6'3" | 291 | — |
| DT | 2nd | Chris Boti | SR | 6'1" | 274 | ★★★ |
| DT | 3rd | Cody Sigler | JR | 6'3" | 297 | — |
| DT | 4th | Gavin Ransaw | SR | 6'3" | 307 | — |
| DT | 5th | Ryan Reese | FR | 6'2" | 249 | — |
| DT | 6th | Lucas Banks | SR | 6'2" | 287 | — |
| DT | — | Landon Canady | FR | 6'1" | 316 | — |
| DT | — | Obi Udom | FR | 6'3" | 275 | ★★★ |
| DT | — | Alex Martin | FR | 6'2" | 295 | ★★★ |
| DT | — | Quincy Wright | JR | 6'2" | 315 | — |
Linebackers · 14
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Aaron Alexander | JR | 6'1" | 234 | — |
| LB | 2nd | Kyle Taylor | SR | 6'1" | 228 | — |
| LB | 3rd | Nigel Nelson | FR | 5'11" | 226 | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Terry Kirksey | SR | 6'3" | 242 | — |
| LB | 5th | Andrew Agapos | SR | 6'0" | 226 | — |
| LB | 6th | Jordan Sample | SO | 6'2" | 223 | ★★★ |
| LB | 7th | Chris Pearson | JR | 6'2" | 194 | ★★★ |
| LB | 8th | Kemari Nix | FR | 6'1" | 210 | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Daniel Demery | SO | 5'11" | 227 | — |
| LB | — | Devyn Curtis | SR | 6'2" | 237 | — |
| LB | — | Aidan Wright | FR | 6'3" | 220 | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Chase Bogle | FR | 6'2" | 213 | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Nick Miller | FR | 6'2" | 210 | — |
| LB | — | Coleman Parmer | FR | 6'3" | 200 | — |
Defensive Backs · 20
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Trenton Alan Yowe | SR | 6'2" | 182 | — |
| CB | 2nd | Avante Dickerson | SR | 5'11" | 181 | ★★★★ |
| CB | 3rd | Kyle Williams | FR | 6'0" | 188 | ★★★ |
| CB | 4th | Josh Stone | FR | 6'0" | 187 | ★★★ |
| CB | 5th | Marquis Williams | FR | 6'0" | 185 | — |
| CB | 6th | Braden Jackson | SO | 6'0" | 180 | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Courtney Patterson | FR | 5'11" | 169 | ★★★ |
| CB | — | DJ Watkins | FR | 6'0" | 184 | — |
| CB | — | Cedric Franklin | FR | 6'0" | 184 | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Luke Wisham | FR | 6'2" | 190 | ★★★ |
| S | 1st | AG McGhee | SR | 5'10" | 187 | ★★★ |
| S | 2nd | Brandon Barnes | SO | 6'1" | 183 | ★★★ |
| S | 3rd | Brandon Greil | JR | 5'11" | 182 | ★★★ |
| S | 4th | Joe Drew | FR | 6'3" | 190 | — |
| S | 5th | Malekhi Weedon | FR | 6'1" | 195 | ★★★ |
| S | 6th | James Reed III | JR | 5'10" | 190 | ★★★ |
| S | 7th | Malik McConico | JR | 6'2" | 197 | — |
| S | — | BJ Wagner | SR | 6'2" | 199 | — |
| S | — | TJ Hill | FR | 6'2" | 197 | — |
| S | — | Demarcus Baker | FR | 6'1" | 183 | ★★★ |
Special Teams · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Drew Nicolson | SO | 6'0" | 221 | — |
| LS | — | Xavier Ross | FR | 6'0" | 211 | — |
| LS | — | Kyle Nill | FR | 6'1" | 197 | — |
| P | 1st | Jackson Waller | FR | 6'3" | 206 | — |
| P | — | Jaxson Dunn | FR | 6'1" | 187 | — |
| PK | 1st | Clune Van Andel | JR | 6'0" | 215 | — |
| PK | — | Clayton Amaya | SO | 5'10" | 199 | — |
| PK | — | Ethan Bowman | FR | 5'9" | 160 | — |
2025 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
24.435
Off PPA
+0.0921
Pass PPA
+0.2347
Rush PPA
-0.045
Success
42%46
Explosive
1.1512
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2025 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.09 | +0.19 |
| Passing | +0.23 | +0.31 |
| Rushing | -0.04 | +0.12 |
| 1st Down | -0.07 | +0.03 |
| 2nd Down | +0.05 | +0.18 |
| 3rd Down | +0.49 | +0.57 |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
24.4
PPG Against
27.3
Differential
-2.9
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2025
- Overall
- 6-6
- Home
- 3-3
- Away
- 3-2
- Neutral
- 0-1
- Conference
- 5-3
- Non-Conference
- 1-3
- One-Score (≤8)
- 3-4
- Avg Margin
- -2.9
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 3-3 | 29.0 | 27.2 |
| Away | 3-2 | 21.0 | 21.8 |
| Neutral | 1-1 | 24.0 | 42.0 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 5-3 | 25.0 | 24.5 |
| Non-conference | 2-3 | 25.4 | 32.0 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 9 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6-6 | 5-3 | #100 | — | 1-0 |
| 2024 | 7-5 | 5-3 | #104 | — | 1-0 |
| 2023 | 6-6 | 4-4 | #84 | — | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 3-9 | 1-7 | #106 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2-10 | 1-7 | #119 | — | — |
| 2020 | 4-7 | 2-6 | #94 | — | — |
| 2019 | 7-5 | 5-3 | #76 | — | 1-0 |
| 2018 | 8-4 | 5-3 | #72 | — | 0-1 |
| 2017 | 7-4 | 6-2 | #66 | — | 0-1 |
| 2016 | 7-5 | 7-1 | #71 | — | 1-0 |
| 2015 | 9-3 | 8-0 | #72 | — | 0-1 |
| 2014 | 7-5 | 5-3 | #70 | — | 0-1 |
Recent Form · last 5
3-2 SU · 2-2 ATS · O2/U2
Betting Profile
2025 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 7-6 |
| ATS | 7-558% |
| Over / Under | 4-8 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 1-3 |
| As underdog | 6-2 |
| Home | 5-1 |
| Away | 2-3 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #88 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★134 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #75 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2024 | #78 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2023 | #74 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2022 | #67 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2021 | #106 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020 | #92 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019 | #95 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | #88 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2017 | #111 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | #90 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #88
Returning prod 59%Departed 41%
Portal in 32net +3Out 29
Talent composite591.3 #88 / 134
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 2.9
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)95 / 60 / 44
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Avante Dickerson | CB | 4★ | ← Utah State |
| ▲ | JJ Harrell | WR | 3★ | ← Mississippi State |
| ▲ | Jaylen Bonelli | WR | 3★ | ← Wagner |
| ▲ | Kobe Williams | IOL | 3★ | ← Memphis |
| ▼ | Makilan Thomas | IOL | 3★ | → Virginia |
| ▼ | Dontay Joyner | S | 3★ | → Maryland |
| ▼ | Ian Jeffries | DL | 3★ | → Purdue |
| ▼ | Timmy McClain | QB | 3★ | → Bethune-Cookman |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2025
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
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