East Tennessee State Buccaneers
Southern
7-5 (5-3 conf)
Ratings
2025
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -24.6
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- —
- Recruiting
- 17 (#161)
Schedule
record 7–5
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsMurray State | FCS | 45-17 | +28 | W |
| 2 | @Tennessee | +15 | 17-72 | -55 | L |
| 3 | @West Georgia | FCS | 31-35 | -4 | L |
| 4 | vsElon | FCS | 26-16 | +10 | W |
| 5 | vsMercer | FCS | 34-38 | -4 | L |
| 6 | @Furman | FCS | 22-31 | -9 | L |
| 7 | vsVMI | FCS | 45-10 | +35 | W |
| 8 | @Chattanooga | FCS | 38-42 | -4 | L |
| 9 | vsWofford | FCS | 14-10 | +4 | W |
| 11 | @Samford | FCS | 38-14 | +24 | W |
| 12 | @Western Carolina | FCS | 52-35 | +17 | W |
| 13 | vsThe Citadel | FCS | 28-26 | +2 | W |
Quarterbacks · 4
2025 · 55
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Jacolby Criswell | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Cade McNamara | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Jake Mcnamara | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| QB | 4th | Jackson Byrd | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Devontae Houston | — | — | — | ★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Jason Albritton | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Khalil Eichelberger | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Jaiden Daniels | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 5th | D'Marius Rucker | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Ephraim Floyd | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Jeremiah Harrison | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Hakeem Meggett | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Karim Page | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Xavier Gaillardetz | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Jackson Crosby | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Sterling Galban | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 8th | Izay Bridges | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 9th | Justin Franklin | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Cole Keller | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Charlie Browder | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Taharin Sudderth | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 4th | Charlie Browder | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Ki'Shawn Harvey | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Brendan LeBlanc | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Kaven Call | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Jai Barnes | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Mason Ball | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Rashad Whitehead | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 7th | Brian Alston | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 8th | Dailen Howard | — | — | — | — |
| DL | — | Isaiah Potts | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Dre Delinois | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Teddy Wilson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Ja'Qualin Birdsong | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Chris Davis Jr | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Trevor Moffitt | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Ty Anderson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | Elijah Taylor | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 8th | Drew Francis | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 9th | Nicholas Hunter | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 10th | Jeremiah Curry | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB | 1st | Ryan Barrett | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | William Wells | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 3rd | Jimmy Bowdry | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Jason Duclona | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 5th | Kendall Williams | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 6th | Jivon Oggs | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 7th | Kensly Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 8th | Tywan Royal | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 9th | Mike Jenkins | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 10th | CJ Gilmore | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 11th | Moin Gammage | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Brock Winstead | — | — | — | — |
| P | 1st | Nate Brackett | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Ewan Johnson | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
32.5
PPG Against
28.8
Differential
+3.7
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2025
- Overall
- 7-5
- Home
- 5-1
- Away
- 2-4
- Conference
- 5-3
- Non-Conference
- 2-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 2-3
- Avg Margin
- +3.7
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 5-1 | 32.0 | 19.5 |
| Away | 2-4 | 33.0 | 38.2 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 17.0 | 72.0 |
| Conference | 5-3 | 33.9 | 25.8 |
| Non-conference | 2-2 | 29.8 | 35.0 |
Season History · last 11
0 AP top-10 · 0 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-5 | 5-3 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 7-5 | 5-3 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 3-8 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 3-8 | 1-7 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 11-2 | 7-1 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 3-9 | 1-7 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 8-4 | 6-2 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 4-7 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 5-6 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 2-9 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
4-1 SU · 2-3 ATS · O2/U3
Betting Profile
2025 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 7-5 |
| ATS | 5-742% |
| Over / Under | 6-6 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 3-4 |
| As underdog | 2-3 |
| Home | 2-4 |
| Away | 3-3 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #176 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★8 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #161 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | #176 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | #160 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #168 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | #184 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | #219 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #190 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #164 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | #159 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2025
Portal in 27net +18Out 9
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 2.9
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Qua Birdsong | CB | 4★ | ← UCF |
| ▲ | Cade McNamara | QB | 4★ | ← Iowa |
| ▲ | Jamari Farmer | LB | 3★ | ← Indiana |
| ▲ | Jacolby Criswell | QB | 3★ | ← North Carolina |
| ▼ | AJ Johnson | WR | 3★ | → UAB |
| ▼ | Jaylen George | DL | 3★ | → Nebraska |
| ▼ | Jaylen King | QB | 3★ | → Florida State |
| ▼ | JaQuan Adams | OT | 3★ | → Tulsa |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2025
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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