Colorado State Rams
Pac-12
3-9 (3-5 conf)
SP+ #125
Ratings
2022
- SP+
- -22.2 (#125)
- SP+ Offense
- 7.8
- SP+ Defense
- 29.0
- SRS
- -17.1
- FPI
- -17.1
- Elo
- 1252
- Talent
- 431
- Recruiting
- 153 (#78)
Schedule
record 3–9
Schedule
99th
toughest of 131
Offenses faced
122nd
toughest of 131
Defenses faced
56th
toughest of 131
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 131 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Michigan | +32 | 7-51 | -44 | L |
| 2 | vsMiddle Tennessee | -6.9 | 19-34 | -15 | L |
| 3 | @Washington State | +9.5 | 7-38 | -31 | L |
| 4 | vsSacramento State | FCS | 10-41 | -31 | L |
| 6 | @Nevada | -22.4 | 17-14 | +3 | W |
| 7 | vsUtah State | -13.3 | 13-17 | -4 | L |
| 8 | vsHawai'i | -24.7 | 17-13 | +4 | W |
| 9 | @Boise State | +5.7 | 10-49 | -39 | L |
| 10 | @San José State | -4.3 | 16-28 | -12 | L |
| 11 | vsWyoming | -10.8 | 13-14 | -1 | L |
| 12 | @Air Force | +3.9 | 12-24 | -12 | L |
| 13 | vsNew Mexico | -26.9 | 17-0 | +17 | W |
Quarterbacks · 4
2022 · 82
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Clay Millen | SR | 6'4" | 184 | ★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | JR | 6'2" | 200 | ★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Giles Pooler | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 4th | Jackson Stratton | JR | 6'4" | 205 | — |
Running Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Avery Morrow | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | A'Jon Vivens | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Keegan Holles | JR | 6'0" | 200 | — |
| RB | 4th | Jaylen Thomas | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 5th | David Bailey | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | — | Mason Veve | FR | 5'8" | 195 | — |
| RB | — | David Aggrey | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Tory Horton | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Justus Ross-Simmons | SR | 6'3" | 210 | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Ty McCullouch | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Melquan Stovall | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Louis Brown IV | SR | 6'2" | 192 | — |
| WR | 6th | Dane Olson | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Clay Nanke | SR | 6'6" | 235 | ★★★ |
| WR | 8th | Mekhi Fox | JR | 6'1" | 187 | ★★★ |
| WR | 9th | Thomas Pannunzio | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 10th | Matt Greenwald | — | — | — | — |
| WR | — | Ky Oday Jr. | JR | 5'11" | 170 | — |
Tight Ends · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Tanner Arkin | SR | 6'4" | 265 | ★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Peter Montini | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Jordan Williams | JR | 6'5" | 217 | ★★★ |
| TE | 4th | Gary Williams | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Damir Abdullah | FR | 6'3" | 200 | — |
Offensive Line · 14
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Justin Michael | FR | 6'4" | 285 | — |
| OL | — | Dontae Keys | SR | 6'4" | 325 | — |
| OL | — | Aubrey Scott | FR | 6'5" | 260 | — |
| OL | — | Ches Jackson | SR | 6'4" | 290 | — |
| OL | — | George Miki-Han | FR | 6'0" | 310 | — |
| OL | — | Cameron Cooper | SR | 6'4" | 290 | — |
| OL | — | Moritz Oberhofer | FR | 6'4" | 300 | — |
| OL | — | Joey Treccia | FR | 6'1" | 290 | — |
| OL | — | Vlad Dabovich | FR | 6'2" | 270 | — |
| OL | — | Brian Crespo-Jaquez | JR | 6'5" | 320 | — |
| OL | — | Dirk Nelson | SO | 6'1" | 300 | — |
| OL | — | Gage Gaynor | SO | 6'3" | 290 | — |
| OL | — | Dante Bivens | SR | 6'4" | 325 | — |
| OL | — | Tex Elliott | SO | 6'4" | 295 | — |
Defensive Line · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | CJ Onyechi | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Mohamed Kamara | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Grady Kelly | SR | 6'2" | 295 | ★★★ |
| DL | 4th | Cameron Bariteau | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 5th | Troy Golden | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DL | 6th | James Mitchell | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 7th | Teivis Tuioti | SR | 6'4" | 300 | ★★★ |
| DL | 8th | Mukendi Wa-Kalonji | SR | 6'4" | 250 | ★★★ |
| DL | 9th | Devin Phillips | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 10th | Tyler Quinn | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Dequan Jackson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Cam'ron Carter | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Drew Kulick | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Chase Wilson | SR | 6'1" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Justin Sanchez | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Tavian Brown | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 7th | Brandon Hickerson-Rooks | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Xavier Nail | FR | 6'2" | 215 | — |
Defensive Backs · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Brandon Guzman | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Langston Williams | SR | 5'10" | 178 | — |
| DB | 1st | Jack Howell | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 2nd | Henry Blackburn | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 3rd | Ayden Hector | SR | 6'0" | 215 | ★★★★ |
| DB | 4th | Chigozie Anusiem | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 5th | Greg Laday | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 6th | Robert Floyd | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 7th | Titus Jones | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 8th | Tyson Williams | JR | 6'1" | 190 | ★★★ |
| DB | — | Brannan Mannix | FR | 5'10" | 190 | — |
| DB | — | Duante Davis | FR | 5'8" | 180 | — |
| DB | — | Corey Lambert Jr. | FR | 5'11" | 215 | — |
| DB | — | Mychai Williams | FR | 6'0" | 180 | — |
| S | 1st | Tywan Francis | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 2nd | AJ King | — | — | — | ★★ |
| S | — | Liam Huber | SR | 5'11" | 195 | — |
Special Teams · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Josh Raab | — | — | — | — |
| P | 1st | Paddy Turner | — | — | — | — |
| P | — | Trey Balsbaugh | FR | 6'2" | 180 | — |
| PK | 1st | Michael Boyle | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Henry Katleman | — | — | — | — |
| PK | — | Cayden Camper | — | — | — | — |
2022 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
7.82
Off PPA
+0.014
Pass PPA
+0.077
Rush PPA
-0.028
Success
33%2
Explosive
1.4098
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.
Team Leaders
2022
| Pass Yds | Millen1,910·Fowler-Nicolosi194·Pooler144 |
| Rush Yds | Morrow834·Vivens104·Bailey61 |
| Rec Yds | Horton1,131·Ross-Simmons424·McCullouch119 |
| Tackles | Howell108·Jackson100·Carter76 |
| Sacks | Kamara8.0·Wilson2.5·Bariteau1.5 |
Advanced
2022 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.01 | +0.17 |
| Passing | +0.07 | +0.20 |
| Rushing | -0.02 | +0.17 |
| 1st Down | -0.12 | -0.02 |
| 2nd Down | +0.04 | +0.20 |
| 3rd Down | +0.27 | +0.43 |
Scoring Trend
2022 · pts/game
PPG For
13.2
PPG Against
26.9
Differential
-13.8
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2022
- Overall
- 3-9
- Home
- 2-4
- Away
- 1-5
- Conference
- 3-5
- Non-Conference
- 0-4
- One-Score (≤8)
- 2-2
- Avg Margin
- -13.8
Situational Splits
2022 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 2-4 | 14.8 | 19.8 |
| Away | 1-5 | 11.5 | 34.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 7.0 | 51.0 |
| Conference | 3-5 | 14.4 | 19.9 |
| Non-conference | 0-4 | 10.8 | 41.0 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 5 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-10 | 1-7 | #124 | — | — |
| 2024 | 8-4 | 6-1 | #93 | — | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 5-7 | 3-5 | #98 | — | — |
| 2022 | 3-9 | 3-5 | #125 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #87 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1-3 | 1-3 | #94 | — | — |
| 2019 | 4-8 | 3-5 | #78 | — | — |
| 2018 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #102 | — | — |
| 2017 | 7-5 | 5-3 | #57 | — | 0-1 |
| 2016 | 7-5 | 5-3 | #64 | — | 0-1 |
| 2015 | 7-5 | 5-3 | #72 | — | 0-1 |
| 2014 | 10-2 | 6-2 | #59 | — | 0-1 |
Recent Form · last 5
1-4 SU · 4-1 ATS · O1/U4
Betting Profile
2022 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 3-9 |
| ATS | 6-650% |
| Over / Under | 1-11 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 1-2 |
| As underdog | 5-4 |
| Home | 3-3 |
| Away | 3-3 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #87 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★148 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #106 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | #69 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2023 | #70 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2022 | #78 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | #89 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2020 | #102 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2019 | #84 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 | #86 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2017 | #73 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2016 | #76 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #102
Returning prod 28%Departed 72%
Talent composite431.4 #102 / 233
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)0 / 74 / 56
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2022
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
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