CFB
Model

Drake

Pioneer · 7 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

5.9 projected wins
Field
29%
Seeded
0%
Quarters
<1%
Semis
<1%
Final
<1%
Title
0%

24 teams: eleven conference champions take automatic bids and thirteen are chosen at large. The top eight are seeded and skip the first round. Automatic bid in 29% of runs.

Schedule

5 played · 5 to come

Opponent ranks use the selected season's current or final board.

WkOpponentResult
1at#129MontanaL10–45
2at#158Northern IowaL14–56
4at#266DavidsonW51–32
5vs#210DaytonW30–22
6at#247ValparaisoL13–21
7vs#229MaristWin chance 65% · Margin 6.3—
8vs#192ButlerWin chance 59% · Margin 3.9—
9at#265Morehead StateWin chance 84% · Margin 16.5—
10vs#243San DiegoWin chance 68% · Margin 7.6—
11at#214St. Thomas (MN)Win chance 34% · Margin -6.9—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 67.4 · Offense 66.8 · Defense 68.0

Mean across rated position-depth slots; missing slots excluded. AVR aggregation of vendor player grades, not a vendor-issued team grade.

Mean overall grade of each unit’s top-rated players, as of week 6. Ranks are within FCS.

QB 66.7

#84 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 70.6

#73 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 74.3

#18 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 58.1

#105 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 62.6

#88 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 70.2

#71 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 64.5

#117 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 68.3

#103 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • WRWillis Nofsinger81.4
  • WRWalker Tart72.0
  • KGriffin Kollhoff71.6
  • RBMarquis Monroe71.3
  • RBCody Blicharz69.9
  • WRMitchell January69.4
  • KMason McClelland68.5
  • OLDrew Heiss67.5

defense · overall grade

  • DLTyson Shivers76.2
  • DBBrody Shuss70.9
  • DLZach Adamo70.6
  • DLDevyn Davis69.8
  • DBPayton Aukland68.4
  • DBTommy Williams68.1
  • DBTaye Proctor67.4
  • DBDavid Akinbosoye66.6

Past seasons

Year by year
+13.0 points since 2022
102030405022.2202226.0202333.2202435.22025
2022 22.22023 26.02024 33.22025 35.2

2025

7-4
D-I rank
#212
Rating
35.2

2024

8-3
D-I rank
#217
Rating
33.2

2023

8-2
D-I rank
#241
Rating
26.0

2022

3-7
D-I rank
#252
Rating
22.2