CFB
Model

Lafayette

Patriot · 6 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

3.9 projected wins · most likely seed 8
Field
2%
Seeded
<1%
Quarters
<1%
Semis
<1%
Final
<1%
Title
<1%

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 <1% of runs.

Schedule

4 played · 6 to come

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

WkOpponentResult
2vs#229MaristW13–9
3at#200ColumbiaL34–40
4vs#216Holy CrossL30–38
5vs#202RichmondL31–40
7at#232BucknellWin chance 69% · Margin 8.0—
8at#234FordhamWin chance 60% · Margin 4.3—
9vs#171VillanovaWin chance 46% · Margin -1.7—
10at#237William & MaryWin chance 53% · Margin 1.1—
11at#147ColgateWin chance 32% · Margin -7.9—
12vs#114LehighWin chance 25% · Margin -11.2—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 69.0 · Offense 69.7 · Defense 68.2

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 64.8

#93 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 66.2

#107 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 70.6

#49 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 72.9

#24 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 70.9

#18 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 66.8

#103 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 70.1

#78 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 68.2

#104 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • WRMason Kuehner73.6
  • TEPeter Noonan72.9
  • KGavin Zeiman72.4
  • WRBenjamin Bussiere72.3
  • OLOlivier Camerlain71.9
  • OLSpencer Adams71.8
  • OLSean Wilson70.7
  • OLAaron Melick70.5

defense · overall grade

  • LBCallahan Blair85.7
  • DBDarrick LeBeouf72.9
  • DLMichael Vaughn70.9
  • DBDhonte Jackson68.8
  • DBChristian Watson68.3
  • DBGeorge Mancini68.1
  • DLAhmir Crawley66.7
  • DLSean Curtis66.2

Past seasons

Year by year
+9.8 points since 2022
203040506030.8202247.1202338.8202440.62025
2022 30.82023 47.12024 38.82025 40.6

2025

8-4
D-I rank
#177
Rating
40.6

2024

6-6
D-I rank
#191
Rating
38.8

2023

9-2
D-I rank
#143
Rating
47.1

2022

4-7
D-I rank
#220
Rating
30.8