CFB
Model

Merrimack

FCS Independents · 1 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

3.6 projected wins
Field
0%
Seeded
0%
Quarters
0%
Semis
0%
Final
0%
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 0% of runs.

Schedule

5 played · 5 to come

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

WkOpponentResult
1vs#186Rhode IslandL7–34
2at#225MaineW23–14
3at#128Tarleton StateL20–45
4vs#248New HavenW17–10
5at#142YaleL24–41
7at#177DartmouthWin chance 18% · Margin -15.0—
8vs#244New HampshireWin chance 38% · Margin -5.0—
9vs#257WagnerWin chance 64% · Margin 5.7—
11at#182MonmouthWin chance 16% · Margin -16.5—
12vs#190Sacred HeartWin chance 48% · Margin -1.0—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 67.2 · Offense 63.3 · Defense 71.2

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 60.0

#112 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 67.1

#98 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 65.9

#96 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 57.2

#109 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 62.0

#94 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 73.5

#36 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 69.3

#86 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 70.5

#81 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • OLAyden Osvald68.0
  • OLChris Leonardo67.5
  • RBMatthias Latham67.2
  • RBTy Yocum66.9
  • WRBryce Goulet66.6
  • WRCooper Lehman65.8
  • KLiam Shintaffer65.4
  • WRStephon Patrick65.3

defense · overall grade

  • DLTrent Taylor76.7
  • DLBryce Ricks75.5
  • LBMicah Green72.6
  • DBMakai Young72.6
  • DBDanny Simms71.6
  • DLShaheed Armstrong71.4
  • LBMarkeith Hogan71.2
  • DLDwayne Green Jr70.6

Past seasons

Year by year
-4.1 points since 2022
202835435036.2202233.0202338.5202432.12025
2022 36.22023 33.02024 38.52025 32.1

2025

3-8
D-I rank
#225
Rating
32.1

2024

5-6
D-I rank
#195
Rating
38.5

2023

4-6
D-I rank
#209
Rating
33.0

2022

7-3
D-I rank
#200
Rating
36.2