CFB
Model

Tarleton State

UAC · 2 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

9.6 projected wins · most likely seed 3
Field
98%
Seeded
70%
Quarters
60%
Semis
32%
Final
17%
Title
9%

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 57% of runs.

Schedule

5 played · 6 to come

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

WkOpponentResult
1vs#208Prairie View A&MW49–30
2at#194McNeeseW27–24
3vs#221MerrimackW45–20
5vs#260Chicago StateW56–21
6at#116Austin PeayW40–32
7vs#201Central ArkansasWin chance 94% · Margin 25.2—
8at#235West GeorgiaWin chance 75% · Margin 11.3—
9vs#196Eastern KentuckyWin chance 90% · Margin 21.2—
10vs#157Abilene ChristianWin chance 79% · Margin 13.5—
11at#153West FloridaWin chance 79% · Margin 13.2—
12at#176North AlabamaWin chance 84% · Margin 16.4—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 76.5 · Offense 78.3 · Defense 74.6

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 91.5

#5 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 85.5

#3 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 78.0

#4 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 77.3

#12 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 73.2

#7 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 72.5

#43 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 82.5

#4 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 71.5

#62 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • QBKaden Anderson91.5
  • RBMarkellus Bass90.5
  • WRMarquis Willis82.2
  • WRBryce Parker80.7
  • RBMiequle Brock80.6
  • OLAntonio Heath79.3
  • TEKlein Essler77.3
  • QBBraedyn Locke77.2

defense · overall grade

  • LBKenyon Partridge86.2
  • LBChris Robinson85.1
  • DBDarrion Perry79.8
  • DLSam Robles78.1
  • LBRoddrick Roberts76.3
  • LBSione Teuhema74.5
  • DBFredd Adams73.8
  • LBKoby Dickens73.3

Past seasons

Year by year
+19.9 points since 2022
304355688041.5202246.6202351.0202461.42025
2022 41.52023 46.62024 51.02025 61.4

2025

12-2
D-I rank
#64
Rating
61.4

2024

10-4
D-I rank
#114
Rating
51.0

2023

7-3
D-I rank
#148
Rating
46.6

2022

4-5
D-I rank
#173
Rating
41.5