CFB Roster Talent

2023· 247 Team Talent Composite + blue-chip ratio · who's loaded this fall
Team Talent Composite
12 teams
#TeamConfTalentBlue-Chip RatioYoYClassPortal
76MassachusettsMAC5660%+274#127
88ToledoMAC4980%1#102
102AkronMAC4450%11#109
109Miami (OH)MAC4080%+11#105
111Ball StateMAC4040%+58#108
112Western MichiganMAC4020%48#106
113Bowling GreenMAC3980%17#119
116Eastern MichiganMAC3770%27#87
118Kent StateMAC3730%14#123
122OhioMAC3430%23#97
125Central MichiganMAC3330%52#91
127BuffaloMAC2960%75#84
Blue-chip ratio = 4-5★ share of the last 4 signing classes; marker = ~50% title-contender line. YoY = talent vs prior season. Portal = net blue-chips (4★+ in − out) this cycle — not headcount, which buries the elite adds.
Talent → Results
2023 · talent vs SP+
Massachusetts — talent 566, SP+ -17.5 (under -7.8)MASSToledo — talent 498, SP+ 3.7 (over +14.4)TOLAkron — talent 445, SP+ -21.6 (under -10.1)AKRMiami (OH) — talent 408, SP+ 2.8 (over +14.9)M-OHBall State — talent 404, SP+ -14.9 (under -2.8)BALLWestern Michigan — talent 402, SP+ -15.9 (under -3.7)WMUBowling Green — talent 398, SP+ -7.8 (over +4.4)BGSUEastern Michigan — talent 377, SP+ -12.3 (over +0.2)EMUKent State — talent 373, SP+ -26.3 (under -13.7)KENTOhio — talent 343, SP+ -1.6 (over +11.5)OHIOCentral Michigan — talent 333, SP+ -19.1 (under -5.9)CMUBuffalo — talent 296, SP+ -15.2 (under -1.4)BUFTalent composite →SP+ →
dashed line = expected SP+ for that talent · above = overachieving · below = underachieving