Kent State Golden Flashes
Mid-American
5-7 (4-4 conf)
SP+ #108
Ratings
2022
- SP+
- -13.1 (#108)
- SP+ Offense
- 25.6
- SP+ Defense
- 37.9
- SRS
- -6.4
- FPI
- -7.0
- Elo
- 1345
- Talent
- 387
- Recruiting
- 137 (#90)
Schedule
record 5–7
Schedule
84th
toughest of 131
Offenses faced
82nd
toughest of 131
Defenses faced
88th
toughest of 131
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 131 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Washington | +15.7 | 20-45 | -25 | L |
| 2 | @Oklahoma | +15.4 | 3-33 | -30 | L |
| 3 | vsLong Island University | FCS | 63-10 | +53 | W |
| 4 | @Georgia | +35.3 | 22-39 | -17 | L |
| 5 | vsOhio | -4.6 | 31-24 | +7 | W |
| 6 | @Miami (OH) | -12.7 | 24-27 | -3 | L |
| 7 | @Toledo | -3.7 | 31-52 | -21 | L |
| 8 | vsAkron | -23.4 | 33-27 | +6 | W |
| 10 | vsBall State | -14.9 | 20-27 | -7 | L |
| 11 | @Bowling Green | -18.1 | 40-6 | +34 | W |
| 12 | vsEastern Michigan | -7.1 | 24-31 | -7 | L |
| 13 | @Buffalo | -9.2 | 30-27 | +3 | W |
Quarterbacks · 5
2022 · 77
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Collin Schlee | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Devin Kargman | JR | 6'3" | 225 | ★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Tommy Ulatowski | JR | 6'1" | 196 | — |
| QB | — | Griffin Brewster | SR | 6'2" | 202 | — |
| QB | — | Chandler Galban | JR | 6'2" | 205 | — |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Marquez Cooper | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Bryan Bradford | — | — | — | ★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Gavin Garcia | JR | 5'7" | 192 | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Shakhi Carson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 5th | Daniel Bangura | — | — | — | — |
| RB | — | Kingston Woods | FR | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Devontez Walker | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Ja'Shaun Poke | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Dante Cephas | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Trell Harris | SR | 6'0" | 200 | ★★ |
| WR | 5th | Raymond James | — | — | — | ★★ |
| WR | 6th | J.B. Awolowo | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Luke Floriea | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 8th | Marcus Harris | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 9th | Isaac Vance | — | — | — | — |
| WR | — | Mike Ryan | SO | 6'3" | 202 | — |
Tight Ends · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Kris Leach | — | — | — | ★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Justin Holmes | SR | 6'3" | 245 | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Keenan Orr | — | — | — | — |
Offensive Line · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Sam Allan | SR | 6'2" | 286 | — |
| OL | — | Nolan Rumler | SR | 6'3" | 321 | — |
| OL | — | Elijah Ratliff | SR | 6'3" | 308 | — |
| OL | — | Nick Bryan | SO | 6'3" | 281 | — |
| OL | — | Mason Mennell | SO | 6'4" | 278 | — |
| OL | — | Josh Prusinowski | SO | — | 280 | — |
| OL | — | Elijah Lamptey | SR | 6'5" | 274 | — |
| OL | — | Chris Reber | FR | 6'3" | 303 | — |
Defensive Line · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Zayin West | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 1st | Saivon Davis | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | CJ West | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Sekou Diaby | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Macyo Williams | SR | 6'1" | 280 | ★★★ |
| DL | 5th | Antoine Cook | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Oliver Billotte | SR | 6'4" | 298 | ★★★ |
| DL | 7th | Stephen Daley | SR | 6'1" | 260 | ★★★ |
| DL | 8th | Adin Huntington | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 9th | Antoine Campbell Jr. | SR | 6'3" | 250 | — |
| DL | — | Aeden Holler | SO | 6'4" | 236 | — |
Linebackers · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Marvin Pierre | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Khali Saunders | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | CJ Harris | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Kesean Gamble | — | — | — | ★★ |
| LB | 5th | Khalib Johns | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Shane Slattery | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 7th | Juan Wallace | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 8th | Luke Murphy | SR | 6'3" | 235 | ★★★ |
| LB | 9th | Rocco Nicholl | SR | 6'4" | 238 | — |
| LB | 10th | Matt Harmon | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 11th | Chase Fortkamp | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Ahmad Nalls | SO | 6'1" | 230 | — |
| LB | — | Cannon Kerr | FR | 6'0" | 214 | — |
Defensive Backs · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Montre Miller | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Alex Branch | SR | 6'0" | 190 | ★★★ |
| CB | 3rd | Terrell Miller | SR | 5'11" | 175 | — |
| CB | — | Emon Hill | SO | 5'10" | 154 | — |
| DB | 1st | JoJo Evans Jr. | SR | 6'1" | 200 | — |
| DB | 2nd | D.J. Miller | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Naijee Jones | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Capone Blue | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Dean Clark | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 6th | Shawn Smith | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DB | 7th | Lavonte Gater | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Jamir Gardner | SO | 5'9" | 184 | — |
| S | 1st | Nico Bolden | — | — | — | — |
| S | 2nd | Antwaine Richardson | — | — | — | — |
| S | 3rd | Bryce Sheppert | — | — | — | — |
| S | 4th | Gage Michael | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 5th | Josh Baka | SR | 6'1" | 205 | — |
Special Teams · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | — | Luke Romes | SO | 6'0" | 198 | — |
| P | 1st | Josh Smith | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Andrew Glass | SR | 5'10" | 184 | ★★★ |
| PK | — | Johan Silver | — | — | — | — |
2022 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
25.647
Off PPA
+0.2163
Pass PPA
+0.2439
Rush PPA
+0.2182
Success
45%66
Explosive
1.2031
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2022 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.21 | +0.22 |
| Passing | +0.24 | +0.41 |
| Rushing | +0.21 | +0.09 |
| 1st Down | +0.06 | +0.10 |
| 2nd Down | +0.22 | +0.28 |
| 3rd Down | +0.55 | +0.35 |
Scoring Trend
2022 · pts/game
PPG For
28.4
PPG Against
29.0
Differential
-0.6
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2022
- Overall
- 5-7
- Home
- 3-2
- Away
- 2-5
- Conference
- 4-4
- Non-Conference
- 1-3
- One-Score (≤8)
- 3-3
- Avg Margin
- -0.6
Situational Splits
2022 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 3-2 | 34.2 | 23.8 |
| Away | 2-5 | 24.3 | 32.7 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-3 | 15.0 | 39.0 |
| Conference | 4-4 | 29.1 | 27.6 |
| Non-conference | 1-3 | 27.0 | 31.8 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 2 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5-7 | 4-4 | #130 | — | — |
| 2024 | 0-12 | 0-8 | #134 | — | — |
| 2023 | 1-11 | 0-8 | #133 | — | — |
| 2022 | 5-7 | 4-4 | #108 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7-6 | 6-3 | #93 | — | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 3-1 | 3-1 | #100 | — | — |
| 2019 | 6-6 | 5-3 | #105 | — | 1-0 |
| 2018 | 2-10 | 1-7 | #124 | — | — |
| 2017 | 2-10 | 1-7 | #124 | — | — |
| 2016 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #108 | — | — |
| 2015 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #105 | — | — |
| 2014 | 2-9 | 1-6 | #110 | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
3-2 SU · 2-3 ATS · O1/U4
Betting Profile
2022 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 5-7 |
| ATS | 5-742% |
| Over / Under | 4-7-1 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 2-5 |
| As underdog | 3-2 |
| Home | 1-4 |
| Away | 4-3 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #110 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★114 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #93 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2024 | #97 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2023 | #123 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | #90 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | #118 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020 | #108 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2019 | #102 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 | #100 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2017 | #128 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | #131 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #113
Returning prod 46%Departed 54%
Talent composite386.9 #113 / 233
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)6 / 75 / 59
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2022
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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