Tulane Green Wave
American Athletic
9-5 (7-2 conf)
SP+ #43AP #18
Ratings
2024
- SP+
- 5.7 (#43)
- SP+ Offense
- 32.9
- SP+ Defense
- 27.1
- SRS
- 7.4
- FPI
- 10.5
- Elo
- 1674
- Talent
- 654
- Recruiting
- 181 (#63)
Schedule
record 9–5
Schedule
77th
toughest of 134
Offenses faced
62nd
toughest of 134
Defenses faced
96th
toughest of 134
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 134 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsSE Louisiana | FCS | 52-0 | +52 | W |
| 2 | vsKansas State | +14.1 | 27-34 | -7 | L |
| 3 | @Oklahoma | +9.5 | 19-34 | -15 | L |
| 4 | @Louisiana | +4.8 | 41-33 | +8 | W |
| 5 | vsSouth Florida | -2.3 | 45-10 | +35 | W |
| 6 | @UAB | -11.3 | 71-20 | +51 | W |
| 8 | vsRice | -11.4 | 24-10 | +14 | W |
| 9 | @North Texas | -4.5 | 45-37 | +8 | W |
| 10 | @Charlotte | -15.3 | 34-3 | +31 | W |
| 11 | vsTemple | -20.3 | 52-6 | +46 | W |
| 12 | @Navy | +3.5 | 35-0 | +35 | W |
| 14 | vsMemphis | +9.6 | 24-34 | -10 | L |
| 15 | @Army | +9.2 | 14-35 | -21 | L |
| 1 ·P | NFlorida | +13.8 | 8-33 | -25 | L |
Quarterbacks · 2
2024 · 75
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Darian Mensah | SO | 6'3" | 205 | ★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Kai Horton | SR | 6'4" | 220 | — |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Makhi Hughes | JR | 5'11" | 210 | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Arnold Barnes III | JR | 5'10" | 216 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Shaadie Clayton-Johnson | SR | 6'1" | 204 | ★★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Trey Cornist | SO | 6'0" | 215 | — |
| RB | 5th | Jamauri McClure | FR | 5'10" | 190 | — |
| RB | 6th | George Arata | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Mario Williams | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Dontae Fleming | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Yulkeith Brown | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Bryce Bohanon | SR | 5'9" | 185 | ★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Shazz Preston | JR | 6'0" | 206 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Phat Watts | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Garrett Mmahat | JR | 6'0" | 190 | — |
| WR | 8th | Zycarl Lewis Jr. | FR | 5'10" | 160 | — |
| WR | 9th | Shaun Nicholas | SO | 6'4" | 185 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Alex Wigginton | SO | 6'2" | 210 | — |
Tight Ends · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Ty Thompson | SR | 6'4" | 224 | ★★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Alex Bauman | SR | 6'5" | 245 | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Reggie Brown | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| TE | 4th | Anthony Miller | SO | 6'5" | 265 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Jonathan Kahn | SR | 6'4" | 250 | — |
| TE | — | Blake Gunter | SO | 6'3" | 235 | — |
Offensive Line · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Shadre Hurst | JR | 6'2" | 293 | — |
| OL | — | Vincent Murphy | SR | 6'2" | 304 | — |
| OL | — | Trey Tuggle | JR | 6'6" | 301 | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Kameron Hamilton | SR | 6'4" | 292 | ★★★ |
| DE | 2nd | Gerrod Henderson | JR | 6'2" | 285 | ★★★ |
| DE | 3rd | Deshaun Batiste | JR | 6'2" | 262 | — |
| DL | 1st | Patrick Jenkins | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Adin Huntington | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Parker Petersen | SR | 6'4" | 315 | ★★★ |
| DL | 4th | Adonis Friloux | SR | 6'2" | 346 | — |
| DL | 5th | Angelo Anderson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Geordan Guidry | FR | 6'2" | 255 | — |
| NT | 1st | Eric Hicks Jr. | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| NT | 2nd | Elijah Champaigne | SR | 6'2" | 290 | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Tyler Grubbs | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Sam Howard | SR | 6'2" | 220 | — |
| LB | 3rd | Dickson Agu | SO | 6'2" | 222 | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Matthew Fobbs-White | JR | 6'3" | 235 | — |
| LB | 5th | Terrell Allen | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Chris Rodgers | JR | 6'2" | 223 | — |
| LB | 7th | Makai Williams | JR | 6'1" | 225 | — |
| LB | 8th | Michael Lunz | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 9th | Mandel Eugene Jr. | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 10th | Javon Carter | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 11th | Dante De Rosa | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Adam Uppuluri | JR | 6'1" | 200 | — |
Defensive Backs · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Rayshawn Pleasant | JR | 5'11" | 200 | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Brandon Kim | JR | 5'10" | 183 | — |
| DB | 1st | Micah Robinson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 2nd | Johnathan Edwards | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DB | 3rd | Lucius Tillery | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Javion White | SO | 6'0" | 180 | ★★★ |
| DB | 5th | Jayden Lewis | SO | 5'11" | 181 | ★★★★ |
| DB | 6th | Jahiem Johnson | SO | 6'0" | 189 | — |
| DB | 7th | Rishi Rattan | — | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | Bailey Despanie | SR | 6'1" | 204 | ★★★ |
| S | 2nd | Jack Tchienchou | SO | 5'10" | 181 | — |
| S | 3rd | Kevin Adams III | SO | 5'10" | 185 | ★★★ |
| S | 4th | Caleb Ransaw | — | — | — | — |
| S | 5th | Jalen Geiger | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 6th | Joshua Moore | SO | 6'2" | 202 | ★★★ |
| S | 7th | ShiKeem Laister | — | — | — | — |
| S | 8th | Chase Green | FR | 5'10" | 185 | ★★★ |
Special Teams · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Ethan Hudak | — | — | — | — |
| LS | — | Thomas Peterson | SR | 6'4" | 260 | — |
| P | 1st | Will Karoll | JR | 6'4" | 210 | — |
| P | — | Ethan Greenberg | SO | 6'0" | 186 | — |
| P | — | Brice Busch | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Jacob Barnes | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Ethan Head | SO | 6'1" | 185 | — |
| PK | 3rd | Patrick Durkin | FR | 5'10" | 175 | — |
2024 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
32.978
Off PPA
+0.3094
Pass PPA
+0.4998
Rush PPA
+0.1869
Success
47%85
Explosive
1.2850
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
2024 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.30 | +0.05 |
| Passing | +0.49 | +0.03 |
| Rushing | +0.18 | +0.08 |
| 1st Down | +0.10 | -0.11 |
| 2nd Down | +0.35 | +0.03 |
| 3rd Down | +0.74 | +0.43 |
Scoring Trend
2024 · pts/game
PPG For
37.2
PPG Against
19.7
Differential
+17.5
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2024
- Overall
- 9-4
- Home
- 4-2
- Away
- 5-2
- Conference
- 7-2
- Non-Conference
- 2-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 2-1
- Avg Margin
- +17.5
Situational Splits
2024 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 4-2 | 37.3 | 15.7 |
| Away | 5-2 | 37.0 | 23.1 |
| Neutral | 0-1 | 8.0 | 33.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-2 | 17.5 | 33.5 |
| Conference | 7-2 | 38.2 | 17.2 |
| Non-conference | 2-3 | 29.4 | 26.8 |
Season History · last 12
1 AP top-10 · 7 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-2 | 7-1 | #45 | #17 | 0-1 |
| 2024 | 9-4 | 7-2 | #43 | #18 | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 11-2 | 8-1 | #58 | #17 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 11-2 | 8-1 | #28 | #9 | 1-0 |
| 2021 | 2-10 | 1-7 | #89 | — | — |
| 2020 | 6-5 | 3-5 | #49 | — | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 6-6 | 3-5 | #40 | — | 1-0 |
| 2018 | 6-6 | 5-3 | #90 | — | 1-0 |
| 2017 | 5-7 | 3-5 | #94 | — | — |
| 2016 | 4-8 | 1-7 | #115 | — | — |
| 2015 | 3-9 | 1-7 | #109 | — | — |
| 2014 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #113 | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
2-3 SU · 2-2 ATS · O3/U1
Betting Profile
2024 · 13 w/ line
| Straight up | 9-5 |
| ATS | 9-469% |
| Over / Under | 8-5 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 8-3 |
| As underdog | 1-1 |
| Home | 4-2 |
| Away | 5-2 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #81 · 1 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★122 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #74 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | #63 | 181 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | #71 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | #74 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | #77 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020 | #66 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2019 | #94 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 | #68 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2017 | #112 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | #97 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #62
Returning prod 30%Departed 70%
Portal in 22net -4Out 26
Talent composite654.1 #62 / 134
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 3.0
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)23 / 73 / 42
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Mario Williams | WR | 4★ | ← USC |
| ▲ | Sam Howard | LB | 3★ | ← Austin Peay |
| ▲ | Ty Thompson | QB | 3★ | ← Oregon |
| ▲ | Shazz Preston | WR | 3★ | ← Alabama |
| ▼ | Chris Brazzell II | WR | 4★ | → Tennessee |
| ▼ | Corey Platt Jr. | LB | 4★ | → Houston |
| ▼ | DJ Douglas | S | 3★ | → Florida |
| ▼ | Devean Deal | EDGE | 3★ | → TCU |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2024
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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