Mercer 31–21 Samford: Player Stats & Box Score

Final

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Mercer	21	7	0	3	31
Samford	8	3	3	7	21

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Box score

Excitement index: 4.9
Mercer final win probability: 98%
Samford final win probability: 2%

Team stats

MercerSamford

First downs: 16; 19
Third-down efficiency: 4-13; 5-17
Fourth-down efficiency: 0-0; 1-1
Total yards: 384; 350
Passing yards: 108; 231
Completions / attempts: 16-22; 22-39
Yards per pass: 4.9; 5.9
Rushing Yards: 276; 119
Rushing Attempts: 39; 29
Yards per rush: 7.1; 4.1
Penalties / yards: 13-127; 7-65
Turnovers: 0; 2
Fumbles lost: 0; 0
Interceptions: 0; 2
Time of possession: 32:22; 27:38
Passes defended: 3; 3
QB hurries: 3; 2
Sacks: 4; 1
Tackles: 31; 29
Defensive touchdowns: 1; 0
Tackles for loss: 9; 2
Passes Intercepted: 2; —
Interception TDs: 1; —
Interception Yards: 58; —
Kicking Points: 7; 7
Kick returns: 3; 2
Kick Return TDs: 0; 0
Kick Return Yards: 57; 42
Passing touchdowns: 0; 1
Punt returns: 2; 3
Punt Return TDs: 0; 0
Punt Return Yards: 1; 34
Rushing touchdowns: 3; 1

Player stats

Passing

Mercer

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
JP Pickles	16/22	108	4.9	0	0

Samford

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Charlie Gilliam	14/23	123	5.3	0	1
Coulter Cleland	4/8	74	9.3	0	0
Gabarri Johnson	4/8	34	4.3	1	1

Rushing

Mercer

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Devon Caldwell	13	134	10.3	0	43
JP Pickles	17	86	5.1	3	22
Eric Rasheed	1	47	47.0	0	47
Zahmari Palode-Gary	7	11	1.6	0	5
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Samford

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ken Cherry	13	108	8.3	0	57
Coulter Cleland	4	12	3.0	1	10
Marquise Henderson	2	10	5.0	0	12
Bryon Martin	1	4	4.0	0	4
Emerson Russell	2	0	0.0	0	1
Gabarri Johnson	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Will Shields	3	-5	-1.7	0	2
Charlie Gilliam	3	-7	-2.3	0	3

Receiving

Mercer

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Travion Solomon	5	37	7.4	11
Brayden Smith	3	25	8.3	13
Zahmari Palode-Gary	3	23	7.7	13
Asa Gregg	2	15	7.5	11
Devon Caldwell	2	9	4.5	5
Sam Albee	1	-1	-1.0	0

Samford

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Marquise Henderson	3	54	18.0	0	38
Preston Bird	4	50	12.5	1	18
LaShon Young	3	30	10.0	0	15
Emerson Russell	3	22	7.3	0	13
Will Faught	2	20	10.0	0	13
Cayden Aukerman	2	13	6.5	0	8
Kevonte Corbin	1	12	12.0	0	12
Maddox McKim	1	11	11.0	0	11
Will Shields	1	10	10.0	0	10
Nicholas Bookman	2	9	4.5	0	5

Defensive

Mercer

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Ronin Dangler	6	2	0.5	1	0	0	0
Jyarius Carter	5	3	1	1	0	0	1
Eric Brantley	5	3	0.5	2.5	0	0	0
Cameron Goggins	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Ferguson	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Richardson	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nigel Gay	4	1	0	0	1	0	0
Mike Polke	3	2	0	0	1	0	0
Marquis Williams	3	2	0.5	1.5	0	0	0
Evin McDowell	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kobe McInnis	3	1	0	0.5	0	0	0
CJ Favors	3	1	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Kehinde Akintunde	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Delano Marcelus	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Sam Martin	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Javious Bond	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Moore	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
Brandon Gunn	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Aaryn Askew	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Shareef Jackson	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Jase Jordan	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ke'Vion Wellington	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ean Johnson-Kelley	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Antonio Butts Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aiden Holewski	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Samford

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jalen Nelson	8	3	0	0	0	0
Spencer Conn	8	3	0	0	0	0
Max Steve	8	2	0	1	0	0
LaShon Young	7	3	0	0	0	0
Noah Holton	6	3	0	0	0	1
Joseph Shannon	5	3	0	0	0	0
Dylon Henderson	4	2	0	0	0	0
Keion Dunlap	3	2	0.5	0.5	0	0
Brandon Franklin	3	1	0	0	0	0
Maxton Woodward	2	2	0	0	0	0
Andrew Jordan	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jackson Bussey	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kyree Lewis	2	0	0	0	0	0
John Scott III	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kaleb May	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ryan Skinner	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tyler Durant	1	1	0	0	0	0
David Yancey III	1	1	0	0	0	1
Jayden Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Aiden Jeter	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Termaine Turner Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Greg Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah McDowell	0	0	0	0	3	0

Interceptions

Mercer

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jyarius Carter	1	32	1
Cameron Goggins	1	26	0

Kick returns

Mercer

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Sam Martin	2	57	28.5	31	0
Jackson Kostmayer	1	0	0.0	0	0

Samford

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kevonte Corbin	1	27	27.0	27	0
Marquise Henderson	1	15	15.0	15	0

Punt returns

Mercer

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brayden Smith	2	1	0.5	1	0

Samford

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
LaShon Young	2	22	11.0	22	0
Bryon Martin	1	12	12.0	12	0

Kicking

Mercer

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Simon Zeidan	1/1	100.0	29	4/4	7

Samford

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ty Ippolito	2/2	100.0	53	1/1	7

Punting

Mercer

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Senin Seymour	7	277	39.6	0	3	47
Team	1	40	40.0	0	0	40

Samford

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Will Thorley	8	330	41.3	1	4	48

Advanced stats

MercerSamford

Total predicted points added

Plays: 62; 71
Overall · Total: 14.3; -14.5
Overall · Q1: 11.6; -4.8
Overall · Q2: 5.5; -6.5
Overall · Q3: -2.2; -0.7
Overall · Q4: -0.6; -2.5
Passing · Total: 2.3; -12
Passing · Q1: 3.2; -7.6
Passing · Q2: 0.5; -3.5
Passing · Q3: -0.7; -0.6
Passing · Q4: -0.6; -0.3
Rushing · Total: 12.3; -0.2
Rushing · Q1: 8.3; 2.8
Rushing · Q2: 5; -0.7
Rushing · Q3: -1.1; -0.2
Rushing · Q4: 0.1; -2.2

Explosiveness

Overall · Total: 1.03; 1.42
Overall · Q1: 1.35; 2.5
Overall · Q2: 1.11; 0.49
Overall · Q3: 0.23; 1.1
Overall · Q4: 0.7; 1.97

Field position

Average starting field position: 71.8; 71.6
Average starting predicted points: 1.39; 1.3

Havoc

Defensive backs: 7%; 4.8%
Total: 19.7%; 8.1%
Front Seven: 12.7%; 3.2%

Predicted points added per play

Plays: 62; 71
Overall · Total: 0.23; -0.2
Overall · Q1: 0.72; -0.32
Overall · Q2: 0.27; -0.41
Overall · Q3: -0.16; -0.04
Overall · Q4: -0.05; -0.11
Passing · Total: 0.1; -0.28
Passing · Q1: 0.54; -1.09
Passing · Q2: 0.06; -0.32
Passing · Q3: -0.12; -0.06
Passing · Q4: -0.22; -0.02
Rushing · Total: 0.32; -0.01
Rushing · Q1: 0.83; 0.4
Rushing · Q2: 0.42; -0.16
Rushing · Q3: -0.16; -0.02
Rushing · Q4: 0.01; -0.31

Rushing profile

Line Yards: 134; 72
Stuff Rate: 10.5%; 23.1%
Power Success: 66.7%; 50%
Open Field Yards: 112; 51
Line Yards Average: 3.5; 2.8
Second Level Yards: 51; 26
Open Field Yards Average: 2.9; 2
Second Level Yards Average: 1.3; 1

Scoring opportunities

Points: 24; 13
Opportunities: 5; 5
Points Per Opportunity: 4.8; 2.6

Success rates

Overall · Total: 40.3%; 28.2%
Overall · Q1: 62.5%; 20%
Overall · Q2: 40%; 31.3%
Overall · Q3: 21.4%; 35.3%
Overall · Q4: 33.3%; 26.1%
Passing Downs · Total: 17.6%; 13.8%
Passing Downs · Q1: 25%; 16.7%
Passing Downs · Q2: 50%; 0%
Passing Downs · Q3: 0%; 33.3%
Passing Downs · Q4: 0%; 9.1%
Standard Downs · Total: 48.9%; 38.1%
Standard Downs · Q1: 75%; 22.2%
Standard Downs · Q2: 37.5%; 50%
Standard Downs · Q3: 33.3%; 36.4%
Standard Downs · Q4: 50%; 41.7%

Advanced player metrics

Player usage

Mercer

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Asa Gregg	WR	4.8%	0%	5%	14.3%	0%	0%	13%
Brayden Smith	WR	6.5%	12.5%	10%	0%	0%	0%	17.4%
Devon Caldwell	RB	22.6%	18.8%	25%	7.1%	41.7%	31.6%	8.7%
Eric Rasheed	WR	3.2%	6.3%	0%	7.1%	0%	2.6%	4.3%
Jake Wilson	QB	1.6%	0%	0%	7.1%	0%	2.6%	0%
JP Pickles	QB	61.3%	56.3%	70%	64.3%	50%	39.5%	100%
Sam Albee	TE	1.6%	0%	0%	0%	8.3%	0%	4.3%
Travion Solomon	WR	11.3%	6.3%	20%	14.3%	0%	0%	30.4%
Zahmari Palode-Gary	RB	16.1%	25%	10%	21.4%	8.3%	15.8%	17.4%

Samford

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Bryon Martin	WR	4.2%	6.7%	6.3%	0%	4.3%	3.8%	4.7%
Cayden Aukerman	WR	4.2%	6.7%	0%	0%	8.7%	0%	7%
Charlie Gilliam	QB	36.6%	0%	50%	58.8%	34.8%	7.7%	55.8%
Coulter Cleland	QB	15.5%	0%	0%	0%	47.8%	7.7%	20.9%
Emerson Russell	RB	7%	6.7%	6.3%	0%	13%	7.7%	7%
Gabarri Johnson	QB	11.3%	33.3%	18.8%	0%	0%	0%	18.6%
Ken Cherry	RB	22.5%	26.7%	25%	29.4%	13%	53.8%	4.7%
Kevonte Corbin	WR	4.2%	0%	6.3%	5.9%	4.3%	0%	7%
Maddox McKim	TE	2.8%	6.7%	0%	5.9%	0%	0%	4.7%
Marquise Henderson	WR	9.9%	0%	6.3%	17.6%	13%	7.7%	11.6%
Nicholas Bookman	WR	2.8%	0%	12.5%	0%	0%	0%	4.7%
Preston Bird	WR	9.9%	6.7%	12.5%	17.6%	4.3%	0%	16.3%
Will Shields	QB	5.6%	13.3%	6.3%	5.9%	0%	7.7%	4.7%

Average player PPA

Mercer

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Asa Gregg	WR	-0.06	—	-0.35	0.08	—	0	-0.06
Brayden Smith	WR	0.66	1.1	0.21	—	—	0	0.66
Devon Caldwell	RB	0.37	0.5	0.62	-0.19	0.16	0.43	0.01
Eric Rasheed	WR	1	2.81	—	-0.82	—	2.81	-0.82
Jake Wilson	QB	-0.31	—	—	-0.31	—	-0.31	0
JP Pickles	QB	0.28	0.87	0.17	-0.07	0.15	0.55	0.1
Sam Albee	TE	-0.89	—	—	—	-0.89	0	-0.89
Travion Solomon	WR	0.22	0.14	0.19	0.32	—	0	0.22
Zahmari Palode-Gary	RB	-0.26	-0.26	-0.21	-0.49	0.31	-0.46	0.02

Samford

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Bryon Martin	WR	-0.75	-0.11	-1.12	—	-1.02	-0.11	-1.07
Cayden Aukerman	WR	0.14	0.04	—	—	0.19	0	0.14
Charlie Gilliam	QB	-0.12	—	-0.47	-0.1	0.22	-0.35	-0.1
Coulter Cleland	QB	-0.06	—	—	—	-0.06	0.85	-0.26
Emerson Russell	RB	0.03	-0.36	0.21	—	0.09	-0.47	0.36
Gabarri Johnson	QB	-1.11	-1.82	0.08	—	—	0	-1.11
Ken Cherry	RB	0.11	1.04	-0.29	-0.01	-0.41	0.22	-0.71
Kevonte Corbin	WR	-0.12	—	-0.48	1.08	-0.97	0	-0.12
Maddox McKim	TE	-0.19	-0.7	—	0.33	—	0	-0.19
Marquise Henderson	WR	0.35	—	0.93	0.13	0.39	0.17	0.43
Nicholas Bookman	WR	0.3	—	0.3	—	—	0	0.3
Preston Bird	WR	-0.43	-0.21	0.24	0.36	-4.34	0	-0.43
Will Shields	QB	-0.39	-1.32	-0.38	1.47	—	-0.62	-0.16

Total player PPA

Mercer

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Asa Gregg	WR	-0.2	0	-0.4	0.2	0	0	-0.2
Brayden Smith	WR	2.6	2.2	0.4	0	0	0	2.6
Devon Caldwell	RB	5.2	1.5	3.1	-0.2	0.8	5.2	0
Eric Rasheed	WR	2	2.8	0	-0.8	0	2.8	-0.8
Jake Wilson	QB	-0.3	0	0	-0.3	0	-0.3	0
JP Pickles	QB	10.6	7.9	2.4	-0.6	0.9	8.3	2.3
Sam Albee	TE	-0.9	0	0	0	-0.9	0	-0.9
Travion Solomon	WR	1.5	0.1	0.8	0.6	0	0	1.5
Zahmari Palode-Gary	RB	-2.6	-1	-0.4	-1.5	0.3	-2.7	0.1

Samford

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Bryon Martin	WR	-2.3	-0.1	-1.1	0	-1	-0.1	-2.1
Cayden Aukerman	WR	0.4	0	0	0	0.4	0	0.4
Charlie Gilliam	QB	-3	0	-3.8	-1	1.8	-0.7	-2.3
Coulter Cleland	QB	-0.6	0	0	0	-0.6	1.7	-2.3
Emerson Russell	RB	0.1	-0.4	0.2	0	0.3	-0.9	1.1
Gabarri Johnson	QB	-8.9	-9.1	0.2	0	0	0	-8.9
Ken Cherry	RB	1.7	4.2	-1.2	-0.1	-1.2	3.1	-1.4
Kevonte Corbin	WR	-0.4	0	-0.5	1.1	-1	0	-0.4
Maddox McKim	TE	-0.4	-0.7	0	0.3	0	0	-0.4
Marquise Henderson	WR	2.5	0	0.9	0.4	1.2	0.3	2.1
Nicholas Bookman	WR	0.6	0	0.6	0	0	0	0.6
Preston Bird	WR	-3	-0.2	0.5	1.1	-4.3	0	-3
Will Shields	QB	-1.6	-2.6	-0.4	1.5	0	-1.2	-0.3