Western Carolina 14–17 Mercer: Player Stats & Box Score

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Final

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Western Carolina	0	7	0	7	14
Mercer	0	0	7	10	17

17Mercer6-2

Five Star Stadium at the Moye Complex, Macon, GA

Box score

Excitement index

7.4

Western Carolina final win probability

39.2%

Mercer final win probability

60.8%

Team stats

Western CarolinavsMercer

First downs

17

23

Third-down efficiency

6-17

4-13

Fourth-down efficiency

1-2

0-1

Total yards

293

373

Passing yards

220

142

Completions / attempts

20-36

15-21

Yards per pass

6.1

6.8

Rushing Yards

73

231

Rushing Attempts

33

50

Yards per rush

2.2

4.6

Penalties / yards

5-55

11-80

Turnovers

1

2

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

1

2

Time of possession

27:08

32:52

Passes defended

2

6

QB hurries

0

3

Sacks

2

2

Tackles

42

31

Defensive touchdowns

0

0

Tackles for loss

8

8

Passes Intercepted

2

1

Interception TDs

0

0

Interception Yards

1

0

Kicking Points

2

5

Kick returns

1

2

Kick Return TDs

0

0

Kick Return Yards

18

36

Passing touchdowns

2

2

Punt returns

2

2

Punt Return TDs

0

0

Punt Return Yards

-1

20

Rushing touchdowns

0

0

Total fumbles

—

1

Fumbles recovered

—

0

Player stats

Passing

Western Carolina

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Lex Thomas	19/35	215	6.1	1	1
Jai Boyd	1/1	5	5.0	1	0

Mercer

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
JP Pickles	12/15	132	8.8	2	1
Jaylen King	3/6	10	1.7	0	1

Rushing

Western Carolina

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Josh Perry	12	50	4.2	0	13
Lex Thomas	15	18	1.2	0	9
AJ Colombo	1	3	3.0	0	3
Anthony Benjamin	1	1	1.0	0	1
Marlin Cochran	3	1	0.3	0	3
Jordan Martin-Durham	1	0	0.0	0	0

Mercer

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Devon Caldwell	12	71	5.9	0	17
JP Pickles	19	71	3.7	0	26
Zahmari Palode-Gary	12	66	5.5	0	18
Jaylen King	4	20	5.0	0	14
Brayden Smith	2	16	8.0	0	8
Team	1	-13	-13.0	0	0

Receiving

Western Carolina

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jai Boyd	6	76	12.7	0	36
AJ Colombo	2	32	16.0	0	19
Josh Perry	3	28	9.3	0	19
Marcus Striggles	1	26	26.0	0	26
Jake Young	3	21	7.0	0	8
Marlin Cochran	2	14	7.0	1	9
Bode Burns	1	11	11.0	0	11
Jayden Cornelius	1	7	7.0	0	7
Lex Thomas	1	5	5.0	1	5

Mercer

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Zahmari Palode-Gary	1	63	63.0	1	63
Brayden Smith	5	43	8.6	1	18
Travion Solomon	4	18	4.5	0	10
Sam Albee	1	12	12.0	0	12
Eric Rasheed	1	5	5.0	0	5
Asa Gregg	1	1	1.0	0	1
Devon Caldwell	2	0	0.0	0	1

Defensive

Western Carolina

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Nas Ashenafi	10	7	0.5	1.5	0	0	0
Marco Patierno	6	4	0	0	0	0	0
Trystan Anderson	6	3	0	1.5	0	0	0
Blue Monroe	6	3	0	1	0	0	0
Da'Shawn Davis	6	2	0	0.5	0	0	0
Joshua Collins	5	3	0	0	0	0	0
Chase Kerns	5	2	1.5	1.5	0	0	0
Andre Jackson Jr.	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Mckinnis	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Braylon Jones	3	3	0	0	1	0	0
Julian Quintero	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jayden Cornelius	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ja'Torian Mack	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Na'koma Simpson-Nealy	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Adrian Stone	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jabari McWilliams	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Fernando Jeanty	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marlin Cochran	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Martin-Durham	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Isaac McLellan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marseille Taylor	1	0	0	0.5	0	0	0
Vanier Baptiste III	1	0	0	0.5	0	0	0
Jakoby Diamond	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jermiyah Douglas	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Mercer

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Jyarius Carter	9	5	0	0	0	1	0
Ronin Dangler	9	5	0	2.5	0	0	0
Nigel Gay	7	4	1	1.5	1	0	0
CJ Favors	6	3	0	0.5	0	0	0
Eric Brantley	5	1	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Kobe McInnis	4	1	0.5	1.5	0	1	0
Cameron Goggins	3	2	0	0	2	0	0
Jeremy Richardson	3	2	0	0	1	0	0
Mike Polke	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
Sam Martin	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ean Johnson-Kelley	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
Cameron Moore	2	1	0	0.5	0	0	0
Ke'Vion Wellington	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shareef Jackson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Evin McDowell	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Mykel Calixte	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marquis Williams	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Javious Bond	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Barrett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gerald Walker Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kehinde Akintunde	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Western Carolina

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jayden Cornelius	2	1	0

Mercer

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Evin McDowell	1	0	0

Kick returns

Western Carolina

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Richard Hollis	1	18	18.0	18	0

Mercer

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Sam Martin	2	36	18.0	23	0

Punt returns

Western Carolina

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
AJ Colombo	2	-1	-0.5	0	0

Mercer

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brayden Smith	2	20	10.0	15	0

Kicking

Western Carolina

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Bryan McCollum	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Mercer

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Simon Zeidan	1/1	100.0	42	2/2	5

Punting

Western Carolina

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Mark Fitzgerald	8	314	39.3	0	2	53

Mercer

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Senin Seymour	6	229	38.2	0	3	48

Fumbles

Mercer

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Team	1	0	0

Advanced stats

Western CarolinavsMercer

Total predicted points added

Plays

71

71

Overall · Total

2.8

-4.2

Overall · Q1

-0.9

-4.7

Overall · Q2

1.1

-8.7

Overall · Q3

-1.1

2.8

Overall · Q4

3.7

6.4

Passing · Total

12.8

-0.7

Passing · Q1

5

-5

Passing · Q2

5.2

1.2

Passing · Q3

-0.1

-1.2

Passing · Q4

2.8

4.3

Rushing · Total

-8.4

-0.6

Rushing · Q1

-6.2

0.3

Rushing · Q2

-2

-6.9

Rushing · Q3

-1.1

4

Rushing · Q4

0.9

2.1

Explosiveness

Overall · Total

1.14

1.02

Overall · Q1

0.92

0.42

Overall · Q2

1.49

0.76

Overall · Q3

0.28

1.09

Overall · Q4

1.43

1.67

Field position

Average starting field position

77.2

72

Average starting predicted points

0.99

1.44

Havoc

Defensive backs

5.6%

9.9%

Total

18.3%

21.1%

Front Seven

12.7%

11.3%

Predicted points added per play

Plays

71

71

Overall · Total

0.04

-0.06

Overall · Q1

-0.05

-0.32

Overall · Q2

0.07

-0.36

Overall · Q3

-0.09

0.16

Overall · Q4

0.14

0.46

Passing · Total

0.35

-0.03

Passing · Q1

0.83

-0.84

Passing · Q2

0.65

0.31

Passing · Q3

-0.02

-0.13

Passing · Q4

0.17

1.07

Rushing · Total

-0.27

-0.01

Rushing · Q1

-0.62

0.03

Rushing · Q2

-0.28

-0.39

Rushing · Q3

-0.28

0.45

Rushing · Q4

0.09

0.21

Rushing profile

Line Yards

76

155

Stuff Rate

22.6%

15.2%

Power Success

33.3%

71.4%

Open Field Yards

3

53

Line Yards Average

2.5

3.4

Second Level Yards

17

68

Open Field Yards Average

0.1

1.2

Second Level Yards Average

0.5

1.5

Scoring opportunities

Points

14

10

Opportunities

5

6

Points Per Opportunity

2.8

1.67

Success rates

Overall · Total

38%

42.3%

Overall · Q1

41.2%

33.3%

Overall · Q2

43.8%

37.5%

Overall · Q3

33.3%

50%

Overall · Q4

34.6%

50%

Passing Downs · Total

34.8%

23.8%

Passing Downs · Q1

66.7%

0%

Passing Downs · Q2

33.3%

28.6%

Passing Downs · Q3

0%

20%

Passing Downs · Q4

30%

50%

Standard Downs · Total

39.6%

50%

Standard Downs · Q1

27.3%

50%

Standard Downs · Q2

46.2%

41.2%

Standard Downs · Q3

50%

61.5%

Standard Downs · Q4

37.5%

50%

Advanced player metrics

Player usage

Western Carolina

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
AJ Colombo	WR	7%	0%	6.3%	0%	15.4%	3.2%	10.8%
Anthony Benjamin	RB	1.4%	0%	0%	0%	3.8%	3.2%	0%
Bode Burns	TE	2.8%	0%	6.3%	0%	3.8%	0%	5.4%
Jai Boyd	WR	14.1%	17.6%	12.5%	16.7%	11.5%	0%	27%
Jake Young	TE	7%	5.9%	0%	16.7%	7.7%	0%	13.5%
Josh Perry	RB	22.5%	35.3%	18.8%	16.7%	19.2%	38.7%	10.8%
Lex Thomas	QB	71.8%	52.9%	68.8%	75%	84.6%	41.9%	100%
Marcus Striggles	WR	1.4%	0%	0%	0%	3.8%	0%	2.7%
Marlin Cochran	RB	8.5%	5.9%	31.3%	0%	0%	9.7%	8.1%
Michael Rossin	WR	1.4%	0%	0%	0%	3.8%	0%	2.7%

Mercer

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Asa Gregg	WR	1.4%	6.7%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4.3%
Brayden Smith	WR	11.3%	13.3%	8.3%	11.1%	14.3%	4.3%	26.1%
Devon Caldwell	RB	19.7%	13.3%	16.7%	22.2%	28.6%	26.1%	8.7%
Eric Rasheed	WR	5.6%	13.3%	4.2%	5.6%	0%	0%	17.4%
Jaylen King	QB	14.1%	46.7%	8.3%	5.6%	0%	8.7%	26.1%
JP Pickles	QB	45.1%	20%	41.7%	66.7%	50%	32.6%	69.6%
Sam Albee	TE	1.4%	0%	0%	5.6%	0%	0%	4.3%
Travion Solomon	WR	5.6%	6.7%	4.2%	11.1%	0%	0%	17.4%
Zahmari Palode-Gary	RB	18.3%	13.3%	25%	11.1%	21.4%	26.1%	4.3%

Average player PPA

Western Carolina

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
AJ Colombo	WR	0.43	—	2.41	—	-0.06	-0.3	0.62
Anthony Benjamin	RB	-0.5	—	—	—	-0.5	-0.5	0
Bode Burns	TE	-0.09	—	-1.2	—	1.02	0	-0.09
Jai Boyd	WR	1.05	1.35	1.26	0	1.31	0	1.05
Jake Young	TE	-0.03	0.26	—	0.46	-0.67	0	-0.03
Josh Perry	RB	0.04	-0.02	0.1	-0.16	0.14	-0.05	0.31
Lex Thomas	QB	0.22	0.44	0.31	-0.11	0.21	0.02	0.35
Marcus Striggles	WR	1.82	—	—	—	1.82	0	1.82
Marlin Cochran	RB	-0.19	-0.38	-0.15	—	—	-0.99	0.6
Michael Rossin	WR	-0.88	—	—	—	-0.88	0	-0.88

Mercer

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Asa Gregg	WR	-0.31	-0.31	—	—	—	0	-0.31
Brayden Smith	WR	0.58	0.37	0.33	1.15	0.47	0.85	0.49
Devon Caldwell	RB	-0.08	-0.11	0.24	-0.07	-0.38	0.06	-0.89
Eric Rasheed	WR	-0.31	-0.35	-0.64	0.1	—	0	-0.31
Jaylen King	QB	-0.48	-0.78	-0.26	1.2	—	0.06	-0.84
JP Pickles	QB	0.18	0.06	-0.31	0.09	1.08	0.23	0.32
Sam Albee	TE	0.75	—	—	0.75	—	0	0.75
Travion Solomon	WR	0.38	0.08	1.21	0.12	—	0	0.38
Zahmari Palode-Gary	RB	0.4	0	-0.08	0.18	1.75	-0.1	6.32

Total player PPA

Western Carolina

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
AJ Colombo	WR	2.2	0	2.4	0	-0.2	-0.3	2.5
Anthony Benjamin	RB	-0.5	0	0	0	-0.5	-0.5	0
Bode Burns	TE	-0.2	0	-1.2	0	1	0	-0.2
Jai Boyd	WR	10.5	4	2.5	0	3.9	0	10.5
Jake Young	TE	-0.2	0.3	0	0.9	-1.3	0	-0.2
Josh Perry	RB	0.6	-0.1	0.3	-0.3	0.7	-0.6	1.2
Lex Thomas	QB	11.1	3.9	3.4	-0.9	4.7	0.3	12.8
Marcus Striggles	WR	1.8	0	0	0	1.8	0	1.8
Marlin Cochran	RB	-1.1	-0.4	-0.8	0	0	-3	1.8
Michael Rossin	WR	-0.9	0	0	0	-0.9	0	-0.9

Mercer

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Asa Gregg	WR	-0.3	-0.3	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Brayden Smith	WR	4.6	0.7	0.7	2.3	0.9	1.7	2.9
Devon Caldwell	RB	-1.1	-0.2	1	-0.3	-1.5	0.7	-1.8
Eric Rasheed	WR	-1.2	-0.7	-0.6	0.1	0	0	-1.2
Jaylen King	QB	-4.8	-5.5	-0.5	1.2	0	0.2	-5
JP Pickles	QB	5.7	0.2	-3.1	1.1	7.5	3.4	5.1
Sam Albee	TE	0.7	0	0	0.7	0	0	0.7
Travion Solomon	WR	1.5	0.1	1.2	0.2	0	0	1.5
Zahmari Palode-Gary	RB	5.2	0	-0.5	0.4	5.2	-1.2	6.3