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Navy Midshipmen

American Athletic·1-1·
Elo
1527#57
SP+
3.6#55
FPI
-0.6
AP
NR
Next@ UAB · Wk 4Win prob 33%Model +6.8
Talent #138 (195.7)Recruiting class #14414% production returning

Roster · 197 players

FR 66SO 52JR 39SR 40
#PlayerPosClHtWt
1Brady CarmicalQBFR6'2"215
3Maverick ChanceQBFR6'0"215
4Jett TaylorQBFR6'1"195
5Braxton WoodsonQBSR6'3"215
7Jason Williams Jr.QBFR6'2"185
8Jackson GutierrezQBJR6'0"207
10Ryan BrassQBSO6'0"210
15Evan BlouirQBFR6'0"205
16Michael DoveQBSO6'0"206
24Braeden GeorgeRBSO5'11"204
31Jai HundleyRBJR5'9"200
34Jadyn JonesRBJR5'11"200
35Quinton EzzardRBJR6'1"210
40Vic ListortiRBSR5'11"205
41Stefan EgbeRBSR6'0"218
42Christian CromerRBSO5'11"250
43Jeremiah WingfieldRBFR5'9"205
44Aydin WoolfolkRBJR5'8"215
45Chris Daley IIRBFR5'10"215
46Julian TurneyRBFR6'0"230
47Tyler WallRBFR6'0"215
49Jacob WilliamsRBFR5'10"210
0Noah BullWRSR6'0"210
1Braeden StuartWRFR6'0"195
2Tre Jones IIIWRJR6'2"195
3Truman BrasfieldWRFR6'1"197
4JP DonovanWRFR6'0"205
6Bash BodilyWRFR6'5"205
9Cayden AlulaWRFR6'0"197
13Akeem ClarkWRSO6'2"200
14Maddax FayardWRSO5'10"187
17Gus AndersonWRFR5'11"190
18Andersen CardozaWRJR5'10"203
20Prosper AkannaWRJR5'11"195
21Santino SanchezWRSO5'8"185
22Jeremiah ChalmersWRSO5'11"187
23Charles RobinsonWRJR6'0"191
25Isaiah BryantWRSR5'9"165
26Michael BarrowWRJR5'7"190
28Tyler BreedloveWRFR6'1"173
29Gage LeonardWRSR5'9"176
32James Cusick IIWRFR6'0"187
33Landon WalkerWRSO5'11"196
36Andre Gilbert Jr.WRJR5'7"160
37Ihsaan AlozieWRFR5'9"183
38Armoni SpurlockWRFR6'0"208
80Arnel HeathingtonWRSR6'1"193
81Casey SmithWRSR6'4"204
83Landon DolhancykWRSO6'4"183
86Joshua GuerinWRSR6'1"180
89Luke HutchisonWRSR6'0"190
11Nick SpearsTEFR6'3"225
43Gavin NoeTESR6'1"227
82Drew HallTEJR6'4"230
84Jordan CollinsTESO6'3"236
85Jake NorrisTESR6'3"230
87Theo ElwellTEJR6'5"241
88Merrick BarlowTESO6'6"239
70Jake PolitoOLJR6'3"295
50Joe AlnwickOTFR6'4"280
56Garison MillsapsOTFR6'5"270
58Peter BonnetOTFR6'5"295
61Drew FontanaOTJR6'4"273
62Karson YoungOTJR6'3"296
65Connor HeaterOTJR6'3"275
69Alex BrewerOTFR6'4"315
72Mack TaylorOTJR6'5"276
73Sean CrowleyOTJR6'4"293
74James CardinaliOTSO6'6"286
75Hansen CollieOTJR6'5"279
77Malcolm JohnsonOTSO6'6"292
79Logan WegmanOTSO6'4"282
52Jackson DeLoachGFR6'3"273
53Jack HeathGFR6'5"285
55Matt McMahonGFR6'2"275
56Wyatt FergusonGSO6'4"295
57John HebertGSO6'2"275
59Paul McClune IVGSO6'4"285
60Zarian SimmsGSR6'4"299
64Jace WilliamsGSO6'2"290
66Will HamptonGSO6'5"298
67Matt TomaszewskiGSO6'3"296
68Hoke Smith IIGSR6'3"317
71Isaac BunkerGSR6'3"298
76Peter VomvolakisGFR6'0"285
54Hunter FayCSO6'3"265
59Gavin DaubyCFR6'3"285
63Toran SmithCJR6'2"277
69Cam NicholsCSR6'1"305
78Ben ReilandCSR6'2"298
65Aiden LyczekDEJR6'4"268
70Christian SmithDEFR6'4"220
71Avery HughesDEFR6'3"235
72Elysha CampbellDEFR6'3"220
73Rhoen BreenDESO6'5"271
75Romane GrantDEFR6'2"260
78Jaden BrockDESO6'4"260
79Bryan HallDEFR6'4"278
90Ikenna OzurumbaDESR6'5"256
68Todd HammondDLFR6'2"280
69Delan Massey-WrightDLFR6'0"294
76Terrence McCauleyDLSR6'0"279
77Connor YoungDLSO6'3"278
94Xavyer ArringtonDLJR6'0"279
99Chris HerockDLJR6'1"266
74Gabriel GeorgeDTFR6'5"260
79Clinton AnyagafuDTSO6'1"255
92Alex McCalopDTSR6'2"289
95Griffen WillisDTSR6'1"280
96Clancy OrieDTSO6'3"272
97Matt ReyesDTSR6'3"284
98Bryce RothwellDTSO6'4"290
0Mackenzie ArdoinLBSO6'4"230
1Seth EnglishLBSR6'3"199
14Trent GillisLBSO6'1"200
18Will MillerLBSO6'3"207
21JaSean McLeanLBSR6'2"205
22E.J. WalkerLBFR6'1"220
31Luke LawsonLBSR6'2"217
32Justin ColesLBJR6'2"196
33Allen AndersonLBFR6'1"230
34Maddox HaylesLBFR6'0"212
35Brandon IhleLBSO6'3"220
36Luke MitchellLBFR5'11"210
36Kaleb NelsonLBFR5'11"210
37Jaden HolderLBFR6'2"210
38Daveon JonesLBJR6'3"234
39Job GrantLBSR6'2"223
40Mac Barrow IILBFR5'11"213
41James DeyoLBFR6'2"225
42Brady O'ConnorLBSO6'2"232
43Matt KarpinskyLBJR6'1"208
44Terrez BootheLBFR6'1"200
44Kyle RamosLBFR5'11"215
45Christian JohnsonLBSO6'2"225
46Noah BeckLBJR6'1"233
47Harry Beacham IIILBJR6'0"220
49Amahd ClarkLBSO6'3"219
50Gavin WoodsLBSR6'3"232
51Jacob AsbeckLBJR6'1"215
52Nolan McCamyLBSR6'2"212
53Marcus BleazardLBSR6'0"224
54Teddy AndrousLBJR6'0"220
55Bishop RellahLBSO6'2"227
56MarcAnthony ParkerLBJR6'0"218
57Mason FreyLBSO6'2"243
58Coleman CauleyLBSR6'1"227
59Cody FairLBSO6'2"230
80Ian HallLBFR6'2"210
81Anthony GiorgiLBFR6'4"220
82Jaden ManginiLBSO6'2"206
83Nash BeenenLBSO6'2"202
84Gavin WidenerLBSO6'4"224
85Nick RoseLBFR6'3"217
86Julian TerryLBFR6'4"225
87Ronin SimmsLBFR6'3"205
88Dom PurcellLBJR5'11"207
89Xavier SanchezLBFR6'1"210
3Irabonoise OnihaCBSR6'1"183
4Collin SealsCBSO6'0"175
6Phillip HamiltonCBJR5'10"175
10Nick BellCBJR5'10"182
13Cam RobinsonCBSO6'0"187
15Xavier Le JeuneCBJR6'0"181
20Caiden AnkuCBFR6'0"200
23Sean MartinCBFR5'10"195
25Jaxson JewellCBSO6'2"180
26Garrison EdwardsCBFR5'9"190
28Bryce AllenCBSR5'11"181
29Eli ThompsonCBFR5'11"185
2Conner LessaneSSR6'0"198
5Matthew SeligaSSR5'11"190
5Zyon McKenzieSFR5'11"190
7Kush'i AbrahamSSR5'9"186
8Aaron RoseSJR6'2"194
9Joshua SwitzerSSR5'10"188
11Jonah CaliSSO5'9"190
16Giuseppe SessiSSR5'11"204
17Trent GraySSO6'2"186
22Maxwell WilliamsSJR6'0"205
24Carson de AvilaSSR6'0"190
33Gunnar RegerSFR6'1"195
34Tre WintersSFR6'3"190
8Cooper WelchPKFR5'11"180
15Nolan BartleyPKFR6'0"172
95Justin WelchPKSO6'2"190
96Archie EshPKFR5'10"180
99Lance GossettPKSR6'1"200
11Jacob CarlsonPJR5'10"190
90Jack ArmbrusterPSO6'2"180
97Roman HylandPSO5'11"195
39Jonah KruegerLSFR5'10"205
91Eli CronicLSSO5'11"183
92Rayne FryLSSR6'2"196
93Thomas McDonaldLSFR6'1"240
94Jaxon EndresLSSO6'2"215
98Landon PurcellLSSO5'11"192

Team Statistics · per game, with national FBS rank

Points / game
36.0
scoring offense
Points allowed
26.5
scoring defense
Differential
+9.5
per game
Offense
Total yards / game
527.0#19
Yards / play
6.7#45
Passing yards / game
21.0#137
Rushing yards / game
506.0#1
First downs / game
30.0#8
3rd down %
58.3%#16
4th down %
100.0%#1
Time of possession
39:50#5
Defense
Yards allowed / game
246.0#38
Yards / play allowed
6.3#111
Pass yards allowed / game
207.0#73
Rush yards allowed / game
39.0#7
3rd down % allowed
25.0%#27
Sacks
3#58
Tackles for loss
5#106
Turnovers & Discipline
Turnover margin
0#66
Takeaways
0#118
Giveaways
0#1
Penalties / game
6.0#52
Penalty yards / game
55.0#75

Rank is national among all FBS teams (#1 = best), oriented so higher rank = better even for defensive and discipline metrics. Bars show percentile.

Scouting Report · 2026 projection

heavily run-leaning

Navy runs it: Brian Newberry's offenses have been heavily run-leaning across 3 seasons. The strengths are offensive, led by 2nd at staying out of the backfield. The way in is 132nd at generating havoc, and they are 131st at hitting chunk plays.

On fourth down he goes for it more often than his peers do from the same spots (+5.3%). Against what the expected-points model recommends he is −29.5% — the profession as a whole is negative on this.

Navy has not played an FBS opponent yet, so this is the projection: last season regressed toward the mean, plus returning production, recruiting, talent and whether the staff is the same one.

Projected strengths

  • Offensegetting stopped at the line
    #2
    projected
  • Offensesacks and tackles for loss
    #11
    projected
  • Offenserunning it
    #21
    projected

Projected soft spots

  • Defensesacks and tackles for loss
    #132
    projected
  • Offensehitting chunk plays
    #131
    projected
  • Defensethrowing it
    #131
    projected

Each bar is where this team sits in the country. Before the season has produced enough football these are PROJECTIONS — last season regressed to the mean, plus talent, returning production, recruiting and whether the staff is the same one — and the season replaces them as it is played. Head coaches only — there is no free feed for coordinators, so on a program where the head coach does not call the offense this describes the staff he hired. Play-calling identity is a style, not a grade: throwing more than the situations warrant is not better than throwing less than they warrant.

2026 Season Projection

model win prob · 10 to play
4.57.5
projected final record (now 11)
Exp. wins left
3.5
of 10 games
Bowl odds
24%
reach 6 wins
Best odds
66%
vs Charlotte
Toughest
3%
vs Notre Dame

How the season could finish · 2026 · chance of each final win total · 10 games left

Every remaining game simulated from the model's win probability for it. Tallest bar is the single likeliest finish, not a prediction that it happens.

1234567891011
final winstallest bar = 27% chance
Likeliest finish 4-8 (27%)Bowl eligible 24% · marked on the axis at 6

Player Value

EPA contribution by position group + estimated NIL market value (derived from position rates and on-field production — not actual deal figures).

Unit Value — Total EPA
QBBraxton Woodson, Jackson Gutierrez +1
+22.2 EPA
RBStefan Egbe, Vic Listorti +1
+6.8 EPA
WRIsaiah Bryant, Joshua Guerin +3
+6.3 EPA
TEJake Norris, Theo Elwell
-2.2 EPA

Total EPA produced by each positional group this season. OL value is captured via the rush/pass efficiency of skill players; OL-specific EPA isn't separately reported.

Estimated NIL Market Value
ESTIMATED
EPA +17.70.610/play29 snaps

Estimated from position-group market rates and on-field EPA contribution. Actual NIL valuations depend on social media following, brand fit, and market negotiations — these figures are directional only.

The Five Factors

ranked vs. FBS · bar = better
Efficiency (PPA)
Off0.5191st#14
Def0.0853rd#66
Explosiveness
Off1.0616th#116
Def1.902nd#135
Field position
Off69.950th#70
Def78.37th#129
Finishing (pts/opp)
Off6.0093rd#11
Def5.009th#125
Turnovers
Won 0Lost 0
Margin 0

Opponent-adjusted efficiency

EPA/play vs. schedule
Offense
Defense
Off · pass
-0.371st#136
Off · rush
0.6095th#8

Pass vs. rush (PPA)

Rushing
Off0.6095th#8
Def-0.1577th#33
Passing
Off-0.371st#136
Def0.4912th#121

Trenches & disruption

Line yards (off)
4.28#9
2nd-level / open-field
1.65 / 1.79
Power / stuff (off)
100.0% / 6.3%
Havoc — total (def)
11.9%#113
Havoc — front 7 / DB
11.9% / 0.0%

Standard vs. passing downs

Pro
Std downs
Off0.46
Def-0.23
Pass downs
Off0.70
Def0.59

PPA on each down type (off vs. def).

Opponent-adjusted by down

Pro
1st2nd3rd
Offense0.24#310.64#150.75#47
Defense-0.30#220.40#1150.55#96

Elo Trajectory

Towson@Army
Elo rating 15501550+0 over season

Team Fingerprint · 2026 · 31 opponent-adjusted metrics · percentile vs 138 FBS teams

Plot these →
worst in FBSbest

Efficiency

  • Offense EPA/play0.4882nd
  • Defense EPA/play allowed0.0552nd
  • Offense success rate63%94th
  • Defense success rate allowed29%79th

Downs

  • Offense success — standard downs69%96th
  • Offense success — passing downs41%73rd
  • Defense success allowed — standard downs32%80th
  • Defense success allowed — passing downs24%58th

Explosiveness

  • Offense explosiveness1.015th
  • Defense explosiveness allowed1.91st
  • Offense explosiveness — standard downs0.7811th
  • Offense explosiveness — passing downs2.585th

Trenches

  • Offense line yards4.393rd
  • Defense line yards allowed3.318th
  • Offense highlight yards1.669th
  • Defense highlight yards allowed0.0682nd
  • Offense power success1.099th
  • Defense power success allowed0.0099th
  • Offense stuff rate0.0592nd
  • Defense stuff rate0.1837th

Third down

  • Third down conversion58%82nd
  • Third down distance faced5.386th
  • Third down conversion allowed25%77th
  • Third down distance forced8.372nd

Halves

  • Net success rate — first half0.3482nd
  • Net success rate — second half0.3692nd

Roster

  • Returning usage14%13th
  • Returning EPA46.726th
  • Team talent composite1961st
  • Recruiting class rank1441st
  • Recruiting class points99.41st

Every metric is opponent-adjusted and ranked so that higher is always better — a defensive rate that is good when low is ranked accordingly. Sack and tackle-for-loss composition are deliberately absent: their relationship to team quality is a measured null, so they carry a style rather than a rank, and they appear in the pressure signature instead.

Intelligence Report

Offensive DNA

Run-first attack — top 10 nationally by EPA/play
EPA/play
+0.513#14 · top 20%
Pass EPA/play
-0.375#136
Rush EPA/play
+0.598#8
Explosiveness
1.060#116
Pts/opportunity
6.00#11
Success rate
63.8%

Rush efficiency edge: 0.972 EPA/play

🛡

Defensive Identity

EPA/play allowed
+0.085#66 · average
Havoc rate (total)
11.9%#113
Front-7 havoc
11.9%
DB havoc
0.0%
Big play rate allowed
1.902#135
Success rate allowed
30.8%

Disruption comes primarily from the front seven.

📊

Season Signature

Points per game
36.0
Points allowed/game
26.5
Scoring margin/game
+9.5
Turnover margin
+0won 0 · lost 0
Production returning
14%
Talent rank (247)
#138

1-1 record through 2 games.

Team Shape · percentile vs. FBS · dashed = 50th

OFFENSE91thEXPLOSIVENESS16thFINISHING93thFIELD POS50thDEFENSE53thHAVOC18th50th100th
Offense
91th
Explosiveness
16th
Finishing
93th
Field Pos
50th
Defense
53th
Havoc
18th

Each axis = national percentile rank. 100th = best in FBS, 0th = worst. Defense and Havoc are oriented so higher = better.

CORE efficiency · situation and opponent removed

Points per 100 plays above average, after the game state is regressed out of every snap and the schedule is solved out across the whole league. The version of this team’s efficiency that can be compared to a team it never played.

Overall
-8.1
#101
Offense
-2.1
#86
Defense
+6.0
#122
Full CORE ratings →

National Landscape · 2026 FBS · offense vs. defense EPA/play

Each dot = one FBS team. Navy is highlighted. Tap or hover a dot for details.

ELITEDEF. FORTRESSOFF. POWERHOUSEREBUILDING-0.100.00+0.10+0.20+0.30-0.050.00+0.10+0.20Offensive EPA/play← worsebetter →Defensive EPA allowed/play← worsebetter →

Similar Programs

Teams with the closest offense + defense efficiency profile to Navy in 2026

by EPA/play distance
NebraskaSP+ +12.1
Off EPA/play +0.493Def EPA/play +0.118Elo 1715
Match
98%
BYUSP+ +16.8
Off EPA/play +0.520Def EPA/play +0.039Elo 1682
Match
98%
NorthwesternSP+ +7.8
Off EPA/play +0.480Def EPA/play +0.128Elo 1549
Match
97%
SMUSP+ +11.1
Off EPA/play +0.557Def EPA/play +0.037Elo 1734
Match
97%
TexasSP+ +25.4
Off EPA/play +0.451Def EPA/play +0.142Elo 1916
Match
96%
UCLASP+ +9.2
Off EPA/play +0.420Def EPA/play +0.133Elo 1479
Match
95%

Similarity = normalized Euclidean distance on season offensive and defensive EPA/play. Teams within ±0.02 EPA/play on both units score >90%.

Program Trajectory · CORE rating · 20152026 · points per game vs an average FBS team

2015: +12.7, #28 of 1282016: +1.0, #58 of 1282017: +3.4, #56 of 1302018: -16.9, #111 of 1302019: +18.9, #17 of 1302020: -12.6, #101 of 1242021: -6.6, #92 of 1302022: -11.2, #104 of 1312023: -16.9, #116 of 1332024: +14.1, #25 of 1342025: +9.3, #43 of 1362026: -8.1, #101 of 138
20152026
Now -8.1 · #101 of 138Best +18.9 in 2019Worst -16.9 in 2018

Program History

recent seasons
YearOverallConfWin %xWLuck
20261-00-0
100%
1.0+0.0
202511-28-1
85%
9.4+1.6
202410-37-2
77%
10.6-0.6
20235-74-4
42%
5.8-0.8
20224-84-4
33%
8.6-4.6
20214-83-5
33%
7.0-3.0
20203-73-4
30%
4.7-1.7
201911-27-1
85%
11.1-0.1
20183-102-6
23%
4.1-1.1
20177-64-4
54%
6.1+0.9

xW = expected wins from per-game dominance. Luck = actual − expected (positive = won close games).

5.7%of 50,000 simulated 2026 seasons end with them in the field

0-0 so far, projected to finish 8.0-4.4. Wins the American Athletic in 21%.

If they finish with…

99%
0 losses
69%
1 loss
12%
2 losses
0.1%
3 losses
0%
4 losses

Their chance of making it at each final loss count. Better than even up to 1.

Win out and it is 99%. Running the table settles it.

up 1.1 points since preseason.

  • At 1 loss they are 69% where the average American Athletic team is 52%.
  • The American Athletic takes 0.34 bids in an average season.
  • One bid goes to the best champion outside the P4. They take it in 5.7% of seasons, having won their league in 95% of those.

Navy’s own turning points

Points of playoff probability between winning and losing.

  • wk9vs Notre Dame25.1
  • wk7at UTSA9.9
  • wk12vs Memphis9.7
  • wk5at Air Force9.3
  • wk15at Army8.5
  • wk6vs Tulsa8.5

Who to root for

Games Navy is not in that move its odds most. Same units, much smaller scale.

  • wk10Toledo over Sacramento State0.9
  • wk3Oklahoma over New Mexico0.9
  • wk5Utah State over Boise State0.9
  • wk9Texas State over Boise State0.9
  • wk12SMU over Notre Dame0.8
  • wk4Old Dominion over James Madison0.8
The full playoff picture →

American Athletic

0-0 in league play, projected 6.1-2.92 of 14 by title odds
21%
Wins the American Athletic
37%
Reaches the title game

The American Athletic sends its top two by conference winning percentage, head-to-head breaking a tie. The last berth is level on percentage in 33% of simulated seasons, so a tiebreaker decides it about that often.

  • wk12Memphis at Navy25.7
  • wk7Navy at UTSA24.6
  • wk15Navy at Army23.5
  • wk6Tulsa at Navy23.4

Points of title probability riding on each result. The whole American Athletic race →

If not the playoff, then

85%
Bowl eligible
72%
Placed in a bowl
5.7%
In the playoff
22%
Season over in November

Navy is 1-0 and needs 5 more wins from 11 games to reach the six that make a team eligible — at most one of which may come against an FCS opponent. In 6.6% of seasons they get there and still go nowhere: there are more eligible teams than seats.

  • Gasparilla Bowl18%
  • Military Bowl11%
  • Fenway Bowl11%
  • Armed Forces Bowl8.5%
  • Birmingham Bowl7.3%
  • First Responder Bowl5.9%

Every bowl, and how each one picks →

Recruiting Pipelines

since 2010

Of the 170 high-school programs with a pipeline page here, 12 have sent Navy a player since 2010 — 31 signees between them. Where they signed, not where they were offered, and not a complete list of Navy's feeder schools: only these 170 have the outcome history to measure.

High schoolSignedDrafted
Central CatholicPA40
Deerfield BeachFL30
Don Bosco PrepNJ30
GonzagaDC30
Spring WestfieldTX30
West OrangeFL30
Archbishop WoodPA20
FairfieldOH20
All 170 high-school pipelines →
✓/✗ = whether our pregame model picked the winner. Win % & projections from the Gridpex model. Data: CollegeFootballData.