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We wanted to look at how Clemson matched up talent-wise against some of last year's foes. Today we compare Clemson and Auburn circa September, 2010. We were able to obtain the two-deep roster posted on Tigernet prior to the Clemson/Auburn matchup for this exercise (special thanks to T-Net for this info).
Keep in mind as you look through this data that only players who were officially signed were given a "Star Rating". Players who were not signed could not be quantitatively assessed a recruiting rating. Such players get a "NA" rating and were not included in the averaged data. Again, all data was attained from www.Scout.com and www.Rivals.com. Players whose Scout/Rivals data was not available but were signed were assigned a "NR".
Figure 1 and Table I both show an average of offensive players, defensive players, and specialist listed on the two-deep roster. Tables II through IV show the two-deep roster used for analysis along with the recruiting ratings for each player on the roster.
The data show the teams to be pretty evenly matched based on overall average recruiting star ratings. Auburn averaged around 0.06 stars per player better than Clemson on the offensive side of the ball while Clemson bettered Auburn by 0.07 stars per player on defense. Auburn's specialists were, by virtue of a strong Rivals rating, over 0.15 stars per player better than Clemson. Overall, the Auburn Tigers led Clemson in average talent by a mere 0.01 stars per player.
On paper, and strictly from a Rivals/Scout rating perspective, this contest appeared to be a pretty even matchup in terms of two-deep talent.
Data can be seen below and after the Jump.
Figure 1: Average Star Rating per Player (Two-Deep Depth Chart)
Table I: Average Star Rating Per Player (Two-Deep Depth Chart)
Team |
Recruiting Source |
Offense |
Defense |
Specialists |
Overall Average |
Clemson |
Scout |
3.46 |
3.32 |
3.10 |
3.34 |
Rivals |
3.50 |
3.36 |
3.00 |
3.36 |
|
Average |
3.48 |
3.34 |
3.05 |
3.35 |
|
Auburn |
Scout |
3.48 |
3.27 |
3.36 |
3.37 |
Rivals |
3.60 |
3.27 |
3.07 |
3.35 |
|
Average |
3.54 |
3.27 |
3.21 |
3.36 |
Table II: Star Ratings per Offensive Player
Clemson Offense |
Auburn Offense |
|||||||||||||||
Pos. |
# |
Player |
Hgt |
Wgt |
Cl. |
Scout |
Rivals |
Pos. |
# |
Player |
Hgt |
Wgt |
Cl. |
Scout |
Rivals |
|
LT |
61 |
CHRIS HAIRSTON |
6-7 |
325 |
*Gr. |
2 |
3 |
LT |
73 |
LEE ZIEMBA |
6-8 |
319 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
|
63 |
Brandon Thomas |
6-4 |
300 |
*Fr. |
4 |
4 |
75 |
Brandon Mosley |
6-6 |
299 |
Jr. |
3 |
4 |
|||
LG |
73 |
DAVID SMITH |
6-5 |
315 |
*Jr. |
3 |
3 |
LG |
66 |
MIKE BERRY |
6-3 |
316 |
Sr. |
3 |
4 |
|
62 |
Mason Cloy |
6-3 |
295 |
*Jr. |
3 |
3 |
53 |
Bart Eddins |
6-4 |
304 |
Sr. |
5 |
4 |
|||
C |
55 |
DALTON FREEMAN |
6-5 |
285 |
*So. |
4 |
4 |
C |
50 |
RYAN PUGH |
6-4 |
297 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
|
78 |
Ben Ramsey |
6-4 |
280 |
*Sr. |
N/A |
N/A |
63 |
Blake Burgess |
6-2 |
278 |
Fr. |
N/A |
N/A |
|||
RG |
74 |
ANTOINE McCLAIN |
6-5 |
330 |
Jr. |
4 |
4 |
RG |
57 |
BYRON ISOM |
6-3 |
291 |
Sr. |
3 |
3 |
|
54 |
Matt Sanders |
6-6 |
320 |
*So. |
3 |
3 |
76 |
Jorrell Bostrom |
6-3 |
322 |
Sr. |
N/A |
N/A |
|||
RT |
72 |
LANDON WALKER |
6-6 |
310 |
*Jr. |
4 |
4 |
or |
79 |
Jared Cooper |
6-4 |
300 |
Jr. |
2 |
3 |
|
79 |
Phillip Price |
6-5 |
300 |
*Jr. |
N/A |
N/A |
RT |
77 |
A.J. GREENE |
6-5 |
291 |
Jr. |
4 |
3 |
||
TE |
83 |
DWAYNE ALLEN |
6-4 |
255 |
*So. |
4 |
4 |
71 |
John Sullen |
6-6 |
312 |
So. |
2 |
3 |
||
82 |
Drew Traylor |
6-5 |
245 |
*Jr. |
3 |
2 |
TE/WR |
43 |
PHILLIP LUTZENKIRCHEN |
6-4 |
258 |
So. |
4 |
4 |
||
84 |
Darrell Smith |
6-3 |
235 |
*Fr. |
3 |
2 |
or |
18 |
KODI BURNS |
6-2 |
207 |
Sr. |
5 |
4 |
||
WR |
21 |
XAVIER DYE |
6-5 |
210 |
Sr. |
3 |
3 |
80 |
Emory Blake |
6-1 |
192 |
So. |
3 |
4 |
||
85 |
Brandon Clear |
6-5 |
210 |
*Jr. |
3 |
3 |
WR |
81 |
TERRELL ZACHERY |
6-2 |
210 |
Sr. |
3 |
4 |
||
6 |
DeAndre Hopkins |
6-1 |
195 |
Fr. |
4 |
4 |
9 |
Quindarius Carr |
6-1 |
186 |
Jr. |
3 |
3 |
|||
QB |
11 |
KYLE PARKER |
6-1 |
200 |
*So. |
4 |
4 |
3 |
DeAngelo Benton |
6-2 |
201 |
So. |
3 |
4 |
||
10 |
Tajh Boyd |
6-1 |
230 |
*Fr. |
5 |
4 |
QB |
2 |
CAMERON NEWTON |
6-6 |
250 |
Jr. |
4 |
5 |
||
RB |
23 |
ANDRE ELLINGTON |
5-10 |
190 |
*So. |
4 |
4 |
14 |
Barrett Trotter |
6-2 |
211 |
So. |
3 |
3 |
||
or |
8 |
JAMIE HARPER |
6-0 |
235 |
Jr. |
5 |
4 |
RB |
27 |
MARIO FANNIN |
5-11 |
228 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
|
25 |
Roderick McDowell |
5-9 |
185 |
*Fr. |
3 |
4 |
23 |
Onterio McCalebb |
5-10 |
171 |
So. |
4 |
4 |
|||
FB |
30 |
CHAD DIEHL |
6-2 |
265 |
*Jr. |
2 |
3 |
5 |
Michael Dyer |
5-9 |
215 |
Fr. |
5 |
5 |
||
48 |
Kasey Nobles |
6-1 |
250 |
*Sr. |
N/A |
N/A |
HB |
32 |
ERIC SMITH |
5-10 |
240 |
Jr. |
3 |
3 |
||
WR |
18 |
JARON BROWN |
6-2 |
200 |
*So. |
3 |
3 |
4 |
Shaun Kitchens |
6-3 |
217 |
Fr. |
3 |
3 |
||
87 |
Terrance Ashe |
6-2 |
200 |
*Gr. |
N/A |
N/A |
1 |
Trovon Reed |
6-0 |
181 |
Fr. |
5 |
4 |
|||
80 |
Brandon Ford |
6-4 |
220 |
*So. |
3 |
4 |
WR |
89 |
DARVIN ADAMS |
6-3 |
185 |
Jr. |
3 |
2 |
||
WR |
26 |
MARQUAN JONES |
6-0 |
195 |
Jr. |
3 |
4 |
82 |
Jay Wisner |
6-2 |
190 |
Sr. |
N/A |
N/A |
||
7 |
Bryce McNeal |
6-1 |
180 |
*Fr. |
4 |
4 |
87 |
Derek Winter |
6-0 |
208 |
Jr. |
2 |
2 |
Table III: Star Ratings per Defensive Player
Clemson Defense |
Auburn |
|||||||||||||||
Pos. |
# |
Player |
Hgt |
Wgt |
Cl. |
Scout |
Rivals |
Pos. |
# |
Player |
Hgt |
Wgt |
Cl. |
Scout |
Rivals |
|
DE |
93 |
Da'QUAN BOWERS |
6-4 |
275 |
Jr. |
5 |
5 |
LDE |
45 |
ANTOINE CARTER |
6-4 |
256 |
Sr. |
4 |
3 |
|
97 |
Malliciah Goodman |
6-4 |
265 |
So. |
4 |
4 |
55 |
Corey Lemonier |
6-4 |
227 |
Fr. |
5 |
4 |
|||
NG |
98 |
BRANDON THOMPSON |
6-2 |
310 |
Jr. |
4 |
4 |
95 |
Dee Ford |
6-4 |
240 |
So. |
4 |
3 |
||
or |
89 |
MIGUEL CHAVIS |
6-5 |
285 |
Sr. |
3 |
3 |
DT |
98 |
ZACH CLAYTON |
6-3 |
296 |
Sr. |
2 |
2 |
|
DT |
99 |
JARVIS JENKINS |
6-4 |
315 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
54 |
Jeffrey Whitaker |
6-3 |
308 |
Fr. |
4 |
4 |
||
94 |
Rennie Moore |
6-4 |
270 |
*Jr. |
3 |
3 |
DT |
90 |
NICK FAIRLEY |
6-5 |
298 |
Jr. |
3 |
3 |
||
BE |
40 |
ANDRE BRANCH |
6-5 |
260 |
*Jr. |
2 |
2 |
93 |
Mike Blanc |
6-4 |
297 |
Sr. |
2 |
3 |
||
90 |
Kourtnei Brown |
6-5 |
250 |
*Jr. |
4 |
4 |
RDE |
49 |
MICHAEL GOGGANS |
6-3 |
261 |
Sr. |
3 |
4 |
||
SLB |
34 |
QUANDON CHRISTIAN |
6-3 |
215 |
*Fr. |
3 |
3 |
94 |
Nosa Eguae |
6-2 |
258 |
Fr. |
2 |
2 |
||
41 |
Daniel Andrews |
5-11 |
210 |
Jr. |
2 |
2 |
13 |
Craig Sanders |
6-4 |
248 |
Fr. |
4 |
4 |
|||
MLB |
42 |
CORICO HAWKINS |
5-11 |
230 |
So. |
3 |
3 |
LLB |
46 |
CRAIG STEVENS |
6-4 |
229 |
Sr. |
3 |
4 |
|
33 |
Spencer Shuey |
6-3 |
250 |
*Fr. |
3 |
3 |
21 |
Eltoro Freeman |
5-11 |
225 |
Jr. |
4 |
4 |
|||
WLB |
20 |
BRANDON MAYE |
6-2 |
235 |
*Jr. |
2 |
3 |
or |
35 |
Jonathan Evans |
5-11 |
230 |
So. |
3 |
3 |
|
46 |
Jonathan Willard |
6-2 |
220 |
*So. |
3 |
4 |
MLB |
17 |
JOSH BYNES |
6-2 |
235 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
||
CB |
12 |
MARCUS GILCHRIST |
5-11 |
190 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
58 |
Harris Gaston |
6-1 |
231 |
Fr. |
3 |
3 |
||
29 |
Xavier Brewer |
5-11 |
190 |
*So. |
4 |
3 |
or |
5 |
Jake Holland |
6-0 |
231 |
Fr. |
3 |
4 |
||
SS |
2 |
DeANDRE McDANIEL |
6-1 |
215 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
RLB |
25 |
DAREN BATES |
5-11 |
203 |
So. |
2 |
2 |
|
5 |
Jonathan Meeks |
6-1 |
205 |
So. |
4 |
4 |
33 |
Jessel Curry |
6-1 |
214 |
Fr. |
3 |
3 |
|||
FS |
31 |
RASHARD HALL |
6-2 |
200 |
*So. |
3 |
3 |
38 |
Jawara White |
6-1 |
243 |
Fr. |
3 |
3 |
||
32 |
Carlton Lewis |
6-3 |
215 |
*So. |
3 |
3 |
LCB |
14 |
DEMOND WASHINGTON |
5-9 |
182 |
Sr. |
5 |
3 |
||
CB |
36 |
BYRON MAXWELL |
6-1 |
205 |
*Gr. |
4 |
4 |
22 |
T'Sharvan Bell |
6-0 |
180 |
So. |
3 |
4 |
||
15 |
Coty Sensabaugh |
6-0 |
180 |
*Jr. |
2 |
2 |
S |
4 |
ZAC ETHERIDGE |
6-0 |
213 |
Sr. |
3 |
3 |
||
16 |
Ikeem Means |
6-0 |
204 |
So. |
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||||
S |
2 |
AAIRON SAVAGE |
5-11 |
200 |
Sr. |
N/A |
N/A |
|||||||||
26 |
Mike McNeil |
6-2 |
208 |
Jr. |
4 |
4 |
||||||||||
RCB |
15 |
NEIKO THORPE |
6-2 |
186 |
Jr. |
3 |
3 |
|||||||||
3 |
Chris Davis |
5-10 |
182 |
Fr. |
3 |
3 |
||||||||||
or |
6 |
Jonathan Mincy |
5-10 |
180 |
Fr. |
3 |
3 |
Table IV: Star Ratings per "Specialist"
Clemson Specialists |
Auburn Specialists |
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Pos. |
# |
Player |
Hgt |
Wgt |
Cl. |
Scout |
Rivals |
Pos. |
# |
Player |
Hgt |
Wgt |
Cl. |
Scout |
Rivals |
|
PK |
39 |
CHANDLER CATANZARO |
6-2 |
205 |
*Fr. |
N/A |
N/A |
PK |
18 |
WES BYRUM |
6-2 |
216 |
Sr. |
3 |
3 |
|
13 |
Spencer Benton |
6-2 |
195 |
*So. |
2 |
2 |
36 |
Cody Parkey |
6-0 |
184 |
Fr. |
4 |
3 |
|||
P |
96 |
DAWSON ZIMMERMAN |
6-2 |
205 |
Jr. |
3 |
2 |
P |
17 |
RYAN SHOEMAKER |
6-0 |
177 |
Sr. |
2 |
2 |
|
19 |
Richard Jackson |
6-0 |
195 |
*Gr. |
3 |
3 |
30 |
Steven Clark |
6-5 |
232 |
Fr. |
2 |
2 |
|||
KO |
13 |
Spencer Benton |
6-2 |
195 |
*So. |
2 |
2 |
KO |
18 |
Wes Byrum |
6-2 |
216 |
Sr. |
3 |
3 |
|
LS |
71 |
Matt Skinner |
6-7 |
230 |
*So. |
2 |
2 |
LS |
61 |
Josh Harris |
6-1 |
230 |
Jr. |
N/A |
N/A |
|
52 |
Phillip Fajgenbaum |
6-0 |
225 |
*Fr. |
N/A |
N/A |
64 |
Forrest Hill |
6-1 |
238 |
Fr. |
N/A |
N/A |
|||
H |
16 |
Michael Wade |
6-2 |
210 |
*Gr. |
3 |
3 |
H |
19 |
Neil Caudle |
6-3 |
198 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
|
14 |
Donny McElveen |
6-2 |
205 |
*Fr. |
N/A |
N/A |
15 |
Clint Moseley |
6-3 |
223 |
Fr. |
2 |
3 |
|||
PR |
12 |
Marcus Gilchrist |
5-11 |
190 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
PR |
9 |
Quindarius Carr |
6-1 |
186 |
Jr. |
3 |
3 |
|
6 |
DeAndre Hopkins |
6-1 |
195 |
Fr. |
4 |
4 |
or |
89 |
Darvin Adams |
6-3 |
185 |
Jr. |
3 |
2 |
||
KOR |
12 |
Marcus Gilchrist |
5-11 |
190 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
or |
1 |
Trovon Reed |
6-0 |
181 |
Fr. |
5 |
4 |
|
6 |
DeAndre Hopkins |
6-1 |
195 |
Fr. |
4 |
4 |
KOR |
14 |
Demond Washington |
5-9 |
182 |
Sr. |
5 |
3 |
||
& |
27 |
Mario Fannin |
5-11 |
228 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
|||||||||
23 |
Onterio McCalebb |
5-10 |
171 |
So. |
4 |
4 |
||||||||||
& |
15 |
Neiko Thorpe |
6-2 |
186 |
Jr. |
3 |
3 |