We continue to examine how Clemson's two-deep roster matched up to opponents from a season ago. Today we compare Clemson and Boston College just prior to their late October '10 football matchup. We were able to attain the two-deep roster posted on Tigernet prior to the Clemson/BC matchup for this exercise (special thanks to T-Net for this info and STS member RazzMcTazz for running down links to the pregame two-deep for us).
We should not have to tell you this, but there has been some commotion regarding what to take from these articles. We expect you, the reader, to form an opinion of your own. Often we will give you our take on things, but you should independently form your own thoughts based on information out there. This article shows recruiting data for the two-deep roster. It does not weigh experience nor does it evaluate coaching, preparation, etc... We think this is an interesting and valuable tool and useful in overall program evaluation because there is a link between these star ratings and other metrics in both college football and the NFL.
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 matchup numbers show a Clemson team with superior recruiting talent. The Tigers averaged nearly a full star/player better than their Northeastern foe offensively, 0.56 stars per player better defensively, and 0.55 stars per player on special teams. Overall, Clemson maintained nearly ¾ of a star advantage per player over the Eagles.
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 Service |
Offense |
Defense |
Specialists |
Overall Average |
|
Clemson |
Scout |
3.52 |
3.36 |
3.00 |
3.35 |
|
Rivals |
3.57 |
3.45 |
2.91 |
3.39 |
|
|
Average |
3.55 |
3.41 |
2.95 |
3.37 |
|
|
Boston College |
Scout |
2.39 |
2.80 |
2.30 |
2.53 |
|
Rivals |
2.74 |
2.90 |
2.50 |
2.75 |
|
|
Average |
2.57 |
2.85 |
2.40 |
2.64 |
Table II: Star Ratings per Offensive Player
|
Clemson Offense |
Boston College Offense |
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|
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 |
74 |
ANTHONY CASTONZO |
6-7 |
308 |
Sr. |
2 |
2 |
|
|
63 |
Brandon Thomas |
6-4 |
300 |
*Fr. |
4 |
4 |
73 |
6-8 |
303 |
So. |
2 |
2 |
||||
|
LG |
73 |
DAVID SMITH |
6-5 |
315 |
*Jr. |
3 |
3 |
LG |
75 |
NATHAN RICHMAN |
6-6 |
300 |
Jr. |
2 |
3 |
|
|
62 |
6-3 |
295 |
*Jr. |
3 |
3 |
77 |
6-7 |
300 |
So. |
2 |
3 |
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|
C |
55 |
DALTON FREEMAN |
6-5 |
285 |
*So. |
4 |
4 |
C |
69 |
MARK SPINNEY |
6-4 |
282 |
Jr. |
4 |
3 |
|
|
78 |
6-4 |
280 |
*Sr. |
N/A |
N/A |
75 |
6-6 |
300 |
Jr. |
2 |
3 |
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|
RG |
74 |
ANTOINE McCLAIN |
6-5 |
330 |
Jr. |
4 |
4 |
RG |
78 |
THOMAS CLAIBORNE |
6-3 |
332 |
Sr. |
2 |
3 |
|
|
54 |
6-6 |
320 |
*So. |
3 |
3 |
62 |
6-5 |
288 |
Fr. |
2 |
2 |
|||||
|
RT |
72 |
LANDON WALKER |
6-6 |
310 |
*Jr. |
4 |
4 |
RT |
66 |
RICHARD LAPHAM |
6-8 |
323 |
Sr. |
2 |
4 |
|
|
79 |
6-5 |
300 |
*Jr. |
N/A |
N/A |
77 |
Emmett Cleary |
6-7 |
300 |
So. |
2 |
3 |
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|
TE |
83 |
DWAYNE ALLEN |
6-4 |
255 |
*So. |
4 |
4 |
TE |
81 |
CHRIS PANTALE |
6-6 |
248 |
So. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
82 |
6-5 |
245 |
*Jr. |
3 |
2 |
87 |
6-3 |
240 |
Jr. |
3 |
3 |
|||||
|
80 |
Brandon Ford |
6-4 |
220 |
*So. |
3 |
4 |
WR |
3 |
IFEANYI MOMAH |
6-6 |
240 |
Sr. |
2 |
3 |
||
|
WR |
6 |
DeANDRE HOPKINS |
6-1 |
195 |
Fr. |
4 |
4 |
80 |
6-4 |
214 |
Fr. |
2 |
2 |
|||
|
21 |
6-5 |
210 |
Sr. |
3 |
3 |
QB |
7 |
CHASE RETTIG |
6-3 |
210 |
Fr. |
3 |
3 |
|||
|
QB |
11 |
KYLE PARKER |
6-1 |
200 |
*So. |
4 |
4 |
16 |
Mike Marscovetra |
6-4 |
210 |
So. |
2 |
2 |
||
|
10 |
6-1 |
230 |
*Fr. |
5 |
4 |
or |
8 |
6-4 |
219 |
Fr. |
2 |
3 |
||||
|
RB |
23 |
ANDRE ELLINGTON |
5-10 |
190 |
*So. |
4 |
4 |
RB |
2 |
MONTEL HARRIS |
5-10 |
200 |
Jr. |
2 |
2 |
|
|
8 |
6-0 |
235 |
Jr. |
5 |
4 |
34 |
Andre Williams |
6-0 |
216 |
Fr. |
3 |
3 |
||||
|
FB |
30 |
CHAD DIEHL |
6-2 |
265 |
*Jr. |
2 |
3 |
FB |
36 |
JAMES McCLUSKEY |
6-2 |
252 |
Sr. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
48 |
6-1 |
250 |
*Sr. |
N/A |
N/A |
13 |
6-3 |
239 |
Sr. |
3 |
3 |
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|
WR |
18 |
JARON BROWN |
6-2 |
200 |
*So. |
3 |
3 |
WR |
86 |
BOBBY SWIGERT |
6-1 |
180 |
Fr. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
87 |
6-2 |
200 |
*Gr. |
N/A |
N/A |
83 |
5-11 |
186 |
Fr. |
2 |
2 |
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|
WR |
7 |
BRYCE McNEAL |
6-1 |
180 |
*Fr. |
4 |
4 |
|||||||||
|
26 |
6-0 |
195 |
Jr. |
3 |
4 |
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Table III: Star Ratings per Defensive Player
|
Clemson Defense |
Boston College Defense |
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|
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 |
DE |
56 |
MAX HOLLOWAY |
6-2 |
250 |
So. |
2 |
3 |
|
|
97 |
6-4 |
265 |
So. |
4 |
4 |
33 |
Dan Williams |
6-3 |
248 |
Jr. |
3 |
3 |
||||
|
NG |
98 |
BRANDON THOMPSON |
6-2 |
310 |
Jr. |
4 |
4 |
LDT |
96 |
KALEB RAMSEY |
6-3 |
295 |
Jr. |
4 |
3 |
|
|
89 |
6-5 |
285 |
Sr. |
3 |
3 |
92 |
6-6 |
299 |
Fr. |
3 |
4 |
|||||
|
DT |
99 |
JARVIS JENKINS |
6-4 |
315 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
RDT |
55 |
DAMIK SCAFE |
6-3 |
309 |
Sr. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
94 |
6-4 |
270 |
*Jr. |
3 |
3 |
97 |
6-3 |
286 |
So. |
2 |
2 |
|||||
|
BE |
40 |
ANDRE BRANCH |
6-5 |
260 |
*Jr. |
2 |
2 |
DE |
47 |
BRAD NEWMAN |
6-2 |
257 |
Sr. |
2 |
2 |
|
|
90 |
6-5 |
250 |
*Jr. |
4 |
4 |
91 |
6-2 |
248 |
Fr. |
2 |
2 |
|||||
|
SLB |
34 |
QUANDON CHRISTIAN |
6-3 |
215 |
*Fr. |
3 |
3 |
SLB |
94 |
MARK HERZLICH |
6-4 |
244 |
Sr. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
8 |
Justin Parker |
6-1 |
225 |
Fr. |
3 |
4 |
53 |
6-2 |
225 |
Sr. |
N/A |
N/A |
||||
|
MLB |
42 |
CORICO HAWKINS |
5-11 |
230 |
So. |
3 |
3 |
MLB |
40 |
LUKE KUECHLY |
6-3 |
235 |
So. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
33 |
6-3 |
250 |
*Fr. |
3 |
3 |
50 |
Will Thompson |
6-1 |
235 |
Jr. |
4 |
3 |
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|
WLB |
20 |
BRANDON MAYE |
6-2 |
235 |
*Jr. |
2 |
3 |
WLB |
32 |
KEVIN PIERRE-LOUIS |
6-1 |
215 |
Fr. |
3 |
4 |
|
|
46 |
Jonathan Willard |
6-2 |
220 |
*So. |
3 |
4 |
49 |
6-3 |
220 |
Fr. |
4 |
3 |
||||
|
CB |
12 |
MARCUS GILCHRIST |
5-11 |
190 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
FCB |
4 |
DONNIE FLETCHER |
6-1 |
200 |
Jr. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
15 |
6-0 |
180 |
*Jr. |
2 |
2 |
18 |
C.J. Jones |
5-11 |
173 |
Fr. |
3 |
3 |
||||
|
SS |
2 |
DeANDRE McDANIEL |
6-1 |
215 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
SS |
23 |
JIM NOEL |
6-4 |
186 |
So. |
3 |
3 |
|
|
32 |
6-3 |
215 |
*So. |
3 |
3 |
26 |
6-3 |
215 |
Jr. |
2 |
2 |
|||||
|
FS |
5 |
JONATHAN MEEKS |
6-1 |
205 |
So. |
4 |
4 |
FS |
27 |
OKECHUKWU OKOROHA |
6-1 |
205 |
So. |
3 |
4 |
|
|
or |
31 |
RASHARD HALL |
6-2 |
200 |
*So. |
3 |
3 |
49 |
6-3 |
200 |
So. |
N/A |
N/A |
|||
|
CB |
29 |
XAVIER BREWER |
5-11 |
190 |
*So. |
4 |
3 |
BCB |
9 |
DeLEON GAUSE |
5-11 |
184 |
Sr. |
2 |
2 |
|
|
or |
36 |
BYRON MAXWELL |
6-1 |
205 |
*Gr. |
4 |
4 |
25 |
Chris Fox |
5-11 |
198 |
Sr. |
2 |
3 |
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Table IV: Star Ratings per "Specialist"
|
Clemson Specialists |
Boston College 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 |
85 |
NATE FREESE |
6-0 |
180 |
Fr. |
2 |
2 |
|
|
13 |
6-2 |
195 |
*So. |
2 |
2 |
46 |
6-3 |
189 |
Jr. |
2 |
2 |
|||||
|
19 |
Richard Jackson |
6-0 |
195 |
*Gr. |
3 |
3 |
P |
46 |
RYAN QUIGLEY |
6-3 |
189 |
Jr. |
2 |
2 |
||
|
P |
96 |
DAWSON ZIMMERMAN |
6-2 |
205 |
Jr. |
3 |
2 |
43 |
6-2 |
210 |
So. |
N/A |
N/A |
|||
|
19 |
Richard Jackson |
6-0 |
195 |
*Gr. |
3 |
3 |
KO |
85 |
6-0 |
180 |
Fr. |
2 |
2 |
|||
|
KO |
13 |
Spencer Benton |
6-2 |
195 |
*So. |
2 |
2 |
LS |
57 |
6-2 |
204 |
So. |
N/A |
N/A |
||
|
LS |
71 |
6-7 |
230 |
*So. |
2 |
2 |
40 |
6-3 |
235 |
So. |
3 |
3 |
||||
|
52 |
6-0 |
225 |
*Fr. |
N/A |
N/A |
H |
14 |
6-2 |
186 |
Sr. |
2 |
2 |
||||
|
H |
16 |
Michael Wade |
6-2 |
210 |
*Gr. |
3 |
3 |
43 |
Gerald Levano |
6-2 |
210 |
So. |
N/A |
N/A |
||
|
14 |
6-2 |
205 |
*Fr. |
N/A |
N/A |
PR |
2 |
5-10 |
200 |
Jr. |
2 |
2 |
||||
|
PR |
12 |
5-11 |
190 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
86 |
Bobby Swigert |
6-1 |
180 |
Fr. |
3 |
3 |
|||
|
18 |
6-2 |
200 |
*So. |
3 |
3 |
KOR |
25 |
Chris Fox |
5-11 |
198 |
Sr. |
2 |
3 |
|||
|
KOR |
23 |
5-10 |
190 |
*So. |
4 |
4 |
84 |
6-2 |
203 |
Fr. |
3 |
4 |
||||
|
12 |
Marcus Gilchrist |
5-11 |
190 |
Sr. |
4 |
4 |
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