2016 roster analytics, depth, and season stat leaders in one workspace.
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park • TX
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Roster context
The roster tab connects player-level listings with the context that explains how the team is built: class year, position group, acquisition path, recruiting profile, and current season production.
For 2016, SMU has 114 rostered players in the current viewable dataset. The talent model has enough rated-player coverage to compare blue-chip ratio, RTI rank, and portal dependence.
Roster Workspace
of 114 players
Analytics Summary
Quick-glance talent, experience, and portal context for the current roster.
Position health
A quick diagnostic that combines talent score, class experience, and transfer reliance into an opinionated roster read.
| Group | Talent | Experience | Portal risk | Verdict | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | High | High | Low | Strength | 18 players, 0% blue chips |
| DL | High | High | Low | Stable | 20 players, 0% blue chips |
| WR | Medium | High | Low | Stable | 12 players, 8% blue chips |
| DB | Medium | High | Low | Stable | 16 players, 0% blue chips |
| LB | Medium | High | Low | Stable | 16 players, 0% blue chips |
| RB | Low | High | Low | Needs depth | 7 players, 0% blue chips |
| ST | Low | High | Low | Needs depth | 11 players, 0% blue chips |
| TE | Low | High | Low | Needs depth | 6 players, 0% blue chips |
| QB | Low | High | Low | Needs depth | 7 players, 0% blue chips |
| Other | Low | High | Low | Needs depth | 1 players, 0% blue chips |
Showing 1-25 of 114 players
| 15 | Alex Honey | 2★ | WR | Sr | 6'4" | 196 lbs | Denton, TX, USA |
| 33 | Alex Melvin | UR | P | Sr | 6'4" | 187 lbs | Burnet, TX, USA |
| 46 | Andrew Adams | UR | LB | Sr | 5'10" | 221 lbs | Little Rock, AR, USA |
| 48 | Anthony Rhone | 2★ | LB | Sr | 6'0" | 233 lbs | Texarkana, TX, USA |
| 25 | Aphonso Thomas | 3★ | RB | Sr | 5'10" | 183 lbs | Van, TX, USA |
| 89 | Austin Rolfe | UR | WR | Sr | 6'0" | — | Nashville, TN, USA |
| 6 | Ben Hicks | UR | QB | Sr | 6'1" | 217 lbs | Waco, TX, USA |
| 13 | Blake Carlisle | 2★ | LB | Sr | 6'3" | — | Dickinson, TX, USA |
| 6 | Braeden West | 2★ | RB | Sr | 5'10" | 170 lbs | Katy, TX, USA |
| 10 | Brandon Benson | 3★ | WR | So | 6'1" | 201 lbs | Waco, TX, USA |
| 72 | Braylon Hyder | 3★ | OL | Sr | 6'2" | 313 lbs | Houston, TX, USA |
| 26 | Brent Freeman | UR | S | Sr | 5'8" | 185 lbs | Houston, TX, USA |
| 64 | Bryce Wilds | 3★ | OL | Sr | 6'6" | 305 lbs | Freeport, TX, USA |
| 40 | Carlos Carroll | 3★ | LB | Sr | 6'3" | — | Tucson, AZ, USA |
| 3 | Cedric Lancaster | 3★ | DB | Sr | 5'10" | 175 lbs | Houston, TX, USA |
| 57 | Chad Pursley | 3★ | OL | Sr | 6'4" | 277 lbs | Mansfield, TX, USA |
| 16 | Chan Amie | UR | DB | Sr | 5'11" | 169 lbs | Waskom, TX, USA |
| 63 | Charlie Flores | 2★ | OL | Sr | 6'4" | 312 lbs | Fort Worth, TX, USA |
| 49 | Charlie Mitelhaus | UR | LB | Sr | 6'3" | 230 lbs | Longmont, CO, USA |
| 21 | Chase Schultz | UR | S | Sr | 6'1" | — | Rockwall, TX, USA |
| 71 | Chauncey Briggs | 3★ | OL | Sr | 6'6" | 293 lbs | West Bloomfield, MI, USA |
| 68 | Chris Biggurs | 3★ | DT | Sr | 6'2" | 295 lbs | Coppell, TX, USA |
| 30 | Christian Burks | UR | DB | Sr | 6'0" | — | Copper Canyon, TX, USA |
| 28 | Christian Davis | UR | CB | Sr | 5'11" | 195 lbs | Waco, TX, USA |
| 20 | Collin Rock | 2★ | S | Jr | 5'11" | 194 lbs | Cypress, TX, USA |
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Signature roster score built from recruiting stars across the full roster.
RTI assigns 100 points to 5-stars, 80 to 4-stars, 60 to 3-stars, 40 to 2-stars, and 20 to unrated players. FBS rank appears only when matched recruiting coverage is at least 35%.
Ranked against FBS teams with qualified recruiting coverage.
Coverage 54% of the roster with recruit matches.
See where the current roster stacks its most recruiting capital.
Clean FBS landscape view with the current roster highlighted and focused team context alongside it.
Current roster mix between portal additions and everyone else on the roster.
0% of the current roster.
100% of the roster remains non-transfer.
Weighted from class year to estimate how seasoned the roster is.
Veteran-heavy
Freshmen count as 1 point, sophomores 2, juniors 3, seniors 4.
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Season
2016