Daily Blog • August 26, 2012	Blog Archives

Schools have a lot of different methods in determining returning starters. I personally look at the individual starters for all 124 FBS teams. I determine only 11 starters from the previous year. Some schools have the criteria of 5 or more starts and therefore list 14 starters returning (as an example: 9 starters returning, 5 starters lost). I look at each position and determine my starters. Sometimes my criteria is not just 6 or more starts. As an example: at Nebraska a couple years ago year RB Marlon Lucky had 11 starts at the I-back position. His “backup” Roy Helu had 2 starts and Quentin Castille had 1. Determining the Nebraska RB position on the start basis would have a starter lost from the RB position. I look at the fact that Helu led the team in '08 with 803 yds rush while Lucky was a distant second at 517. Castille almost topped Lucky’s numbers with 467. Each of the 3 had almost identical carries. With the top rusher back and 1,373 of the teams 1,910 RB yds (72%) I graded that unit as a starter returning.

In the magazine I list what I feel is the most accurate starters returning chart in the country on each team’s right page. Since the magazine was published in May there have been some teams which have lost some returning starters for different reasons. Here on my Sunday blog I am providing you with a single chart that lists all 124 teams so you can see the starters returning at a glance and in RED I list the teams who have lost starters since May. If you’re wondering who was lost, check out my complete list of injuries on the front page of PhilSteele.com which we update daily.

An * means the QB is returning (note: Akron is the only tm that has lost its returning st'r at QB).

2012 Starters Adjusted

Team		Mag	QB	Lost	Adjust	Team		Mag	QB	Lost	Adjust
Air Force	Off	3		0	3	NC State	Off	7	*	0	7
	Def	3		0	3		Def	6		0	6
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	2		0	2
Akron	Off	8	*	2	6	Nebraska	Off	7	*	0	7
	Def	5		0	5		Def	7		0	7
	K/P	1		0	1		K/P	2		0	2
Alabama	Off	6	*	0	6	Nevada	Off	6	*	0	6
	Def	5		0	5		Def	6		0	6
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	1		0	1
Arizona	Off	6		0	6	New Mexico	Off	8	*	0	8
	Def	6		1	5		Def	6		0	6
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	1		0	1
Arizona St	Off	4		0	4	New Mexico St	Off	4		0	4
	Def	4		0	4		Def	3		0	3
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	2		0	2
Arkansas	Off	7	*	0	7	North Carolina	Off	7	*	0	7
	Def	6		0	6		Def	6		0	6
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	2		0	2
Arkansas St	Off	6	*	0	6	North Texas	Off	9	*	0	9
	Def	4		0	4		Def	5		1	4
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	2		0	2
Army	Off	7	*	0	7	Northern Illinois	Off	4		0	4
	Def	8		1	7		Def	8		0	8
	K/P	1		0	1		K/P	2		0	2
Auburn	Off	6		0	6	Northwestern	Off	5		0	5
	Def	9		0	9		Def	5		0	5
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	2		0	2
Ball St	Off	8	*	0	8	Notre Dame	Off	8	*	0	8
	Def	5		0	5		Def	6		0	6
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	1		0	1
Baylor	Off	6		0	6	Ohio	Off	6	*	0	6
	Def	8		0	8		Def	8		1	7
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	1		0	1
Boise St	Off	5		1	4	Ohio St	Off	6	*	0	6
	Def	2		0	2		Def	9		2	7
	K/P	0		0	0		K/P	2		0	2
Boston College	Off	10	*	0	10	Oklahoma	Off	8	*	2	6
	Def	7		0	7		Def	7		0	7
	K/P	1		0	1		K/P	2		0	2
Bowling Green	Off	7	*	0	7	Oklahoma St	Off	4		0	4
	Def	10		0	10		Def	8		0	8
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	2		0	2
Buffalo	Off	7		0	7	Oregon	Off	5		0	5
	Def	8		1	7		Def	6		0	6
	K/P	1		0	1		K/P	2		0	2
BYU	Off	7	*	0	7	Oregon St	Off	7	*	1	6
	Def	7		0	7		Def	8		0	8
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	1		0	1
California	Off	6	*	0	6	Penn St	Off	5	*	3	2
	Def	5		0	5		Def	4		0	4
	K/P	0		0	0		K/P	2		2	0
Central Michigan	Off	8	*	0	8	Pittsburgh	Off	9	*	1	8
	Def	8		1	7		Def	5		0	5
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	2		0	2
Cincinnati	Off	4		0	4	Purdue	Off	8	*	0	8
	Def	7		0	7		Def	7		0	7
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	1		0	1
Clemson	Off	7	*	0	7	Rice	Off	5	*	0	5
	Def	7		1	6		Def	5		0	5
	K/P	1		0	1		K/P	1		0	1
Colorado	Off	3		0	3	Rutgers	Off	7	*	0	7
	Def	6		0	6		Def	8		0	8
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	1		0	1
Colorado St	Off	7		0	7	San Diego St	Off	6		0	6
	Def	8		1	7		Def	6		0	6
	K/P	1		0	1		K/P	0		0	0
Connecticut	Off	6	*	0	6	San Jose St	Off	6		0	6
	Def	8		0	8		Def	5		0	5
	K/P	1		0	1		K/P	1		0	1
Duke	Off	8	*	0	8	SMU	Off	3		0	3
	Def	9		0	9		Def	7		0	7
	K/P	0		0	0		K/P	1		0	1
East Carolina	Off	8		0	8	South Alabama	Off	6	*	0	6
	Def	7		0	7		Def	9		0	9
	K/P	0		0	0		K/P	1		0	1
Eastern Michigan	Off	9	*	0	9	South Carolina	Off	6	*	0	6
	Def	5		0	5		Def	5		0	5
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	0		0	0
FIU	Off	7		0	7	Southern Miss	Off	6		0	6
	Def	10		0	10		Def	4		0	4
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	1		0	1
Florida	Off	7		0	7	Stanford	Off	6		0	6
	Def	10		0	10		Def	7		0	7
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	1		0	1
Florida Atlantic	Off	7	*	0	7	Syracuse	Off	5	*	0	5
	Def	8		1	7		Def	7		0	7
	K/P	1		0	1		K/P	2		0	2
Florida St	Off	8	*	0	8	TCU	Off	6	*	1	5
	Def	9		1	8		Def	5		0	5
	K/P	1		0	1		K/P	0		0	0
Fresno St	Off	7	*	0	7	Temple	Off	3	*	0	3
	Def	7		1	6		Def	5		0	5
	K/P	1		0	1		K/P	2		0	2
Georgia	Off	7	*	1	6	Tennessee	Off	10	*	1	9
	Def	9		0	9		Def	9		0	9
	K/P	0		0	0		K/P	2		0	2
Georgia Tech	Off	7	*	0	7	Texas	Off	9	*	0	9
	Def	6		0	6		Def	6		0	6
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	0		0	0
Hawaii	Off	6		1	5	Texas A&M	Off	7		0	7
	Def	4		0	4		Def	6		0	6
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	1		0	1
Houston	Off	5		0	5	Texas St	Off	7	*	0	7
	Def	7		0	7		Def	9		0	9
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	1		0	1
Idaho	Off	5		0	5	Texas Tech	Off	8	*	1	7
	Def	5		0	5		Def	9		1	8
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	1		0	1
Illinois	Off	7	*	0	7	Toledo	Off	4	*	0	4
	Def	7		0	7		Def	4		0	4
	K/P	1		0	1		K/P	1		0	1
Indiana	Off	8	*	0	8	Troy	Off	9	*	0	9
	Def	7		0	7		Def	6		0	6
	K/P	1		0	1		K/P	0		0	0
Iowa	Off	6	*	0	6	Tulane	Off	7	*	1	6
	Def	5		0	5		Def	7		1	6
	K/P	1		0	1		K/P	2		0	2
Iowa St	Off	7	*	0	7	Tulsa	Off	6		0	6
	Def	5		1	4		Def	7		0	7
	K/P	1		0	1		K/P	1		0	1
Kansas	Off	7		0	7	UAB	Off	7	*	0	7
	Def	7		0	7		Def	4		0	4
	K/P	2		1	1		K/P	1		0	1
Kansas St	Off	8	*	0	8	UCF	Off	8	*	0	8
	Def	6		0	6		Def	8		0	8
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	0		0	0
Kent St	Off	8	*	0	8	UCLA	Off	7	*	0	7
	Def	8		0	8		Def	9		1	8
	K/P	1		0	1		K/P	1		0	1
Kentucky	Off	6	*	0	6	ULM	Off	8	*	0	8
	Def	5		0	5		Def	5		0	5
	K/P	1		0	1		K/P	1		0	1
Louisiana	Off	9	*	0	9	UNLV	Off	7	*	0	7
	Def	4		0	4		Def	5		0	5
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	2		0	2
Louisiana Tech	Off	8	*	0	8	USC	Off	9	*	0	9
	Def	5		0	5		Def	7		0	7
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	2		0	2
Louisville	Off	7	*	1	6	USF	Off	8	*	0	8
	Def	8		0	8		Def	7		0	7
	K/P	0		0	0		K/P	2		0	2
LSU	Off	7		0	7	Utah	Off	9	*	0	9
	Def	6		1	5		Def	7		0	7
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	2		0	2
Marshall	Off	8	*	0	8	Utah St	Off	6	*	0	6
	Def	5		0	5		Def	6		0	6
	K/P	0		0	0		K/P	2		0	2
Maryland	Off	6		0	6	UTEP	Off	8	*	0	8
	Def	9		0	9		Def	5		0	5
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	2		0	2
Massachusetts	Off	5	*	0	5	UTSA	Off	11	*	1	10
	Def	9		0	9		Def	10		1	9
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	2		0	2
Memphis	Off	7		0	7	Vanderbilt	Off	8	*	0	8
	Def	7		1	6		Def	7		0	7
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	2		0	2
Miami, Fl	Off	4		0	4	Virginia	Off	7	*	0	7
	Def	6		0	6		Def	5		0	5
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	0		0	0
Miami, Oh	Off	9	*	0	9	Virginia Tech	Off	3	*	0	3
	Def	7		0	7		Def	9		0	9
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	2		0	2
Michigan	Off	6	*	0	6	Wake Forest	Off	4	*	0	4
	Def	7		0	7		Def	7		0	7
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	2		0	2
Michigan St	Off	5		0	5	Washington	Off	6	*	0	6
	Def	8		0	8		Def	7		0	7
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	0		0	0
Middle Tennessee	Off	6	*	1	5	Washington St	Off	7	*	0	7
	Def	7		0	7		Def	7		1	6
	K/P	0		0	0		K/P	1		0	1
Minnesota	Off	6	*	1	5	West Virginia	Off	8	*	0	8
	Def	6		0	6		Def	6		0	6
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	2		0	2
Mississippi	Off	8	*	1	7	Western Michigan	Off	7	*	0	7
	Def	8		0	8		Def	7		0	7
	K/P	2		0	2		K/P	0		0	0
Mississippi St	Off	5		0	5	Wisconsin	Off	5		0	5
	Def	7		0	7		Def	6		0	6
	K/P	1		0	1		K/P	0		0	0
Missouri	Off	6	*	0	6	WKU	Off	9	*	0	9
	Def	6		0	6		Def	7		0	7
	K/P	1		0	1		K/P	1		0	1
Navy	Off	6		0	6	Wyoming	Off	5	*	0	5
	Def	7		1	6		Def	7		1	6
	K/P	1		0	1		K/P	1		0	1

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