Phil Steele Blog • June 24, 2016

 

Two Deep Class Breakdown.

For more than 8 years I have published an “Experience Chart” in my National College Football Preview. The old version of this chart just took into account the overall experience from the 2 deep for each squad. Several years ago I revised the Experience Chart and created a New and Improved version. The updated chart uses 20% of the experience grade from the old chart, 20% from the % of lettermen returning, 20% from the percent of tackles returning, 20% from the percent of yards returning and 20% from the career starts of the offensive line.

The most experienced teams when using the old chart were usually the service academies, which play a lot of seniors and juniors. Using the old method (which is listed below) the top 5 most experienced teams in terms of upperclassmen in the two deep are: 1. Air Force 2. New Mexico 3. Navy 4. Utah 5. BYU.

The least experienced teams using this method are: 128. Clemson 127. Oklahoma 126. ULM. 

Experience can be a big thing in college football. A player gains valuable experience for every year he plays and becomes a better player because of it. Players also mature physically while they are in college and there is a big difference between a raw 17 or 18-year old true freshman and a mature and physically stronger 22-year old senior. Some teams that send their players away on missions, like BYU, routinely have Seniors up to 25 years old. There is also a coaching adage that for every freshman starter you have, you lose one game. With that in mind, we compiled the following chart. It lists the total amount of senior starters on the team as well as seniors in the two deep. It also shows all of the juniors, sophomores and freshmen starters and the total amount in the two deep. 

To formulate a point system, I awarded 3 points for every senior starter (2.5 for every additional senior in the two deep) 2 points for every junior starter (1.5 for every additional junior in the two deep) 1 point for a sophomore starter (0.5 for every additional soph in the two deep) then subtracted 1 point for every frosh starter and .5 for every frosh in the two deep. The total points column uses that formula to figure out the points awarded to a team. The number before the team is where they came up in my overall ranking of all the teams in the NCAA. This list was compiled during magazine season and there have been some changes to the two deep since it went to press, which may not be accounted for. This chart will give you an idea of the most experienced and least experienced teams in the NCAA this year.

Last season Michigan and Navy were among the top teams in the experience chart and they improved from 5-7 to 10-3 and from 8-5 to 11-2! On the flipside Wake Forest was #128 LY and again #117 TY! Their record stayed the same going 3-9 in both '14 and '15.

ST-Starter
2D=Two Deep  

Rank Team PTS SR ST SR 2D JR ST JR 2D SO ST SO 2D FR ST FR 2D
1 Air Force 99.0 17 8 5 11 0 3 0 0
2 New Mexico 89.0 16 7 3 8 3 6 0 1
3 Navy 87.0 13 5 6 12 3 5 0 0
4 Utah 85.0 12 7 8 8 2 5 0 2
5 BYU 83.0 16 4 5 5 1 13 0 0
5 Idaho 83.0 13 7 5 9 3 4 1 2
7 Southern Miss 82.0 11 6 9 10 1 4 1 2
7 Georgia St 82.0 10 8 8 7 4 5 0 2
9 Illinois 81.0 13 8 4 6 4 6 1 2
10 Colorado St 80.5 9 6 10 9 2 7 0 1
11 Arkansas St 79.0 10 7 9 8 2 4 1 3
11 WKU 79.0 12 7 8 5 2 5 0 5
13 Utah St 78.0 12 4 8 8 2 7 0 3
14 West Virginia 76.0 13 4 7 7 2 6 0 5
14 Memphis 76.0 7 4 13 9 2 8 0 1
14 East Carolina 76.0 10 3 8 11 4 6 0 2
14 N Illinois 76.0 14 2 5 10 3 6 0 4
18 Oklahoma St 75.0 10 5 10 6 2 7 0 4
18 Ball St 75.0 12 5 8 5 2 7 0 5
18 Connecticut 75.0 6 8 14 5 2 4 0 5
18 S Alabama 75.0 12 5 3 10 6 4 1 3
22 Kansas 74.0 9 7 5 6 8 7 0 2
22 UNLV 74.0 8 7 9 8 3 5 2 2
22 Charlotte 74.0 13 4 6 6 3 7 0 5
25 Bowling Green 73.0 12 2 9 6 1 11 0 3
25 North Texas 73.0 8 10 7 4 5 5 2 3
25 Middle Tenn 73.0 12 6 4 5 6 6 0 5
28 Mississippi St 72.5 13 5 4 5 5 7 1 4
29 Michigan 72.0 15 2 4 7 3 7 0 6
29 Tennessee 72.0 6 5 10 9 6 6 0 2
31 Arizona 71.5 10 5 7 6 4 8 0 4
32 Purdue 71.0 12 3 4 9 6 5 0 5
32 UTEP 71.0 9 8 5 5 7 5 1 4
32 San Diego St 71.0 13 2 7 8 2 5 0 7
32 Toledo 71.0 11 5 8 5 3 5 0 7
36 Cincinnati 70.5 9 5 5 7 7 9 0 2
37 UCLA 70.0 10 5 7 9 3 3 2 5
37 Virginia 70.0 8 9 8 3 5 4 1 6
37 Fresno St 70.0 5 8 8 8 8 3 1 3
37 Louisville 70.0 9 2 8 10 5 7 0 3
37 Ohio 70.0 11 3 8 7 3 6 0 6
42 E Michigan 69.0 13 3 6 3 3 11 0 5
42 New Mexico St 69.0 8 3 10 10 3 5 1 4
42 Boise St 69.0 10 5 7 6 4 6 1 5
42 UTSA 69.0 9 3 8 9 5 5 0 5
42 Appalachian St 69.0 11 2 8 6 3 10 0 4
47 LSU 68.5 11 2 6 9 6 4 0 6
48 Colorado 68.0 10 3 10 6 1 8 1 5
48 Iowa St 68.0 7 7 9 7 4 3 2 5
48 Pittsburgh 68.0 12 5 3 4 6 9 1 4
48 Army 68.0 8 3 8 5 6 14 0 0
48 Akron 68.0 7 5 9 7 5 7 1 3
48 Massachusetts 68.0 7 7 10 4 5 4 0 7
54 Missouri 67.0 9 1 9 7 4 12 0 2
54 Temple 67.0 12 3 5 7 4 6 1 6
54 TCU 67.0 6 1 13 9 3 10 0 2
57 Maryland 66.5 9 6 5 6 6 6 1 5
57 NC State 66.5 7 4 11 5 5 7 0 5
59 Vanderbilt 66.0 4 5 13 7 5 5 0 5
59 Hawaii 66.0 11 4 6 5 4 7 1 6
59 Cent Michigan 66.0 9 2 10 8 1 9 2 3
62 Northwestern 65.5 7 6 10 3 4 8 0 6
62 Nebraska 65.5 11 6 4 4 5 6 1 7
64 Arkansas 65.0 9 5 6 6 5 7 2 4
64 Tulsa 65.0 7 4 9 7 5 7 1 4
64 Kent St 65.0 8 5 7 5 7 6 0 6
67 Rutgers 64.5 8 7 2 3 10 12 1 1
68 Minnesota 64.0 7 2 12 6 3 9 0 5
68 Alabama 64.0 7 2 8 7 7 11 0 2
68 SMU 64.0 7 6 8 4 6 7 1 5
68 UCF 64.0 8 8 5 3 7 6 2 5
68 Louisiana 64.0 9 5 8 6 3 4 2 7
73 Iowa 63.5 8 5 7 4 6 8 0 6
73 Baylor 63.5 7 4 12 6 2 5 2 6
73 Miami, Fl 63.5 6 3 10 7 5 9 0 4
76 Indiana 63.0 5 4 10 6 3 14 0 2
76 Texas A&M 63.0 7 4 7 8 7 5 1 5
76 Washington St 63.0 7 2 9 10 5 5 1 5
76 Oregon St 63.0 8 2 9 5 5 11 0 4
76 North Carolina 63.0 9 2 9 6 4 7 0 7
76 Kentucky 63.0 4 4 11 7 7 7 0 4
76 Rice 63.0 10 2 4 9 6 8 2 3
76 Buffalo 63.0 10 2 8 5 3 10 1 5
76 Nevada 63.0 11 2 3 9 6 7 2 4
76 FIU 63.0 7 4 8 5 7 8 0 5
86 Michigan St 62.5 8 7 7 3 3 9 3 4
87 Wisconsin 62.0 8 3 9 5 5 7 0 7
87 Boston College 62.0 8 3 9 5 5 7 0 7
87 Arizona St 62.0 6 4 7 11 6 4 3 3
87 California 62.0 10 2 8 6 3 7 1 7
87 Louisiana Tech 62.0 9 3 6 5 6 10 1 4
87 Troy 62.0 8 5 9 5 4 3 1 9
93 Syracuse 61.0 6 6 9 3 6 7 1 6
93 Oregon 61.0 7 3 12 6 2 5 1 8
93 Georgia 61.0 6 2 9 7 6 11 1 2
93 San Jose St 61.0 10 2 8 4 3 10 1 6
93 Georgia Southern 61.0 10 6 5 4 3 7 4 5
98 Mississippi 60.5 9 5 7 5 2 7 3 6
98 Florida 60.5 7 2 8 8 6 7 0 6
100 Marshall 60.0 6 6 6 7 8 3 2 6
100 FAU 60.0 5 4 9 5 7 10 1 3
102 Kansas St 59.0 9 3 3 9 7 6 3 4
102 Texas Tech 59.0 8 3 7 6 5 8 2 5
102 Virginia Tech 59.0 6 2 12 4 4 10 0 6
102 Washington 59.0 4 4 9 6 9 7 0 5
106 Auburn 58.5 7 6 9 3 5 2 0 12
107 USC 58.0 4 6 10 2 8 7 0 7
107 South Carolina 58.0 8 4 7 5 4 8 3 5
107 Miami, Oh 58.0 6 2 9 2 6 18 1 0
107 Old Dominion 58.0 9 2 8 2 4 13 1 5
111 Notre Dame 57.0 7 2 10 3 5 10 0 7
111 Wyoming 57.0 7 4 4 4 10 10 1 4
111 Houston 57.0 7 2 7 6 8 7 0 7
114 Georgia Tech 56.0 7 1 8 5 7 10 0 6
114 USF 56.0 5 4 11 3 5 8 1 7
114 Texas St 56.0 7 5 7 6 4 5 4 6
117 Wake Forest 55.0 7 2 6 6 9 6 0 8
117 Duke 55.0 8 3 5 4 8 8 1 7
117 Tulane 55.0 6 2 8 8 6 6 2 6
120 W Michigan 54.0 8 1 7 7 4 9 3 5
121 Penn St 53.0 5 3 11 4 5 6 1 9
121 Florida St 53.0 5 2 7 6 9 9 1 5
123 Ohio St 50.0 2 2 15 5 4 6 1 9
123 Texas 50.0 3 6 5 5 10 7 2 6
123 Stanford 50.0 6 2 5 4 10 10 1 6
126 ULM 49.0 9 3 3 3 8 6 2 10
127 Oklahoma 48.0 6 2 6 5 8 7 2 8
128 Clemson 45.0 6 0 6 5 8 10 2 7

 

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