Phil Steele's Top40 Units
RBs #15 - Devon Johnson moved from TE to RB last summer and at 243 lbs he led the Herd with 1,767 (8.6) yards and 17 TD's. Backup Remi Watson (PS#149) has 1,046 career yards. They also have a Top 40 OL ahead of them to work with as well.
WRs #32
OL #35
LBs #45
DBs #28
STs #36
Top 2016 Draft Eligible Players:
Devon Johnson #11 RB
Clint Van Horn #26 T
DJ Hunter #23 OLB
AJ Leggett #15 FS
All-Americans
DeAndrea Reaves 3rd Team KR
2015 Opponents Win %
Marshall - 128th at 54-89 (37.76%)
2015 Toughest Schedules
Marshall #128
NCAA Experience Chart
Marshall 97tj overall and 10th in CUSA
CUSA Power Rankings
1. Marshall 102.96
2. LaTech 101.85
3. WKU 99.93
4. Rice 92.72
5. MTSU 90.67
6. FIU 89.67
7. UTEP 86.30
8. FAU 85.91
9. S.Miss 85.43
10. ODU 85.22
11. North Texas 85.04
12. UTSA 80.78
13. Charlotte 70.70
Top Non-P5 Teams for 2015
1. Boise State
2. Marshall
3. San Diego State
4. Toledo
5. LaTech
6. Cincinnati
7. UCF
8. Temple
9. Memphis
10. NIU
Power Poll
Marshall #45
Toughest Conference
1. SEC
2. Pac-12
3. B1G
4. Big XII
5. ACC
6. MW
7. AAC
8. CUSA
9. MAC
10. Sun Belt
Top 15 2015 Project Units
Rush Offense #12
Scoring Offense #5
Total Offense #5
Pass Defense #15
Scoring Defense #11
Projected Stats for 2015
Rush Offense 240.0
Pass Offense 298.8
Points Scored 40.5
Rush Defense 163.6
Pass Defense 199.6
Points Allowed 20.8
YPG Diff 175.7 (8)
PPG Diff 19.7 (3)
Bowl Projection
Miami Beach Bowl vs Navy
2015 Preseason Top 40
1. Ohio State
2. TCU
3. USC
4. Alabama
5. Baylor
6. Georgia
7. Stanford
8. FSU
9. Michigan ST
10. LSU
11. Oregon
12. Notre Dame
13. Wisconsin
14. Auburn
15. UCLA
16. VT
17. Clemson
18. Oklahoma
19. Penn St
20. Ole Miss
21. Miami (the real one)
22. Arkansas
23. Boise St
24. Missouri
25. Tennessee
26. Nebraska
27. UTAH
28. Oklahoma St
29. Arizona St
30. Georgia Tech
31. Marshall - The Herd is once again a solid team that is taking on a very manageable schedule (#128!). That should add up to a lot of wins and that formula got them to #23 at the end of 2014.
32. Texas A&M
33. Texas
34. Arizona
35. Toledo
36. Minnesota
37. Louisville
38. San Diego State
39. Mississippi State
40. Cincinnati
East
1. Marshall
2. WKU
3. MTSU
4. ODU
4. FIU
4. FAU
7. Charlotte
West
1. LaTech
2. Rice
3. UTEP
3. S.Miss
5. North Texas
6. UTSA
Marshall - I was disappointed that Marshall lost to WKU at home lasat year because I picekd them as the top non-P5 team and a win might have put them in a major bowl. I said they would be favord by double digits in every regular season game and they were. For the most part, they dominated opponenets only allowin an average of 7.5 ppg in the first ofahl of the frist 11 games. They finished 13-1 ouctscoring teams by an average of 46-21. This year they lose their record-setting QB in Cato, three-time 1,100 yard WR in Shulder and only have 5 starters back on defense plus play WKU on the road. I still rank the offense #2 in CUSA and the Defense #2 as well. They face just 1 CUSA teamthat had a winning record in conference play and most of my 9 sets of power rankings still call them the most talented team in CUSA.
Phil Steele's 2015 Preseason CUSA Team
Devon Johnson RB 1st Team
Clint Van Horn OL 1st Team
DJ Hunter LB 1st Team
Taj Letman DB 1st Team
Tyler Williams P 1st Team
Deandre Reave KR 1st Team
Sebastian Johansson OL 2nd Team
Corey Tindal DB 2nd Team
Deon-Tay McManus WR 3rd Team
Gary Thompson DL 3rd Team
Evan McKelvey LB 3rd Team
Angelo Jean-Louis WR 4th Team
AJ Leggett DB 4th Team
2015 Frosh Rankings
Marshall #73
2015 Recruiting Rankings
Marshall #73 overall, #1 CUSA
Phil Steele's Top 500 Freshman
Von Davis 85th Ranked DB
Phil Steele's Per Position Ranking of Recruits.
Marshall 0 VHTs, 12 HTs
DB Von Davis PS#85
DL Channing Hames PS#155
WR Reggie Rogers PS#139
DB Antonio Howard PS#202
RB Delvin Weems PS#109
LB Marquis Couch PS#143
DL Ty Tyler PS#185
DB Roosevelt Lawrence PS#229
WR Larry Dunnon PS#173
LB Doyle Grimes PS#163
LB Damien Dozier PS#174
OL Levi Brown PS#248
WR LaTrell Nieves PS#205
LB Devontre'a Tyler PS#245JC
OL Alex Locklear PS#370
TE Emanuel Byrd PS#284JC
DB Hakeem Bailey PS#442
WR Raylen Elzy PS#327
OL Jason Jean PS#412
WR Leron Carn PS#413
WR Keivonte Gallmon PS#414
WR Simino Walden PS#415
DB Reese Wooten OS#570
LB George Davis PS#384
RBs #15 - Devon Johnson moved from TE to RB last summer and at 243 lbs he led the Herd with 1,767 (8.6) yards and 17 TD's. Backup Remi Watson (PS#149) has 1,046 career yards. They also have a Top 40 OL ahead of them to work with as well.
WRs #32
OL #35
LBs #45
DBs #28
STs #36
Top 2016 Draft Eligible Players:
Devon Johnson #11 RB
Clint Van Horn #26 T
DJ Hunter #23 OLB
AJ Leggett #15 FS
All-Americans
DeAndrea Reaves 3rd Team KR
2015 Opponents Win %
Marshall - 128th at 54-89 (37.76%)
2015 Toughest Schedules
Marshall #128
NCAA Experience Chart
Marshall 97tj overall and 10th in CUSA
CUSA Power Rankings
1. Marshall 102.96
2. LaTech 101.85
3. WKU 99.93
4. Rice 92.72
5. MTSU 90.67
6. FIU 89.67
7. UTEP 86.30
8. FAU 85.91
9. S.Miss 85.43
10. ODU 85.22
11. North Texas 85.04
12. UTSA 80.78
13. Charlotte 70.70
Top Non-P5 Teams for 2015
1. Boise State
2. Marshall
3. San Diego State
4. Toledo
5. LaTech
6. Cincinnati
7. UCF
8. Temple
9. Memphis
10. NIU
Power Poll
Marshall #45
Toughest Conference
1. SEC
2. Pac-12
3. B1G
4. Big XII
5. ACC
6. MW
7. AAC
8. CUSA
9. MAC
10. Sun Belt
Top 15 2015 Project Units
Rush Offense #12
Scoring Offense #5
Total Offense #5
Pass Defense #15
Scoring Defense #11
Projected Stats for 2015
Rush Offense 240.0
Pass Offense 298.8
Points Scored 40.5
Rush Defense 163.6
Pass Defense 199.6
Points Allowed 20.8
YPG Diff 175.7 (8)
PPG Diff 19.7 (3)
Bowl Projection
Miami Beach Bowl vs Navy
2015 Preseason Top 40
1. Ohio State
2. TCU
3. USC
4. Alabama
5. Baylor
6. Georgia
7. Stanford
8. FSU
9. Michigan ST
10. LSU
11. Oregon
12. Notre Dame
13. Wisconsin
14. Auburn
15. UCLA
16. VT
17. Clemson
18. Oklahoma
19. Penn St
20. Ole Miss
21. Miami (the real one)
22. Arkansas
23. Boise St
24. Missouri
25. Tennessee
26. Nebraska
27. UTAH
28. Oklahoma St
29. Arizona St
30. Georgia Tech
31. Marshall - The Herd is once again a solid team that is taking on a very manageable schedule (#128!). That should add up to a lot of wins and that formula got them to #23 at the end of 2014.
32. Texas A&M
33. Texas
34. Arizona
35. Toledo
36. Minnesota
37. Louisville
38. San Diego State
39. Mississippi State
40. Cincinnati
East
1. Marshall
2. WKU
3. MTSU
4. ODU
4. FIU
4. FAU
7. Charlotte
West
1. LaTech
2. Rice
3. UTEP
3. S.Miss
5. North Texas
6. UTSA
Marshall - I was disappointed that Marshall lost to WKU at home lasat year because I picekd them as the top non-P5 team and a win might have put them in a major bowl. I said they would be favord by double digits in every regular season game and they were. For the most part, they dominated opponenets only allowin an average of 7.5 ppg in the first ofahl of the frist 11 games. They finished 13-1 ouctscoring teams by an average of 46-21. This year they lose their record-setting QB in Cato, three-time 1,100 yard WR in Shulder and only have 5 starters back on defense plus play WKU on the road. I still rank the offense #2 in CUSA and the Defense #2 as well. They face just 1 CUSA teamthat had a winning record in conference play and most of my 9 sets of power rankings still call them the most talented team in CUSA.
Phil Steele's 2015 Preseason CUSA Team
Devon Johnson RB 1st Team
Clint Van Horn OL 1st Team
DJ Hunter LB 1st Team
Taj Letman DB 1st Team
Tyler Williams P 1st Team
Deandre Reave KR 1st Team
Sebastian Johansson OL 2nd Team
Corey Tindal DB 2nd Team
Deon-Tay McManus WR 3rd Team
Gary Thompson DL 3rd Team
Evan McKelvey LB 3rd Team
Angelo Jean-Louis WR 4th Team
AJ Leggett DB 4th Team
2015 Frosh Rankings
Marshall #73
2015 Recruiting Rankings
Marshall #73 overall, #1 CUSA
Phil Steele's Top 500 Freshman
Von Davis 85th Ranked DB
Phil Steele's Per Position Ranking of Recruits.
Marshall 0 VHTs, 12 HTs
DB Von Davis PS#85
DL Channing Hames PS#155
WR Reggie Rogers PS#139
DB Antonio Howard PS#202
RB Delvin Weems PS#109
LB Marquis Couch PS#143
DL Ty Tyler PS#185
DB Roosevelt Lawrence PS#229
WR Larry Dunnon PS#173
LB Doyle Grimes PS#163
LB Damien Dozier PS#174
OL Levi Brown PS#248
WR LaTrell Nieves PS#205
LB Devontre'a Tyler PS#245JC
OL Alex Locklear PS#370
TE Emanuel Byrd PS#284JC
DB Hakeem Bailey PS#442
WR Raylen Elzy PS#327
OL Jason Jean PS#412
WR Leron Carn PS#413
WR Keivonte Gallmon PS#414
WR Simino Walden PS#415
DB Reese Wooten OS#570
LB George Davis PS#384
