season

UCLA

What the offense calls, how often it works, and how every unit grades out against the rest of the country.

4-0 4 games tracked Offense A- Defense B+

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Season grades

Compare with 2025

Offense 16th of 137

A-

2025 C+ 75th of 136

Points added per play: +0.32opponents usually allow +0.132025: +0.10
Plays that work: 51%usual for these opponents 42%2025: 42%

Defense 28th of 137

B+

2025 D 119th of 136

Points allowed per play: -0.01opponents usually get +0.142025: +0.22
Plays that work against it: 35%usual for these opponents 42%2025: 50%

Special teams

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Not graded yet. Kicks, punts and returns come next.

2025 is the whole season: UCLA finished 3-9. 2026 is only the games played so far, so early numbers swing more.

Each game is compared with what that opponent usually does, then ranked against every FBS team. Garbage time is left out. These ranks are this site's own index, not an official poll. See every team

Keys for improvement

75%of throws to him work

Offense

Get the ball to W. Knight

Small sample

N. Iamaleava to W. Knight works 75% of the time (6 of 8 throws, 7 caught, 10.5 yards a throw). Everything else through the air works 35%. He gets 9% of the targets.

53%runs that work

Offense

Run it more on 2nd & 7+

On 2nd & 7+ they throw 56% of the time, but passes work 25% (6 of 24) and runs work 53% (10 of 19).

55%of red zone plays work against it

Defense

Tighten up in the red zone

Inside the 20, opponents' plays work 55% of the time against UCLA, against 43% for all teams. That ranks 118th of 126.

All keys, best and worst situations, and the players behind them

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Games

Week	Opponent	Score	Offense	Defense
1	at California	W45-24	A	B	Replay
2	vs San Diego State	W28-10	C+	B+	Replay
3	vs Purdue	W52-38	A	D+	Replay
4	at Maryland	W54-3	D+	A+	Replay
6	at Oregon	Not played			Tracker
7	vs Wisconsin	Not played			Tracker
8	vs Michigan State	Not played			Tracker
9	vs Nevada	Not played			Tracker
10	at Minnesota	Not played			Tracker
11	vs Illinois	Not played			Tracker
12	at Michigan	Not played			Tracker
13	vs USC	Not played			Tracker

What UCLA calls

66%

How often a defense is right by guessing the usual call. That makes this the 26th most predictable offense of 137. The middle team is at 62%.

1st & 7+106 plays

Run 62% Pass 38%

Runs work 59% of the time (all teams 39%). Passes work 45% (all teams 48%).

2nd & 1-317 plays

Run 82% Pass 18%

Runs work 79% of the time (all teams 67%). Passes work 67% (all teams 55%).

2nd & 4-617 plays

Run 76% Pass 24%

Runs work 62% of the time (all teams 49%). Passes work 0% (all teams 50%).

2nd & 7+43 plays

Run 44% Pass 56%

Runs work 53% of the time (all teams 29%). Passes work 25% (all teams 37%).

3rd & 1-312 plays

Run 67% Pass 33%

Runs work 62% of the time (all teams 68%). Passes work 75% (all teams 53%).

3rd & 4-613 plays

Run 54% Pass 46%

Runs work 57% of the time (all teams 44%). Passes work 33% (all teams 42%).

3rd & 7+18 plays

Run 11% Pass 89%

Runs work 50% of the time (all teams 22%). Passes work 44% (all teams 25%).

Run, quarterback runs included Pass Where all teams split

Situations with fewer than 10 plays are left off. See every situation in a table

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