nextsnap
About and data sources Suggest an improvement
season

Vanderbilt

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

3-2 5 games tracked Offense C Defense C+
Next game, week 6 vs Ole Miss Open the game tracker

Season grades

Offense 90th of 137
C
2025 A+ 1st of 136
Points added per play
+0.17opponents usually allow +0.152025: +0.39
Plays that work
42%usual for these opponents 43%2025: 52%
Defense 71st of 137
C+
2025 C- 92nd of 136
Points allowed per play
+0.12opponents usually get +0.162025: +0.19
Plays that work against it
41%usual for these opponents 44%2025: 43%
Special teams
–
Not graded yet. Kicks, punts and returns come next.

2025 is the whole season: Vanderbilt finished 10-3. 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

3.9yards a carry
Offense

More carries for M. Young

Runs by M. Young work 52% of the time (17 of 33, 3.9 yards a carry). Every other back combined: 34% (22 of 64).

38%of middle eight plays work
Offense

Own the middle eight

In the last four minutes of the first half and the first four of the second, Vanderbilt's plays work 38% of the time, against 43% for all teams. That ranks 107th of 137.

54%of red zone plays work against it
Defense

Tighten up in the red zone

Inside the 20, opponents' plays work 54% of the time against Vanderbilt, against 43% for all teams. That ranks 114th of 126.

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

Each line compares Vanderbilt with all FBS teams in the same spot. Copy puts the stat on your clipboard, ready to paste into a post or a group chat.

Games

WeekOpponentScoreOffenseDefense
1 vs Austin Peay W28-9 C- D+ Replay
2 vs Delaware W35-26 C- B+ Replay
3 vs NC State W35-31 B B- Replay
4 at Auburn L15-21 C- B- Replay
5 at Georgia L14-38 B- D Replay
6 vs Ole Miss Tracker
7 vs Arkansas Tracker
8 at Kentucky Tracker
10 at Mississippi State Tracker
11 vs Alabama Tracker
12 at Florida Tracker
13 vs Tennessee Tracker

What Vanderbilt calls

61%

How often a defense is right by guessing the usual call. That makes this the 82nd most predictable offense of 137. The middle team is at 62%.

1st & 7+128 plays
Run 52% Pass 48%

Runs work 39% of the time (all teams 40%). Passes work 53% (all teams 48%).

2nd & 1-318 plays
Run 67% Pass 33%

Runs work 42% of the time (all teams 68%). Passes work 50% (all teams 55%).

2nd & 4-622 plays
Run 55% Pass 46%

Runs work 42% of the time (all teams 49%). Passes work 70% (all teams 50%).

2nd & 7+50 plays
Run 32% Pass 68%

Runs work 6% of the time (all teams 29%). Passes work 32% (all teams 37%).

3rd & 1-319 plays
Run 84% Pass 16%

Runs work 56% of the time (all teams 68%). Passes work 0% (all teams 54%).

3rd & 4-613 plays
Run 62% Pass 38%

Runs work 38% of the time (all teams 44%). Passes work 20% (all teams 41%).

3rd & 7+34 plays
Run 24% Pass 76%

Runs work 38% of the time (all teams 22%). Passes work 27% (all teams 25%).

4th & 1-313 plays
Run 62% Pass 38%

Runs work 88% of the time (all teams 68%). Passes work 40% (all teams 47%).

Run, quarterback runs included Pass Where all teams split

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

Next Snap just launched. If a page takes a moment to load the first time, give it a few seconds. It speeds right up after that.