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Lafayette

· 1-1 · power -12.9 · #327
Our numberW&M -11.0 no book has priced this game

William & Mary

· 2-1 (1-0) · power -5.0 · #244
Our side
MoneylineW&M to win ours 75%
Projected score 24–35 LAF – W&M
2026-11-07 · 1:00 PM Walter J. Zable Stadium · Williamsburg, VA Early season

The books

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Series William & Mary lead 6–1 · 7 meetings since 2012
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Lafayette Leopards 144 ranks
Lafayette Leopards #94 rush offense William & Mary Tribe #238 run defense
Pass game edge Lafayette Leopards 80 ranks
Lafayette Leopards #133 pass offense William & Mary Tribe #213 pass defense
Run game edge William & Mary Tribe 72 ranks
William & Mary Tribe #104 rush offense Lafayette Leopards #176 run defense
Pass game even 15 ranks apart
William & Mary Tribe #102 pass offense Lafayette Leopards #117 pass defense
Lafayette Leopards Balanced · 56% run Avg pace William & Mary Tribe Balanced · 56% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 56 rush ypg

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Lafayette Leopards
LB Beckham Dee 16 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.5 TFL #75 LB
DB Dhonte Jackson 19 tkl · 1 PD #139 DB
LB Callahan Blair 9 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 2.5 TFL #283 LB
DB Darrick LeBeouf 10 tkl · 1 INT #516 DB
William & Mary Tribe
DL Nathaniel McDonald 8 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #37 DL
K Max Lipinski 8 FG · 5 XP · 29 pts #13 K
DB Trevon Cannon 17 tkl · 2 PD · 1 INT #130 DB
DB David Roulley 14 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT #157 DB

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Lafayette Leopards -12.9 -5.0 -7.9 #327
William & Mary Tribe -5.0 -0.6 -4.4 #244

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Lafayette offense vs William & Mary defense-0.6 pts
William & Mary offense vs Lafayette defense+7.3 pts

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.