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Alcorn State

· 2-1 (1-0) · power -15.3 · #348
Our numberUNA -10.9 no book has priced this game

North Alabama

· 1-2 · power -7.9 · #274
Our side
MoneylineUNA to win ours 73%
Projected score 24–35 ALCN – UNA
2026-09-19 · 7:00 PM Braly Stadium · Florence, AL Early season

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First recorded meeting between these programs
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Alcorn State Braves 92 ranks
Alcorn State Braves #103 rush offense North Alabama Lions #195 run defense
Pass game edge Alcorn State Braves 65 ranks
Alcorn State Braves #195 pass offense North Alabama Lions #260 pass defense
Run game edge Alcorn State Braves 60 ranks
North Alabama Lions #125 rush offense Alcorn State Braves #65 run defense
Pass game edge Alcorn State Braves 183 ranks
North Alabama Lions #210 pass offense Alcorn State Braves #27 pass defense
Alcorn State Braves Run-heavy · 60% run Ball-control North Alabama Lions Run-heavy · 63% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 52 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
Alcorn State Braves
DB Timothy Jasper 31 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT #17 DB
WR Tyree Kelly 11 rec · 231 yds · 3 TD #100 WR
DL Eric Thomas 6 tkl · 1.5 TFL #189 DL
RB Ernest Temple 187 rush yds · 2 TD · 7 rec #78 RB
North Alabama Lions
DB Tae Martin 23 tkl · 4 PD #11 DB
DL Avery Howard 17 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 5.0 TFL #20 DL
WR Xavier Johnson 19 rec · 386 yds · 2 TD #14 WR
DL Cayden Adkins 11 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #29 DL

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
Alcorn State Braves -15.3 -3.9 -11.4 #348
North Alabama Lions -7.9 -4.2 -3.7 #274

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

Where the number comes from
Alcorn State offense vs North Alabama defense-0.3 pts
North Alabama offense vs Alcorn State defense+7.2 pts
Efficiency adjustment · EPA, success rate, explosiveness+0.3 pts
Power projection before adjustment+10.6

The projection carries an efficiency adjustment — a residual from season-to-date EPA, success rate and explosiveness, which earned its place by walk-forward test (margin error 12.90 → 12.72 across seven held-out seasons).