James Madison
Tier 4Sun Belt · FBS · Tier 4 · 85 players
- Head coach
- Billy Napier
- Playbook
- JAMES MADISON · 5 formations, 460 plays
77OVR
77OFF
76DEF
Roster split
85 players by side of the ball
- Offense4249%
- Defense4047%
- Special teams34%
Position split
Players per position group; shades follow the side of the ball
- QB56%
- RB56%
- WR911%
- TE89%
- OL1518%
- DL1720%
- LB911%
- DB1416%
- ST34%
Class mix
13 seniors in their final year
- Freshman3845%
- Sophomore1518%
- Junior1922%
- Senior1315%
Abilities per player
How many abilities each player has
- No abilities7791%
- 1 ability67%
- 2 abilities22%
- 3 or more00%
Recruiting regions
62% of players are from the Southeast
- Northeast1114%
- Southeast5062%
- Midwest1215%
- South Central56%
- West34%
Ratings vs FBS average
Roster average against all 9,944 FBS players
James MadisonFBS average
OVR
−2.6
SPD
−1.2
ACC
−1.3
AGI
−2.0
STR
−1.2
AWR
−1.1
Overall distribution
Players in each overall band
4
42
34
5
0
Starter vs backup
Top two on the depth chart at each position; a wide gap means thin depth
StarterBackup
QB
−1
HB
−4
WR
−6
TE
−3
LT
−4
LG
−11
C
−14
RG
−7
RT
−1
LEDG
−9
REDG
−12
DT
−1
SAM
–
MIKE
−7
WILL
−8
CB
−2
FS
−10
SS
−7
K
–
P
−7
Ability coverage
Abilities across the roster, most widely held first
- With ability
- 8/85
- Different abilities
- 8
- Platinum
- 0
Escape Artist3
Extender1
Juke Box1
PA Shield1
Pocket Shield1
Second Level1
Step Up1
Sure Hands1
Size by position
Height and weight of every player
OffenseDefenseSpecial teams
Recruiting footprint
Hometown states across 23 states
- Virginia11
- Maryland9
- North Carolina8
- Florida7
- Pennsylvania7
- Delaware6
- Georgia6
- 16 other states27
Roster snapshot from 2026-10-05.