Why thank you Jimmy!
Also, I've said this in another thread, that most teams now seem to be starting at least one white LB. I hope this is a trend that continues as we preview the rest of the teams.
Ok, I've done a breakdown of the number of white linebackers that each team starts.
Linebackers
Out of the 120 previews, 31 teams start no white LB. 50 teams start 1 white LB, 29 teams start 2 white LBs, 8 teams start 3 white LBs, and 2 teams starts 4.
0 - South Carolina, Akron, Clemson, Eastern Michigan, North Texas, Georgia, Auburn, Notre Dame, Texas, Arkansas, Southern Miss, Arkansas State, Washington, South Florida, Michigan, Oklahoma State, Florida, Florida State, Memphis, Illinois, UTEP, North Carolina, Temple, FAU, Ole Miss, Tulane, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Duke, UL-Monroe, Marshall
1- UCLA, Fresno State, Middle Tennessee, Northern Illinois, San Jose State, Utah State, Miami (Ohio), California, Pittsburgh, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Mississippi State, Buffalo, Ball State, Kent State, Kansas, Connecticutt, Toledo, Michigan State, Kentucky, Idaho, Oregon State, Houston, Texas Christian, Rutgers, Baylor, Alabama, Oregon, USC, Maryland, Western Kentucky, Arizona, East Carolina, Utah, Rice, Nevada, UNLV, North Carolina State, FIU, San Diego State, Hawaii, Troy, LSU, Texas A&M, Syracuse, Miami (FL), LA Tech, ULL, New Mexico State,
2 - Arizona State, Stanford, Indiana, Penn State, Iowa, Tulsa, Virginia Tech, New Mexico, Kansas State, Missouri, Northwestern, Boise State, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wake Forest, Air Force, Boston College, Vanderbilt, Minnesota, Central Michigan, Colorado, Army, Washington State, Colorado State, Ohio, Iowa State, Bowling Green, Virginia, UAB
3 - Western Michigan, Purdue, Ohio State, Nebraska, Cincinnati, Central Florida, SMU, BYU
4 - Wyoming, Navy
Offensive Line
Ok here is an analysis of the O-Lines of the teams we have previewed. As you can see, the vast majority of all teams start a majority white O-Line. There are as many teams that start 5 whites on the O-Line so far, then the number of teams that start less than three. Out of 120 team previews, 1 team has an all-black line, 6 teams have 1 white starter on the O-Line, 13 teams have two white starters, 41 teams have three white starters, 34 teams have 4, and 23 teams with an all-white line.
0 - Florida
1 - San Jose State, Utah State, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Illinois, Hawaii
2 - Idaho, UCLA, Houston, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Indiana, Middle Tennessee, Maryland, East Carolina, Memphis, Iowa State, FAU, Ole Miss, UAB
3 - USC, Rutgers, Fresno State, Texas Christian, Toledo, Kansas, Arizona State, South Florida, Washington, Clemson, South Carolina, Penn State, Akron, Tulsa, North Texas, Georgia, Western Michigan, Virginia Tech, New Mexico, Auburn, Texas Tech, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Navy, Western Kentucky, Arizona, Florida State, Rice, Nevada, North Carolina State, San Diego State, LSU Temple, Central Florida, Syracuse, Tulane, Louisville, Miami (FL), LA Tech, New Mexico State, Marshall
4 - Wisconsin, Baylor, Alabama, Nebraska, Ball State, Ohio State, Minnesota, Boston College, Iowa, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Michigan State, Air Force, North Illinois, Miami (Ohio), California, Pittsburgh, Boise State, Southern Mississippi, Wake Forest, Washington State, Utah, Colorado State, Ohio, Cincinnati, UNLV, FIU, UTEP, Troy, Georgia Tech, SMU, Virginia, Duke, ULL
5 - Oregon, Michigan, Central Michigan, Stanford, Connecticut, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Kansas State, Missouri, Purdue, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Texas, Wyoming, Army, Colorado, North Carolina, Texas A&M, Oregon State, Bowling Green, BYU, UL-Monroe
QB Breakdown
Here is a breakdown of the QB position. It is similiar to the other two. The two categories will be white, and non-white. It includes blacks, polynesians, and hispanics. If a qb is mixed white and asian, it will be under white, if he looks about half white. Out of 120 teams, 31 start non-white QBs.
White - USC, Wisconsin, Rutgers, Alabama, Ball State, Fresno State, Michigan, Idaho, Minnesota, Boston College, Texas Christian, Houston, Vanderbilt, Oregon State, Oklahoma State, Kentucky, Michigan State, Stanford, Connecticut, Nebraska, Toledo, Buffalo, Oklahoma, Eastern Michigan, Kansas, Arizona State, South Florida, Washington, Clemson, South Carolina, Indiana, Akron, Northern Illinois, Iowa, Tulsa, North Texas, Georgia, Miami (Ohio), Western Michigan, New Mexico, Kansas State, California, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Texas Tech, Texas, Boise State, Tennessee, Arkansas, Southern Mississippi, Arkansas State, Wake Forest, Wyoming, Maryland, Colorado, Army, Western Kentucky, Washington State, Utah, Florida, Colorado State, Florida State, Rice, Cincinnati, FIU, San Diego State, Hawaii, Troy, North Carolina, Temple, FAU, Central Florida, Syracuse, Ole Miss, Tulane, SMU, Louisville, Bowling Green, BYU, UL-Monroe, LA Tech, ULL, New Mexico State, Marshall
Non-White - Oregon, Baylor, Ohio State, Air Force, Kent State, Penn State, Middle Tennessee, San Jose State, Utah State, Virginia Tech, Auburn, West Virginia, Mississippi State, Navy, Arizona, East Carolina, Ohio, Memphis, Nevada, UNLV, North Carolina State, Illinois, UTEP, LSU, Iowa State, Texas A&M, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Miami (FL), UAB, Duke
Wide Reciever
Here is the analysis of the teams that start white WRs. Out of 120 previews, 64 teams start no white wide recievers. 48 teams start 1 white reciever, 5 teams start 2 white WRs, and 1 team starts 3. So at least one white wide reciever starts on about 40-45% of the teams so far. So right now, we have 56 white recievers starting. Hopefully this number rises as we finish the other 11 teams remaining.
0 - USC, Wisconsin, Baylor, Rutgers, Alabama, Fresno State, Michigan, UCLA, Boston College, Houston, Oklahoma State, Kentucky, Connecticut, Nebraska, Toledo, Oklahoma, Eastern Michigan, South Florida, Washington, Clemson, South Carolina, Northern Illinois, North Texas, Georgia, Kansas State, Pittsburgh, Missouri, Purdue, Auburn, Notre Dame, Texas Tech, West Virginia, Mississippi State, Southern Mississippi, Arkansas State, Wake Forest, Maryland, Arizona, East Carolina, Florida State, Rice, Memphis, Ohio, Nevada, North Carolina State, Illinois, San Diego State, UTEP, LSU, Iowa State, North Carolina, Temple, FAU, Texas A&M, Syracuse, Ole Miss, Tulane, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Virginia, Miami (FL), UAB, Duke, UL-Monroe, ULL
1 - Ohio State, Minnesota, Central Michigan, Texas Christian, Michigan State, Stanford, Buffalo, Kansas, Kent State, Arizona State, Indiana, Penn State, Akron, Middle Tennessee, San Jose State, Iowa, Tulsa, Utah State, Miami (Ohio), Western Michigan, Virginia Tech, New Mexico, California, Texas, Boise State, Tennessee, Arkansas, Navy, Wyoming, Army, Colorado, Western Kentucky, Washington State, Utah, Florida, Colorado State, Cincinnati, UNLV, FIU, Hawaii, Central Florida, Oregon State, SMU, Bowling Green, BYU, Vanderbilt, LA Tech, New Mexico State
2 - Oregon, Ball State, Idaho, Air Force, Troy
3 - Northwestern
Edited by: Jack Lambert