Breakdown of Returning Offensive Tackles
Welcome to a brand new feature on the website. As opposed to making two long Weekly Notes versions, I will have a daily blog and try to pack as much information into it each day as I can.
In this years 2009 which will be on the newsstands on June 9, I made a brand new experience chart. The old chart had just the Seniors, Juniors, Sophs and Frosh from the 2 deep which analyzed the age of each team. I kept those numbers and also added in the % of lettermen returning, the % of yards offense returning, the % or tackles returning and the Career starts returning for the offensive line.
A quick analysis shows Florida with an AMAZING 98.9% of their tackles returning from last year and some other powers at the top of the list are Alabama at #6 with 85.1% back from their excellent D and Oklahoma at #15 with 79.8% back.
At the bottom end of the scale, there are two teams that were in BCS bowls that return less than 50% of their tackles from last year (only 11 teams fall into that category) and they are USC at 46% and Cincinnatti at 34.5 with the Bearcats having just 1 returning starter on defense.
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% Tackle
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% Tackle
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Return
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Return
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1
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Florida |
98.9%
|
61
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Middle Tenn |
66.0%
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2
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C Michigan |
90.5%
|
62
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Boston College |
65.7%
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|
|
3
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N Texas |
88.4%
|
63
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Ohio University |
65.7%
|
|
|
4
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Buffalo |
87.4%
|
64
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Akron |
65.4%
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|
|
5
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Ul Monroe (Ne) |
87.3%
|
65
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San Jose St |
65.3%
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|
|
6
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Alabama |
85.1%
|
66
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Ball St |
65.1%
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|
|
7
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Temple |
83.9%
|
67
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Notre Dame |
65.1%
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|
|
8
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Toledo |
81.9%
|
68
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Florida International |
64.2%
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|
|
9
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Baylor |
80.8%
|
69
|
Ucf |
63.6%
|
|
|
10
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Vanderbilt |
80.7%
|
70
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Virginia Tech |
63.3%
|
|
|
11
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Iowa |
80.7%
|
71
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Idaho |
62.8%
|
|
|
12
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N Carolina |
80.2%
|
72
|
Louisville |
62.7%
|
|
|
13
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Tulsa |
80.1%
|
73
|
Wash St |
62.4%
|
|
|
14
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Rice |
80.1%
|
74
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Syracuse |
61.7%
|
|
|
15
|
Oklahoma |
79.8%
|
75
|
Nebraska |
61.5%
|
|
|
16
|
Arkansas |
79.4%
|
76
|
Rutgers |
61.4%
|
|
|
17
|
Louisiana Lft |
79.4%
|
77
|
Uab |
61.3%
|
|
|
18
|
Smu |
79.3%
|
78
|
Colorado St |
61.0%
|
|
|
19
|
Arkansas St |
79.1%
|
79
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Utep |
60.8%
|
|
|
20
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Minnesota |
78.0%
|
80
|
Air Force |
60.6%
|
|
|
21
|
Stanford |
77.8%
|
81
|
Kansas |
60.4%
|
|
|
22
|
Fresno St |
77.3%
|
82
|
Miami (Fla) |
60.1%
|
|
|
23
|
Michigan St |
75.7%
|
83
|
N Illinois |
60.1%
|
|
|
24
|
Texas |
75.6%
|
84
|
Michigan |
59.0%
|
|
|
25
|
Lsu |
74.4%
|
85
|
Army |
58.5%
|
|
|
26
|
Nevada |
72.8%
|
86
|
Ohio State |
58.2%
|
|
|
27
|
E Carolina |
72.5%
|
87
|
Colorado |
58.2%
|
|
|
28
|
Washington |
72.4%
|
88
|
Usf |
58.1%
|
|
|
29
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Marshall |
72.1%
|
89
|
Texas A&M |
58.0%
|
|
|
30
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Clemson |
72.1%
|
90
|
Troy |
57.7%
|
|
|
31
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Georgia Tech |
71.9%
|
91
|
Wisconsin |
57.5%
|
|
|
32
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Memphis |
71.5%
|
92
|
N Mexico St |
57.5%
|
|
|
33
|
Indiana |
71.2%
|
93
|
Oregon |
57.3%
|
|
|
34
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Northwestern |
70.5%
|
94
|
E Michigan |
57.1%
|
|
|
35
|
Kansas St |
70.4%
|
95
|
Missouri |
56.5%
|
|
|
36
|
Georgia |
70.2%
|
96
|
W Kentucky |
56.5%
|
|
|
37
|
La Tech |
70.0%
|
97
|
Utah St |
56.5%
|
|
|
38
|
Wyoming |
70.0%
|
98
|
Penn St |
56.1%
|
|
|
39
|
Purdue |
70.0%
|
99
|
Tennessee |
55.4%
|
|
|
40
|
Navy |
69.7%
|
100
|
Pittsburgh |
55.3%
|
|
|
41
|
Ucla |
69.6%
|
101
|
Virginia |
54.9%
|
|
|
42
|
Iowa St |
69.6%
|
102
|
S Carolina |
54.3%
|
|
|
43
|
Southern Miss |
69.5%
|
103
|
Kentucky |
53.7%
|
|
|
44
|
Arizona St |
69.3%
|
104
|
New Mexico |
53.7%
|
|
|
45
|
California |
69.2%
|
105
|
Bowling Green |
52.8%
|
|
|
46
|
San Diego St |
69.0%
|
106
|
Illinois |
52.5%
|
|
|
47
|
Texas Tech |
68.9%
|
107
|
Houston |
51.2%
|
|
|
48
|
Connecticut |
68.8%
|
108
|
Duke |
51.0%
|
|
|
49
|
Utah |
68.5%
|
109
|
Maryland |
50.6%
|
|
|
50
|
West Virginia |
68.5%
|
110
|
Tcu |
49.3%
|
|
|
51
|
Kent St |
68.4%
|
111
|
Florida St |
47.6%
|
|
|
52
|
Oklahoma St |
68.1%
|
112
|
Miss St |
46.6%
|
|
|
53
|
Auburn |
67.7%
|
113
|
Usc |
46.0%
|
|
|
54
|
Byu |
67.5%
|
114
|
Miami Oh |
44.8%
|
|
|
55
|
Arizona |
67.1%
|
115
|
Oregon St |
43.6%
|
|
|
56
|
Unlv |
67.0%
|
116
|
W Michigan |
40.8%
|
|
|
57
|
Boise St |
66.5%
|
117
|
Wake Forest |
36.3%
|
|
|
58
|
N Carolina St |
66.3%
|
118
|
Florida Atlantic |
35.5%
|
|
|
59
|
Tulane |
66.1%
|
119
|
Cincinnati |
34.5%
|
|
|
60
|
Mississippi |
66.1%
|
120
|
Hawaii |
24.6%
|
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