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The 2024 offseason has finally died down, and as we wait for the spring transfer portal to open and possible changes to the College Football Playoff, we can start looking at projections for the 2025 season.
ESPN’s Bill Connelly releases his annual returning production rankings. Returning production is key in determining which teams are veteran-heavy and likely set up for the big season. Connelly uses returning production, recruiting, and recent history to form his SP+ projections. Illinois is a prime example of a substantial returning production number in the Big Ten. On the other hand, the ranking can show top-tier teams set to regress, like Washington, who entered 2024 facing a massive roster overhaul after making it to the title game in 2023, resulting in a 6-7 record this past season.
These rankings only include roster changes that took place throughout the winter. The rankings will be updated as teams evolve throughout the spring and practices ramp up. Most player movement happens in the winter, so these first rankings from Connelly still hold the most weight.
Penn State has players like Drew Allar, Nicholas Singleton, Kaytron Allen, and Dani Dennis-Sutton returning, so where do the Nittany Lions fall among the rest of the Big Ten in returning production ahead of the 2025 season?
Each team is ranked based on the 136 Football Bowl Subdivision members.
Purdue football head coach Barry Odom and Purdue athletic director Mike Bobinski pose for a photo Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, during the welcoming of Odom at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind.
Returning Production: 32% (No. 127 overall)
Offensive: 27% (No. 130)
Defensive: 37% (No. 118)
Purdue is going through a massive overhaul this offseason, most notably hiring former UNLV head coach Barry Odom to replace Ryan Walters. The Boilermakers’ last star players were Dillon…
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Author : Nittany Lions Wire
Publish date : 2025-02-25 10:20:00
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