Our side
MoneylineAUB to win
ours 53%
Projected score
23–27
VAN – AUB
2026-09-26 · kickoff TBD
Jordan-Hare Stadium · Auburn, AL
SEC game
Early season
The books
No book has priced this game. Nothing to compare, and no ticket to build.
Series
Auburn lead
21–20–1
· 42 meetings since 1905
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
even
1 ranks apart
Vanderbilt Commodores #4 rush offense
Auburn Tigers #5 run defense
Pass game
edge Vanderbilt Commodores
121 ranks
Vanderbilt Commodores #6 pass offense
Auburn Tigers #127 pass defense
Run game
even
27 ranks apart
Auburn Tigers #23 rush offense
Vanderbilt Commodores #50 run defense
Pass game
even
1 ranks apart
Auburn Tigers #193 pass offense
Vanderbilt Commodores #194 pass defense
Vanderbilt Commodores
Balanced · 51% run
Ball-control
Dual-threat QB · 69 rush ypg
Auburn Tigers
Balanced · 54% run
Avg pace
Dual-threat QB · 31 rush ypg
Clark Lea · 26-36 · offense-minded
Hugh Freeze · 64-44
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
Vanderbilt Commodores
LB
Nick Rinaldi
13 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL
#7 LB
DB
CJ Heard
14 tkl · 1 PD
#21 DB
DL
Miles Capers
9 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 4.0 TFL
#23 DL
DL
Issa Ouattara
6 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL
#139 DL
Auburn Tigers
LB
Elijah Melendez
18 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL
#4 LB
DB
Andre Jordan Jr.
5 tkl · 2 PD · 2 INT
#14 DB
DL
Cody Sigler
7 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL
#149 DL
DB
Eric Winters
14 tkl
#194 DB
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
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
Vanderbilt offense vs Auburn defense-4.2 pts
Auburn offense vs Vanderbilt defense-4.8 pts
An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have
played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.