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Lafayette

· 1-1 · power -12.9 · #327
Our numberLAF -2.8 no book has priced this game

Fordham

· 0-3 (0-1) · power -18.4 · #369
Our side
MoneylineLAF to win ours 43%
Projected score 28–25 LAF – FOR
2026-10-24 · 1:00 PM Moglia Stadium at Jack Coffey Field · Bronx, NY Conference game Early season

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Series Lafayette lead 17–10–1 · 28 meetings since 1903
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Fordham Rams 59 ranks
Lafayette Leopards #94 rush offense Fordham Rams #35 run defense
Pass game edge Lafayette Leopards 64 ranks
Lafayette Leopards #133 pass offense Fordham Rams #197 pass defense
Run game even 10 ranks apart
Fordham Rams #186 rush offense Lafayette Leopards #176 run defense
Pass game edge Lafayette Leopards 135 ranks
Fordham Rams #252 pass offense Lafayette Leopards #117 pass defense
Lafayette Leopards Balanced · 56% run Avg pace Fordham Rams Balanced · 45% run Avg pace

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
Lafayette Leopards
LB Beckham Dee 16 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.5 TFL #75 LB
DB Dhonte Jackson 19 tkl · 1 PD #139 DB
LB Callahan Blair 9 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 2.5 TFL #283 LB
DB Darrick LeBeouf 10 tkl · 1 INT #516 DB
Fordham Rams
LB Andrew Osmun 29 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 4.0 TFL #5 LB
DB Justin Johnson 13 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT #34 DB
DL Lorenzo Riddick 9 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 2.0 TFL #125 DL
DL Jakub Mwangelwa 7 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #141 DL

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
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Lafayette Leopards -12.9 -5.0 -7.9 #327
Fordham Rams -18.4 -14.0 -4.3 #369

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Lafayette offense vs Fordham defense-0.7 pts
Fordham offense vs Lafayette defense-6.1 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.