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Florida A&M

· 1-2 · power -13.1 · #330
Our numberJKST -9.4 no book has priced this game

Jackson State

· 2-0 · power -6.7 · #259
Our side
MoneylineJKST to win ours 72%
Projected score 25–34 FAMU – JKST
2026-10-17 · 3:00 PM Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium · Jackson, MS Conference game Early season

The books

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Series Jackson State lead 6–2 · 8 meetings since 2003
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Jackson State Tigers 142 ranks
Florida A&M Rattlers #173 rush offense Jackson State Tigers #31 run defense
Pass game edge Jackson State Tigers 101 ranks
Florida A&M Rattlers #142 pass offense Jackson State Tigers #41 pass defense
Run game edge Jackson State Tigers 218 ranks
Jackson State Tigers #10 rush offense Florida A&M Rattlers #228 run defense
Pass game edge Jackson State Tigers 167 ranks
Jackson State Tigers #75 pass offense Florida A&M Rattlers #242 pass defense
Florida A&M Rattlers Balanced · 56% run Ball-control Jackson State Tigers Run-heavy · 65% 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
Florida A&M Rattlers
DB Justin Bostic 10 tkl · 2 INT #44 DB
LB Denzel Johnson 14 tkl #218 LB
P Bobby Engstler 25 punts · 40.0 yd avg #39 P
DB Caleb McKenzie 4 tkl #687 DB
Jackson State Tigers
K Andrew Ivaniciuc 5 FG · 8 XP · 23 pts #32 K
RB Nate Blount IV 168 rush yds · 2 TD · 2 rec #125 RB
WR Jabari Jones 7 rec · 173 yds · 1 TD #198 WR
WR Nate Rembert 7 rec · 188 yds #325 WR

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
Florida A&M Rattlers -13.1 -6.9 -6.2 #330
Jackson State Tigers -6.7 +0.0 -6.8 #259

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

Where the number comes from
Florida A&M offense vs Jackson State defense-0.2 pts
Jackson State offense vs Florida A&M defense+6.2 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.