Putting Up Numbers· college football

Arkansas’ third-down conversion rate with Cam Settles and without Cam Settles

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Arkansas averaged 38.5% third-down conversion rate with Cam Settles and 58.8% without Cam Settles in 2026, 7 games against 1, a difference of 20.3%. All 3 away games were with Cam Settles. All 4 night games were with Cam Settles. All 4 ranked opponents were with Cam Settles.

Cam Settles, running back: 214 rushing yards, 55 carries and 16 receptions in 7 games this season.

One game without Cam Settles is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

third-down conversion rate a game

The games

with Cam Settleswithout Cam Settles
Arkansas’ games, 2026, each marked with Cam Settles or without Cam Settles
SideDateGameResult3rd downsExpected
Sep 5, 2026vsNNorth AlabamaW58.8%—
Sep 12, 2026@UtahL41.2%36.1%
Sep 19, 2026vsGeorgiaL36.4%38.3%
Sep 26, 2026vsTulsaW47.1%44.0%
Oct 3, 2026@Texas A&ML30.0%35.4%
Oct 10, 2026vsTennesseeL18.2%39.3%
Oct 17, 2026@VanderbiltW50.0%40.3%
Oct 31, 2026vsMissouriL47.1%38.9%

Method

Read against .

  • Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every 2026 game between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, plus 1.4% for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
  • North Alabama has no other game in the table, so that game has no expected number and sits out the second figure.
  • Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists for 4 of these 8 games; in the other 4 a player is counted as in them when the box score has a stat for him.