Talent
Bowling Green ranks first in FBS in returning passing production at 940.0%, ahead of Northern Illinois (137.7%) and Arizona (119.9%). The middle of FBS is about 26.8%, and Wisconsin is last of 136 (-500.0%).
247Sports team talent composite and 2026 transfer portal class. Star counts cover only the players 247Sports rates, not walk-ons, so they add up to less than the full roster. Ranks are out of all 138 FBS teams.
Games through Oct 31, 2026. Ranks are among the 136 FBS teams with the number.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Returning passing production |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 940.0% |
| 2 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 137.7% |
| 3 | Arizona | Big 12 | 119.9% |
| 4 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 113.0% |
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 103.7% |
| 6 | Kent State | Mid-American | 103.2% |
| 7 | Troy | Sun Belt | 102.8% |
| 8 | Air Force | Mountain West | 101.7% |
| 9 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 101.1% |
| 10 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 100.2% |
| 11 | BYU | Big 12 | 100.0% |
| 11 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 100.0% |
| 11 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 100.0% |
| 11 | UAB | American Athletic | 100.0% |
| 11 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 100.0% |
| 11 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 100.0% |
| 17 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 99.8% |
| 18 | Georgia | SEC | 99.7% |
| 19 | Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 99.1% |
| 20 | Toledo | Mid-American | 98.5% |
| 21 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 97.4% |
| 21 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 97.4% |
| 21 | Utah | Big 12 | 97.4% |
| 24 | Texas A&M | SEC | 97.2% |
| 25 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 97.1% |
| 26 | Purdue | Big Ten | 97.0% |
| 27 | SMU | ACC | 96.6% |
| 28 | Delaware | Conference USA | 96.3% |
| 29 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 95.1% |
| 29 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 95.1% |
| 31 | Oregon | Big Ten | 94.5% |
| 32 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 94.3% |
| 32 | Florida | SEC | 94.3% |
| 34 | Washington | Big Ten | 94.2% |
| 35 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 94.0% |
| 36 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 93.9% |
| 37 | Ohio | Mid-American | 93.7% |
| 38 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 93.4% |
| 39 | NC State | ACC | 93.1% |
| 40 | UTSA | American Athletic | 92.7% |
| 41 | Oklahoma | SEC | 92.1% |
| 42 | Houston | Big 12 | 91.5% |
| 43 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 91.2% |
| 44 | USC | Big Ten | 90.9% |
| 45 | Notre Dame | Independents | 90.7% |
| 46 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 89.7% |
| 47 | California | ACC | 88.7% |
| 48 | Akron | Mid-American | 87.4% |
| 49 | Maryland | Big Ten | 86.6% |
| 49 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 86.6% |
| 51 | Texas | SEC | 85.4% |
| 52 | Syracuse | ACC | 83.4% |
| 53 | Ole Miss | SEC | 79.1% |
| 54 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 78.2% |
| 55 | Baylor | Big 12 | 77.7% |
| 56 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 76.0% |
| 57 | Liberty | Conference USA | 74.6% |
| 58 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 74.0% |
| 59 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 69.3% |
| 60 | South Carolina | SEC | 65.4% |
| 61 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 64.2% |
| 62 | Army | American Athletic | 62.6% |
| 63 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 62.4% |
| 64 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 58.6% |
| 65 | UCLA | Big Ten | 54.7% |
| 66 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 40.1% |
| 67 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 39.2% |
| 68 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 26.8% |
| 69 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 23.0% |
| 70 | Wake Forest | ACC | 22.9% |
| 71 | Arkansas | SEC | 18.7% |
| 72 | UTEP | Mountain West | 18.1% |
| 73 | Iowa | Big Ten | 16.3% |
| 74 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 16.2% |
| 75 | Clemson | ACC | 14.1% |
| 76 | LSU | SEC | 13.2% |
| 77 | Florida State | ACC | 12.5% |
| 78 | Alabama | SEC | 12.3% |
| 79 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 11.5% |
| 80 | TCU | Big 12 | 11.0% |
| 81 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 9.9% |
| 82 | North Carolina | ACC | 9.5% |
| 83 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 9.4% |
| 84 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 9.3% |
| 85 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 9.2% |
| 86 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 8.7% |
| 87 | Boston College | ACC | 8.3% |
| 88 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 7.3% |
| 89 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 7.2% |
| 90 | Tennessee | SEC | 6.6% |
| 91 | South Florida | American Athletic | 5.8% |
| 92 | Miami | ACC | 5.5% |
| 93 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 5.4% |
| 94 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 5.3% |
| 95 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5.2% |
| 96 | Duke | ACC | 4.1% |
| 97 | UCF | Big 12 | 3.9% |
| 98 | UNLV | Mountain West | 3.8% |
| 99 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 3.5% |
| 100 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3.3% |
| 101 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3.2% |
| 101 | UConn | Independents | 3.2% |
| 101 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 3.2% |
| 104 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 3.0% |
| 105 | North Texas | American Athletic | 2.4% |
| 106 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1.9% |
| 107 | Memphis | American Athletic | 1.7% |
| 108 | Virginia | ACC | 1.1% |
| 109 | Auburn | SEC | 0.0% |
| 109 | Ball State | Mid-American | 0.0% |
| 109 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 0.0% |
| 109 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 0.0% |
| 109 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 0.0% |
| 109 | Louisville | ACC | 0.0% |
| 109 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 0.0% |
| 109 | Temple | American Athletic | 0.0% |
| 109 | Tulane | American Athletic | 0.0% |
| 109 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 0.0% |
| 119 | Mississippi State | SEC | -0.2% |
| 120 | Florida International | Conference USA | -0.6% |
| 121 | Stanford | ACC | -1.2% |
| 122 | Kansas | Big 12 | -1.5% |
| 123 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | -1.9% |
| 124 | Missouri | SEC | -2.3% |
| 125 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | -2.4% |
| 126 | Kentucky | SEC | -2.9% |
| 127 | Navy | American Athletic | -3.1% |
| 128 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | -4.0% |
| 129 | San José State | Mountain West | -7.6% |
| 130 | Colorado | Big 12 | -26.1% |
| 131 | App State | Sun Belt | -30.9% |
| 132 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | -31.1% |
| 133 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | -36.5% |
| 134 | Nevada | Mountain West | -130.0% |
| 135 | Rice | American Athletic | -317.0% |
| 136 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | -500.0% |
Mid-American: Bowling Green (940.0%, 1st); Mountain West: Northern Illinois (137.7%, 2nd); Big 12: Arizona (119.9%, 3rd); American Athletic: Charlotte (113.0%, 4th); Big Ten: Michigan (103.7%, 5th); Sun Belt: Troy (102.8%, 7th); Pac-12: San Diego State (100.0%, 11th); SEC: Georgia (99.7%, 18th); ACC: SMU (96.6%, 27th); Conference USA: Delaware (96.3%, 28th); Independents: Notre Dame (90.7%, 45th).