SHARK NATION · NEC · 2026 SEASON
LIU Sharks Football Stats
The 2026 LIU football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 9 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 14.6 points per game, 246.6 total yards per game and 25.9 points allowed per game.
2026 RATINGS
| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SRS | -41.6 | – |
2026 TEAM STATS
9 GAMES · 14.6 PPG · 25.9 ALLOWED · 246.6 YPG
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 9 | – |
| Points / Game | 14.6 | #262 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 25.9 | #141 |
| Total Yards / Game | 246.6 | #263 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 141.2 | #160 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 105.3 | #259 |
| Yards / Play | 4 | #265 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 30.2% | #250 |
| Turnover Margin | 5 | #35 |
ADVANCED
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | -0.065 | #251 |
| Defense PPA | 0.069 | #116 |
| Offense Success Rate | 32.6% | #257 |
| Defense Success Rate | 45.2% | #217 |
| Explosiveness | 1.218 | #163 |
2026 PLAYER STATS
Passing
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Stanzani | 83/143 | 820 | 5.7 | 4 | 2 |
| Ethan Greenwood | 11/30 | 124 | 4.1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sam Slade | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Evan Brooks | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekhi Moore | 0/3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 95/178 | 948 | 5.3 | 5 | 5 |
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Slade | 101 | 380 | 3.8 | 3 |
| Luca Stanzani | 108 | 255 | 2.4 | 2 |
| Jesiah Mcknight | 45 | 154 | 3.4 | 1 |
| Ethan Greenwood | 32 | 140 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Nathan Gray | 32 | 89 | 2.8 | 1 |
| Tyselle Spencer | 16 | 71 | 4.4 | 1 |
| Callum Brent | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 |
| Nasir Hennigan | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Josiah Brown | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 |
| Chris Howell | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Evan Brooks | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 |
| Joseph Young | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 |
| Mekhi Moore | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 |
| Totals | 367 | 1276 | 3.5 | 8 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josiah Brown | 9 | 171 | 19.0 | 0 |
| Evan Brooks | 16 | 167 | 10.4 | 0 |
| Joseph Young | 16 | 158 | 9.9 | 1 |
| Jayden Simpson | 17 | 138 | 8.1 | 0 |
| Gianni Marino | 14 | 112 | 8.0 | 2 |
| Tristin McFarland | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 0 |
| Boakai Veikei | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 1 |
| Sam Slade | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 1 |
| Santana Young | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 |
| Nathan Gray | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Nasir Hennigan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Jesiah Mcknight | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tyselle Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Issaiah Spivey | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 95 | 948 | 10.0 | 5 |
Defense
| PLAYER | TCKL | TFL | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Fasolino | 73 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Maxwell | 48 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Jackson Barry | 44 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Felix Matos | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylon Vincent | 41 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Loren Hall | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquacious Wright | 35 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Xavier Cannaday | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Noah Livingston | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Rodney Mills | 21 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Trey Watkins | 18 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeremie McGurn | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Martavius Durden Jr. | 15 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Kezni Brown | 14 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Ntambwe | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amari James | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Baynes | 10 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Kareem Vessup | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Khristian Tyson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Naquan Johnson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Hayes Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shamir Fredericks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gianni Marino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Issaiah Spivey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chiagozie Oliver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deuce Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Person | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesiah Mcknight | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matteo Sorrentino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Slade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daved Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Hoffler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadon Joseph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Campisi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylin Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Alcindor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bentin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Khani McNeese | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasir Hennigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 546 | 48 | 13 | 7 |