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In anticipation of this weekend's matchup, HawgBeat compared the starting lineups for Arkansas and Texas A&M using the players' star ratings as recruits. We also compare the teams using Pro Football Focus grades and other statistics.
Stat Comparison - Texas A&M | Arkansas (FBS rank, out of 130)
Offense
Scoring: 33.3 (t-51st) | 29.0 (t-74th)
Total yards: 447.8 (45th) | 440.8 (54th)
Passing: 303.2 (24th) | 288.0 (31st)
Rushing: 144.5 (84th) | 152.8 (79th)
Third downs: 42.0% (54th) | 38.6% (80th)
Sacks allowed: 6 (t-53rd) | 5 (t-38th)
Turnovers: 7 (t-93rd) | 8 (t-101st)
Defense
Scoring: 15.5 (22nd) | 27.3 (79th)
Total yards: 276.0 (18th) | 410.3 (83rd)
Passing: 165.0 (20th) | 252.0 (93rd)
Rushing: 111.0 (t-36th) | 158.3 (77th)
Third downs: 26.9% (13th) | 33.3% (t-45th)
Sacks: 6 (t-91st) | 11 (t-25th)
Turnovers: 6 (t-42nd) | 8 (t-18th)
Star Comparison (using Rivals ratings)
Breakdown
Tied: 6
Arkansas edge: 6
Texas A&M edge: 10
Pro Football Focus Comparison
Team Grades (Texas A&M | Arkansas)
Overall: 86.3 | 86.1
Offense: 75.5 | 73.2
Passing: 73.6 | 65.8