13 March 2025

PFF Partners With Mcillece Sports to Expand Data Capabilities in College Football

CINCINNATI, OH - March 13, 2025 - Today, Pro Football Focus (PFF), the leader in sports data and analytics, and Mcillece Sports, the industry’s most advanced NCAA coaching library, announced a partnership to combine forces and bring the most complete football data collection to collegiate front offices, all in one place. This partnership is a milestone in PFF’s ongoing mission to power winning decisions on and off the field, equipping teams with deeper, more strategic insights to gain a competitive edge.

PFF’s database is the world’s largest, most comprehensive football data collection, and by merging with Mcillece’s coaching library, teams will now have the ability to analyze performance and tendencies beyond player level matchups. This collaboration provides a more robust perspective, giving users the vantage point of a head coach and defensive or offensive architects shaping team strategies.

“In this new era of college football, data-driven insights are a necessity for teams,” said Clyde Chang, PFF’s Director of Product Management. “This partnership with Mcillece Sports allows us to expand our analysis beyond the field of play, giving teams a new dimension of insights on coaching philosophies, tendencies, and historical patterns.”

“The partnership between PFF and Mcillece Sports unites two of the foremost innovators in the field of Football Analytics,” said Justin Mcillece, Founder of Mcillece Sports. “Integrating our College Football Coaches Database into PFF’s peerless data architecture promises some of the most exciting coaching analytics and data services breakthroughs of the modern era. We are thrilled to begin this partnership that will transform how college football coaches are evaluated.”

About PFF

Since 2006, PFF has built the world’s most comprehensive sports data and analytics database, relied on by top industry professionals and fans alike to power winning decisions. PFF analyzes every player and every play of every game to calculate player grades, in-depth performance stats, and rankings for the NFL, fantasy football, and NFL Draft. All 32 NFL teams use PFF data and tools, as do all 136 FBS teams, 90 FCS teams, professional leagues like CFL and UFL, media networks, player agencies, video game companies, and more. PFF is transforming sports strategy and decision-making across fantasy football and betting, in the front office and on the field. For more information, visit PFF.com.

About Mcillece Sports

Mcillece Sports is a pioneer in the field of College Football Analytics, producing cutting-edge rating systems that are constantly evolving to adapt to the new era of the game. Maintaining an unwavering commitment to the fundamental principles of statistical inference, Mcillece Sports leverages rigorous methodology and proprietary resources like the best-in-class College Football Coaches Database to publish transfer portal team and player ratings, win-loss values for all FBS coaches, and the annual College Football Atlas preseason preview. For more information, visit mcillecesports.com.

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