D+
Dickens/McKenzie give the offense an identity, but 2–10 baseline plus FBS QB translation and rebuilt trenches keep BC in the bottom tier
Atlantic · 2026
Boston College
2025 record 2–10 1–7 conference
Postseason No bowl
Head coach Bill O’Brien
Scheme Pro Style / 4-2-5
C−
Portal #13; good volume and obvious fits (QB/RB/LB/front), but mostly non-elite portal pedigree
D+
Chart fills out better than a 2-win roster usually does; proven Power-conference depth is still scarce outside safety/corner
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Recruiting ranks
Overall #15 50 commits · 218.44 pts
Portal #13 26 commits· avg 85.31
Roster notes
Full offensive reset after a 2-win year
Mason McKenzie (Saginaw Valley State) listed ahead of Arkansas transfer Grayson Wilson and freshman Femi Babalola; Wilson remains a live challenger
RB Evan Dickens (Liberty) over Nolan Ray / Bo MacCormack. WR: Johnathan Montague Jr. / Jaedn Skeete / Dawson Pough; TE Kaelan Chudzinski
Portal-fed: Pape Abdoulaye Sy, Kristian Phillips, Reggie Jackson around C Michael Crounse and RG Robert Smith IV
Portal front (Demetrius Ballard, KJ Sampson, Chris Marable, Kris Jones); Anthony Palano / Bodie Kahoun at LB. Secondary returns Max Tucker, KP Price, Carter Davis, Syair Torrence, Cameron Martinez
Key offense
- 01 Evan Dickens RB
- Liberty → BC
- ESPN reported 229 carries, 1,339 yds, 16 rushing TD in 2025 (regular season), ninth nationally in rushing yards and third in rushing yards/game
- six 100-yard games and 495 rush yards over his final two regular-season games
- 02 Mason McKenzie QB
- Saginaw Valley State → BC
- ESPN/BC sources cite 2,086 pass yds, 17 TD plus 942 rush yds, 10 TD in 2025 (regular season / D2) and GLIAC Player of the Year
- FBS translation and career completion rate (~58%) are the swing variables
- 03 Kaelan Chudzinski TE
- ESPN: 24 receptions, 313 yds, 4 TD in 2025 (regular season). Spring availability still unclear
Key defense
- 01 KP Price S/LB
- 2025 (regular season): 93 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 2 INT, 3 QBH (ESPN tackles/INT)
- team-leading tackles and Second Team All-ACC per BC
- 02 Anthony Palano LB
- Washington State / South Dakota State → BC
- BC bio / ESPN: 65 tackles, 2 PD at WSU in 2025 (11 games incl. bowl context)
- BC also cites 4 QBH after six SDSU games in 2024
- 03 Max Tucker CB
- 2025 (regular season): 24 tackles, 2 PD, 1 INT in 7 games
- 2024 starter with two INTs, so the corner floor is better than the team record