Stanford Football Preview 2025: Cardinal Season Prediction, Win Total Projection, Top Players

Stanford Cardinal Key Player

Kahlil House, OT Soph.
The O line has to come up with a stronger season, and it starts with the tackles. The 6-4, 285-pound tackle was thrown into the mix as a true freshman. It wasn’t always smooth, but the potential, talent, and athleticism are there to be the main man up front.

Stanford Cardinal Top Transfer, Biggest Transfer Loss

Top Transfer In: CJ Williams, WR Sr.
It was hard to show off too much in the weirdly-bad Wisconsin offense, but last year Williams averaged over 15 yards per catch on his 16 grabs. He might not be a volume catcher, but he’s got the talent to stretch the field a bit from the outside.

Top Transfer Out: David Bailey, EDGE Sr.
It’s not like he played like the next Lawrence Taylor, but he cranked up 14.5 sacks and 23 tackles for loss in his three seasons, growing into more of a wrecking ball in Year Three. Arguably the top pass rusher in the portal, now he’s at Texas Tech.

Stanford Cardinal Key Game

Boston College, Sept. 13
The Cardinal start early at Hawaii, get a date at BYU, and then the ACC season opens up when Boston College comes to Palo Alto. It’s a winnable home game if everything goes right, and with Virginia and San Jose State to follow, it’s possible to match last year’s three-win total before October.
- 2025 Stanford Cardinal Schedule Breakdown

Stanford Cardinal Top 10 Players

1. Collin Wright, S Jr.
2. Tevarua Tafiti, LB Sr.
3. Sam Roush, TE Sr.
4. Scotty Edwards, S Jr.
5. Micah Ford, RB, RFr.
6. Elijah Brown, QB Soph.
7. Emmet Kenney, PK Sr.
8. Anthony Franklin, EDGE Sr.
9. Kahlil House, OT Soph.
10. Tiger Bachmeier, WR Jr.

Stanford Cardinal 2024 Fun Stats

- Penalties: Opponents 81 for 742 yards, Stanford 65 for 588 yards

- Tackles for Loss: Opponents 104 for 394 yards, Stanford 63 for 236 yards

- Interceptions: Opponents 17, Stanford 9

Stanford Cardinal 2025 Season Prediction, Win Total, What Will Happen

The schedule is easy enough to be a real opportunity for a good season, but can Stanford take advantage of it?

There’s no Clemson, Georgia Tech, Louisville, or Virginia Tech to deal with - and no Duke, Syracuse, and Wake Forest, either - but there are enough landmines to make it tough in the middle.

At SMU, Florida State, at Miami - October will be rough. There will be a few other forget-about-it games when the Cardinal aren’t even close - at BYU might be that, and so will Notre Dame - but there should be a few shockers to flirt with a decent season.

It might not be a bowl run, but considering the circumstances, it’ll be an okay year.

Set The Stanford Cardinal Win Total At … 3.5

Likely Wins: No Sure Thing Wins

50/50 Games: Boston College, Cal, at Hawaii, at North Carolina, Pitt, San Jose State, at Virginia

Likely Losses: at BYU, Florida State, at Miami, Notre Dame, at SMU

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