David Middleton

LINE_JUDGE · MACline_judge · MAC · 33 games since 2023

Worked SAC 7–48 OHIO in week 7.

Games since '23Games since '23

6 in 20266 in 2026

Flags / g 2026Flags / g · 2026

14.3

— · LG 12.7— pctl · league 12.7

Acc. yds / gAcc. yds / g

140

LG 111League 111

Judgment shareJudgment share

69%

LG 60%League 60%

Home cookingHome cooking · raw

−2.4

Raw · under 8 GNo read under 8 games

Late whistleLate whistle

—

Under 8 gamesUnder 8 games

Game lengthGame length

3:14

LG 3:24League 3:24

Flag profile

Per game · | = league

False startP

2.4

HoldingJ

2.2

Pass interferenceJ

1.2

OffsideP

1.0

Personal foulJ

1.0

Unsportsmanlike conductJ

1.0

Delay of gameP

0.6

J = judgment · P = procedural · + 0.1 other / g · Career, 33 G

Leans

Flags over expected / g

Non-MAC teams13 G · −0.3 to +0.9

+0.3noise

Big Ten teams4 G · raw, under 8 G

+0.4

American teams3 G · raw, under 8 G

+2.7

Buffalo6 G · raw, under 8 G

−0.9

Toledo6 G · raw, under 8 G

+0.0

0 LEANS IN 40 SPLITS · ~2 EXPECTED BY LUCK · + = OPPONENT FLAGGED MORE

Crew history

33 games

Crew history
Year	Crew · position	G	Flags/g
2026	MAC · line_judge	6	14.3
2025	MAC · line_judge	13	12.6
2024	MAC · line_judge	12	9.3
2023	MAC · head_line_judge	2	12.5

Replay reviews

Since 2025 · 19 G

Reviews, 1.1/g

45%

Overturned · 9

≈0.3 h

Of replay

Catch / no catch

10 · 5 OT

Spot

4 · 1 OT

Fumble

2 · 1 OT

Broke the plane

2 · 1 OT

Runner down

1 · 0 OT

Targeting

1 · 1 OT

Longest: ≈ 2:51, pass completion upheld · 2026 wk 6, Buffalo at
Toledo

■ Overturned · review time = gap to next snap − game median

Flags / g = accepted penalties, games worked · Late whistle = 4th-q one-score judgment flags / play ÷ rest of game

Flags / g = accepted penalties · Home cooking = FOE on visitor − FOE on home, judgment flags only · Late whistle = 4th-q one-score judgment flags / play ÷ rest of game

Lean = pooled estimate whose 90% interval misses 0 with ≥ 8 G · shrunk toward 0 · judgment flags only · permutation luck check, 1,000 shuffles

Lean = pooled estimate whose 90% interval misses 0 with ≥ 8 G · shrunk toward 0 · luck check = 1,000 shuffles · source: school box scores · Updated Fri 10:02 AM ET

Source: school box scores · Updated Fri 10:02 AM ET