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After each game, two separate analysts grade every player on each play of the game and the two totals are averaged out. Obviously no subjective ranking system is perfect, but I am finding that my real world impressions of a player in a certain game usually reflects the PFF grade.
PFF Grading Scale
90 and above - Elite
80 to 89 - Great
70 to 79 - Good
60 to 69 - Average to Above Average
50 - 59 - Below Average
49 and below - Poor
Team Offensive Grade (by game)
Boise State - 66.9
Bethune-Cookman - 83.2
Louisville - 66.2
Navy - 68.4
ECU - 65.2
Cincinnati - 58.0
Memphis - 71.7
The best offensive grade against an FBS team this season.
Overall Offensive Player Grades (Snaps Played)
QB Mikey Keene (51) - 78.0
TE Alec Holler (37) - 77.9
RB Johnny Richardson (7) - 75.5
RB Isaiah Bowser (54) - 72.7
WR Ryan O'Keefe (47) - 69.1
TE Jake Hescock (40) - 66.9
WR Brandon Johnson (57) - 65.0
QB Joey Gatewood (12) - 63.8
C Matt Lee (62) - 61.9
LG Cole Schneider (62) - 61.0
LT Edward Collins (3) - 60.0
RB Mark-Antony Richards (2) - 58.7
WR Amari Johnson (13) - 58.4
RG Lokahi Pauole (62) - 58.2
WR Nate Craig-Myers (34) - 58.1
TE Charlie Browder (1) - 58.0
WR Jaylon Griffin (1) - 57.5
RT Samuel Jackson (62) - 54.9
LT Marcus Tatum (62) - 54.3
WR Titus Mokiao-Atimalala (13) - 49.9
PFF loved Mikey Keene in this game. Obviously the real word stats were not great - 11-of-19 for 63 yards, 1 TD and an INT, but 3/4 of those were drops and if you go back and look, he was pretty much right on the money in his passes. His Brandon Johnson TD throw was put in a perfect spot. Same goes for the almost-TD with Charlie Browder.
Offensive Line Grades
Pass Blocking:
LT Marcus Tatum - 85.4
RT Samuel Jackson - 81.8
C Matt Lee - 81.5
RG Lokahi Pauole - 57.5
LG Cole Schneider - 57.4
Run Blocking:
LG Cole Schneider - 60.5
C Matt Lee - 58.0
RG Lokahi Pauole - 57.3
RT Samuel Jackson - 53.8
LT Marcus Tatum - 46.1
Marcus Tatum with an awesome grade for pass blocking, but awful for run blocking? Run blocking grades were bad for everybody.
Quarterback Grades
Mikey Keene - 75.4 passing grade
Passing Pressure Grades for Mikey Keene:
Kept Clean - 82.1
Under Pressure - 52.2
Not Blitzed - 50.6
When Blitzed - 93.0
A closer look at passing depth for Mikey Keene:
Deep (20+): 0-for-3 for 0 yards, 1 INT - 35.5 grade
Medium (10-19): 2-of-3 for 21 yards, 1TD - 92.6 grade
Short (0-9): 5-of-6 for 27 yards - 84.5 grade
Behind LOS: 4-of-5 for 15 yards - 65.4 grade
Rushing Grades
Isaiah Bowser - 72.2
Johnny Richardson - 72.1
Mikey Keene - 65.3
Ryan O'Keefe - 64.8
Joey Gatewood - 61.5
Mark-Antony Richards - 59.4
Wide Receiver Grades
Brandon Johnson - 66.8
Isaiah Bowser - 66.7
Ryan O'Keefe - 65.4
Charlie Browder - 59.4
Amari Johnson - 58.1
Titus Mokiao-Atimalala - 45.8
Three drops were noted - Brandon Johnson, Ryan O'Keefe and Titus.
After each game, two separate analysts grade every player on each play of the game and the two totals are averaged out. Obviously no subjective ranking system is perfect, but I am finding that my real world impressions of a player in a certain game usually reflects the PFF grade.
PFF Grading Scale
90 and above - Elite
80 to 89 - Great
70 to 79 - Good
60 to 69 - Average to Above Average
50 - 59 - Below Average
49 and below - Poor
Team Offensive Grade (by game)
Boise State - 66.9
Bethune-Cookman - 83.2
Louisville - 66.2
Navy - 68.4
ECU - 65.2
Cincinnati - 58.0
Memphis - 71.7
The best offensive grade against an FBS team this season.
Overall Offensive Player Grades (Snaps Played)
QB Mikey Keene (51) - 78.0
TE Alec Holler (37) - 77.9
RB Johnny Richardson (7) - 75.5
RB Isaiah Bowser (54) - 72.7
WR Ryan O'Keefe (47) - 69.1
TE Jake Hescock (40) - 66.9
WR Brandon Johnson (57) - 65.0
QB Joey Gatewood (12) - 63.8
C Matt Lee (62) - 61.9
LG Cole Schneider (62) - 61.0
LT Edward Collins (3) - 60.0
RB Mark-Antony Richards (2) - 58.7
WR Amari Johnson (13) - 58.4
RG Lokahi Pauole (62) - 58.2
WR Nate Craig-Myers (34) - 58.1
TE Charlie Browder (1) - 58.0
WR Jaylon Griffin (1) - 57.5
RT Samuel Jackson (62) - 54.9
LT Marcus Tatum (62) - 54.3
WR Titus Mokiao-Atimalala (13) - 49.9
PFF loved Mikey Keene in this game. Obviously the real word stats were not great - 11-of-19 for 63 yards, 1 TD and an INT, but 3/4 of those were drops and if you go back and look, he was pretty much right on the money in his passes. His Brandon Johnson TD throw was put in a perfect spot. Same goes for the almost-TD with Charlie Browder.
Offensive Line Grades
Pass Blocking:
LT Marcus Tatum - 85.4
RT Samuel Jackson - 81.8
C Matt Lee - 81.5
RG Lokahi Pauole - 57.5
LG Cole Schneider - 57.4
Run Blocking:
LG Cole Schneider - 60.5
C Matt Lee - 58.0
RG Lokahi Pauole - 57.3
RT Samuel Jackson - 53.8
LT Marcus Tatum - 46.1
Marcus Tatum with an awesome grade for pass blocking, but awful for run blocking? Run blocking grades were bad for everybody.
Quarterback Grades
Mikey Keene - 75.4 passing grade
Passing Pressure Grades for Mikey Keene:
Kept Clean - 82.1
Under Pressure - 52.2
Not Blitzed - 50.6
When Blitzed - 93.0
A closer look at passing depth for Mikey Keene:
Deep (20+): 0-for-3 for 0 yards, 1 INT - 35.5 grade
Medium (10-19): 2-of-3 for 21 yards, 1TD - 92.6 grade
Short (0-9): 5-of-6 for 27 yards - 84.5 grade
Behind LOS: 4-of-5 for 15 yards - 65.4 grade
Rushing Grades
Isaiah Bowser - 72.2
Johnny Richardson - 72.1
Mikey Keene - 65.3
Ryan O'Keefe - 64.8
Joey Gatewood - 61.5
Mark-Antony Richards - 59.4
Wide Receiver Grades
Brandon Johnson - 66.8
Isaiah Bowser - 66.7
Ryan O'Keefe - 65.4
Charlie Browder - 59.4
Amari Johnson - 58.1
Titus Mokiao-Atimalala - 45.8
Three drops were noted - Brandon Johnson, Ryan O'Keefe and Titus.
