Rivals has continued its partnership with Pro Football Focus (PFF) which grants me access to their comprehensive analytics and statistical tools.
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)
Kent State - 74.6
Boise State - 82.4
Villanova - 82.6
Kansas State - 68.1
Baylor - 70.5
Kansas - 76.3
Oklahoma - 65.8
West Virginia - 72.1
Cincinnati - 71.3
Oklahoma State - 75.8
Overall Offensive Player Grades (Snaps Played)
QB John Rhys Plumlee (64) - 85.1
TE Alec Holler (44) - 81.8
RB RJ Harvey (55) - 79.2
WR Kobe Hudson (38) - 77.9
WR Javon Baker (47) - 76.9
RT Amari Kight (67) - 74.3
WR Xavier Townsend (42) - 63.8
RB Mark-Antony Richards (7) - 62.3
RG Cameron Kinnie (5) - 60.0
RT Edward Collins (5) - 60.0
C Caden Kitler (5) - 59.7
LT Tylan Grable (67) - 58.4
TE Randy Pittman (18) - 58.2
LG Drake Metcalf (5) - 57.6
LT Paul Rubelt (9) - 57.2
WR Stephen Martin (9) - 57.2
WR Jarrad Baker (12) - 56.4
QB Timmy McClain (6) - 56.2
RB Johnny Richardson (21) - 55.4
WR Trent Whittemore (40) - 55.3
C Lokahi Pauole (67) - 53.6
RG Marcellus Marshall (67) - 53.0
LG Adrian Medley (67) - 52.8
TE Zach Marsh Wojan (25) - 48.5
Deciding to wait until Wednesday didn't result in a tangible difference in grading. UCF's starting OL outside of Amari Kight graded poorly, which is puzzling. Medley in particular was dinged for poor pass blocking and I'm not sure why. No QB pressures or sacks were attributed to him.
Offensive Line Grades
Pass Blocking:
RT Amari Kight - 84.9
C Lokahi Pauole - 60.9
LT Tylan Grable - 59.4
RG Marcellus Marshall - 58.8
LG Adrian Medley - 29.9
Run Blocking:
RT Amari Kight - 68.7
LT Tylan Grable - 57.1
RG Marcellus Marshall - 55.3
LG Adrian Medley - 54.2
C Lokahi Pauole - 53.4
Quarterback Grades
John Rhys Plumlee - 84.4 passing grade
Passing Pressure Grades for John Rhys Plumlee:
Kept Clean - 91.8
Under Pressure - 44.1
Not Blitzed - 80.8
When Blitzed - 78.6
A closer look at passing depth for John Rhys Plumlee:
Deep (20+): 6 of 7 for 257 yards, 1 TD - 95.0
Medium (10-19): 2 of 4 for 21 yards - 72.7
Short (0-9): 3 of 4 for 21 yards - 57.6
Behind LOS: 0 of 2 for 0 yards - 46.5
I think this was the best deep ball game of JRP's career.
Rushing Grades
RJ Harvey - 80.2
John Rhys Plumlee - 68.8
Mark-Antony Richards - 61.7
Xavier Townsend - 57.7
Timmy McClain - 56.8
Johnny Richardson - 56.4
Wide Receiver Grades
Alec Holler - 85.3
Javon Baker - 79.8
Kobe Hudson - 78.0
Xavier Townsend - 65.4
Jarrad Baker - 56.7
Randy Pittman - 56.5
No dropped passes.
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)
Kent State - 74.6
Boise State - 82.4
Villanova - 82.6
Kansas State - 68.1
Baylor - 70.5
Kansas - 76.3
Oklahoma - 65.8
West Virginia - 72.1
Cincinnati - 71.3
Oklahoma State - 75.8
Overall Offensive Player Grades (Snaps Played)
QB John Rhys Plumlee (64) - 85.1
TE Alec Holler (44) - 81.8
RB RJ Harvey (55) - 79.2
WR Kobe Hudson (38) - 77.9
WR Javon Baker (47) - 76.9
RT Amari Kight (67) - 74.3
WR Xavier Townsend (42) - 63.8
RB Mark-Antony Richards (7) - 62.3
RG Cameron Kinnie (5) - 60.0
RT Edward Collins (5) - 60.0
C Caden Kitler (5) - 59.7
LT Tylan Grable (67) - 58.4
TE Randy Pittman (18) - 58.2
LG Drake Metcalf (5) - 57.6
LT Paul Rubelt (9) - 57.2
WR Stephen Martin (9) - 57.2
WR Jarrad Baker (12) - 56.4
QB Timmy McClain (6) - 56.2
RB Johnny Richardson (21) - 55.4
WR Trent Whittemore (40) - 55.3
C Lokahi Pauole (67) - 53.6
RG Marcellus Marshall (67) - 53.0
LG Adrian Medley (67) - 52.8
TE Zach Marsh Wojan (25) - 48.5
Deciding to wait until Wednesday didn't result in a tangible difference in grading. UCF's starting OL outside of Amari Kight graded poorly, which is puzzling. Medley in particular was dinged for poor pass blocking and I'm not sure why. No QB pressures or sacks were attributed to him.
Offensive Line Grades
Pass Blocking:
RT Amari Kight - 84.9
C Lokahi Pauole - 60.9
LT Tylan Grable - 59.4
RG Marcellus Marshall - 58.8
LG Adrian Medley - 29.9
Run Blocking:
RT Amari Kight - 68.7
LT Tylan Grable - 57.1
RG Marcellus Marshall - 55.3
LG Adrian Medley - 54.2
C Lokahi Pauole - 53.4
Quarterback Grades
John Rhys Plumlee - 84.4 passing grade
Passing Pressure Grades for John Rhys Plumlee:
Kept Clean - 91.8
Under Pressure - 44.1
Not Blitzed - 80.8
When Blitzed - 78.6
A closer look at passing depth for John Rhys Plumlee:
Deep (20+): 6 of 7 for 257 yards, 1 TD - 95.0
Medium (10-19): 2 of 4 for 21 yards - 72.7
Short (0-9): 3 of 4 for 21 yards - 57.6
Behind LOS: 0 of 2 for 0 yards - 46.5
I think this was the best deep ball game of JRP's career.
Rushing Grades
RJ Harvey - 80.2
John Rhys Plumlee - 68.8
Mark-Antony Richards - 61.7
Xavier Townsend - 57.7
Timmy McClain - 56.8
Johnny Richardson - 56.4
Wide Receiver Grades
Alec Holler - 85.3
Javon Baker - 79.8
Kobe Hudson - 78.0
Xavier Townsend - 65.4
Jarrad Baker - 56.7
Randy Pittman - 56.5
No dropped passes.
