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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
FAMU - 83.5
FAU - 72.7
Stanford - 75.9
Pittsburgh - 62.1
UConn - 78.3
Cincinnati - 58.9
ECU - 71.6
Temple - 73.1
Houston - 82.5
Tulsa - 60.6
Tulane - 65.2
Overall Offensive Player Grades
The star of the game was Otis Anderson and that was reflected in his PFF grade. Anderson, who had a big day both on the rushing and receiving end, scored an elite grade of 91.8 for his performance at Tulane. He scored a on a pivotal 44-yard run and also caught three passes for 72 yards, one of which went for 58 yards.
The second and third best performers were Dillon Gabriel (79.6) and Marlon Williams (79.0). DG's stats don't jump out at you, but that's because he had numerous drops. If those balls were caught, UCF likely scores 2-3 more touchdowns. Marlon was UCFs leading receiver with a career day - nine catches for 119 yards and one touchdown.
Offensive Players with a Positive Grade:
ATH Otis Anderson - 91.8
QB Dillon Gabriel - 79.6
WR Marlon Williams - 79.0
RB Bentavious Thompson - 69.2
QB Darriel Mack Jr. - 64.5
LT Samuel Jackson - 64.3
RT Jake Brown - 62.4
LG Cole Schneider - 60.4
Offensive Players with an Average (or Below Average) Grade:
WR Gabriel Davis - 58.3
TE Anthony Roberson - 58.1
WR Tre Nixon - 54.3
WR Ryan O'Keefe - 54.1
C Jordan Johnson - 53.8
RG Parker Boudreaux - 53.8
RB Greg McCrae - 48.6
LT Edward Collins - 48.5
TE Jake Hescock - 48.3
RB Adrian Killins Jr. - 46.6
WR Jacob Harris - 44.0
It was uncharacteristic day for several offensive players, notably Gabe, McCrae and AK.
Offensive Line Grades
Pass Blocking:
LG Cole Schneider (90) - 85.3
LT Edward Collins (13) - 77.8
RG Parker Boudreaux (87) - 73.4
RT Jake Brown (90) - 71.9
LT Samuel Jackson (80) - 66.1
C Jordan Johnson (90) - 61.4
Run Blocking:
LT Edward Collins (13) - 67.0
RT Jake Brown (90) - 61.9
LT Samuel Jackson (80) - 61.7
C Jordan Johnson (90) - 55.5
LG Cole Schneider (90) - 54.5
RG Parker Boudreaux (87) - 48.4
Edward Collins generated two penalties in 13 snaps, so he was pulled and Samuel Jackson played the rest of the game at LT. Sam actually played 77 snaps at LT and 3 at RG.
Tony Gray did not play.
Quarterback Grades
Dillon Gabriel - 80.7 passing grade
Darriel Mack Jr. - 60.6 passing game
Mack only attempted one pass, which was the fourth-down TD lob to Anthony Roberson.
Passing Pressure Grades for Dillon Gabriel:
No Pressure - 84.9
Under Pressure -66.2
Not Blitzed - 75.2
When Blitzed - 82.0
Tulsa took away the deep ball. PFF considers balls thrown 20 yards beyond the line of scrimmage as a deep ball and DG was 2-of-6 for 70 yards.
Rushing Grades
Otis Anderson - 79.7
Bentavious Thompson - 67.5
Dillon Gabriel - 63.0
Darriel Mack Jr. - 62.4
Greg McCrae - 58.8
Adrian Killins Jr. - 55.6
Wide Receiver Grades
Otis Anderson - 86.9
Marlon Williams - 76.9
Anthony Roberson - 69.8
Gabriel Davis - 58.0
Jake Hescock - 54.5
Tre Nixon - 53.6
Jacob Harris - 44.5
Adrian Killins Jr. - 29.0
Greg McCrae - 26.0
Drops are indeed grade killers - it's like having a zero factor into your final grade. Gabriel Davis, Jacob Harris, AK and Greg McCrae each had two drops. It's hard to have a perfect game with zero drops across all receivers, but that's eight balls that should have been caught. No other WR had a drop.
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
FAMU - 83.5
FAU - 72.7
Stanford - 75.9
Pittsburgh - 62.1
UConn - 78.3
Cincinnati - 58.9
ECU - 71.6
Temple - 73.1
Houston - 82.5
Tulsa - 60.6
Tulane - 65.2
Overall Offensive Player Grades
The star of the game was Otis Anderson and that was reflected in his PFF grade. Anderson, who had a big day both on the rushing and receiving end, scored an elite grade of 91.8 for his performance at Tulane. He scored a on a pivotal 44-yard run and also caught three passes for 72 yards, one of which went for 58 yards.
The second and third best performers were Dillon Gabriel (79.6) and Marlon Williams (79.0). DG's stats don't jump out at you, but that's because he had numerous drops. If those balls were caught, UCF likely scores 2-3 more touchdowns. Marlon was UCFs leading receiver with a career day - nine catches for 119 yards and one touchdown.
Offensive Players with a Positive Grade:
ATH Otis Anderson - 91.8
QB Dillon Gabriel - 79.6
WR Marlon Williams - 79.0
RB Bentavious Thompson - 69.2
QB Darriel Mack Jr. - 64.5
LT Samuel Jackson - 64.3
RT Jake Brown - 62.4
LG Cole Schneider - 60.4
Offensive Players with an Average (or Below Average) Grade:
WR Gabriel Davis - 58.3
TE Anthony Roberson - 58.1
WR Tre Nixon - 54.3
WR Ryan O'Keefe - 54.1
C Jordan Johnson - 53.8
RG Parker Boudreaux - 53.8
RB Greg McCrae - 48.6
LT Edward Collins - 48.5
TE Jake Hescock - 48.3
RB Adrian Killins Jr. - 46.6
WR Jacob Harris - 44.0
It was uncharacteristic day for several offensive players, notably Gabe, McCrae and AK.
Offensive Line Grades
Pass Blocking:
LG Cole Schneider (90) - 85.3
LT Edward Collins (13) - 77.8
RG Parker Boudreaux (87) - 73.4
RT Jake Brown (90) - 71.9
LT Samuel Jackson (80) - 66.1
C Jordan Johnson (90) - 61.4
Run Blocking:
LT Edward Collins (13) - 67.0
RT Jake Brown (90) - 61.9
LT Samuel Jackson (80) - 61.7
C Jordan Johnson (90) - 55.5
LG Cole Schneider (90) - 54.5
RG Parker Boudreaux (87) - 48.4
Edward Collins generated two penalties in 13 snaps, so he was pulled and Samuel Jackson played the rest of the game at LT. Sam actually played 77 snaps at LT and 3 at RG.
Tony Gray did not play.
Quarterback Grades
Dillon Gabriel - 80.7 passing grade
Darriel Mack Jr. - 60.6 passing game
Mack only attempted one pass, which was the fourth-down TD lob to Anthony Roberson.
Passing Pressure Grades for Dillon Gabriel:
No Pressure - 84.9
Under Pressure -66.2
Not Blitzed - 75.2
When Blitzed - 82.0
Tulsa took away the deep ball. PFF considers balls thrown 20 yards beyond the line of scrimmage as a deep ball and DG was 2-of-6 for 70 yards.
Rushing Grades
Otis Anderson - 79.7
Bentavious Thompson - 67.5
Dillon Gabriel - 63.0
Darriel Mack Jr. - 62.4
Greg McCrae - 58.8
Adrian Killins Jr. - 55.6
Wide Receiver Grades
Otis Anderson - 86.9
Marlon Williams - 76.9
Anthony Roberson - 69.8
Gabriel Davis - 58.0
Jake Hescock - 54.5
Tre Nixon - 53.6
Jacob Harris - 44.5
Adrian Killins Jr. - 29.0
Greg McCrae - 26.0
Drops are indeed grade killers - it's like having a zero factor into your final grade. Gabriel Davis, Jacob Harris, AK and Greg McCrae each had two drops. It's hard to have a perfect game with zero drops across all receivers, but that's eight balls that should have been caught. No other WR had a drop.
