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
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 - 65.6
South Florida - 77.6
One of the best offensive grades of the year. Looking at the overall team grade, which combines offense and defense, the grade was 85.2 which was the best mark of the season vs. FBS competition (FAMU overall grade was 92.0).
Overall Offensive Player Grades
The stars of the game? UCF's quarterbacks. Darriel Mack Jr. and Dillon Gabriel both earned upper 80s grades.
Offensive Players with a Positive Grade (snaps played):
QB Darriel Mack Jr. (10) - 87.3
QB Dillon Gabriel (76) - 86.5
ATH Otis Anderson (35) - 72.8
WR Gabriel Davis (79) - 72.2
LT Trevor Elbert (9) - 72.0
WR Jacob Harris (16) - 70.7
RB Trilion Coles (4) - 68.5
RB Greg McCrae (33) - 67.8
RB Adrian Killins Jr. (33) - 67.7
C Jordan Johnson (86) - 66.7
OL Samuel Jackson (80) - 65.3
TE Anthony Roberson (26) - 64.2
TE Matthew Lee (17) - 63.0
RG Parker Boudreaux (45) - 62.6
WR Kyle Benkel (6) - 60.8
WR Ke'von Ahmad (6) - 60.7
WR Alex Harris (6) - 60.6
RB Bentavious Thompson (14) - 60.0
Offensive Players with an Average (or Below Average) Grade:
TE/OL Brett Bell (3) - 59.2
WR Marlon Williams (70) - 59.1
LG Cole Schneider (86) - 58.6
WR Tre Nixon (79) - 58.1
RT Jake Brown (86) - 58.0
WR Ryan O'Keefe (2) - 57.5
LT Edward Collins (39) - 57.1
Offensive Line Grades
Pass Blocking:
RG Parker Boudreaux (45) - 82.3
LT Edward Collins (39) - 76.8
OL Samuel Jackson (38 at LT, 41 at RG) - 73.8
LT Trevor Elbert (9) - 67.8
C Jordan Johnson (86) - 62.8
LG Cole Schneider (86) - 50.2
RT Jake Brown (86) - 38.4
Run Blocking:
LT Trevor Elbert (9) - 71.1
C Jordan Johnson (86) - 65.1
RT Jake Brown (86) - 63.2
LG Cole Schneider (86) - 62.5
OL Samuel Jackson (38 at LT, 41 at RG) - 61.7
RG Parker Boudreaux (45) - 59.0
LT Edward Collins (39) - 50.4
Jake Brown's low grade stems from the five QB pressures allowed. Cole Schneider and Sam Jackson allowed two pressures.
Quarterback Grades
Dillon Gabriel - 88.8 passing grade
Darriel Mack Jr. - 75.7 passing game
Mack completed one pass to Tre Nixon.
Passing Pressure Grades for Dillon Gabriel:
No Pressure - 90.1
Under Pressure -70.5
Not Blitzed - 83.0
When Blitzed - 88.3
Rushing Grades
Greg McCrae - 73.0
Darriel Mack Jr. - 73.0
Adrian Killins Jr. - 69.6
Trilion Coles - 63.5
Otis Anderson - 63.2
Dillon Gabriel - 61.0
Bentavious Thompson - 58.9
Wide Receiver Grades
Gabriel Davis - 71.9
Otis Anderson - 70.4
Jacob Harris - 69.5
Marlon Williams - 59.5
Tre Nixon - 57.5
Greg McCrae - 46.1
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 - 65.6
South Florida - 77.6
One of the best offensive grades of the year. Looking at the overall team grade, which combines offense and defense, the grade was 85.2 which was the best mark of the season vs. FBS competition (FAMU overall grade was 92.0).
Overall Offensive Player Grades
The stars of the game? UCF's quarterbacks. Darriel Mack Jr. and Dillon Gabriel both earned upper 80s grades.
Offensive Players with a Positive Grade (snaps played):
QB Darriel Mack Jr. (10) - 87.3
QB Dillon Gabriel (76) - 86.5
ATH Otis Anderson (35) - 72.8
WR Gabriel Davis (79) - 72.2
LT Trevor Elbert (9) - 72.0
WR Jacob Harris (16) - 70.7
RB Trilion Coles (4) - 68.5
RB Greg McCrae (33) - 67.8
RB Adrian Killins Jr. (33) - 67.7
C Jordan Johnson (86) - 66.7
OL Samuel Jackson (80) - 65.3
TE Anthony Roberson (26) - 64.2
TE Matthew Lee (17) - 63.0
RG Parker Boudreaux (45) - 62.6
WR Kyle Benkel (6) - 60.8
WR Ke'von Ahmad (6) - 60.7
WR Alex Harris (6) - 60.6
RB Bentavious Thompson (14) - 60.0
Offensive Players with an Average (or Below Average) Grade:
TE/OL Brett Bell (3) - 59.2
WR Marlon Williams (70) - 59.1
LG Cole Schneider (86) - 58.6
WR Tre Nixon (79) - 58.1
RT Jake Brown (86) - 58.0
WR Ryan O'Keefe (2) - 57.5
LT Edward Collins (39) - 57.1
Offensive Line Grades
Pass Blocking:
RG Parker Boudreaux (45) - 82.3
LT Edward Collins (39) - 76.8
OL Samuel Jackson (38 at LT, 41 at RG) - 73.8
LT Trevor Elbert (9) - 67.8
C Jordan Johnson (86) - 62.8
LG Cole Schneider (86) - 50.2
RT Jake Brown (86) - 38.4
Run Blocking:
LT Trevor Elbert (9) - 71.1
C Jordan Johnson (86) - 65.1
RT Jake Brown (86) - 63.2
LG Cole Schneider (86) - 62.5
OL Samuel Jackson (38 at LT, 41 at RG) - 61.7
RG Parker Boudreaux (45) - 59.0
LT Edward Collins (39) - 50.4
Jake Brown's low grade stems from the five QB pressures allowed. Cole Schneider and Sam Jackson allowed two pressures.
Quarterback Grades
Dillon Gabriel - 88.8 passing grade
Darriel Mack Jr. - 75.7 passing game
Mack completed one pass to Tre Nixon.
Passing Pressure Grades for Dillon Gabriel:
No Pressure - 90.1
Under Pressure -70.5
Not Blitzed - 83.0
When Blitzed - 88.3
Rushing Grades
Greg McCrae - 73.0
Darriel Mack Jr. - 73.0
Adrian Killins Jr. - 69.6
Trilion Coles - 63.5
Otis Anderson - 63.2
Dillon Gabriel - 61.0
Bentavious Thompson - 58.9
Wide Receiver Grades
Gabriel Davis - 71.9
Otis Anderson - 70.4
Jacob Harris - 69.5
Marlon Williams - 59.5
Tre Nixon - 57.5
Greg McCrae - 46.1
