Here’s a short rundown of the PFF grades from the FSU-Florida game. PFF does not allow us post grades for all the players, so we hit the high and lowlights. But if you have a question about a specific player, just ask and I’ll be happy to provide that info.
Overall Team Grades:
Most of the overall Pro Football Focus grades were average following FSU’s 21-24 loss to Florida. This week’s segment grades are generally in line with what’s been happening the past few weeks with a few notable exceptions.
Top Mark: Run defense (85.0)* and pass blocking (81.0) were the two areas where FSU’s grade exceeded 80. The run defense mark was the best of the season vs. an FBS opponent. Florida State held UF’s running game to just 3.0 yards per carry. Oddly, UF’s top back Dameon Pierce had just one carry for one yard in the first half. He was a major factor in the second half running 11 times for 61 yards.
*PFF adjusted FSU’s run defensive score down last week after the initial grades came out and wouldn’t be surprised if they did so again this week.
Low Mark: Tackling (44.2) was the worst it has been all season. According to PFF, FSU missed 17 tackles on the day.
Odd: Not sure how the defense finished with the top grade while tackling had the worst grade. Seems counterintuitive. The pass blocking grade also makes little sense considering UF had four sacks and pressured FSU’s QBs 22 times on 51 drop-backs.
Passing:
Jordan Travis – 69.2 passing grade. This was only the third time Travis’ passing grade fell below 70 when making a start. Throwing his first interception (which was questionable) since the Syracuse game obviously docked his grade.
According to PFF, Travis was blitzed 16 times, and completed 6-for-10 on those plays for 57 yards.
Rushing:
Jashaun Corbin – 58.0 rush grade / 10 yards rushing on six carries (1.7 YPC).
Treshaun Ward – 57.9 rush grade / 4 rushes for 25 yards (6.2 YPC).
Lawrance Toafili – 60.5 rush grade / 5 rushes for 22 yards (4.4 YPC)
Jordan Travis – 64.9 rush grade / 17 rushes for 102 yards (really 133 when you take out sacks). 6.0 YPC. Travis had 98 yards after contact. The rest of the rushers had just 36.
Receiving:
Nobody stood out here. Every FSU wide receiver and tight end, except one, finished with average marks in the low 60s. The one receiver that finished with a failing grade was Andrew Parchment (49.4). He was targeted a team-high nine times, had four catches for 53 yards. A drop and two penalties probably played a large role in his reduced grade.
Blocking:
As has been the trend over the past few games, FSU’s pass-blocking was far superior to run blocking. Three starters finished with marks of above 80 - Dillan Gibbons (87.9) Robert Scott Jr. (86.5) and Brady Scott (80.5). According to PFF, none of these players surrendered a pressure on 51 drop-backs. On the other hand, Maurice Smith (65.5) and Darius Washington (60.6) both struggled a bit in this department. Combined, the two surrendered 11 pressures on the day.
The run-blocking grades were once again rather mediocre across the board. Dillan Gibbons (79.8) and Robert Scott Jr. (73.6) turned in decent marks. However, Brady Scott (59.3) and Darius Washington (55.8), as well as tight ends Jordan Wilson (56.9) and Camren McDonald (39.5), came in with below average run-blocking grades.
The OL was flagged twice on Saturday, both on Gibbons.
Defense:
Keir Thomas is the only defensive starter that had a standout grade finishing with an overall mark of 80.9, his highest of the season. Nobody else really stood out but Jamie Robinson had a team-low defensive score of 54.7 despite his team-leading 18 tackles. Two missed tackles and below average coverage marks contributed to the low grade.
As noted at the top, tackling was awful according to PFF. Starters Omarion Cooper (79.3), Keir Thomas (77.0) and Robert Cooper (73.8) all did well in this department. A whopping seven players finished with a tackling grade below 40. The worst of the starters were Jarvis Brownlee Jr. (30.7), Kevin Knowles II (27.8), Jermaine Johnson II (25.7) and Fabien Lovett (25.7).
Three starters checked in with run defense grades above 75 - Jarvis Brownlee Jr. (89.4), Akeem Dent (79.8) and Keir Thomas (76.3). No individual player had awful run defensive grades but DJ Lundy finished last among starters at 55.1.
It was a ho-hum day for FSU in coverage. No great marks but Omarion Cooper finished with a team-high mark of 72.0. Florida targeted Jammie Robinson seven times with him giving up five catches for 76 yards. He finished with the lowest coverage grade among starters at 54.3. Interestingly, UF really made a point of going after FSU’s two starting linebackers targeting DJ Lundy and Kalen DeLoach 10 times. Those 10 targets were completed eight times for 63 air yards. The duo also surrendered another 65 yards after the catch. It doesn’t show, but I’m guessing several of those completions came on third down conversion plays.
For the second straight week, Keir Thomas (75.0) and Robert Cooper (71.7) were the top two defenders when it came to pass rush. According to PFF, Thomas had six total pressures and Cooper four.
NOTE ON SPECIAL TEAMS: For some reason it takes several days for PFF to post its special teams’ grades. Not surprisingly, FSU had an abysmal 37.3 special teams grade last week in the win at BC. I expect a similar number when the grade for the Florida game come out.
DEFENSIVE STATS:
Full game stats (pdf)
Overall Team Grades:
Most of the overall Pro Football Focus grades were average following FSU’s 21-24 loss to Florida. This week’s segment grades are generally in line with what’s been happening the past few weeks with a few notable exceptions.
Top Mark: Run defense (85.0)* and pass blocking (81.0) were the two areas where FSU’s grade exceeded 80. The run defense mark was the best of the season vs. an FBS opponent. Florida State held UF’s running game to just 3.0 yards per carry. Oddly, UF’s top back Dameon Pierce had just one carry for one yard in the first half. He was a major factor in the second half running 11 times for 61 yards.
*PFF adjusted FSU’s run defensive score down last week after the initial grades came out and wouldn’t be surprised if they did so again this week.
Low Mark: Tackling (44.2) was the worst it has been all season. According to PFF, FSU missed 17 tackles on the day.
Odd: Not sure how the defense finished with the top grade while tackling had the worst grade. Seems counterintuitive. The pass blocking grade also makes little sense considering UF had four sacks and pressured FSU’s QBs 22 times on 51 drop-backs.
Passing:
Jordan Travis – 69.2 passing grade. This was only the third time Travis’ passing grade fell below 70 when making a start. Throwing his first interception (which was questionable) since the Syracuse game obviously docked his grade.
According to PFF, Travis was blitzed 16 times, and completed 6-for-10 on those plays for 57 yards.
Rushing:
Jashaun Corbin – 58.0 rush grade / 10 yards rushing on six carries (1.7 YPC).
Treshaun Ward – 57.9 rush grade / 4 rushes for 25 yards (6.2 YPC).
Lawrance Toafili – 60.5 rush grade / 5 rushes for 22 yards (4.4 YPC)
Jordan Travis – 64.9 rush grade / 17 rushes for 102 yards (really 133 when you take out sacks). 6.0 YPC. Travis had 98 yards after contact. The rest of the rushers had just 36.
Receiving:
Nobody stood out here. Every FSU wide receiver and tight end, except one, finished with average marks in the low 60s. The one receiver that finished with a failing grade was Andrew Parchment (49.4). He was targeted a team-high nine times, had four catches for 53 yards. A drop and two penalties probably played a large role in his reduced grade.
Blocking:
As has been the trend over the past few games, FSU’s pass-blocking was far superior to run blocking. Three starters finished with marks of above 80 - Dillan Gibbons (87.9) Robert Scott Jr. (86.5) and Brady Scott (80.5). According to PFF, none of these players surrendered a pressure on 51 drop-backs. On the other hand, Maurice Smith (65.5) and Darius Washington (60.6) both struggled a bit in this department. Combined, the two surrendered 11 pressures on the day.
The run-blocking grades were once again rather mediocre across the board. Dillan Gibbons (79.8) and Robert Scott Jr. (73.6) turned in decent marks. However, Brady Scott (59.3) and Darius Washington (55.8), as well as tight ends Jordan Wilson (56.9) and Camren McDonald (39.5), came in with below average run-blocking grades.
The OL was flagged twice on Saturday, both on Gibbons.
Defense:
Keir Thomas is the only defensive starter that had a standout grade finishing with an overall mark of 80.9, his highest of the season. Nobody else really stood out but Jamie Robinson had a team-low defensive score of 54.7 despite his team-leading 18 tackles. Two missed tackles and below average coverage marks contributed to the low grade.
As noted at the top, tackling was awful according to PFF. Starters Omarion Cooper (79.3), Keir Thomas (77.0) and Robert Cooper (73.8) all did well in this department. A whopping seven players finished with a tackling grade below 40. The worst of the starters were Jarvis Brownlee Jr. (30.7), Kevin Knowles II (27.8), Jermaine Johnson II (25.7) and Fabien Lovett (25.7).
Three starters checked in with run defense grades above 75 - Jarvis Brownlee Jr. (89.4), Akeem Dent (79.8) and Keir Thomas (76.3). No individual player had awful run defensive grades but DJ Lundy finished last among starters at 55.1.
It was a ho-hum day for FSU in coverage. No great marks but Omarion Cooper finished with a team-high mark of 72.0. Florida targeted Jammie Robinson seven times with him giving up five catches for 76 yards. He finished with the lowest coverage grade among starters at 54.3. Interestingly, UF really made a point of going after FSU’s two starting linebackers targeting DJ Lundy and Kalen DeLoach 10 times. Those 10 targets were completed eight times for 63 air yards. The duo also surrendered another 65 yards after the catch. It doesn’t show, but I’m guessing several of those completions came on third down conversion plays.
For the second straight week, Keir Thomas (75.0) and Robert Cooper (71.7) were the top two defenders when it came to pass rush. According to PFF, Thomas had six total pressures and Cooper four.
NOTE ON SPECIAL TEAMS: For some reason it takes several days for PFF to post its special teams’ grades. Not surprisingly, FSU had an abysmal 37.3 special teams grade last week in the win at BC. I expect a similar number when the grade for the Florida game come out.
DEFENSIVE STATS:
Full game stats (pdf)
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