This is a bit of a scaled down Stat Bomb. The numbers are pretty awful and the breakdown is similar to other blowout losses this season.
Full season-long breakdown: (click to see larger and more readable version)
As you can see above, Saturday's performance was the second worst overall team grade at 61.4% just ahead of the 56.9% outing vs. Clemson.
* The passing grade was the worst all season at 48.7 percent.
* Pass blocking was awful as well at 38.2% - the second worst mark of the year.
* The rush grade was surprisingly solid at 71.5% (second best of the season). As you can see it's been trending up the past few weeks.
Offensive Grades:
* Nice to see senior Jacques Patrick finish his FSU career with a good outing leading the team with a top grade.
* Not listed above, but of FSU's 155 rushing yards (not counting sacks), 128 came after contact. That's 82.6% of yards coming after the rusher is hit by a defender. That's another sign of how poor run blocking has been.
* Naseir Upshur again came through with a high grade despite limited snaps. On the flip side, Tre' McKitty continued his run of poor grades. Still doesn't make sense that Upshur doesn't get more reps.
Blocking/Offensive line:
* It's completely lost in the blowout loss, but Alec Eberle had his best game of the season leading the OL with an overall grade of 70.9% and the top pass blocking grade for the FSU OL (76.8%).
* Right tackle was an absolute dumpster fire. Brady Scott and Jauan Williams were completely dominated all game, which was a major reason why it was so hard to get the passing game going. Don't mean to pick on him but Williams' overall season grade is 26.2% and 13.9% for pass blocking. To put this into perspective, out of the 2299 offensive linemen graded, Williams is dead last in the overall blocking grade. The next closest with 200+ snaps San Jose State's Deano Motes at 35.5%, nearly 10 percent higher.
Passing Grade/Deondre Francois:
This was Deondre Francois' worst overall grade (53.9%) and passing grade (48.7%) of the season. These were the worst grades for the FSU QB since the debacle at Louisville in 2016. Not sure it would have made a difference in the final outcome, but the decision to sit James Blackman is probably the most expensive redshirt in school history.
Defensive Grades:
* Two of the top four performers are true freshmen - Jaiden Woodbey and Asante Samuel Jr.
* On the negative, some really poor tackling grades by linebackers Decalon Brooks (35.9%) and Dontavious Jackson (28.8%). This is likely a big reason why UF was able to run for 282 yards.
Coverage Grades:
A. Samuel - 69.6%
K. Meyers - 65.8%
C. Fagan 64.1%
J. Woodbey - 61.8%
A. Westbrook -61.4%
S. Samuels - 54.6%
H. Nasirildeen - 55.1%
Rundown of FSU and national statistics
The Ugly:
Total Offense - No. 100
Rushing Offense - No. 126
Scoring Offense - No. 112
Passing Yards Allowed - No. 116
Turnover Margin - No. 115
Third Down Conversion - No. 126
Red Zone Offense - No. 115
First Down Offense - No. 116
Penalties per game - No. 129 (9.1 per game - dead last)
Time of possession - No. 104
The Good:
Passing Offense - No. 23
Rushing Defense - No. 34
Punt Returns - No. 34
Full season-long breakdown: (click to see larger and more readable version)
As you can see above, Saturday's performance was the second worst overall team grade at 61.4% just ahead of the 56.9% outing vs. Clemson.
* The passing grade was the worst all season at 48.7 percent.
* Pass blocking was awful as well at 38.2% - the second worst mark of the year.
* The rush grade was surprisingly solid at 71.5% (second best of the season). As you can see it's been trending up the past few weeks.
Offensive Grades:
* Nice to see senior Jacques Patrick finish his FSU career with a good outing leading the team with a top grade.
* Not listed above, but of FSU's 155 rushing yards (not counting sacks), 128 came after contact. That's 82.6% of yards coming after the rusher is hit by a defender. That's another sign of how poor run blocking has been.
* Naseir Upshur again came through with a high grade despite limited snaps. On the flip side, Tre' McKitty continued his run of poor grades. Still doesn't make sense that Upshur doesn't get more reps.
Blocking/Offensive line:
* It's completely lost in the blowout loss, but Alec Eberle had his best game of the season leading the OL with an overall grade of 70.9% and the top pass blocking grade for the FSU OL (76.8%).
* Right tackle was an absolute dumpster fire. Brady Scott and Jauan Williams were completely dominated all game, which was a major reason why it was so hard to get the passing game going. Don't mean to pick on him but Williams' overall season grade is 26.2% and 13.9% for pass blocking. To put this into perspective, out of the 2299 offensive linemen graded, Williams is dead last in the overall blocking grade. The next closest with 200+ snaps San Jose State's Deano Motes at 35.5%, nearly 10 percent higher.
Passing Grade/Deondre Francois:
This was Deondre Francois' worst overall grade (53.9%) and passing grade (48.7%) of the season. These were the worst grades for the FSU QB since the debacle at Louisville in 2016. Not sure it would have made a difference in the final outcome, but the decision to sit James Blackman is probably the most expensive redshirt in school history.
Defensive Grades:
* Two of the top four performers are true freshmen - Jaiden Woodbey and Asante Samuel Jr.
* On the negative, some really poor tackling grades by linebackers Decalon Brooks (35.9%) and Dontavious Jackson (28.8%). This is likely a big reason why UF was able to run for 282 yards.
Coverage Grades:
A. Samuel - 69.6%
K. Meyers - 65.8%
C. Fagan 64.1%
J. Woodbey - 61.8%
A. Westbrook -61.4%
S. Samuels - 54.6%
H. Nasirildeen - 55.1%
Rundown of FSU and national statistics
The Ugly:
Total Offense - No. 100
Rushing Offense - No. 126
Scoring Offense - No. 112
Passing Yards Allowed - No. 116
Turnover Margin - No. 115
Third Down Conversion - No. 126
Red Zone Offense - No. 115
First Down Offense - No. 116
Penalties per game - No. 129 (9.1 per game - dead last)
Time of possession - No. 104
The Good:
Passing Offense - No. 23
Rushing Defense - No. 34
Punt Returns - No. 34
