We'll check back in on these later in the week as they do change plus we'll have takeways on the advanced data tomorrow but here are the intial grades nonetheless.
Important to note that PFF's grading scale is approximately the following;
PFF Grading Scale
90+ - Elite
80 to 89 - Great
70 to 79 - Good
60 to 69 - Average to Above Average
50 - 59 - Below Average
49 and below - Poor
OFFENSE (BY GRADES - 51 SNAPS)
OFFENSE (BY SNAP COUNT - 51 SNAPS)
MICH STATE@OHIO STATE Offense Grades | Pro Football Focus
DEFENSE (BY GRADES - 77 Snaps)
DEFENSE (BY SNAP COUNT - 77 SNAPS)
Important to note that PFF's grading scale is approximately the following;
PFF Grading Scale
90+ - Elite
80 to 89 - Great
70 to 79 - Good
60 to 69 - Average to Above Average
50 - 59 - Below Average
49 and below - Poor
| WEEK | @ TEAM | OVER | OFF | PASS | PBLK | RECV | RUN | RBLK | DEF | RDEF | TACK | PRSH | COV | SPEC |
1 | Florida Atlantic | 68.5 | 60.5 | 48.0 | 80.8 | 51.0 | 64.1 | 67.7 | 70.5 | 70.6 | 78.0 | 75.9 | 71.3 | 60 |
2 | @ Maryland | 73.4 | 65.8 | 72.0 | 25.1 | 65.8 | 77.1 | 60.1 | 70.8 | 82.1 | 72.4 | 60.9 | 62.1 | 66 |
3 | Prairie View A&M | 85.5 | 74.6 | 72.1 | 82.4 | 65.9 | 73.2 | 70.6 | 82.1 | 86.7 | 81.2 | 72.1 | 77.2 | 63 |
4 | @ Boston College | 66.5 | 65.1 | 66.5 | 50.1 | 65.7 | 74.2 | 49.7 | 63.2 | 73.6 | 48.4 | 58.2 | 50.1 | 57 |
5 | Ohio State | 61.2 | 63.6 | 68.9 | 15.0 | 67.8 | 69.6 | 57.1 | 57.3 | 59.5 | 49.8 | 56.0 | 56.7 | 65 |
OFFENSE (BY GRADES - 51 SNAPS)
| POS | PLAYER | SNAPS | SNAP SHARE | OFF | PASS | PBLK | RUN | RBLK |
| TE-R | Brennan Parachek | 27 | 53% | 82.1 | 88.2 | 72.7 | 58.9 | |
| HB | Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams | 23 | 45% | 78.7 | 55.9 | 13.8 | 82.3 | 58.6 |
| LWR | Nick Marsh | 21 | 41% | 76.1 | 74.7 | 60.7 | ||
| RWR | Jaelen Smith | 6 | 12% | 72.1 | 69.6 | 60 | ||
| LWR | Jaron Glover | 26 | 51% | 69.3 | 68.2 | 61.6 | ||
| SRWR | Aziah Johnson | 20 | 39% | 65.5 | 64.6 | 61.3 | ||
| LG | Luke Newman | 39 | 76% | 65.2 | 42.7 | 69.3 | ||
| HB | Makhi Frazier | 3 | 6% | 65 | 76.6 | |||
| C | Tanner Miller | 39 | 76% | 64.7 | 63.7 | 63.3 | ||
| QB | Aidan Chiles | 39 | 76% | 62.4 | 70.4 | 51.8 | 60 | |
| QB | Tommy Schuster | 12 | 24% | 61.7 | 61.1 | 60 | ||
| HB | Nate Carter | 20 | 39% | 61.2 | 56.4 | 78.5 | 60.4 | 60 |
| LG | Andrew Dennis | 3 | 6% | 60 | 0 | |||
| HB | Joseph Martinez | 2 | 4% | 59.7 | 58.7 | |||
| SRWR | Zach Gillespie | 1 | 2% | 59.4 | 60 | |||
| HB | Brandon Tullis | 3 | 6% | 58 | 60 | 58.6 | ||
| RWR | Montorie Foster Jr. | 45 | 88% | 57.5 | 58 | 53.7 | ||
| FB | Jay Coyne | 3 | 6% | 57.3 | 60 | 56.9 | ||
| C | Cooper Terpstra | 12 | 24% | 57.1 | 32.5 | 59.9 | ||
| LWR | Jack Yanachik | 6 | 12% | 56.1 | 56.8 | 60 | ||
| RG | Brandon Baldwin | 39 | 76% | 55 | 44.9 | 55.1 | ||
| TE-R | Jack Velling | 31 | 61% | 53.4 | 49.6 | 72.4 | 59.9 | |
| LT | Rakeem Johnson | 44 | 86% | 51.7 | 29.3 | 57.6 | ||
| RT | Ashton Lepo | 48 | 94% | 48.1 | 5.3 | 63.5 | ||
| FB | Tyneil Hopper | 5 | 10% | 47.8 | 56.3 | 49.7 | ||
| TE-L | Ademola Faleye | 13 | 25% | 44.2 | 45.3 | 57.7 | ||
| LT | Rustin Young | 19 | 37% | 40.4 | 0 | 63 | ||
| RG | Dallas Fincher | 12 | 24% | 33.3 | 0 | 39.8 |
OFFENSE (BY SNAP COUNT - 51 SNAPS)
MICH STATE@OHIO STATE Offense Grades | Pro Football Focus
| POS | PLAYER | SNAPS | SNAP SHARE | OFF | PASS | PBLK | RUN | RBLK |
| RT | Ashton Lepo | 48 | 94% | 48.1 | 5.3 | 63.5 | ||
| RWR | Montorie Foster Jr. | 45 | 88% | 57.5 | 58 | 53.7 | ||
| LT | Rakeem Johnson | 44 | 86% | 51.7 | 29.3 | 57.6 | ||
| LG | Luke Newman | 39 | 76% | 65.2 | 42.7 | 69.3 | ||
| C | Tanner Miller | 39 | 76% | 64.7 | 63.7 | 63.3 | ||
| QB | Aidan Chiles | 39 | 76% | 62.4 | 70.4 | 51.8 | 60 | |
| RG | Brandon Baldwin | 39 | 76% | 55 | 44.9 | 55.1 | ||
| TE-R | Jack Velling | 31 | 61% | 53.4 | 49.6 | 72.4 | 59.9 | |
| TE-R | Brennan Parachek | 27 | 53% | 82.1 | 88.2 | 72.7 | 58.9 | |
| LWR | Jaron Glover | 26 | 51% | 69.3 | 68.2 | 61.6 | ||
| HB | Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams | 23 | 45% | 78.7 | 55.9 | 13.8 | 82.3 | 58.6 |
| LWR | Nick Marsh | 21 | 41% | 76.1 | 74.7 | 60.7 | ||
| SRWR | Aziah Johnson | 20 | 39% | 65.5 | 64.6 | 61.3 | ||
| HB | Nate Carter | 20 | 39% | 61.2 | 56.4 | 78.5 | 60.4 | 60 |
| LT | Rustin Young | 19 | 37% | 40.4 | 0 | 63 | ||
| TE-L | Ademola Faleye | 13 | 25% | 44.2 | 45.3 | 57.7 | ||
| QB | Tommy Schuster | 12 | 24% | 61.7 | 61.1 | 60 | ||
| C | Cooper Terpstra | 12 | 24% | 57.1 | 32.5 | 59.9 | ||
| RG | Dallas Fincher | 12 | 24% | 33.3 | 0 | 39.8 | ||
| RWR | Jaelen Smith | 6 | 12% | 72.1 | 69.6 | 60 | ||
| LWR | Jack Yanachik | 6 | 12% | 56.1 | 56.8 | 60 | ||
| FB | Tyneil Hopper | 5 | 10% | 47.8 | 56.3 | 49.7 | ||
| HB | Makhi Frazier | 3 | 6% | 65 | 76.6 | |||
| LG | Andrew Dennis | 3 | 6% | 60 | 0 | |||
| HB | Brandon Tullis | 3 | 6% | 58 | 60 | 58.6 | ||
| FB | Jay Coyne | 3 | 6% | 57.3 | 60 | 56.9 | ||
| HB | Joseph Martinez | 2 | 4% | 59.7 | 58.7 | |||
| SRWR | Zach Gillespie | 1 | 2% | 59.4 | 60 |
DEFENSE (BY GRADES - 77 Snaps)
| POS | PLAYER | SNAPS | SNAP SHARE | DEF | RDEF | TACK | PRSH | COV |
| MLB | Jordan Turner | 49 | 64% | 90.5 | 82.5 | 83.0 | 54.6 | 90.0 |
| DRT | Ru'Quan Buckley | 14 | 18% | 82.9 | 80.5 | 69.7 | 64.4 | |
| MLB | Marcellius Pulliam | 14 | 18% | 69.9 | 70.6 | 74.3 | 59.6 | 62.5 |
| MLB | Sam Edwards | 12 | 16% | 69.7 | 69.3 | 75.8 | 62.2 | |
| DLE | Jalen Thompson | 29 | 38% | 67.9 | 57.9 | 72.4 | 60.0 | |
| DRE | Quindarius Dunnigan | 27 | 35% | 67.7 | 72.8 | 71.5 | 54.6 | |
| LCB | Andrew Brinson IV | 15 | 19% | 66.0 | 61.0 | 74.2 | 65.4 | |
| FS | Justin Denson Jr. | 29 | 38% | 62.7 | 58.6 | 50.1 | 64.8 | |
| SS | Jaylen Thompson | 18 | 23% | 62.4 | 58.1 | 52.9 | 59.6 | 65.6 |
| WLB | Darius Snow | 4 | 5% | 61.5 | 60.0 | 60.0 | ||
| RCB | Ed Woods | 62 | 81% | 61.4 | 68.1 | 78.2 | 58.3 | 59.7 |
| SCB | Angelo Grose | 24 | 31% | 60.6 | 66.2 | 54.3 | 58.3 | |
| ROLB | Khris Bogle | 39 | 51% | 60.4 | 69.5 | 52.2 | 62.3 | |
| DLT | Alex VanSumeren | 29 | 38% | 59.6 | 61.5 | 72.8 | 56.1 | |
| MLB | Cal Haladay | 46 | 60% | 59.5 | 45.5 | 81.6 | 56.9 | 69.3 |
| SS | Nikai Martinez | 65 | 84% | 59.4 | 53.2 | 31.2 | 82.4 | 57.1 |
| SCB | Brandon Lewis | 12 | 16% | 59.2 | 69.5 | 75.1 | 53.4 | |
| RCB | Jeremiah Hughes | 15 | 19% | 58.6 | 63.9 | 76.0 | 56.1 | |
| DLT | Ben Roberts | 24 | 31% | 57.4 | 55.1 | 29.1 | 63.1 | |
| DRT | D'Quan Douse | 38 | 49% | 56.5 | 55.2 | 70.2 | 59.3 | |
| LCB | Charles Brantley | 62 | 81% | 56.2 | 53.8 | 25.7 | 59.4 | 57.3 |
| WLB | Jordan Hall | 22 | 29% | 55.8 | 58.9 | 74.3 | 62.0 | 54.3 |
| ROLB | Anthony Jones | 29 | 38% | 55.1 | 52.9 | 76.4 | 60.5 | 60.0 |
| DLT | Maverick Hansen | 7 | 9% | 54.9 | 56.9 | 69.7 | 58.1 | |
| FS | Armorion Smith | 26 | 34% | 54.0 | 67.3 | 50.7 | 48.5 | |
| MLB | Wayne Matthews III | 25 | 32% | 46.8 | 61.7 | 76.1 | 53.6 | 45.7 |
| DLE | Ken Talley | 21 | 27% | 43.8 | 47.7 | 23.1 | 50.8 | 60.0 |
| DLE | Avery Dunn | 9 | 12% | 41.2 | 42.7 | 17.6 | 57.8 | 60.0 |
| DRT | Jalen Satchell | 30 | 39% | 38.3 | 34.9 | 54.5 | ||
| FS | Malik Spencer | 51 | 66% | 37.2 | 55.8 | 46.7 | 37.6 |
DEFENSE (BY SNAP COUNT - 77 SNAPS)
| POS | PLAYER | SNAPS | SNAP SHARE | DEF | RDEF | TACK | PRSH | COV |
| SS | Nikai Martinez | 65 | 84% | 59.4 | 53.2 | 31.2 | 82.4 | 57.1 |
| RCB | Ed Woods | 62 | 81% | 61.4 | 68.1 | 78.2 | 58.3 | 59.7 |
| LCB | Charles Brantley | 62 | 81% | 56.2 | 53.8 | 25.7 | 59.4 | 57.3 |
| FS | Malik Spencer | 51 | 66% | 37.2 | 55.8 | 46.7 | 37.6 | |
| MLB | Jordan Turner | 49 | 64% | 90.5 | 82.5 | 83.0 | 54.6 | 90.0 |
| MLB | Cal Haladay | 46 | 60% | 59.5 | 45.5 | 81.6 | 56.9 | 69.3 |
| ROLB | Khris Bogle | 39 | 51% | 60.4 | 69.5 | 52.2 | 62.3 | |
| DRT | D'Quan Douse | 38 | 49% | 56.5 | 55.2 | 70.2 | 59.3 | |
| DRT | Jalen Satchell | 30 | 39% | 38.3 | 34.9 | 54.5 | ||
| DLE | Jalen Thompson | 29 | 38% | 67.9 | 57.9 | 72.4 | 60.0 | |
| FS | Justin Denson Jr. | 29 | 38% | 62.7 | 58.6 | 50.1 | 64.8 | |
| DLT | Alex VanSumeren | 29 | 38% | 59.6 | 61.5 | 72.8 | 56.1 | |
| ROLB | Anthony Jones | 29 | 38% | 55.1 | 52.9 | 76.4 | 60.5 | 60.0 |
| DRE | Quindarius Dunnigan | 27 | 35% | 67.7 | 72.8 | 71.5 | 54.6 | |
| FS | Armorion Smith | 26 | 34% | 54.0 | 67.3 | 50.7 | 48.5 | |
| MLB | Wayne Matthews III | 25 | 32% | 46.8 | 61.7 | 76.1 | 53.6 | 45.7 |
| SCB | Angelo Grose | 24 | 31% | 60.6 | 66.2 | 54.3 | 58.3 | |
| DLT | Ben Roberts | 24 | 31% | 57.4 | 55.1 | 29.1 | 63.1 | |
| WLB | Jordan Hall | 22 | 29% | 55.8 | 58.9 | 74.3 | 62.0 | 54.3 |
| DLE | Ken Talley | 21 | 27% | 43.8 | 47.7 | 23.1 | 50.8 | 60.0 |
| SS | Jaylen Thompson | 18 | 23% | 62.4 | 58.1 | 52.9 | 59.6 | 65.6 |
| LCB | Andrew Brinson IV | 15 | 19% | 66.0 | 61.0 | 74.2 | 65.4 | |
| RCB | Jeremiah Hughes | 15 | 19% | 58.6 | 63.9 | 76.0 | 56.1 | |
| DRT | Ru'Quan Buckley | 14 | 18% | 82.9 | 80.5 | 69.7 | 64.4 | |
| MLB | Marcellius Pulliam | 14 | 18% | 69.9 | 70.6 | 74.3 | 59.6 | 62.5 |
| MLB | Sam Edwards | 12 | 16% | 69.7 | 69.3 | 75.8 | 62.2 | |
| SCB | Brandon Lewis | 12 | 16% | 59.2 | 69.5 | 75.1 | 53.4 | |
| DLE | Avery Dunn | 9 | 12% | 41.2 | 42.7 | 17.6 | 57.8 | 60.0 |
| DLT | Maverick Hansen | 7 | 9% | 54.9 | 56.9 | 69.7 | 58.1 | |
| WLB | Darius Snow | 4 | 5% | 61.5 | 60.0 | 60.0 |
