Ranking Oregon’s top 10 players in win vs. Texas Tech according to PFF grades
As we start to transition through the week and look ahead to the Oregon Ducks’ week 3 game against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, we wanted to take one last look back at the Week 2 game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders and dive into the grades given by Pro Football Focus.
While we spend a lot of time looking at the box score and various different stat sheets to try and piece together the story of the game, one of the best tools at our disposal is the grades given by Pro Football Focus, where they break down every snap of the contest and given numerical scores for overall performance for each player.
So after the win over Texas Tech, which Oregon players graded out the best according to PFF? Here’s a look:
QB Bo Nix — 82.1
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Total Snaps: 77
Stats: 30-for-42, 323 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT
Passing Grade: 78.7
Rushing Grade: 70.4
C Jackson Powers-Johnson — 78.8
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Total Snaps: 77
Stats: 48 pressure opportunities, 1 pressures
Pass Blocking Grade: 81.9
Run Blocking Grade: 78.3
DL Popo Aumavae — 77.7
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Total Snaps: 33
Stats: 2 tackles, 1 QB hurry, 1 QB hit, 1 sack
Tackling Grade: 72.1
Rushing Defense Grade: 68.9
Pass Rush Grade: 75.0
TE Patrick Herbert — 77.6
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Total Snaps: 43
Stats: 3 catches, 34 yards
Passing Grade: 73.4
Pass Blocking Grade: 68.4
Run Blocking Grade: 77.1
CB Jahlil Florence — 76.1
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Total Snaps: 59
Stats: 2 tackles, 3 targets, 2 receptions allowed
Tackling Grade: 78.8
Rushing Defense Grade: 66.8
Coverage Grade: 76.1
RT Ajani Cornelius — 72.5
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Total Snaps: 78
Stats: 48 pressure opportunities, 0 pressures
Pass Blocking Grade: 86.8
Run Blocking Grade: 62.8
RB Noah Whittington — 72.5
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Total Snaps: 21
Stats: 9 rushes, 57 yards, 4 catches, 24 yards
Passing Grade: 75.1
Running Grade: 70.7
Run Blocking Grade: 60.0
DL Casey Rogers — 71.3
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Total Snaps: 44
Stats: 1 tackles, 1 QB hurry, 1 QB hit
Tackling Grade: 36.2
Rushing Defense Grade: 71.3
Pass Rush Grade: 70.4
RG Steven Jones — 70.8
Total Snaps: 58
Stats: 35 pressure opportunities, 1 pressure
Pass Blocking Grade: 74.9
Run Blocking Grade: 70.6
DE Brandon Dorlus — 69.0
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Total Snaps: 45
Stats: 2 tackles, 5 QB pressures, 4 QB hurry, 1 QB hit
Tackling Grade: 75.4
Rushing Defense Grade: 77.1
Pass Rush Grade: 62.2