Texas Report Card: PFF grades from the Kansas State win
No. 24 Texas pulled off an impressive road win over No. 13 Kansas State on Saturday evening.
Although the Longhorns seemingly had another second half collapse with only scoring three points, they did enough in the first half to hold on with a 34-27 win.
Texas running back Bijan Robinson was the star of the show with a Heisman-level performance. He concluded the game with 30 carries for 209 yards and one touchdown, averaging 7.0 yards per carry.
Wide receiver Xavier Worthy also made his presence felt, hauling in two touchdowns. On the defensive side, DeMarvion Overshown and Jaylan Ford led the team in tackles.
As far as Pro Football Focus (PFF) grades from this game, the top performer on offense was running back Bijan Robinson, while cornerback Ryan Watts held that honor on the defensive side. Take a look at which Longhorns graded well, and which ones were on the wrong end of the spectrum.
Top offensive grades
Syndication: Austin American-Statesman
Bijan Robinson (RB): 80.2
Savion Red (WR): 76.0
Ja’Tavion Sanders (TE): 72.0
Keilan Robinson (RB): 71.8
Christian Jones (RT): 69.7
Top defensive grades
Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports
Ryan Watts (CB): 90.6
Keondre Coburn (DL): 88.4
Jaylan Ford (LB): 77.0
T’Vondre Sweat (DL): 76.9
Moro Ojomo (DL): 76.9
Bottom offensive grades
Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports
Jahleel Billingsley (TE): 45.8
Gunnar Helm (TE): 49.5
Casey Cain (WR): 49.6
Cole Hutson (RG): 52.4
Brenen Thompson (WR): 55.4
Bottom defensive grades
Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports
Barryn Sorrell (DL): 37.0
Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey (LB): 47.9
Anthony Cook (DB): 49.7
Morice Blackwell Jr (DB): 50.9
Alfred Collins (DL): 51.9
Pass blocking grades
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Christian Jones (RT): 84.4
Hayden Conner (LG): 80.1
Roschon Johnson (RB): 76.1
Ja’Tavion Sanders (TE): 71.3
Andrej Karic (LT): 70.4