Texas Report Card: PFF grades from the West Virginia win

Texas topped West Virginia on Saturday, 38-20.

It was an impressive bounce-back win for Steve Sarkisian’s squad that suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss to Texas Tech the week prior. Against West Virginia, Texas played a complete game in all three phases.

Xavier Worthy led the Longhorns in receiving with seven receptions for 119 yards. He concluded the game with three total touchdowns, two receiving and one passing.

Ja’Tavion Sanders, Bijan Robinson and Hudson Card each had impressive performances for the Texas offense as well. Defensively, linebacker Jaylan Ford led the team with 14 total tackles.

As far as Pro Football Focus (PFF) grades from this game, the top performer on offense was Ja’Tavion Sanders, while Jerrin Thompson 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 defensive grades

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1. Jerrin Thompson (DB): 79.6

2. Jaylan Ford (LB): 78.4

3. Byron Murphy II (DT): 77.4

4. DeMarvion Overshown (LB): 69.5

5. Moro Ojomo (DT): 68.4

Top offensive grades

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1. Ja’Tavion Sanders (TE): 84.7

2. Xavier Worthy (WR): 81.0

3. Keilan Robinson (RB): 80.0

4. Bijan Robinson (RB): 75.9

5. Hudson Card (QB): 70.1

Bottom defensive grades

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1. Jett Bush (LB): 42.8

2. Ovie Oghoufo (DE): 55.9

3. Alfred Collins (DT): 58.7

4. Barryn Sorrell (DE): 58.8

5. Jahdae Barron (DB): 59.1

Bottom offensive grades

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1. Tarique Milton (WR): 46.6

2. Gunnar Helm (TE): 48.3

3. Christian Jones (RT): 51.3

4. Jake Majors (C): 57.5

5. Agiye Hall (WR): 57.7

Pass blocking grades

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1. Roschon Johnson (RB): 78.3

2. Cole Hutson (RG): 74.4

3. Jake Majors (C): 74.3

4. Hayden Conner (LG): 71.4

5. Gunnar Helm (TE): 70.7

Story originally appeared on Longhorns Wire