HawgBeat - Arkansas' 10 highest-graded players of 2023 season
HawgBeat breaks down the 10 highest-graded Arkansas Razorbacks by Pro Football Focus for the 2023 season.
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Following a 4-8 showing in the 2023 season, the Arkansas Razorbacks have already fully turned the page to building the 2024 roster.
A handful of the players who graded out the highest for Arkansas on Pro Football Focus in 2023 have announced they are returning for another season, including wide receiver Andrew Armstrong, who announced Friday.
The analytics from PFF keeps track of snap counts and grades for each player on a scale of 0-100. Of the players listed, they had to have played at least 100 snaps on the season, and they had to play on the offensive or defensive side of the ball.
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1. Dwight McGlothern, CB - 90.8
All grades: 90.8 defense, 63.8 run defense, 85.7 tackle, 69.7 pass rush, 91.5 coverage
2023 regular season stats: 382 snaps, 20 total tackles, one forced fumble, three interceptions, nine pass deflections, one missed tackle, targeted 24 times, 11 catches allowed, two touchdowns allowed in coverage
2. Alfahiym Walcott, S - 78.7
All grades: 78.7 defense, 73.4 run defense, 81.6 tackle, 61.1 pass rush, 81.3 coverage
2023 regular season stats: 468 snaps, 56 total tackles, three interceptions, one interception return for touchdown, five pass deflections, six missed tackles, targeted 33 times, 23 catches allowed, no touchdowns allowed in coverage
t-3. Jaylon Braxton, CB - 77.9
All grades: 77.9 defense, 62.9 run defense, 63.7 tackle, 50.1 pass rush, 80.8 coverage
2023 regular season stats: 376 snaps, 20 total tackles, one interception, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery for touchdown, nine pass deflections, four missed tackles, targeted 29 times, 12 catches allowed, one touchdown allowed in coverage
t-3. Luke Hasz, TE - 77.9
All grades: 77.9 offense, 89.9 passing game, 72.7 pass blocking, 52.0 run blocking
2023 regular season stats: 232 snaps, 16 catches, 253 receiving yards, three receiving touchdowns
Note: Hasz suffered a season-ending broken clavicle injury on Sept. 30 against Texas A&M.
5. KJ Jefferson, QB - 77.8
All grades: 77.8 offense, 70.6 passing game, 75.7 running game
2023 regular season stats: 733 snaps, 190-296 passing (64.2 comp.%), 2,107 passing yards, 19 passing touchdowns, eight interceptions, 51.8 QBR, 161 carries, 447 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns
6. Landon Jackson, DE - 77.4
All grades: 79.7 offense, 78.6 pass blocking, 75.5 run blocking
2023 regular season stats: 450 snaps, 44 total tackles, 6.5 sacks, 13.5 tackles for loss, 10 QB hurries, four missed tackles, one pass deflection
7. Ty Washington, TE - 77.0
All grades: 77.0 offense, 86.3 passing game, 70.6 pass blocking, 56.8 run blocking
2023 regular season stats: 164 snaps, 11 catches, 170 receiving yards, two receiving touchdowns
Note: Washington suffered a season-ending shoulder injury on Nov. 4 against Florida.
8. Andrew Armstrong, WR - 75.7
All grades: 75.7 offense, 78.1 passing game, 59.5 running game, 50.8 run blocking
2023 regular season stats: 711 snaps, 56 catches, 764 receiving yards, five receiving touchdowns, one rush, three rushing yards
9. Eric Gregory, DT - 74.2
All grades: 75.6 defense, 75.1 run defense, 64.1 tackle, 71.2 pass rush
2023 regular season stats: 416 snaps, 16 total tackles, 1 sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, nine QB hurries, four missed tackles, one pass deflection
10. Beaux Limmer, C - 74.1
All grades: 74.1 offense, 59.2 pass block. 77.9 run block
2023 regular season stats: 809 snaps, four sacks allows, nine hurries allowed, three penalties
