HawgBeat - Arkansas' PFF grades vs. FIU 2023 - Offense
HawgBeat reveals the Pro Football Focus grades for Arkansas' offense against FIU.
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We continue HawgBeat's series of analyzing Arkansas' games through the lens of Pro Football Focus after the Razorbacks' 44-20 win over FIU.
The analytics from PFF keeps track of grades for each player on a scale of 0-100.
The website goes further into depth on specific grades, but for the purpose of this story, we will just look at offensive grades.
Here are grades on the offensive side of the ball from the FIU game.
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Team Grades
~Overall: 78.4
~Offense: 76.9
~Passing: 72.9
~Pass blocking: 83.3
~Receiving: 65.1
~Running: 76.3
~Run blocking: 68.2
Notes
- Arkansas had its highest overall grade (78.4) and offense grade (76.9) since Week 2.
- After a stretch of time where he wasn't the highest graded offensive player, QB KJ Jefferson finished the game No. 1 with an 80.6 grade, 72.8 pass grade and 74.6 run grade.
- Devon Manuel was the highest-graded offensive linemen of the day, as he finished with a 79.0 overall grade, 77.7 pass block grade and a team-high 75.5 run block grade.
- Welcome to the fold, Isaiah Augustave. The freshman RB had the fourth-best overall grade (71.7) and a pass block grade of 76.7.
- OL Brady Latham was a monster in the pass game. his 87.3 pass block grade led the team, with OL Josh Braun behind him at 81.4.
- WR Isaiah Sategna struggled in run blocking (43.7) while RB Raheim Sanders didn't fare well in pass block situations (24.1).
- Just a week after finishing in the top five of graded players against Auburn, TE Francis Sherman finds himself back towards the bottom this week (55.3).
- Three WRs who haven't played much this season — Davion Dozier (60.3), Bryce Stephens (60.3) and Dazmin James (60.0) — finished 20th, 21st and 23rd on the offense, respectively.
- QB Jacolby Criswell struggled in his limited snaps. He ended the day with a 53.9 overall grade, a 60.6 pass grade and a 55.6 run grade.
Arkansas Offense PFF Grades - FIU
| Player, position | PFF Grade - FIU | PFF Grade - Season | Snaps vs FIU |
|---|---|---|---|
| KJ Jefferson, QB | 80.6 | 77.9 | 76 |
| Devon Manuel, OL | 79.0 | 72.8 | 79 |
| Beaux Limmer, OL | 76.5 | 76.4 | 79 |
| Isaiah Augustave, RB | 71.7 | 69.4 | 40 |
| Hunter Talley, TE | 70.7 | 70.7 | 5 |
| Andrew Armstrong, WR | 69.0 | 75.7 | 76 |
| Aaron Smith, OL | 67.9 | 67.9 | 5 |
| Andrew Chamblee, OL | 67.7 | 51.5 | 5 |
| Dominique Johnson, RB | 67.7 | 63.9 | 10 |
| Brady Latham, OL | 67.5 | 66.9 | 79 |
| Brooks Edmonson, OL | 67.1 | 67.1 | 5 |
| AJ Green, RB | 66.8 | 69.2 | 25 |
| Isaiah Sategna, WR | 65.5 | 60.3 | 43 |
| Isaac TeSlaa, WR | 63.0 | 58.4 | 47 |
| Jaedon Wilson, WR | 63.0 | 57.7 | 51 |
| Josh Braun, OL | 62.7 | 72.9 | 79 |
| Nathan Bax, TE | 62.4 | 55.6 | 41 |
| Tyrone Broden, WR | 60.8 | 55.8 | 33 |
| Ty'Kieast Crawford, OL | 60.4 | 62.2 | 79 |
| Davion Dozier, WR | 60.3 | 76.2 | 4 |
| Bryce Stephens, WR | 60.3 | 57.9 | 4 |
| Dazmin James, WR | 60.0 | 60.0 | 1 |
| Raheim Sanders, RB | 57.9 | 60.4 | 5 |
| E'Marion Harris, OL | 55.9 | 60.5 | 5 |
| Francis Sherman, TE | 55.3 | 51.1 | 19 |
| Amaury Wiggins, OL | 54.6 | 58.3 | 5 |
| Jacolby Criswell, QB | 53.9 | 76.1 | 8 |
| Var'Keyes Gumms, TE | 52.9 | 50.6 | 11 |
| Rashod Dubinion, RB | 49.9 | 64.9 | 5 |
