HawgBeat - Arkansas' PFF grades vs. Kent State 2023 - Defense
HawgBeat reveals the Pro Football Focus grades for Arkansas' defense against Kent State.
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We continue HawgBeat's series of analyzing Arkansas' games through the lens of Pro Football Focus after the Razorbacks' 28-6 win over Kent State.
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 defensive grades.
Here are grades on the defensive side of the ball from the Kent State game.
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Team Grades
~Overall: 89.7
~Defense: 86.9
~Run defense: 91.1
~Tackling: 74.5
~Pass rush: 83.0
~Coverage: 71.3
Notes
- In their Razorback debuts, linebacker Antonio Grier graded out as the top defensive player with an 89.8 grade and defensive back Kee'yon Stewart was the third-worst with a 57.8 grade.
- Defensive tackle Keivie Rose finished with an 84.2 overall grade despite having a team-worst 28.5 tackling grade.
- Linebacker Jaheim Thomas led the team in tackles with 12 total, but was the sixth-lowest graded player with a 60.8 overall and 31.3 coverage grade.
- Grier also ended the day with the best coverage grade with a 94.5.
- After a week in which he led the team in coverage grade, defensive back Hudson Clark finished with the fourth-worst against Kent State with a 58.2 grade.
Defense PFF Grades vs Kent State
| Position | Player | Kent State Grade | Season Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| LB | Antonio Grier | 89.8 | 89.8 |
| DT | Cam Ball | 85.0 | 84.8 |
| DT | Keivie Rose | 84.2 | 89.6 |
| LB | Chris Paul Jr. | 80.0 | 64.8 |
| DE | Landon Jackson | 79.9 | 78.3 |
| DT | Taurean Carter | 77.7 | 70.8 |
| DT | Eric Gregory | 77.7 | 78.6 |
| DE | John Morgan III | 76.9 | 75.8 |
| S | Al Walcott | 74.7 | 78.2 |
| NB | Lorando Johnson | 72.9 | 72.5 |
| LB | Brad Spence | 72.8 | 90.4 |
| DE | Jashaud Stewart | 71.4 | 71.4 |
| DE | Trajan Jeffcoat | 69.8 | 68.2 |
| CB | Jaheim Singletary | 68.6 | 67.0 |
| DT | Anthony Booker Jr. | 66.3 | 66.2 |
| LB | Jordan Crook* | 65.9 | 59.1 |
| S | Hudson Clark | 64.7 | 76.4 |
| LB | Jaheim Thomas | 60.8 | 68.6 |
| CB | Dwight McGlothern* | 60.7 | 82.7 |
| DE | Nico Davillier | 60.6 | 72.2 |
| CB | Kee'yon Stewart | 57.8 | 57.8 |
| S | Jayden Johnson | 56.2 | 67.4 |
| DE | Zach Williams | 49.0 | 58.7 |
* - Played just 1 snap.
Arkansas' Defensive PFF Grades - Season
| Position | Player | PFF Grade |
|---|---|---|
| LB | Brad Spence | 90.4 |
| LB | Antonio Grier | 89.8 |
| DL | Keivie Rose | 89.6 |
| DL | Cameron Ball | 84.8 |
| DB | Dwight McGlothern | 82.7 |
| DL | Eric Gregory | 78.6 |
| DL | Landon Jackson | 78.3 |
| DB | Al Walcott | 78.2 |
| DL | Jon Hill | 76.4 |
| DB | Hudson Clark | 76.4 |
| DL | John Morgan III | 75.8 |
| DB | Lorando Johnson | 72.5 |
| DL | Nico Davillier | 72.2 |
| DL | Jashaud Stewart | 71.4 |
| LB | Carson Dean | 71.0 |
| DL | Taurean Carter | 70.8 |
| LB | Jaheim Thomas | 68.6 |
| DL | Trajan Jeffcoat | 68.2 |
| DB | Jayden Johnson | 67.4 |
| DB | Jaheim Singletary | 67.0 |
| DL | Anthony Booker Jr. | 66.2 |
| DB | TJ Metcalf | 65.1 |
| LB | Chris Paul Jr. | 64.8 |
| DL | Ian Geffrard | 63.7 |
| LB | Alex Sanford | 62.7 |
| DB | Jaylen Lewis | 60.9 |
| LB | Brooks Both | 59.9 |
| LB | Jordan Crook | 59.1 |
| DL | Zach Williams | 58.7 |
| DB | Kee'yon Stewart | 57.8 |
| DB | LaDarrius Bishop | 54.5 |
| DB | Jaylon Braxton | 53.7 |
| DL | Quincy Rhodes Jr. | 51.4 |
| DB | Dylan Hasz | 50.6 |
| DL | Kyle Thompson | 36.2 |
