We continue HawgBeat's series of analyzing Arkansas' games through the lens of Pro Football Focus after the Razorbacks' 34-10 loss to the No. 8 LSU Tigers on Saturday.
The analytics from PFF keep 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 the grades on the offensive side of the ball from the LSU game...
Team Grades
~Overall: 62.8
~Offense: 67.0
~Passing: 70.9
~Pass blocking: 59.2
~Receiving: 69.2
~Running: 59.9
~Run blocking: 49.2
Notes
~ Center Addison Nichols finished with the highest pass-block grade on the team (84.6). The next highest came from OG Joshua Braun (75.3).~ The highest run grade on the team came from RB Ja'Quinden Jackson (79.0), while the highest run-block grade came from WR Isaac TeSlaa (72.6).
~ The two lowest pass-block grades were held by LG Keyshawn Blackstock (41.8) and RT E'Marion Harris (25.5).
~ QB Taylen Green finished with a 70.9 pass grade but he had a 57.1 run grade.
~ TE Luke Hasz had one of his better PFF performances of the season, as he finished with a 68.6 pass grade and a 67.4 pass-block grade. However, he had the second-lowest run-block grade (48.5).
Arkansas Offense PFF Grades - LSU
| Player, position | PFF Grade -LSU | Snaps vs LSU |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Armstrong, WR | 78.5 | 51 |
| Ja'Quinden Jackson, RB | 75.0 | 21 |
| Taylen Green, QB | 70.0 | 51 |
| Joshua Braun, LG | 66.3 | 51 |
| Addison Nichols, C | 64.2 | 51 |
| Luke Hasz, TE | 63.7 | 29 |
| Isaac TeSlaa, WR | 63.4 | 19 |
| Fernando Carmona Jr., LT | 62.0 | 51 |
| Tyrone Broden, WR | 60.8 | 41 |
| Isaiah Sategna, WR | 59.7 | 46 |
| Rykar Acebo, WR | 59.0 | 1 |
| Andreas Paaske, TE | 58.4 | 5 |
| Braylen Russell, RB | 56.3 | 17 |
| Jordan Anthony, WR | 54.6 | 11 |
| Keyshawn Blackstock, LG | 51.0 | 51 |
| Rashod Dubinion, RB | 50.8 | 14 |
| E'Marion Harris, LG | 37.8 | 51 |
