HawgBeat - Arkansas' PFF grades vs. Florida 2023 - Defense
HawgBeat reveals the Pro Football Focus grades for Arkansas' defense against Florida.
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We continue HawgBeat's series of analyzing Arkansas' games through the lens of Pro Football Focus after the Razorbacks' 39-36 overtime win against Florida.
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 Florida game.
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Team Grades
~Overall: 67.6
~Defense: 68.9
~Run defense: 64.2
~Tackling: 51.4
~Pass rush: 55.3
~Coverage: 78.3
Notes
- Arkansas' 78.1 coverage grade against Florida is the highest since the season opener against Western Carolina, when it graded out at 85.2.
- Despite being very successful for the majority of the season, Arkansas' pass-rush finished with the lowest grade of the entire season at 55.4. The Hogs also had their worst tackling grade of the year at 51.0.
- After dealing with injuries and not playing against Mississippi State, DB Dwight McGlothern finished as the Hogs' highest-graded defensive player (82.0). He had the defense's best coverage grade (81.4) and third-best tackling grade (80.3).
- The top three and four of the top five highest-graded defensive players were all defensive backs. McGlothern (82.0), Alfahiym Walcott (76.5), Lorando Johnson (74.3) and Jaylon Braxton (72.6) were all exceptional.
- DL Landon Jackson had an uncharacteristic tackling grade, as he finished with a team-low 20.8. LB Chris Paul Jr. was the unit's second worst at 34.4.
- Despite ending the game with an overall grade of 58.2, DB Hudson Clark had the defense's best run defense grade at 79.1.
- DL Anthony Booker Jr. played well in his limited snaps prior to his injury. His 72.3 grade was highest amongst defensive linemen and his pass rush grade of 65.4 was third-best behind Jackson and Johnson.
- Though DL Nico Davillier has flahsed at times this season, he was the team's lowest-graded defensive player at 48.0. He finished with the team's second-lowest run defense grade (48.0) and eighth-lowest pass rush grade (56.1).
- While he only played 10 snaps, DB TJ Metcalf graded out as the team's second-best tackler at 80.6.
Arkansas Defense PFF Grades - Florida
| Player, position | PFF Grade - Florida | PFF Grade - Season | Snaps vs Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight McGlothern, DB | 82.0 | 90.9 | 53 |
| Alfahiym Walcott, DB | 76.9 | 70.2 | 42 |
| Lorando Johnson, DB | 74.3 | 65.3 | 71 |
| Antonio Grier, LB | 73.0 | 60.4 | 14 |
| Jaylon Braxton, DB | 72.6 | 72.3 | 66 |
| Anthony Booker Jr., DL | 72.3 | 64.5 | 16 |
| Landon Jackson, DL | 66.5 | 78.8 | 43 |
| Taurean Carter, DL | 65.4 | 62.2 | 23 |
| Jaheim Thomas, LB | 61.5 | 73.3 | 53 |
| Hudson Clark, DB | 57.8 | 72.5 | 71 |
| Eric Gregory, DL | 57.3 | 73.9 | 46 |
| Trajan Jeffcoat, DL | 56.5 | 65.7 | 45 |
| Cameron Ball, DL | 55.1 | 76.4 | 29 |
| Keivie Rose, DL | 54.5 | 59.6 | 17 |
| John Morgan III, DL | 54.3 | 67.5 | 24 |
| Jayden Johnson, DB | 53.3 | 55.9 | 52 |
| Zach Williams, DL | 53.8 | 50.4 | 19 |
| TJ Metcalf, DB | 51.3 | 51.3 | 10 |
| Chris Paul Jr., LB | 51.3 | 61.8 | 65 |
| Jashaud Stewart, DL | 49.6 | 64.7 | 5 |
| Nico Davillier, DL | 48.0 | 61.6 | 17 |
