HawgBeat - Arkansas vs Auburn: Star comparison, PFF grades, season stats
HawgBeat compares Arkansas and Auburn using statistics, recruiting rankings and Pro Football Focus grades.
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The Arkansas Razorbacks (3-6, 1-5 SEC) are set to play the Auburn Tigers (5-4, 2-4 SEC) at 3 p.m. CT Saturday at Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville.
Arkansas will be looking to build off an emotional 39-36 overtime win at Florida, which snapped a six-game losing streak. Auburn will attempt to extend its winning streak to three, as the Tigers have back-to-back wins over Mississippi State and Vanderbilt.
HawgBeat continued its series of comparing the teams' star ratings out of high school, stats this season and their Pro Football Focus grades so far this year.
Auburn has an average star rating of 3.04 out of the team's 22 starters on the official depth chart. Arkansas' average star rating is 2.94 among the Hogs' 22 starters.
Here is the full breakdown:
Season Stats - Auburn | Arkansas (FBS rank out of 133 teams)
Offense
Scoring: 27.2 (t-68th) | 27.9 (64th)
Total yards: 355.4 (89th) | 325.3 (106th)
Passing: 164.6 (115th) | 203.3 (94th)
Rushing: 190.9 (25th) | 122.0 (102nd)
Third downs: 32.2% (117th) | 40.6% (60th)
Sacks allowed/game: 2.44 (t-92nd) | 4.00 (t-122nd)
Turnovers: 11 (t-45th) | 11 (t-45th)
Defense
Scoring: 21.7 (t-38th) | 24.3 (t-55th)
Total yards: 357.0 (51st) | 339.8 (39th)
Passing: 202.8 (35th) | 210.3 (47th)
Rushing: 154.2 (81st) | 129.4 (43rd)
Third downs: 31.2% (17th) | 37.5% (t-57th)
Sacks/game: 2.33 (t-49th) | 2.78 (t-21st)
Turnovers forced: 15 (t-29th) | 13 (t-52nd)
Star Comparison (using Rivals ratings)
Star Comparison - Auburn vs Arkansas
| Auburn | Stars | Arkansas | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB Payton Thorne | 3 | QB KJ Jefferson | 4 |
| RB Jarquez Hunter | 3 | RB AJ Green | 4 |
| TE Rivaldo Fairweather | 2 | TE Var'keyes Gumms | 3 |
| WR Jyaire Shorter | 3 | WR Andrew Armstrong | 2 |
| WR Jay Fair | 3 | WR Isaac TeSlaa | |
| WR Shane Hooks | 2 | WR Tyrone Broden | 2 |
| LT Dillon Wade | 2 | LT Devon Manuel | 3 |
| LG Gunner Britton | 2 | LG Brady Latham | 3 |
| C Avery Jones | 3 | C Beaux Limmer | 3 |
| RG Kam Stutts | 3 | RG Joshua Braun | 4 |
| RT Izavion Miller | 3 | RT Ty'Kieast Crawford | 4 |
| DE Keldric Faulk | 5 | DE Landon Jackson | 4 |
| NT Justin Rogers | 5 | DT Eric Gregory | 4 |
| DT Marcus Harris | 2 | DT Cam Ball | 3 |
| JACK Jalen McLeod | 2 | DE Trajan Jeffcoat | 3 |
| MLB Austin Keys | 3 | LB Chris Paul Jr. | 3 |
| WLB Eugene Asante | 3 | LB Jaheim Thomas | 4 |
| FCB D.J. James | 3 | CB Lorando Johnson | 3 |
| STAR Keionte Scott | 4 | S Jayden Johnson | 3 |
| FS Jaylin Simpson | 4 | S Alfahiym Walcott | 2 |
| WS Zion Puckett | 4 | CB Jaylon Braxton | 4 |
| BCB Nehemiah Pritchett | 3 | NB Hudson Clark |
Pro Football Focus Comparison (using season grades)
Team Grades (Auburn | Arkansas)
Overall: 85.7 | 83.2
Offense: 71.2 | 72.9
Passing: 70.6 | 71.7
Rushing: 84.2 | 73.4
Receiving: 61.8 | 73.4
Pass blocking: 65.0 | 51.3
Run blocking: 59.9 | 65.3
Defense: 90.7 | 83.1
Run defense: 83.4 | 76.0
Tackling: 73.8 | 77.1
Pass rush: 75.4 | 69.7
Coverage: 90.4 | 80.2
Special teams: 78.4 | 75.1
PFF Comparison - Auburn vs. Arkansas
| Auburn | PFF Grades | Arkansas | PFF Grades |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB Payton Thorne | 76.8 | QB KJ Jefferson | 75.3 |
| RB Jarquez Hunter | 74.7 | RB AJ Green | 70.6 |
| TE Rivaldo Fairweather | 59.7 | TE Var'keyes Gumms | 55.0 |
| WR Jyaire Shorter | 53.5 | WR Isaac TeSlaa | 57.1 |
| WR Jay Fair | 71.2 | WR Tyrone Broden | 57.0 |
| WR Shane Hooks | 56.9 | WR Andrew Armstrong | 76.1 |
| LT Dillon Wade | 61.0 | LT Devon Manuel | 64.8 |
| LG Gunner Britton | 63.5 | LG Brady Latham | 65.7 |
| C Avery Jones | 58.2 | C Beaux Limmer | 74.2 |
| RG Kam Stutts | 62.0 | RG Joshua Braun | 73.4 |
| RT Izavion Miller | 57.1 | RT Ty'Kieast Crawford | 61.1 |
| DE Keldric Faulk | 68.1 | DE Landon Jackson | 79.9 |
| NT Justin Rogers | 64.0 | DT Eric Gregory | 74.2 |
| DT Marcus Harris | 82.9 | DT Cam Ball | 75.7 |
| JACK Jalen McLeod | 73.6 | DE Trajan Jeffcoat | 65.4 |
| MLB Austin Keys | 78.1 | LB Chris Paul Jr. | 60.4 |
| WLB Eugene Asante | 68.4 | LB Jaheim Thomas | 73.2 |
| FCB D.J. James | 81.3 | CB Lorando Johnson | 65.1 |
| STAR Keionte Scott | 75.0 | S Jayden Johnson | 56.4 |
| FS Jaylin Simpson | 78.7 | S Alfahiym Walcott | 70.4 |
| WS Zion Puckett | 58.9 | NB Hudson Clark | 71.6 |
| BCB Nehemiah Pritchett | 69.1 | CB Jaylon Braxton | 72.7 |
