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Arkansas vs UAB: Star comparison, PFF grades, season stats

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For the second time in the first three weeks of the 2024 college football season, the Arkansas Razorbacks are set to face an inferior opponent. Fifth-year head coach Sam Pittman and the Hogs (1-1, 0-0 SEC) will play host to the UAB Blazers (1-1, 0-0 AAC) Saturday in Fayetteville.

On paper, Arkansas ranks near the top of the country in just about every offensive category, while the Blazers have some work to do following a 32-6 loss at Louisiana-Monroe over the weekend. The Razorbacks suffered a 39-31 double-overtime loss at a ranked Oklahoma State squad despite totaling 648 total yards of offense.

As for high school star ratings, Arkansas' starters average out at 3.4 stars, while UAB unsurprisingly comes in at an average of 1.9 stars. The Blazers do have a handful of transfer from Power Four programs, though, such as LSU transfer edge rusher Desmond Little, Purdue transfer linebacker OC Brothers and former Baylor quarterback Jacob Zeno, who set plenty of records for the Blazers a season ago.

Arkansas has fared better than UAB in every offensive category on Pro Football Focus, which is a football analytics website that provides grades for each individual player and full teams after analyzing each game for all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams. Defensively, the Blazers have graded out very well this season.

Here's a look at how both teams stack up based on stats from this year and high school star ratings:

Season Stats - UAB | Arkansas (FBS rank out of 134 teams)​

Offense

UAB || Arkansas

Scoring: 23.5 (96th) | 50.5 (9th)
Total yards: 388.0 (73rd) | 667.5 (2nd)
Passing: 191.5 (97th) | 412.0 (2nd)
Rushing: 197.0 (39th) | 255.5 (16th)
Third downs: 46.2% (46th) | 71.43% (1st)
Sacks allowed/game: 2.5 (t-100th) | 1.5 (t-59th)
Turnovers: 6 (t-126th) | 3 (t-79th)

Defense

UAB || Arkansas

Scoring: 17.5 (t-62nd) | 19.5 (t-67th)
Total yards: 236.5 (t-26th) | 257.5 (t-35th)
Passing: 73.5 (3rd) | 224.5 (89th)
Rushing: 163.0 (98th) | 33.0 (4th)
Third downs: 31.0% (52nd) | 23.1% (18th)
Sacks/game: 2.5 (36th) | 2.0 (57th)
Turnovers forced: 2 (t-62nd) | 1 (t-98th)

Star Comparison (using Rivals ratings)​

Star Comparison - UAB vs Arkansas
UABStarsArkansasStars
QB Jacob Zeno4QB Taylen Green2
RB Lee Beebe Jr.NRRB Ja'Quinden Jackson4
TE Bryce DamousNRTE Luke Hasz4
WR Amare Thomas2WR Andrew Armstrong2
WR Malachi Holt-Bennett3WR Tyrone Broden2
WR Brandon Hawkins Jr.3WR Isaiah Sategna4
LT Jondarius Morgan3LT Fernando Carmona Jr.2
LG Quez Yates2LG E'Marion Harris4
C Brady Wilson2C Addison Nichols4
RG Zaire Flournoy2RG Joshua Braun4
RT DJ JonesNRRT Keyshawn Blackstock4
DE Kendall JohnsonNRDE Landon Jackson4
NT Kevin Penn2DT Eric Gregory4
DT LD Cox3DT Cam Ball3
RUSH Desmond Little3DE Nico Davillier4
LB Michael MooreNRLB Brad Spence3
LB OC Brothers3LB Xavian Sorey Jr.4
LB Everett Roussaw Jr.3HOG Doneiko Slaughter4
SS Chris Bracy2S Jayden Johnson3
FS Tyjon JonesNRS TJ Metcalf3
CB Colby Dempsey3CB Jaylon Braxton4
CB Kelvin Hill2CB Marquise Robinson2

NR - Not rated

Pro Football Focus Comparison (using season grades)​

Team Grades (UAB | Arkansas)

Overall: 83.8 | 90.1

Offense: 63.6 | 86.3
Passing: 66.1 | 90.6
Rushing: 70.9 | 78.2
Receiving: 55.7 | 77.6
Pass blocking: 53.8 | 64.4
Run blocking: 66.3 | 75.0

Defense: 89.0 | 67.9
Run defense: 82.9 | 88.1
Tackling: 82.2 | 60.1
Pass rush: 74.2 | 59.1
Coverage: 90.2 | 55.4
Special teams: 77.0 | 73.0

PFF Comparison - UAB vs. Arkansas
UABPFF Grades (Snaps)ArkansasPFF Grades (Snaps)
QB Jacob Zeno66.8 (152)QB Taylen Green90.8 (136)
RB Lee Beebe Jr.68.3 (67)RB Ja'Quinden Jackson74.2 (81)
TE Bryce Damous45.2 (73)TE Luke Hasz78.5 (105)
WR Amare Thomas57.2 (108)WR Andrew Armstrong75.5 (85)
WR Malachi Holt-Bennett48.6 (80)WR Tyrone Broden58.8 (122)
WR Brandon Hawkins Jr.60.3 (34)WR Isaiah Sategna73.1 (101)
LT Jondarius Morgan52.1 (157)LT Fernando Carmona Jr.72.4 (142)
LG Quez Yates62.4 (139)LG E'Marion Harris59.1 (154)
C Brady Wilson73.2 (157)C Addison Nichols66.8 (142)
RG Zaire Flournoy53.8 (77)RG Joshua Braun64.4 (142)
RT DJ Jones61.1 (157)RT Keyshawn Blackstock55.3 (142)
DE Kendall Johnson84.2 (42)DE Landon Jackson64.4 (99)
NT Kevin Penn62.9 (54)DT Eric Gregory72.3 (87)
DT LD Cox66.8 (77)DT Cam Ball65.7 (82)
RUSH Desmond Little73.3 (84)DE Nico Davillier69.5 (81)
LB Michael Moore69.8 (81)LB Brad Spence64.4 (68)
LB OC Brothers59.0 (75)LB Xavian Sorey Jr.61.6 (82)
LB Everett Roussaw Jr.81.3 (75)HOG Doneiko Slaughter53.5 (90)
CB Colby Dempsey77.0 (98)CB Jaylon Braxton56.0 (77)
SS Chris Bracy66.9 (71)S Jayden Johnson69.2 (102)
FS Tyjon Jones61.3 (98)S TJ Metcalf62.3 (110)
CB Kelvin Hill80.1 (91)CB Marquise Robinson53.7 (24)
 
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