We'll check back in on these later in the week as they do change plus we'll have takeways on the advanced data tomorrow but here are the intial grades nonetheless.
Important to note that PFF's grading scale is approximately the following;
PFF Grading Scale
90+ - Elite
80 to 89 - Great
70 to 79 - Good
60 to 69 - Average to Above Average
50 - 59 - Below Average
49 and below - Poor
OVERALL
Overall, Penn State graded out reather well against the Trojans, I think what comes off as a surprise is PFF (grains of salt) thought the Nittany Lions run blocking did a really good job and the lack of rushing success was more on the running backs and USC's defensive line. Pass rush recived their lowest grade of the year but perhaps mos most importantly, the tackling was good for the Nittany Lions with just five missed tackles in the game.
OFFENSE (BY GRADE)
OFFENSE (BY SNAP COUNT)
DEFENSE (BY GRADE)
DEFENSE (BY SNAP COUNT
Important to note that PFF's grading scale is approximately the following;
PFF Grading Scale
90+ - Elite
80 to 89 - Great
70 to 79 - Good
60 to 69 - Average to Above Average
50 - 59 - Below Average
49 and below - Poor
OVERALL
| WEEK | @ TEAM | OVER | OFF | PASS | PBLK | RECV | RUN | RBLK | DEF | RDEF | TACK | PRSH |
1 | @ West Virginia | 73.2 | 67.0 | 55.5 | 75.7 | 72.3 | 70.2 | 53.9 | 69.5 | 73.8 | 63.4 | 65.5 |
2 | Bowling Green | 86.5 | 77.4 | 78.2 | 73.7 | 71.1 | 73.8 | 66.5 | 77.5 | 81.2 | 62.7 | 73.9 |
4 | Kent State | 93.3 | 90.6 | 90.3 | 69.7 | 87.1 | 90.0 | 61.2 | 84.0 | 91.4 | 75.4 | 74.8 |
5 | Illinois | 84.3 | 77.6 | 75.1 | 69.3 | 61.8 | 84.0 | 67.7 | 78.2 | 79.8 | 63.8 | 88.7 |
6 | UCLA | 84.9 | 80.3 | 83.7 | 56.6 | 69.4 | 74.9 | 72.6 | 74.1 | 65.4 | 80.4 | 71.0 |
7 | @ USC | 81.2 | 75.4 | 76.2 | 62.2 | 73.6 | 63.5 | 71.6 | 78.7 | 79.6 | 81.1 | 59.1 |
Overall, Penn State graded out reather well against the Trojans, I think what comes off as a surprise is PFF (grains of salt) thought the Nittany Lions run blocking did a really good job and the lack of rushing success was more on the running backs and USC's defensive line. Pass rush recived their lowest grade of the year but perhaps mos most importantly, the tackling was good for the Nittany Lions with just five missed tackles in the game.
OFFENSE (BY GRADE)
| POS | PLAYER | SNAPS | SNAP SHARE | OFF | PASS | PBLK | RUN | RBLK |
| LG | Tyler Warren | 68 | 89% | 91.3 | 92.6 | 33.0 | 60.0 | 56.1 |
| QB | Olaivavega Ioane | 76 | 100% | 85.6 | 93.5 | 80.7 | 74.0 | |
| C | Drew Allar | 76 | 100% | 76.6 | 76.2 | 64.1 | 60.7 | |
| LT | Anthony Donkoh | 75 | 99% | 73.5 | 59.5 | 62.9 | 76.1 | |
| RT | Cooper Cousins | 5 | 7% | 67.2 | 73.0 | 65.3 | ||
| TE-R | Khalil Dinkins | 33 | 43% | 66.0 | 52.0 | 71.1 | 78.4 | |
| RG | Kaytron Allen | 41 | 54% | 65.2 | 63.8 | 73.3 | 63.8 | 60.0 |
| SLWR | Harrison Wallace III | 52 | 68% | 62.9 | 62.6 | 60.3 | ||
| RWR | Nick Dawkins | 76 | 100% | 61.9 | 52.7 | 63.0 | ||
| HB | Drew Shelton | 76 | 100% | 61.2 | 59.5 | 61.8 | 66.2 | |
| HB | Omari Evans | 17 | 22% | 61.0 | 60.7 | 60.3 | ||
| LWR | Nolan Rucci | 3 | 4% | 60.3 | 73.3 | 59.7 | ||
| TE-R | Quinton Martin Jr. | 2 | 3% | 60.1 | 60.0 | 67.4 | ||
| RWR | Nicholas Singleton | 43 | 57% | 58.3 | 72.1 | 31.2 | 56.1 | 59.1 |
| TE-R | Sal Wormley | 63 | 83% | 57.7 | 64.1 | 60.1 | ||
| RT | Liam Clifford | 58 | 76% | 55.5 | 55.7 | 56.8 | ||
| LG | Beau Pribula | 5 | 7% | 55.0 | 54.0 | 60.0 | ||
| QB | Julian Fleming | 37 | 49% | 54.4 | 56.9 | 61.0 | ||
| RT | JB Nelson | 13 | 17% | 54.4 | 79.9 | 50.3 | ||
| HB | Luke Reynolds | 17 | 22% | 51.9 | 53.1 | 56.1 |
OFFENSE (BY SNAP COUNT)
| POS | PLAYER | SNAPS | SNAP SHARE | OFF | PASS | PBLK | RUN | RBLK |
| LG | Olaivavega Ioane | 76 | 100% | 85.6 | 93.5 | 80.7 | 74.0 | |
| QB | Drew Allar | 76 | 100% | 76.6 | 76.2 | 64.1 | 60.7 | |
| C | Nick Dawkins | 76 | 100% | 61.9 | 52.7 | 63.0 | ||
| LT | Drew Shelton | 76 | 100% | 61.2 | 59.5 | 61.8 | 66.2 | |
| RT | Anthony Donkoh | 75 | 99% | 73.5 | 59.5 | 62.9 | 76.1 | |
| TE-R | Tyler Warren | 68 | 89% | 91.3 | 92.6 | 33.0 | 60.0 | 56.1 |
| RG | Sal Wormley | 63 | 83% | 57.7 | 64.1 | 60.1 | ||
| SLWR | Liam Clifford | 58 | 76% | 55.5 | 55.7 | 56.8 | ||
| RWR | Harrison Wallace III | 52 | 68% | 62.9 | 62.6 | 60.3 | ||
| HB | Nicholas Singleton | 43 | 57% | 58.3 | 72.1 | 31.2 | 56.1 | 59.1 |
| HB | Kaytron Allen | 41 | 54% | 65.2 | 63.8 | 73.3 | 63.8 | 60.0 |
| LWR | Julian Fleming | 37 | 49% | 54.4 | 56.9 | 61.0 | ||
| TE-R | Khalil Dinkins | 33 | 43% | 66.0 | 52.0 | 71.1 | 78.4 | |
| RWR | Omari Evans | 17 | 22% | 61.0 | 60.7 | 60.3 | ||
| TE-R | Luke Reynolds | 17 | 22% | 51.9 | 53.1 | 56.1 | ||
| RT | JB Nelson | 13 | 17% | 54.4 | 79.9 | 50.3 | ||
| LG | Cooper Cousins | 5 | 7% | 67.2 | 73.0 | 65.3 | ||
| QB | Beau Pribula | 5 | 7% | 55.0 | 54.0 | 60.0 | ||
| RT | Nolan Rucci | 3 | 4% | 60.3 | 73.3 | 59.7 | ||
| HB | Quinton Martin Jr. | 2 | 3% | 60.1 | 60.0 | 67.4 |
DEFENSE (BY GRADE)
| POS | PLAYER | SNAPS | SNAP SHARE | DEF | RDEF | TACK | PRSH | COV |
| ROLB | Abdul Carter | 52 | 87% | 81.9 | 74.6 | 62.4 | 64.9 | 85.9 |
| FS | Jaylen Reed | 60 | 100% | 81.2 | 74.1 | 67.2 | 73.6 | 78.2 |
| MLB | Kobe King | 42 | 70% | 74.2 | 84.0 | 82.2 | 57.2 | 61.6 |
| DRT | Zane Durant | 43 | 72% | 71.0 | 70.0 | 74.3 | 64.5 | 60.0 |
| RCB | Jalen Kimber | 54 | 90% | 69.9 | 63.2 | 78.5 | 69.7 | |
| SCB | Zion Tracy | 31 | 52% | 69.7 | 64.9 | 79.0 | 59.4 | 69.4 |
| RCB | Elliot Washington II | 28 | 47% | 69.4 | 64.7 | 78.5 | 68.4 | |
| SCB | Cam Miller | 32 | 53% | 69.3 | 62.9 | 75.1 | 59.7 | 69.5 |
| DRT | Alonzo Ford Jr. | 11 | 18% | 66.9 | 63.0 | 64.5 | ||
| DLE | Dani Dennis-Sutton | 49 | 82% | 66.4 | 68.6 | 77.0 | 55.8 | 60.0 |
| WLB | Dominic DeLuca | 11 | 18% | 63.2 | 62.4 | 57.0 | 62.7 | |
| MLB | Tony Rojas | 49 | 82% | 63.0 | 60.0 | 52.1 | 63.8 | |
| FS | Zakee Wheatley | 58 | 97% | 62.7 | 67.7 | 84.4 | 59.7 | |
| DLE | Smith Vilbert | 14 | 23% | 61.1 | 65.9 | 72.2 | 54.6 | |
| FS | Dejuan Lane | 2 | 3% | 60.3 | 60.0 | 60.0 | ||
| RCB | A.J. Harris | 47 | 78% | 59.2 | 57.9 | 65.4 | 59.5 | |
| ROLB | Amin Vanover | 17 | 28% | 58.2 | 61.4 | 56.3 | ||
| DLT | Coziah Izzard | 11 | 18% | 57.9 | 59.9 | 69.7 | 56.8 | |
| DLT | Hakeem Beamon | 8 | 13% | 54.5 | 56.3 | 57.7 | ||
| DRT | Dvon J-Thomas | 35 | 58% | 53.6 | 55.5 | 22.2 | 54.5 | |
| MLB | Tyler Elsdon | 6 | 10% | 52.9 | 51.9 | 73.2 | 60.3 |
DEFENSE (BY SNAP COUNT
| POS | PLAYER | SNAPS | SNAP SHARE | DEF | RDEF | TACK | PRSH | COV |
| FS | Jaylen Reed | 60 | 100% | 81.2 | 74.1 | 67.2 | 73.6 | 78.2 |
| FS | Zakee Wheatley | 58 | 97% | 62.7 | 67.7 | 84.4 | 59.7 | |
| RCB | Jalen Kimber | 54 | 90% | 69.9 | 63.2 | 78.5 | 69.7 | |
| ROLB | Abdul Carter | 52 | 87% | 81.9 | 74.6 | 62.4 | 64.9 | 85.9 |
| DLE | Dani Dennis-Sutton | 49 | 82% | 66.4 | 68.6 | 77.0 | 55.8 | 60.0 |
| MLB | Tony Rojas | 49 | 82% | 63.0 | 60.0 | 52.1 | 63.8 | |
| RCB | A.J. Harris | 47 | 78% | 59.2 | 57.9 | 65.4 | 59.5 | |
| DRT | Zane Durant | 43 | 72% | 71.0 | 70.0 | 74.3 | 64.5 | 60.0 |
| MLB | Kobe King | 42 | 70% | 74.2 | 84.0 | 82.2 | 57.2 | 61.6 |
| DRT | Dvon J-Thomas | 35 | 58% | 53.6 | 55.5 | 22.2 | 54.5 | |
| SCB | Cam Miller | 32 | 53% | 69.3 | 62.9 | 75.1 | 59.7 | 69.5 |
| SCB | Zion Tracy | 31 | 52% | 69.7 | 64.9 | 79.0 | 59.4 | 69.4 |
| RCB | Elliot Washington II | 28 | 47% | 69.4 | 64.7 | 78.5 | 68.4 | |
| ROLB | Amin Vanover | 17 | 28% | 58.2 | 61.4 | 56.3 | ||
| DLE | Smith Vilbert | 14 | 23% | 61.1 | 65.9 | 72.2 | 54.6 | |
| DRT | Alonzo Ford Jr. | 11 | 18% | 66.9 | 63.0 | 64.5 | ||
| WLB | Dominic DeLuca | 11 | 18% | 63.2 | 62.4 | 57.0 | 62.7 | |
| DLT | Coziah Izzard | 11 | 18% | 57.9 | 59.9 | 69.7 | 56.8 | |
| DLT | Hakeem Beamon | 8 | 13% | 54.5 | 56.3 | 57.7 | ||
| MLB | Tyler Elsdon | 6 | 10% | 52.9 | 51.9 | 73.2 | 60.3 | |
| FS | Dejuan Lane | 2 | 3% | 60.3 | 60.0 | 60.0 |
