PFF Grades for Iowa offense vs. Purdue
The Iowa offense will once again begin the week at the bottom of the national rankings when it comes to total offense. But, they did improve their numbers this past week with 291 yards of total offense.
Most importantly for the Hawkeye offense, the ground game found solid footing with 181 yards rushing. Meanwhile Deacon Hill struggled to connect with his receivers on a regular basis, finishing with 110 yards passing and one touchdown toss to go along with a single interception.
How did the Hawkeyes grade out on the offensive side of the ball according to Pro Football Focus? We will break it all down on a position by position basis.
QUARTERBACK
Deacon Hill – 67.8 overall grade
Analysis – Hill had a pretty decent overall grade, particularly considering he completed only 6 of his 21 of his passes. But, a few of his throws were deemed higher quality and that helped him earn a 67.3 grade as far as passing. Here is a look at some of the other numbers for Hill.
Kept Clean: 3-8 for 37 yards and one touchdown
Under Pressure: 3-13 for 73 yards
Not Blitzed: 2-7 for 31 yards
Blitzed: 4-14 for 79 yards and one touchdown
Play Action: 3-6 for 62 yards and one touchdown
No Play Action: 3-15 for 48 yards
RUNNING BACK
Kaleb Johnson – 66.9 overall grade
Leshon Williams – 60.3 overall grade
Hayden Large – 58.9 overall grade
Analysis – Johnson had the best day of the backs and that was reflected in the grades. He had 134 yards on the ground and averaged 7.9 yards per carry. Williams was also impressive, averaging 5.7 yards per carry. Big difference in blocking grade for the two main backs. Johnson had a 14.3 grade and Williams was at 71.8.
WIDE RECEIVER
Diante Vines – 54.0 overall grade
Nico Ragaini – 53.4 overall grade
Seth Anderson – 52.8 overall grade
Analysis – Rough game for the Iowa receiver group. They had zero receptions, which is hard to believe. They were targeted seven times in the game. Anderson probably was closest to a reception and he had the ball go off him and resulted in an interception.
TIGHT END
Erick All – 89.9 overall grade
Steven Stillianos – 60.3 overall grade
Zach Ortwerth – 60.0 overall grade
Johnny Pascuzzi – 51.2 overall grade
Analysis – Hard to imagine any tight end having a better overall grade this week than All. He had five receptions for 97 yards and made several very tough receptions. Stillianos had an excellent run block grade of 69.9 and helped spring the long touchdown run by Kaleb Johnson.
OFFENSIVE LINE
Rusty Feth – 66.6 overall grade
Logan Jones – 65.8 overall grade
Mason Richman – 60.8 overall grade
Gennings Dunker – 59.0 overall grade
Connor Colby – 53.2 overall grade
Beau Stephens – 53.1 overall grade
Analysis – There were some rough pass block grades for Richman and Colby, both in the teens, but they were both playing hurt. Some solid run block grades, including a 67.1 for Richman.
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