PFF Grades Iowa’s offense vs Penn State
As you might expect, when you play only 34 snaps in an entire game, generate just four first downs, and score zero points, the grades from Pro Football Focus will likely be less than glowing. That’s exactly what happened on Saturday night in Happy Valley as Penn State shut out Iowa, 31-0.
The Hawkeyes were held to only 76 yards of total offense and turned it over four times via fumbles. Iowa only had the ball for 14 minutes and 33 seconds on offense, which isn’t much at all in a sixty minute game.
Let’s take a look at the Pro Football Focus grades for this week based on those 34 snaps.
QUARTERBACK
CADE McNAMARA – 29.7 overall grade
DEACON HILL – 44.1 overall grade
McNamara’s stats per PFF
Clean Pocket – 3 of 8 for 35 yards
Under Pressure – 2 of 6 for 7 yards
Not Blitzed – 2 of 6 for 7 yards
Blitzed – 3-8 for 35 yards
Play Action – 2 for 4 for 15 yards
No Play Action – 3 of 10 for 27 yards
GRADE THOUGHTS – For the second straight week, McNamara was among the lowest graded players on offense. He has a 34.1 for his passing grade. Hill did not fare much better with a 42.8.
RUNNING BACK
Terrell Washington Jr. – 60.6 overall grade
Leshon Williams – 60.0 overall grade
Hayden Large – 59.5 overall grade
Kamari Moulton – 49.6 overall grade
GRADE THOUGHTS – If there is a bright spot from the grades this week it’s that all three running backs graded out above 70 in their pass blocking. It’s pretty impressive that two true freshmen playing their second college game are this detail oriented. Iowa only had 17 yards rushing and 1.2 per carry, so not much to report there.
TIGHT END
Erick All – 65.9 overall grade
Addison Ostrenga – 41.7 overall grade
Steven Stillianos – 40.7 overall grade
GRADE THOUGHTS – All was Iowa’s leading receiver with 3 receptions for 35 yards. No other tight end caught a pass in the game. Both Ostrenga and Stillianos graded out at 54.5 in passing routes.
WIDE RECEIVERS
Diante Vines – 60.7 overall grade
Jarrett Buie – 60.0 overall grade
Kaleb Brown – 56.6 overall grade
Seth Anderson – 53.8 overall grade
Nico Ragaini – 53.8 overall grade
GRADE THOUGHTS: Everything was basically at replacement level or slightly below as far as overall grades this week. In this game, Iowa wide receivers caught two passes for 18 yards. That’s it. Hard to win football games and score points with such limited involvement.
OFFENSIVE LINE
Logan Jones – 72.3 overall grade
Rusty Feth – 71.2 overall grade
Beau Stephens – 60.8 overall grade
Gennings Dunker – 58.5 overall grade
Connor Colby – 55.4 overall grade
Nick DeJong – 55.1 overall grade
Mason Richman – 50.3 overall grade
GRADE THOUGHTS – It was not a great day for the Iowa offensive line. Iowa allowed three sacks and six quarterback hurries in the loss to Penn State. Mason Richman had a low score of 4.3 in pass protection. Rusty Feth was at 80.3 in pass protection. Logan Jones was highest graded run blocker at 71.5.
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