PFF grades for Cavaliers in NC State game

By Jerry Ratcliffe

The grades are in, and here is how Virginia’s offensive and defensive football players scored in the Cavaliers’ heartbreaking loss at NC State on Saturday.

Pro Football Focus grades every player in FBS, and here are Virginia’s grades, plus snap counts, broken down by offense and positions, then defense and positions.

While UVA piled up more than 500 yards of offense, the Cavaliers’ defense was gashed by the Wolfpack most of the game, until finally settling down the last three series. Consequently, Virginia moved the ball deep into State territory on its last three possessions, to the 30, 8 and 12, and walked away with zero points at the most crucial time of the game.

Here are the PFF grades:

Offense

QB: Chandler Morris 78.8 grade (76 snaps)

RB: J’Mari Taylor 80.0 (46), Xavier Brown 61.8 (22), Noah Vaughn 60.5 (8)

WR: Dillon Newton-Short 72.5 (6), Jahmal Edrine 68.0 (57), Trell Harris 67.2 (57), Sudarian Harrison 60.1 (3), Eli Wood 59.9 (14), Kam Courtney 58.9 (9), Cam Ross 56.7 (58), Jayden Thomas 54.9 (15)

TE: John Rogers 66.0 (4), Sage Ennis 64.0 (22), Dakota Twitty 54.4 (59)

OL: McKale Boley 62.6 (76), Ethan Sipe 61.2 (24), Brady Wilson 60.4 (76), Noah Josey 55.7 (76), Drake Metcalf 51.9 (76), Jack Witmer 37.8 (52)

Defense

LB: James Jackson 66.7 (34), Maddox Marcellus 46.0 (24), Landon Danley 38.8 (53)

DL: Jahmeer Carter 77.7 (32), Anthony Britton 73.1 (23), Hunter Osborne 70.9 (16), Daniel Rickert 69.7 (27), Jason Hammond 68.6 (25), Mitchell Melton 65.2 (42), Cazeem Moore 62.0 (24), Fisher Carmac 61.5 (34), Jacob Holmes 47.6 (17)

DB: Ethan Minter 66.9 (47), Corey Costner 66.7 (10), Jordan Robinson 65.3 (37), Donovan Platt 58.3 (50), Emmanuel Karnley 55.4 (24), Devin Neal 54.7 (49), Christian Charles 54.4 (20), Jason Prevard 49.8 (44), Caleb Hardy 35.1 (5)