Tennessee improved to 4-0 by defeating No. 20 Florida Saturday afternoon.
The Vols offense was phenomenal in the win as Hendon Hooker cemented his Tennessee legacy with a memorable performance.
If you need a reminder on how Pro Football Focus works, read the opening of the Ball State grades.
Let’s see how the Vols graded out.
Elite grade = 90-100, All-Conference = 85-89, Starter = 70-84, Backup = 60-69, Replaceable = 60 >
Offensive Grades (minimum 17 plays — 25% of offensive plays)
QB Hendon Hooker — 92.9 (72 plays)
WR Bru McCoy — 72.7 (72 plays)
RB Jabari Small — 72.2 (48 plays)
WR Ramel Keyton — 68.9 (72 plays)
WR Jalin Hyatt — 66.8 (64 plays)
RB Jaylen Wright — 66.5 (22 plays)
TE Jacob Warren — 63.4 (46 plays)
RT Darnell Wright — 63.2 (72 plays)
C Cooper Mays — 60.8 (72 plays)
RG Javontez Spraggins — 59.5 (72 plays)
TE Princeton Fant — 58.6 (36 plays)
LG Jerome Carvin — 54.6 (72 plays)
LT Gerald Mincey — 40.2 (72 plays)
Josh Heupel said that Hendon Hooker played at an “elite level” following the game. The PFF grade agreed as Hooker graded out as the Vols’ best offensive player for the third time in four games this season.
There was a pretty clear discrepancy between the grades of Tennessee’s skill position players and offensive linemen. Five of the six worst grades came from the starting offensive line.
The Vols played just 13 offensive players in the win.
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Defensive Grades (minimum 22 plays — 25% of defensive plays)
DT Omari Thomas — 76.3 (64 plays)
DE Byron Young — 74.3 (70 plays)
DT Kurrott Garland — 72.2 (28 plays)
LB Jeremy Banks — 66.4 (66 plays)
DT La’Trell Bumphus — 66.0 (36 plays)
DE Roman Harrison — 64.8 (41 plays)
DE Tyler Baron — 64.1 (36 plays)
LB Aaron Beasley — 63.4 (38 plays)
CB Christian Charles — 62.1 (81 plays)
CB Kamal Hadden — 60.3 (89 plays)
S Jaylen McCollough — 56.9 (90 plays)
S Trevon Flowers — 54.5 (90 plays)
LB Juwan Mitchell — 53.0 (62 plays)
STAR Tarmarion McDonald — 44.8 (74 plays)
Omari Thomas was fantastic in the win while playing a wild 64 snaps as a defensive tackle. He recorded five tackles and an important forced fumble.
It was a tough afternoon for the Vols’ secondary with the five starters grading out as six of the worst defenders in the win.
A few grades from guys that played less than 22 snaps. Da’Jon Terry (78.8 in 11 plays), Joshua Josephs (78.2 in eight plays) and Elijah Simmons (75.9 in 14 plays).
