Kentucky 2021 PFF Grades
Offense
Projected Starters:
LT Dare Rosenthal 78.9
LG Kenneth Horsey 74.4
C Luke Fortner 85.7
RG Austin Dotson 71.5
RT Darian Kinnard 92.2
TE Justin Rigg 61.9
TE Brenden Bates 51.8
WR DeMarcus Harris 63.1
WR Wan'Dale Robinson 90.5
RB Chris Rodriguez 83.1
QB Will Levis 90.9
Contributors:
(listed in order of most snaps)
OG Eli Cox 63.0
WR Josh Ali 71.6
WR Isaiah Epps 56.3
TE Izayah Cummings 63.2
RB Kavosley Smoke 68.7
RB JuTahn McClain 69.8
Defense
Projected Starters:
DE Josh Paschal 90.0
NG Marquan McCall 65.8
DT Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald 61.7
SLB JJ Weaver 63.6
MLB Jacquez Jones 63.4
WLB DeAndre Square 55.1
CB Carrington Valentine 57.1
CB Davonte Robinson 60.1
CB Cedrick Dort 62.3
FS Yusuf Corker 72.3
SS Jalen Geiger 63.5
Contributors:
(listed in order of most snaps)
SS Tyrell Ajian 72.3
CB Quandre Mosely 74.3
SLB Jordan Wright 67.4
LB Trevin Wallace 47.2
CB Vito Tisdale 52.4
NG Justin Rogers 65.5
DT Josaih Hayes 65.3
DT Octavious Oxendine 61.8
DE Tre'vonn Rybka 62.2
SLB KD McDaniel 60.5
Defensive Pressures
DE Josh Paschal 38 pressures, 6 sacks
SLB JJ Weaver 23 pressures, 7 sacks
WLB DeAndre Square 13 pressures, 2 sacks
DT Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald 8 pressures, 3 sacks
MLB Jacquez Jones 8 pressures, 0 sacks
SLB KD McDaniel 8 pressures, 0 sacks
LB Trevin Wallace 7 pressures, 2 sacks
DE Tre'vonn Rybka 7 pressures, 1 sack
SLB Jordan Wright 7 pressures, 1 sack
DT Octavious Oxendine 6 pressures, 1 sack
DT Josaih Hayes 5 pressures, 2 sacks
NG Marquan McCall 5 pressures, 0 sacks
NG Justin Rogers 4 pressures, 2 sacks
CB Vito Tisdale 4 pressures, 1 sack
CB Carrington Valentine 4 pressures, 1 sack
Pressures Allowed Season To Date
LT Dare Rosenthal 19 pressures allowed, 1 sack, 97.2% efficiency
RG Eli Cox 18 pressures allowed, 1 sack, 96.7%
LG Kenneth Horsey 7 pressures allowed, 1 sack, 98.9%
RT Darian Kinnard 7 pressures allowed, 1 sack, 98.9%
TE Brenden Bates 5 pressures allowed, 0 sacks, 95.3%
RG Austin Dotson 5 pressures allowed, 0 sacks, 98.2%
C Luke Fortner 4 pressures allowed, 1 sack, 99.3%
Missed Tackles
MLB Jacquez Jones 13 missed tackles, 13.5% missed tackle rate
WLB DeAndre Square 12 missed tackles, 14.0%
SLB JJ Weaver 10 missed tackles, 26.3%
SS Tyrell Ajian 9 missed tackles, 18.8%
CB Carrington Valentine 9 missed tackles, 14.5%
FS Yusuf Corker 8 missed tackles, 10.0%
LB Trevin Wallace 5 missed tackles, 15.6%
CB Davonte Robinson 5 missed tackles, 11.6%
DE Josh Paschal 4 missed tackles, 7.7%
Pass Coverage
Statistically, Kentucky's pass defense ranks #52 in the country in yardage, giving up 219.2 yards per game.
Looking at yards per attempt allowed defensively, Kentucky also ranks #52 there at 7.05 yards per pass attempt.
Kentucky's defense has 6 interceptions on the season which ranks #123. Iowa's defense is #1 with 24 interceptions.
Defensive Targets and Completions Allowed
CB Carrington Valentine has given up 47 completions on 69 targets (68.1%) for 525 yards (11.2 ypc) and 3 TDs with 3 PBUs and 0 INTs
MLB Jacquez Jones has given up 35 completions on 41 targets (85.4%) for 316 yards (9.0 ypc) and 3 TDs with 3 PBUs and 1 INT
FS Yusuf Corker has given up 19 completions on 38 targets (50.0%) for 166 yards (8.7 ypc) and 1 TD with 6 PBUs and 0 INTs
WLB DeAndre Square has given up 23 completions on 30 targets (76.7%) for 263 yards (11.4 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs
SS Tyrell Ajian has given up 17 completions on 27 targets (63.0%) for 238 yards (14.0 ypc) and 4 TDs with 3 PBUs and 1 INT
CB Quandre Mosely has given up 15 completions on 27 targets (55.6%) for 177 yards (11.8 ypc) and 1 TD with 4 PBUs and 1 INT
CB Davonte Robinson has given up 22 completions on 26 targets (84.6%) for 256 yards (11.6 ypc) and 2 TDs with 1 PBU and 0 INTs
CB Cedrick Dort has given up 15 completions on 21 targets (71.4%) for 144 yards (9.6 ypc) and 2 TDs with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs
CB Vito Tisdale has given up 12 completions on 19 targets (63.2%) for 133 yards (11.1 ypc) and 0 TDs with 2 PBUs and 0 INTs
SS Jalen Geiger has given up 12 completions on 15 targets (80.0%) for 125 yards (10.4 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 PBUs and 1 INT
SLB JJ Weaver has given up 9 completions on 11 targets (81.8%) for 56 yards (6.2 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 PBUs and 2 INTs
Run Offense
Statistically, Kentucky ranks 24th in the country in rushing offense at 206.1 yards per game on the ground and averages 5.51 yards per carry, which ranks #1 in the SEC and #4 in the country.
Run Defense
Kentucky's defense ranks 16th in the country against the run this season, giving up an average of 117.2 yards per game on the ground, and 3.79 yards per carry, which ranks 40th.
Penalties
Kentucky is the 19th least penalized team in the country with 60 penalties in 12 games this season.
Yardage wise, Kentucky ranks 24th best averaging 44.0 penalty yards per game.
Most Penalized Players per PFF
Defense:
CB Cedrick Dort 5
CB Carrington Valentine 4
CB Vito Tisdale 2
DT Octavious Oxendine 2
CB Quandre Mosely 2
NG Marquan McCall 2
MLB Jacquez Jones 2
FS Yusuf Corker 2
Offense:
OG Eli Cox 4
RG Austin Dotson 3
RT Darian Kinnard 3
C Luke Fortner 3
TE Justin Rigg 3
LG Kenneth Horsey 2
Special Teams:
CB Vito Tisdale 2
CB Andru Phillips 2
Special Teams
Kentucky only punted 35 times in 12 games this season compared to Iowa's 76 punts in 13 games.
If he had enough punts to qualify, Kentucky punter Colin Goodfellow would rank just ahead of Tory Taylor at #12 in the country averaging 46.0 yards per punt. Goodfellow has downed 11 punts inside the 20 yard line and has 5 touchbacks.
As a team, Kentucky has a net punting average of 40.8 yards which ranks #39 in the country.
Kentucky kicker Matt Ruffolo is 8/11 on field goals (72.7%) this season with a long of 45 yards.
Ruffolo is 3/3 from 20-29 yards, 1/3 from 30-39, 4/4 from 40-49, and 0/1 from 50+. He is 55/54 on PATs this season.
Kickoff specialist Chance Poore is averaging 62.3 yards per kickoff with 53 touchbacks on 73 kickoffs this season. Opponents are averaging 22.4 yards per kickoff return against Kentucky.
In the return game, Kentucky has returned just 18 kickoffs this season with an average of 16.7 yards per return, which ranks 114th in the country. On punt returns, Kentucky has returned 16 with an average of 10.3 yards which ranks 37th.
Pass Catchers: Targets - Catches - Yards - Drops
WR Wan'Dale Robinson has 128 targets with 94 catches (73.4%) for 1,172 yards (12.5 ypc) and 7 TDs with 7 drops
WR Josh Ali has 60 targets with 41 catches (68.3%) for 601 yards (14.7 ypc) and 3 TDs with 3 drops
TE Izayah Cummings has 26 targets with 13 catches (50.0%) for 182 yards (14.0 ypc) and 3 TDs with 1 drop
TE Justin Rigg has 20 targets with 18 catches (90.0%) for 178 yards (9.9 ypc) and 4 TDs with 0 drops
RB Chris Rodriguez has 16 targets with 12 catches (75.0%) for 56 yards (4.7 ypc) and 2 TDs with 1 drop
WR Isaiah Epps 56.3 has 16 targets with 10 catches (62.5%) for 169 yards (16.9 ypc) and 1 TD with 1 drop
WR DeMarcus Harris has 15 targets with 10 catches (66.7%) for 122 yards (12.2 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 drops
TE Brenden Bates has 11 targets with 10 catches (90.9%) for 64 yards (6.4 ypc) and 1 TD with 1 drop
RB JuTahn McClain has 6 targets with 6 catches (100%) for 42 yards (7.0 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 droips
RB Kavosley Smoke has 6 targets with 1 catch (16.7%) for 12 yards (12.0 ypc) and 0 TDs with 2 drops
Yards After Catch
WR Wan'Dale Robinson 544 YAC, 5.8 per catch
WR Josh Ali 264 YAC, 6.4 per catch
TE Justin Rigg 132 YAC, 7.3 per catch
RB Chris Rodriguez 82 YAC, 6.8 per catch
WR Isaiah Epps 55 YAC, 5.5 per catch
TE Brenden Bates 41 YAC, 4.1 per catch
RB JuTahn McClain 34 YAC, 5.7 per catch
TE Izayah Cummings 32 YAC, 2.5 per catch
WR DeMarcus Harris 27 YAC, 2.7 per catch
Passing Details
QB Will Levis is 215/324 passing (66.4%) for 2,594 yards (8.0 ypa) with 23 TDs and 12 INTs this season.
Here's a full breakdown from PFF on all his passing numbers in different situations.
Offense
Projected Starters:
LT Dare Rosenthal 78.9
LG Kenneth Horsey 74.4
C Luke Fortner 85.7
RG Austin Dotson 71.5
RT Darian Kinnard 92.2
TE Justin Rigg 61.9
TE Brenden Bates 51.8
WR DeMarcus Harris 63.1
WR Wan'Dale Robinson 90.5
RB Chris Rodriguez 83.1
QB Will Levis 90.9
Contributors:
(listed in order of most snaps)
OG Eli Cox 63.0
WR Isaiah Epps 56.3
TE Izayah Cummings 63.2
RB Kavosley Smoke 68.7
RB JuTahn McClain 69.8
Defense
Projected Starters:
DE Josh Paschal 90.0
NG Marquan McCall 65.8
DT Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald 61.7
SLB JJ Weaver 63.6
MLB Jacquez Jones 63.4
WLB DeAndre Square 55.1
CB Carrington Valentine 57.1
CB Davonte Robinson 60.1
CB Cedrick Dort 62.3
FS Yusuf Corker 72.3
SS Jalen Geiger 63.5
Contributors:
(listed in order of most snaps)
SS Tyrell Ajian 72.3
CB Quandre Mosely 74.3
SLB Jordan Wright 67.4
LB Trevin Wallace 47.2
CB Vito Tisdale 52.4
NG Justin Rogers 65.5
DT Josaih Hayes 65.3
DT Octavious Oxendine 61.8
DE Tre'vonn Rybka 62.2
SLB KD McDaniel 60.5
Defensive Pressures
DE Josh Paschal 38 pressures, 6 sacks
SLB JJ Weaver 23 pressures, 7 sacks
WLB DeAndre Square 13 pressures, 2 sacks
DT Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald 8 pressures, 3 sacks
MLB Jacquez Jones 8 pressures, 0 sacks
SLB KD McDaniel 8 pressures, 0 sacks
LB Trevin Wallace 7 pressures, 2 sacks
DE Tre'vonn Rybka 7 pressures, 1 sack
SLB Jordan Wright 7 pressures, 1 sack
DT Octavious Oxendine 6 pressures, 1 sack
DT Josaih Hayes 5 pressures, 2 sacks
NG Marquan McCall 5 pressures, 0 sacks
NG Justin Rogers 4 pressures, 2 sacks
CB Vito Tisdale 4 pressures, 1 sack
CB Carrington Valentine 4 pressures, 1 sack
Pressures Allowed Season To Date
LT Dare Rosenthal 19 pressures allowed, 1 sack, 97.2% efficiency
RG Eli Cox 18 pressures allowed, 1 sack, 96.7%
LG Kenneth Horsey 7 pressures allowed, 1 sack, 98.9%
RT Darian Kinnard 7 pressures allowed, 1 sack, 98.9%
TE Brenden Bates 5 pressures allowed, 0 sacks, 95.3%
RG Austin Dotson 5 pressures allowed, 0 sacks, 98.2%
C Luke Fortner 4 pressures allowed, 1 sack, 99.3%
Missed Tackles
MLB Jacquez Jones 13 missed tackles, 13.5% missed tackle rate
WLB DeAndre Square 12 missed tackles, 14.0%
SLB JJ Weaver 10 missed tackles, 26.3%
SS Tyrell Ajian 9 missed tackles, 18.8%
CB Carrington Valentine 9 missed tackles, 14.5%
FS Yusuf Corker 8 missed tackles, 10.0%
LB Trevin Wallace 5 missed tackles, 15.6%
CB Davonte Robinson 5 missed tackles, 11.6%
DE Josh Paschal 4 missed tackles, 7.7%
Pass Coverage
Statistically, Kentucky's pass defense ranks #52 in the country in yardage, giving up 219.2 yards per game.
Looking at yards per attempt allowed defensively, Kentucky also ranks #52 there at 7.05 yards per pass attempt.
Kentucky's defense has 6 interceptions on the season which ranks #123. Iowa's defense is #1 with 24 interceptions.
Defensive Targets and Completions Allowed
CB Carrington Valentine has given up 47 completions on 69 targets (68.1%) for 525 yards (11.2 ypc) and 3 TDs with 3 PBUs and 0 INTs
MLB Jacquez Jones has given up 35 completions on 41 targets (85.4%) for 316 yards (9.0 ypc) and 3 TDs with 3 PBUs and 1 INT
FS Yusuf Corker has given up 19 completions on 38 targets (50.0%) for 166 yards (8.7 ypc) and 1 TD with 6 PBUs and 0 INTs
WLB DeAndre Square has given up 23 completions on 30 targets (76.7%) for 263 yards (11.4 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs
SS Tyrell Ajian has given up 17 completions on 27 targets (63.0%) for 238 yards (14.0 ypc) and 4 TDs with 3 PBUs and 1 INT
CB Quandre Mosely has given up 15 completions on 27 targets (55.6%) for 177 yards (11.8 ypc) and 1 TD with 4 PBUs and 1 INT
CB Davonte Robinson has given up 22 completions on 26 targets (84.6%) for 256 yards (11.6 ypc) and 2 TDs with 1 PBU and 0 INTs
CB Cedrick Dort has given up 15 completions on 21 targets (71.4%) for 144 yards (9.6 ypc) and 2 TDs with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs
CB Vito Tisdale has given up 12 completions on 19 targets (63.2%) for 133 yards (11.1 ypc) and 0 TDs with 2 PBUs and 0 INTs
SS Jalen Geiger has given up 12 completions on 15 targets (80.0%) for 125 yards (10.4 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 PBUs and 1 INT
SLB JJ Weaver has given up 9 completions on 11 targets (81.8%) for 56 yards (6.2 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 PBUs and 2 INTs
Run Offense
Statistically, Kentucky ranks 24th in the country in rushing offense at 206.1 yards per game on the ground and averages 5.51 yards per carry, which ranks #1 in the SEC and #4 in the country.
Run Defense
Kentucky's defense ranks 16th in the country against the run this season, giving up an average of 117.2 yards per game on the ground, and 3.79 yards per carry, which ranks 40th.
Penalties
Kentucky is the 19th least penalized team in the country with 60 penalties in 12 games this season.
Yardage wise, Kentucky ranks 24th best averaging 44.0 penalty yards per game.
Most Penalized Players per PFF
Defense:
CB Cedrick Dort 5
CB Carrington Valentine 4
CB Vito Tisdale 2
DT Octavious Oxendine 2
CB Quandre Mosely 2
NG Marquan McCall 2
MLB Jacquez Jones 2
FS Yusuf Corker 2
Offense:
OG Eli Cox 4
RG Austin Dotson 3
RT Darian Kinnard 3
C Luke Fortner 3
TE Justin Rigg 3
LG Kenneth Horsey 2
Special Teams:
CB Vito Tisdale 2
CB Andru Phillips 2
Special Teams
Kentucky only punted 35 times in 12 games this season compared to Iowa's 76 punts in 13 games.
If he had enough punts to qualify, Kentucky punter Colin Goodfellow would rank just ahead of Tory Taylor at #12 in the country averaging 46.0 yards per punt. Goodfellow has downed 11 punts inside the 20 yard line and has 5 touchbacks.
As a team, Kentucky has a net punting average of 40.8 yards which ranks #39 in the country.
Kentucky kicker Matt Ruffolo is 8/11 on field goals (72.7%) this season with a long of 45 yards.
Ruffolo is 3/3 from 20-29 yards, 1/3 from 30-39, 4/4 from 40-49, and 0/1 from 50+. He is 55/54 on PATs this season.
Kickoff specialist Chance Poore is averaging 62.3 yards per kickoff with 53 touchbacks on 73 kickoffs this season. Opponents are averaging 22.4 yards per kickoff return against Kentucky.
In the return game, Kentucky has returned just 18 kickoffs this season with an average of 16.7 yards per return, which ranks 114th in the country. On punt returns, Kentucky has returned 16 with an average of 10.3 yards which ranks 37th.
Pass Catchers: Targets - Catches - Yards - Drops
WR Wan'Dale Robinson has 128 targets with 94 catches (73.4%) for 1,172 yards (12.5 ypc) and 7 TDs with 7 drops
TE Izayah Cummings has 26 targets with 13 catches (50.0%) for 182 yards (14.0 ypc) and 3 TDs with 1 drop
TE Justin Rigg has 20 targets with 18 catches (90.0%) for 178 yards (9.9 ypc) and 4 TDs with 0 drops
RB Chris Rodriguez has 16 targets with 12 catches (75.0%) for 56 yards (4.7 ypc) and 2 TDs with 1 drop
WR DeMarcus Harris has 15 targets with 10 catches (66.7%) for 122 yards (12.2 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 drops
TE Brenden Bates has 11 targets with 10 catches (90.9%) for 64 yards (6.4 ypc) and 1 TD with 1 drop
RB JuTahn McClain has 6 targets with 6 catches (100%) for 42 yards (7.0 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 droips
RB Kavosley Smoke has 6 targets with 1 catch (16.7%) for 12 yards (12.0 ypc) and 0 TDs with 2 drops
Yards After Catch
WR Wan'Dale Robinson 544 YAC, 5.8 per catch
TE Justin Rigg 132 YAC, 7.3 per catch
RB Chris Rodriguez 82 YAC, 6.8 per catch
TE Brenden Bates 41 YAC, 4.1 per catch
RB JuTahn McClain 34 YAC, 5.7 per catch
TE Izayah Cummings 32 YAC, 2.5 per catch
WR DeMarcus Harris 27 YAC, 2.7 per catch
Passing Details
QB Will Levis is 215/324 passing (66.4%) for 2,594 yards (8.0 ypa) with 23 TDs and 12 INTs this season.
Here's a full breakdown from PFF on all his passing numbers in different situations.
