Minnesota 2021 PFF Grades
Offense
Starters:
LT Sam Schlueter 55.8
LG Conner Olson 78.4
C John Michael Schmitz 87.9
RG Blaise Andries 87.7
RT Daniel Faalele 79.9
TE Ko Kieft 89.4
WR Chris Autman-Bell 75.5
WR Mike Brown-Stephens 68.1
WR Daniel Jackson 67.7
RB Ky Thomas 74.2
QB Tanner Morgan 75.1
Contributors:
(listed in order of most snaps)
TE Brevyn Spann-Ford 81.2
WR Dylan Wright 73.2
OG Axel Ruschmeyer 92.0
WR Brady Boyd 50.8
RB Mar'Keise Irving 73.5
Defense
Starters:
DE Esezi Otomewo 79.1
DT DeAngelo Carter 59.2
DT Nyles Pinckney 59.5
DE Boye Mafe 80.0
LB Mariano Sori-Marin 62.6
LB Jack Gibbens 68.8
LB Braelen Oliver 49.9
CB Justin Walley 70.2
CB Coney Durr 71.1
S Jordan Howden 69.9
S Tyler Nubin 67.5
Contributors:
(listed in order of most snaps)
S Justus Harris 58.2
DE Thomas Rush 72.7
CB Terell Smith 49.2
DT Micah Dew-Treadway 66.2
DT Val Martin 57.0
DE MJ Anderson 67.3
S Michael Dixon 67.2
CB Phillip Howard 61.4
LB Donald Willis 51.5
Defensive Pressures Season To Date
DE Boye Mafe 29 pressures, 6 sacks
DE Esezi Otomewo 20 pressures, 0 sacks
DE Thomas Rush 19 pressures, 7 sacks
DT Nyles Pinckney 14 pressures, 4 sacks
DE MJ Anderson 9 pressures, 1 sack
DT DeAngelo Carter 7 pressures, 1 sack
DT Val Martin 6 pressures, 0 sacks
LB Jack Gibbens 5 pressures, 0 sacks
DT Micah Dew-Treadway 4 pressures, 0 sacks
CB Coney Durr 3 pressures, 1 sack
LB Donald Willis 3 pressures, 0 sacks
LB Mariano Sori-Marin 2 pressures, 0 sacks
S Tyler Nubin 2 pressures, 0 sacks
Pressures Allowed Season To Date
LT Sam Schlueter 13 pressures allowed, 3 sacks, 96.0% efficiency
RT Daniel Faalele 7 pressures allowed, 1 sack, 97.8%
RG Blaise Andries 6 pressures allowed, 0 sacks, 98.3%
TE Ko Kieft 3 pressures allowed, 1 sack, 95.6%
LG Conner Olson 3 pressures allowed, 1 sack, 99.0%
C John Michael Schmitz 3 pressures allowed, 0 sacks, 99.3%
Missed Tackles
S Tyler Nubin 11 missed tackles, 25.6% missed tackle rate
S Justus Harris 10 missed tackles, 33.3%
LB Mariano Sori-Marin 10 missed tackles, 13.5%
LB Jack Gibbens 8 missed tackles, 11.1%
CB Coney Durr 7 missed tackles, 20.6%
LB Braelen Oliver 6 missed tackles, 28.6%
DE Esezi Otomewo 6 missed tackles, 20.7%
DT Nyles Pinckney 5 missed tackles, 23.8%
DT Val Martin 4 missed tackles, 40.0%
DE MJ Anderson 4 missed tackles, 33.3%
DT DeAngelo Carter 4 missed tackles, 23.5%
CB Justin Walley 3 missed tackles, 15.0%
DE Boye Mafe 3 missed tackles, 13.0%
CB Terell Smith 2 missed tackles, 11.8%
CB Phillip Howard 1 missed tackle, 10.0%
DT Micah Dew-Treadway 1 missed tackle, 7.1%
DE Thomas Rush 1 missed tackle, 4.5%
S Jordan Howden 1 missed tackle, 2.4%
Pass Coverage
Statistically, Minnesota's pass defense ranks 5th in the Big Ten in yardage, giving up 195.8 yards per game and ranks 7th in completion percentage at 57.2%.
Minnesota ranks 9th in yards per attempt at 6.9 ypa and 9th in defensive pass efficiency at 127.1.
Minnesota's defense has 4 interceptions on the season, which is tied for 12th in the Big Ten.
Defensive Targets and Completions Allowed
S Justus Harris has given up 21 completions on 30 targets (70.0%) for 190 yards (9.0 ypc) and 1 TD with 2 PBUs and 0 INTs
LB Mariano Sori-Marin has given up 23 completions on 28 targets (82.1%) for 171 yards (7.4 ypc) and 0 TDs with 1 PBU and 1 INT
CB Terell Smith has given up 16 completions on 27 targets (59.3%) for 273 yards (17.1 ypc) and 3 TDs with 2 PBUs and 1 INT
CB Coney Durr has given up 17 completions on 27 targets (63.0%) for 221 yards (13.0 ypc) and 2 TDs with 2 PBUs and 0 INTs
LB Jack Gibbens has given up 18 completions on 25 targets (72.0%) for 157 yards (8.7 ypc) and 2 TDs with 4 PBUs and 0 INTs
CB Justin Walley has given up 13 completions on 24 targets (54.2%) for 150 yards (11.5 ypc) and 1 TD with 4 PBUs and 0 INTs
S Tyler Nubin has given up 6 completions on 20 targets (30.0%) for 103 yards (17.2 ypc) and 1 TD with 2 PBUs and 2 INTs
S Jordan Howden has given up 11 completions on 18 targets (61.1%) for 159 yards (14.5 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs
LB Braelen Oliver has given up 8 completions on 17 targets (47.1%) for 102 yards (12.8 ypc) and 0 TDs with 1 PBU and 0 INTs
CB Phillip Howard has given up 5 completions on 10 targets (50.0%) for 70 yards (14.0 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs
LB Donald Willis has given up 4 completions on 5 targets (80.0%) for 55 yards (13.8 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs
S Michael Dixon has given up 2 completions on 3 targets (66.7%) for 47 yards (23.5 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs
Run Defense
Statistically, Minnesota ranks 3rd in the Big Ten in run defense this season, giving up an average of 103.1 yards per game on the ground and 3.4 yards per carry, which ranks 5th in the Big Ten.
Penalties
Minnesota is the 11th most penalized team in the Big Ten with 39 penalties this season. Yardage wise, Minnesota ranks 9th, averaging 44.4 penalty yards per game.
Most Penalized Players per PFF
Defense:
CB Terell Smith 2
LB Donald Willis 1
DT DeAngelo Carter 1
DE MJ Anderson 1
DE Boye Mafe 1
CB Coney Durr 1
CB Phillip Howard 1
DE Micah Dew-Treadway 1
LB Mariano Sori-Marin 1
Offense:
LT Sam Schlueter 4
OG Axel Ruschmeyer 4
RT Daniel Faalele 2
C John Michael Schmitz 2
LG Conner Olson 2
TE Brevyn Spann-Ford 2
RG Blaise Andries 1
RB Mar'Keise Irving 1
WR Daniel Jackson 1
WR Dylan Wright 73.2
Special Teams:
S Bishop McDonald 2
CB Justin Walley 1
DT DeAngelo Carter 1
DT Val Martin 1
CB Philip Howard 1
Special Teams
Minnesota punter Mark Crawford ranks 11th in the Big Ten with an average of 43.2 yards per punt this season. He has downed 16 punts inside the 20 yard line, which ranks 5th. As a team, Minnesota has a net punting average of 41.9 yards, which ranks 5th in the conference.
Minnesota kicker Matthew Trickett is 10/17 on field goals (58.8%), which is 12th in the Big Ten for accuracy. His longest make this season is from 50 yards. He's 1/4 from 50+ and 3/5 from 40-49 yards. Also, Trickett is 27/29 on PATs this year.
Kickoff specialist Dragan Kesich has 34 touchbacks on 46 kickoffs this season. Minnesota's net average on kickoffs is 42.5 yards, which ranks 6th in the Big Ten.
In the return game, Minnesota ranks 7th in the Big Ten on kickoff returns with an 18.0 yard average and ranks 6th on punt returns with a 9.9 yard average.
Pass Catchers: Targets - Catches - Yards - Drops
WR Chris Autman-Bell has 34 targets with 24 catches (70.6%) for 300 yards (12.5 ypc) and 2 TDs with 2 drops
WR Daniel Jackson has 34 targets with 17 catches (50.0%) for 187 yards (11.0 ypc) and 1 TD with 1 drop
WR Mike Brown-Stephens has 26 targets with 15 catches (57.7%) for 317 yards (21.1 ypc) and 1 TD with 1 drop
WR Dylan Wright has 26 targets with 14 catches (53.8%) for 246 yards (17.6 ypc) and 2 TDs with 2 drops
TE Brevyn Spann-Ford has 19 targets with 15 catches (78.9%) for 161 yards (10.7 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 drops
RB Ky Thomas has 6 targets with 4 catches (66.7%) for 30 yards (7.5 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 drops
TE Ko Kieft has 5 targets with 5 catches (100%) for 53 yards (10.6 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 drops
RB Mar'Keise Irving has 5 targets with 5 catches (100%) for 37 yards (7.4 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 drops
WR Brady Boyd has 4 targets with 2 catches (50.0%) for 18 yards (9.0 ypc) and 0 TDs with 1 drop
Yards After Catch
WR Daniel Jackson 95 YAC, 5.6 per catch
WR Chris Autman-Bell 85 YAC, 3.5 per catch
TE Brevyn Spann-Ford 81 YAC, 5.4 per catch
WR Dylan Wright 77 YAC, 5.5 per catch
WR Mike Brown-Stephens 77 YAC, 5.1 per catch
RB Mar'Keise Irving 45 YAC, 9.0 per catch
RB Ky Thomas 26 YAC, 6.5 per catch
TE Ko Kieft 12 YAC, 2.4 per catch
WR Brady Boyd 4 YAC, 2.0 per catch
Passing Details
QB Tanner Morgan is 102/172 passing (59.3%) for 1,357 yards (7.9 ypa) with 6 TDs and 7 INTs this season.
Here's a full breakdown from PFF on all his passing numbers in different situations.
Offense
Starters:
LT Sam Schlueter 55.8
LG Conner Olson 78.4
C John Michael Schmitz 87.9
RG Blaise Andries 87.7
RT Daniel Faalele 79.9
TE Ko Kieft 89.4
WR Chris Autman-Bell 75.5
WR Mike Brown-Stephens 68.1
WR Daniel Jackson 67.7
RB Ky Thomas 74.2
QB Tanner Morgan 75.1
Contributors:
(listed in order of most snaps)
TE Brevyn Spann-Ford 81.2
WR Dylan Wright 73.2
OG Axel Ruschmeyer 92.0
WR Brady Boyd 50.8
RB Mar'Keise Irving 73.5
Defense
Starters:
DE Esezi Otomewo 79.1
DT DeAngelo Carter 59.2
DT Nyles Pinckney 59.5
DE Boye Mafe 80.0
LB Mariano Sori-Marin 62.6
LB Jack Gibbens 68.8
LB Braelen Oliver 49.9
CB Justin Walley 70.2
CB Coney Durr 71.1
S Jordan Howden 69.9
S Tyler Nubin 67.5
Contributors:
(listed in order of most snaps)
S Justus Harris 58.2
DE Thomas Rush 72.7
CB Terell Smith 49.2
DT Micah Dew-Treadway 66.2
DT Val Martin 57.0
DE MJ Anderson 67.3
S Michael Dixon 67.2
CB Phillip Howard 61.4
LB Donald Willis 51.5
Defensive Pressures Season To Date
DE Boye Mafe 29 pressures, 6 sacks
DE Esezi Otomewo 20 pressures, 0 sacks
DE Thomas Rush 19 pressures, 7 sacks
DT Nyles Pinckney 14 pressures, 4 sacks
DE MJ Anderson 9 pressures, 1 sack
DT DeAngelo Carter 7 pressures, 1 sack
DT Val Martin 6 pressures, 0 sacks
LB Jack Gibbens 5 pressures, 0 sacks
DT Micah Dew-Treadway 4 pressures, 0 sacks
CB Coney Durr 3 pressures, 1 sack
LB Donald Willis 3 pressures, 0 sacks
LB Mariano Sori-Marin 2 pressures, 0 sacks
S Tyler Nubin 2 pressures, 0 sacks
Pressures Allowed Season To Date
LT Sam Schlueter 13 pressures allowed, 3 sacks, 96.0% efficiency
RT Daniel Faalele 7 pressures allowed, 1 sack, 97.8%
RG Blaise Andries 6 pressures allowed, 0 sacks, 98.3%
TE Ko Kieft 3 pressures allowed, 1 sack, 95.6%
LG Conner Olson 3 pressures allowed, 1 sack, 99.0%
C John Michael Schmitz 3 pressures allowed, 0 sacks, 99.3%
Missed Tackles
S Tyler Nubin 11 missed tackles, 25.6% missed tackle rate
S Justus Harris 10 missed tackles, 33.3%
LB Mariano Sori-Marin 10 missed tackles, 13.5%
LB Jack Gibbens 8 missed tackles, 11.1%
CB Coney Durr 7 missed tackles, 20.6%
LB Braelen Oliver 6 missed tackles, 28.6%
DE Esezi Otomewo 6 missed tackles, 20.7%
DT Nyles Pinckney 5 missed tackles, 23.8%
DT Val Martin 4 missed tackles, 40.0%
DE MJ Anderson 4 missed tackles, 33.3%
DT DeAngelo Carter 4 missed tackles, 23.5%
CB Justin Walley 3 missed tackles, 15.0%
DE Boye Mafe 3 missed tackles, 13.0%
CB Terell Smith 2 missed tackles, 11.8%
CB Phillip Howard 1 missed tackle, 10.0%
DT Micah Dew-Treadway 1 missed tackle, 7.1%
DE Thomas Rush 1 missed tackle, 4.5%
S Jordan Howden 1 missed tackle, 2.4%
Pass Coverage
Statistically, Minnesota's pass defense ranks 5th in the Big Ten in yardage, giving up 195.8 yards per game and ranks 7th in completion percentage at 57.2%.
Minnesota ranks 9th in yards per attempt at 6.9 ypa and 9th in defensive pass efficiency at 127.1.
Minnesota's defense has 4 interceptions on the season, which is tied for 12th in the Big Ten.
Defensive Targets and Completions Allowed
S Justus Harris has given up 21 completions on 30 targets (70.0%) for 190 yards (9.0 ypc) and 1 TD with 2 PBUs and 0 INTs
LB Mariano Sori-Marin has given up 23 completions on 28 targets (82.1%) for 171 yards (7.4 ypc) and 0 TDs with 1 PBU and 1 INT
CB Terell Smith has given up 16 completions on 27 targets (59.3%) for 273 yards (17.1 ypc) and 3 TDs with 2 PBUs and 1 INT
CB Coney Durr has given up 17 completions on 27 targets (63.0%) for 221 yards (13.0 ypc) and 2 TDs with 2 PBUs and 0 INTs
LB Jack Gibbens has given up 18 completions on 25 targets (72.0%) for 157 yards (8.7 ypc) and 2 TDs with 4 PBUs and 0 INTs
CB Justin Walley has given up 13 completions on 24 targets (54.2%) for 150 yards (11.5 ypc) and 1 TD with 4 PBUs and 0 INTs
S Tyler Nubin has given up 6 completions on 20 targets (30.0%) for 103 yards (17.2 ypc) and 1 TD with 2 PBUs and 2 INTs
S Jordan Howden has given up 11 completions on 18 targets (61.1%) for 159 yards (14.5 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs
LB Braelen Oliver has given up 8 completions on 17 targets (47.1%) for 102 yards (12.8 ypc) and 0 TDs with 1 PBU and 0 INTs
CB Phillip Howard has given up 5 completions on 10 targets (50.0%) for 70 yards (14.0 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs
LB Donald Willis has given up 4 completions on 5 targets (80.0%) for 55 yards (13.8 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs
S Michael Dixon has given up 2 completions on 3 targets (66.7%) for 47 yards (23.5 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs
Run Defense
Statistically, Minnesota ranks 3rd in the Big Ten in run defense this season, giving up an average of 103.1 yards per game on the ground and 3.4 yards per carry, which ranks 5th in the Big Ten.
Penalties
Minnesota is the 11th most penalized team in the Big Ten with 39 penalties this season. Yardage wise, Minnesota ranks 9th, averaging 44.4 penalty yards per game.
Most Penalized Players per PFF
Defense:
CB Terell Smith 2
LB Donald Willis 1
DT DeAngelo Carter 1
DE MJ Anderson 1
DE Boye Mafe 1
CB Coney Durr 1
CB Phillip Howard 1
DE Micah Dew-Treadway 1
LB Mariano Sori-Marin 1
Offense:
LT Sam Schlueter 4
OG Axel Ruschmeyer 4
RT Daniel Faalele 2
C John Michael Schmitz 2
LG Conner Olson 2
TE Brevyn Spann-Ford 2
RG Blaise Andries 1
RB Mar'Keise Irving 1
WR Daniel Jackson 1
WR Dylan Wright 73.2
Special Teams:
S Bishop McDonald 2
CB Justin Walley 1
DT DeAngelo Carter 1
DT Val Martin 1
CB Philip Howard 1
Special Teams
Minnesota punter Mark Crawford ranks 11th in the Big Ten with an average of 43.2 yards per punt this season. He has downed 16 punts inside the 20 yard line, which ranks 5th. As a team, Minnesota has a net punting average of 41.9 yards, which ranks 5th in the conference.
Minnesota kicker Matthew Trickett is 10/17 on field goals (58.8%), which is 12th in the Big Ten for accuracy. His longest make this season is from 50 yards. He's 1/4 from 50+ and 3/5 from 40-49 yards. Also, Trickett is 27/29 on PATs this year.
Kickoff specialist Dragan Kesich has 34 touchbacks on 46 kickoffs this season. Minnesota's net average on kickoffs is 42.5 yards, which ranks 6th in the Big Ten.
In the return game, Minnesota ranks 7th in the Big Ten on kickoff returns with an 18.0 yard average and ranks 6th on punt returns with a 9.9 yard average.
Pass Catchers: Targets - Catches - Yards - Drops
WR Chris Autman-Bell has 34 targets with 24 catches (70.6%) for 300 yards (12.5 ypc) and 2 TDs with 2 drops
WR Daniel Jackson has 34 targets with 17 catches (50.0%) for 187 yards (11.0 ypc) and 1 TD with 1 drop
WR Mike Brown-Stephens has 26 targets with 15 catches (57.7%) for 317 yards (21.1 ypc) and 1 TD with 1 drop
WR Dylan Wright has 26 targets with 14 catches (53.8%) for 246 yards (17.6 ypc) and 2 TDs with 2 drops
TE Brevyn Spann-Ford has 19 targets with 15 catches (78.9%) for 161 yards (10.7 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 drops
RB Ky Thomas has 6 targets with 4 catches (66.7%) for 30 yards (7.5 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 drops
TE Ko Kieft has 5 targets with 5 catches (100%) for 53 yards (10.6 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 drops
RB Mar'Keise Irving has 5 targets with 5 catches (100%) for 37 yards (7.4 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 drops
WR Brady Boyd has 4 targets with 2 catches (50.0%) for 18 yards (9.0 ypc) and 0 TDs with 1 drop
Yards After Catch
WR Daniel Jackson 95 YAC, 5.6 per catch
WR Chris Autman-Bell 85 YAC, 3.5 per catch
TE Brevyn Spann-Ford 81 YAC, 5.4 per catch
WR Dylan Wright 77 YAC, 5.5 per catch
WR Mike Brown-Stephens 77 YAC, 5.1 per catch
RB Mar'Keise Irving 45 YAC, 9.0 per catch
RB Ky Thomas 26 YAC, 6.5 per catch
TE Ko Kieft 12 YAC, 2.4 per catch
WR Brady Boyd 4 YAC, 2.0 per catch
Passing Details
QB Tanner Morgan is 102/172 passing (59.3%) for 1,357 yards (7.9 ypa) with 6 TDs and 7 INTs this season.
Here's a full breakdown from PFF on all his passing numbers in different situations.
