First, here's a look at Penn State's projected starters and contributors and their PFF grades on the season so far.
OFFENSE - STARTERS
LT Rasheed Walker 68.6
LG Mike Miranda 63.5
C Michal Menet 64.2
RG Will Fries 82.8
RT Caedan Wallace 63.3
TE Pat Freiermuth 83.0
WR Jahan Dotson 73.2
WR Parker Washington 65.5
WR Daniel George 54.1
RB Devyn Ford 62.1
QB Sean Clifford 55.3
OFFENSE - CONTRIBUTORS
QB Will Levis 58.4
WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith 55.1
TE Brenton Strange 56.8
RB Caziah Holmes 64.3
RG C.J. Thorpe 57.9
LG Des Holmes 55.9
RB Keyvone Lee 75.8
DEFENSE - STARTERS
DE Shaka Toney 68.7
DT PJ Mustipher 63.4
DT Antonio Shelton 73.3
DE Jayson Oweh 84.2
OLB Jesse Luketa 51.6
MLB Ellis Brooks 61.1
OLB Brandon Smith 57.0
CB Tariq Castro-Fields 67.2
CB Joey Porter Jr. 70.2
S Jaquan Brisker 74.6
S Lamont Wade 50.2
DEFENSE - CONTRIBUTORS
DT Antonio Shelton 73.3
OLB Lance Dixon 61.2
S Ji'Ayir Brown 63.5
DT Hakeem Beamon 53.8
CB Marquis Wilson 61.7
DE Adisa Isaac 60.8
DE Shane Simmons 64.0
DEFENSIVE PRESSURES
DE Jayson Oweh 15
DE Shaka Toney 9
DT PJ Mustipher 5
MLB Ellis Brooks 4
OLB Brandon Smith 4
DT Hakeem Beamon 2
DE Shane Simmons 2
CB Joey Porter Jr. 2
DEFENSIVE BACKS/LINEBACKERS IN COVERAGE
S Lamont Wade - given up 15 completions on 21 targets (71.4%) for 176 yards and 3 TDs with 1 INT
CB Joey Porter Jr. - given up 11 completions on 17 targets (64.7%) for 120 yards and 3 TDs
OLB Brandon Smith - given up 11 completions on 12 targets (91.7%) for 98 yards with 1 INT
OLB Jesse Luketa - given up 9 completions on 11 targets (81.8%) for 107 yards
CB Tariq Castro-Fields - given up 7 completions on 11 targets (63.6%) for 89 yards and 1 TD
MLB Ellis Brooks - given up 8 completions on 10 targets (80.0%) for 89 yards and 1 TD
S Jaquan Brisker - given up 6 completions on 9 targets (66.7%) for 51 yards
Overall Penn State is giving up a high rate of completions (66.7%) and ranks 12th in the Big Ten in defensive pass efficiency ahead of only Rutgers and Illinois.
OFFENSIVE PRESSURES ALLOWED
QB Sean Clifford 16 pressures, 5 sacks (that's a lot of blame on the QB)
LT Rasheed Walker 9 pressures, 1 sack
C Michal Menet 9 pressures, 1 sack
LG Mike Miranda 6 pressures
RG C.J. Thorpe 5 pressures
RG/RT Will Fries 3 pressures
RT Caedan Wallace 2 pressures
PASSING
Sean Clifford
Overall, Clifford is 74/130 (56.9%) for 896 yards with with 9 TDs and 6 INTs
When pressured, Clifford is 10/28 (35.7%) for 159 yards with 1 TD and 3 INTs
When not pressured, Clifford is 64/102 (62.7%) for 727 yards with 8 TDs and 3 INTs
When blitzed, Clifford is 24/54 (44.4%) for 232 yards with 3 TDs and 4 INTs
When not blitzed, Clifford is 50/76 (65.8%) for 664 yards with 6 TDs and 2 INTs
Will Levis
Overall, Levis is 14/31 (45.2%) for 219 yards with 0 TDs and 0 INTs
When pressured, Levis is 2/7 (28.6%) for 89 yards
When not pressured, Levis is 12/24 (50.0%) for 130 yards
When blitzed, Levis is 7/20 (35.0%) for 94 yards
When not blitzed, Levis is 7/11 (63.6%) for 125 yards
PASSING CHARTS
OFFENSE - STARTERS
LT Rasheed Walker 68.6
LG Mike Miranda 63.5
C Michal Menet 64.2
RG Will Fries 82.8
RT Caedan Wallace 63.3
TE Pat Freiermuth 83.0
WR Jahan Dotson 73.2
WR Parker Washington 65.5
WR Daniel George 54.1
RB Devyn Ford 62.1
QB Sean Clifford 55.3
OFFENSE - CONTRIBUTORS
QB Will Levis 58.4
WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith 55.1
TE Brenton Strange 56.8
RB Caziah Holmes 64.3
RG C.J. Thorpe 57.9
LG Des Holmes 55.9
RB Keyvone Lee 75.8
DEFENSE - STARTERS
DE Shaka Toney 68.7
DT PJ Mustipher 63.4
DT Antonio Shelton 73.3
DE Jayson Oweh 84.2
OLB Jesse Luketa 51.6
MLB Ellis Brooks 61.1
OLB Brandon Smith 57.0
CB Tariq Castro-Fields 67.2
CB Joey Porter Jr. 70.2
S Jaquan Brisker 74.6
S Lamont Wade 50.2
DEFENSE - CONTRIBUTORS
DT Antonio Shelton 73.3
OLB Lance Dixon 61.2
S Ji'Ayir Brown 63.5
DT Hakeem Beamon 53.8
CB Marquis Wilson 61.7
DE Adisa Isaac 60.8
DE Shane Simmons 64.0
DEFENSIVE PRESSURES
DE Jayson Oweh 15
DE Shaka Toney 9
DT PJ Mustipher 5
MLB Ellis Brooks 4
OLB Brandon Smith 4
DT Hakeem Beamon 2
DE Shane Simmons 2
CB Joey Porter Jr. 2
DEFENSIVE BACKS/LINEBACKERS IN COVERAGE
S Lamont Wade - given up 15 completions on 21 targets (71.4%) for 176 yards and 3 TDs with 1 INT
CB Joey Porter Jr. - given up 11 completions on 17 targets (64.7%) for 120 yards and 3 TDs
OLB Brandon Smith - given up 11 completions on 12 targets (91.7%) for 98 yards with 1 INT
OLB Jesse Luketa - given up 9 completions on 11 targets (81.8%) for 107 yards
CB Tariq Castro-Fields - given up 7 completions on 11 targets (63.6%) for 89 yards and 1 TD
MLB Ellis Brooks - given up 8 completions on 10 targets (80.0%) for 89 yards and 1 TD
S Jaquan Brisker - given up 6 completions on 9 targets (66.7%) for 51 yards
Overall Penn State is giving up a high rate of completions (66.7%) and ranks 12th in the Big Ten in defensive pass efficiency ahead of only Rutgers and Illinois.
OFFENSIVE PRESSURES ALLOWED
QB Sean Clifford 16 pressures, 5 sacks (that's a lot of blame on the QB)
LT Rasheed Walker 9 pressures, 1 sack
C Michal Menet 9 pressures, 1 sack
LG Mike Miranda 6 pressures
RG C.J. Thorpe 5 pressures
RG/RT Will Fries 3 pressures
RT Caedan Wallace 2 pressures
PASSING
Sean Clifford
Overall, Clifford is 74/130 (56.9%) for 896 yards with with 9 TDs and 6 INTs
When pressured, Clifford is 10/28 (35.7%) for 159 yards with 1 TD and 3 INTs
When not pressured, Clifford is 64/102 (62.7%) for 727 yards with 8 TDs and 3 INTs
When blitzed, Clifford is 24/54 (44.4%) for 232 yards with 3 TDs and 4 INTs
When not blitzed, Clifford is 50/76 (65.8%) for 664 yards with 6 TDs and 2 INTs
Will Levis
Overall, Levis is 14/31 (45.2%) for 219 yards with 0 TDs and 0 INTs
When pressured, Levis is 2/7 (28.6%) for 89 yards
When not pressured, Levis is 12/24 (50.0%) for 130 yards
When blitzed, Levis is 7/20 (35.0%) for 94 yards
When not blitzed, Levis is 7/11 (63.6%) for 125 yards
PASSING CHARTS
