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Wisconsin boasts two of PFF’s three highest-graded players in the NFL

The NFL season is now already a month old with Week 4 games in progress as this is being written. The job that former Badgers…

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The NFL season is now already a month old with Week 4 games in progress as this is being written.

The tremendous job that former Badgers Russell Wilson, Jonathan Taylor, Ryan Ramczyk, T.J. Watt and more have done thus far has been heavily documented.

Today ProFootballFocus continued to express love towards Wisconsin products that have become NFL stars when it released the three highest-graded players through the first three weeks of the NFL season.

As seen above, and to nobody’s surprise, No. 2 and No. 3 on the list are T.J. Watt and Wilson, both players who have started the season playing at an All-Pro level.

First, Wilson’s stats thus far are numbers to marvel at: 3 games, 76.7 completion percentage, 925 yards, 14 touchdowns, 1 interception, 14 rushes, 90 rushing yards. That, remarkably, amounts to an average of 308 yards and 4.66 touchdowns per game.

That is what MVP football looks like.

Now to Watt, who has been putting up similar numbers from the defensive side of the football.

His stat line thus far? 3 games, 9 tackles, 8 solo tackles, 3.5 sacks, one interception, 2 passes defended and 2 run stuffs.

He and Wilson have cemented themselves as absolutely dominant forces in the game and, if their current performance is any indication, that doesn’t seem to be changing anytime soon.

Larry Ogunjobi, Wyatt Teller receive top Browns scores from Pro Football Focus

Teller, Ogunjobi and Njoku were the top-graded players at their positions around the entire NFL in Week 1

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Pro Football Focus released its initial game grades for every Cleveland Browns player in the Week 1 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Despite the lopsided 38-6 loss, PFF did find a couple of Browns who performed at an elite level.

Right guard Wyatt Teller scored an outstanding 91.2 for the Browns. Not only does it top the Browns offensive scoring from PFF, but it makes Teller the highest-graded guard in the entire league through Sunday’s games.

Defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi also posted an elite score, grading out with a 94.5 on 31 snaps. That is also the highest score given to any defensive lineman from any weekend game via PFF.

On the full team level, the Browns fared surprisingly well overall. Cleveland’s team grade of 61.9 was higher than seven other teams, including the Washington Football Team, which won on Sunday. The Browns grade was propped up in part by an excellent tackling mark of 85.6, the second-highest of any team.

Tight end David Njoku also topped the 90.0 mark, earning a grade of 92.3 in his 17 snaps before leaving with a knee injury. That’s also the top score of any TE, though Njoku played less than 25% of the Browns snaps.

On the flip side, no team scored worse than the Browns on special teams. Others scoring terribly for Cleveland:

  • Safety Andrew Sendejo – 30.9
  • LB B.J. Goodson – 38.4
  • CB Tavierre Thomas – 45.8
  • WR Odell Beckham Jr. – 46.6
  • TE Harrison Bryant – 50.5

Sam Ehlinger was the best quarterback against the blitz last season

According to PFF grades, Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger was the most efficient against the blitz last season.

Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger is well-known around the college football community, but his talent and production often feel underappreciated. Continue reading “Sam Ehlinger was the best quarterback against the blitz last season”

Sam Ehlinger was the best quarterback against the blitz last season

According to PFF grades, Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger was the most efficient against the blitz last season.

Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger is well-known around the college football community, but his talent and production often feel underappreciated. Continue reading “Sam Ehlinger was the best quarterback against the blitz last season”

Jamie Gillan was the best rookie punter of the last five years

Gillan was the No. 3 overall punter in 2019 as a rookie

At this time a year ago, nobody thought much about the undrafted rookie punter/kicker from Arkansas Pine-Bluff. Jamie Gillan was just a camp leg designed to keep veteran punter Britton Colquitt from overworking, or so many believed.

Gillan quickly proved more than some camp curiosity. Once he proved he could function as the holder on placekicks, Gillan supplanted Colquitt as the Browns’ punter. The rocked-up, long-haired Scotsman won over the fans quickly, too.

The gamble on Gillan paid off. He captured the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month in September and wound up in the top 10 in both gross and net punting in his rookie campaign. His great season was the best for any rookie punter that Pro Football Focus has graded since the start of 2015.

Gillan finished third overall among NFL punters in 2019. That’s one spot above the man whose job he usurped, Colquitt, who latched on with Minnesota. Way to go, Hammer!