Each week I'll dig deeper than the traditional box score, so let’s dive into Tennessee's Week 4 advanced stats, courtesy of Pro Football Focus.
As a reminder, this is the PFF grading scale.
< 50 = Backup
50-59 = Below average starter
60-69 = Average starter
70-79 = Above average starter
80-89 = Very good
90-99 = Elite
With that … the PFF data Tennessee-Florida advanced stats…
OFFENSIVE GRADES
At first glance, Guarantano’s grade looks out of whack, but PFF puts an emphasis on throws under pressure, and the big completion to Jennings and two others accounted for nearly half of his passing stats Saturday. The data also penalized Jennings for the first INT.
Against UF’s blitzes, Guarantano was 4 of 6 for 61 yards and no sacks. Both his sacks came vs. standard 4-man pressures.
Similarly, Todd Grantham didn’t really blitz Brian Maurer either, dropping seven on 12 of Maurer’s 14 snaps. Against standard pressure (3 or 4-man), Maurer was 3 of 9 for 37 yards, one interception and two sacks. He also had two batted passes and an NFL passer rating of 7.4
For whatever reason, Tennessee didn’t even really try to run the ball Saturday. Tim Jordan had three carries late, but Ty Chandler and Eric Gray combined for just six touches in the first half. Tennessee had 97 total rushing yards from Gray, Chandler, Jordan, Guarantano, Crouch and Maurer — with 28 yards coming on the only two runs over 10 yards (Chandler, 12 yards and Gray, 16 yards). The team’s longest run of the day came on a nice play running behind Locklear.
Finally on the tailbacks, while UF didn’t pressure much, Gray, Chandler and Jordan were all solid in pass protection, all grading out north of 72 in that area. That’s been an issue in the backfield all season, so some progress there is worth pointing out.
On the offensive line, Smith and Kennedy graded out as the team’s best pass protectors, with neither allowing a pressure. Jonathan Greenard (who graded out as a 95.1) gave Tennessee’s right side of the offensive line fits though, finishing with five hurries, a sack and three batted passes.
Wright again graded out as the team’s lowest run blocker. He played 51 (of 57) snaps Saturday — 26 at right guard and 25 at right tackle. Calbert, who got dinged up and later returned, played 31 snaps and finished as the team’s lowest pass protector.
At receiver, the Vols continue to struggle to find ways to complete passes to Marquez Callaway. He caught just one of four targets Saturday and has a reception rate — with zero drops mind you — of just 55 percent on the season. Tennessee was much more successful going to Jennings, completing seven of eight targets, with the drop for the interception the lone miss.
After getting torched the first three weeks of the season, the Vols had no success going after Marco Wilson on Saturday. The junior played like he did as a freshman, allowing zero receptions on five targets, coming up with a PBU that led to a teammate's interception and a pick of his own.
DEFENSIVE GRADES
Others who saw multiple snaps included defensive lineman Aubrey Solomon (15 snaps, 73.1 grade) and outside linebacker Roman Harrison (10 snaps, 49.1 grade). Elsewhere, Kenneth George saw just nine snaps in mop-up duty after starting the previous week, while Ja’Quain Blakely (4 snaps), Shanon Reid (2 snaps), Savion Williams (2 snaps) John Mincey (1 snap) and Kivon Bennett (2 snaps) barely played.
Defensively, Bituli was either really good or really bad in 70 snaps. The senior inside linebacker was effective as a pass rusher, finishing with a PRSH grade of 85.7 by recording two sacks, a forced fumble and two more hurries. But Bituli’s pass coverage grade ranked as the worst on the defense (46.6), only slightly ahead of freshman linebacker Henry To’oto’o.
The Vols’ inside linebacker tandem allowed seven completions on seven targets for 100 yards and a touchdown. On throws between the numbers, Kyle Trask was 15 of 18 for 226 yards, two touchdowns and the interception that Theo Jackson tipped to Taylor. For those curious, Trask finished with a grade of 85.2 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Thompson allowed seven receptions on eight targets for 86 yards. He also missed a pair of tackles.
On the defensive line, Butler played a career-high 47 snaps and graded out as the team’s best run defender (83.5). Until late, Tennessee’s run defense was good Saturday. Emerson had a nice bounce-back performance, while Taylor, Middleton and Garland were good against the run, too.
As a reminder, this is the PFF grading scale.
< 50 = Backup
50-59 = Below average starter
60-69 = Average starter
70-79 = Above average starter
80-89 = Very good
90-99 = Elite
With that … the PFF data Tennessee-Florida advanced stats…
OFFENSIVE GRADES
- LG Trey Smith (74.0)
- C Brandon Kennedy (67.9)
- LT Wanya Morris (67.9)
- QB Jarrett Guarantano (66.0)
- WR Josh Palmer (66.0)
- OT Marcus Tatum (62.3)
- RB Ty Chandler (61.3)
- WR Jauan Jennings (61.0)
- WR Marquez Callaway (58.9)
- TE Austin Pope (54.1)
- RG Riley Locklear (53.4)
- TE Dominick Wood-Anderson (52.3)
- RG/RT Darnell Wright (52.3)
- RB Eric Gray (52.0)
- RT K’Rojhn Calbert (29.4)
- QB Brian Maurer (29.1)
At first glance, Guarantano’s grade looks out of whack, but PFF puts an emphasis on throws under pressure, and the big completion to Jennings and two others accounted for nearly half of his passing stats Saturday. The data also penalized Jennings for the first INT.
Against UF’s blitzes, Guarantano was 4 of 6 for 61 yards and no sacks. Both his sacks came vs. standard 4-man pressures.
Similarly, Todd Grantham didn’t really blitz Brian Maurer either, dropping seven on 12 of Maurer’s 14 snaps. Against standard pressure (3 or 4-man), Maurer was 3 of 9 for 37 yards, one interception and two sacks. He also had two batted passes and an NFL passer rating of 7.4
For whatever reason, Tennessee didn’t even really try to run the ball Saturday. Tim Jordan had three carries late, but Ty Chandler and Eric Gray combined for just six touches in the first half. Tennessee had 97 total rushing yards from Gray, Chandler, Jordan, Guarantano, Crouch and Maurer — with 28 yards coming on the only two runs over 10 yards (Chandler, 12 yards and Gray, 16 yards). The team’s longest run of the day came on a nice play running behind Locklear.
Finally on the tailbacks, while UF didn’t pressure much, Gray, Chandler and Jordan were all solid in pass protection, all grading out north of 72 in that area. That’s been an issue in the backfield all season, so some progress there is worth pointing out.
On the offensive line, Smith and Kennedy graded out as the team’s best pass protectors, with neither allowing a pressure. Jonathan Greenard (who graded out as a 95.1) gave Tennessee’s right side of the offensive line fits though, finishing with five hurries, a sack and three batted passes.
Wright again graded out as the team’s lowest run blocker. He played 51 (of 57) snaps Saturday — 26 at right guard and 25 at right tackle. Calbert, who got dinged up and later returned, played 31 snaps and finished as the team’s lowest pass protector.
At receiver, the Vols continue to struggle to find ways to complete passes to Marquez Callaway. He caught just one of four targets Saturday and has a reception rate — with zero drops mind you — of just 55 percent on the season. Tennessee was much more successful going to Jennings, completing seven of eight targets, with the drop for the interception the lone miss.
After getting torched the first three weeks of the season, the Vols had no success going after Marco Wilson on Saturday. The junior played like he did as a freshman, allowing zero receptions on five targets, coming up with a PBU that led to a teammate's interception and a pick of his own.
DEFENSIVE GRADES
- S Theo Jackson (81.2)
- DT Matthew Butler (77.7)
- OLB Darrell Taylor (77.3)
- CB Shawn Shamburger (75.5)
- DT Kurott Garland (72.6)
- SS Jaylen McCollough (72.5)
- DT Greg Emerson (72.4)
- DE Darel Middleton (69.9)
- OLB Quavaris Crouch (69.2)
- OLB Deandre Johnson (65.6)
- CB Alontae Taylor (64.1)
- FS Nigel Warrior (62.8)
- DE Latrell Bumphus (60.0)
- CB Warren Burrell (58.4)
- FS Trevon Flowers (58.2)
- MLB Daniel Bituli (54.8)
- CB Bryce Thompson (53.9)
- MLB Henry To’oto’o (43.0)
Others who saw multiple snaps included defensive lineman Aubrey Solomon (15 snaps, 73.1 grade) and outside linebacker Roman Harrison (10 snaps, 49.1 grade). Elsewhere, Kenneth George saw just nine snaps in mop-up duty after starting the previous week, while Ja’Quain Blakely (4 snaps), Shanon Reid (2 snaps), Savion Williams (2 snaps) John Mincey (1 snap) and Kivon Bennett (2 snaps) barely played.
Defensively, Bituli was either really good or really bad in 70 snaps. The senior inside linebacker was effective as a pass rusher, finishing with a PRSH grade of 85.7 by recording two sacks, a forced fumble and two more hurries. But Bituli’s pass coverage grade ranked as the worst on the defense (46.6), only slightly ahead of freshman linebacker Henry To’oto’o.
The Vols’ inside linebacker tandem allowed seven completions on seven targets for 100 yards and a touchdown. On throws between the numbers, Kyle Trask was 15 of 18 for 226 yards, two touchdowns and the interception that Theo Jackson tipped to Taylor. For those curious, Trask finished with a grade of 85.2 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Thompson allowed seven receptions on eight targets for 86 yards. He also missed a pair of tackles.
On the defensive line, Butler played a career-high 47 snaps and graded out as the team’s best run defender (83.5). Until late, Tennessee’s run defense was good Saturday. Emerson had a nice bounce-back performance, while Taylor, Middleton and Garland were good against the run, too.
