A closer look at Georgia’s performance in their Week 1 victory over Clemson, courtesy of Pro Football Focus.
The first-half thrashing of Clemson by Georgia set the tone for a strong set of weekly grades.
Every week, Dawgs247 will examine the Bulldogs’ snap counts and grades from Pro Football Focus. PFF employs more than 300 specialists who watch game footage of each club and player to assign grades. The ratings given to players are straightforward, and it’s important to remember that they may differ from the grades given by the coaches in the Georgia meeting room.
Future professional potential is projected using these grades. Similar to grades in school, athletes receive scores ranging from 0 to 100. A rating that is NFL-caliber is 85 or higher. Anything in the 78–68 range is regarded as above average. A grade of 60 is regarded as average; grades between 50 and 60 are below average, and anything less than 50 is regarded as terrible.
— Thirty players on defence and thirty on offence made up Georgia’s starting lineup for the top-15 matchup versus Clemson. In the season opener, 14 players who weren’t on the roster the previous year played in both the offensive and defensive phases. The best snapper out of all those rookies? KJ Bolden, a rookie, led the defence with 49 snaps. Georgia goes over and beyond to acquire a guy that exhibits the kind of performance they are looking for. With 32 snaps, Colbie Young led the offensive charge.
– Only one offensive skill player for Georgia, Arian Smith, saw more than 40 plays on the field. He spent fifty of them on the pitch, which added to the intrigue. It’s obvious that Georgia made an effort to incorporate Smith frequently and early; this might be a significant year for the Bulldogs.
Tate Ratledge scored an 85.8 to lead Georgia’s offensive line in pass protection. Two of Georgia’s three offensive linemen in the 80-grade category are Jared Wilson and Dylan Fairchild. A bit more startling were the run block grades. Ben Yurosek, Arian Smith, Oscar Delp, and Monroe Freeling had the top four run-block grades in the Clemson victory. The main targets of Clemson’s five quarterback pressures were Xavier Truss and Earnest Greene, who each gave up two hurries.
On Saturday, Carson Beck was dominant in between the numbers. He completed 15 of 21 passes for 166 yards, including passes at any depth in the centre of the field. His finest location of passing between the numbers was between the numbers, where he was 6-of-8 for 70 yards and one score. Both plays made outside of play-action (138 yards) and plays made inside play-action (140 yards) accounted for over half of Beck’s throwing yards.
— Jamaal Jarrett and Smael Mondon had the greatest pass-rush win rates among Georgia defensive players who played more than five pass-rush snaps, at 25 percent and 20 percent, respectively. Ten quarterback hurries were made during the game, but Georgia’s pass rush only managed one sack. With two, Mykel Williams took the lead.
