Pro Football Focus grades for Iowa Offense
One week after the Iowa offense failed to score a point, the Hawkeyes actually scored 26 on Saturday in a win over Michigan State. It was a costly win for Iowa, who saw starting quarterback Cade McNamara head to the sidelines with a knee injury.
Iowa had 222 yards of total offense in the game. But, only 61 yards per game on the ground at an average of 2.3 yards per carry. In the air, Iowa was able to put up 161 yards passing.
Overall, Iowa was able to 60 snaps on offense. We take a look at the grades from the Michigan State game via the folks at Pro Football Focus.
QUARTERBACK
Cade McNamara – 66.6 overall grade
Deacon Hill – 50.7 overall grade
GRADE ANALYSIS – McNamara lasted nine snaps and was graded at 72.0 in passing. Hill played the final 51 snaps and earned a 48.4 passing grade, which is probably so low because of a few risky throws. He did have a 68.3 grade running with the football.
RUNNING BACK
Kamari Moulton – 66.4 overall grade
Hayden Large – 57.9 overall grade
Leshon Williams – 55.8 overall grade
Terrell Washington Jr. – 53.5 overall grade
GRADE ANALYSIS – Not a whole lot of good on the ground for the Hawkeyes with just 61 yards rushing. Kamari Moulton and Leshon Williams both graded out in the mid 70’s in pass blocking, which is impressive for both. The best run grade was 55.5 by Moulton.
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WIDE RECEIVER
Seth Anderson – 56.9 overall grade
Kaleb Brown – 56.1 overall grade
Nico Ragaini – 53.4 overall grade
Diante Vines – 48.3 overall grade
GRADE ANALYSIS – There was plenty said and written about the lack of work being given to the Iowa wide receivers. They were more active in terms of having footballs thrown in their direction. Part of the season for the low grade for Vines was he was credited with three drops.
TIGHT END
Erick All – 74.4 overall grade
Steven Stillianos – 61.5 overall grade
Addison Ostrenga – 54.1 overall grade
GRADE ANALYSIS – With Luke Lachey out, Iowa is generally going with three tight ends. Erick All was the leader for the offense in terms of Pro Football Focus grades. He had an 80.0 passing grade, but his run blocking was not good at 37.1. Stillianos seems to be trending way up right now.
OFFENSIVE LINE
Connor Colby – 59.0 overall grade
Gennings Dunker – 58.6 overall grade
Nick DeJong – 53.8 overall grade
Mason Richman – 53.0 overall grade
Logan Jones – 46.7 overall grade
Rusty Feth – 45.9 overall grade
GRADE ANALYSIS – It was a second straight rough outing for the Iowa offensive line. Grade wise no one broke 60. DeJong, Jones, and Feth were all in the 40’s with their run blocking. Actually, Feth was even worse at 37.1. There were five Iowa linemen above 70, with Logan Jones leading the way at 80.8.
