Top PFF grades from No. 2 Texas' 17-7 win over Texas A&M
The renewal of the in-state rivalry picked up where it left off 13 years ago on Saturday after the No. 2 Longhorns lapped the Texas A&M Aggies, 17-7, from Kyle Field in College Station. Here’s how the Horns graded out, per PFF.
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OFFENSE
QB – Quinn Ewers, 67.3
Ewers accomplished something most Texas quarterbacks only dream of: Beating Texas A&M, Arkansas, Alabama, and Michigan on the road, while blowing out OU twice during his career on the Forty Acres. Now he’ll attempt to be a two-time conference champion on Saturday vs Georgia.
RB – Tre Wisner, 78.9
After a career-high 158 yards rushing vs Kentucky, Winser topped that with a 186-yard performance on 33 carries. The standard is the standard.
WR – Matthew Golden, 67.5, Ryan Wingo, 73.4
Golden and Wingo combined for 122 yards receiving on five catches for a balanced offensive attack on Saturday.
TE – Gunnar Helm, 64.6
The Mackey Award finalist continues leading the team in receiving after his 6-catch, 56-yard performance.
OL – Hayden Conner, 80.4, Trevor Goosby, 67.7
The Longhorns offensive line protected Ewers, and pushed the Aggies D-line around for over 450 total yards of offense. Goosby was tremendous filling in for the injured Kelvin Banks.
DEFENSE
DL/EDGE – Ethan Burke, 76.6, Vernon Broughton, 83.1, Trey Moore, 77.8
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The defensive line was the story of the game. Three fourth-down stops, holding the Aggies under 250 yards of total offense, and controlling the game from start to finish.
Moore then called ballgame.
LB – Anthony Hill Jr, 74.7, Liona Lefau, 92.1
Hill and Lefau held it down at the second level, with both posting strong grades and even strong performances.
CB – Jahdae Barron, 70.2, Malik Muhammad, 63.6
Barron continues his march towards the Thorpe Award, while him and Muhammad were barely tested on Saturday night.
S/N – Michael Taaffe, 87.7, Andrew Mukuba, 84.0
Led by Taaffe and Mukuba, the safeties were again fantastic. Taaffe notched a interception, while Mukuba continued to lay the boom to opposing receivers.
