Top PFF grades from No. 3 Texas' 40-14 win over No. 24 Kansas
After the No. 3 Texas Longhorns’ 40-14 win over No. 24 Kansas on Saturday at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Inside Texas takes a look at the Pro Football Focus grades on offense and defense after the Longhorns moved to 5-0 for the first time since 2009.
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OFFENSE
QB – Quinn Ewers, 73.8
Ewers had another fantastic game going 25-of-35 for 325 yards and one touchdown, and adding 40 yards rushing and two scoring runs. Ewers streak of no turnovers was thwarted by a KU interception in the second quarter, but otherwise it was a near-flawless day.
RB – Jonathon Brooks, 85.4
The redshirt sophomore had a his biggest game as a Longhorn on Saturday. He tallied 217 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 25 touches, good for 10.2 yard per carry. CJ Baxter was strong in the second half.
WR – Adonai Mitchell, 79.8, Xavier Worthy, 74.0
The duo of Worthy and Mitchell were productive on Saturday. Mitchell had a career-high 10 catches for 141 yards and a touchdown, while Worthy added 93 yards on seven catches. Worthy also surpassed 2,000 career receiving yards in Austin, becoming the 11th Longhorn to accomplish the feat.
Mitchell’s second-half touchdown was a thing of beauty.
TE – Gunnar Helm, 47.1
After losing Ja’Tavion Sanders in the first half to injury, Helm held down the tight end spot on 75 snaps.
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OL – Christian Jones, 76.1, DJ Campbell, 63.6, Malik Agbo, 65.8
Jones led all the offensive linemen with a 76.1 grade on 85 snaps. Agbo added 65.8 on 22 snaps, and Campbell added a 63.6 on 85 snaps and led the team with a 78.1 pass-block grade.
DEFENSE
DL/EDGE – T’Vondre Sweat, 85.6, Alfred Collins, 68.8, Byron Murphy, 77.2, Barryn Sorrell, 64.6
Sweat (28 snaps) and Murphy (18 snaps) once again led the defensive interior, holding KU to 14 points on the day. Collins added a 68.8 on 18 snaps, and Sorrell was solid with a 64.6 grade on 29 snaps.
LB – Jaylan Ford, 70.8
Ford led the linebacking defensive effort on Saturday, adding five tackles on 38 snaps.
CB/N – Malik Muhammad, 60.2, Jahdae Barron, 65.0
Muhammad replaced the injured Ryan Watts and and added a pass breakup on 25 snaps. Barron played well, notching three tackles on 36 snaps.
S – Jalen Catalon, 65.8
Again, Catalon led the safeties with three tackles, and 65.8 grade on 21 snaps. Michael Taaffe added a 67.3 on 14 snaps as well.
