Top PFF grades from No. 5 Texas' 27-24 win over Vanderbilt
In UT’s first true SEC road test, the No. 5 Longhorns took out No. 25 Vanderbilt, 27-24, from FirstBank Stadium in Nashville on Saturday. Here’s how the team graded out via PFF.
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OFFENSE
QB – Quinn Ewers, 78.0
The Longhorns starting quarterback came back from one of his worst games vs Georgia to a much-needed strong performance on Saturday. He went 27-of-37, 288 yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions, both off tipped passes. He had the highest grade among the offense.
RB – Tre Wisner, 73.5, Jaydon Blue, 70.1
The Texas rushing attack was solid with Wisner’s 79 yards (4.6 yards per carry) and Blue’s 47 yards (4.7 yards per carry). The duo combined for eight catches and 63 yards through the air as well.
WR – Ryan Wingo, 56.7, Deandre Moore, 72.6
It was Moore’s best game as a Longhorn notching 97 yards receiving and two touchdowns on six grabs on Saturday. Wingo added three catches and Golden had a first quarter scoring catch.
TE – Gunnar Helm, 58.3, Amari Niblack, 73.8
Helm was solid, as always. He notched 46 yards receiving on four catches, while Amari Niblack added 22 yards on two grabs.
OL – Kelvin Banks, 65.2, Hayden Conner, 61.2, DJ Campbell, 67.6
The Longhorns offensive line had another poor performance from Nashville. They gave up four sacks, nine tackles for loss, and tons of pressure on the quarterback. They need the bye week more than the rest.
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DEFENSE
DL/EDGE – Alfred Collins, 83.6, Jermayne Lole, 73.5, Barryn Sorrell, 73.9
The Longhorns defensive front anchored the squad on Saturday. Collins had six tackles, Lole was disruptive with five tackles and one tackle for loss, and Sorrell added four stops and a couple QB pressures.
LB – Anthony Hill Jr, 66.0, Liona Lefau, 60.2, David Gbenda, 82.1
Hill led all Longhorns with eight tackles and one pass deflection. Lefau added three tackles and one key interception, his first as a Horn.
CB – Jahdae Barron, 70.6, Kobe Black, 86.1
Barron led the corners with three tackles and a pass breakup, while Black added one tackle, one pass breakup, and a pick-six that was reversed after Vernon Broughton‘s targeting call.
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S/N – Michael Taaffe, 73.9, Jelani McDonald, 66.0
Texas’ safeties were down two men – Derek Williams, Andrew Mukuba – but still received solid play from Taaffe and McDonald. The duo combined for 13 tackles, one tackle for loss, and one pass breakup.
