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PFF Grades Summary v. Michigan

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Yes the defense did play well … and PFF has lots of praise

The top overall defensive grade went to Mikail Kamara,
- six pressures — five hurries and one hit. He also batted down a pass and recovered a fumble.

With 51 pressures on the season, Kamara leads the nation. The next closest player has 44.

Linebacker Aiden Fisher posted the team’s top run defense grade and second-best overall tackling grade behind cornerback Jamier Johnson,who was ejected in the first half for targeting. …

With Johnson out of the game, Jamari Sharpe filled in at cornerback and posted good grades, especially as a tackler. He was targeted seven times for just two completions.

C.J. West led the team in quarterback pressures with seven hurries, and he also batted down a pass. He had the second best pass rushing score.

The best pass coverage grade went to safety Terry Jones, Jr., who recorded two pass breakups. He was targeted four times and allowed just one reception. Jones also had three quarterback pressures and forced a fumble.

D’Angelo Ponds locked down his side of the field. Michigan only targeted him once the entire game.

In total, IU recorded 25 pressures on the quarterback on 37 pass plays


The top overall offensive grade went to quarterback Kurtis Rourke despite the game being far from his best based on traditional statistical measures (17-of-28 passing, 206 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT). The interception was Rourke’s lone major mistake, and his accuracy related issues were largely the result of pressure in the pocket he has rarely faced this season. PFF credited Michigan with 14 total QB pressures for the game on 34 drop backs.

The best pass blocking grade went to center Mike Katic. He posted an elite score, and according to PFF allowed none of the Michigan pressures.
 
https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-football-pff-grades-snap-counts-and-notes-from-win-vs-michigan/

Yes the defense did play well … and PFF has lots of praise

The top overall defensive grade went to Mikail Kamara,
- six pressures — five hurries and one hit. He also batted down a pass and recovered a fumble.

With 51 pressures on the season, Kamara leads the nation. The next closest player has 44.

Linebacker Aiden Fisher posted the team’s top run defense grade and second-best overall tackling grade behind cornerback Jamier Johnson,who was ejected in the first half for targeting. …

With Johnson out of the game, Jamari Sharpe filled in at cornerback and posted good grades, especially as a tackler. He was targeted seven times for just two completions.

C.J. West led the team in quarterback pressures with seven hurries, and he also batted down a pass. He had the second best pass rushing score.

The best pass coverage grade went to safety Terry Jones, Jr., who recorded two pass breakups. He was targeted four times and allowed just one reception. Jones also had three quarterback pressures and forced a fumble.

D’Angelo Ponds locked down his side of the field. Michigan only targeted him once the entire game.

In total, IU recorded 25 pressures on the quarterback on 37 pass plays


The top overall offensive grade went to quarterback Kurtis Rourke despite the game being far from his best based on traditional statistical measures (17-of-28 passing, 206 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT). The interception was Rourke’s lone major mistake, and his accuracy related issues were largely the result of pressure in the pocket he has rarely faced this season. PFF credited Michigan with 14 total QB pressures for the game on 34 drop backs.

The best pass blocking grade went to center Mike Katic. He posted an elite score, and according to PFF allowed none of the Michigan pressures.
That grade for Katic is wild considering he was at the nose of 2 NFL DTs.
 
PFF shows Katic as having the best pass blocking for the game. Defensive grades were what I expected it Kamara, Fisher, West, Ponds with Jones and Sharpe being surprising with their grades. This was a tough physical game that IU matched up physically with Micigan.
 
The summary on defense is what I expected. It felt like we had pressure but for whatever reason couldn’t bring the qb down. Lots of over pursuing which may have been a result of a little extra juice playing against Michigan. Flush it and then prepare for OSU as just any other game.
 
The summary on defense is what I expected. It felt like we had pressure but for whatever reason couldn’t bring the qb down. Lots of over pursuing which may have been a result of a little extra juice playing against Michigan. Flush it and then prepare for OSU as just any other game.
The main reason we couldn't get the QB down was a ridiculous amount of holds not called against UM. There were a couple of over pursuits, but more holds than anything. They were sneaky about it too. Holding onto the back collar where the refs couldn't see.
 
The main reason we couldn't get the QB down was a ridiculous amount of holds not called against UM. There were a couple of over pursuits, but more holds than anything. They were sneaky about it too. Holding onto the back collar where the refs couldn't see.
I saw some comments on social media from Michigan faithful lamenting how poor their OL is and the lack of talent throughout.

I didn’t respond to remind them:

LT -Myles Hinton 5th year 5 star SR transfer from Stanford. 6.1 Rivals guy and #25 overall in the 2020 class

LG - Josh Priebe GR transfer from Northwestern 5.7 Rivals offered by over 8 Big Ten schools coming out of high school including Michigan and OSU.

C - Greg Crippen JR 4 star kid out of Florida 5.9 Rivals rating. #164 player in the 2021 class. Offers from Michigan, OSU and Alabama.

RG - Giovanni El-Hadi JR 4 star Rivals 5.9 rated. #92 player in the country and 4th player in state of Michigan in 2021 class.

RT - Evan Link SO 4 star Rivals 5.8 #3 in state of Maryland in the 2023 class.

I mean, yeah….no talent at all on that OL.
 
I saw some comments on social media from Michigan faithful lamenting how poor their OL is and the lack of talent throughout.

I didn’t respond to remind them:

LT -Myles Hinton 5th year 5 star SR transfer from Stanford. 6.1 Rivals guy and #25 overall in the 2020 class

LG - Josh Priebe GR transfer from Northwestern 5.7 Rivals offered by over 8 Big Ten schools coming out of high school including Michigan and OSU.

C - Greg Crippen JR 4 star kid out of Florida 5.9 Rivals rating. #164 player in the 2021 class. Offers from Michigan, OSU and Alabama.

RG - Giovanni El-Hadi JR 4 star Rivals 5.9 rated. #92 player in the country and 4th player in state of Michigan in 2021 class.

RT - Evan Link SO 4 star Rivals 5.8 #3 in state of Maryland in the 2023 class.

I mean, yeah….no talent at all on that OL.
Their OL coach Frye has done a very good job and several wanted IU to hire him instead of Bostad.
 
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