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Texas Report Card: PFF grades from the Kansas State win

cami griffin
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It isn’t easy for a head coach to get his team to play with maximum effort in a meaningless game.

First-year head coach Steve Sarkisian did just that in the regular-season finale. Texas played a complete game on both sides of the ball, and finally snapped their six-game losing streak with a 22-17 win over Kansas State.

Texas’ defense, who has taken a fair share of criticism this season, shut down the Wildcats in the second half with two key fourth down stops to ultimately take control of the game. Edge rusher Jacoby Jones returned from an injury and made an immediate impact on defense, while do-it-all running back Roschon Johnson was the star of the show on the offensive side of the ball.

As far as PFF grades from the Texas-Kansas State game, the top performer on offense was Roschon Johnson, while T’Vondre Sweat held that honor on the defensive side. Take a look at which Longhorns graded well, and which ones were on the wrong end of the curve.

Top offensive grades

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  1. Roschon Johnson (RB): 80.6

  2. Xavier Worthy (WR): 73.9

  3. Christian Jones (LT): 71.0

  4. Jared Wiley (TE): 70.6

  5. Cade Brewer (TE): 68.5

Top defensive grades

Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports

  1. T’Vondre Sweat (DL): 75.3

  2. Jacoby Jones (DL/OLB): 74.5

  3. Darion Dunn (CB): 71.3

  4. Ray Thornton (LB): 70.9

  5. Moro Ojomo (DL): 70.2

Bottom offensive grades

Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports

  1. Marcus Washington (WR): 53.8

  2. Tope Imade (RG): 56.1

  3. Gunnar Helm (TE): 57.3

  4. Keilan Robinson (RB): 58.8

  5. Kelvontay Dixon (WR): 59.7

Bottom defensive grades

Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports

  1. B.J. Foster (S): 39.7

  2. Devin Richardson (LB): 40.0

  3. Jaylan Ford (LB): 45.8

  4. David Gbenda (LB): 46.4

  5. Alfred Collins (DL): 54.4

Pass blocking grades

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  1. Keilan Robinson (RB): 85.1

  2. Junior Angilau (LG): 78.0

  3. Hayden Conner (LG): 75.8

  4. Roschon Johnson (RB): 74.7

  5. Derek Kerstetter (RT): 73.3

Run blocking grades

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  1. Christian Jones (LT): 62.3

  2. Casey Thompson (QB): 62.0

  3. Cade Brewer (TE): 61.7

  4. Derek Kerstetter (RT): 61.5

  5. Jake Majors (C): 61.0

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