A look at IU football PFF grades through 4 weeks: National and team leaders

We are now a third of the way through the 2024 season, so this week we’ll take a different approach to reviewing Pro Football Focus (PFF) grades for IU football.

Below are three different data sets to consider:  (1) leaders from the Charlotte game, (2) players who stand out nationally, and (3) team leaders across the various categories.

CHARLOTTE GAME LEADERS:

• Overall offense – Kaelon Black, RB
• Pass blocking – Trey Wedig, OT
• Run blocking – Andison Coby, WR; Zach Horton, TE
• Receiving – Sam West, TE; Ke’Shawn Williams, WR
• Overall defense – Jamari Sharpe, CB
• Run defense – Lanell Carr, OLB
• Tackling – Jamari Sharpe, CB
• Pass rush – Jailin Walker, LB
• Coverage – Aiden Fisher, LB

NATIONALLY NOTABLE THROUGH FOUR WEEKS

• Kurtis Rourke, QB, has the third-highest passing grade among QBs with at least 100 drop-backs.
• Omar Cooper, Jr. WR, has the fifth-highest receiving grade among WRs with at least 20 targets.
• Justice Ellison, RB, has the fourth-highest rushing grade among RBs with at least 35 attempts.
• Mikail Kamara, DL, has the eighth-best pass rush grade among defenders with at least 100 pass rush snaps.
• Josh Sanguinetti, S, has the 32nd best coverage grade among defenders with at least 100 coverage snaps.

IU SEASON LEADERS (through four games)

Only players with significant snap counts in each category were included.

Snap Counts — offense

1. All five starting offensive linemen tied with 239
2. Kurtis Rourke, QB – 226
3. Zach Horton, TE – 207

Overall offensive grade

1. Justice Ellison, RB
2. Kurtis Rourke, QB
3. Omar Cooper, Jr., WR

Pass blocking grade

1. Bray Lynch, G
2. Carter Smith, OT

Run blocking grade

1. Andison Coby, WR
2. Carter Smith, OT

Receiving grade

1. Omar Cooper, Jr., WR
2. Miles Cross, WR

Drop grade

1. Myles Price, WR
2. Elijah Sarratt, WR

Running back grade

1. Justice Ellison, RB
2. Kaelon Black, RB

Snap Counts — defense

1. Shawn Asbury II, S — 195
2. Jamier Johnson, CB — 190
3. Amare Ferrell, S — 190

Overall defense grade

1. Josh Sanguinetti, S
2. Mikail Kamara, DL
3. Tyrique Tucker, DL

Run defense grade

1. Tyrique Tucker, DL
2. CJ West, DL
3. Josh Sanguinetti, S

Tackling grade

1. Josh Sanguinetti, S
2. Amare Farrell, S

Pass rush grade

1. Mikail Kamara, DL
2. Amare Ferrell, S

Coverage grade

1. Josh Sanguinetti, S
2. Amare Ferrell, S

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