
The NFL season will sometimes show us what we want to see from players; other times, we may see something bad when it isn’t there. For fans and media, it’s essential to have a way to verify and balance information to prevent favoritism or bias from being portrayed in a negative light.
Thanks to PFF, we will always have an extra set of eyes to examine the football game.
The Bucs had few high grades or performances in Week 1 of the season. The good should outweigh the bad, as they were able to pull away from a tough Falcons team within the division after a game-winning drive and a missed field goal by them. Here are the best and worst from the PFF grades for the Bucs’ win over the Atlanta Falcons.
Best offensive grades
C Ben Bredeson 71.6
WR Mike Evans 70.9
WR Emeka Egbuka 69.8
WR Sterling Shepard 69.6
OT Luke Goedeke 64.3
Worst offensive grades
WR Tez Johnson 41.5
TE Cade Otton 47.5
G Michael Jordan 52.6
OT Graham Barton 54.5
WR Ryan Miller 54.7
Rushing grades
QB Baker Mayfield 70.3
WR Emeka Egbuka 63.1
RB Sean Tucker 62.8
RB Bucky Irving 62.8
Best run blocking grades
TE Payne Durham 73.7
C Ben Bredeson 67.7
OT Luke Goedeke 66.7
WR Ryan Miller 60.7
WR Kameron Johnson 60
Worst run blocking grades
G Michael Jordan 44.3
OT Graham Barton 47.6
WR Mike Evans 52.2
TE Cade Otton 52.8
WR Tez Johnson 53.8
Best pass blocking grades
C Ben Bredeson 80.6
TE Cade Otton 75.4
G Michael Jordan 72.7
TE Payne Durham 72.2
G Cody Mauch 70.6
Worst pass blocking grades
RB Rachaad White 17.9
RB Bucky Irving 48.8
OT Luke Goedeke 58.4
OT Graham Barton 59.8
TE Ko Kieft 70.2
Best defensive grades
CB Zyon McCollum 77
CB Jacob Parrish 76.5
SAF Antoine Winfield Jr. 75.4
LB Lavonte David 72.3
LB Yaya Diaby 70.4
Worst defensive grades
LB Chris Braswell 38.5
DL Greg Gaines 39.4
DL Calijah Kancey 41.8
LB SirVocea Dennis 44.4
DL Logan Hall 53
Best run defense grades
LB SirVocea Dennis 86.3
CB Zyon McCollum 85
LB Lavonte David 75.3
LB HaasoN Reddick 73
CB Jacob Parrish 70.6
Worst run defense grades
DL Calijah Kancey 44.2
DL Greg Gaines 51.9
LB Yaya Diaby 57
DL Logan Hall 57.6
DL Vita Vea 59.1
Best pass rush grades
CB Jamel Dean 78.5
LB Haason Reddick 73.2
DL Vita Vea 70.3
SAF Antoine Winfield Jr. 67.3
LB Yaya Diaby 66.7
Worst pass rush grades
DL Calijah Kancey 49.5
DL Anthony Nelson 50.6
LB Chris Braswell 51.2
LB Lavonte David 51.9
DL Logan Hall 52.1
Best coverage grades
LB Yaya Diaby 76.2
CB Jacob Parrish 75.7
CB Zyon McCollum 72.8
SAF Antoine Winfield Jr. 69.5
LB Lavonte David 67.3
Worst coverage grades
LB SirVocea Dennis 28.8
LB Haason Reddick 48
SAF Tykee Smith 55.3
CB Jamel Dean 59.2
LB Deion Jones 60
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