Carter stands out in PFF grades versus Oregon State
It was another good day all around for Texas Tech in the 45-14 win over Oregon State and tight end Terrance Carter stands out for an all-around performance. How did the rest of the Red Raiders grade out in the Beaver stomp? Let’s dive into the grades.
Carter stands out, starters star on offense
By popular demand, let’s take a look at how the entire Texas Tech offense performed against Oregon State.
| Name | Position | Snaps | Overall Offense Grade |
| Coy Eakin | SRWR | 41 | 90.4 |
| Terrance Carter | TE-L | 46 | 89.4 |
| J’Koby Williams | HB | 35 | 84.1 |
| Behren Morton | QB | 63 | 75.3 |
| Will Hammond | QB | 21 | 74.2 |
| Cameron Dickey | HB | 41 | 70.9 |
| TJ West | RWR | 12 | 70.5 |
| D’Anthis Upshaw Jr. | LT | 10 | 65.7 |
| Daniel Sill | RG | 12 | 64.3 |
| Jacob Ponton | RT | 72 | 63.6 |
| Caleb Douglas | RWR | 65 | 63.2 |
| Patrick McMath | C | 10 | 62.6 |
| Tristian Gentry | RWR | 3 | 60.0 |
| Price Morgan | SRWR | 1 | 60.0 |
| Trey Jackson | TE-R | 3 | 60.0 |
| Howard Sampson | LT | 73 | 59.4 |
| Leyton Stone | LWR | 7 | 58.7 |
| Bryson Jones | RWR | 7 | 58.4 |
| Reggie Virgil | LWR | 65 | 58.2 |
| Roy Alexander | SRWR | 3 | 57.8 |
| Sheridan Wilson | C | 74 | 57.7 |
| Kelby Valsin | SRWR | 8 | 57.6 |
| Johncarlos Miller | TE-R | 50 | 56.3 |
| Micah Hudson | LWR | 12 | 56.2 |
| Jason Llwellyn | TE-R | 11 | 55.9 |
| Davion Carter | RG | 74 | 54.0 |
| Will Jados | LG | 74 | 53.7 |
| Adam Hill | HB | 10 | 53.5 |
| Connor Carty | RG | 10 | 51.2 |
| Vinny Sciury | LG | 11 | 51.1 |
- So if Carter stands out, where’s the love for Coy Eakin? Don’t fear. Eakin made his way up there by being effective down field, catching six first downs and making one contested catch in two contested targets.
- J’Koby Williams actually finished with a higher receiving grade than Eakin, with a 93.6. Williams accounted for 125 yards after catch with a team-leading nine total missed tackles forced.
- Terrance Carter finished with the second-highest overall grade, a pass grade of 87.1 and a team-high run block grade of 84.3. This was 16 points higher than the highest-graded OL, Daniel Sill.
- Sheridan Wilson was the highest-graded starting offensive lineman in pass blocking with a 79.8 in that stat.
- Behren Morton’s career day graded favorably with a 77.5 pass grade. He had three “Big Time Throws” – passes categorized by excellent ball location and timing.
Romello Height played football Saturday
Despite what some wanted the masses to believe, Romello Height played football Saturday- a lot of it, even. He got his praise in his grade. How about the rest of the Tech defense? Let’s take a look.
| Name | Position | Snaps | Overall Defense Grade |
| Romello Height | ROLB | 41 | 89.1 |
| Lee Hunter | DLT | 33 | 84.5 |
| Skyler Gill-Howard | DRT | 40 | 80.3 |
| Jayden Cofield | DRT | 23 | 78.2 |
| David Bailey | ROLB | 37 | 78.1 |
| Asthon Hampton | RCB | 14 | 72.1 |
| Adonis McCarty | WLB | 15 | 71.1 |
| Jacob Rodriguez | MLB | 53 | 70.3 |
| Dontae Balfour | RCB | 54 | 70.1 |
| AJ Holmes | DLT | 32 | 69.7 |
| John Curry | WLB | 54 | 69.0 |
| Brice Pollock | RCB | 54 | 68.3 |
| Bryce Ramirez | MLB | 17 | 68.2 |
| Cole Wisniewski | FS | 54 | 67.7 |
| Eddy Smith | DRE | 4 | 67.5 |
| Brenden Jordan | FS | 54 | 67.1 |
| Peyton Morgan | SS | 9 | 65.4 |
| Ansel Nedore | DRE | 5 | 62.2 |
| Ben Roberts | MLB | 51 | 60.6 |
| Charles Anderson | DLE | 1 | 59.7 |
| Terrell Tilmon | LOLB | 10 | 59.6 |
| Dooda Banks | NT | 3 | 59.2 |
| Cheta Ofili | LOLB | 5 | 58.9 |
| Dylan Spencer | ROLB | 10 | 58.0 |
| Brock Golwas | MLB | 14 | 57.0 |
| Amier Washington | DLT | 11 | 56.8 |
| Braylon Rigsby | DLE | 9 | 55.3 |
| Tarrion Grant | RCB | 14 | 51.7 |
| Malik Esquerra | FS | 14 | 45.5 |
| Oliver Miles III | SS | 5 | 43.8 |
| Keyshawn Williams | NT | 8 | 42.4 |
- The Red Raiders hurried the QB 16 times, but only were able to accumulate two sacks. Among starters, Height led in WIN% versus blocking with an 18.5 percent clip. Height forced four hurries and two QB hits.
- Jayden Cofield shined in run defense with an 86.7 grade in seven run defense snaps. Lee Hunter was not far behind with an 82.5 run defense grade, accompanied by three STOPs.
- Maalik Murphy targeted Brice Pollock 11 times, who allowed six receptions and 76 yards. Murphy targeted Pollock the most of any Tech defender. His NFL Passer Rating Against of 36.7 was also the lowest of any Tech starter.
- Dontae Balfour was targeted six times and allowed two receptions. Balfour had an NFL Passer Rating Against grade of 43.1.
- Pollock, John Curry and Brenden Jordan were top three in tackling and graded out 81.9, 80.9 and 80.8, respectively.
