NC State vs. Florida State: PFF scorecard

This Saturday, a pair of ACC teams are seeking an important win. NC State (4-1 overall, 0-1 ACC) is hosting Florida State (4-1, 2-1). Kickoff is scheduled for 8:00 p.m., and the game can be seen nationally on ACC Network where available.

Related link: NC State coach Dave Doeren meets with media before Florida State

According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), through five weeks Florida State has been the more impressive. The overall grades for the season thus far have the Seminoles at No. 9 and NC State at No. 47 in the 131-team Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The difference largely lies on the offensive side of the football. Florida State’s offense is graded in No. 4 nationally and the Pack is No. 66.

Defensively, NC State has a slight edge on the PFF grades, scoring 41st best so far compared to Florida State at tied for No. 49 with prior Pack opponent Texas Tech. Despite the severe kicking woes, FSU has a noticeable edge in special teams on PFF grades, tied for No. 3 while NC State is No. 30.

Here is look at how the projected starting lineups for each team grade out. Note that about 64.0 is considered average on the PFF grading scale.

NC State and Florida State Offenses

Position	NC State	Grade	Clemson	Grade
Quarterback	Devin Leary	68.9	Jordan Travis	90.4
Running back	Jordan Houston OR	63.7	Treshaun Ward	84.4
	Demie Sumo-Karngbaye	75.7
Receiver	Devin Carter	60.5	Ontaria Wilson	74.5
Receiver	Thayer Thomas	75.4	Johnny Wilson	88.5
Receiver	Keyon Lesane	60.8	Mycah Pittman	73.2
Tight end	Christopher Toudle	49.6	Camren McDonald OR	73.7
			Markeston Douglas	70.9
Left tackle	Anthony Belton	55.2	Robert Scott Jr. OR	64.8
			Darius Washington	52.4
Left guard	Chandler Zavala	79.8	Dillian Gibbons	63.9
Center	Grant Gibson	75.7	Maurice Smith	71.9
Right guard	Dylan McMahon	71.0	D’mitri Emmanuel	65.9
Right tackle	Timothy McKay OR	72.2	Jazston Turnetine	56.9
	Bryson Speas	72.5

Defenses

Position	NC State	Grade	Position	Clemson	Grade
Defensive tackle	Davin Vann	78.6	Defensive end	Jared Verse OR	87.7
Nose tackle	Cory Durden	60.7		Derrick McLendon II	64.6
Defensive tackle	Savion Jackson	76.1	Defensive tackle	Jarrett Jackson OR	55.0
				Malcolm Ray	73.6
SAM	Drake Thomas	70.5	Nose tackle	Robert Cooper	61.0
			Fox	Dennis Briggs Jr.	71.6
MIKE	Isaiah Moore	71.5	LB	Kalen DeLoach	63.4
WILL	Payton Wilson	56.3	LB	Tatum Bethune	74.0
Nickel	Tyler Baker-Williams OR	87.9	Nickel	Kevin Knowles II	54.5
	Jakeen Harris	67.7
CB	Derrek Pitts Jr. OR	59.5	CB	Omarion Cooper	51.0
	Teshaun Smith	83.0
CB	Aydan White OR	71.4	CB	Renardo Green OR	65.3
	Shyheim Battle	63.7		Jarrian Jones	59.4
SS	Cyrus Fagan OR	59.8	Buck	Akeem Dent	65.0
	Devan Boykin	61.5
FS	Tanner Ingle	63.7	FS	Jammie Robinson	74.4