Pro Football Focus dishes out Michigan-Iowa grades
Just in case you fell asleep extremely early last night, pandemonium occurred in the world of college football.
No. 2 Clemson lost to Pittsburgh, No. 3 Michigan couldn’t close out Iowa and No. 4 Washington fell to USC. As for the Wolverines, Pro Football Focus graded out each of the top players for both Harbaugh’s bunch and the Hawkeyes.
Iowa Hawkeyes
Top offensive grades:
RB Akrum Wadley, 88.3
C James Daniels, 79.3
RT Ike Boettger, 75.5
RB LeShun Daniels Jr., 71.8
TE Nate Wieting, 68.0
Top defensive grades:
S Brandon Snyder, 82.0
DT Jaleel Johnson, 81.2
LB/CB Ben Niemann, 77.8
DE Parker Hesse, 75.2
CB Desmond King, 71.9
Michigan Wolverines
Top offensive grades:
LG Ben Bredeson, 79.0
C Mason Cole, 77.8
RT Erik Magnuson, 76.5
TE Jake Butt, 74.7
RB De’Veon Smith, 55.5
Top defensive grades:
DT Maurice Hurst, 80.9
CB Channing Stribling, 80.6
S Delano Hill, 79.1
CB Jourdan Lewis, 79.0
DE Chris Wormley, 77.5
The entire post, featuring analysis of quarterback play as well, can be read here.