Louisville's PFF Grades from Week One vs. Eastern Kentucky

The 2025 season has started on a high note for the Louisville football program.

Welcoming Eastern Kentucky to L&N Stadium for their season-opener, the Cardinals put their foot on the gas from the moment the ball was kicked off, eventually securing a 51-17 victory over the Colonels.

With a performance like this, how did Louisville's players grade out over on the analytical site Pro Football Focus? Below are the team-wide grades, as well as all the individual offensive and defensive grades, from their matchup against Eastern Kentucky:

As a reminder, in PFF's grading scale, 60.0 is the baseline for an "average" grade. 70.0-79.9 is considered above average, 80.0-89.9 is good, whereas 90.0 and higher is elite. On the opposite end of the spectrum, 59.9-50.0 is below average, 49.9-40.0 is considered poor, whereas 39.9 and below is very poor.

Team Grades

• Overall: 86.9
• Offense: 80.5
• Passing: 92.2
• Pass Blocking: 83.6
• Receiving: 66.7
• Running: 87.5
• Run Blocking: 53.0
• Defense: 80.7
• Run Defense: 83.9
• Tacking: 71.3
• Pass Rush: 86.0
• Coverage: 64.9
• Special Teams: 65.1

Individual Offensive Grades

*Bold denotes starter
*Key: Grade (snap count)

1. RB Isaac Brown -- 95.3 (10)
2. QB Miller Moss -- 92.6 (42)
3. QB Deuce Adams -- 87.2 (10)
4. RB Keyjuan Brown -- 74.4 (24)
5. QB Brady Allen -- 72.6 (17)
6. WR Antonio Meeks -- 71.7 (22)
7. RB Shaun Boykins Jr. -- 70.4 (12)
8. RB Braxton Jennings -- 67.5 (15)
9. LG Jordan Church -- 67.4 (22)
10. WR Chris Bell -- 66.9 (41)
11. LT Jimmy Williams III -- 66.1 (17)
12. LG Rasheed Miller -- 65.9 (42)
13. RT Mahamane Moussa -- 65.7 (30)
14. C Michael Flores -- 65.0 (27)
15. C Pete Nygra -- 63.9 (42)
16. FB Jaxon Panariello -- 63.6 (8)
17. RG Naeer Jackson -- 63.1 (27)
18. WR Caullin Lacy -- 61.8 (34)
19. WR TreyShun Hurry -- 61.3 (18)
20. WR Dacari Collins -- 61.3 (28)
21. WR Kris Hughes -- 61.2 (24)
22. RG Sam Secrest -- 60.8 (27)
23. WR Jaedon King -- 60.1 (3)
24. RG Lance Robinson -- 60.1 (42)
25. RT Gradey Anthony -- 60.0 (2)
26. LT Tyler Folmar -- 60.0 (2)
27. WR Brock Coffman -- 60.0 (2)
28. QB Ryan Zimmerman -- 60.0 (1)
29. C Ellis McAdoo -- 60.0 (2)
30. LG Fred Johnson -- 60.0 (2)
31. RT Ransom McDermott -- 60.0 (1)
32. LT James Glover-Tyson -- 60.0 (1)
33. WR Sam Young -- 60.0 (1)
34. RB Duke Watson -- 59.5 (12)
35. TE Hamilton Atkins -- 59.2 (9)
36. LG Cameron Gorin -- 58.3 (27)
37. RG Carter Guillaume -- 57.4 (10)
38. TE Jaleel Skinner -- 55.6 (27)
39. TE Davon Mitchell -- 53.9 (10)
40. TE Jacob Stewart -- 52.8 (17)
41. LT Makylan Pounders -- 51.0 (34)
42. TE Dylan Mesman -- 46.9 (11)
43. WR T.J. McWilliams -- 46.6 (27)

Individual Defensive Grades

*Bold denotes starter
*Key: Grade (snap count)

1. DE Micah Carter -- 92.1 (19)
2. DE Clev Lubin -- 90.2 (19)
3. DT Jordan Guerad -- 83.3 (19)
4. DT Rene Konga -- 81.2 (19)
5. DE Wesley Bailey -- 80.0 (21)
6. S JoJo Evans -- 77.6 (34)
7. LB T.J. Capers -- 77.2 (25)
8. DE A.J. Green -- 76.3 (26)
9. DE Maurice Davis -- 75.4 (6)
10. DE Eric Hazzard -- 68.4 (6)
11. DE Jayshaun Coffman -- 68.1 (13)
12. LB Antonio Watts -- 67.7 (23)
13. CB Jabari Mack -- 67.3 (34)
14. CB Tayon Holloway -- 66.6 (29)
15. S Blake Ruffin -- 66.6 (20)
16. S D'Angelo Hutchinson -- 65.6 (19)
17. LB Trent Carter -- 65.0 (15)
18. DE Justin Beadles -- 65.0 (17)
19. LB Stanquan Clark -- 64.7 (17)
20. CB Rodney Johnson Jr. -- 62.6 (10)
21. DT Denzel Lowry -- 62.2 (24)
22. LB Nigel Williams -- 62.1 (12)
23. DT Bailey Abercrombie -- 61.4 (4)
24. S Daeh McCullough -- 60.9 (21)
25. DE Jerry Lawson -- 60.3 (29)
26. LB T.J. Quinn -- 57.2 (20)
27. CB Justin Agu -- 57.0 (17)
28. S Corey Gordon Jr. -- 54.3 (34)
29. LB Cameron White -- 52.5 (12)
30. LB Kalib Perry -- 50.5 (17)
31. CB Rae'mon Mosby -- 48.2 (22)
32. LB Caleb Matelau -- 25.8 (2)