Pro Football Focus’ player grades for the Florida Gators

The Florida Gators finished the 2023 season with a record of 5-7, failing to clinch a bowl game for the first time since 2017. Gator Country provides you with Pro Football Focus’ player grades for the Gators this season.

For more understanding of PFF’s grading system, here is a description from their website.

The PFF grading system evaluates every player on every play during a football game. We believe that #EveryPlayCounts and that attention to detail provides insights and data that cannot be found anywhere else. The grading system was founded on the principle of grading “production” rather than traits or measurables, but perhaps a better way to describe it is a player’s “contribution to production” on a given play. 

For each play, a player is graded on a scale of -2 to +2 in 0.5 increments for their contribution. These grades are then placed on a 0-100 scale and are provided on a per-game and seasonal basis.

Players who have played less than 100 snaps will have their snap count listed by their grade.

2023 PLAYER GRADES 

Offense

1. RB Trevor Etienne: 81.3
2. WR Eugene Wilson: 81.0
3. WR Ricky Pearsall: 76.8
4. QB Graham Mertz: 75.9
5. OL Jake Slaughter: 75.9
6. RB Montrell Johnson: 75.4
7. OL Lyndell Hudson: 72.6
8. OL Christian Williams: 71.4 (22 snaps)
9. WR Taylor Spierto: 68.1 (10 snaps)
10. OL Micah Mazzccua: 67.4
11. OL Hayden Clem: 66.7 (6 snaps)
12. WR Aidan Mizell: 66.4 (18 snaps)
13. OL Richie Leonard: 65.9
14. OL Knijeah Harris: 65.4
15. OL Austin Barber: 64.1
16. WR Andy Jean: 63.8 (93 snaps)
17. RB Treyaun Webb: 61.9 (60 snaps)
18. RB Carlson Josepeh: 61.8 (8 snaps)
19. OL Jalen Farmer: 61.7 (27 snaps)
20. OL Damieon George: 60.7
21. OL Kingsley Eguakun: 60.4
22. OL Riley Simonds: 59.8 (6 snaps)
23. WR Caleb Douglas: 59.7
24. WR Ja’Quavion Fraziars: 59.6 (62 snaps)
25. OL Kamryn Waites: 58.5
26. WR Marcus Burke: 58.2
27. TE Arlis Boardingham: 58.0
28. WR Kahleil Jackson: 57.0
29. WR Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman: 56.4 (2 snaps)
30. TE Tony Livingston: 56.2 (27 snaps)
31. OL Jordan Herman: 56.1 (21 snaps)
32. OL Mark Pitts: 55.5 (10 snaps)
33. TE Hayden Hansen: 52.5
34. RB Eddie Battle: 52.2 (15 snaps)
35. QB Micah Leon: 51.7 (7 snaps)
36. WR Zac Sedaros: 49.4 (7 snaps)
37. TE Jonathon Odom: 41.8
38. TE Dante Zanders: 41.4 (80 snaps)
39. QB Max Brown: 37.1
40. TE Scott Isacks: 35.4

Defense

1. LB Jusin Pelic: 82.2 (7 snaps)
2. EDGE Princely Umanmielen: 76.3
3. S Jordan Castell: 75.7
4. CB Devin Moore: 75.0
5. EDGE Tyreak Sapp: 73.9
6. CB Aaron Gates: 70.7 (1 snap)
7. DL Cam’Ron Jackson: 70.7
8. CB Sharif Denson: 69.6 (49 snaps)
9. CB Jalen Kimber: 69.3
10. LB Shemar James: 68.9
11. EDGE Kelby Collins: 68.7
12. CB Jason Marshall: 68.7
13. DL Caleb Banks:68.5
14. DL Desmond Watson: 64.8
15. EDGE TJ Searcy: 64.4
16. CB Jaydon Hill: 63.9
17. DL Chris McClellan: 63.7
18. EDGE Jack Pyburn: 63.4
19. DL Jamari Lyons: 62.8
20. LB Kenny Anyaehie: 61.8 (1 snap)
21. DL Keenan Landry: 61.5 (4 snaps)
22. DL Jaelin Humphries: 61.5 (1 snap)
23. LB Mannie Nunnery: 60.7
24. S Cahron Rackley: 60.0 (1 snap)
25. EDGE Quincy Ivory: 59.4 (2 snaps)
26. EDGE Kamran James: 59.3 (77 snaps)
27. S Bryce Thornton: 58.9
28. LB Derek Wingo: 57.8
29. DL Will Norman: 57.4 (8 snaps)
30. S Kamari Wilson: 55.8 (20 snaps)
31. S Miguel Mitchell: 55.7
32. CB Ja’Keem Jackson: 55.4
33. DB Dijon Johnson: 54.4 (22 snaps)
34. LB Teradja Mitchell: 51.4
35. DB Jadarrius Perkins: 48.9 (6 snaps)
36. S RJ Moten: 47.2 (95 snaps)
37. LB Scooby Williams: 42.1
38. LB Jaden Robinson: 40.5 (64 snaps)

Top Ten Special Teams Grades

1. DL Caleb Banks: 77.7 (50 snaps)
2. S Ja’Markis Weston: 77.0 (88 snaps)
3. CB Sharif Denson: 72.0 (90 snaps)
4. CB Javion Toombs: 70.1 (50 snaps)
5. WR Taylor Sperito: 69.1 (146 snaps)
6. CB Dijon Johnson: 68.0 (139 snaps)
7. RB Treyaun Webb: 67.8 (41 snaps)
8. LB Shemar James: 67.1 (46 snaps)
9. CB Jason Marshall: 66.4 (46 snaps)
10. CB Devin Moore: 66.3 (47 snaps)