Highest And Lowest Graded Seminoles From Florida State's Victory Against North Alabama

Who had success and who struggled for the Seminoles against the Lions?

In what turned out to be a stranger game than anyone anticipated, Florida State fought back from a double-digit deficit after the first quarter to score 58 consecutive points as the team knocked off North Alabama. The Seminoles only allowed 69 yards over the final three-quarters of the contest while racking up 521 yards of total offense.

Quarterback Tate Rodemaker had a career performance after stepping in for Jordan Travis. He completed 13/23 passes for 217 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions.

BREAKING: Seminoles Announce Starting Quarterback Jordan Travis Is Out For Year Due To Injury

We're going to continue exploring this relatively new idea and dive into the highest and lowest-graded Seminoles on both sides of the ball from the win. All of the information below was gathered via Pro Football Focus.

*Players have to earn at least 10 snaps to qualify on the list

How Does PFF Grade Players?

PFF employs 600 full or part-time analysts who grade every single snap by every single player on offense, defense, and special teams during the game. The grades are calculated on a per-play basis where each play is broken down to grades of -2 to +2 in 0.5 increments. An average or expected play would result in a grade of zero, a game-ending turnover would bring in a grade of -2, and a perfect touchdown throw to win a game would be worth +2.

These apply to every single player on every play. For instance, a quarterback throwing a good pass that is dropped by a wide receiver would earn a positive grade. The wide receiver who dropped the ball would receive a negative grade while the offensive tackle protecting the blind side would get positive marks as well.

Obviously, PFF can't be certain on the assignments of every given player on a play but they grade on what the player is attempting to do. Plays in which there is a question mark can be deferred to as a zero. Hopefully, this provides a little bit of clarification on some of the details you'll view below.

Offense:

Highest Graded Players:

1. CJ Campbell (86.6) - 10 snaps

Don't ask me if we dropped down the qualifying snaps from 15 to 10 so CJ Campbell could make the cut. He led the team with three carries for 78 yards for a touchdown, including a career-high 70-yard burst.

2. Vandrevius Jacobs (83.9) - 10 snaps

Jacobs caught his lone target for 28 yards as the true freshman continues to come along. He was the highest-graded receiver on the team.

3. D'Mitri Emmanuel (77.7) - 49 snaps

In his final game in Doak Campbell Stadium, veteran D'Mitri Emmanuel locked down the right guard spot while proving himself as the most consistent offensive lineman of the week.

4. Lawrance Toafili (76.9) - 31 snaps

Toafili rushed four times for 30 yards and a touchdown while leading the team in receptions with four catches for 38 yards. He had a cool moment when the 2013 team swarmed him after his score in the second quarter.

5. Brock Glenn (76.5) - 15 snaps

Glenn earned his first playing time since the home opener in September and made the most of it. He completed 2/3 passes for 35 yards while rushing four times for five yards and the first touchdown of his career.

Lowest Graded Players:

5. Jeremiah Byers (57.6) - 57 snaps

Byers was one of two offensive linemen to play over 50 snaps against North Alabama. He had to play a big role with Darius Washington shifting to center after Maurice Smith's injury.

4. Ja'Khi Douglas (54.7) - 25 snaps

Douglas didn't end up recording a catch after his productive performances against Pittsburgh and Miami.

3. Jackson West (54.5) - 17 snaps

West earned some playing time with the game out of hand.

2. Jaylen Early (54.0) - 15 snaps

Early entered the game at left tackle in the fourth quarter and was called for holding on an outside run.

1. Destyn Hill (45.1) - 16 snaps

Hill graded out as the lowest-ranked player on offense and didn't record a catch.

Full Grades:

DEFENSE:

Highest Graded Players:

1. Jarrian Jones (91.9) - 30 snaps

Jones had an outstanding performance in his final home game. He finished with three tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack, one interception, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. His sack on Noah Walters in the second quarter was a big turning point in the game.

2. Patrick Payton (81.2) - 46 snaps

Payton led the team with seven tackles, two tackles for loss, two pass breakups, and a quarterback hurry. He's up to nine pass deflections on the season.

3. Dennis Briggs Jr. (77.2) - 19 snaps

Briggs has been dealing with an injury since the win over Duke but found some playing time in the second half. He totaled two tackles.

4. Renardo Green (76.7) - 36 snaps

Green was sidelined prior to halftime due to an injury and was spotted wearing a sling. He finished with four tackles.

5. Azareye'h Thomas (76.2) - 39 snaps

Thomas recorded two tackles, one tackle for loss, and one pass breakup.

Lowest Graded Players:

5. Jared Verse (57.6) - 38 snaps

Verse was pretty quiet throughout the contest and that was reflected in his stat line. He finished with zero tackles for the first time this season.

4. Shyheim Brown (56.7) - 49 snaps

Brown played the most snaps on defense with Kevin Knowles out of the lineup. He didn't end up making a tackle and allowed one catch for 15 yards.

3. Omar Graham Jr. (55.5) - 24 snaps

Graham recorded two tackles while earning more time with Kalen DeLoach missing the game.

2. Ashlynd Barker (46.0) - 14 snaps

Barker played sparingly as a reserve and missed one tackle attempt.

1. Blake Nichelson (43.7) - 17 snaps

Nichelson missed one tackle and allowed two catches for 18 yards on three targets.

Full Grades:

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