LSU’s season slammed closed on Saturday.
There is no path, no hope. This group is left to play out the string because the offense punted four times in a row late and the defense couldn’t muster that elusive final stop.
Here are the grades that produced the result.
HIGHEST GRADES
- Princewill Umanmielen, DE – 81.1
- Dominck McKinley, DT – 78.7
- Ty Benefield, S – 77.2
- Stephiylan Green, DT – 76.9
- Jordan Ross, DE – 71.5
No offensive players made the top five. Tre Wilson was the top graded offensive player at 71.2. Dilin Jones was next at 69.0.
Umanmielen has had a fantastic year. He finished last night with five pressures and a 79.8 pass rush grade. He notched another sack and is now 2.5 away from Arden Key’s school record.
McKinley made his 21 snaps count. He had a sack, a quarterback hit and a hurry. He also batted a ball down at the line of scrimmage.
Ty Benefield flashed all over the field in real time. I don’t really look at the stat sheet much during games. I let the action tell the story first, and Benefield was certainly a part of that. His first interception set up a score. He added another. He had a sack and another half tackle for loss. Benefield should garner some All-American discussion. He’s fantastic.
Stephiylan Green hasn’t shown up much in the highest grades, but he did on Saturday. He had a couple of hurries and graded 79.2 against the run. That’s good work.
Jordan Ross had another productive night. He had six pressures on 40 pass rush snaps. He had a sack and broke up two passes.
LOWEST GRADES
- William Satterwhite, LG – 46.5
- Sam Leavitt, QB – 49.7
- Jhase Thomas, S – 52.4
- Corey Barber, WR – 54.5
- Ja’Keem Jackson, CB – 56.0
Left guard has been a sore spot all year. William Satterwhite graded 45.1 run blocking and allowed three pressures from the interior. He was also flagged for holding.
This game was always going to come down to the quarterbacks, and Leavitt made some awful decisions. Twice he was picked off in the endzone. That just can’t happen. He graded 45.9 passing. Ole Miss was the worst grade of the year entering Saturday. That was 63.7. This was 49.7. Not going to win with that.
Jhase Thomas had a rough night. He missed four tackles and graded 23.8 there. He was targeted twice, and both were caught.
Corey Barber’s night was inconsequential. He caught his only target.
Ja’Keem Jackson missed two tackles and graded 28.9 there. He was targeted three times and gave up a pair of receptions.
