By KACE KIESCHNICK, Tiger Rag Staff Reporter
For the first time in 2026, LSU did not have a single player receive a Pro Football Focus grade higher than an 80. The No. 10 Tigers (4-2, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) fell at Kentucky (5-1, 3-1 SEC) on Saturday night, and the PFF grades reflected the disappointing outcome for the sloppy two-score favorite.
Five Highest Graded Tigers
TE Roman Mothershed – 77.9
WR Jackson Harris – 76.0
RB Harlem Berry – 72.6
DT Richard Anderson – 72.3
DE Dylan Carpenter – 72.3
Mothershed led the way for the Tigers in his new position. The Troy transfer wide receiver transitioned to tight end before LSU’s win over McNeese State with Trey’Dez Green sidelined. Against the Wildcats, he made two catches for 56 yards, including a 41-yard touchdown reception. He was used primarily as a receiving threat, running a route on 92% of his 19 total snaps, and received a 54.7 run blocking grade.
The man on the other end of that 41-yard touchdown pass, Harris, also had a receiving score of his own and totaled six catches for 54 yards.
Berry played only seven snaps in the game but held on to his spot as the No. 2 option in the backfield behind Dilin Jones, who received a 71.9 offensive grade. Berry took one carry on LSU’s first drive and had two more on its fourth possession of the game at the beginning of the second quarter. He finished the game with just those three carries for 4 yards and had two catches for 22 yards.
Anderson played just 16 snaps and recorded no tackles, but he still earned the highest PFF grade of the defense. He did bat one pass at the line of scrimmage.
Carpenter also played a reduced rotational role, seeing 20 of LSU’s 71 defensive snaps in the game. He made one tackle and was credited for one hurry.
Five Lowest Graded Tigers
WR Eugene Wilson III – 47.5
TE Zach Grace – 50.3
DT Deuce Geralds – 50.4
RG Aliou Bah – 53.5
LG William Satterwhite II – 55.1
*excluding players with less than five snaps
Wilson could not get going in the Bluegrass State. He caught just one of his four targets for 5 yards and was credited with one drop, his fourth of the season. He has one drop in every game against a Power Four opponent this year.
Grace made his first career reception, a 22-yard wide-open touchdown grab on a trick play in the first quarter. Despite defeating his white whale, the Oregon transfer was given a 58 receiving grade. He earned a 59 pass blocking grade and 49.7 rating as a run blocker.
Geralds’s monster freshman campaign stalled slightly against the Wildcats. He earned his lowest PFF grade of the season as he made just one tackle and recorded one hurry in 48 snaps.
The offensive guard woes continued for LSU. Bah received his lowest mark of the season despite leading the Tigers with an 88.7 pass blocker grade. He had the worst run blocking grade on the team with a 51.3. Bah has not scored higher than 70 on PFF grades once this season.
Satterwhite cemented his spot as the LSU left guard and played every snap after rotating with Bo Bordelon the two previous games. He received a 54.8 run blocking grade and a 46.7 grade in the passing game. The Tennessee transfer allowed one sack and three hurries.
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