By KACE KIESCHNICK, Tiger Rag Staff Reporter
In No. 14 LSU’s horrendous, 31-13 loss to No. 5 Alabama on Saturday night, the Tigers recorded their worst Pro Football Focus offensive grade since their 32-24 loss at Ole Miss on Sept. 19 and lowest defensive grade since the 35-34 overtime loss at Kentukcy on Oct. 10.
LSU (6-3, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) garnered a 74.4 on offense, while its defense earned a 75.
Here is a look at the best and worst performers in the crucial loss to the College Football Playoff-bound Crimson Tide (7-2, 5-2 SEC).
Highest Graded Tigers
WR Jackson Harris – 80.7
CB DJ Pickett – 76.3
LB TJ Dottery – 71.2
TE Trey’Dez Green – 71.1
DT Stephiylan Green – 71.0
Harris earned the top offensive grade for the third straight game as he continues to cement his place as one of the top receivers in the SEC in his first season in the conference. The Hawaii transfer caught 11 passes for 166 yards against Alabama. He was targeted 18 times and had one drop. His 11 catches broke the career high he set last game, and it was his third time this season with over 160 receiving yards. He now ranks No. 17 in the nation and No. 2 in the SEC with 800 yards on the year.
Pickett also continued a strong, consistent season. The sophomore recorded a 71.8 coverage grade after allowing no receptions on two targets. He made his first sack of the season and finished with three tackles.
Dottery was all over the field again for LSU and led the team with nine tackles, all unassisted. He received a 93 pass rush grade after causing two hurries in just seven pass rush snaps with a pass rush win rate of 28.6%, according to PFF.
Trey’Dez Green hauled in 10 of his 13 targets for 85 yards in his second game since a knee injury suffered against Ole Miss. He had no drops and also earned a 75.1 grade as a pass blocker.
Stephiylan Green was not credited with a tackle in the official score book, but PFF gave him one in his 32 snaps. He also forced one hurry.
Lowest Graded Tigers
C Braelin Moore – 49.3
WR Eugene Wilson III – 52.9
RT Sean Thompkins Jr. – 53.2
RG Aliou Bah – 54.1
CB Ja’Keem Jackson – 54.9
Moore had the second best run blocking grade on the offensive line, an underwhelming 57.7. As a pass blocker, he was given a 26.5. Moore allowed one sack and three hurries in 58 opportunities.
Wilson had 61 yards on three catches thanks mostly to a 31-yard catch and run on LSU’s final drive of the first half. It was his second-highest yardage total this season, but he still notched a 56.3 receiving grade after hauling in only half of his six targets. He also recorded his fifth and sixth drops of the season, according to PFF.
Thompkins replaced starting right tackle Weston Davis in the third quarter because of what appeared to be an injury to his right ankle.
Thompkins played 32 snaps and had a respectable 70.1 run blocking grade, which trailed only Davis’s 73.3 on the team. But in the passing game he received a team-low 20.6 after giving up a QB hit and two pressures in 23 opportunities.
Bah rounded out the struggling trio on the right side of the line. The Maryland transfer right guard had a 49.2 run blocking grade and a 59.5 pass blocking grade. He gave up two hurries in the pass game. LSU ran to Bah’s side eight times for 25 yards – an average of 3.1 yards per carry.
Jackson was the only defender to receive a grade lower than 55. The rotational defensive back played 27 snaps and had one tackle. His final grade was tanked by one missed tackle and an 8-yard reception on his only target.
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