On Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers went on the road to face the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Today, Pro Football Focus released its grades from the game. Which Niners played well and who has more work to do?
Below are Pro Football Focus' five highest-graded 49ers players on offense against the Chargers.
Trent Sherfield, WR, 83.5, 22 snaps
Travis Benjamin, WR, 82.9, 21 snaps
Laken Tomlinson, LG, 82.1, 21 snaps
Daniel Brunskill, RG, 81.1, 21 smaps
Mike McGlinchey, RT, 76.8, 21 snaps
Below are the five highest-graded 49ers players on defense.
Jared Mayden, SS, 93.1, 31 snaps
Darrion Daniels, DT, 90.1, 22 snaps
Zach Kerr, DT, 86.8, 31 snaps
Eddie Yarbrough, DE, 79.7, 21 snaps
Arden Key, DE, 78.7, 23 snaps
Below are the three lowest-graded 49ers players on offense.
Below are the three lowest-graded 49ers players on defense.
Jonas Griffith, LB, 28.5, 36 snaps
Shilique Calhoun, DE, 41.4, 13 snaps
B.W. Webb, CB, 42.3, 22 snaps
You're probably wondering how Trey Lance performed since the rookie quarterback is not listed above. He earned an overall grade of 55.6, while Jimmy Garoppolo fared the worst of the three 49ers quarterbacks with a 45.9 grade. Nate Sudfeld earned a slightly higher overall grade of 50.9.
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