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Who were PFF’s highest-graded 49ers players vs. the Raiders?
Aug 30, 2021 at 9:55 AM
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The San Francisco 49ers closed out the preseason on Sunday with a 34-10 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders at Levi's Stadium. 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 Raiders.
- George Kittle, TE, 95.9, 10 snaps
- Jake Brendel, C, 94.4, 56 snaps
- Dakoda Shepley, C, 87.8, 26 snaps
- Mike McGlinchey, RT, 86.4, 24 snaps
- Jaylon Moore, LT, 86.0, 37 snaps
Below are the five highest-graded 49ers players on defense.
- Alex Barrett, DE, 91.7, 21 snaps
- Elijah Sullivan, LB, 91.2, 13 snaps
- Jaquiski Tartt, SS, 90.7, 29 snaps
- Samson Ebukam, DE, 89.7, 15 snaps
- Eddie Yarbrough, DE, 79.6, 21 snaps
Below are the three lowest-graded 49ers players on offense.
- Jordan Matthews, TE, 32.5, 8 snaps
- Jalen Hurd, WR, 49.2, 27 snaps
- T - Wayne Gallman, RB, 49.9, 13 snaps
- T - Ross Dwelley, TE, 49.9, 21 snaps
Below are the three lowest-graded 49ers players on defense.
If you're wondering how the quarterbacks did in the game, Jimmy Garoppolo earned the highest grade of the three, coming in at 70.6 in his 14 snaps. Trey Lance earned an overall grade of 67.2 on his 35 snaps. Lastly, Nate Sudfeld's overall grade was 65.5 through 23 snaps.
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