2023-11-21 23:51:49
Story Links
For the second straight week, a Mississippi State standout led the entire NFL in a Pro Football Focus (PFF) category.
A week following Dak Prescott graded out as the top quarterback, former first-round draft pick Charles Cross earned the top pass-blocking grade among all offensive linemen in the league at 90.7. Cross did not allow a sack or a single pressure in 42 passing downs by the Seattle Seahawks in Week 11.
Fellow tackle Tyre Phillips earned the No. 2 pass blocking grade for the New York Giants offensive line last Sunday while Elgton Jenkins of the Green Bay Packers holds the seventh-best pass-blocking grade among offensive guards in the NFL this season.
Prescott threw two more touchdown passes in the Dallas Cowboys’ win to bring his yearly total to 19. The two-time Pro Bowler and 2022 Walter Payton Man of the Year tops all NFL signal callers with an 89.4 offensive grade this season and held the No. 2 passing grade and third-best offensive grade among quarterbacks in Week 11.
Jeffery Simmons saw action on both sides of the ball. Simmons secured the top run-defensive grade on the Tennessee Titans on Sunday and had a tackle for loss while also playing fullback and catching his first career touchdown on a 2-yard pass.
Chris Jones made his presence felt on Monday Night Football and finished with four tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. Jones earned the second-best pressure grade for Kansas City in Week 11 and holds the No. 8 pressure grade in the NFL among interior defensive lineman for the season. The four-time Pro Bowler and two-time Super Bowl Champion now has 7 ½ sacks on the season and 72 ½ for his career.
Montez Sweat made his first sack as a Chicago Bear on Sunday and also has 7 ½ on the year. Sweat also ranks sixth among edge rushers in the NFL in run defense. Denico Autry and Willie Gay Jr. also provided tackles for loss in Week 11 for the Titans and Chiefs respectively with Autry earning Tennessee’s third-highest defensive grade.
Martin Emerson’s five tackles were the third-most on Cleveland’s defense and graded out at No. 1 in tackling, No. 2 in run defense and No. 3 in overall defensive grade on the Browns this past weekend.
Emmanuel Forbes and Darius Slay finished second in coverage grades for Washington and Philadelphia while Preston Smith took home the third-highest tackling grade on the Packers in Week 11.
JOHNATHAN ABRAM | S | NEW ORLEANS SAINTS | AT MSU: 2017-18
Last Week: Bye
Season: Eight tackles (three solo, five assists)
DENICO AUTRY | DE | TENNESSEE TITANS | AT MSU: 2012-13
Last Week: Autry made one solo tackle for loss in a 34-14 loss at the Jaguars.
Season: 30 tackles (17 solo, 13 assists), seven tackles for loss, six sacks, 10 quarterback hurries, one forced fumble, three pass defenses, one blocked kick
LOGAN COOKE | P | JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS | AT MSU: 2014-17
Last Week: Cooke punted twice for 103 yards (51.5 avg.) with a long of 54 yards in a 34-14 win over the Titans.
Season: Punting – 39 punts, 1,896 yards (48.6 avg.), long 62 Passing – 1 of 1, 13 yards
FLETCHER COX | DT | PHILADELPHIA EAGLES | AT MSU: 2009-11
Last Week: Cox started and made one assisted tackle and two quarterback hurries in a 21-17 win at the Chiefs.
Season: 18 tackles (six solo, 12 assists), 1 1/2 sacks, 12 quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery, one pass defense
CHARLES CROSS | OT | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | AT MSU: 2019-21
Last Week: Cross started at left tackle in a 17-16 loss at the Rams.
Season: Seven games played, seven starts
CAMERON DANTZLER | CB | NEW ORLEANS SAINTS | AT MSU: 2016-19
Last Week: Bye
Season: Two games played
MARTIN EMERSON | CB | CLEVELAND BROWNS | AT MSU: 2019-21
Last Week: Emerson started and tied for third on the team with five tackles (one solo, four assists) in a 13-10 win over the Steelers.
Season: 35 tackles (27 solo, eight assists), one tackle for loss, five pass defenses, two interceptions
EMMANUEL FORBES | CB | WASHINGTON COMMANDERS | AT MSU: 2020-22
Last Week: Forbes started and made four solo tackles and two pass defenses in a 31-19 loss to the Giants.
Season: 27 tackles (25 solo, two assists), two tackles for loss, nine pass defenses, one interception
WILLIE GAY JR. | LB | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS | AT MSU: 2017-19
Last Week: Gay started and made three solo tackles and one tackle for loss in a 21-17 loss to the Eagles.
Season: 38 tackles (28 solo, 10 assists), three tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, three fumble recoveries, three quarterback hurries, three pass defenses
J.T. GRAY | S | NEW ORLEANS SAINTS | AT MSU: 2014-17
Last Week: Bye
Season: Five tackles (three solo, two assists)
ELGTON JENKINS | AND | GREEN BAY PACKERS | AT MSU: 2014-18
Last Week: Jenkins started at left guard in a 23-20 win over the Chargers.
Season: Eight games played, eight starts, one tackle, one fumble recovery
CHRIS JONES | DE | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS | AT MSU: 2013-15
Last Week: Jones started and had the third-most tackles on the team with five solo stops, four tackles for loss, two sacks and two quarterback hurries in a 21-17 loss to the Eagles.
Season: 22 tackles (14 solo, eight assists), 7 1/2 sacks, nine tackles for loss, 15 quarterback hurries, three pass defenses
TYRE PHILLIPS | OT | NEW YORK GIANTS | AT MSU: 2017-19
Last Week: Phillips started at right tackle in a 31-19 win at the Commanders.
Season: Five games played, four starts
DAK PRESCOTT | QB | DALLAS COWBOYS | AT MSU: 2011-15
Last Week: Prescott started and completed 25 of 38 passes for 189 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. He also rushed twice for six yards in a 33-10 win at the Panthers.
Season: Passing – 237 of 338, 2,604 yards, 19 touchdowns, six interceptions Rushing – 33 carries, 141 yards, two touchdowns
JEFFERY SIMMONS | DT | TENNESSEE TITANS | AT MSU: 2016-18
Last Week: Simmons started at defensive tackle and made two solo tackles, one tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry. He also lined up at fullback and caught a 2-yard touchdown pass in a 34-14 loss at the Jaguars.
Season: Defense – 38 tackles (26 solo, 12 assists), eight tackles for loss, five sacks, 10 quarterback hurries, one forced fumble Receiving – One catch, two yards, one touchdown
DARIUS SLAY | CB | PHILADELPHIA EAGLES | AT MSU: 2011-12
Last Week: Slay started and made four solo tackles and two pass defenses in a 21-17 win at the Chiefs.
Season: 44 tackles (37 solo, seven assists), one tackle for loss, nine pass defenses, two interceptions, one touchdown
PRESTON SMITH | LB | GREEN BAY PACKERS | AT MSU: 2011-14
Last Week: Smith started at outside linebacker and made two tackles (one solo, one assist) and two quarterback hurries in a 23-20 win over the Chargers.
Season: 24 tackles (16 solo, eight assists), two tackles for loss, three sacks, eight quarterback hurries, two pass defenses
MARQUISS SPENCER | FROM | NEW YORK JETS | AT MSU: 2016-20
Last Week: Spencer was on the practice squad for a 32-6 loss at the Bills.
Season: N/A
MONTEZ SWEAT | DE | CHICAGO BEARS | AT MSU: 2017-18
Last Week: Sweat started and made two tackles (one solo, one assist), one tackle for loss, one sack and one quarterback hurry in a 31-26 loss at the Lions.
Season: 35 tackles (22 solo, 13 assists), nine tackles for loss, 7 1/2 sacks, three forced fumbles, 18 quarterback hurries, three pass defenses
JORDAN THOMAS | LB | CAROLINA PANTHERS | AT MSU: 2016-17
Last Week: Thomas was on the practice squad for a 33-10 loss to the Cowboys.
Season: N/A
TYRUS WHEAT | FROM | DALLAS COWBOYS | AT MSU: 2020-22
Last Week: Wheat saw action in a 33-10 win at the Panthers.
Season: Four games played
DARRYL WILLIAMS | C | JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS | AT MSU: 2015-19
Last Week: Williams was on the practice squad for a 34-14 win over the Titans.
Season: N/A
CAMERON YOUNG | DT | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | AT MSU: 2018-22
Last Week: Young made one solo tackle in a 17-16 loss at the Rams.
Season: Eight tackles (six solo, two assists), one tackle for loss, one quarterback hurry
1700627417
#FromStateToSundays #Week #Update #Mississippi #State
