Yesterday against Louisville was not a good day for the Georgia Tech defense, as the pass rush continued to struggle and they struggled to cover the Cardinals’ receivers, allowing quite a few big plays.
Louisville averaged 20 yards per completion and 7.1 yards per play. Georgia Tech had no sacks and only three tackles for loss. Cardinals quarterback Tyler Shaw completed 13 of 19 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns. Wide receivers Jacory Brooks and Chris Bell combined for six catches for 207 yards and two touchdowns.
The big positive from this game was how effectively Georgia Tech was able to stop the run. Louisville carried the ball 27 times for 57 yards, an average of 2.1 yards per carry.
So how did Georgia Tech’s defense grade from PFF? Below are the grades for each defensive player, with snap numbers in parentheses. The front seven didn’t grade too badly, but it was a tough game for most of the secondary.
1. DB Clayton Powell Lee – 74.4 (33)
2. LB Jackson Hamilton – 69.1 (21)
3. LB Taj Butler – 68.7 (18)
4. DT Thomas Gore – 68.7 (26)
5. DT Jordan van den Berg – 66.8 (23)
6. DT Zeke Biggers – 63.6 (21)
7. DT Macius Scott – 63.6 (21)
8. DB Warren Burrell – 61.2 (42)
9. DE Josh Robinson – 61.1 (28)
10. DT Jason Moore – 61.0 (10)
11. DE Romero Height – 59.6 (37)
12. DE Kevin Harris – 59.0 (28)
13. DB Tay Seymour – 58.2 (36)
14. LB Treniliath Tatum – 57.6 (37)
15. DE Sylvain Yongjuan – 57.0 (19)
16. DB Rodney Shelley – 52.9 (28)
17. DB Zachary Tovey – 50.0 (9)
18. LB Kyle Efford – 49.8 (37)
19. DB Lamiles Brooks – 49.8 (16)
20. DB Amari Harvey – 48.8 (43)
21. DB Omar Daniels – 44.6 (15)
22. DB Sayid Gibbs – 42.0 (33)
