Kentucky PFF player grades and snap counts versus Ball State

Image via Jordan Prather | USA TODAY SportsDepending on your viewpoint of a glass filled halfway with water, you could be as optimistic or pessimistic as your instinct allows after watching Kentucky’s 44-14 win over Ball State in Week 1. The right answer, of course, is probably in the middle, however, what helps keep our impulses in check are objective metrics.

Some might argue Power Football Focus’s (PFF) player grades aren’t exactly objective, but they do provide a standardized system for measuring a player’s performance. The grade goes on a scale of 0 to 100 with the average being 60. Any grade above 70 means the player had a good name. A grade below 50 indicates they had an overall…