For the first time this season, a cornerback was graded by Pro Football Focus as Ohio State's best player in a single game. Three of the Buckeyes' five highest-graded players against Penn State were on the defensive side of the ball as Igbinosun, Cody Simon and JT Tuimoloau were Ohio State's first, third and fourth-highest-graded players in the 20-13 win at Penn State, according to PFF.
ELITE | GOOD | ABOVE AVG. | AVG. | BELOW AVG. | POOR | VERY POOR |
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90-100 | 80-89 | 70-79 | 60-69 | 50-59 | 40-49 | Below 40 |
While we all have our own opinions on who Ohio State’s best and worst players were against Penn State, we compiled the Pro Football Focus grades for every player from the Penn State game below.