Louisville's PFF Grades from Game Six vs. Miami

The Cardinals were able to march into South Florida and walk away with an upset win over the Canes.

Oct 17, 2025; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Louisville Cardinals kicker Cooper Ranvier (36) celebrates with teammates after an extra point conversion against the Miami Hurricanes during the first quarter at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville football program was certainly the talk of the college football world on Friday night.

The Cardinals had the dubious task of taking on No. 2 Miami on the road and in primetime. That being said, they were able to come out of Hard Rock Stadium with a massive victory, stunning the Canes with a 24-21 upset win.

With a performance such as this, how did Louisville's players grade out over on the analytical site Pro Football Focus? Below are the team-wide grades, as well as all the individual offensive and defensive grades, from their matchup against Miami:

As a reminder, in PFF's grading scale, 60.0 is the baseline for an "average" grade. 70.0-79.9 is considered above average, 80.0-89.9 is good, whereas 90.0 and higher is elite. On the opposite end of the spectrum, 59.9-50.0 is below average, 49.9-40.0 is considered poor, whereas 39.9 and below is very poor.

Team Grades

• Overall: 74.5
• Offense: 66.7
• Passing: 55.7
• Pass Blocking: 33.3
• Receiving: 70.2
• Running: 74.4
• Run Blocking: 61.2
• Defense: 77.0
• Run Defense: 63.6
• Tacking: 52.7
• Pass Rush: 67.8
• Coverage: 86.3

Individual Offensive Grades

*Bold denotes starter
*Key: Grade (snap count)

1. WR Chris Bell -- 81.9 (64)
2. RB Isaac Brown -- 71.7 (40)
3. QB Deuce Adams -- 68.7 (4)
4. WR TreyShun Hurry -- 68.4 (25)
5. LT Trevonte Sylvester -- 66.7 (68)
6. WR Dacari Collins -- 65.8 (26)
7. LG Lance Robinson -- 62.5 (68)
8. QB Miller Moss -- 61.1 (66)
9. RT Rasheed Miller -- 60.8 (68)
10. QB Brady Allen -- 60.0 (2)
11. WR Caullin Lacy -- 59.9 (57)
12. RG Jordan Church -- 59.7 (32)
13. LT Mahamane Moussa -- 59.6 (39)
14. FB Jaxon Panariello -- 59.4 (3)
15. WR Kris Hughes -- 55.9 (4)
16. TE Nate Kurisky -- 55.4 (36)
17. C Pete Nygra -- 55.1 (68)
18. TE Jacob Stewart -- 54.7 (6)
19. WR Antonio Meeks -- 53.9 (11)
20. RB Keyjuan Brown -- 51.0 (27)
21. TE Jaleel Skinner -- 44.0 (34)

Individual Defensive Grades

*Bold denotes starter
*Key: Grade (snap count)

1. CB Jabari Mack -- 88.7 (63)
2. LB Kalib Perry -- 75.8 (25)
3. DT Jordan Guerad -- 75.3 (40)
4. LB/S Antonio Watts -- 74.2 (63)
5. S D'Angelo Hutchinson -- 73.1 (58)
6. DT Denze; Lowry -- 70.2 (25)
7. CB Justin Agu -- 69.8 (11)
8. DE A.J. Green -- 68.3 (32)
9. S JoJo Evans -- 67.4 (55)
10. DT Rene Konga -- 64.7 (44)
11. DE Clev Lubin -- 63.3 (43)
12. LB T.J. Capers -- 62.4 (27)
13. DE Wesley Bailey -- 62.0 (31)
14. DT Jerry Lawson -- 58.5 (18)
15. LB T.J. Quinn -- 56.1 (63)
16. DE Justin Beadles -- 54.6 (22)
17. S Corey Gordon -- 52.9 (10)
18. CB Tayon Holloway -- 50.3 (63)

(Photo of Cooper Ranvier: Sam Navarro - Imagn Images)

You can follow Louisville Cardinals On SI for future coverage by liking us on Facebook, Twitter/X and Instagram:

Facebook - @LouisvilleOnSI
Twitter/X - @LouisvilleOnSI
Instagram - @louisvilleonsi

You can also follow Deputy Editor Matthew McGavic at @Matt_McGavic on Twitter/X and @mattmcgavic.bsky.social on Bluesky