PFF Grades and Snap Counts From Tennessee Football's Loss vs. South Carolina

The Tennessee football program entered Columbia with a 6-1 record and ranked as the No. 11 team in the country, but after some things didn't go their way, they eventually lost the game against the South Carolina Gamecocks.

While there were some bad moments and performances in this game, there were some solid ones as well. Here are the PFF grades and snap counts from the contest.

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Offensive Grades and Snap Counts (Total Snaps - 78)

Player	PFF Grade	Snap Count
Javin Gordon	78.0	14
George MacIntyre	74.7	78
DeSean Bishop	70.1	57
Mike Matthews	66.9	69
David Sanders Jr.	66.6	78
DaSaahn Brame	63.8	67
Braylon Staley	63.2	61
Sam Pendleton	62.3	78
Luca Wolf	60.0	1
Ian Duarte	60.0	1
TK Keys	59.0	10
Travis Smith Jr.	58.2	3
Ory Williams	58.2	1
Shamurad Umarov	57.8	58
Tyreek King	57.4	3
Carson Gentle (Defensive)	56.9	7
Nathan Robinson (Defensive)	56.7	7
Trent Thomas	54.9	49
Jesse Perry	54.1	78
Daune Morris	54.0	7
Nic Moore	53.7	76
Donovan Haslam	53.5	22
Radarious Jackson	49.3	33

On the offensive side of the ball, the leader among all players is Javin Gordon. Gordon spent the majority of the season with an injury that kept him from taking many snaps after his return. While he didn't have a ton of snaps, he did make the most in his 14 snaps in this contest.

The star of the game was definitely George MacIntyre, who is the second-place sitter in the offensive grades. In fact, MacIntyre played every offensive snap, and he still graded well with a 74.7. This just goes to show that he has taken a huge step forward as the starter for the Vols, and the sky is the limit for what's to come with him.

The offensive player who needs to prove more after this contest is Radarious Jackson, who finished as the lowest-graded offensive player on the roster for this contest. This is exactly what couldn't happen for him in this game, especially with TK Keys creeping up as the potential clear-cut No. 3 starter for Kelsey Pope moving forward after the last two contests.

Defensive Grades and Snap Counts (Total Snaps - 69)

Player	PFF Grade	Snap Count
TJ Metcalf	74.9	68
Edwin Spillman	71.1	17
Kayin Lee	69.0	69
JJ Finch	66.1	14
Jeremiah Telander	65.3	50
Nathan Robinson	65.1	31
Ty Redmond	64.9	69
Tyree Weathersby	64.0	44
Arion Carter	62.0	56
Carson Gentle	61.2	4
Jordan Norman	61.2	21
Tevis Metcalf	61.1	7
Daevin Hobbs	60.6	28
Qua Moss	60.5	63
Ethan Utley	59.8	2
Xavier Gilliam	57.0	53
Amare Campbell	52.7	69
Dejuan Lane	50.3	69
Mariyon Dye	46.7	25

The Tennessee defense has been the unit that has helped the Vols along the way. In this game, the player who graded the best is TJ Metcalf, which is no shock at all, especially when you consider how well he did when jumping the ball for the interception.

He continues to improve and is by far one of the better players in the secondary for Tennessee. It seems that every week one of the safeties is the star of the show, and this week it's Metcalf.

As for the player who might need to play better from a grade standpoint, you'd like to see more from Mariyon Dye. There's no reason to overreact, but he is still someone who can learn from this experience.

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