FCS Playoffs: PFF Grades For Second-Round Teams

PFF offers a different look at the top-performing FCS players and teams outside of just the statistical leaders. The website provides a more analytical look, providing grades based on film.

PFF has team grades on categories like Overall Offense, Passing, Pass-Blocking, Receiving, Rushing, Run-Blocking, Overall Defense, Run Defense, Tackling, Pass Rush, and Coverage.

Below are the grades for the 16 remaining teams in the FCS playoffs and where they rank nationally in the FCS.

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Overall Offense 

1. South Dakota State – 93.7

2. North Dakota State – 93.6

3. Montana State – 93.1 

7. Chattanooga – 84.8 

9. South Dakota – 83.9 

15. Villanova – 81.1

t19. Montana – 80.1

t19. Idaho – 80.1

21. Sac State – 79.7

24. Youngstown State – 78.8

25. Delaware – 78.5

47. Richmond – 73.0

50. Furman – 72.8

54. Southern Illinois – 72.3

60. UAlbany – 70.9

63. Mercer – 70.6

Passing 

1. North Dakota State – 94.0

2. Idaho – 90.1

8. South Dakota – 87.6

10. South Dakota State – 87.1

t17. Villanova – 82.4

t17. Youngstown State – 82.4

20. Chattanooga – 82.2

22. UAlbany – 81.4 

23. Southern Illinois – 81.3

30. Montana State – 80.0

35. Mercer – 77.4

49. Furman – 74.4

50. Sac State – 74.2

51. Delaware – 74.0

58. Montana – 72.7

80. Richmond – 64.5

Pass-Blocking 

1. Chattanooga – 89.4

4. Furman – 85.8

5. South Dakota State – 82.5

8. North Dakota State – 80.0 

t11. Montana – 78.9

t11. South Dakota – 78.9 

t11. Youngstown State – 78.9

14. Villanova – 78.5

29. Southern Illinois – 75.8 

31. Delaware – 75.6

33. Montana State – 75.3

44. Sac State – 73.6 

55. Richmond – 71.2

76. Mercer – 64.6

89. UAlbany – 63.1

110. Idaho – 54.6

Receiving 

1. North Dakota State – 87.9

2. South Dakota State – 85.6

3. Chattanooga – 84.9

4. South Dakota – 82.1

6. Idaho – 80.5

13. Mercer – 77.0

15. Villanova – 75.9 

16. Sac State – 75.8 

17. Montana State – 75.6

21. UAlbany – 74.6

23. Youngstown State – 73.8 

30. Delaware – 73.1

32. Richmond – 72.9

44. Montana – 71.0

68. Southern Illinois – 66.4

101. Furman – 60.8

Rushing 

1. Montana State – 94.2

3. South Dakota State – 93.8

5. Montana – 91.2 

t7. North Dakota State – 90.5 

t7. Villanova – 90.5 

19. Sac State – 85.5 

32. Richmond – 81.7 

36. South Dakota – 81.2 

47. Idaho – 80.5 

49. Delaware – 80.1 

57. Mercer – 78.4 

69. Youngstown State – 76.9 

t81. Furman – 74.4

t81. Chattanooga – 74.4 

84. UAlbany – 74.1

98. Southern Illinois – 72.5 

Run-Blocking 

1. Montana State – 86.6

3. South Dakota State – 78.7 

5. North Dakota State – 72.8 

17. Delaware – 66.2 

20. Chattanooga – 65.6

24. Furman – 64.1

25. South Dakota – 63.8 

26. Montana – 63.4 

28. Youngstown State – 63.2 

31. Sac State – 62.3 

47. Southern Illinois – 58.6 

52. Villanova – 57.9 

61. Richmond – 56.6 

62. Idaho – 56.4

119. UAlbany – 45.0

122. Mercer – 43.3

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Overall Defense 

t3. South Dakota State – 93.5

t3. UAlbany – 93.5

5. Southern Illinois – 93.2 

10. North Dakota State – 92.3 

t12. Villanova – 92.1

t12. Montana – 92.1

t12. Furman – 92.1

t12. Richmond – 92.1

t12. Mercer – 92.1

22. Idaho – 91.5

34. Montana State – 90.5

t43. Delaware – 89.3

t43. Chattanooga – 89.3

45. South Dakota – 89.2

49. Youngstown State – 88.8

80. Sac State – 82.6

Run Defense 

4. UAlbany – 94.0 

7. Montana – 93.1 

8.  Southern Illinois – 93.0

t13. Furman – 92.4

t13. Mercer – 92.4 

16. South Dakota State – 92.3

20. Richmond – 91.7

23. Villanova – 91.2 

24. Youngstown State – 91.0

28. Delaware – 90.5 

32. North Dakota State – 90.0 

57. Chattanooga – 84.6 

60. South Dakota – 84.0 

66. Montana State – 83.7 

68. Idaho – 83.5 

122. Sac State – 66.1 

Tackling 

1. South Dakota – 92.3

3. Southern Illinois – 90.6

7. Furman – 87.9

8. South Dakota State – 87.3

13. Villanova – 84.7 

14. Montana – 83.7

17. Youngstown State – 82.9

19. UAlbany – 81.6 

38. Delaware – 74.4 

48. Richmond – 71.0 

60. Sac State – 67.4 

66. Mercer – 65.4 

74. Montana State – 63.4

81. Chattanooga – 62.2

88. Idaho – 60.6  

102. North Dakota State – 56.4

Pass Rush 

1. Richmond – 89.0

3. North Dakota State – 87.3

13. Chattanooga – 79.5 

14. Youngstown State – 79.4

15. UAlbany – 79.3

17. Mercer – 78.2 

25. Montana State – 76.6 

27. South Dakota State – 76.4 

33. Montana – 74.4 

43. Southern Illinois – 73.0 

45. Idaho – 72.7

55. South Dakota – 71.1

57. Furman – 70.5

76. Villanova – 66.8 

80. Sac State – 66.1

102. Delaware – 61.6 

Coverage

1. Southern Illinois – 92.8

3. South Dakota State – 92.6

6. Idaho – 92.5

7. Villanova – 92.2

13. UAlbany – 91.8 

19. Sac State – 91.0 

t26. Furman – 90.3

t26. Mercer – 90.3 

29. North Dakota State – 90.2 

37. Delaware – 89.7 

t42. Montana – 89.5

t42. Montana State – 89.5

49. South Dakota – 89.2

54. Richmond – 87.8

77. Chattanooga – 82.2

90. Youngstown State – 77.8