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The PFF grades came from the Cincinnati Bearcats football loss at Iowa State

Online Niel November 18, 2024

CINCINNATI — UC football’s defense nearly did enough to give the Bearcats a winning chance Saturday, but the offense and special teams couldn’t execute enough to overcome a 34-17 rout of Iowa State. The PFF grade reflected that, with no special teams graded higher than 62.8 overall.

Offensively, Corey Kiner led the way with an 85.9 overall grade amid a strong day carrying the football. Brendan Sorsby (70.3 overall, 71.7 qualifying) finished behind him, followed by John Williams (70.2), Luke Kandra (67.8) and Joe Royer (63.9).

Sorsby graded higher as a passer than a runner (61.7 natural grade), despite rushing for a career-high 141 yards and a score.

Francis Sherman (40.5) posted the lowest passing grade in another tough showing for him in Cincinnati. Others at the bottom included Gavin Grover (49.4), Gavin Gerhardt (50.7) and Xzavier Henderson (51.2).

On defense, junior linebacker Simeon Colemen led the way with an 85.6 overall grade. Jordan Young (77.3), Jack Dingle (73.5), Eric Phillips (73.4) and Jonathan Thompson (73.3) followed him in the top five.

Cincinnati has had back-to-back weeks without serious liabilities on defense. No player had an overall grade below 58 as that unit continues to show strong depth.

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