{"id":390244,"date":"2025-11-19T16:06:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/390244\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T16:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:06:13","slug":"phillip-daniels-nate-roberts-and-james-peoples-lead-pro-football-focus-highest-graded-ohio-state-players-against-ucla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/390244\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillip Daniels, Nate Roberts and James Peoples Lead Pro Football Focus\u2019 Highest-Graded Ohio State Players Against UCLA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAfter\u00a0Ohio State’s primetime 48-10 pummeling of UCLA<\/a>,\u00a0we share the game\u2019s grades\u00a0from\u00a0Pro Football Focus<\/a>, which\u00a0grades every player after every game based on how they perform on a snap-to-snap basis.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWe compiled the PFF grades for every Buckeye who played on either offense or defense in the eighth game of the season and highlight\u00a0the three\u00a0highest-graded players who played at least 10 snaps against the Bruins.\u00a0For the first time in six weeks, a new name is at the top of the list, which features all players from the offensive side of the ball.\n<\/p>\n

\t\tPFF’s Grading Scale<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\tELITE<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tGOOD<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tABOVE AVG.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tAVG.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tBELOW AVG.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tPOOR<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tVERY POOR<\/p>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t90-100\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\n\t\t\t\t80-89\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\n\t\t\t\t70-79\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\n\t\t\t\t60-69\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\n\t\t\t\t50-59\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\n\t\t\t\t40-49\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n\n\t\t\t\tBelow 40\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\t1. RT Phillip Daniels\u00a0(90.1)<\/p>\n

\n\tFor the first time this season, an offensive lineman graded out as Ohio State’s best player. Daniels, who missed the Purdue game due to an injury, returned to the field with his best performance of the season against UCLA. The Princeton High alum graded out as the highest-rated offensive lineman in the country in run blocking (91.1) and overall grade (90.1) for Week 12.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tHighest Graded Offensive Lineman from Week 12:<\/p>\n

Phillip Daniels, Ohio State: 90.1@OhioStateFB<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/EswgNWarQS<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n

\t\u2014 PFF College (@PFF_College) November 17, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\t2. TE Nate Roberts\u00a0(87.9)<\/p>\n

\n\tRoberts made the most of his 14 snaps against UCLA as his overall grade of 87.9 was\u00a0fourth-best in the nation among tight ends. This marks the first time for a tight end to be rated among Ohio State’s three\u00a0since Jelani Thurman graded out with a 93\u00a0against Grambling State in Week 2.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tQuite a turnaround for Roberts, who graded out as the lowest-rated Ohio State offensive player (44.9) last week against Purdue.\n<\/p>\n

\t3. RB James Peoples (86.7)<\/p>\n

\n\tLike Roberts, Peoples made the most of his limited action on the field. His running grade of 87.2 was tops in the Big Ten and his 86.7 overall offensive grade against UCLA was second-best in the conference.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPeoples had two touchdown runs and averaged seven yards per carry, but those stats don’t shine a light on his electrifying touchdown in which he hurdled Bruin defender,\u00a0<\/a>Cole Martin.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t2nd TD of the night for James Peoples @OhioStateFB<\/a><\/p>\n

: NBC pic.twitter.com\/DQozXJ4vye<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n

\t\u2014 Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) November 16, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\n\tRELATED<\/strong>\u00a0Evaluating Julian Sayin’s Performance vs.\u00a0UCLA<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\tExtra Points<\/p>\n