In the Miami Dolphins’ Week 5 battle with the New York Jets, head coach Mike McDaniel’s team was dealing with some health issues, as Tua Tagovailoa and Xavien Howard were inactive, and Teddy Bridgewater and Terron Armstead left in the first quarter.
This meant Miami had to rely on some players that normally wouldn’t be under such a spotlight, like Skylar Thompson and Brandon Shell, who were both thrust into much larger roles than anticipated.
We take a look at Pro Football Focus’ grades to see how the advanced analytics determined the Dolphins did on Sunday against their AFC East rivals.
Overall PFF grades: Offense (min. 10 snaps)
Top 5
RG Robert Hunt – 81.8
WR Cedrick Wilson Jr. – 75.3
WR Tyreek Hill – 75.3
RB Myles Gaskin – 66.1
WR Jaylen Waddle – 64.6
Bottom 5
FB Alec Ingold – 53.1
LG Liam Eichenberg – 48.7
OT Greg Little – 46.1
OT Brandon Shell – 45.3
RB Chase Edmonds – 30.1
Overall PFF grades: Defense (min. 10 snaps)
Top 5
DL Zach Sieler – 75.9
DL Christian Wilkins – 70.5
LB Jerome Baker – 66.8
LB Melvin Ingram – 65.4
CB Nik Needham – 63.4
Bottom 5
CB Kader Kohou – 41.7
CB Noah Igbinoghene – 42.9
S Jevon Holland – 43.7
DL Raekwon Davis – 44.6
LB Duke Riley – 47.5
Pass protection grades (OL only)
LG Liam Eichenberg – 53.4
RG Robert Hunt – 48.1
C Connor Williams – 47.4
RT Greg Little – 27.9
LT Brandon Shell – 15.2
Run-blocking grades (OL only)
RG Robert Hunt – 87.8
LT Brandon Shell – 68.4
RT Greg Little – 64.6
C Connor Williams – 64.2
LG Liam Eichenberg – 46.8
Pass-rush grades (front-seven only, min. 10 pass-rush snaps)
DL Christian Wilkins – 69.8
DL Raekwon Davis – 63.2
DL Zach Sieler – 58.3
LB Melvin Ingram – 57.0
DE Emmanuel Ogbah – 55.4
OLB Jaelan Phillips – 52.2
Coverage grades (min. 10 coverage snaps)
CB Nik Needham – 70.9
LB Elandon Roberts – 68.6
LB Jerome Baker – 66.0
S Brandon Jones – 51.9
S Jevon Holland – 46.3
CB Kader Kohou – 39.7
S Noah Igbinoghene – 39.4
