The Arizona Cardinals lost their 2nd preseason game of the year on Saturday 21-13 on the road to the Indianapolis Colts. But, as stated many times, the preseason is more about individual performances than the outcome of games.
One way to get perspective about how an individual performs is a game grade, something that Pro Football Focus.
While our eyes told us who some of the studs of the game were on Saturday, PFF released the top five players in overall grades from the game.
Highest-graded Cardinals vs the Colts:
🥇 Jesse Luketa – 93.2
🥈 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson – 89.1
🥉 Cameron Thomas – 86.6
🏅 Ben Stille – 82.7
🏅 Darren Hall – 75.9 pic.twitter.com/gDxdM59N4p— PFF ARZ Cardinals (@PFF_Cardinals) August 20, 2024
Taylor-Demerson had an interception, Thomas was arguably the player of the game and Hall made some plays for the second straight game.
Luketa’s grade is a surprise, not that anyone though the played poorly.
Luketa played 21 defensive snaps and another eight on special teams. he finished with four total tackles and he was seen creating pressure that didn’t result in any stats.
Does a grade so high make him a lock for the roster? You have to consider the context of when he was playing.
He is in a competitive outside linebacker room.
Stille’s grade probably comes as a surprise, too, as his name was not called much. He finished with three tackles, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hit in 32 defensive snaps.
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