Charlotte insights
Top 5 Offensive players to date
*must have participated in at least 30% of snaps*
Grant Dubose, WR
Overall: 85.1
Pass: 83.6
Run: 63.4
Run Block: 77.2
Victor Tucker, WR
Overall: 77.3
Pass: 78.0
Run: 63.4
Run Block: 58.5
Chris Reynolds, QB
Overall: 74.7
Pass: 70.9
Run: 70.8
Shadrick Byrd, RB
Overall: 73.9
Pass: 84.4
Pass Block: 76.5
Run: 71.3
Run Block: 62.9
Calvin Camp, RB
Overall: 64.4
Pass: 59.5
Pass Block: 80.2
Run: 64.2
Run Block: 58.5
Top 5 Defensive players to date
*must have participated in at least 30% of snaps*
Jon Alexander, S
Overall: 77.0
Run Def: 83.0
Tackling: 90.3
Pass Rush: 76.1
Coverage: 70.7
Shedrick Ursery, CB
Overall: 70.2
Run Def: 61.5
Tackling: 37.6
Pass Rush: 58.7
Coverage: 71.5
Lance McMillan, CB
Overall: 69.4
Run Def: 50.6
Tackling: 66.8
Pass Rush: 44.7
Coverage: 75.9
Markees Watts, ED
Overall: 69.2
Run Def: 64.6
Tackling: 69.4
Pass Rush: 71.2
Coverage: 67.0
Tyler Murray, LB
Overall: 65.6
Run Def: 70.7
Tackling: 47.0
Pass Rush: 71.2
Coverage: 57.0
Illinois insights
Top 5 Offensive players to date
*must have participated in at least 30% of snaps*
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Doug Cramer, C
Overall: 75.9
Pass Block: 49.6
Run Block: 79.8
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Alex Palczewski, T
Overall: 72.1
Pass Block: 49.6
Run Block: 80.5
54
Julian Pearl, G
Overall: 69.5
Pass Block: 55.6
Run Block: 75.0
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Vederian Lowe, T
Overall: 68.4
Pass Block: 68.5
Run Block: 66.4
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Isaiah Williams, WR
Overall: 68.3
Pass: 71.2
Run: 53.6
Run Block: 52.9
Top 5 Defensive players to date
*must have participated in at least 30% of snaps*
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Kerby Joseph, S
Overall: 76.4
Run Defense: 69.4
Tackling: 61.8
Pass Rush: 57.1
Coverage: 78.2
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Seth Coleman, EDGE
Overall: 75.2
Run Defense: 84.8
Tackling: 71.3
Pass Rush: 62,6
Coverage: 64.5
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Jake Hansen, LB
Overall: 71.5
Run Defense: 67.2
Tackling: 49.1
Pass Rush: 78.3
Coverage: 65.9
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Roderick Perry II, DL
Overall: 71.2
Run Defense: 71.2
Tackling: 64.4
Pass Rush: 68.7
Coverage: 60.0
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Jartavius Martin, CB
Overall: 67.6
Run Defense: 64.8
Tackling: 76.1
Pass Rush: 69.8
Coverage: 67.0
Keys to the game for Charlotte
Can Charlotte really get the ground game going?
Charlotte is taking it on the road for the 2nd time, the first trip to ATL was a brutal offensive showing. CLT posted a 51.3 overall offensively, by far their worst on the season. Seems that rain could be a factor tomorrow as well. As a team Illinois is 94th in the country in run defense with a 64.7 grade.
Illinois is 26th overall in run grade
That noise you just heard was me, and likely yourself, gulping. Simply put Charlotte has been gashed on the ground and has the 122nd overall run defense grade (out of 130...). Doesn't take much to see how important this phase of the game will be. Almost have to expect (hope?) CLT goes all in on stopping the run and hope the secondary can make enough plays to keep us in it.
Bend but don't break
This has seemingly been the defensive philosophy so far: bend but don't break, and make opportunistic plays. Illini QB's are completing 53.1% of passes on the season and have been sacked 14 times. If we can find away to put Illinois in passing situations, you have to feel good (if we can about the defense) about getting off the field.
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