Charlotte insights
Top 5 Offensive players to date
*must have participated in at least 30% of snaps*
Victor Tucker, WR
Overall: 82.9
Pass: 82.3
Run: 63.4
Run Block: 66.4
Chris Reynolds, QB
Overall: 81.8
Pass: 78.8
Run: 72.2
Grant Dubose, WR
Overall: 80.1
Pass: 78.7
Run: 63.4
Run Block: 69.1
Calvin Camp, RB
Overall: 71.0
Pass: 62.6
Pass Block: 76.7
Run: 71.1
Run Block: 58.5
Panda Askew, G
Overall: 70.4
Pass Block: 74.0
Run Block: 69.3
Top 5 Defensive players to date
*must have participated in at least 30% of snaps*
Trey Creamer, CB
Overall: 70.7
Run Def: 65.8
Tackling: 52.8
Pass Rush: 60.0
Coverage: 71.1
Shedrick Ursery, CB
Overall: 68.8
Run Def: 71.0
Tackling: 51.4
Pass Rush: 61.4
Coverage: 66.0
Jon Alexander, S
Overall: 68.8
Run Def: 63.9
Tackling: 84.7
Pass Rush: -
Coverage: 69.9
Tyler Murray, LB
Overall: 68.2
Run Def: 71.2
Tackling: 48.0
Pass Rush: 62.5
Coverage: 62.6
Markees Watts, ED
Overall: 66.2
Run Def: 64.0
Tackling: 64.4
Pass Rush: 63.8
Coverage: 64.2
Georgia State insights
Top 5 Offensive players to date
*must have participated in at least 30% of snaps*
Jamari Thrash, WR
Overall: 73.4
Pass: 74.7
Run Block: 62.1
Ja'Cyais Credle, WR
Overall: 70.4
Pass: 70.2
Run Block: 61.5
Malik Sumter, C
Overall: 66.2
Pass Block: 37.7
Run Block: 69.3
Shamarious Gilmore, G
Overall: 64.4
Pass Block: 87.4
Run Block: 65.8
Roger Carter, TE
Overall: 60.4
Pass: 58.7
Pass Block: 67.3
Run Block: 62.8
Top 5 Defensive players to date
*must have participated in at least 30% of snaps*
Dontae Wilson, DL
Overall: 77.1
Run Def: 71.6
Tackling: 76.2
Pass Rush: 81.3
Thomas Gore, DL
Overall: 76.9
Run Def: 74.4
Tackling: 77.4
Pass Rush: 70.0
Coverage: 60.0
Akeem Smith, DL
Overall: 69.2
Run Def: 70.3
Tackling: 73.7
Pass Rush: 58.0
Javon Denis, ED
Overall: 65.9
Run Def: 67.8
Tackling: 78.3
Pass Rush: 57.7
Bryquice Brown, CB
Overall: 64.2
Run Def: 67.8
Tackling: 78.4
Coverage: 60.8
Keys to the game for Charlotte
Pass blocking has been a sore spot for Georgia State posting a 23.8 (Army) and 55.4 (UNC Chapel Hill). That said, they've only allowed 4 sacks over the first 2 games, which I'll attribute to the mobility of their QB, Cornelious Brown IV. On the season Brown is the lowest graded offensive player for the Panthers, PFF has assigned him a 35.3 overall so far.
Does Watts and company take advantage of the poor pass blocking? How will Jalar Holley's debut impact things? Lastly, how well does Charlotte contain Brown when he tucks and runs?
Georgia State has graded out extremely poor in pass coverage, team grades of 29.6 (Army) and 43.3 (UNC Chapel Hill). Conversely, Charlotte has posted 81.2 (Duke) and 58.6 (GW) receiving grades leading up to this one. If the offensive line can give Reynolds enough time, I look for Tucker, Dubose and company to have a big day. Just noting that at some point Elijah Spencer is going to make some big things happen, similar to Jairus "Nono" Mack last week. Spencer has been the best WR in the run blocking game per PFF, with a 73.4 grade.
Charlotte wasn't able to establish the run as much as they'd like vs Duke (61.5), but fared much better vs GW (81.5). How will they fair vs Georgia State? I personally feel that GSU's stats are a bit skewed when looking at them on defense, particularly their tackling grades; 74.6 (Army, not great athletes and you know what they will run) and 55.2 (UNC Chapel Hill). They also poasted a 65.4 in run defense vs Army.
Is Charlotte able to get on track here vs an FBS foe? The run game success or lack thereof in this one could tell us more than the earlier games.
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