Barnett, Hurd, Sutton make PFF's Top 101 College Football Players

[Titans4Vols]

4. Derek Barnett, DE, Tennessee

Barnett’s career will always be compared to Garrett’s, as they both took the SEC by storm as true freshmen. Barnett did it a little differently as he stepped right in as an outstanding run defender, posting the nation’s 12th-best grade in 2014. He was also strong as a pass rusher as a freshman, but he took it to a new level last season as he picked up 10 sacks, 10 QB hits, and 42 hurries on his 396 rushes, giving him 109 pressures on 736 rushes in his two years of college. While the production ranks right up there with Garrett, Barnett wins more with power and good pad level, a big reason he was able to transition from high to the SEC so smoothly. While Garrett gets more hype, Barnett is right up there with him as one of the best edge defenders in the nation.

76. Jalen Hurd, RB, Tennessee

At a listed 6-foot-3 and reportedly closer to 6-foot-5, Hurd doesn’t have a classic running back build but he runs with power and surprising quickness. The Tennessee offensive line has done him few favors the last two years and his 57.7 elusive rating against Power-5 competition ranked 12th among returning running backs.

84. Cameron Sutton, CB, Tennessee

After a strong 2014 season that saw Sutton rank among the top-25 cornerbacks in the nation, he took a step back in 2015 to grade right around average for the year. There were too many negatively-graded games and Sutton’s tackling issues crept up once again (20 misses on 85 attempts the last two years). However, a return to his 2014 form as a corner, combined with his All-SEC ability as a returner could put him among the nation’s top cornerbacks.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/college-pff-101-best-players-fournette-mccaffrey-garrett/

 

[BleedingButch]

Didn't mention Sutton's Punt Return ability at all?

 

[Peytons forehead]

Didn't mention Sutton's Punt Return ability at all?

Reading is hard

 

[photovol]

It will be interesting to see how Sutton grades out this year with new DC Bob Shoop calling the defense plays.

 

[mrmax86]

Didn't mention Sutton's Punt Return ability at all?

However, a return to his 2014 form as a corner, combined with his All-SEC ability as a returner could put him among the nation’s top cornerbacks.

It's in there somewhere.

 

[BleedingButch]

Reading is hard

LoL whoops

 

[BACKDOC]

Surprising; an Appy St. rated ahead of Hurd.

 

[orangeluvr]

We don't need to get out hyped when it comes to promoting our players . :no:

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Seems about right. I firmly believe Sutton will move up the boards this season as well. A lot of the reason he doesn't get a lot of action is because QB's just refuse to throw his way with other less-capable corners on our team such as Moseley. Those 20 missed tackles don't help either.

But, I still think Sutton has a monster year in 2016 and moves his draft stock up to the 1st or 2nd round.

 

[walkenvol]

So 6 of the top 100 players in all of college football are on Alabubba's defense? If they give up more that 6 points per game then they're either over rated or poorly coached.

 

[VolBricks]

I wonder how this "57.7 elusive rating" is calculated? Everything I see about this on Google is related to professional football. The college calculation is proving "elusive" to find.

 

[Titans4Vols]

I wonder how this "57.7 elusive rating" is calculated? Everything I see about this on Google is related to professional football. The college calculation is proving "elusive" to find.

Same calculation that they use for the pros/same concept.

The Elusive Rating charts missed tackles forced by a running back – either by juking a guy out of his tackle attempt or simply by powering through it – and yards gained after contact.

 

[VolBricks]

Same calculation that they use for the pros/same concept.

I saw the pro calculation, I just assumed there might be some change to it since the college game is not the same as the pro game.