Grayson McCall’s Performance in NC State’s Loss to Tennessee: BY THE NUMBERS

Redshirt Senior Quarterback Grayson McCall struggled in his 2nd game in the Red and White, with the Wolfpack losing to Tennessee 10-51.

McCall was 15 of 22 for 104 yards with 1 interception. He completed 68.2% of his passes, and his Passing Efficiency Rating was 98.8.

Those are the typical Box Score numbers.

Lets take a deeper statistical look at McCall’s performance.

Depth of Pass Attempts

20+ yards – 1/2 for 28 yards

10-20 yards – 1/4 for 14 yards

0-10 yards – 8/9 for 53 yards and 1 Int

Behind the Line – 5/5 for 9 yards

Against Western Carolina in Week 1, 52.5% of McCall’s targets were for 10 yards or less. Against Tennessee, that number increased to 64.6%. Against the Catamounts, McCall threw 6 pass attempts for 20+ yards. Against Tennessee, that number was only 2.

McCall’s average depth of target against WCU was 9.5 yards. Against Tennessee that number was 5.9.

While NC State has to find a way to get the ball down field and make explosive plays, these numbers will always be lower when the opposing defense has 10 pressures.

Direction of Pass Attempts

Left – 0/0

Middle – 13/16 for 65 yards and 1 Int

Right – 2/4 for 11 yards

McCall fed the middle of the field all game long, throwing 80% of his pass attempts to the middle.

Pressure

Kept Clean – 68.8% of Drop Backs/68.8% Completion Percentage/49 yards/1 Int

Under Pressure – 35.7% of Drop Backs/66.7% Completion Percentage/55 yards

Blitzed – 53.6% of Drop Backs/61.5%  Completion Percentage/52 yards/1 Int

Not Blitzed – 46.4% of Drop Backs/77.8% Completion Percentage/52 yards

Pressures – 10

Sacks – 3

Obviously stopping Tennessee’s Defensive Line was more challenging than Western Carolina’s. Agains the Vols, McCall was under pressure 35.7% of the time, whereas he was was under pressure against the Catamounts 18.2% of the time.

Drops

Dropped Passes – 1