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