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

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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

 

Matthew is Publisher and Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He is also the Lead Pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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NC State vs. Cal Kickoff Time & TV Network Announced

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NC State and California will kickoff on the West Coast at 3:30pm on October 19th. The game will be televised on the ACC Network.

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Under Dave Doeren, NC State is 9-16 at the 3:30 time slot. If you include 3pm and 4pm kickoffs, the Wolfpack is 14-17 between 3-4pm since 2013.

2023

Virginia Tech – 35-28 (W)

2022

Syracuse – 9-24 (L)

Boston College – 20-21 (L)

UNC – 30-27 (W) (2OT)

2021

Clemson – 27-21 (W)

FSU – 28-14 (W) (4pm)

Syracuse – 41-17 (W) (4pm)

2020

Duke – 31-20 (W)

Georgia Tech – 23-13 (W) (4pm)

2018

Clemson – 7-41 (L)

FSU – 47-28 (W)

2017

South Carolina – 28-35 (L) (3pm)

Notre Dame – 14-35 (L)

Clemson – 31-38 (L)

UNC – 33-21 (W)

Arizona St. – 52-31 (W) (3pm)

2016

Wake Forest – 33-16 (W)

2015

Clemson – 41-46 (L)

UNC – 34-35 (L)

Miss St. – 28-51 (L)

2014

South Florida – 49-17 (W)

FSU – 41-56 (L)

Clemson – 0-41 (L)

Boston College – 14-30 (L)

Louisville – 18-30 (L)

Wake Forest – 42-13 (W)

2013

Central Michigan – 48-14 (W)

Wake Forest – 13-28 (L)

Syracuse – 10-24 (L)

FSU – 17-49 (L)

Duke – 28-30 (L) (4pm)

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NC State vs. WFU: Offensive PFF Grades Report

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NC State lost to Wake Forest 30-34 on Saturday in Carter-Finley Stadium. Here’s a PFF Grade Report for the Wolfpack Offense in Week 6.

Freshman Quarterback CJ Bailey – 84.8
Redshirt Senior Left Tackle Anthony Belton – 77.9
Junior Tight End Justin Joly – 75.7
Sophomore Running Back Kendrick Raphael – 71.9
Redshirt Freshman Wide Receiver Noah Rogers – 68.0
Redshirt Junior Left Guard Anthony Carter Jr. – 67.3
Freshman Wide Receiver Keenan Jackson – 63.9
Redshirt Sophomore Right Tackle Jacarrius Peak – 63.0
Redshirt Senior Center Zeke Correll – 62.7
Freshman Wide Receiver Terrell Anderson – 61.8
Junior Wide Receiver Wesley Grimes – 61.4
Redshirt Senior Running Back Jordan Waters – 59.9
Sophomore Wide Receiver Kevin Concepcion – 57.3
Redshirt Junior Wide Receiver Jakolbe Baldwin – 54.1
Redshirt Senior Right Guard Timothy McKay – 53.3
Junior Tight End Dante Daniels – 39.7

Notes

  • This was the highest grade of CJ Bailey’s career.
  • This was Anthony Belton’s highest grade of the season, and the 2nd highest grade of his career.
  • This was Kendrick Raphael’s highest grade of the season, and the 3rd highest grade of his career.
  • Wesley Grimes started instead of the injured Dacari Collins.

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NC State vs. WFU: Defensive PFF Grades Report

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NC State lost to Wake Forest 30-34 on Saturday in Carter-Finley Stadium. Here’s a PFF Grade Report for the Wolfpack Defense in Week 6.

Redshirt Freshman Nickel Tamarcus Cooley – 77.8
Senior Safety Bishop Fitzgerald – 77.3
Senior Defensive End Davin Vann – 69.6
Redshirt Junior Safety Rente Hinton – 69.3
Junior Nose Tackle Brandon Cleveland – 69.0
Redshirt Junior Defensive End Travali Price – 67.9
Senior Linebacker Devon Betty – 65.9
Redshirt Freshman Defensive End Isaiah Shirley – 65.7
Senior Cornerback Aydan White – 61.9
Senior Nose Tackle Chazz Wallace – 61.4
Senior Safety DK Kaufman – 61.3
Redshirt Freshman Linebacker Kamal Bonner – 58.9
Redshirt Senior Defensive End Noah Potter – 58.9
Redshirt Junior Linebacker Caden Fordham – 55.2
Redshirt Junior Linebacker Sean Brown – 54.9
Junior Cornerback Devon Marshall – 48.8
Senior Nickel Ja’Had Carter – 44.1
Redshirt Senior Safety Kerry Martin Jr. – 42.1

Notes

  • Tamarcus Cooley started for the 2nd straight week at Nickel, despite the return of Ja’Had Carter.
    • This was the highest grade of his career.
  • Bishop Fitzgerald returned to his starting position at Strong Safety (KJ Martin started last week).
    • This was his highest grade of his career.
  • NC State only had 2 defensive players with a grade of 70+.
  • This was Rente Hinton’s highest grade of his career.
  • Travali Price returned to his starting job at Defensive End (Isaiah Shirley started last week).
    • This was Price’s highest grade of the season, and his highest grade since Week 9 last year against Clemson.
  • Devon Marshall started in place of the injured Brandon Cisse, rather than Corey Coley Jr.
    • Unfortunately, he posted a grade of 48.8, which is the lowest grade of his career.
  • This was Ja’Had’s 2nd lowest grade of his college career.

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NC State vs. WFU: Defensive Snap Count Report

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NC State lost to Wake Forest 30-34 on Saturday in Carter-Finley Stadium. Here’s Snap Count Report for the Wolfpack Defense in Week 6.

Redshirt Junior Linebacker Sean Brown – 66
Redshirt Junior Linebacker Caden Fordham – 66
Senior Cornerback Aydan White – 66
Junior Cornerback Devon Marshall – 62
Senior Defensive End Davin Vann – 57
Junior Nose Tackle Brandon Cleveland – 53
Senior Safety DK Kaufman – 52
Senior Linebacker Devon Betty – 51
Senior Safety Bishop Fitzgerald – 48
Redshirt Freshman Nickel Tamarcus Cooley – 44
Redshirt Junior Defensive End Travali Price – 38
Redshirt Senior Defensive End Noah Potter – 27
Senior Nickel Ja’Had Carter – 20
Redshirt Freshman Isaiah Shirley – 18
Redshirt Senior Safety KJ Martin Jr. – 18
Redshirt Junior Safety Rente Hinton – 14
Redshirt Freshman Linebacker Kamal Bonner – 9
Senior Nose Tackle Chazz Wallace – 7
Redshirt Sophomore Cornerback Jackson Vick – 5
Senior Cornerback Corey Coley – 5

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