Ricky Seals-Jones, Jamin Davis receive top scores from Pro Football Focus

There were plenty of heroes in the Washington Football Team’s 30-29 win over the New York Giants on Thursday night. Quarterback Taylor Heinicke is the first player that comes to mind. In addition to passing for 336 yards and two touchdowns, he led Washington on two fourth-quarter comeback drives.

Defensively, Washington wasn’t so great, although a couple of players stood out.

As they do each and every week, Pro Football Focus graded Washington’s top performers. Offensively, guard Brandon Scherff graded out well (81.8). However, it was backup tight end Ricky Seals-Jones who was the highest-graded player on Washington’s offense (95.3).

To be fair, Seals-Jones only played seven snaps, but did make an outstanding touchdown reception in the back of the end zone to give the WFT the lead late.

Heinicke (73.4), Terry McLaurin (75.5), Antonio Gibson (61.6) and Logan Thomas (55.0) were some of the other notable offensive grades. Despite two penalties, rookie right tackle Sam Cosmi checked in with a respectable grade (77.1). Cosmi really stands out in run blocking.

Defensively, rookie linebacker Jamin Davis led the way (89.0). He played 27 snaps and head coach Ron Rivera commented on Friday that Davis was much better in Week 2. He made one play that saved Washington four points.

Montez Sweat (84.4) and Jonathan Allen (82.4) were right behind Davis. Allen had a monster game, recording six tackles, including three for loss, and two sacks. Check out New York center Billy Price’s grade to see how much Allen dominated the interior.

Chase Young checked in with a lower grade (62.6).

Washington’s two lowest-rated defenders were safety Landon Collins (42.2) and cornerback William Jackson III (30.5). It was a far cry from Jackson’s opening week performance against the Chargers.