Ranking Big Ten teams through 3 weeks according to PFF grades
Week 4 of the college football season is upon us and while there are no winless teams in the Big Ten, there are a handful of undefeated teams, as well as one-loss and two-loss teams. But not all things are equal, of course.
Some teams have looked better than others. Some have played tougher competition. Some have excelled while others have struggled.
PFF goes to great lengths to grade every single player, every position group, and every team in college football every single week. Though some Big Ten schools have played four games (Nebraska and Illinois played in Week 0) and one has only played in two (Wisconsin) most member institutions have played three games thus far through three weeks.
According to what each team has put on tape thus far, here is where each Big Ten team ranks according to their performances as graded by PFF, with their national overall, offensive, and defensive rankings also noted. Again, this is not saying this is the order in which the teams are the best, but who has executed the best thus far through the first three weeks of the season.
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Predicting every Big Ten college football game in Week 4
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Overall rank (grade): 93 (72.8) Offense rank (grade): 90 (67.0) Defense rank (grade): 94 (65.7)
Photo: Jon Durr-USA TODAY Sports
Overall rank (grade): 86 (76.1) Offense rank (grade): 100 (65.0) Defense rank (grade): 61 (73.9)
Photo: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports
Overall rank (grade): 81 (77.4) Offense rank (grade): 92 (66.3) Defense rank (grade): 80 (71.6)
Oklahoma's Perrion Winfrey (8) and Brian Asamoah (24) bring down Nebraska's Adrian Martinez (2) during Saturday's game in Norman.
Overall rank (grade): 73 (80.5) Offense rank (grade): 61 (72.4) Defense rank (grade): 51 (76.9)
(AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Overall rank (grade): 72 (80.7) Offense rank (grade): 43 (76.2) Defense rank (grade): 86 (68.1)
Photo: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Overall rank (grade): 60 (83.6) Offense rank (grade): 48 (75.2) Defense rank (grade): 78 (70.6)
Photo: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Overall rank (grade): 57 (84.3) Offense rank (grade): 27 (79.4) Defense rank (grade): 79 (70.3)
Delaware wide receiver Thyrick Pitts (1) can't come up with a catch as he is defended by Rutgers defense back Max Melton in the third quarter of Delaware's 45-13 loss at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, NJ, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021.
Overall rank (grade): 56 (85.0) Offense rank (grade): 63 (72.2) Defense rank (grade): 45 (77.9)
Penn State Nittany Lions
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Overall rank (grade): 47 (87.3) Offense rank (grade): 51 (74.0) Defense rank (grade): 44 (78.4)
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Overall rank (grade): 39 (88.4) Offense rank (grade): 55 (73.4) Defense rank (grade): 32 (80.8)
Photo: Ron Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Overall rank (grade): 12 (92.1) Offense rank (grade): 8 (86.2) Defense rank (grade): 64 (73.3)
(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Overall rank (grade): 11 (92.2) Offense rank (grade): 4 (88.1) Defense rank (grade): 77 (70.7)
Photo: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Overall rank (grade): 10 (92.4) Offense rank (grade): 12 (84.5) Defense rank (grade): 25 (81.9)
Michigan Wolverines
Photo: Isaiah Hole
Overall rank (grade): 3 (95.2) Offense rank (grade): 3 (88.6) Defense rank (grade): 11 (86.8)
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