Top Panther's by Category

While waiting for ProFootballFocus.com to post the week 13 stats of the Panthers/Buccaneers game, I decided to take a brief look at the top 5 players in each of their graded categories, as well as an overall top 10 for offense and defense. The ratings have not yet been updated to reflect Week 13 - it'll be interesting to see what changes.

Keep in mind, PFF looks at quality over quantity - so more snaps doesn't necessarily mean a better grade. All statistics are provided by ProFootballFocus.com and thus subject to their method of grading. I don't guarantee their accuracy - I am simply presenting their statistics for discussion. In the event of a multiple players having the same rating, I will resort to the number of snaps taken, with the most ranking higher.

I'll start with the Offense...

Passing (Top 3)
1. QB - Jake Delhomme: 0.0
2. QB  - Matt Moore: -1.0
3. QB - Josh McCown: -2.0
League High/Low: Brett Favre 47.5 / JaMarcus Russel -13,5

Receiving
1. WR - Steve Smith: 4.0
2. TE - Dante Rosario: 2.0
3. TE - Gary Barnidge: 0.8
4. RB - Tyrell Sutton: 0.7
5. TE - Jeff King: 0.1
League High / Low: Reggie Wayne 17.8 / Darrius Heyward-Bey -14.3

Rushing
1. RB - DeAngelo Williams: 5.7 
2. QB - Jake Delhomme: 4.0
3. RB - Jonathan Stewart: 3.3
4. RB - Tyrell Sutton: 0.4
5. RB - Mike Goodson: 0.1
League High / Low: Chris Johnson 12.6 / Matt Forte -9.0

Pass Block
1. TE - Dante Rosario: 2.0
2. TE - Gary Barnidge: 0.8
3. RB - Tyrell Sutton: 0.7
4. TE - Jeff King: 0.1
5. OL - Mackenzy Bernadeau: 0.0
League High / Low: Willie Colon 18.8 / Levi Brown -17.6

Screen Block
1. WR - Muhsin Muhammad: 1.0
2. OL - Keydrick Vincent: 0.5
3. OL - Travelle Wharton: 0.5
4. RB - Tyrell Sutton: 0.5
5. WR - Steve Smith: 0.0
League High / Low: Scott Mruczkowski 4.5 / Brandon Moore -1.5

Run Block
1. OL - Ryan Kalil: 21.9
2. OL - Jordan Gross: 7.3
3. FB - Brad Hoover: 7.0
4. WR - Muhsin Muhammad: 3.9
5. TE - Gary Barnidge: 1.2
League High / Low: Jahri Evans 22.7 / Eric Steinbach -18.4

Overall (Top 10)
1. OL - Ryan Khalil: 21.2
2. FB - Brad Hoover: 4.9
3. OL - Jordan Gross: 3.8
4. RB - DeAngelo Williams: 3.7
5. TE - Gary Barnidge: 3.6
6. RB - Tyrell Sutton: 2.1
7. WR - Steve Smith: 1.2
8. TE - Dante Rosario: 0.3
9. WR - Muhsin Muhammad: 0.2
10. QB - Jake Delhomme: 0.0

And now for Defense...

Pass Rush
1. DL - Charles Johnson: 6.9
2. LB - Thomas Davis: 1.9
3. DL - Damione Lewis: 1.5
4. DL - Julius Peppers: 1.3
5. LB - Na'il Diggs: 0.6
League High / Low: Dwight Freeney 28.6 / Raheem Brock -17.9

Pass Coverage
1. LB - Thomas Davis: 3.3
2. DL - Julius Peppers: 3.0
3. DB - Richard Marshall: 2.8
4. DL - Tyler Brayton: 2.0
5. DL - Damione Lewis: 2.0
League High / Low: Darrelle Revis 20.1 / Dashon Goldson -14.4

Run Defense
1. LB - Jon Beason: 5.5
2. LB - Thomas Davis: 4.5
3. DL - Hollis Thomas: 2.2
4. DL - Tyler Brayton: 1.0
5. DB - C.J. Wilson: 0.0
League High / Low: Patrick Willis 18.4 / Tyson Jackson -21.2

Overall (Top 10)
1. LB - Thomas Davis: 9.2
2. LB - Jon Beason: 3.0
3. DL - Charles Johnson: 2.8
4. DB - Dante Wesley: 1.7
5. DB - C.J. Wilson: 0.3
6. LB - Dan Connor: -0.1
7. DL - Julius Peppers: -0.9
8. DL - Hilee Taylor: -1.1
9. DL - Hollis Thomas: -1.5
10. DL - Antwon Burton: -1.7