With the Detroit Lions' preseason Week 3 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the books, Pro Football Focus has released its grades for the contest, which ended with the Lions emerging victorious, 24-17.
The player with the highest overall grade on either side of the ball is edge rusher James Houston, who scored an 89.7 on the strength of three pressures and one sack. That will certainly help his cause for a roster spot.
On offense, guard Jake Burton had the highest grade with a 76.9. Burton also registered the highest pass-blocking grades (75.7) after not surrendering any pressures.
Now, a look at the best and worst Pro Football Focus grades in several different categories from the Lions' preseason Week 3 game against the Steelers.
Detroit Lions PFF grades
Top-10 overall grades: Offense
OG Jake Burton: 76.9
WR Maurice Alexander: 76.7
OG Duke Clemens: 75.5
TE Shane Zylstra: 75.1
OT Colby Sorsdal: 74.9
QB Hendon Hooker: 71.7
WR Jalon Calhoun: 70.6
WR Kaden Davis: 67.5
RB Jake Funk: 66.8
RB Jermar Jefferson: 66.2
Bottom-5 overall grades: Offense
TE James Mitchell: 33.2
C Kingsley Eguakun: 41.2
WR Donovan Peoples-Jones: 45.6
OT Giovanni Manu: 50.5
OG Michael Niese: 56.8
Top-10 overall grades: Defense
DE James Houston: 89.7
LB Ty Summers: 89.0
LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe: 79.6
DE Isaac Ukwu: 76.6
DL Mekhi Wingo: 69.8
LB Abraham Beauplan: 69.7
DL Patrick O'Connor: 69.3
S Chelen Garnes: 67.2
CB Rachad Wildgoose: 65.9
CB Essang Bassey: 62.6
Bottom-5 overall grades: Defense
CB Steven Gilmore: 38.7
DL Brodric Martin: 40.3
S Brandon Joseph: 46.2
CB Javelin Guidry: 48.7
DE Josh Paschal: 52.0
Pass-blocking grades (OL only)
OG Jake Burton: 75.7
OT Colby Sorsdal: 64.8 (3 pressures, 2 sacks)
OT Giovanni Manu: 60.3 (3 pressures)
OG Michael Niese: 41.1 (1 pressure)
C Kingsley Eguakun: 30.0 (1 pressure)
OG Duke Clemens: 27.4 (5 pressures, 1 sack)
C Bryan Hudson: 25.8 (1 pressure)
Run-blocking grades (OL only)
OG Duke Clemens: 87.4
OT Colby Sorsdal: 78.1
OG Jake Burton: 73.2
C Bryan Hudson: 73.0
OG Michael Niese: 60.7
C Kingsley Eguakun: 52.6
OT Giovanni Manu: 48.3
Top-5 coverage grades
CB Rachad Wildgoose: 76.6
CB Essang Bassey: 75.9
LB Abraham Beauplan: 67.3
LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe: 66.7
S Chelen Garnes: 64.5
Bottom-5 coverage grades
CB Steven Gilmore: 28.6
CB Javelin Guidry: 40.9
DB Loren Strickland: 48.8
LB Ty Summers: 49.9
S C.J. Moore: 52.1
Top-5 pass-rush grades
DE James Houston: 90.9 (3 pressures, 1 sack)
LB Ty Summers: 81.1 (2 pressures)
LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe: 72.7 (1 pressure)
DE Isaac Ukwu: 70.7 (2 pressures, 1 sack)
DL Mekhi Wingo: 64.1
Bottom-5 pass-rush grades
DE Josh Paschal: 51.7
DL Patrick O'Connor: 53.5
DE Mathieu Betts: 54.3 (1 pressure)
DL Brodric Martin: 55.5
LB Abraham Beauplan: 59.2
