With the Pittsburgh Steelers' preseason Week 1 game against the Houston Texans in the books, it's time to see what the analytics saw via Pro Football Focus grades from the Friday night contest.
According to Pro Football Focus, tight end Darnell Washington scored the highest overall grade of any Steelers player on either side of the ball in preseason Week 1, earning a 91.7. Washington didn't record a catch in the opener but did do some good things in the blocking department.
On defense, linebacker Jacoby Windmon was tops with a 90.0. The Michigan State product finished with four tackles and a pass defensed in his preseason debut.
Now, here's a look at the best and worst overall PFF grades from Steelers players from the exhibition opener on both sides of the ball. We've also included the best and worst coverage, blocking and pass-rush grades.
Pittsburgh Steelers PFF grades
Top-10 overall grades: Offense
TE Darnell Washington: 91.7
WR Dez Fitzpatrick: 85.2
WR George Pickens: 78.5
TE MyCole Pruitt: 78.5
RB Daijun Edwards: 74.5
WR Scotty Miller: 74.5
OG Spencer Anderson: 74.1
C Zach Frazier: 73.5
WR Tarik Black: 72.2
RB Jonathan Ward: 70.6
Bottom-5 overall grades: Offense
OT Tyler Beach: 37.0
RB La'Mical Perine: 41.9
OG James Daniels: 44.0
OG Anderson Hardy: 44.3
QB Justin Fields: 46.0
Top-10 overall grades: Defense
LB Jacoby Windmon: 90.0
DL Keeanu Benton: 85.8
OLB Kyron Johnson: 81.9
DE DeMarvin Leal: 81.2
LB Tyler Matakevich: 81.0
DL Larry Ogunjobi: 77.4
CB Kalon Barnes: 77.1
DL Willington Previlon: 76.2
CB Thomas Graham Jr.: 76.0
CB Cory Trice: 75.9
Bottom-5 overall grades: Defense
CB Joey Porter Jr.: 43.2
DL Montravius Adams: 48.0
S Damontae Kazee: 49.1
S Jalen Elliott: 50.0
CB Beanie Bishop: 51.5
Top-5 grades: Coverage
LB Jacoby Windmon: 87.1
CB Kalon Barnes: 77.6
CB Cory Trice Jr.: 76.9
CB Anthony Averett: 72.3
LB Elandon Roberts: 65.4
Bottom-5 grades: Coverage
S Jalen Elliott: 39.0
CB Joey Porter Jr.: 41.5
LB Payton Wilson: 42.1
S Damontae Kazee: 51.0
CB Beanie Bishop: 51.2
Top-5 grades: Pass pro (OL only)
OG Spencer Anderson: 86.1
OT Tyler Beach: 81.4
C Ryan McCollum: 79.5
OG James Daniels: 78.5
LT Dan Moore: 76.8
Bottom-5 grades: Pass pro (OL only)
OG Joey Fisher: 48.7
OG Anderson Hardy: 53.0
OT Troy Fautanu: 53.9
OT Devery Hamilton: 54.3
OG Mason McCormick: 58.2
Top-5 grades: Run blocking (OL only)
C Zach Frazier: 72.2
OT Devery Hamilton: 69.4
OG Spencer Anderson: 67.5
OG Dylan Cook: 66.3
OT Troy Fautanu: 66.3
Bottom-5 grades: Run blocking (OL only)
OG James Daniels: 42.9
OT Broderick Jones: 48.4
OG Mason McCormick: 48.4
OG Joey Fisher: 58.0
C Nate Herbig: 58.4
Top-5 grades: Pass-rush
CB Thomas Graham: 78.9
DE DeMarvin Leal: 72.3
DL Montravius Adams: 72.0
OLB Nick Herbig: 70.3
DL Keeanu Benton: 69.3
Bottom-5 grades: Pass-rush
CB Beanie Bishop: 51.6
DL Willington Previlon: 54.1
DL Logan Lee: 54.9
DL Jacob Slade: 56.1
OLB Julius Welschof: 57.8
