Following the Indianapolis Colts’ performance in Week 1 of the preseason against the Baltimore Ravens, which players received the highest grades from Pro Football Focus, and which received the lowest?

Now, before we dive into all that, I do want to mention that while PFF’s grading system is certainly helpful at quantifying a player’s performance, it is not the be-all and end-all when it comes to evaluations. It is one tool out of many that are out there and should be treated as such.

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For some context around these grades, below is the grading scale.

Colts‘ five highest graded players vs. Ravens

CB Alex Johnson (94.9): Johnson got the start at cornerback, and on the two targets that came his way, he got his hands on the ball, forcing a pass breakup and coming away with an interception.

LB Joe Bachie (94.7): Bachie made all three of his tackle attempts and two stops in the run game. Giving his overall grade a big boost was the red zone interception Bachie came away with.

DE Isaiah Land (86.2): PFF credited Land with one pressure and thought he held up well in the run game, which included forcing two run stops.

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IOL Josh Sills (86.2): Sills played 42 snaps and didn’t allow a single pressure. He also had a run-blocking grade of 81.3.

TE Tyler Warren (78.4): Warren was as advertised. He caught all three of his targets for 40 yards, was physical, and proved to be a difficult matchup over the middle of the field.

Colts’ three lowest graded players vs. Ravens

DE Durrell Nchami (35.0): Nchami generated two pressures on just 10 pass rush snaps, which is very good. But on 24 run defense snaps, he had just one assisted tackle and received a grade of 28.6.

DT Eric Johnson (38.1): Like Nchami, bringing Johnson’s overall grade down was his run defense. Johnson saw a lot of snaps early when Ravens’ running back Keaton Mitchell was generating some big runs.

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CB Johnathan Edwards (39.0): A small sample size for Edwards, but he allowed one reception on one target–although it was for only nine yards–and missed a tackle, both of which contributed to his lower overall grade.

This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: PFF grades: Best and worst Colts players in preseason vs. Ravens