Best and worst PFF grades from Panthers' preseason loss to Browns

Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales described much of Friday night’s defeat to the Cleveland Browns as sloppy. But a handful of his players, at least according to Pro Football Focus, came out looking awfully clean.

Here are the best and worst PFF grades for the Panthers from their 30-10 loss in this week’s preseason opener . . .

Best of the offense

1. LT Ikem Ekwonu: 85.8

2. QB Bryce Young: 85.1

3. WR T.J. Luther: 84.6

4. RG Jarrett Kingston: 79.0

5. WR Jalen Coker: 74.5

Ekwonu allowed zero pressures over eight opportunities. The former sixth overall pick, as usual, did well in the ground game, too—earning a team-best 90.8 grade in run blocking.

Young completed four of his six passing attempts for 58 yards and a touchdown. His score, a 5-yarder, found the hands of Coker—who finished with two receptions for 17 yards.

Worst of the offense

32. QB Jack Plummer: 49.9

33. WR Xavier Legette: 41.3

34. RT Michael Tarquin: 38.9

35. TE Tyler Mabry: 36.9

36. RT Yosh Nijman: 29.3

Plummer connected on six of his 10 throws for 79 yards. Legette, who was ejected from the game on the second drive, only connected on a few punches of Browns safety Rayshawn Jenkins.

Tarquin, for what it’s worth, received a 0.0 pass-blocking grade—as he allowed a sack over five chances. Nijman allowed two pressures, a hit and a hurry.

Best of the defense

1. OLB Nic Scourton: 91.8

2. DL Bobby Brown III: 91.4

3. DL Sam Roberts: 89.5

4. S Trevian Thomas: 77.3

5. CB Corey Thornton: 76.9

Scourton tallied two pressures (one sack) over eight pass-rushing attempts. The 2025 second-round pick also accounted for two stops in the run game.

Brown III, one of Carolina’s big free-agent additions from this past spring, notched a team-high five pressures.

Worst of the defense

34. OLB D.J. Wonnum: 34.9

35. DL Tershawn Wharton: 32.8

36. ILB Trevin Wallace: 32.3

37. ILB Jon Rhattigan: 29.8

38. ILB Bam Martin-Scott: 29.6

Wharton, another offseason signing, didn’t fare as well as Brown. The sixth-year lineman received a team-low 22.9 tackling grade.

Martin-Scott also had trouble finishing. The undrafted rookie was charged with two missed tackles.

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Best and worst PFF grades from Panthers’ preseason loss to Browns

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