The Tennessee Titans fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first week of preseason action on Saturday. Cam Ward played a couple of drives and established that the Ward-Calvin Ridley connection is real. Tony Pollard flashed in his limited minutes, and Tyler Lockett made a couple of plays. The one touchdown the starters got wasn’t enough to give the Titans the game.
Despite the 29-7 score, the game wasn’t as wide open as it seemed. Tim Boyle and Brandon Allen both threw interceptions, giving the Bucs better field position. But were they the lowest-graded players on Saturday? Who played well enough to get the highest grade?
Here’s a look at the highest- and lowest-graded Titans’ players from their preseason loss, courtesy of Pro Football Focus.
Note: There is no minimum snap count applied for preseason games.
Top 5 offenseTE Gunnar Helm (79.9)TE David Martin-Robinson (79.5)LG Olisaemeka Udoh (77.8)TE Chigoziem Okonkwo (74.4)RT John Ojukwu (73.6)Bottom 5 offenseQB Tim Boyle (23.4)RG Arlington Hambright (43.1)WR Mason Kinsey (45.9)C Brenden James (49.0)RB Tyjae Spears (49.5)Top 5 defenseCB Davion Ross (92.3)CB Jarvis Brownlee Jr. (78.2)CB Marcus Harris (75.6)LB Cody Barton (74.7)CB Clarence Lewis (73.6)Bottom 5 defenseLB Desmond Evans (26.2)LB Amari Burney (26.6)CB Jermari Harris (28.1)LB David Gbenda (29.9)DE Sebastian Joseph-Day (30.2)Top 5 special teamsWR Elic Ayomanor (76.0)TE Drake Dabney (76.0)WR Bryce Oliver (72.4)LB Curtis Jacobs (70.5)LB James Williams (70.1)Bottom 5 special teamsWR Mason Kinsey (28.4)S Kendell Brooks (29.8)LB Ali Gaye (47.1)TE Gunnar Helm (52.2)WR Chimere Dike (52.6)Other notablesWR Calvin Ridley (72.2)LG Peter Skoronski (69.5)RB Kalel Mullings (65.1)LG Jackson Slater (64.6)LT J.C. Latham (64.4)S Mike Brown (72.7)LB Cedric Gray (67.5)DT Timmy Horne (66.9)DE Jihad Ward (65.3)LB Femi Oladejo (63.8)