The San Francisco 49ers improved their record to 4-0 after a 24-14 win over the Denver Broncos in Week 4. Pro Football Focus released its grades and snap counts from the game, providing a closer look at which 49ers players stood out and who has more work to do.
Highest-graded 49ers: Offense
- Mike Evans, WR, 88.9, 39 snaps
- Trent Williams, LT, 78.5, 66 snaps
- Brock Purdy, QB, 73.1, 66 snaps
- Kyle Juszczyk, FB, 68.2, 27 snaps
- Kaelon Black, RB, 64.6, 17 snaps
Highest-graded 49ers: Defense
- Malik Mustapha, FS, 81.5, 21 snaps
- Ji'Ayir Brown, FS, 69.9, 66 snaps
- Sebastian Valdez, DT, 68.7, 25 snaps
- Dre Greenlaw, LB, 68.3, 58 snaps
- Renardo Green, CB, 65.4, 67 snaps
Lowest-graded 49ers: Offense
- Brandin Cooks, WR, 45.0, 8 snaps
- Jacob Cowing, WR, 48.4, 21 snaps
- Brayden Willis, TE, 49.4, 11 snaps
- Jordan Watkins, WR, 50.2, 25 snaps
- Connor Colby, LG, 54.3, 66 snaps
Lowest-graded 49ers: Defense
- Upton Stout, CB, 38.8, 37 snaps
- Naquan Jones, DT, 42.6, 15 snaps
- Keion White, DE, 48.1, 51 snaps
- Jaden Dugger, LB, 49.4, 15 snaps
- Gracen Halton, DT, 49.8, 26 snaps
Highest-graded Broncos
- Quinn Meinerz, RG, 78.9, 67 snaps
- Tyler Badie, RB, 76.5, 13 snaps
- Nik Bonitto, ROLB, 76.5, 39 snaps
- Mike McGlinchey, RT, 76.4, 67 snaps
- Jahdae Barron, CB, 76.1, 40 snaps
Quarterback play
Quarterback Brock Purdy completed 19 of 30 passes for 218 yards and two touchdowns against the Broncos, earning a 107.4 passer rating. He received a 73.1 offensive grade and a 71.8 passing grade.
His Denver counterpart, Bo Nix, finished 25-of-42 for 214 yards and a touchdown. He posted an 80.9 passer rating, 59.1 offensive grade, and 59.0 passing grade.
Highest marks
Despite playing through a rib injury, wide receiver Mike Evans earned the game's highest overall grade with an 88.9 offensive grade.
Safety Malik Mustapha earned the game's best defensive grade with an 81.5 mark.
Blocking
The 49ers' highest-graded offensive lineman was left tackle Trent Williams, who earned a 78.5 offensive grade. He also posted the team's highest pass-blocking grade (85.6) and run-blocking grade (71.2). Williams didn't allow a pressure on his 34 pass-blocking snaps.
The game's lowest-graded offensive lineman was left guard Connor Colby, who earned a 54.3 offensive grade. Among the team's offensive linemen, center Jake Brendel had the lowest run-blocking grade at 56.8, while Colby's 32.1 pass-blocking grade was the lowest in the game. Colby allowed a game-high four pressures.
Meanwhile, the game's lowest overall run-blocking grade went to fullback Kyle Juszczyk—42.4.
The 49ers surrendered 11 pressures in total.
Pressures allowed among O-line:- LG Connor Colby — 4
- RT Colton McKivitz — 3
- C Jake Brendel, RG Dominick Puni — 2 each
Pass catchers
Wide receiver Mike Evans earned the game's highest receiving grade at 86.9. He finished with five catches for a game-high 76 yards on eight targets, all while playing through a rib injury.
Wide receiver Jacob Cowing earned a 52.4 receiving grade, the lowest among the game's pass catchers. He was targeted once and did not record a reception.
The good news for the 49ers is that no player was credited with a drop.
Rushing
Running back Kaelon Black earned a 65.3 rushing grade, the best among 49ers players. He had 13 rushing yards on six carries.
Meanwhile, running back Christian McCaffrey rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries but earned a 59.6 rushing grade.
The 49ers' lowest rushing grade, 56.5, went to wide receiver Jacob Cowing, who finished with one carry for two yards.
Pass rush
Defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa earned a 75.5 pass-rush grade, the best of any player in the game. He was credited with two tackles and two pressures.
Linebacker Dre Greenlaw recorded a team-high four pressures against the Broncos while earning a 65.8 pass-rush grade.
Defensive end Matthew Judon had the lowest pass-rush grade of the game at 50.1. He recorded one tackle and no pressures on his 15 defensive snaps.
No 49ers defender recorded a sack.
Pressures by 49ers defenders:- LB Dre Greenlaw — 4
- DE Keion White — 3
- DE Romello Height, DT Osa Odighizuwa, DE Ogbo Okoronkwo, DT Sebastian Valdez — 2 each
- FS Malik Mustapha — 1
Run defense
Safety Marques Sigle recorded one stop and posted a team-best 73.6 run-defense grade.
Defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa had the game's lowest run-defense grade at 31.8.
Pass defense
Safety Malik Mustapha played just 15 coverage snaps but recorded a team-high 73.7 coverage grade. He allowed no catches and recorded a pass defensed.
Safety Ji'Ayir Brown ranked second with a 70.1 coverage grade, allowing two catches for just eight yards.
The game's lowest coverage grade, 35.5, went to cornerback Upton Stout, who was targeted eight times and allowed eight catches for 80 yards.
Linebacker Fred Warner, who typically earned high marks from the analytics site, earned a season-low 52.5 coverage grade, contributing to his season-low 57.4 defensive grade.
Tackling
Safety Marques Sigle recorded a game-high 84.6 tackling grade, finishing with six tackles and no missed tackles. Cornerback Deommodore Lenoir ranked second on the team with a 78.8 tackling grade.
Rookie linebacker Jaden Dugger earned the game's lowest tackling grade at 25.0. He played only 15 defensive snaps, so the sample size was small.
Linebacker Fred Warner earned a season-low 35.1 tackling grade, which also contributed to his season-low 57.4 defensive grade. He was credited with two missed tackles.
Missed tackles by 49ers defenders:- LB Dre Greenlaw, CB Upton Stout, LB Fred Warner — 2 each
- FS Ji'Ayir Brown, LB Jaden Dugger, CB Jack Jones, DT Naquan Jones, DE Khalid Kareem, DE Keion White — 1 each
49ers Week 4 snap counts
Offense
66 - Brock Purdy (QB), Colton McKivitz (RT), Connor Colby (LG), Dominick Puni (RG), Jake Brendel (C), Trent Williams (LT)
60 - George Kittle (TE)
49 - Christian McCaffrey (RB)
44 - Deebo Samuel (WR)
39 - Mike Evans (WR)
29 - Luke Farrell (TE)
27 - Kyle Juszczyk (FB)
25 - Jordan Watkins (WR)
21 - Jacob Cowing (WR)
17 - Kaelon Black (RB)
11 - Brayden Willis (TE)
8 - Brandin Cooks (WR)
Defense
67 - Deommodore Lenoir (CB), Fred Warner (LB), Renardo Green (CB)
66 - Ji'Ayir Brown (FS)
58 - Dre Greenlaw (LB)
53 - Osa Odighizuwa (DT)
51 - Keion White (DE)
47 - Marques Sigle (FS)
39 - Romello Height (DE)
37 - Upton Stout (CB)
26 - Gracen Halton (DT)
25 - Ogbo Okoronkwo (DE), Sebastian Valdez (DT)
21 - Malik Mustapha (FS)
19 - Khalid Kareem (DE)
15 - Jack Jones (CB), Jaden Dugger (LB), Matthew Judon (DE), Naquan Jones (DT)
9 - Garret Wallow (LB)
Special Teams
22 - Brayden Willis, Luke Farrell
20 - Ashtyn Davis, Garret Wallow, Luke Gifford, Siran Neal
17 - Malik Turner
14 - Malik Mustapha
12 - Jaden Dugger
10 - Eddy Pineiro (K)
9 - Corliss Waitman (P), Jon Weeks (LS)
8 - Jacob Cowing
7 - Marques Sigle
5 - Carver Willis, Colton McKivitz, Connor Colby, Dominick Puni, Jarrett Patterson, Ji'Ayir Brown, Vederian Lowe
4 - Deommodore Lenoir, Fred Warner, Jack Jones, Keion White, Kyle Juszczyk, Osa Odighizuwa
3 - Deebo Samuel, Gracen Halton, Sebastian Valdez
2 - Jordan Watkins
1 - Dre Greenlaw, Ogbo Okoronkwo, Renardo Green, Romello Height, Upton Stout
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