From the first bowl matchup to the College Football Playoff, Pro Football Focus' team of analysts will be collecting data and grading every player on every play of every bowl game.
Be sure to visit this page daily for the highest-graded players in every FBS bowl game, as well as links to full recaps on many of the top contests.
Monday, Jan. 9
National championship game
Clemson 35, Alabama 31
Grades for every key player in Clemson's national title game win over Alabama:https://t.co/YKFpvxeFFg pic.twitter.com/dHULIHjuR9
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) January 10, 2017
Clemson's highest-graded players:
CB Cordrea Tankersley, 83.6
WR Mike Williams, 83.1
WR Deon Cain, 81.4
ED Clelin Ferrell, 80.0
Alabama's highest-graded players:
LB Reuben Foster, 86.9
ED Rashaan Evans, 83.3
ED Ryan Anderson, 82.0
C Bradley Bozeman, 81.1
Monday, Jan. 2
Rose Bowl
USC 52, Penn State 49
Grades for Sam Darnold, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Trace McSorley and more from USC's #RoseBowl win over Penn State: https://t.co/TUYBP6pzN4 pic.twitter.com/qTFBUTn2zb
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) January 3, 2017
USC's highest-graded players:
DI Stevie Tu'ikolovatu, 91.0
DI Rasheem Green, 86.3
CB Leon McQuay III, 82.9
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, 78.8
Penn State's highest-graded players:
WR Chris Godwin, 90.6
RB Saquon Barkley, 83.6
DI Kevin Givens, 79.5
CB John Reid, 78.5
Sugar Bowl
Oklahoma 35, Auburn 19
Grades for QB Baker Mayfield, edge defender Carl Lawson, and more from Oklahoma's #SugarBowl victory over Auburn: https://t.co/grtImKcEN4 pic.twitter.com/oImFzQoF6f — Pro Football Focus (@PFF) January 3, 2017
Oklahoma's highest-graded players: QB Baker Mayfield, 89.3 RB Joe Mixon, 84.9 LB Jordan Evans, 83.2 S Ahmad Thomas, 80.1 Auburn's highest-graded players: ED Carl Lawson 84.5 DI Dontavius Russell 77.3 DI Marlon Davidson 75.9 S Tray Matthews 75
Cotton Bowl
Wisconsin 24, Western Michigan 16
Only 59 of Wisconsin's 194 rushing yards came after contact in its Cotton Bowl win. Grades recap: https://t.co/VYKKWlkg8G pic.twitter.com/fCKIyHH4Ak
— PFF College Football (@PFF_College) January 3, 2017
Wisconsin's highest-graded players:
TE Troy Fumagalli, 93.1
ED T.J. Watt, 84.2
T Ryan Ramczyk, 80.2
LB T.J. Edwards, 74.7
Western Michigan's highest-graded players:
WR Corey Davis, 78.4
T Taylor Moton, 75.1
ED Keion Adams, 73.6
DI Nathan Braster, 71.8
Outback Bowl
Florida 30, Iowa 3
Grades for every key player in Florida's Outback Bowl win over Iowa: https://t.co/t0O07rbfDw pic.twitter.com/nAGRNF62vJ — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) January 3, 2017
Florida's highest-graded players: DT Taven Bryan, 81.7 S Marcell Harris, 80.4 LB Cristian Garcia, 77.7 DT Cece Jefferson, 77.5 Iowa's highest-graded players: LB Josey Jewell, 84.2 DE Parker Hesse, 80.5 DT Jaleel Johnson, 78.2 C James Daniels, 76.7
Saturday, Dec. 31
Fiesta Bowl
Clemson 31, Ohio State 0
Highest-graded players and top takeaways from Clemson's #FiestaBowl shutout win over Ohio State: https://t.co/1S5PQBoCIY pic.twitter.com/qOOwQFI613 — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) January 1, 2017
Clemson's highest-graded players:
C Jay Guillermo, 85.5
ED Clelin Ferrell, 84.1
LB Ben Boulware, 82.8
DI Carlos Watkins, 81.9
Ohio State's highest-graded players:
CB Gareon Conley, 83.3
S Malik Hooker, 81.7
LB Jerome Baker, 81.1
ED Tyquan Lewis, 78.5
Peach Bowl
Alabama 24, Washington 7
Top-graded players and biggest takeaways from Alabama's #PeachBowl win over Washington: https://t.co/jSM0lh5Vef#CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/nK5gXFfg95 — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) January 1, 2017
Alabama's highest-graded players: RB Bo Scarbrough, 89.8 DT Jonathan Allen, 89.5 CB Anthony Averett, 88.8 LB Reuben Foster, 88.6 Washington's highest-graded players: S Budda Baker, 84.0 DT Jaylen Johnson, 82.3 DT Vita Vea, 80.9 CB Kevin King, 78.1
TaxSlayer Bowl
Georgia Tech 33, Kentucky 18
Highest-graded players and top takeaways from Georgia Tech's #TaxSlayerBowl victory over Kentucky: https://t.co/vg5k6sxIcJ pic.twitter.com/Bz02iamglB — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) January 1, 2017
Georgia Tech's highest-graded players:
S Corey Griffin, 85.6
S A.J. Gray, 82.6
C Freddie Burden, 81.4
RG Will Bryan, 81.0
Kentucky's highest-graded players:
DT T.J. Carter, 80.0
RG Jervontius Stallings, 78.5
LT Landon Young, 77.9
CB Derrick Baity, 75.4
Citrus Bowl
LSU 29, Louisville 9
LSU RB Derrius Guice made the most of his #CitrusBowl outing without Leonard Fournette: https://t.co/BgHbi72cz3 pic.twitter.com/qIeTFAE4SQ — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 31, 2016
LSU's highest-graded players: RB Derrius Guice, 86.7 DE Davon Godchaux, 86.3 CB Tre'Davious White, 86.2 S Jamal Adams, 85.0 Louisville's highest-graded players: DT Chris Williams, 84.0 DT Drew Bailey, 79.1 OLB Jonathan Greenard, 77.6 ILB Stacy Thomas, 76.2
Friday, Dec. 30
Orange Bowl
Florida State 33, Michigan 32
A back-and-forth end-game led to a one-point FSU win in the Orange Bowl. Grades recap: https://t.co/CeVv7ueRSa pic.twitter.com/iy7Km7fUsm — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 31, 2016
Top-graded Michigan players:
CB Channing Stribling, 90.8
DT Ryan Glasgow, 86.4
DE Taco Charlton, 85.1
DT Maurice Hurst, 84.2
Top-graded Florida State players:
DE DeMarcus Walker, 90.4
LB Matthew Thomas, 86.8
RB Dalvin Cook, 86.6
DT Derrick Nnadi, 85.4
Arizona Bowl
Air Force 45, South Alabama 21
QB Arion Worthman completed 4/5 passes for 178 yards on throws 20+ yards in the air, a large part of Air Force's 45-21 Arizona Bowl win. — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 31, 2016
Air Force's top-graded players: LB Jacob Onyechi, 82.2 TE Tyler Williams, 81.4 WR Jalen Robinette, 80.3 T James Rast, 79.2 South Alabama's top-graded players: S Devon Earl, 82.5 ED Randy Allen, 79.6 G Steve McKenzie, 76.9 T Noah Fisher, 75.2
Sun Bowl
Stanford 25, North Carolina 23
Top-graded players from Stanford's 25-23 #SunBowl win over North Carolina: https://t.co/nAILsAFe1L pic.twitter.com/7RDhSfWTpa — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 31, 2016
Stanford's highest-graded players:
DI Solomon Thomas, 92.5
S Dallas Lloyd, 82.6 LB Jordan Perez, 80.8
S Justin Reid, 79.9
North Carolina's highest-graded players:
LB Cole Holcomb, 82.0
LB Cayson Collins, 81.8
WR Austin Proehl, 80.1
ED Malik Carney, 79.5
Liberty Bowl
Georgia 31, TCU 23
Highest-graded players and top takeaways from Georgia's #LibertyBowl win over TCU: https://t.co/Bpl24GGVNu pic.twitter.com/nPGVg38ySi — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 31, 2016
Georgia's highest-graded players: RB Sony Michel, 86.9 FS Aaron Davis, 86.9 DI Trenton Thompson, 81.7 ED Lorenzo Carter, 81.5 TCU's highest-graded players: DI Aaron Curry, 79.4 DI L.J. Collier, 79.3 C Austin Schlottmann, 79.1 LT Lucas Niang, 78.7
Thursday, Dec. 29
Belk Bowl
Virginia Tech 35, Arkansas 24
Hokies QB Jerod Evans impressed as a rusher in Virginia Tech's #BelkBowl win over Arkansas: https://t.co/tVOj6ptd0F pic.twitter.com/IiWLmJcjaI — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 30, 2016
Virginia Tech's highest-graded players:
S Terrell Edmunds, 89.3
CB Anthony Shegog, 86.3
CB Mook Reynolds, 84.9
S Chuck Clark, 83.8
Arkansas' highest-graded players:
WR Keon Hatcher, 83.9
CB Jared Collins, 83.9
CB Ryan Pulley, 81.7
DI Taiwan Johnson, 79.6
Birmingham Bowl
USF 46, South Carolina 39
Quinton Flowers fuels USF win over South Carolina. Grades for all the key players: https://t.co/01qYAZH9QP pic.twitter.com/NcPt6UwSyB — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 30, 2016
USF's highest-graded players: DT Deadrin Senat, 91.9 DT Bruce Hector, 87.4 CB Ronnie Hoggins, 86.0 LT Kofi Amichia, 84.8 South Carolina's highest-graded players: TE Hayden Hurst, 89.3 ED Dante Sawyer, 88.4 WR Deebo Samuel, 83.1 LB Bryson Allen-Williams, 82.4
Wednesday, Dec. 28
Texas Bowl
Kansas State 33, Texas A&M 28
Kansas State squeaked out a win over Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl. Grades recap: https://t.co/3410in56vY pic.twitter.com/vvVoTeSsF6 — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 29, 2016
Kansas State's highest-graded players:
S Dante Barnett, 82.2
ED Jordan Willis, 79.3
FB Winston Dimel, 78.2
LB Elijah Lee, 77.7
Texas A&M's highest-graded players:
ED Myles Garrett, 85.0
WR Josh Reynolds, 84.0
DI Reggie Chavis, 80.9
S Justin Evans, 80.8
Russell Athletic Bowl
Miami 31, West Virginia 14
Russell Athletic Bowl grades: Miami's offensive weapons lead the wayhttps://t.co/K4TnUIUFDQ pic.twitter.com/eiIDruM9f4 — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 29, 2016
Miami's highest-graded players: FS Rashawn Jenkings, 86.2 ED Joe Jackson, 83.2 SS Jaquan Johnson, 82.7 RCB Adrian Colbert, 79.9 West Virginia's highest-graded players: ILB Justin Arndt, 84.4 ILB Al-Rasheed Benton, 84.2 ED Noble Nwachukwu, 83.0 SS Kyzir White, 79.9
Pinstripe Bowl
Northwestern 31, Pittsburgh 24
Northwestern RB Justin Jackson broke 11 tackles in Northwestern's bowl win over Pitt. Grades for every key player: https://t.co/KRtgrwYFLf pic.twitter.com/vVdFFa4qsF — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 29, 2016
Northwestern's highest-graded players:
S Jared McGee, 86.1
RB Justin Jackson, 83.1
LB Anthony Walker Jr., 76.6
ED Ifeadi Odenigbo, 74.9
Pittsburgh's highest-graded players:
DT Jeremiah Taleni, 88.6
LB Matt Galambos, 88.3
CB Avonte Maddox, 87.1
ED Ejaun Price, 85.8
Tuesday, Dec. 27
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Army 38, North Texas 31
Army's pass-rush only got pressure on North Texas QB Alec Morris 7 times, but he did not complete a pass when pressured. #HeartofDallasBowl pic.twitter.com/xSZ9xTz4Ub — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 28, 2016
Army's highest-graded players: LB Jeremy Timpf, 81.5 ED Alex Aukerman, 79.8 RT Brett Toth, 73.6 RB Kell Walker, 69.9 North Texas' highest-graded players: RT Trey Keenan, 82.5 WR Rico Bussey Jr., 79.2 C Sam Rice, 79.1 NT Demonte Hood, 78.8
Holiday Bowl
Minnesota 17, Washington State 12
CB Jalen Myrick and Minnesota's RBs lead the Golden Gophers to a #HolidayBowl win over Washington State. Grades: https://t.co/mVN5yoFrkh pic.twitter.com/3Da2RgNuz8 — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 28, 2016
Minnesota's highest-graded players:
CB Jalen Myrick, 85.3
LB Blake Cashman, 83.7
RB Rodney Smith, 80.3
CB Adekunle Ayinde, 76.3
Washington State's highest-graded players:
LB Isaac Dotson, 83.7
NT Robert Barber, 82.0
LB Frankie Luvu, 81.9
C Riley Sorenson, 81.0
Military Bowl
Wake Forest 34, Temple 26
Wake Forest DE Duke Ejiofor was nearly unblockable in the #MilitaryBowl, compiling 4 tackles and 3 run-stops, plus a sack and two QB hits. pic.twitter.com/1319tlt3VH — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 28, 2016
Wake Forest's highest-graded players: ED Duke Ejiofor, 79.9 LB Demetrius Kemp, 76.2 DI Willie Yarbary, 75.5 S Ryan Janvion, 70.9 Temple's highest-graded players: CB Derrek Thomas, 82.0 WR Ventell Bryant, 81.0 LB Stephaun Marshall, 77.4 DI Greg Webb, 74.8
Cactus Bowl
Baylor 31, Boise State 12 To see PFF's full Cactus Bowl recap, click here. Baylor's highest-graded players: S Orion Stewart, 83.4 LB Taylor Young, 83.1 CB Travon Blanchard, 82.2 WR KD Cannon, 80.7 Boise State's highest-graded players: S Chancellor James, 86.2 LB Ben Weaver, 86.4 LB Blake Whitlock, 84.7 CB Tyler Horton, 81.7
Monday, Dec. 26
Quick Lane Bowl
Boston College 36, Maryland 30
Highest-graded players from Boston College's #QuickLaneBowl victory over Maryland: https://t.co/T9TIUG66Oo pic.twitter.com/HSDLbW6ADQ — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 27, 2016
Boston College's highest-graded players: CB Isaac Yiadom, 88.6 DE Harold Landry, 84.0 LB Connor Strachan, 81.7 DT Noa Merritt, 80.1 Maryland's highest-graded players: LB Jermaine Carter Jr., 90.7 LB Jalen Brooks, 83.8 T Derwin Gray, 80.5 RB Ty Johnson, 79.9
Independence Bowl
North Carolina State 41, Vanderbilt 17 To see PFF's full Independence Bowl grade recap, click here. North Carolina State's highest-graded players: C Joe Scelfo, 86.2 TE Jaylen Samuels, 85.5 T Will Richardson, 85.1 G Tony Adams, 83.9 Vanderbilt's highest-graded players: LB Josh Smith, 83.3 C Barrett Gouger, 81.7 G Bruno Reagan, 77.6 WR Caleb Scott, 72.5
St. Petersburg Bowl
Mississippi State 17, Miami (OH) 16
Highest-graded players from Mississippi State's #stpetesbowl win over the Miami RedHawks: https://t.co/t8v3HGgPwy pic.twitter.com/gOcjEJTDKo — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 27, 2016
Mississippi State's highest-graded players: DI Nick James, 77.4 C Jamaal Clayborn, 76.1 DI Cory Thomas, 73.9 S Mark McLaurin, 73.4 Miami's highest-graded players: WR James Gardner, 83.4 S Buchi Okafor, 78.9 T Jordan Rigg, 78.7 ED JT Jones, 78.3
Saturday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
Hawaii 52, Middle Tennessee 35 Hawaii's highest-graded players: TE Metuisela ‘Unga, 87.8 WR John Ursua, 83.7 S Malachi Mageo, 82.0 T Dejon Allen, 81.0 Middle Tennessee's highest-graded players: C Daniel Stephens, 87.8 DI Jimal McBride, 84.0 CB Michael Minter, 83.3 WR Richie James, 81.2
Friday, Dec. 23
Dollar General Bowl
Troy 28, Ohio 23
Troy S Cedarius Rookard intercepted the lone target into his coverage in the Trojans' #DollarGeneralBowl win over Ohio. pic.twitter.com/iMlamUYbKT — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 24, 2016
Troy's highest-graded players:
S Cedarius Rookard, 81.8
T Tyler Lassiter, 81.3
WR Deondre Douglas, 81.1
DI Seth Calloway, 79.7
Ohio's highest-graded players:
CB Javon Hagan, 87.6
S Toran Davis, 83.8
WR Jordan Reid, 80.5
CB Jalen Fox, 79.2
Armed Forces Bowl
Louisiana Tech 48, Navy 45
LA Tech receivers shine in win over Navy: https://t.co/PD0wyWzDgN#ArmedForcesBowl pic.twitter.com/tVgYOeHnHX — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 24, 2016
Louisiana Tech's highest-graded players: WR Carlos Henderson, 92.6 WR Trent Taylor, 82.2 C Joseph Brunson, 77.7 DI Aaron Brown, 77.6 Navy's highest-graded players: LB Micah Thomas, 82.3 FB Dishan Romine, 80.5 DI Jackson Pittman, 75.9 DI Jarvis Polu, 75.3
Bahamas Bowl
Old Dominion 24, Eastern Michigan 20
Highest-graded players and top takeaways from Old Dominion's 24-20 win over Eastern Michigan in the #BahamasBowl: https://t.co/wz5e8Ie58p pic.twitter.com/J2Z3LHJm50 — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 24, 2016
Old Dominion's top-graded players:
NT Rashaad Coward, 87.7
RB Ray Lawry, 83.9
DE Bunmi Rotimi, 82.0
DE Oshane Ximines, 78.6
Eastern Michigan's top-graded players:
DE Jeremiah Harris, 85.2
QB Brogan Roback, 81.5
WR Sergio Bailey II, 79.5
DT Dion Dawson, 79.0
Thursday, Dec. 22
Idaho Potato Bowl
Idaho 61, Colorado State 50
To see PFF's full Idaho Potato Bowl grade recap, click here.
Idaho's highest-graded players:
RT Jordan Rose, 85.4
TE Deon Watson 85.0
LG Noah Johnson, 83.8
LT Calvin White, 83.0
Colorado State's highest-graded players:
WR Olabisi Johnson, 84.5
C Jake Bennett, 83.4
WR Michael Gallup, 80.7
TE Dalton Fackrell, 76.5
Wednesday, Dec. 21
Poinsettia Bowl
BYU 24, Wyoming 21
In a rainy Poinsettia Bowl, BYU's ground game did enough to beat Wyoming. Grades recap: https://t.co/5jyyAODYjr pic.twitter.com/GKTAjgmU0e — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 22, 2016
BYU's top-graded players: C Tejan Koroma, 83.3 ED Harvey Langi, 77.8 LB Butch Pau'u, 77.6 ED Corbin Kaufusi, 77.1 Wyoming's top-graded players: C Chase Roullier, 79.6 DI Youhanna Ghaifan, 77.4 G Kaden Jackson, 74.7 LB Cassh Maluia, 74.6
Tuesday, Dec. 20
Boca Raton Bowl
Western Kentucky 51, Memphis 31
Boca Raton Bowl grades: Hilltoppers roll behind Wales' productionhttps://t.co/BPNw0DwpgQ pic.twitter.com/rIUNtsTM9X — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 21, 2016
Western Kentucky's top-graded players:
HB Anthony Wales, 88.0
LB Keith Brown, 84.9
T Forrest Lamp, 83.6
DI Omarius Bryant, 83.0
Memphis' top-graded players:
CB Dontrell Nelson, 87.2
WR Anthony Miller, 78.4
TE Daniel Montiel, 74.5
DI Emmanuel Cooper, 74.0
Monday, Dec. 19
Miami Beach Bowl
Tulsa 55, Central Michigan 10
Tulsa rolled to a Miami Beach Bowl win behind QB Dane Evans. Grades recap: https://t.co/PCSO2j9jTN pic.twitter.com/71hZS1bfDf — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 20, 2016
Tulsa's top-graded players: ED Jesse Brubaker, 81.0 QB Dane Evans, 78.1 WR Keevan Lucas, 77.2 DI Jerry Uwaezuoke, 76.8 Central Michigan's top-graded players: DI Jabari Dean, 78.5 CB Emmett Thomas, 73.1 CB Sean Bunting, 72.6 LB Malik Fountain, 72.0
Saturday, Dec. 17
New Mexico Bowl
New Mexico 23, UTSA 20 To see PFF's full New Mexico Bowl grade recap, click here. New Mexico's top-graded players: ED Maurice Daniels, 84.8 LB Kimmie Carson, 80.5 DL Garrett Hughes, 78.6 RT Avery Jordan, 73.0 UTSA's top-graded players: DL King Newton, 80.2 DL Kevin Strong Jr., 79.9 CB Austin Jupe, 78.8 TE Trevor Stevens, 78.8
Las Vegas Bowl
San Diego State 24, Houston 3
RB Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State defense fuel Las Vegas Bowl win over Houston: https://t.co/oqKYmnubmr pic.twitter.com/7vkerSoott — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 19, 2016
San Diego State's top-graded players:
DE Kyle Kelley, 80.1
ED Jay Henderson, 78.9
S Kameron Kelly, 78.7
LB Calvin Munson, 78.0
Houston's top-graded players:
LB Matthew Adams, 81.8
CB Howard Wilson, 78.0
DT Nick Thurman, 76.4
WR Keith Corbin, 72.7
Camellia Bowl
Appalachian State 31, Toledo 28
Run game powers Appalachian State to Camellia Bowl win over Toledo:https://t.co/C66kPmgL6Y pic.twitter.com/DCm7lel4HX — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 19, 2016
Appalachian State's top-graded players: LB John Law, 86.2 DE Caleb Fuller, 81.1 QB Taylor Lamb, 78.8 NT Myquon Stout, 78.7 Toledo's top-graded players: CB Ka'dar Hollman, 86.9 DT Marquise Moore, 82.4 RG Mike Ebert, 82.3 QB Logan Woodside, 80.7 S DeJuan Rogers, 80.7
AutoNation Cure Bowl
Arkansas State 31, UCF 13
Arkansas State edge defender Ja’von Rolland-Jones had 3 sacks and 8 QB hurries to help beat UCF 31-13 in the AutoNation Cure Bowl — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 18, 2016
Arkansas State's top-graded players:
LB Justin Clifton, 84.2
DI Jake Swalley, 83.9
LB Kyle Wilson, 82.9
LB Xavier Woodson-Luster, 81.9
UCF's top-graded players:
LB Demeitre Brim, 88.0
CB D.J. Killings, 83.3
CB Shaquill Griffin, 82.9
LB Mark Rucker, 82.6
New Orleans Bowl
Southern Miss 28, Louisiana-Lafayette 21
Southern Miss RB Ito Smith forced 10 missed tackles in New Orleans Bowl win over Louisiana Lafayette: https://t.co/P9pwtkzxR1 pic.twitter.com/DiUyFOcV7d — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) December 18, 2016
Southern Miss' top-graded players:
RB Ito Smith, 87.7
ED Ja'Boree Poole, 83.0
S Tarvarius Moore, 82.5
WR Allenzae Staggers, 82.2
Louisiana-Lafayette's top-graded players:
CB Simeon Thomas, 81.5
CB Christian Goodlett, 81.0
C Eddie Gordon, 80.6
RB Elijah McGuire, 79.4
Monday, Dec. 19
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