PFF Grades from the Buccaneers preseason win over the Titans

 

Andrew Harbaugh

Buccaneers Wire

August 11, 2025

 

The NFL season will sometimes show us what we want to see from players; other times, we may see something bad when it isn't there. For fans and media, it's essential to have a way to verify and balance information to prevent favoritism or bias from being portrayed in a negative light.

Thanks to PFF, we will always have an extra set of eyes to examine the football game.

The Bucs had few high grades or performances in Week 1 of the preseason. The good should outweigh the bad, as they were able to make it a one-sided showing for the team in a dominant performance against the Titans and Cam Ward.

Here are the best and worst from the PFF grades for the Bucs' win over the Tennessee Titans.

Best offensive grades

TE Ko Kieft 91.3

WR Jalen McMillan 87.6

QB Kyle Trask 86.7

WR Ryan Miller 81.1

TE Tanner Taula 77.7

Worst offensive grades

LG Raiqwon O'Neal 38.2

C Elijah Klein 44.3

RB Rachaad White 46.7

C Ben Scott 51

TE Payne Durham 52.7

Rushing grades

Sean Tucker 73.8

Kyle Trask 73.2

Owen Wright 72.9

Rachaad White 48.2

Best run blocking grades

TE Ko Kieft 89

TE Tanner Taula 88.4

RT Tyler McLellan 80.8

WR Jacob Harris 77.1

WR Jaden Smith 61.9

Worst run blocking grades

WR Ryan Miller 34.8

C Elijah Klein 39.9

TE Devin Culp 42.2

LG Raiqwon O'Neal 42.7

LT Charlie Heck 44.8

Best pass blocking grades

Luke Haggard 84.5

C Ben Scott 83.5

RT Michael Jordan 79.6

LT Charlie Heck 79.4

RB Sean Tucker 78.6

Worst pass blocking grades

LG Raiqwon O'Neal 32.3

TE Payne Durham 34.7

RT Tyler McLellan 41.9

RB Owen Wright 50.7

C Elijah Klein 69.9

Best defensive grades

CB Roman Parodie 90.3

LB Nick Jackson 90

LB Warren Peeples 81.9

LB John Bullock 80.3

CB Jacob Parrish 73.6

Worst defensive grades

DL Dvon J-Thomas 35.6

LB SirVocea Dennis 39.5

Edge Adam Gotsis 41.3

LB Markees Watts 42.2

LB Chris Braswell 43.2

Best run defense grades

CB Josh Hayes 76.4

LB Nick Jackson 73.6

Edge C.J. Brewer 71.6

LB SirVocea Dennis 69.9

Edge Mike Greene 69.2

Worst run defense grades

DL Elijah Roberts 29.5

LB Chris Braswell 31.9

LB Jose Ramirez 40.6

LB Markees Watts 45.7

DL Eric Banks 45.9

Best pass rush grades

DL Elijah Roberts 81.6

SAF Shile Sanders 79.8

LB Warren Peeples 78.1

LB Jose Ramirez 74.1

LB John Bullock 68.3

Worst pass rush grades

LB Markees Watts 50.6

Edge C.J. Brewer 51.6

DL D-Von Thomas 52.3

Edge Mike Greene 52.8

DL Greg Gaines 53.2

Best coverage grades

CB Roman Parodie 90.5

LB John Bullock 88.5

LB Nick Jackson 81.1

CB Jacob Parrish 73.3

CB Bryce Hall 68.6

Worst coverage grades

LB SirVocea Dennis 30.4

Edge Anthony Nelson 49.1

DB Christian Izien 55.2

SAF Shilo Sanders 56.3