After marching through the top 10 defensive players in 2018 the past couple of weeks, CUSportsNation.com now looks at the top 10 offensive players. The ranking is according to the analytics/grades according to Pro Football Focus. Coming in at No. 10 is wide receiver Tony Brown.
Note: Players needed to have seen 100 snaps in order to be on this list... 19 Buff offensive players saw 100+ snaps
2018 STATS
32 receptions
333 yards
1 touchdown
Long of 53 yards (twice)
5 receptions of 20+ yards
TOP GAME OF THE SEASON
Brown's highest graded game in 2018 according to Pro Football Focus was week three against New Hampshire. Brown hauled in five passes for 80 yards and had his season long reception of 53 yards (he also had a 53 yards reception against UCLA). Brown played in 67 snaps against New Hampshire and scored a grade of 73.5.
OUTLOOK ON BROWN
Brown joined the Buffaloes in 2017 as a transfer from Texas Tech. The 2018 season was his first year suiting up for CU, and he was a solid addition to the receiving corps. In 2019, Brown will be the Buffs' lone scholarship senior receiver and will be a favorite to start at outside receiver this season. Brown played in all 12 games this season and started six of them.
Top Buff defenders in 2018
No. 10 Rick Gamboa (65.8 grade)
No. 9 Derrion Rakestraw (70.5 grade)
No. 8 Evan Worthington (71.9 grade)
No. 7 Israel Antwine (72.3 grade)
No. 6 Delrick Abrams Jr. (72.5 grade)
No. 5 Davion Taylor (74.1 grade)
No. 4 Drew Lewis (74.7 grade)
No. 3 Javier Edwards (76.9 grade)
No. 2 Mustafa Johnson (82.7 grade)
No. 1 Nate Landman (86.1 grade)
