Clemson went out west and took down Cal 24-10 on Friday night. It was the program’s first time playing in Berkeley.

The Tigers rushed for 255 yards, led by Gideon Davidson’s career-high 159 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown run, one of two the running back had on the night.

The defense also limited star Cal quarterback Jaron-KeaweSagapolutele to a career-low 119 passing yards, while also picking him off twice.

Snap Counts (PFF Grades)

Quarterback

• Tait Reynolds: 74 (44.2)

Reynolds had some struggles in his first career road start, finishing with just 108 passing yards. He also turned it over twice.

Running Back

• Gideon Davidson: 38 (64.6)
• Jarvis Green: 21 (64.0)
• Chris Johnson Jr.: 15 (63.9)

Davidson is growing up before our very eyes.

Wide Receiver

• T.J. Moore: 67 (58.5)
• Bryant Wesco: 64 (63.9)
• Tyler Brown: 49 (67.5)
• Gordon Sellars: 4 (60.0)
• Tristan Smith: 4 (58.2)
• JuJu Preston: 2 (54.9)
• Chris Denson: 1 (60.0)

At a certain point, you’d like to see the downfield passing attack get going.

Tight End

• Olsen Patt-Henry: 52 (67.2)
• Christian Bentancur: 46 (52.6)
• Logan Brooking: 3 (57.7)

Olsen Patt-Henry might have had his best game of the season.

Offensive Line

• Brayden Jacobs: 74 (75.0)
• Harris Sewell: 74 (74.2)
• Collin Sadler: 74 (73.3)
• Gavin Blanchard: 57 (72.3)
• Ronan O’Connell: 57 (57.7)
• Elyjah Thurmon: 17 (46.3)
• Grant Wise: 12 (60.9)
• Easton Ware: 7 (65.0)
• Tucker Kattus: 2 (60.0)

Gavin Blancahrd filled in admirably for Elyjah Thurmon. This unit is starting to come together, although RG is still a bit of a weak link.

Defensive End

• Will Heldt: 45 (80.0)
• Jahiem Lawson: 42 (70.4)
• London Merrit: 32 (66.4)
• Caden Story: 11 (53.0)
• CJ Wesley: 6 (55.2)

Will Heldt, Jahiem Lawson and London Merritt all played roles in slowing down the Cal passing attack. Merritt is starting to find his groove.

Defensive Tackle

• Darien Mayo: 40 (60.3)
  Amare Adams: 28 (58.2)
• Champ Thompson: 16 (70.3)
• Andy Burburija: 12 (64.6)
• Vic Burley: 4 (50.4)

Linebacker

• Sammy Brown: 54 (68.6)
• Jeremiah Alexander: 26 (58.1)
• Fletcher Cothran: 8 (46.1)
• Kobe McCloud: 7 (66.4)
• CJ Kubah-Taylor: 6 (76.6)

Sammy Brown had a bounce-back performance after a not-so-good day against UNC. CJ Kubah-Taylor is proving he can be a nice rotational piece.

Corner/Nickel

• Ashton Hampton: 59 (81.4)
• Eliott Washington II: 53 (67.4)
• Donovan Starr: 17 (69.4)
• Branden Strozier: 6 (49.6)

Safety

• Jerome Carter: 59 (66.9)
• Corey Myrick: 59 (72.9)
• Ronan Hanafin: 59 (67.5)

The entire secondary was lights out. Maybe we’ll see more of Donovan Starr going forward.

Explanation of Grades

– Anything 85 and over is considered NFL caliber

– 84-79 is “very good”

– 78-68 is “above average”

– 60 is “average” and is where each grade begins, then goes up or down

– 59-50 is “below average”

– Below 50 is “poor”

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