A late touchdown by Virginia Tech sent Clemson to its eighth loss in its last 10 home games against Power-4 teams.

The Hokies’ 20-16 victory also snapped the Tigers’ seven-game winning streak in the series.

With the loss, Clemson falls to 4-3 on the season and 2-2 in ACC play.

Quarterback

Tait Reynolds: 62 (77.0)

This is one of Reynolds’ better grades of the season. For example, this is 18 points higher than last week. Despite that, Reynolds still continues to struggle in some aspects of the game.

Running Back

• Gideon Davidson: 49 (59.9)
• Jarvis Green: 10 (57.2)
• Jay Haynes: 26 (55.7)

After his 26 yard run early in the third quarter, Davidson had just two carries the rest of the way.

Wide Receiver

• T.J. Moore: 61 (63.5)
• Bryant Wesco: 59 (60.5)
• Tyler Brown: 51 (63.0)
• JuJu Preston: 8 (79.6)
• Naeem Burroughs: 2 (60.0)
• Tristan Smith: 1 (60.0)

Moore was targeted just four times in this game, finishing with three catches for 25 yards.

Tight End

• Olsen Patt-Henry: 45 (53.4)
• Christian Bentancur: 22 (67.0)

Not the strongest outing from this position group. Bentancur and Patt-Henry combined for 3 catches and 20 yards.

Offensive Line

• Brayden Jacobs: 62 (59.8)
• Elyjah Thurmon: 62 (57.9)
• Harris Sewell: 62 (69.7)
• Easton Ware: 62 (60.9)
• Collin Sadler: 62 (55.4)

Sadler continues to be a weak link on the right side of the line.

Defensive End

• Will Heldt: 48 (81.3)
• London Merrit: 44 (57.2)
• Jahiem Lawson: 37 (64.6)
• Caden Story: 24 (63.9)

Heldt has had a stellar season to this point. He had two sacks and a pass breakup in the loss.

Defensive Tackle

• Darien Mayo: 32 (72.5)
• Andy Burburija: 30 (64.0)
• Amare Adams: 28 (71.7)
• Champ Thompson: 28 (55.0)
• Kourtney Kelly: 19 (60.0)
• Devarrick Woods: 15 (45.6)
• Kam Cody: 2 (58.1)

This might have been Adams’ best game to date. He was extremely disruptive. Mayo continues to shine after moving inside.

Linebacker

• Sammy Brown: 63 (61.2)
• Jeremiah Alexander: 39 (75.7)
• Fletcher Cothran: 23 (72.4)
• CJ Kubah-Taylor: 11 (53.6)
• Kobe McCloud: 7 (56.8)

Alexander has really settled in at MIKE. This is back-to-back weeks of really good outings.

Corner/Nickel

• Ashton Hampton: 75 (74.3)
• Eliott Washington II: 73 (56.3)
• Donovan Starr: 32 (66.7)

Another week, another example of why Hampton will likely be a first-round pick next spring.

Safety

• Corey Myrick: 75 (65.1)
• Jerome Carter III: 73 (51.6)
• Ronan Hanafin: 47 (56.8)

Myrick and Hanafin were both up-and-down in this one.

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”