The Miami Hurricanes are already through five games of the 2026-27 college football season. For ‘Canes fans, it has been a fun 5-0 start to the season.
The Hurricanes have been one of the most dominant teams in the country on both sides of the ball, leading the ACC in points per game (42.8) and opponent point per game (10.5).
After each game, Pro Football Focus (PFF) grades every player who takes a snap in each game. Now that we have reached the midpoint of the season, it is time to look at who has been earning top grades.
Wide receiver Malachi Toney has been the highest-graded player through five games with a 93.0 grade. Signal-caller Darian Mensah comes in behind Toney with a 92.5 grade. Freshman running back Javian Mallory has been really impressive this season with a 80.7 grade.
Defensive back Ethan O’Connor was the highest-graded player on defense with a 84.7 grade. Defensive back Bryce Fitzgerald (79.2) and defensive lineman Marquise Lightfoot (77.7) rounds out the top three.
Here is every individual Pro Football Focus grade for every Miami Hurricanes player halfway through the season:
OFFENSE:
Johnathan Cline: 93.6 (1 GP)
Malachi Toney: 93.0 (5 GP)
Darian Mensah: 92.5 (5 GP)
Luke Nickel: 90.6 (3 GP)
CharMar Brown: 84.8 (3 GP)
Jack Nickel: 84.0 (1 GP)
Jack Whitehouse: 82.7 (1 GP)
Javian Mallory: 80.7 (5 GP)
Mark Fletcher Jr.: 79.7 (4 GP)
Ryan Rodriguez: 78.4 (5 GP)
Cole McConathy II: 77.7 (3 GP)
Somourian Wingo: 76.6 (3 GP)
Chris Wheatley-Humphrey: 75.8 (1 GP)
Girard Pringle Jr.: 75.5 (5 GP)
Jacob Hawks: 73.6 (4 GP)
Joshua Moore: 72.9 (3 GP)
Vance Spafford: 71.9 (5 GP)
Rhys Woodrow: 71.6 (3 GP)
Matthew McCoy: 71 (5 GP)
Elija Lofton: 69.6 (5 GP)
Ralph Scroggins: 67.9 (1 GP)
Max Buchanan: 67.3 (5 GP)
Daylyn Upshaw: 67 (5 GP)
Cooper Barkate: 66.9 (5 GP)
Nick Thomas: 65.9 (1 GP)
Vandrevious "Dre" Jacobs: 64.6 (5 GP)
Seuseu "SJ" Alofaituli: 64.3 (5 GP)
Terrell Walden: 63.7 (1 GP)
Jackson Cantwell: 63.6 (4 GP)
Samson Okunlola: 63.5 (5 GP)
Ben Congdon: 62.7 (4 GP)
Joel Ervin: 62.7 (1 GP)
Dereon Coleman: 60.4 (1 GP)
Riply Luna: 60 (1 GP)
Kolby Luna: 60 (1 GP)
Jamal Meriweather: 59.6 (4 GP)
Jaden Wilkerson: 59 (1 GP)
Yerovi Valdes Alfonso: 58.9 (1 GP)
Jackson Carver: 57.5 (1 GP)
Canon Pickett: 56.1 (1 GP)
Tyran Evans: 56.1 (2 GP)
Milan Parris: 55.6 (3 GP)
Owen Ruskavich: 55.3 (3 GP)
Hunter Carver: 54.5 (1 GP)
Jordan Lyle: 53.1 (2 GP)
Gavin Mueller: 49.8 (5 GP)
Israel Briggs: 47.2 (4 GP)
Brennan Burton: 28 (1 GP)
DEFENSE:
Ethan O'Connor: 84.7 (5 GP)
Bryce Fitzgerald: 79.2 (5 GP)
Marquise Lightfoot: 77.7 (5 GP)
Romanas "OJ" Frederique Jr.: 74.9 (1 GP)
Brody Jennings: 74.5 (2 GP)
Ezekiel Marcelin Jr.: 74.4 (3 GP)
Dylan Day: 73.2 (3 GP)
Samuel Coufal: 72.8 (2 GP)
Jaelen Waters: 72.3 (1 GP)
Ryan Mack: 71.9 (4 GP)
JJ Dunnigan: 71.2 (5 GP)
Booker Pickett Jr.: 71 (5 GP)
DeAnthony Lafayette: 70.5 (3 GP)
Mykah Newton: 70.1 (3 GP)
Andres Williams: 70 (1 GP)
Keona Davis: 69.5 (5 GP)
Herbert Scroggins III: 69.5 (5 GP)
Armondo Blount: 69.4 (5 GP)
Cam Pruitt: 69.2 (5 GP)
Kellen Wiley Jr.: 68.9 (3 GP)
Cortez Redding: 68.2 (2 GP)
Monroe Toney: 68.2 (1 GP)
Kamal Bonner: 68.1 (5 GP)
Justin Scott: 68.1 (5 GP)
Chris Ewald Jr.: 67.8 (3 GP)
Damon Wilson II: 67.5 (5 GP)
Chase Smith: 64.8 (5 GP)
Xavier Lucas: 64.7 (1 GP)
Keshawn Stancil: 64.7 (2 GP)
Omar Thornton: 64 (5 GP)
Karsten Busch: 63.3 (2 GP)
Ahmad Moten Sr.: 62.7 (4 GP)
Jordan Campbell: 62.1 (1 GP)
Casey Rizzi: 60.8 (1 GP)
Jarquez Carter: 60.6 (5 GP)
Braylon Lamar: 60.6 (1 GP)
Stone Stroud: 59.8 (1 GP)
Zechariah Poyser: 59.2 (5 GP)
Isaac Chukwurah: 59.1 (2 GP)
Isaiah Taylor: 58.5 (3 GP)
Logan Nagle: 58.4 (2 GP)
Fred Saimteus: 57.9 (2 GP)
Mohamed "Mo" Toure: 57.7 (5 GP)
Asharri Charles: 57.6 (2 GP)
Camdin Portis: 57.4 (3 GP)
Tyson Bacon: 55.2 (2 GP)
Damari Brown: 50.7 (4 GP)
The Hurricanes have been one of the most dominant teams in the country on both sides of the ball, leading the ACC in points per game (42.8) and opponent point per game (10.5).
After each game, Pro Football Focus (PFF) grades every player who takes a snap in each game. Now that we have reached the midpoint of the season, it is time to look at who has been earning top grades.
Wide receiver Malachi Toney has been the highest-graded player through five games with a 93.0 grade. Signal-caller Darian Mensah comes in behind Toney with a 92.5 grade. Freshman running back Javian Mallory has been really impressive this season with a 80.7 grade.
Defensive back Ethan O’Connor was the highest-graded player on defense with a 84.7 grade. Defensive back Bryce Fitzgerald (79.2) and defensive lineman Marquise Lightfoot (77.7) rounds out the top three.
Here is every individual Pro Football Focus grade for every Miami Hurricanes player halfway through the season:
OFFENSE:
Johnathan Cline: 93.6 (1 GP)
Malachi Toney: 93.0 (5 GP)
Darian Mensah: 92.5 (5 GP)
Luke Nickel: 90.6 (3 GP)
CharMar Brown: 84.8 (3 GP)
Jack Nickel: 84.0 (1 GP)
Jack Whitehouse: 82.7 (1 GP)
Javian Mallory: 80.7 (5 GP)
Mark Fletcher Jr.: 79.7 (4 GP)
Ryan Rodriguez: 78.4 (5 GP)
Cole McConathy II: 77.7 (3 GP)
Somourian Wingo: 76.6 (3 GP)
Chris Wheatley-Humphrey: 75.8 (1 GP)
Girard Pringle Jr.: 75.5 (5 GP)
Jacob Hawks: 73.6 (4 GP)
Joshua Moore: 72.9 (3 GP)
Vance Spafford: 71.9 (5 GP)
Rhys Woodrow: 71.6 (3 GP)
Matthew McCoy: 71 (5 GP)
Elija Lofton: 69.6 (5 GP)
Ralph Scroggins: 67.9 (1 GP)
Max Buchanan: 67.3 (5 GP)
Daylyn Upshaw: 67 (5 GP)
Cooper Barkate: 66.9 (5 GP)
Nick Thomas: 65.9 (1 GP)
Vandrevious "Dre" Jacobs: 64.6 (5 GP)
Seuseu "SJ" Alofaituli: 64.3 (5 GP)
Terrell Walden: 63.7 (1 GP)
Jackson Cantwell: 63.6 (4 GP)
Samson Okunlola: 63.5 (5 GP)
Ben Congdon: 62.7 (4 GP)
Joel Ervin: 62.7 (1 GP)
Dereon Coleman: 60.4 (1 GP)
Riply Luna: 60 (1 GP)
Kolby Luna: 60 (1 GP)
Jamal Meriweather: 59.6 (4 GP)
Jaden Wilkerson: 59 (1 GP)
Yerovi Valdes Alfonso: 58.9 (1 GP)
Jackson Carver: 57.5 (1 GP)
Canon Pickett: 56.1 (1 GP)
Tyran Evans: 56.1 (2 GP)
Milan Parris: 55.6 (3 GP)
Owen Ruskavich: 55.3 (3 GP)
Hunter Carver: 54.5 (1 GP)
Jordan Lyle: 53.1 (2 GP)
Gavin Mueller: 49.8 (5 GP)
Israel Briggs: 47.2 (4 GP)
Brennan Burton: 28 (1 GP)
DEFENSE:
Ethan O'Connor: 84.7 (5 GP)
Bryce Fitzgerald: 79.2 (5 GP)
Marquise Lightfoot: 77.7 (5 GP)
Romanas "OJ" Frederique Jr.: 74.9 (1 GP)
Brody Jennings: 74.5 (2 GP)
Ezekiel Marcelin Jr.: 74.4 (3 GP)
Dylan Day: 73.2 (3 GP)
Samuel Coufal: 72.8 (2 GP)
Jaelen Waters: 72.3 (1 GP)
Ryan Mack: 71.9 (4 GP)
JJ Dunnigan: 71.2 (5 GP)
Booker Pickett Jr.: 71 (5 GP)
DeAnthony Lafayette: 70.5 (3 GP)
Mykah Newton: 70.1 (3 GP)
Andres Williams: 70 (1 GP)
Keona Davis: 69.5 (5 GP)
Herbert Scroggins III: 69.5 (5 GP)
Armondo Blount: 69.4 (5 GP)
Cam Pruitt: 69.2 (5 GP)
Kellen Wiley Jr.: 68.9 (3 GP)
Cortez Redding: 68.2 (2 GP)
Monroe Toney: 68.2 (1 GP)
Kamal Bonner: 68.1 (5 GP)
Justin Scott: 68.1 (5 GP)
Chris Ewald Jr.: 67.8 (3 GP)
Damon Wilson II: 67.5 (5 GP)
Chase Smith: 64.8 (5 GP)
Xavier Lucas: 64.7 (1 GP)
Keshawn Stancil: 64.7 (2 GP)
Omar Thornton: 64 (5 GP)
Karsten Busch: 63.3 (2 GP)
Ahmad Moten Sr.: 62.7 (4 GP)
Jordan Campbell: 62.1 (1 GP)
Casey Rizzi: 60.8 (1 GP)
Jarquez Carter: 60.6 (5 GP)
Braylon Lamar: 60.6 (1 GP)
Stone Stroud: 59.8 (1 GP)
Zechariah Poyser: 59.2 (5 GP)
Isaac Chukwurah: 59.1 (2 GP)
Isaiah Taylor: 58.5 (3 GP)
Logan Nagle: 58.4 (2 GP)
Fred Saimteus: 57.9 (2 GP)
Mohamed "Mo" Toure: 57.7 (5 GP)
Asharri Charles: 57.6 (2 GP)
Camdin Portis: 57.4 (3 GP)
Tyson Bacon: 55.2 (2 GP)
Damari Brown: 50.7 (4 GP)
