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On Friday Night, the Utah Utes defense limited UCLA to just 10 points while they received strong performances on both sides of the ball in their 41-10 victory over the Bruins.
[Editor's Note: While we grade every player on every game, to qualify for an overall game grade for this recap's purpose, a player must have played at least 20 snaps to be considered a full-time contributor to the game.]
Top 5 Overall
Utah Offense
Zack Moss, RB – 83.1 overall grade
Darrin Paulo, OT – 78.6 overall grade
Cole Fotheringham, TE – 77.8overall grade
Britain Covey, WR – 77.4 overall grade
Orlando Umana, C – 72.7 overall grade
Utah Defense
Cody Barton, LB – 83.8 overall grade
John Penisini, DI – 75.1 overall grade
Terrell Burgess, S – 74.4 overall grade
Maxs Tupai, Edge – 73.1 overall grade
Julian Blackmon, CB – 71.1 overall grade
UCLA Offense
Theo Howard, WR – 65.2 overall grade
Joshua Kelley, RB – 64.6 overall grade
Christaphany Murray, OG – 61.2 overall grade
Boss Tagaloa, C – 57.1 overall grade
Demetric Felton, WR – 56.4 overall grade
UCLA Defense
Rick Wade, DI – 78.4 overall grade
Tyree Thompson, LB – 75.5 overall grade
Otito Ogbonnia, Edge – 74.0 overall grade
Osa Odighizuwa, DI – 73.3 overall grade
Elijah Wade, Edge – 70.6 overall grade