PFF grades are LIVE: College football conference championships

• Fernando Mendoza fueled Indiana‘s Big Ten title victory: While his stat line was modest, he was the highest-graded quarterback of the conference championship games and posted an elite 92.4 PFF passing grade.

• Ben Roberts excelled in the middle of Texas Tech‘s defense: His 96.0 PFF coverage grade against BYU was the best mark among all players in the conference championship games, and he logged a pair of interceptions and a pair of pass breakups.

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Highest-graded players: Offense (non-quarterbacks)

Name	Team	Pos.	Snaps	PFF Grade
Miles Coleman	North Texas	WR	20	92.0
Charlie Becker	Indiana	WR	38	90.6
JoJo Earle	UNLV	WR	29	86.8
Howard Sampson	Texas Tech	T	76	84.8
Sire Gaines	Boise State	HB	20	84.6
Wayne Knight	James Madison	HB	52	79.3
Sheridan Wilson	Texas Tech	C	76	77.0
Cameron Bates	Boise State	WR	28	76.5
Kage Casey	Boise State	T	70	76.1
Jimto Obidegwu	North Texas	T	73	76.1

Highest-graded defenders

Name	Team	Pos.	Snaps	PFF Grade
Ben Roberts	Texas Tech	LB	47	94.8
Sahir West	James Madison	ED	55	92.6
Nadame Tucker	Western Michigan	ED	54	92.5
Jackson Kuwatch	Miami (OH)	LB	71	90.1
Rolijah Hardy	Indiana	LB	51	89.8
Wesley Williams	Duke	ED	48	89.3
Brock Uihlein	Miami (OH)	LB	44	86.5
David Bailey	Texas Tech	ED	51	85.9
Luke Mergott	Duke	LB	74	85.4
Joshua Franklin	Western Michigan	CB	68	84.3

Highest-graded quarterbacks

Name	Team	Snaps	PFF Grade
Fernando Mendoza	Indiana	58	92.3
Maddux Madsen	Boise State	70	83.2
Gunner Stockton	Georgia	69	80.9
Drew Mestemaker	North Texas	73	80.6
Goose Crowder	Troy	54	78.1
Alonza Barnett III	James Madison	67	76.6
Amari Odom	Kennesaw	72	73.6
Chandler Morris	Virginia	74	73.2
Darian Mensah	Duke	69	72.7
Jake Retzlaff	Tulane	74	72.0

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Offensive Player of the Week: QB Fernando Mendoza, Indiana

Mendoza’s stat line may not look flashy, but he was by far the highest-graded quarterback in the conference championship games. He logged an 83.3% adjusted completion rate and earned a 92.4 PFF passing grade against Ohio State, buoyed by three big-time throws and no turnover-worthy plays.

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Defensive Player of the Week: LB Ben Roberts, Texas Tech

Roberts earned a 96.0 PFF coverage grade against BYU, the best mark among all players in the conference championship games. He didn’t allow any receptions into his primary coverage and finished the contest with a pair of interceptions and a pair of pass breakups.

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Offensive Line of the Week: Texas Tech

Texas Tech’s offensive line was stout at all five spots in the Big 12 championship game, with no offensive lineman earning a PFF pass-blocking grade lower than 68.0. The team got big performances out of center Sheridan Wilson, right guard Davion Carter and left tackle Howard Sampson, who all earned PFF pass-blocking grades above 84.0.

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Quarterback of the Week: Fernando Mendoza, Indiana

See above.

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Run Defender of the Week: S Eli Blakey, Miami (OH)

Blakey registered eight tackles in run defense against Western Michigan, four of which resulted in a defensive stop. His 89.8 PFF run-defense grade in the contest led all defensive players in the conference championship games.

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Pass Rusher of the Week: EDGE Nadame Tucker, Western Michigan

Tucker was dominant off the edge for Western Michigan, racking up 10 pressures against Miami (OH), including a sack and two quarterback hits. He produced a 44.4% pass-rush win rate in the game, 10 percentage points higher than any other defensive player with 25 or more pass-rush snaps this week.

Coverage Defender of the Week: LB Ben Roberts, Texas Tech

See above.