PFF grades are live: College Football Playoff semifinals

Fernando Mendoza continued his unreal season: The projected No. 1 overall pick diced up Oregon's defense with a 91.6 PFF passing grade.

Rueben Bain Jr. was yet again unstoppable: The Miami (FL) star tallied five pressures on a 26.8% pass-rush win rate against Ole Miss.

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Highest-graded players: Offense (non-quarterbacks)

Name	Team	Pos.	Snaps	PFF Grade
Kaelon Black	Indiana	RB	24	84.0
Elijah Sarratt	Indiana	WR	57	83.7
De'Zhaun Stribling	Ole Miss	WR	47	83.2
Mark Fletcher Jr.	Miami (FL)	RB	53	78.6
Dierre Hill Jr.	Oregon	RB	24	77.8
Malachi Toney	Miami (FL)	WR	84	77.3
Cayden Lee	Ole Miss	WR	38	77.0
CharMar Brown	Miami (FL)	RB	38	76.6
Charlie Becker	Indiana	WR	40	75.8
Markel Bell	Miami (FL)	T	91	75.1

Highest-graded defenders

Name	Team	Pos.	Snaps	PFF Grade
Rueben Bain Jr.	Miami (FL)	EDGE	60	81.8
D'Angelo Ponds	Indiana	CB	58	79.9
Tyrique Tucker	Indiana	Dl	51	75.1
Jamarious Brown	Ole Miss	Dl	28	74.9
Jakobe Thomas	Miami (FL)	S	54	74.1
Raul Aguirre Jr.	Miami (FL)	LB	14	73.3
Teitum Tuioti	Oregon	EDGE	50	73.2
Dillon Thieneman	Oregon	S	60	73.0
Jadon Canady	Oregon	CB	55	72.7
Chris Graves Jr.	Ole Miss	CB	77	71.6

Highest-graded quarterbacks

Name	Team	Snaps	PFF Grade
Fernando Mendoza	Indiana	61	89.7
Trinidad Chambliss	Ole Miss	63	67.8
Carson Beck	Miami (FL)	91	58.6
Dante Moore	Oregon	70	47.3

Offensive Player of the Week: QB Fernando Mendoza, Indiana

Mendoza continued his torrid postseason and climb to the No. 1 overall pick by dicing up Oregon. Against the Ducks, the Heisman Trophy winner posted a 91.6 PFF passing grade, racking up only one big-time throw but securing an 89.5% adjusted completion percentage. Mendoza was elite in multiple departments, including when blitzed — generating a 91.7 passing grade — and on throws of 10 or more yards — going 17-for-20.

Defensive Player of the Week: EDGE Rueben Bain Jr., Miami (FL)

Bain may have had a quieter impact in terms of the box score, but he made his force felt against the Rebels. The projected first-round selection totaled five pressures on a 26.8% pass-rush win rate. Impressively, Bain has produced 23 pressures in his three College Football Playoff matchups.

Offensive Line of the Week: Miami (FL) Hurricanes

The Hurricanes' excellence in the trenches was proliferated in the Fiesta Bowl. Miami led the four semifinalists in overall PFF grade (67.8) and was especially great in pass protection. The Hurricanes recorded a 79.2 PFF pass-blocking grade as a unit, allowing only one sack and 11 pressures.

Quarterback of the Week: QB Fernando Mendoza, Indiana

See above.

Run Defender of the Week: LB Rolijah Hardy, Indiana

The Hoosiers have stars littered across the field, but the play of those like Hardy is what makes the nation's top-ranked team so impressive. The unsung linebacker led all players in PFF run-defense grade in the semifinals, producing an 82.7 mark across 18 run-defense snaps. Hardy made two stops and received a 22.2% positive grade rate for his work on the ground.

Pass Rusher of the Week: EDGE Rueben Bain Jr., Miami (FL)

See above.

Coverage Defender of the Week: CB D'Angelo Ponds, Indiana

Ponds made a statement right out of the gate, intercepting Dante Moore's first pass and returning it 25 yards for a touchdown. The star corner parlayed that into a 77.5 PFF coverage grade, surrendering three catches for 57 yards on five targets. Altogether, Moore had a 60.0 passer rating when targeting Ponds.