Best and worst PFF grades from Panthers' preseason loss to Jets

anthony rizzuti

Sun, Aug 18, 2024, 7:10 PM·2 min read

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 17: Teammates congratulate Dillon Johnson #28 of the Carolina Panthers after his last-second touchdown against the New York Jets during the second half of their preseason game at Bank of America Stadium on August 17, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Jets won 15-12. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

How did the Carolina Panthers' non-starters do in their second outing of the summer?

Here's who Pro Football Focus thinks were the team's best and worst performers from Saturday night's 15-12 loss to the New York Jets:

Best of the offense

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 17: Dillon Johnson #28 of the Carolina Panthers runs against the New York Jets during the second half of their preseason game at Bank of America Stadium on August 17, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Jets won 15-12. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

1. RG Jack Anderson: 90.3

2. RB Dillon Johnson: 77.3

3. TE Feleipe Franks: 72.0

4. WR Jonathan Mingo: 71.8

5. C Andrew Raym: 68.7

Anderson did work in his Panthers debut, racking up 37 total snaps as the starting right guard. He earned a team-high 88.5 run-blocking grade and a solid 76.0 pass-blocking grade.

Johnson rushed for a game-high 83 yards, which accounted for over half of Carolina's offensive output (156 total yards). He also scored the team's only touchdown of their last four games.

Worst of the offense

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 17: Head coach Dave Canales congratulates Mike Strachan #86 of the Carolina Panthers after a field goal against the New York Jets during the second half of their preseason game at Bank of America Stadium on August 17, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Jets won 15-12. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

18. TE Jacob Hollister: 48.6

19. WR Michael Strachan: 44.9

20. LT Ricky Lee: 44.7

21. TE Jordan Matthews: 42.5

22. LT Tyler Smith: 38.4

Lee allowed a team-high three pressures, one of which resulted in a sack.

Matthews, who starred in last week's preseason opener, lost a yard on his lone catch of the night.

Best of the defense

Aug 17, 2024; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers safety Demani Richardson (36) hits New York Jets running back Deon Jackson (38)during the first quarter at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports

1. ILB Michael Barrett: 81.6

2. ILB Claudin Cherelus: 80.4

3. S Demani Richardson: 73.6

4. DL Walter Palmore: 73.4

5. DL T.J. Smith: 72.3

Richardson and Smith each made a dynamic play, with the former reeling in an interception of UFL MVP Adrian Martinez and the latter a sack—his second of the preseason.