UNLV vs Oregon State: The Edge Report

What positions does Oregon State have an edge over UNLV in and vice versa? BeaversEdge goes position group by position group below and hands out the advantage in this week's Edge Report.

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QUARTERBACK STARTERS

TEAM	NAME	PFF GRADE

Oregon State	Gevani McCoy	74.1
UNLV	Hajj-Malik Williams	79.6

ADVANTAGE: UNLV

McCoy has been a quality quarterback for the Beavers this season but if this game comes down to the quarterbacks needing to make big plays later, I would have to give Williams and Rebels the advantage. Williams has been great since taking over as UNLV's starting quarterback and is completing 77% of his passes this season for 642 yards and nine touchdowns to one interception.

RUNNING BACK STARTERS

TEAM	NAME	PFF GRADE

Oregon State	Anthony Hankerson	82.3
UNLV	Kylin James	78.4

ADVANTAGE: TOSS-UP

You can't go wrong with either of these running back rooms. Anthony Hankerson has been great for the Beavers this year while Kylin James and Jai'Den Thomas have been just as outstanding for UNLV. The Rebels this season as a whole are averaging 5.8 yards per carry this season, very similar to the Beavers' 5.3 yards per carry. No Jam Griffin does hurt the Beavers here but freshman Salahadin Allah has been impressive this season.

WIDE RECEIVER STARTERS

TEAM	NAME	PFF GRADE

Oregon State	Trent Walker	68.9
Oregon State	Jeremiah Noga	56.7
Oregon State	Darrius Clemons	66.2
UNLV	Ricky White	86.9
UNLV	Jacob De Jesus	78.4

ADVANTAGE: UNLV

Ricky White is going to be a player that the Beavers have to be very, very careful with on Saturday. He has 37 receptions this season for 526 yards and eight touchdowns. Jacob De Jesus is a quality receiver in his own right with 13 receptions for 222 yards and two touchdowns. The remainder of the room won't knock your socks off by any means but the Rebels have a Ricky White-level player and the Beavers don't, that's the major difference here.

TIGHT END STARTERS

TEAM	NAME	PFF GRADE

Oregon State	Jermaine Terry II	59.4
UNLV	Kaleo Ballungay	64.2
UNLV	Christian Moore	62.0

ADVANTAGE: Oregon State

Over the last few weeks, Terry has definitely stepped up his game and has even made an impact at times in the passing attack. UNLV's tight ends are quality players but don't make much of an impact overall and are mostly used as blockers. For the first time this season, we give the Beavers the advantage at tight end.

OFFENSIVE LINE STARTERS

TEAM	NAME	PFF GRADES

Oregon State - LT	Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan	76.2
Oregon State - LG	Joshua Gray	75.7
Oregon State - C	Van Wells	65.5
Oregon State - RG	Flavio Gonzalez	70.1
Oregon State - RT	Grant Starck	71.6
UNLV- LT	Jalen St. John	67.9
UNLV - LG	Anton Ambuehl	59.0
UNLV - C	Jack Hasz	55.1
UNLV - RG	Matyus Su'a	75.0
UNLV- RT	Tiger Shamls	80.1

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ADVANTAGE: Oregon State

The PFF grades are similar overall and one could argue for a toss-up here but this Oregon State offensive line is still one of the better ones around. They've been able to stay rather healthy all season (minus Tyler Voltin) and have done a fantastic job opening up holes in the ground game. They'll be tested this week with UNLV's front seven but should be up to the challenge.