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UCLA rushed for 277 yards and six touchdowns en route to a 45-24 win over Cal in Bob Chesney's first game in charge of the Bruins.  Pro Football Focus went back and assessed how UCLA performed by watching the film and then handing out grades to the Bruins. PFF consists of a staff of 300-plus experts that review the game film of every single team and player in the country. The grades assigned to players should be taken with a grain of salt, however, as PFF staff members will further review the game again later in the week and make tweaks to the grades. PFF's grades are likely different than the coaches' grades as well. "Taking every play into consideration allows for a larger sample size of data to tell the proper story rather than just a highlight reel of plays that we tend to remember, for better or worse," Pro Football Focus defines about its grading process. "We also work to eliminate bias by not caring about the level of player who is being graded, so whether it's the best tackle in the league missing a block or one of the worst, the same grade is given. Preconceived level of ability has no impact on the grading system. This style has worked well in unlocking undervalued gems through the years, while also not being swayed by player hype if it is undeserved." Players are graded on a scale from 1-100. A grade of 85 or higher is an NFL-caliber rating, while a grade between 80 to 84 is considered "very good." Below average grades range from 50-60. Each player begins with a 60 grade and then their grade goes up or down from there. Here's how UCLA players performed in their win over Cal, according to Pro Football Focus.  OFFENSIVE GRADES (Snaps in parenthesis) Quarterback QB Madden Iamaleava 60.0 (4) QB Nico Iamaleava 52.7 (53) Offensive line LG/RG Carter Sweazie 78.1 (34) LG Eugene Brooks 72.5 (49) LG/RG Julian Armella 70.6 (31) C Riley Robell 69.8 (57) RT Hall Schmidt 64.3 (56) RT Mack Indestad 60.4 (4) LT Jaylan Jeffers (60.0) (1) LT Jordan Davis 55.9 (53) Running back Anthony Woods 89.9 (17) Jaivian Thomas 71.6 (13) Wayne Knight 68.9 (27) Wide receivers Mikey Matthews 83.1 (35) Landon Ellis 66.8 (31) Brian Rowe 61.2 (44) Shane Rosenthal 57.1 (8) Semaj Morgan 51.2 (25) Tight end Brayden Loftin 58.8 (32) Noah Fox-Flores 54.9 (7) Josh Phifer 49.5 (34) Harry Lodge 47.0 (12) DEFENSIVE GRADES (Snaps in parenthesis) Defensive Line Amier Washington 67.7 (29) Darold DeNgohe 61.7 (19) A.J. Fuimaono 57.1 (29) Tyson Ford 49.1 (42) Ashton Sanders 46.4 (8) Edge rushers Dallin Havea 90.5 (6) Cole Cogshell 80.4 (12) Anthony Sacca 64.2 (25) Sahir West 63.4 (64) Aiden Gobaira 49.5 (56) Nico Davillier 47.0 (12) Scott Taylor 43.8 (45) Linebackers Sammy Omosigho 80.5 (74) Jalen Woods 70.1 (71) Donavyn Pellot 66.5 (32) Trent Hendrick 64.5 (16) Drew Spinogatti 39.1 (6) Cornerbacks Osiris Gilbert 68.5 (16) Rodrick Pleasant 61.1 (73) Scooter Jackson 59.8 (82) Dante Lovett 38.6 (16) Nickels/Safeties Cole Martin 76.4 (11) Derrick Barksdale 72.4 (64) Ta'Shawn James 70.8 (71) Malik Hartford 68.1 (84) Tao Johnson 67.1 (8) Ty Lee 62.4 (6) CJ Lavender 62.1 (2) Mason Rivera 55.0 (11)