Top Rated Tulane Green Wave Players From Blowout Win Over SLU

The Tulane Green Wave defeated the Southeastern Louisiana Lions 52-0 during the first week of the college season.

Pro Football Focus released the weekly numbers from the first weekend and it was clear who the best players of the Green Wave were.

The highest rated player will come as no surprise to those who watched, quarterback Darian Mensah. He was the second highest rated passer in all of college football with an elite 93.0 passing grade. His overall offense grade was 91.4.

Tulane kept the quarterback competition close to its chest all season, but went with the redshirt freshman just before the game. It quickly seemed like the right decision.

Mensah carved up the Lions defense, completing 10 of 12 passes through the air for 205 yards and two touchdowns.

Obviously it wasn’t against the top opponents, but he should get the chance to prove himself again when they take on the Kansas State Wildcats in their next game.

The two highest rated players in second place also came in attacking positions: Mario Williams at 90.4 and Yulkeith Brown at 88.9.

Williams is at the third stop of his college career, having previously played for the Oklahoma Sooners and USC Trojans. He was looking for his chance to really make his mark on an offense, and his Green Wave debut was a good start.

He had four catches on five targets for 124 yards, making for one of the best games of his career.

Brown came to Tulane from the Texas A&M Aggies and is the most productive returning wide receiver. He ran a lot of routes in the season opener, but made the most of his opportunities on the field.

He had two catches for 23 yards and scored a touchdown in the win.

In a year with a reworked wide receiver room, the path to playing time is open to virtually everyone on the roster. These two guys have helped themselves tremendously.

To highlight the defensive side of the court, the Green Wave’s highest rating came from defenseman Kameron Hamilton with an 87.4.

Hamilton, a junior, had four tackles and a sack with a forced fumble in the game with just 16 snaps played. He was a wrecking ball on the field.

These performances were all encouraging to see, now they just have to take on the Wildcats.