Badgers defense: PFF grades vs. Iowa in Week 7

Here are the PFF grades for the Badgers defense in Week 7.

By Rohan Chakravarthi Oct 15, 2023, 1:57pm CDT

The Wisconsin Badgers lost a tough game to the Iowa Hawkeyes in Week 7, dropping to 4-2 on the season, including 2-1 in conference play.

Here are the defensive PFF grades from Wisconsin’s Week 7 loss.

Defensive Line

James Thompson Jr.: 85.1 overall, 78.4 run defense grade, 71.9 tackling grade

Curt Neal: 78.8 overall, 76.3 run defense, 73.7 tackling grade, 67.3 pass rushing grade

Rodas Johnson: 75.5 overall, 76.8 run defense grade, 30.4 tackling grade, 60.4 pass rushing grade

Ben Barten: 71.4 overall, 72.5 run defense grade, 69.7 tackling grade, 57.1 pass rushing grade

Gio Paez: 70.0 overall, 73.0 run defense grade, 74.7 tackling grade, 55.3 pass rushing grade

Darian Varner: 72.1 overall, 71.6 run defense, 73.1 tackling grade, 58.8 pass rushing grade

Cade McDonald: 64.8 overall, 64.6 run defense, 70.8 tackling, 59.4 pass rushing grade

Darryl Peterson: 76.3 overall, 75.3 run defense grade, 73.0 tackling grade, 68.0 pass rushing grade

C.J. Goetz: 74.8 overall, 72.6 run defense grade, 55.0 tackling grade, 59.6 pass rushing grade

Jeff Pietrowski Jr.: 70.9 overall, 72.8 run defense grade, 77.5 tackling grade, 57.0 pass rushing grade

Kaden Johnson: 60.0 overall, 59.6 pass rushing grade

Jake Chaney: 79.7 overall, 81.2 run defense grade, 84.0 tackling grade, 66.8 pass rushing grade, 63.2 coverage grade

Maema Njongmeta: 64.6 overall, 60.9 run defense grade

Jordan Turner: 60.8 overall, 50.5 run defense grade, 27.4 tackling grade, 84.5 pass rushing grade, 65.0 coverage grade

Alexander Smith: 73.2 overall, 65.7 run defense grade, 78.8 tackling grade, 66.3 coverage grade

Jason Maitre: 70.7 overall, 71.8 run defense grade, 50.5 tackling grade, 65.9 coverage grade

Ricardo Hallman: 68.7 overall, 68.1 run defense grade, 77.9 tackling grade, 67.6 coverage grade

Lee Hutton: 62.0 overall, 61.3 coverage grade

Hunter Wohler: 75.0 overall, 71.7 run defense grade, 84.9 tackling grade, 74.4 coverage grade

Preston Zachman: 68.6 overall, 70.2 run defense grade, 65.3 tackling grade, 60.8 coverage grade

Kamo’i Latu: 65.1 overall, 61.3 run defense grade, 64.7 coverage grade

Austin Brown: 52.5 overall, 52.8 run defense grade, 29.1 tackling grade