The Wisconsin Badgers cruised to a 24-13 victory over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in Week 6, as the defense shined, with cornerback Ricardo Hallman making a game-changing pick-six near the end of the first half.
Here are the defensive PFF grades for the Badgers versus Purdue in Week 6.
Defensive Line
Ben Barten: 70.3 overall, 72.2 run defense grade, 72.2 tackling grade, 57.4 pass rushing grade
James Thompson Jr.: 70.0 overall, 59.1 run defense grade, 69.7 tackling grade, 70.9 pass rushing grade
Darian Varner: 63.7 overall, 66.0 run defense, 56.5 pass rushing grade
Curt Neal: 62.7 overall, 64.5 run defense, 72.2 tackling grade, 56.8 pass rushing grade
Cade McDonald: 61.2 overall, 60.0 run defense, 60.0 pass rushing grade
Gio Paez: 50.5 overall, 66.9 run defense grade, 55.5 pass rushing grade
Rodas Johnson: 56.1 overall, 62.8 run defense grade, 53.3 pass rushing grade
Outside Linebackers
Darryl Peterson: 68.4 overall, 68.5 run defense grade, 74.8 tackling grade, 63.3 pass rushing grade
C.J. Goetz: 66.1 overall, 65.8 run defense grade, 77.6 tackling grade, 68.4 pass rushing grade
Jeff Pietrowski Jr.: 56.1 overall, 60.7 run defense grade, 53.6 pass rushing grade
Kaden Johnson: 55.2 overall, 55.4 pass rushing grade
Inside Linebackers
Jake Chaney: 76.8 overall, 76.4 run defense grade, 79.4 tackling grade, 68.0 pass rushing grade, 70. coverage grade
Jordan Turner: 62.7 overall, 72.3 run defense grade, 80.6 tackling grade, 64.8 pass rushing grade, 54.1 coverage grade
Maema Njongmeta: 62.5 overall, 61.7 run defense grade, 76.7 tackling grade, 57.2 pass rushing grade, 63.0 coverage grade
Cornerbacks
Ricardo Hallman: 89.3 grade, 62.9 run defense grade, 76.6 tackling grade, 89.6 coverage grade
Jonas Duclona: 72.2 overall, 74.2 tackling grade, 71.4 coverage grade
Jason Maitre: 67.6 grade, 62.9 run defense grade, 37.4 tackling grade, 62.3 coverage grade
Nyzier Fourqurean: 65.7 grade, 60.0 run defense grade, 76.2 tackling grade, 66.5 coverage grade
Alexander Smith: 49.6 overall, 56.9 run defense grade, 78.5 tackling grade, 49.5 coverage grade
Safeties
Austin Brown: 75.5 overall, 63.9 run defense grade, 76.8 tackling grade, 70.7 coverage grade
Hunter Wohler: 71.2 overall, 81.9 run defense grade, 84.9 tackling grade, 64.5 coverage grade
Kamo’i Latu: 70.3 overall, 68.9 run defense grade, 79.9 tackling grade, 66.8 coverage grade
Preston Zachman: 65.6 overall, 60.0 run defense grade, 76.4 tackling grade, 65.6 coverage grade
Stay tuned for the snap count breakdown following Wisconsin’s Week 7 bout against Iowa!
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