HawgBeat - Arkansas' PFF grades vs. Auburn 2023 - Defense
HawgBeat reveals the Pro Football Focus grades for Arkansas' defense against Auburn.
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We continue HawgBeat's series of analyzing Arkansas' games through the lens of Pro Football Focus after the Razorbacks' 48-10 loss to Auburn.
The analytics from PFF keeps track of grades for each player on a scale of 0-100. The website goes further into depth on specific grades, but for the purpose of this story, we will just look at defensive grades.
Here are grades on the defensive side of the ball from the Auburn. game.
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Team Grades
~Overall: 68.0
~Defense: 66.0
~Run defense: 62.6
~Tackling: 64.8
~Pass rush: 54.8
~Coverage: 76.1
Notes
- Despite allowing 48 points, Arkansas' overall defensive grade of 66.0 is still better than three other games this season (LSU, Texas A&M, Alabama).
- The Razorbacks' pass-rush grade of 54.8 is the worst of the season, but the Hogs' 76.1 coverage grade is the third-best behind Western Carolina (85.2) and Florida (79.8).
- DB Jaylon Braxton is the lone secondary member in the top five of the PFF grades, as he finished No. 1 with a 75.2 overall grade, a 74.6 run defense grade, a 54.2 tackling grade a nd a 73.6 coverage grade.
- Three linebackers finished in the top five, as Chris Paul Jr. (72.1), Brad Spence (71.8) and Antonio Grier (71.2) all ended the game with excellent numbers.
- Despite finishing sixth on the team in overall grade (70.9), DB Dwight McGlothern had the second-worst run defense grade of 45.9. He did lead the team in coverage grade with a 79.9.
- DB Hudson Clark only had a 57.4 overall grade, but did finish second on the team in tackling with an 82.8 behind Paul Jr.'s 83.0.
- DB Lorando Johnson really struggled against the Tigers, as he finished with the team's worst tackling grade (23.4), a run defense grade of 48.5 and a coverage grade of 58.3.
- DL Nico Davillier was the only member of the defense to finish with an overall grade below 50.0, as he finished with a 48.9. He did have the team's fourth-best tackling grade with a 75.2.
- The only two members of the defense to finish with a pass-rush grade above 60.0 were John Morgan III (64.7) and Trajan Jeffcoat (62.5). Landon Jackson only had a pass-rush grade of 54.9.
Arkansas Defense PFF Grades - Auburn
| Player, position | PFF Grade - Auburn | PFF Grade - Season | Snaps vs Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylon Braxton, DB | 75.2 | 78.4 | 66 |
| Eric Gregory, DL | 72.2 | 75.3 | 39 |
| Chris Paul Jr., LB | 72.1 | 60.2 | 52 |
| Brad Spence, LB | 71.8 | 70.8 | 13 |
| Antonio Grier, LB | 71.2 | 62.8 | 20 |
| Dwight McGlothern, DB | 70.9 | 91.1 | 69 |
| Alfahiym Walcott, DB | 68.8 | 71.9 | 48 |
| Trajan Jeffcoat, DL | 67.2 | 65.8 | 43 |
| Keivie Rose, DL | 66.7 | 60.8 | 22 |
| Zach Williams, DL | 64.5 | 53.7 | 32 |
| Landon Jackson, DL | 59.8 | 77.8 | 37 |
| Jayden Johnson, DB | 58.5 | 59.0 | 23 |
| Jordan Crook, LB | 58.2 | 59.0 | 33 |
| Hudson Clark, DB | 57.4 | 70.9 | 71 |
| John Morgan III, DL | 56.9 | 66.8 | 27 |
| Cameron Ball, DL | 55.9 | 72.8 | 40 |
| Lorando Johnson, DB | 54.6 | 61.5 | 76 |
| Taurean Carter, DL | 53.7 | 59.9 | 28 |
| Jaheim Thomas, LB | 52.3 | 71.3 | 44 |
| Anthony Booker Jr., DL | 52.1 | 60.4 | 25 |
| TJ Metcalf, DB | 50.9 | 49.1 | 24 |
| Nico Davillier, DL | 48.9 | 58.4 | 15 |
