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Auburn's defensive PFF grades vs Mississippi State

The Auburn defense had a handful of standouts from the loss against Mississippi State.

Zac Blackerby

Auburn's defensive PFF grades vs Mississippi State
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The Auburn defense was able to put the Auburn offense in a situation to win but ended up falling in overtime to Mississippi State on the road. 

Players like Derick Hall, Jaylin Simpson, and Cam Riley scored great grades via PFF for their performance against Mississippi State. Wesley Steiner registered the lowest grade of the season from his six-snap performance in Starkville. 

DJ James' 71 snaps in coverage earned him a 71.9 coverage grade that trailed only Simpson with his 81.4 coverage grade that got a bump due to his interception off of Mississippi State Will Rogers. 

Here are the defensive PFF grades from the 23 defenders that saw action against Mississippi State  

Derick Hall

Austin Perryman / AU Athletics

Defensive PFF Grade: 86.0

Jaylin Simpson

Todd Van Emst / AU Athletics

Defensive PFF Grade: 80.4

Cam Riley

Marcus Harris, Cam Riley, and Derick Hall vs Penn State.
Eric Starling/Auburn Daily

Defensive PFF Grade: 72.3

DJ James

DJ James in warmups vs Arkansas.
Trey Lee/Auburn Daily

Defensive PFF Grade: 71.9

JD Rhym

JD Rhym during warmups vs Arkansas.
Trey Lee/Auburn Daily

Defensive PFF Grade: 71.3

Owen Pappoe

Todd Van Emst / AU Athletics

Defensive PFF Grade: 70.2

Marquis Burks

Marquis Burks before the Arkansas game
Trey Lee/Auburn Daily

Defensive PFF Grade: 69.8

Jeffrey M'Ba

Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports

Defensive PFF Grade: 69.3

Colby Wooden

Todd Van Emst / AU Athletics

Defensive PFF Grade: 68.4

Dylan Brooks

Zach Bland/ AU Athletics

Defensive PFF Grade: 67.8

Zion Puckett

Zion Puckett tackles Daijun Edwards.
Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Defensive PFF Grade: 66.1

Keionte Scott

Keionte Scott in warmups before Arkansas.
Trey Lee/Auburn Daily

Defensive PFF Grade: 65.8

Marquise Gilbert

Auburn Eagle Indy vs Missouri.
Eric Starling/Auburn Daily

Defensive PFF Grade: 65.7

Cayden Bridges

Mercer Bears wide receiver Devron Harper (1) goes up over Auburn Tigers safety Cayden Bridges (20) for the Bears first score of the game. Mercer Bears and the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Sept. 3, 2022.
Eric Starling/Auburn Daily

Defensive PFF Grade: 63.1

Marcus Harris

Marcus Harris
Trey Lee/ Auburn Daily

Defensive PFF Grade: 63.0

Barton Lester

Barton Lester
Trey Lee/ Auburn Daily

Defensive PFF Grade: 62.2

Marcus Bragg

Marcus Bragg after recording a TFL against Missouri.
Eric Starling/Auburn Daily

Defensive PFF Grade: 60.8

Nehemiah Pritchett

Nehemiah Pritchett in pregame warmups vs Arkansas.
Trey Lee/Auburn Daily

Defensive PFF Grade: 58.5

Jake Levant

Todd Van Emst/ AU Athletics

Defensive PFF Grade: 57.2

Morris Jospeh Jr.

Keiondre Jones (58), Morris Joseph Jr. (91), Tate Johnson (54)Auburn football practice on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022 in Auburn, Ala. Todd Van Emst/AU Athletics
Todd Van Emst/AU Athletics

Defensive PFF Grade: 53.6

Caleb Wooden

Auburn Tigers safety Caleb Wooden (21) drops back in coverage during the A-Day spring practice at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, April 9, 2022.
© Jake Crandall / USA TODAY NETWORK

Defensive PFF Grade: 50.6

Jayson Jones

Jayson Jones
Trey Lee/ Auburn Daily

Defensive PFF Grade: 49.5

Wesley Steiner

Wesley Steiner vs Missouri.
Eric Starling/Auburn Daily

Defensive PFF Grade: 28.2

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ZAC BLACKERBY

Zac Blackerby is the publisher of Auburn Daily and Braves Today. He is also the host of Locked On Auburn and the College Channel Manager for the Locked On Podcast Network. Blackerby was previously the program director of the Auburn Network and hosted shows on ESPN 106.7 and WANI. He also used to be the editor for Auburn Wire and Fly War Eagle.

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