Top ten PFF grades for Auburn defensive players from 2022

Which Auburn defensive players graded well on PFF in 2022?

Andrew Stefaniak | May 17, 2023

Top ten PFF grades for Auburn defensive players from 2022 /

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Auburn had some great players on defense last season, but Coach Freeze and company brought in a lot of talent from the transfer portal.

Auburn had a talented secondary last season that graded out well on PFF, and many of these players are back for the first year of the Coach Freeze era.

There are a lot of transfer players on this top ten list of highest PFF grades from the 2022 season for Auburn's current defense. The coaching staff nailed this portal period.

It's safe to say the Tigers will have an outstanding defense in 2023.

Let's look at the top-performing defensive players from the 2022 season that are currently on Auburn's 2023 roster.

10. Caleb Wooden

Defensive Grade: 64.6

9. Jayson Jones

Defensive Grade: 66.4

8. Elijah McAllister (Vanderbilt)

Defensive Grade: 66.9

7. Nehemiah Pritchett

Defensive Grade: 70.6

6. Justin Rogers (Kentucky)

Defensive Grade: 70.9

5. Jaylin Simpson

Jaylin Simpson straps up his helmet in preparation for Auburn vs San Jose State. — Trey Lee/Auburn Daily

Defensive Grade: 71

4. Keionte Scott

Keionte Scott vs Missouri — Eric Starling/Auburn Daily

Defensive Grade: 71.7

3. Donovan Kaufman

Defensive Grade: 72.1

2. DJ James

Defensive Grade: 82.3

1. Jalen McLeod (Appalachian State)

Defensive Grade: 86.6

The Tigers had ten players depart from the program within the spring portal window, including three backup linebackers:

Quarterback TJ Finley

Wide receiver Tar'Varish Dawson

Wide receiver Landen King

Offensive lineman Colby Smith

Defensive lineman Jeffrey M'ba

Defensive lineman Tobechi Okoli

Defensive end Dylan Brooks

Linebacker Kameron Brown

Linebacker Desmond Tisdol

Linebacker Powell Gordon

Auburn has pulled in an impressive haul thus far during Hugh Freeze's first season on the Plains, currently sitting at No. 3 nationally in 247Sports' transfer portal class rankings.

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Published May 17, 2023

ANDREW STEFANIAK