Auburn football's defensive PFF grades vs Alabama

Here are Auburn football's defensive PFF grades from the Iron Bowl.

Zac Blackerby | Nov 27, 2022

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Auburn had several players score worse than their average PFF grade in the Iron Bowl against Bryce Young and Alabama.

While Owen Pappoe led the way, he was the only defender to grade higher than an 80 or a 70. Pappoe's tackling grade of 84.1 and coverage grade of 86.0 helped boost his grade from PFF.

Auburn put 19 Tigers on the field on defense. All but two defenders played double-digit snaps. Only Jeffrey M'Ba (six) and Cayden Bridges seven) didn't cross double digits in total defensive snaps of the Tigers that saw the field.

Here are the defensive PFF grades for the Auburn Tigers in the Iron Bowl.

1. LB Owen Pappoe - 85.0

2. S Caleb Wooden - 68.0

3. DL Morris Joseph - 66.1

4. DB Keionte Scott - 65.0

5. EDGE Derick Hall - 64.2

6. DB DJ James - 63.3

7. DL Jeffrey M'Ba - 61.2

8. EDGE Dylan Brooks - 60.5

9. DB Jaylin Simpson - 60.4

10. EDGE Marcus Bragg - 59.8

11. LB Cam Riley - 58.0

12. DL Jayson Jones - 55.9

13. DB Nehemiah Pritchett - 52.5

14. DL Colby Wooden - 52.0

15. DL Marquis Burks - 51.5

16. DL Marcus Harris - 51.3

17. DB Cayden Bridges - 49.9

18. DB JD Rhym - 43.9

19. Zion Puckett - 39.0

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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