Auburn's Defensive Grades against Western Kentucky

Auburn defeated Western Kentucky 41-17 inside Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday night thanks to a strong 2nd half on both offense and defense. Auburn's defense held Western Kentucky scoreless in the 2nd half, while putting up six points of their own thanks to a returned interception by CB DJ James.

For the game, Auburn scored a 85.1 score per PFF, their 2nd best game of the season behind only the season opening 42-16 win over Mercer. Here's the best defensive performances from the Tigers.

All scores courtesy of Pro Football Focus ($)

#1 - CB Nehemiah Pritchett

PFF Defensive Grade: 85.7

#2 - CB DJ James

PFF Defensive Grade: 80.3

#3 - CB Keionte Scott

PFF Defensive Grade: 78.9

#4 - FS Zion Puckett

PFF Defensive Grade: 73.6

#5 - DE Colby Wooden

PFF Defensive Grade: 72.3

#6 - DE Hayden Brice

PFF Defensive Grade: 72.2

#7 - EDGE Derick Hall

PFF Defensive Grade: 70.3

#20 - LB Joko Willis

PFF Defensive Grade: 59.7

#9 - LB Owen Pappoe

PFF Defensive Grade: 69.1

#10 - DB Jaylin Simpson

PFF Defensive Grade: 67.8

#11 - DT Garrison Walker

PFF Defensive Grade: 67.6

#12 - CB JD Rhym

PFF Defensive Grade: 67.4

#13 - S Caleb Wooden

PFF Defensive Grade: 67.1

#14 - EDGE Dylan Brooks

PFF Defensive Grade: 67.1

#15 - S Cayden Bridges

PFF Defensive Grade: 66.1

#16 - EDGE Marcus Bragg

PFF Defensive Grade: 64.6

#17 - LB Wesley Steiner

PFF Defensive Grade: 63.3

#18 - DT Enyce Sledge

PFF Defensive Grade: 61.8

#19 - DT Marcus Harris

PFF Defensive Grade: 60.6

#20 - LB Joko Willis

PFF Defensive Grade: 59.7

#21 - DT Marquis Burks

PFF Defensive Grade: 58.0

#22 - NT Jayson Jones

PFF Defensive Grade: 56.3

#23 - LB Cam Riley

PFF Defensive Grade: 55.8

#24 - LB Barton Lester

PFF Defensive Grade: 54.8

#25 - DT Morris Joseph Jr

PFF Defensive Grade: 45.2

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