Wisconsin Football: Pro Football Focus provides snap counts and grades for the Badgers

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Published Oct 22, 2023

Defensive Grades and Snap Count Breakdown: Wisconsin vs. Illinois

Donnie Slusher

Staff Writer

BadgerBlitz.com looks at the early defensive grades from Pro Football Focus after Wisconsin's win over Illinois in the seventh game of the season.

Writer's note: Snap counts and number of plays are based off of PFF's current counts as of October 22.

DEFENSIVE LINE

Player	Total Plays	Run	Pass Rush + Coverage	Grade

Gio Paez	31	17	14	63.8
James Thompson Jr.	39	21	18	52.3
Rodas Johnson	39	22	17	65.2
Ben Barten	23	13	10	62.5
Curt Neal	19	9	10	60.6
Darian Varner	8	5	3	63.3
Cade McDonald	13	7	6	66.8

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