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Published Nov 19, 2023

Defensive Grades and Snap Count Breakdown: Wisconsin vs. Nebraska

Donnie Slusher

Staff Writer

BadgerBlitz.com looks at the early defensive grades from Pro Football Focus after Wisconsin's win over Nebraska in the 11th game of the season.

Writer's note: Snap counts and number of plays are based off of PFF's current counts as of November 19.

DEFENSIVE LINE

Player	Total Plays	Run	Pass Rush + Coverage	Grade

Gio Paez	30	13	17	62.1
James Thompson Jr.	30	14	16	53.2
Rodas Johnson	31	15	16	69.8
Ben Barten	19	11	8	49.5
Curt Neal	21	10	11	64.1
Darian Varner	9	3	6	34.8
Cade McDonald	13	7	6	39.9

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