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Published Nov 12, 2023

Defensive Grades and Snap Count Breakdown: Wisconsin vs. Northwestern

Donnie Slusher

Staff Writer

BadgerBlitz.com looks at the early defensive grades from Pro Football Focus after Wisconsin's loss to Northwestern in the 10th game of the season.

Writer's note: Snap counts and number of plays are based off of PFF's current counts as of November 12.

DEFENSIVE LINE

Player	Total Plays	Run	Pass Rush + Coverage	Grade

Gio Paez	23	16	7	72.3
James Thompson Jr.	36	16	20	55.1
Rodas Johnson	32	14	18	64.6
Ben Barten	19	12	7	55.6
Curt Neal	20	12	8	69.5
Darian Varner	14	7	7	49.1
Cade McDonald	7	6	1	67.7

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