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

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Published Sep 3, 2023

Defensive Snap Count Breakdown: Wisconsin vs. Buffalo

Donnie Slusher

Staff Writer

BadgerBlitz.com looks at the early defensive grades from Pro Football Focus after Wisconsin's win over Buffalo in the season opener.

Writer's note: Snap counts and number of plays are based off of PFF's current counts as of September 3.

DEFENSIVE LINE

Player	Total Plays	Run	Pass Rush + Coverage	Grade

Gio Paez	38	19	19	78.0
James Thompson Jr.	34	12	22	70.1
Rodas Johnson	39	15	24	59.8
Ben Barten	24	12	12	66.1
Cade McDonald	5	1	4	58.9
Curt Neal	8	2	6	63.5

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