Kansas football: Reviewing Jayhawks PFF grades, snap counts from win over Nevada

Kansas Football Defense: PFF Grades and Snap Counts (Out of 61)

• CB Mello Dotson — 61 snaps
  • 60.5 defense grade, 64.1 run defense grade, 58.9 pass coverage grade
• FS Kenny Logan Jr. — 56 snaps
  • 73.3 defense grade, 86.6 run defense grade, 62.9 pass coverage grade
• MLB Rich Miller — 49 snaps
  • 74.1 defense grade, 74.6 run defense grade, 66.9 pass coverage grade
• HAWK Craig Young — 48 snaps
  • 66.6 defense grade, 55.9 run defense grade, 67.1 pass coverage grade
• OLB JB Brown — 42 snaps
  • 87.5 defense grade, 81.0 run defense grade, 91.9 pass coverage grade
• DE Jereme Robinson — 41 snaps
  • 55.4 defense grade, 62.9 run defense grade
• DT DJ Withers — 34 snaps
  • 61.7 defense grade, 61.9 run defense grade
• SS Marvin Grant — 34 snaps
  • 88.8 defense grade, 69.4 run defense grade, 89.5 pass coverage grade
• FS OJ Burroughs — 32 snaps
  • 68.1 defense grade, 51.7 run defense grade, 75.0 pass coverage grade
• CB Cobee Bryant — 32 snaps
  • 67.3 defense grade, 63.6 run defense grade, 66.7 pass coverage grade
• DT Devin Phillips — 32 snaps
  • 67.5 defense grade, 66.0 run defense grade
• CB Kwinton Lassiter — 29 snaps
  • 66.7 defense grade, 62.4 run defense grade, 66.1 pass coverage grade
• DE Patrick Joyner Jr. — 25 snaps
  • 59.0 defense grade, 60.5 run defense grade
• CB Kalon Gervin — 20 snaps
  • 59.6 defense grade, 44.8 run defense grade, 65.8 pass coverage grade
• OLB Taiwan Berryhill Jr. — 18 snaps
  • 62.1 defense grade, 80.3 run defense grade, 46.8 pass coverage grade
• DT Tommy Dunn Jr. — 17 snaps
  • 92.9 defense grade, 73.7 run defense grade
• OLB Dean Miller — 16 snaps
  • 77.4 defense grade, 70.5 run defense grade
• DE Austin Booker — 15 snaps
  • 68.5 defense grade, 83.6 run defense grade
• DE Dylan Brooks — 13 snaps
  • 62.4 defense grade, 63.4 run defense grade
• DT Gage Keys — 13 snaps
  • 59.9 defense grade, 61.0 run defense grade
• DT Kenean Caldwell — 13 snaps
  • 80.3 defense grade, 78.2 run defense grade
• OLB Cornell Wheeler — 12 snaps
  • 78.3 defense grade, 60.0 run defense grade, 73.4 pass coverage grade
• DE Davion Westmoreland — 10 snaps
  • 59.1 defense grade, 60.0 run defense grade
• DT Caleb Taylor — 5 snaps
  • 48.5 defense grade, 54.1 run defense grade
• DE Hayden Hatcher — 4 snaps
  • 61.2 defense grade, 60.7 run defense grade

Analysis

Tommy Dunn Jr., Marvin Grant, and JB Brown led the team in defense grades. Grant has earned himself a full-time role this season, and Brown is emerging as a rising star for the Kansas football defense.

It doesn’t surprise me to see most of the D-line with mediocre ratings. Nevada was creating running gaps all night, and Kansas recorded a season-low in sacks. Nobody stood out to me on the front four.

The defensive backs missed Cobee Bryant for one half, but Mello Dotson held his own for the most part. When that unit is at full strength, it can make an extreme impact. BYU and Kedon Slovis will certainly test them next week.