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

Nevada takes on Kansas at Mackay Stadium in Reno on Sept. 16, 2023.

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.

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

Analysis