Arizona is 3-0 for the first time since 2015 after beating Kansas State on Friday night. And according to Pro Football Focus, the Wildcats are way ahead of where they were last season in terms of grading.
The UA has a season overall grade of 90.9, which currently ranks 32nd nationally. The Wildcats’ 90.9 defensive grade is No. 6 in FBS, as is their coverage grade (90.9) after a second consecutive game holding an opponent under 100 passing yards for the first time since 1995.
Below are the snap counts
and PFF grades from all players who participated on offense and defense, as well as some individual superlatives.
Offense
- x-QB Noah Fifita (83, 74.1)
- x-LT Ty Buchanan (83, 62.3)
- x-C Ka’ena Decambra (83, 61.4)
- x-RG Alexander Doost (83, 56.2)
- x-RB Ismail Mahdi (74, 72.2)
- x-WR Chris Hunter (74, 52.3)
- x-WR Nunu Whatley (67, 49.4)
- x-LG Chubba Ma’ae (65, 63.4)
- RT Tristan Bounds (61, 66.0)
- x-WR Tre Spivey (61, 56.2)
- x-TE Sam Olson (50, 60.2)
- TE Keyan Burnett (36, 51.2)
- WR Brandon Phelps (23, 55.4)
- x-RT Rhino Tapa’toutai (22, 39.8)
- LG Michael Wooten (18, 61.5)
- WR Luke Wysong (11, 63.2)
- WR Kris Hutson (6, 58.6)
- RB Wesley Yarbrough (5, 57.5)
- RB Quincy Craig (4, 54.4)
- FB Kayden Luke (2, 59.7)
- TE Tyler Mustain (2, 59.7)
Defense
- x-S Genesis Smith (53, 88.9)
- x-LB Taye Brown (53, 69.6)
- x-S Dalton Johnson (53, 67.8)
- x-LB Max Harris (53, 62.0)
- CB Gavin Hunter (47, 80.1)
- x-CB Ayden Garnes (47, 68.4)
- x-DT Deshawn McKnight (41, 71.0)
- LB Chase Kennedy (35, 64.5)
- x-DT Tia Savea (34, 68.1)
- LB Jabari Mann (31, 63.7)
- x-CB Michael Dansby (25, 53.9)
- CB Jay’Vion Cole (23, 75.7)
- DT Leroy Palu (22, 69.7)
- x-DE Dominic Lolesio (20, 65.2)
- x-DE Malachi Bailey (15, 77.0)
- CB Marquis Groves-Killebrew (10, 63.2)
- DT Julian Savaiinaea (9, 47.9)
- xy-DB Treydan Stukes (7, 89.9)
- DL Mays Pese (5, 69.7)
(x-starter; y-2025 debut)
Top overall grades (min. 20 snaps): S Genesis Smith (88.9), CB Gavin Hunter (80.1), CB Jay’Vion Cole (75.7), CB Jay’Vion Cole (75.7), QB Noah Fifita (74.1), RB Ismail Mahdi (72.2)
Top pass blocking: LG Chubba Ma’ae (88.7), LG Michael Wooten (81.8), C Ka’ena Decambra (78.2), RT Tristan Bounds (76.0), TE Sam Olson (68.6)
Top run blocking: Mahdi (67.6), Bounds (66.3), WR Tre Spivey (62.6), Ma’ae (62.4), WR Javin Whatley (62.0)
Top pass rushing: DB Treydan Stukes (89.9), DT Leroy Palu (69.8), CB Ayden Garnes (68.1), LB Chase Kennedy (62.9), Smith (62.5)
Top run defense: DE Malachi Bailey (80.3), DT Deshawn McKnight (78.1), Smith (77.9), CB Michael Dansby (77.7), DT Tia Savea (74.6)
Top tackling: Smith (84.9), Hunter (80.7), LB Taye Brown (79.8),Stukes(78.7), Dansby (77.9)
Top coverage: Smith (86.2), Hunter (80.9), Cole (74.5), S Dalton Johnson (71.1), Garned (68.8)
