A look at Arizona’s Pro Football Focus grades through first half of 2026 season

Arizona’s 2026 season is evenly split into halves, with six games prior to this week’s bye and then six more afterward. So far the Wildcats have won five times, the lone loss at unbeaten BYU, and are on the doorstep of returning to the national rankings. But according to Pro Football Focus, the UA i

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Arizona’s 2026 season is evenly split into halves, with six games prior to this week’s bye and then six more afterward. So far the Wildcats have won five times, the lone loss at unbeaten BYU, and are on the doorstep of returning to the national rankings.

But according to Pro Football Focus, the UA is the 50th-best team in the country. Through six games it grades out at 89.0, which is better than last year’s 87.7 final grade after going 9-4.

Arizona’s offense ranks 26th nationally with an 81.5 grade,

and the pass attack (85.2) led by Noah Fifita is 20th. The Wildcats have the 14th-best pass blocking grade (81.1) and are 20th in receiving (77.3).

Defensively, the UA is tied for 98^th at 75.4, even though that side of the ball had been the more impressive one until last weekend against West Virginia.

Fifita is the 6th-best quarterback in the country, at 90.4, while center Zach Henning has the 10th-best pass blocking grade (88.1) and ranks second at his position. On the defensive side, cornerback Jay’Vion Cole is tied for 11^th in run defense (90.7).

Below are the top-graded Wildcats in each category among players who have logged at least 10 snaps per game:

Offense

Overall: QB Noah Fifita (90.4), WR Giovanni Richardson (77.0), WR Isaiah Mizell (76.4), WR Tre Spivey (74.3), C Zach Henning (74.3)

Pass blocking: Henning (88.1), RG Alexander Doost (81.9), RB Kedrick Reescano (80.3), RT Tristan Bounds (77.8), LT Matthew Lado (72.0)

Receiving: Mizell (80.1), Richardson (77.5), RB Quincy Craig (75.5), Spivey (73.3), WR Brandon Phelps (71.9)

Run blocking: Spivey (73.3), Henning (67.6), Doost (63.7), WR Caleb Smith (62.1),Phelps(60.6), WR RJ Mosley (60.4)54

Defense

Overall: LB Dash Fifita (88.6), CB Jay’Vion Cole (81.1), DL Julian Savaiinaea (78.5), DL Zac Siulepa (71.6), S Cam Chapa (70.8)

Run defense: Cole (90.7), Savaiinaea (81.9), Chapa (75.7), LB Myron Robinson (74.7), LB Chase Kennedy (72.8)

Tackling: DE Tre Smith (83.2), CB Malcolm Hartzog Jr. (82.9), DE Dominic Lolesio (81.3), DL Mays Pese (78.4), DE Kevin Moorer Jr. (78.2)

Pass rush: Fifita (87.6), Siulepa (84.0), LB Everett Roussaw Jr. (73.1), Moorer (68.3), Savaiinaea (66.8)

Coverage: Cole (74.9), Fifita (71.4), CB Johno Price (71.0), LB Cooper Blomstrom (68.0), CB Tyrese Boss (65.5)