Arizona started the season on a good note with a 35-7 victory over in-state foe NAU. Pro Football Focus gave the Wildcats an overall mark of 80.6. The offense was graded at 77.9 and the defense was given a 74.8 grade.
The best aspect of Arizona’s performance was the pass blocking which received a 88.2 grading. The lowest overall grade given was 55.5 for Arizona’s tackling.
Below are the snap counts and individual grades of all players who appeared on offense or defense against NAU:
Offense
- x-LG Rhino Tapa’atoutai (55, 82.2)
- LG Sione Tohi (21, 79.0)
- LG Javion Goo (23, 77.0)
- x-C Zach Henning (55, 76.1)
- C Grayson Stovall (21, 74.9)
- x-HB Kedrick Reescano (28, 74.4)
- WR Rodney Gallagher III (7, 73.8)
- x-LT Tristan Bounds (55, 73.8)
- x-WR Giovanni Richardson (35, 72.8)
- x-WR Tre Spivey (37, 70.5)
- RT Jake Griffin (21, 70.0)
- x-LT Matthew Lado (55, 69.4)
- x-RG Alexander Doost (55, 69.2)
- x-QB Noah Fifita (53, 69.0)
- RB Wesley Yarbrough (15, 67.7)
- WR Brandon Phelps (14, 67.7)
- WR Isaiah Mizell (27, 66.9)
- WR R.J. Mosley (23, 64.7)
- RB Quincy Craig (19, 64.6)
- RB Antwan Roberts Jr. (14, 61.7)
- x-WR Chris Hunter III (36, 58.7)
- TE Tyler Mustain (4, 57.9)
- WR Landon Kelsey (11, 57.8)
- TE Tyler Powell (18, 56.3)
- TE Arthur Ban (7, 55.9)
- QB Sawyer Anderson (23, 55.2)
- RT Nathan Hale (23, 54.1)
- TE Shane King (28, 53.6)
- x-TE Cole Rusk (32, 51.3)
- WR Caleb Smith (21, 48.0)
Defense
- x-LB Cooper Blomstrom (38, 79.3)
- LB Dominic Hanger (3, 76.6)
- x-CB Dwight Bootle II (28, 73.6)
- x-DT Leroy Palu (12, 72.9)
- S Johno Price (12, 72.8)
- x-LB Taye Brown (41, 71.6)
- DT Julian Savaiinaea (8, 70.7)
- x-S Lee Molette III (35, 70.3)
- DT Zac Siulepa (12, 68.2)
- S Gavin Hunter (25, 68.2)
- x-S Quinn Olson (32, 67.9)
- LB Chase Kennedy (32, 67.4)
- x-S Malcolm Hartzog Jr. (41, 67.4)
- DL Kevin Moorer Jr. (19, 66.0)
- CB Tyrese Boss (25, 66.0)
- S Matai Tagoa’i (5, 63.9)
- LB Leviticus Su’a (7, 63.8)
- LB Dash Fifita (17, 61.7)
- x-DE Dominic Lolesio (16, 61.4)
- x-CB Jay’Vion Cole. (41, 61.2)
- DE Prince Williams (12, 56.4)
- DE Victory Johnson (5, 55.4)
- x-DE Tre Smith (29, 55.1)
- DT Kaisi Lafitaga (24, 54.3)
- S Cam Chapa (21, 53.9)
- x-DE Mays Pese (21, 53.7)
- LB Jabari Mann (13, 52.8)
- DT Keytrin Harris (9, 46.9)
(x
= starter)
Top Overall grades (min. 20 snaps): LG Rhino Tapa’atoutai (82.2), LB Cooper Blomstrom (79.3), LG Sione Tohi (79.0), LG Javion Goo (77.0), CB Dwight Bootle II (73.6), LB Taye Brown (71.6)
Top pass blocking: RG Alexander Doost (85.1), LB Zach Henning (83.0), RT Nathan Hale(82.2)
Top run blocking: LG Tapa’atoutai (85.1), WR Chris Hunter III (79.5), LG Tohi (78.7)
Top pass rushing: LB Blomstrom (66.4), LB Chase Kennedy (65.7), CB Jay’Vion Cole (64.8)
Top run defense: LB Brown (79.2), LB Blomstrom (77.1), LB Kennedy (76.2)
Top tackling: LB Blomstrom (81.1), S Lee Molette III (74.8), LB Brown (74.4)
Top coverage: LB Brown (73.0), CB Bootle II (71.6), LB Blomstrom (71.2)
