How Arizona players graded during the 2025 season, per Pro Football Focus

That last game not withstanding, the 2025 season was a pretty good one for Arizona. The nine wins were an improvement of five from the year before, and on the grading front there was also a big leap according to Pro Football Focus.

The UA graded out at 87.7 for the season, ranking 31^st out of 136 FBS schools. That’s a big leap from the 75.6 grade in 2024, when it ranked 104^th, though still down a bit from 2023 (90.8).

The Wildcats ranked 55th on defense, at 76.2, up from 55th last season, while their

defense graded at 91.5 to tie for 14th nationally. In 2024 that unit was 123rd. And Arizona’s 93.2 coverage grade ranked 2nd nationally behind Texas Tech.

Below is a breakdown of how Arizona’s players graded individually.

Offense

Most snaps: QB Noah Fifita (898 of 966), C Ka’ena Decambra (898), RG Alexander Doost (878), LG Chubba Maae (753), LT Ty Buchanan (737)

Highest overall grades (at least 100 snaps): Fifita (85.6 on 898), WR Kris Hutson (76.3 on 637), RB Kedrick Reescano (76.0 on 245), RB Ismail Mahdi (75.1 on 390)

Best passing grades: Fifita (83.6 on 535 passing snaps), Hutson (78.0 on 383), WR Gio Richardson (70.1 on 113)

Best pass blocking grades: RT Tristan Bounds (80.6 on 372 pass blocking snaps), Decambra (77.6 on 535), Maae (76.5 on 439)

Best running grades: Reescano (83.0 on 86 snaps), Madhsi (79.2 on 137), RB Quincy Craig (72.1 on 68)

Best run blocking grades: Buchanan (72.5 on 309 run blocking snaps), WR Tre Spivey (72.1 on 207), RT Matthew Lado (67.5 on 163)

Defense

Most snaps: S Dalton Johnson (771 of 892), S Genesis Smith (771), LB Taye Brown (752), CB Ayden Garnes (700), LB Max Harris (613)

Highest overall grades (at least 100 snaps): DB Treydan Stukes (90.1 on 608 snaps), CB Jay’Vion Cole (86.4 on 381), Johnson (84.8 on 771), G Smith (81.1 on 771), DE Tre Smith (77.4 on 144)

Best tackling grades: LB Myron Robinson (87.6), LB Jabari Mann (82.2), DL Julian Savaiinaea (80.7)

Best run defense grades: Robinson (91.0), Brown(85.9), DL Deshawn McKnight (82.6)

Best pass rushing grades: Stukes (84.3), Johnson (74.9), Cole (70.9)

Best coverage grades: LB Riley Wilson (90.5), Stukes (90.4), Cole (89.8)

Special teams

Most snaps: Mann (172), K Ian Wagner (159), DB Devin Dunn (151) Johnson (147), G Smith (136)

Best overall grades: Johnson (76.5 on 147 snaps), Robinson (75.7 on 90), Reescano (72.0 on 40)