NC State vs. NIU: Defensive PFF Grades Report

NC State beat Northern Illinois 24-17 in Carter-Finley Stadium yesterday. Here’s the breakdown of the individual PFF Grades on the Wolfpack Defense.

Junior Nose Tackle Brandon Cleveland – 83.5
Redshirt Junior Linebacker Caden Fordham – 82.9
Senior Safety DK Kaufman – 82.3
Redshirt Senior Safety Kerry Martin Jr. – 77.8
Senior Defensive End Davin Vann – 77.4
Redshirt Freshman Nickel Tamarcus Cooley – 74.9
Sophomore Cornerback Brandon Cisse – 74.6
Senior Linebacker Devon Betty – 71.6
Junior Cornerback Devon Marshall – 70.5
Redshirt Junior Linebacker Sean Brown – 68.0
Redshirt Freshman Defensive End Isaiah Shirley – 65.6
Redshirt Junior Safety Rente Hinton – 64.4
Redshirt Freshman Linebacker Kamal Bonner – 62.4
Senior Cornerback Corey Coley – 60.7
Redshirt Junior Defensive End Travali Price – 54.1
Senior Cornerback Aydan White – 45.4
Redshirt Senior Defensive End Noah Potter – 43.7
Senior Safety Bishop Fitzgerald – 42.3
Senior Nose Tackle Chazz Wallace – 35.2

Notes

• Brandon Cleveland posted his best grade of the year, and the 2nd highest grade of his career.
• Caden Fordham posted his 2nd highest grade of the year, and the 2nd highest grade of his career.
• DK Kaufman posted his best grade of the season.
• Kerry Martin Jr., who started his first game of the season, posted the 2nd highest grade of his career.
• Tamarcus Cooley posted the highest grade of his career.
• Aydan White posted the worst grade of his college career.
• Bishop Fitzgerald posted the worst grade of his college career.
• Kerry Martin Jr., Tamarcus Cooley and Isaiah Shirley all snagged starting jobs yesterday, and they all recorded better grades than the players they replaced (Bishop Fitzgerald, Ja’had Carter (didn’t play) and Travali Price)