Season Review: Defensive Snaps

- Saf. Garrett Taylor led the defense with 784 snaps of a possible 968. He was also the seventh-ranked player according to Pro Football Focus, earning a grade of 77.4.

- LB Micah Parsons was a the highest-ranked player on defense, scoring a 91.3. Only Ohio State DE Chase Young scored a higher grade (96.1) in the Big Ten.

- Freshman CBs Keaton Ellis and Marquis Wilson, as well as LB Brandon Smith, all played at least 10 games this season. Ellis and Smith played in all 13 games.

- 16 defensive players played in all 13 games for the Nittany Lions in 2019.

DEFENSE

Defensive Tackle

Total Defensive Snaps - 968

Player	Games	Pass	Run	Overall (%)

Robert Windsor	13	361	265	626 (65%)
PJ Mustipher	13	227	209	436 (45%)
Antonio Shelton	12	217	159	376 (39%)
Fred Hansard	12	107	89	196 (20%)
Judge Culpepper	9	54	38	92 (9.5%)
Damion Barber	8	31	29	60 (6.2%)
Aeneas Hawkins	1	8	6	14 (1.4%)
Dvon Ellies	1	3	4	7 (0.7%)
Hakeem Beamon	3	6	1	7 (0.7%)
Evan Presta	1	5	1	6 (0.6%)

Defensive End

Total Defensive Snaps - 968

Player	Games	Pass	Run	Overall (%)

Shaka Toney	13	360	246	606 (63%)
Yetur Gross-Matos	12	338	223	561 (58%)
Jayson Oweh	13	210	123	333 (34%)
Shane Simmons	13	143	101	244 (25%)
Adisa Isaac	10	78	53	131 (14%)
Daniel Joseph	12	66	56	122 (13%)
Smith Vilbert	2	5	5	10 (1%)
Dan Vasey	1	5	1	6 (0.6%)

Linebacker

Total Defensive Snaps - 968

Player	Games	Pass	Run	Overall (%)

Micah Parsons	13	418	313	731 (76%)
Cam Brown	13	339	289	628 (65%)
Jan Johnson	13	224	226	450 (46%)
Ellis Brooks	13	176	116	292 (30%)
Jesse Luketa	13	126	76	202 (21%)
Brandon Smith	13	70	60	130 (13%)
Charlie Katshir	6	24	20	44 (4.5%)
Lance Dixon	2	7	13	20 (2.1%)
Max Chizmar	4	9	9	18 (1.9%)

Cornerback

Total Defensive Snaps - 968

Player	Games	Pass	Run	Overall (%)

John Reid	13	389	269	658 (68%)
Tariq Castro-Fields	12	360	250	610 (63%)
Keaton Ellis	13	152	101	253 (26%)
Trent Gordon	10	133	76	209 (22%)
Marquis Wilson	10	115	74	189 (20%)
Joey Porter Jr.	4	49	31	80 (8.3%)
DJ Brown	5	30	12	42 (4.3%)
Donovan Johnson	2	15	11	26 (2.7%)
Daequan Hardy	2	5	4	9 (0.9%)

Safety

Total Defensive Snaps - 968

Player	Games	Pass	Run	Overall (%)

Garrett Taylor	13	462	322	784 (81%)
Lamont Wade	13	453	310	763 (79%)
Jaquan Brisker	13	328	142	470 (49%)
Jonathan Sutherland	10	95	72	167 (17%)
Justin Neff	2	7	6	13 (1.3%)
Drew Hartlaub	3	8	5	13 (1.3%)
Tyler Rudolph	2	5	3	8 (0.8%)
C.J. Holmes	1	1	3	4 (0.4%)

Pro Football Focus Grades

Top 10 Offense

- Adisa Isaac scored a 76.3 on 131 snaps.

	Player	Grade

1	Micah Parsons (731 snaps)	91.3
2	Yetur Gross-Matos (561)	86.2
3	Jan Johnson (450)	84.3
4	Jaquan Brisker (470)	83.4
5	Shaka Toney (606)	81.0
6	Lamont Wade (763)	77.5
7	Garrett Taylor (784)	77.4
8	Robert Windsor (626)	75.9
9	Keaton Ellis (253)	75.5
10	PJ Mustipher (436)	75.1

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