Season Review: Defensive Snaps
Now that Penn State's 2019 season is complete, it's time to take a closer look at the numbers, specifically who totaled the most snaps and graded out the highest by Pro Football Focus. Check out our season review for Penn State's defense, here!
Individual Games
Notables
- 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
| Player | Games | Pass | Run | Overall (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
361 |
265 |
626 (65%) |
|
|
13 |
227 |
209 |
436 (45%) |
|
|
12 |
217 |
159 |
376 (39%) |
|
|
12 |
107 |
89 |
196 (20%) |
|
|
9 |
54 |
38 |
92 (9.5%) |
|
|
8 |
31 |
29 |
60 (6.2%) |
|
|
1 |
8 |
6 |
14 (1.4%) |
|
|
1 |
3 |
4 |
7 (0.7%) |
|
|
3 |
6 |
1 |
7 (0.7%) |
|
|
Evan Presta |
1 |
5 |
1 |
6 (0.6%) |
| Player | Games | Pass | Run | Overall (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
360 |
246 |
606 (63%) |
|
|
12 |
338 |
223 |
561 (58%) |
|
|
13 |
210 |
123 |
333 (34%) |
|
|
13 |
143 |
101 |
244 (25%) |
|
|
10 |
78 |
53 |
131 (14%) |
|
|
12 |
66 |
56 |
122 (13%) |
|
|
2 |
5 |
5 |
10 (1%) |
|
|
Dan Vasey |
1 |
5 |
1 |
6 (0.6%) |
| Player | Games | Pass | Run | Overall (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
418 |
313 |
731 (76%) |
|
|
13 |
339 |
289 |
628 (65%) |
|
|
13 |
224 |
226 |
450 (46%) |
|
|
13 |
176 |
116 |
292 (30%) |
|
|
13 |
126 |
76 |
202 (21%) |
|
|
13 |
70 |
60 |
130 (13%) |
|
|
6 |
24 |
20 |
44 (4.5%) |
|
|
2 |
7 |
13 |
20 (2.1%) |
|
|
Max Chizmar |
4 |
9 |
9 |
18 (1.9%) |
| Player | Games | Pass | Run | Overall (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
389 |
269 |
658 (68%) |
|
|
12 |
360 |
250 |
610 (63%) |
|
|
13 |
152 |
101 |
253 (26%) |
|
|
10 |
133 |
76 |
209 (22%) |
|
|
10 |
115 |
74 |
189 (20%) |
|
|
4 |
49 |
31 |
80 (8.3%) |
|
|
5 |
30 |
12 |
42 (4.3%) |
|
|
2 |
15 |
11 |
26 (2.7%) |
|
|
2 |
5 |
4 |
9 (0.9%) |
| Player | Games | Pass | Run | Overall (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
462 |
322 |
784 (81%) |
|
|
13 |
453 |
310 |
763 (79%) |
|
|
13 |
328 |
142 |
470 (49%) |
|
|
10 |
95 |
72 |
167 (17%) |
|
|
Justin Neff |
2 |
7 |
6 |
13 (1.3%) |
|
Drew Hartlaub |
3 |
8 |
5 |
13 (1.3%) |
|
2 |
5 |
3 |
8 (0.8%) |
|
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 (0.4%) |
Pro Football Focus Grades
| 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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