Auburn football's defensive PFF grades against Cal

The Auburn defense was dominant in the win against the Cal Golden Bears. A 14-10 battle that came down to the final drive was possible due to the defensive performance Saturday night.

As a team, Auburn's PFF grade for overall defense was 84.2. The team rush defense was 85.1. The pass rush was the lowest team ranking with a 59.2.

Auburn played 21 guys on defense. Cornerback DJ James played all 80 defensive snaps and also brought in the game-clinching interception Saturday night. Surprisingly, freshman Keldric Faulk was the lowest-scoring defender via PFF in Saturday night's win.

Here's a look at Auburn's defensive PFF grades.

1. DB Donovan Kaufman - 91.2
2. LB Eugene Asante - 83.0
3. DJ James - 78.6
4. DL Jayson Jones - 76.0
5. CB Kayin Lee - 71.3
6. DB Jaylin Simpson - 76.0
7. DB Zion Puckett - 70.0
8. DB Keionte Scott - 68.7
9. DL Marcus Harris - 68.3
10. LB Larry Nixon - 67.0
11. Mosiah Nasili-Kite - 63.5
12. DB Caleb Wooden - 63.3
13. JACK Jalen McLeod - 61.5
14. LB Cam Riley - 60.0
15. LB Wesley Steiner - 59.4
16. JACK Elijah McAllister - 59.4
17. DL Lawrence Johnson - 58.4
18. DL Justin Rogers - 56.6
19. DL Zykevious Walker - 55.8
20. JACK Stephen Sings V - 55.0
21. JACK Keldric Faulk - 48.7

The Auburn Tigers return home to host Samford this weekend.

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