PFF Grades: Miami Hurricanes Ten Best Defensive Players vs. Bethune-Cookman

The Ten Best Pro Football Focus Defensive Player Grades from the Miami Hurricanes’ 48-7 victory over the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats at Hard Rock Stadium:

1. DL Rueben Bain Jr. – 92.7 Overall Grade | 90.9 Pass Rushing Grade | 73.0 Run Defense Grade | 70.2 Tackling Grade | 18 Total Snaps | 12 Pass Rushing Snaps | 6 Run Defense Snaps
2. LB Francisco Mauigoa – 90.7 Overall Grade | 92.4 Run Defense Grade | 79.9 Tackling Grade | 75.3 Coverage Grade | 28 Total Snaps | 15 Coverage Snaps | 8 Run Defense Snaps | 5 Pass Rushing Snaps
3. DT Leonard Taylor III – 88.2 Overall Grade | 90.7 Pass Rushing Grade | 69.7 Tackling Grade | 59.1 Run Defense Grade | 14 Total Snaps | 11 Pass Rushing Snaps | 3 Run Defense Snaps
4. DT Thomas Gore – 86.4 Overall Grade | 81.8 Run Defense Grade | 73.8 Pass Rushing Grade | 72.2 Tackling Grade | 26 Total Snaps | 16 Pass Rushing Snaps | 10 Run Defense Snaps
5. DT Jared Harrison-Hunte – 85.1 Overall Grade | 91.1 Pass Rushing Grade | 69.7 Tackling Grade | 57.0 Run Defense Grade | 18 Total Snaps | 11 Pass Rushing Snaps | 7 Run Defense Snaps
6. DT Joshua Horton – 80.2 Overall Grade | 74.2 Run Defense Grade | 70.1 Pass Rushing Grade | 70.1 Tackling Grade | 14 Total Snaps | 8 Pass Rushing Snaps | 6 Run Defense Snaps
7. DE Jayden Wayne – 77.5 Overall Grade | 85.2 Pass Rushing Grade | 75.7 Tackling Grade | 69.3 Coverage Grade | 68.1 Run Defense Grade | 33 Total Snaps | 13 Pass Rushing Snaps | 12 Run Defense Snaps | 8 Coverage Snaps
8. LB Bobby Washington Jr. – 76.5 Overall Grade | 77.4 Tackling Grade | 73.9 Run Defense Grade | 6 Total Snaps | 5 Run Defense Snaps | 1 Coverage Snap
9. CB Jaden Davis – 76.4 Overall Grade | 75.8 Coverage Grade | 13 Total Snaps | 9 Coverage Snaps | 4 Run Defense Snaps
10. LB Marcellius Pulliam – 74.5 Overall Grade | 73.6 Tackling Grade | 64.9 Pass Rushing Grade | 63.5 Coverage Grade | 62.0 Run Defense Grade | 8 Total Snaps | 4 Coverage Snaps | 3 Run Defense Snaps | 1 Pass Rushing Snap

• Jaden Davis is graded as the No. 6 CB in the country (82.4) and the fifth-best against the run (85.4), according to Pro Football Focus.
• LB Chase Smith graded at 74.0 Overall, 79.0 Tackling, and 74.7 Pass Rushing in 7 Total Snaps.
• S James Williams graded at 78.9 in Tackling in 16 Total Snaps.
• LB Corey Flagg Jr. graded at 77.8 in Tackling in 14 Total Snaps.
• LB Wesley Bissainthe graded at 73.1 in Tackling in 14 Total Snaps.
• Freshman LB Raul ‘Popo’ Aguirre Jr. graded at 73.1 in Tackling and 70.4 in Run Defense on 11 Total Snaps.
• Freshman CB Damari Brown graded at 73.7 in Run Defense on 33 Total Snaps.
• Redshirt Freshman S Jaden Harris graded at 78.6 in Tackling on 38 Total Snaps.
• Transfer DB Jadais Richard graded at 78.5 in Tackling on 36 Total Snaps.