As we’ve mentioned, we at TNIAAM love the premium subscription stats that Pro Football Focus has recently released for college football. We’ve used the opportunity to take a closer look at some of the advanced statistics that were not previously available to college football. On Monday, I used PFF’s stats to examine the 2019 SU rushing attack. Today, I quickly detour to the defense as we take a look at a unit that many believed should have been better in 2019.
A step down
How good was SU’s defense in 2018? Nine players earned an overall PFF defensive grade of 75.