UCLA is still poised to potentially win a top-heavy PAC-12 South holding a 3-2 conference record, but if they make it through to Vegas at the end of the season, it likely won’t be thanks to their defense. Despite looking like one of the division’s best teams heading into week nine, even abysmal Arizona and hapless Colorado are statistically better on the defensive side of the ball than the Bruins, who rank 71st nationally in total defense and dead last in the PAC-12 South, allowing 26.25 points per game and 5.65 yards per play.
Senior safety Qwuantrezz Knight (6’0”, 199 lbs) has settled into Pasadena nicely after previously playing for Kent State, and more recently, Maryland, becoming the team’s leading tackler, tallying 42 total tackles (an impressive 30 of which were solo efforts), along with 1.