{"id":281749,"date":"2025-10-06T13:13:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/281749\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T13:13:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:13:15","slug":"how-eddrick-houston-arvell-reese-and-the-rest-of-ohio-states-defense-graded-vs-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/281749\/","title":{"rendered":"How Eddrick Houston, Arvell Reese and the rest of Ohio State\u2019s defense graded vs Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Minnesota moved the ball 66 yards down the field on its opening drive against Ohio State<\/a>. Then it managed to only gain 96 yards for the rest of the game.<\/p>\n

The Buckeyes\u2019 defense continues to prove that just because you lose eight NFL Draft picks off a team that won a national title, that doesn\u2019t mean you have to take a step back. Five games into the season, only twice has a team reached the endzone, and the Golden Gophers are the latest to fight out why in a 42-3 game.<\/p>\n

Plenty of players stood out in the Big Ten home opener, but Lorenzo Styles Jr.<\/a> had his best performance since making the transition from wide receiver to safety. Styles recorded three tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, a pass breakup and even had a 36-yard punt return on a trick play. His efforts earned him a Pro Football grade of 84.3, leading all Buckeyes.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how the rest of the defense graded out:<\/p>\n

(PFF grades<\/a> every player on every play and uses a scale of 0-100, with higher grades indicating better play. PFF has explained its grades this way: 100-90 elite; 89-85 Pro Bowler; 84-70 starter; 69-60 backup; 59-0 replaceable. In other words, it\u2019s similar to how we would match up percentages with traditional letter grades in school.)<\/p>\n

NOTE: Snap counts in parentheses.<\/p>\n

DEFENSIVE END<\/b><\/p>\n

Kenyatta Jackson<\/a>: 83.4 (13)<\/p>\n

Zion Grady<\/a>: 76.6 (10)<\/p>\n

Caden Curry<\/a>: 72.7 (38)<\/p>\n

Epi Sitanilei<\/a>: 61.7 (2)<\/p>\n

Logan George<\/a>: 56.5 (8)<\/p>\n

Joshua Mickens<\/a>: 54.8 (6)<\/p>\n

Beau Atkinson<\/a>: 53.3 (28)<\/p>\n

DEFENSIVE TACKLE<\/b><\/p>\n

Eddrick Houston<\/a>: 83.4 (17)<\/p>\n

Will Smith Jr.<\/a>: 73.3 (22)<\/p>\n

Jarquez Carter<\/a>: 66.3 (7)<\/p>\n

Tywone Malone<\/a>: 62.4 (19)<\/p>\n

Trajen Odom<\/a>: 60.9 (2)<\/p>\n

Kayden McDonald<\/a>: 58.7 (24)<\/p>\n

LINEBACKER<\/b><\/p>\n

Payton Pierce<\/a>: 74.9 (24)<\/p>\n

Sonny Styles<\/a>: 65.9 (45)<\/p>\n

Riley Pettijohn<\/a>: 65.8 (5)<\/p>\n

Arvell Reese<\/a>: 65.2 (41)<\/p>\n

TJ Alford<\/a>: 31.2 (4)<\/p>\n

CORNERBACK<\/b><\/p>\n

Davison Igbinosun<\/a>: 69.3 (46)<\/p>\n

Jermaine Mathews<\/a>: 66.3 (46)<\/p>\n

Bryce West<\/a>: 63.2 (4)<\/p>\n

Aaron Scott Jr.<\/a>: 63.1 (5)<\/p>\n

Devin Sanchez<\/a>: 65.5 (11)<\/p>\n

SAFETY<\/b><\/p>\n

Lorenzo Styles Jr.<\/a>: 84.5 (27)<\/p>\n

Caleb Downs<\/a>: 72.3 (46)<\/p>\n

Jaylen McClain<\/a>: 64.3 (46)<\/p>\n

Leroy Roker<\/a>: 61.3 (6)<\/p>\n

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