Saints’ worst defensive players through Week 10, per PFF

The New Orleans Saints defense is the strength of their team — but it isn’t perfect. There are some underperforming veterans on the squad and a few young pros who are still working to find their way.

And that’s shown in the Pro Football Focus player grades issued up to this point in the season. Here are the 10 lowest Saints player grades from PFF at the Week 11 bye:

10

S J.T. Gray

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63.5 grade on 4 snaps in 1 game

9

DE Isaiah Foskey

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63.4 grade on 70 snaps in 7 games

8

LB Pete Werner

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60.1 grade on 613 snaps in 10 games

7

DT Nathan Shepherd

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58.1 grade on 344 snaps in 10 games

6

S Marcus Maye

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58.1 grade on 382 snaps in 6 games

5

S Johnathan Abram

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53.5 grade on 79 snaps in 2 games

4

DT Bryan Bresee

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51.3 grade on 310 snaps in 10 games

3

CB Alontae Taylor

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51.1 grade on 543 snaps in 10 games

2

S Daniel Sorensen

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46.4 grade on 9 snaps in 2 games

1

DE Kyle Phillips

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45.4 grade on 5 snaps in 1 game