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
63.5 grade on 4 snaps in 1 game
9
DE Isaiah Foskey
63.4 grade on 70 snaps in 7 games
8
LB Pete Werner
60.1 grade on 613 snaps in 10 games
7
DT Nathan Shepherd
58.1 grade on 344 snaps in 10 games
6
S Marcus Maye
58.1 grade on 382 snaps in 6 games
5
S Johnathan Abram
53.5 grade on 79 snaps in 2 games
4
DT Bryan Bresee
51.3 grade on 310 snaps in 10 games
3
CB Alontae Taylor
51.1 grade on 543 snaps in 10 games
2
S Daniel Sorensen
46.4 grade on 9 snaps in 2 games
1
DE Kyle Phillips
45.4 grade on 5 snaps in 1 game