Tracking snap counts and Pro Football Focus grades from Arizona’s loss to Colorado

It wasn’t your imagination; Arizona’s 34-7 home loss to Colorado was about as ugly as they come.

But from a grading standpoint, the Wildcats weren’t nearly as bad in some areas as they’ve been at other times during what is quickly becoming a lost season. According to Pro Football Focus, the UA’s overall grade of 65.0 on Saturday was slightly better than its 64.5 from the week before at BYU, but that mark was heavily influenced by the defense.

Arizona’s defense graded at 75.3, second-best this season and behind only the 84.3 it got for beating NAU in Week 2. The Wildcats’ run defense (83.4) was also second to the NAU game and they recorded their second-best tackling grade (67.2) of the season.

On offense, though, it was a very different (and bad) story. Arizona earned a 53.4 grade for its time with the ball, its lowest since October 2021 when it graded at 52.9 in a 34-0 loss at Colorado.

The passing game was the main culprit, with the 42.7 pass blocking grade its lowest since a 33.9 at Utah in 2022.

For the season, Arizona’s overall grade of 81.8 has dropped it to 72nd out of 134 FBS schools. Next weekend’s opponent, West Virginia, ranks 69^th at 81.8.

Below are the overall grades and snap counts for every UA player who saw time on offense or defense against Colorado, as well as some superlatives.

Offense

• C Josh Baker (66, 68.7)
• LG Wendell Moe (66, 63.6)
• RT Jonah Savaiinaea (66, 62.3)
• RG Alex Doost (66, 54.9)
• QB Noah Fifita (59, 57.8)
• WR Tetairoa McMillan (56, 57.8)
• RB Quali Conley (47, 64.8)
• WR Montana Lemonious-Craig (47, 52.1)
• TE Sam Olson (41, 52.2)
• WR Jeremiah Patterson (31, 57.2)
• LT Rhino Tapa’atoutai (30, 61.4)
• OL Michael Wooten (30, 21.9)
• WR Chris Hunter (27, 61.9)
• TE Roberto Miranda (22, 56.7)
• RB Kedrick Reescano (16, 67.6)
• WR Devin Hyatt (12, 45.5)
• WR Reymello Murphy (7, 55.4)
• QB Cole Tannenbaum (7, 28.9)
• WR Jackson Holman (6, 60.6)
• OL Ryan Stewart (6, 28.9)
• WR Rex Haynes (5, 58.9)
• WR Jaden Clark (4, 60.3)
• WR AJ Jones (3, 60.1)
• TE Tyler Powell (3, 57.6)
• RB Brandon Johnson (2, 55.6)
• FB Kayden Luke (1, 65.7)

Defense

• S Jack Luttrell (76, 80.5)
• CB Owen Goss (76, 65.8)
• S Dalton Johnson (71, 63.9)
• CB Emmanuel Karnley (71, 63.8)
• S Genesis Smith (71, 56.3)
• DE Chase Kennedy (52, 70.2)
• DT Stanley Ta’ufo’ou (45, 68.4)
• DE Tre Smith (45, 67.8)
• CB Tacario Davis (43, 58.9)
• DT Ta’ita’i Uiagalelei (42, 63.5)
• CB Demetrius Freeney (33, 69.1)
• DE Lance Keneley (33, 66.1)
• DE Dominic Lolesio (28, 66.7)
• LB Kamuela Ka’aihue (27, 70.3)
• LB Taye Brown (25, 69.7)
• LB Jacob Manu (25, 60.7)
• DE Sterling Lane II (23, 66.3)
• DT Kevon Darton (20, 62.9)
• DT Julian Savaiinaea (8, 67.6)
• DT Keanu Mailoto (8, 61.4)
• CB Johno Price (5, 62.5)
• CB Gavin Hunter (5, 62.0)
• LB Jared Small (4, 67.8)

Highest-graded offensive starter: Baker (68.7)

Highest-graded defensive starter: Luttrell (80.5)

Lowest-graded offensive starter: Lemonious-Craig (52.1)

Lowest-graded defensive starter: G Smith (56.3)

Highest-graded subs: Reescano (67.6)

Top pass blocker: Baker (85.4)

Top run blocker: Moe (65.0)

Top run defender: Kennedy (82.0)

Top pass rusher: T Brown (68.1)

Top tackler: Goss (82.0)

Top coverage: Luttrell (85.3)