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John Sigler

Saints’ best defensive players through Week 10, per PFF

Wesley Hitt the New Orleans Saints Eric Christian Smith Jonathan Bachman USA TODAY Sports

The New Orleans Saints ask a lot of their defense, and strong individual performances have come through for them. Dennis Allen’s squad has pulled its weight thanks to the efforts of some proud veterans and ascendant young pros.

Here are the top 10 player grades at Pro Football Focus through Week 10:

10
DE Tanoh Kpassagnon

Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports

68.5 grade on 220 snaps in 10 games

9
S Tyrann Mathieu

Robert Scheer/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK

71.2 grade on 649 snaps in 10 games

8
DE Payton Turner

AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith

74.3 grade on 7 snaps in 1 game

7
DT Malcolm Roach

Wesley Hitt/Getty Images

75.0 grade on 233 snaps in 10 games

6
DE Cameron Jordan

Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images

76.4 grade on 546 snaps in 10 games

5
DE Carl Granderson

Wesley Hitt/Getty Images

78.6 grade on 522 snaps in 10 games

4
CB Isaac Yiadom

Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images

82.1 grade on 144 snaps in 9 games

3
S Ugo Amadi

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

86.3 grade on 18 snaps in 4 games

2
LB Demario Davis

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

88.4 grade on 635 snaps in 10 games

1
CB Paulson Adebo

Wesley Hitt/Getty Images

90.8 grade on 503 snaps in 8 games

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