We’re 5 weeks into the college football season.

There has been enough action to get a good look as to who has been playing well and who hasn’t. After one or two games, statistics can be skewed. At this point, not as much.

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Pro Football Focus grades each player every single game and released the best defenders so far this season — in terms of rating — in the Big Ten. They released the top 5 with a graphic:

Ohio State LB Dre’Mont Jones has dominated in just about every single game the Buckeyes have played this season. There’s a reason why Ohio State is ranked No. 3 in the country prior to Week 6, and Jones is certainly a part of it.

When reading the article by PFF’s Cam Mellor, he mentions not only Jones and his play, but Nick Bosa’s as well:

“Nick Bosa would be atop this list had he been healthy enough and in action recently,” Mellor wrote. “Still, it’s a Buckeye to grace the top-graded defensive players in the Big Ten with Jones sporting the top mark. He’s recorded 12 total QB pressures this season and also made one of 2018’s highlight-reel moments with his Pick-6 against TCU.”

Ohio State’s defensive line is phenomenal. That simple.