Wiggins played sticky boundary coverage and made clutch goal-line stops, though a late 20-yard pass interference penalty limited his grade to a solid 70.0.
Wiggins showed excellent hip fluidity and route-matching on vertical shots all game, consistently pinning receivers to the sideline against Ryan Flournoy (Q2 00:33) and George Pickens (Q4 01:24). After getting driven back on a perimeter block that allowed a KaVontae Turpin touchdown (Q4 09:46), he suffered his worst lapse by committing a 20-yard pass interference penalty against CeeDee Lamb with 28 seconds left (Q4 00:28). However, he immediately redeemed himself on the goal line, breaking up a fade to Pickens (Q4 00:23) and forcing an incompletion two plays later to preserve the win.
Strengths
Sticky press-man coverage
End-zone fade defense
Downhill click-and-close
Weaknesses
Shedding perimeter blocks
Downfield holding/contact
Plays that moved the grade
-2Q4 00:28, 1st & 10Committed a 20-yard defensive pass interference penalty downfield after losing positioning against CeeDee Lamb.
+1.5Q4 00:23, 1st & 2Executed textbook goal-line press-man coverage to break up a fade pass intended for George Pickens.
+1Q4 01:24, 1st & 10Played sticky hip-to-hip coverage on Pickens' vertical route to deny an explosive sideline shot.
Every graded snap · 14 wins or losses, 56 routine
+0.5Q1 12:20 · 1 & 10 · CoverageBreaks quickly from his deep responsibility once the pass is thrown and makes a solid open-field tackle on Pickens to prevent further yardage.
+1Q1 06:06 · 1 & 10 · CoverageBails with outside leverage, diagnoses the checkdown immediately, and triggers downhill to limit Williams to a 3-yard gain.
+1Q1 05:10 · 2 & 7 · CoveragePlays tight outside leverage on Flournoy's vertical release into the end zone, staying on his hip to force an overthrown ball.
+1Q1 00:50 · 1 & 10 · CoverageReads Dak's eyes and throwing motion immediately, drives downhill with great burst, and makes a strong wrap-up tackle to hold the play to 4 yards.
+1Q2 00:33 · 2 & 6 · CoverageLocks onto Flournoy's vertical release, stays glued to his hip into the end zone, and squeezes the sideline to force an incomplete pass.
+0.5Q3 11:23 · 3 & 1 · CoverageQuickly triggers forward from off-coverage when the ball is thrown to the flat, making a firm tackle at the sideline to prevent explosive yardage.
Fights through receiver's stalk block outside to maintain edge presence.
+0.5Q4 10:30 · 2 & 8 · CoverageMaintains tight outside leverage and breaks forward promptly on Pickens' out route.
-0.5Q4 09:46 · 1 & 9 · Run defenseDriven back several yards by Jonathan Mingo's stalk block and completely eliminated from the play.
+1Q4 06:01 · 3 & 6 · CoveragePlays tight press-man coverage on Turpin, smothering the out-breaking route and leaving no window.
+1Q4 01:24 · 1 & 10 · CoveragePlays sticky hip-to-hip coverage on Pickens' vertical route down the sideline, pinning him to the boundary and preventing any window for the completion.
-2Q4 00:28 · 1 & 10 · CoverageLoses positioning on Lamb's vertical stem and makes illegal early contact downfield, drawing a catastrophic 20-yard DPI penalty in the final half-minute.
+1.5Q4 00:23 · 1 & 2 · CoveragePlays textbook goal-line press coverage, matching Pickens stride for stride and using his body and hands to contest and break up the pass near the sideline.
+1Q4 00:14 · 3 & 5 · CoverageExecutes textbook press-man technique on the goal-line fade, staying right in Pickens' hip pocket and squeezing him toward the sideline to prevent any window for the completion.