OU-Kent State: Snap counts, performance grades
NORMAN — Fifth-ranked Oklahoma took care of business Saturday.
The Sooners were never threatened by Kent State, rolling to a 44-0 shutout win at Owen Field. With the win, the Sooners were able to unload the benches on both sides of the ball.
Here are the snap counts and performance grades for OU in the win over Kent State, per Pro Football Focus:
(Note: The offense played 69 snaps. The defense played 54).
OFFENSE
Quarterback
Michael Hawkins Jr. — 54 snaps (73.9 performance grade)
Whitt Newbauer — 15 (63.3)
Running back
Tory Blaylock — 36 (69.7)
Jaydn Ott — 29 (69.0)
Gabe Sawchuk — 2 (62.5)
Wide receiver
Deion Burks — 49 (53.3)
Isaiah Sategna — 38 (79.4)
Ivan Carreon — 29 (66.1)
Javonnie Gibson — 23 (54.8)
Jer’Michael Carter — 19 (55.2)
Jacob Jordan — 13 (68.9)
Elijah Thomas — 11 (63.1)
Zion Kearney —7 (40.9)
Josiah Martin — 4 (57.9)
Manny Choice — 2 (60.0)
Keontez Lewis — 2 (58.1)
Tight end
Jaren Kanak — 35 (65.9)
Carson Kent — 17 (75.4)
Will Huggins — 13 (68.9)
Kaden Helms — 12 (74.3)
Trynae Washington — 2 (60.0)
John Locke Jr. — 2 (60.0)
Offensive line
Michael Fasusi — 67 (72.1)
Jake Maikkula — 67 (68.2)
Derek Simmons — 54 (73.9)
Heath Ozaeta — 45 (61.3)
Febechi Nwaiwu — 45 (60.9)
Eddy Pierre-Louis — 24 (65.9)
Ryan Fodje — 24 (60.2)
Luke Baklenko — 14 (55.7)
Daniek Akinkunmi — 2 (60.0)
Gunnar Allen — 2 (60.0)
Logan Howland — 1 (60.0)
DEFENSE
Defensive tackle
David Stone — 32 (76.1)
Gracen Halton — 27 (82.1)
Markus Strong — 21 (78.2)
Trent Wilson — 19 (57.7)
Nigel Smith — 7 (72.3)
Alex Shieldnight — 1 (59.5)
Defensive end
R Mason Thomas — 24 (94.3)
Taylor Wein — 21 (85.2)
Marvin Jones Jr. — 20 (73.5)
Adepoju Adebawore — 19 (71.4)
Danny Okoye — 14 (79.9)
Wyatt Gilmore — 6 (66.2)
Linebacker
Sammy Omosigho — 22 (65.6)
Owen Heinecke — 22 (89.8)
Kobie McKinzie — 19 (67.0)
Kip Lewis — 19 (56.8)
Kendel Daniels — 16 (78.5)
James Nesta — 12 (68.9)
Taylor Heim — 10 (45.4)
Marcus James — 2 (60.4)
Bergin Kysar — 1 (59.5)
Cornerback
Devon Jordan — 29 (63.2)
Kendel Dolby — 27 (73.7)
Courtland Guillory — 26 (47.4)
Eli Bowen — 23 (56.7)
Jacobe Johnson — 15 (66.7)
Gentry Williams — 8 (72.9)
Trystan Hanes — 2 (61.3)
Safety
Jaydan Hardy — 24 (85.8)
Michael Boganowski — 23
Reggie Powers III — 20 (56.6)
Peyton Bowen — 20 (63.5)
Robert Spears-Jennings — 20 (65.5)
Omarion Robinson — 9 (73.7)
Maliek Hawkins — 3 (61.4)
NOTES
— Blaylock took the RB1 duties, as expected. But the most notable aspect of the running back room was Ott’s usage. Ott logged 29 snaps after seeing just 32 through the first four weeks. He was the only other running back that saw snaps until Sawchuk played late in garbage time.
— Javonnie Gibson played 23 snaps in his OU debut, and he came in immediately following Keontez Lewis’ injury. It was also interesting to see Ivan Carreon have a noticeable uptick in snaps.
— The Sooners’ presumed starting five of Maikkula, Nwaiwu, Ozaeta, Simmons and Fasusi played the majority of the game on the offensive line.
— Stone made his first collegiate start in the absence of Damonic Williams and Jayden Jackson. There was no discernable drop off with Stone and Halton on the interior.
— Eli Bowen made his season debut and got the start at cornerback opposite Courtland Guillory. Notably, he and Williams are listed at the same cornerback spot on the depth chart.
Williams played just eight snaps. It was only Kent State, but it’ll be interesting to see how the Sooners handle the cornerback room against Texas.