Snap counts, performance grades in OU's loss to Ole Miss
NORMAN — Oklahoma fell to No. 8 Ole Miss, 34-26, on Saturday. With the loss, the Sooners fall to 6-2 on the season and 2-2 in SEC play.
Here’s a look at the snap counts and performance grades for OU on both sides of the ball, per Pro Football Focus:
(Note: The offense played 67 snaps. The defense played 92).
Offense
Quarterback
John Mateer — 66 snaps (53.3 grade)
Whitt Newbauer — 1 (60.0)
Running back
Xavier Robinson — 42 (78.6)
Tory Blaylock — 24 (66.4)
Wide receiver
Deion Burks — 66 (62.0)
Javonnie Gibson — 63 (49.2)
Isaiah Sategna — 60 (66.7)
Ivan Carreon — 3 (57.0)
Jer’Michael Carter — 2 (58.1)
Elijah Thomas — 1 (58.5)
Zion Kearney — 1 (58.9)
Tight end
Jaren Kanak — 37 (57.5)
Kaden Helms — 29 (60.8)
Carson Kent — 7 (61.0)
Offensive line
Jake Maikkula — 67 (64.2)
Febechi Nwaiwu — 67 (61.1)
Michael Fasusi — 67 (57.6)
Ryan Fodje — 67 (56.6)
Eddy Pierre-Louis — 45 (65.1)
Heath Ozaeta — 22 (59.7)
Defense
Defensive tackle
David Stone — 49 (74.6)
Jayden Jackson — 44 (67.7)
Gracen Halton — 43 (74.8)
Damonic Williams — 39 (52.1)
Markus Strong — 9 (64.3)
Defensive end
R Mason Thomas — 79 (66.3)
Taylor Wein — 48 (52.6)
Marvin Jones Jr. — 36 (60.7)
Adepoju Adebawore — 18 (59.4)
Danny Okoye — 4 (59.8)
Linebacker
Kip Lewis — 72 (66.2)
Owen Heinecke — 62 (69.3)
Kendal Daniels — 60 (72.3)
Sammy Omosigho — 34 (62.4)
Kobie McKinzie — 15 (55.1)
Cornerback
Courtland Guillory — 79 (73.7)
Eli Bowen — 75 (72.5)
Devon Jordan — 16 (61.9)
Jacobe Johnson — 12 (65.1)
Safety
Peyton Bowen — 78 (54.5)
Robert Spears-Jennings — 73 (54.7)
Reggie Powers III — 35 (52.6)
Michael Boganowski — 18 (64.0)
Jaydan Hardy — 14 (54.2)
Team Offense Grades
| Team | Overall Team Grade | Offense | Pass | Pass-block | Receiving | Running | Run-blocking |
| Oklahoma | 68.5 | 62.3 | 53.9 | 71.8 | 57.8 | 72.4 | 57.7 |
| Ole Miss | 71.9 | 65.8 | 78.1 | 76.2 | 62.6 | 66.4 | 45.7 |
Team Defense Grades
| Team | Overall | Run Defense | Tackling | Pass Rush | Coverage |
| Oklahoma | 70.6 | 78.1 | 48.0 | 60.3 | 67.4 |
| Ole Miss | 74.7 | 81.7 | 77.8 | 61.8 | 74.0 |
NOTES
— Xavier Robinson led the running backs in total snaps. However, he had just nine carries in 42 snaps, and only 11 total touches, despite finishing with 136 total yards.
— Jaren Kanak hasn’t logged more than 37 snaps since Week 4 against Auburn. He finished with three receptions for 30 yards against Ole Miss.
— There continues to be almost zero rotation at wide receiver.
— The offensive line has struggled this season, but they graded out OK, particularly in pass protection. Ryan Fodje held up well enough at right tackle in his first career start.
— David Stone led the defensive tackles in snaps for the second consecutive week. He’s seventh on the defense in snaps (260) and leads all defensive tackles.
— With Kobie McKinzie exiting the game, Owen Heinecke played a career-high in snaps.
— The Sooners finished with 17 missed tackles, their most in a game this season. The 92 snaps the defense played is also the most they’ve played this season. The previous high was 73.