Snap counts, performance grades in OU's win over South Carolina

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — The Sooners beat the Gamecocks 26-7 on Saturday, improving to 6-1 and 2-1 in SEC play.

Here are a look at the snap counts and performance grades, per Pro Football Focus, from the win:

(Note: The offense played 70 snaps. The defense played 67).

OFFENSE

Quarterback

John Mateer — 66 (57.2)

Whitt Newbauer — 4 (61.7)

Running back

Tory Blaylock — 39 (67.7)

Xavier Robinson — 24 (73.1)

Taylor Tatum — 2 (59.4)

Gabe Sawchuk — 1 (60.0)

Jaydn Ott — 1 (60.0)

Wide receiver

Deion Burks — 61 (61.2)

Javonnie Gibson — 60 (65.5)

Isaiah Sategna — 60 (70.0)

Jer’Michael Carter — 13 (59.5)

Elijah Thomas — 6 (56.7)

Jacob Jordan — 5 (48.9)

Manny Choice — 3 (58.5)

Offensive line

Michael Fasusi — 70 (49.7)

Jake Maikkula — 70 (60.5)

Derek Simmons — 64 (66.6)

Febechi Nwaiwu — 64 (65.1)

Heath Ozaeta — 58 (58.8)

Eddy Pierre-Louis — 12 (58.1)

Ryan Fodje — 6 (51.5)

Luke Baklenko — 6 (57.7)

Tight end

Jaren Kanak — 33 (57.5)

Kaden Helms — 32 (45.9)

Carson Kent — 6 (54.4)

Will Huggins — 4 (59.9)

DEFENSE

Defensive tackle

David Stone — 39 (69.1)

Jayden Jackson — 32 (61.1)

Gracen Halton — 24 (72.2)

Damonic Williams — 24 (63.2)

Markus Strong — 12 (72.2)

Defensive end

R Mason Thomas — 47 (74.7)

Taylor Wein — 35 (73.3)

Adepoju Adebawore — 20 (68.9)

Marvin Jones Jr. — 18 (53.6)

Danny Okoye — 17 (67.8)

Nigel Smith — 3 (60.3)

Wyatt Gilmore — 2 (58.3)

Linebacker

Kendal Daniels — 38 (74.6)

Owen Heinecke — 36 (61.6)

Kip Lewis — 33 (74.7)

Kobie McKinzie — 31 (58.7)

Sammy Omosigho — 29 (59.3)

James Nesta — 9 (65.3)

Taylor Heim — 8 (61.3)

Cornerback

Devon Jordan — 41 (66.0)

Courtland Guillory — 34 (76.0)

Eli Bowen — 31 (49.8)

Jacobe Johnson — 24 (76.3)

Gentry Williams — 6 (65.7)

Safety

Robert Spears-Jennings — 47 (57.0)

Peyton Bowen — 46 (71.3)

Reggie Powers II — 29 (59.3)

Jaydan Hardy — 22 (58.4)

Michael Boganowski — 22 (55.5)

TAKEAWAYS

— The Sooners have found their one-two punch at running back with Blaylock and Robinson. More notably, the Sooners found the right balance between those guys. Blaylock played 56% of the snaps and likely would’ve played more if the game was competitive. Robinson played 34% and was effective in his snaps.

Ott didn’t play until garbage time. That’s likely the picture for him moving forward.

— With Keontez Lewis out, Gibson made his first start and immediately stepped into a full workload. The Sooners stayed true to their three-man rotation at wide receiver. It’ll be interesting to monitor that when Lewis returns.

— Notably, Kanak and Helms played nearly the same amount of snaps at tight end. That continues a trend we saw from last week, as Helms continue to progress from his injury and find more involvement in the offense.

— Stone made his second start at defensive tackle and led the group in snaps. He has made it difficult to take him off the field, even with the depth OU has on the interior.

— Wein didn’t start at defensive end, but he was again one of the most productive and disruptive players on defense. He’s emerging as the Sooners’ second-best defensive end and one of the most important defensive players, period.

— Jordan notably led the cornerbacks in snaps. Both he and Guillory played more than Eli Bowen, who struggled a bit against South Carolina’s receivers.

— Both Boganowski and Hardy have carved out real roles at safety. Boganowski has played 16 snaps in all but one game this season. Hardy has played 32 snaps the last two weeks.

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