Snap counts, performance grades in OU's win over Temple
Oklahoma snagged a 42-3 win over Temple on Saturday and got plenty of young players on the field in the process.
The defense played 29 guys, while the offense played 28. It was the last opportunity for the Sooners to get guys some game action before beginning SEC play next week.
Here’s a look at the snap counts and performance grades for every OU player, per Pro Football Focus:
Editor’s note: The offense played 81 snaps. The defense played 56 snaps).
Offense
Quarterback
John Mateer — 62 snaps (83.4 overall grade)
Michael Hawkins — 19 (58.7)
Running back
Tory Blaylock — 31 (79.3)
Xavier Robinson — 24 (71.7)
Jovantae Barnes — 20 (63.7)
Jaydn Ott — 6 (62.0)
Wide receiver
Deion Burks — 59 (59.9)
Isaiah Sategna — 45 (85.8)
Keontez Lewis — 33 (63.9)
Ivan Carreon — 28 (53.8)
Elijah Thomas — 19 (61.3)
Zion Kearney — 14 (68.8)
Jer’Michael Carter — 12 (56.5)
Josiah Martin — 11 (57.6)
Zion Ragins — 9 (58.7)
Tight end
Jaren Kanak — 38 (86.9)
Carson Kent — 23 (58.6)
Kade McIntyre — 17 (50.0)
Will Huggins — 16 (53.0)
Offensive line
Logan Howland — 81 (54.3)
Jake Maikkula — 78 (71.3)
Derek Simmons — 62 (67.5)
Heath Ozaeta — 62 (63.1)
Febechi Nwaiwu — 60 (62.8)
Ryan Fodje — 21 (59.5)
Luke Baklenko — 19 (62.1)
Eddy Pierre-Louis — 19 (56.5)
Gunnar Allen — 3 (60.0)
Defense
Defensive tackle
David Stone — 28 (72.6)
Gracen Halton — 26 (74.6)
Damonic Williams — 23 (68.6)
Markus Strong — 15 (53.0)
Jayden Jackson — 12 (74.0)
Trent wilson — 5 (65.7)
Nigel Smith — 3 (66.6)
Defensive end
Marvin Jones Jr. — 37 (75.8)
Taylor Wein — 26 (67.9)
R Mason Thomas — 23 (59.5)
Adepoju Adebawore — 22 (68.4)
Wyatt Gilmore — 4 (90.1)
Linebacker
Kobie McKinzie — 23 (69.9)
Kip Lewis — 23 (73.3)
Sammy Omosigho — 21 (89.7)
Owen Heinecke — 20 (83.4)
Taylor Heim — 13 (74.7)
James Nesta — 13 (51.7)
Kendal Daniels — 12 (53.4)
Cornerback
Devon Jordan — 30 (70.5)
Kendel Dolby — 28 (62.1)
Jacobe Johnson — 28 (67.8)
Courtland Guillory — 26 (63.9)
Omarion Robinson — 6 (62.4)
Safety
Reggie Powers — 46 (68.8)
Michael Boganowski — 34 (57.9)
Jaydan Hardy — 25 (60.3)
Robert Spears-Jennings — 22 (65.2)
Peyton Bowen — 22 (71.2)
Notes
— The story appears to be settled at running back. Even though Jovantae Barnes made his second start, Tory Blaylock again paced the backfield in every category, including snaps. He’s logged 76 snaps through three games and has been OU’s best running back.
Jaydn Ott, conversely, has played just 32 snaps.
— The wide receivers outside of Keontez Lewis, Deion Burks and Isaiah Sategna combined to log just 25 snaps through the first two games. But against Temple, the Sooners rotated a lot more at receiver.
— The highest grade on the Sooners’ offense? That belongs to Jaren Kanak, who caught four passes for 86 yards and had a two-point conversion throw to Jacob Ulrich.
— Through three games, the Sooners have a clear rotation at linebacker. Kip Lewis and Kobie McKinzie are tied together, and Sammy Omosigho and Owen Heinecke are tied together.
Omosigho and Heinecke finished with the first and second-highest defense grades, respectively.
— Kendel Dolby returned after nearly a year since his injury, got the start and logged 28 snaps.
— Reggie Powers led the entire defense in snaps.