Handing out grades for Ohio State’s win over Michigan State

We’re starting a new piece here on Buckeyes Wire because, well, we’re all about experimenting and letting you decide what you like and don’t. So, we’re handing out grades for the way Ohio State performed against Michigan State.

Some of our sister sites with the college wires do the same thing, so we’re borrowing it from them. Credit to Longhorns Wire for the assist, and for their amazing coverage of the Urban Meyer rumors and more over the last few weeks.

I know we’re all looking ahead to Michigan, and rightly so, but after going through the film again, we’ve got a better sense of who performed well, who needs a little work, and some other fun stats to wrap up the analysis of what we saw in East Lansing on Saturday.

We’ll start with snap counts, then look at how individuals and various position groups graded out.

Ohio State Buckeyes snap counts

Offense

Dawand Jones	73	Garrett Wilson	57	Master Teague III	30
Harry Miller	69	Chris Olave	56	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	27
Matthew Jones	69	Luke Farrell	42	Julian Fleming	21
Max Wray	68	Jeremy Ruckert	39	Jake Hausmann	19
Justin Fields	67	Trey Sermon	32	Enokk Vimahi	13
Wyatt Davis	66	Jameson Williams	31	Mitch Rossi	12

Top Offensive PFF Grades

1. Miyan Williams: 88.5
2. Trey Sermon: 88.5
3. Justin Fields: 87.7
4. C.J. Stroud: 83.3
5. Max Wray: 78.0

Defense

Sevyn Banks	60	Justin Hilliard	41	Taron Vincent	28
Pete Werner	57	Tyreke Smith	33	Tommy Togiai	26
Baron Browning	57	Jonathon Cooper	33	Ronnie Hickman	22
Marcus Hooker	55	Javontae Jean-Baptiste	31	Antwuan Jackson	21
Marcus Williamson	52	Haskell Garrett	30	Tyreke Johnson	15
Shaun Wade	52	Zach Harrison	29	Jerron Cage	14

Top Defensive PFF Grades

1. Zach Harrison: 92.1
2. Haskell Garrett: 90.4
3. Tommy Togiai: 83.2
4. Tyreke Smith: 76.8
5. Marcus Hooker: 76.0