Snap Count Takeaways: Biggest notes from Ducks’ usage report in Holiday Bowl victory

A deep dive into the snap counts for Oregon during the Holiday Bowl, seeing which young players got the biggest chance to shine.

The Oregon Ducks got a big win over the North Carolina Tar Heels on Wednesday night in the Holiday Bowl. It’s not a victory that will go down in history for Oregon, but it was a thrilling game that saw a relatively depleted roster come back from 10 points down in the final minutes of the fourth quarter, scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 19 seconds on the clock.

We’ve talked a lot about the game in general, going over some of the biggest takeaways and seeing which players bumped up their stock the most, but now we want to get into the nitty-gritty a little bit before we head into the offseason.

Throughout the season we’ve done snap count takeaways after certain games that give us a glimpse at the depth on the roster, and see what we can learn about how much some players played. With so many young players getting a chance to play during the Holiday Bowl, we figured it would be a great time to dive into the snap counts and see what they tell us. Here are the snap counts from Wednesday, followed by some of our major takeaways.