Snap counts, handing out grades for Ohio State’s win over Minnesota

We hand out grades and give you snap counts for the win against Minnesota.

It may not have been a clinic on how to start fast out of the gate for the Ohio State football team, especially entering halftime down to Minnesota, but the Buckeyes found their way in the second half.

There was big play after big play in the second 30 minutes, and it all resulted in the Buckeyes outscoring the Golden Gophers 35-17 en route to a 45-31 win in game No. 1 for 2021. But there were definitely some things to work on and take away from the contest.

After each Ohio State football game, we hand out grades and take a look at snap counts to reflect on what we watched after pouring back through game film.  Let’s dive into all the fun of what we saw in the Twin Cities on Thursday night.

Ohio State Buckeyes top snap counts

Offense

Paris Johnson, Jr 50 Luke Wypler 50 Miyan Williams 22
Dawand Jones 50 Jeremy Ruckert 45 Cade Stover 15
Thayer Munford 50 Garrett Wilson 43 Master Teague 12
Nicholas Petit-Frere 50 Chris Olave 42 Marcus Crowley 9
C.J. Stroud 50 Jaxon SmithNjigba 29 Julian Fleming 8

Top Offensive PFF Grades

  1. Dawand Jones | 94.4
  2. Miyan Williams 80.9
  3. Chris Olave | 80.6
  4. Paris Johnson, Jr. | 77.1
  5. TreVeyon Henderson | 74.9

Defense

Teradja Mitchell 70 Antwuan Jackson 49 Lathan Ransom 39
Zach Harrison 65 Taron Vincent 49 Cody Simon 37
Josh Proctor 63 Ryan Watts 49 Javontae Jean-Baptiste 28
Denzel Burke 63 Tyreke Smith 48 Ty Hamilton 20
Ronnie Hickman 62 Haskell Garrett 47 Bryson Shaw 15
Tommy Eichenberg 49 Dallas Gant 41 Demario McCall 15

Top Defensive PFF Grades

  1. Zach Harrison | 90.0
  2. Cody Simon | 81.3
  3. Tyreke Smith | 78.8
  4. Josh Proctor | 75.4
  5. Tommy Eichenberg | 73.1

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