The Michigan Wolverines shocked No. 2 Ohio State in a surprising 13-10 victory on Saturday, ending the Buckeyes’ Big Ten title aspirations and a possible first-round bye within the College Football Playoff.
There’s lots to dive into, so utilizing this week’s information from Pro Football Focus (PFF), let’s analyze Michigan’s highest- and lowest-graded gamers, in addition to participant snap counts.
Offensive snap counts
Evan Link – 59
Giovanni El-Hadi – 59
Greg Crippen – 59
Myles Hinton – 59
Josh Priebe – 59
Davis Warren – 59
Kalel Mullings – 51
Tyler Morris – 50
Marlin Klein – 45
Peyton O’Leary – 45
Max Bredeson – 35
Hogan Hansen – 21
Semaj Morgan – 16
Zack Marshall – 8
Donovan Edwards – 7
Kendrick Bell – 7
Alex Orji – 4
Jeffrey Persi – 4
Fredrick Moore – 3
Jordan Marshall – 2
Channing Goodwin – 1
Five finest grades (min. 10 snaps performed)
Myles Hinton – 83.0
Josh Priebe – 69.8
Davis Warren – 68.3
Kalel Mullings – 68.1
Giovanni El-Hadi – 59.9
Left sort out Myles Hinton continues to dominate, ending because the Wolverines’ highest-graded offensive participant for the second consecutive week. Hinton earned a formidable 83.0 general grade, constructing on final week’s stellar 77.2 efficiency in opposition to Northwestern. His run-blocking excellence stood out with a team-leading grade of 78.7, whereas his 81.4 pass-blocking grade ranked amongst Michigan’s top-three offensive marks.
Perhaps most notably, three of Michigan’s offensive linemen ranked among the many offense’s top-five graded gamers for under the second time this season, repeating the accomplishment from final week’s matchup in opposition to Northwestern. Hinton, Josh Priebe and Giovanni El-Hadi every earned a pass-blocking grade above 80.0, representing the three highest grades on the crew.
Five worst grades
Max Bredeson – 43.4
Greg Crippen – 49.6
Evan Link – 49.9
Peyton O’Leary – 54.3
Semaj Morgan – 55.8
No surprises right here. Evan Link continues to grade poorly by PFF’s requirements, whereas Michigan’s large receivers stay under-appreciated on account of their restricted involvement within the offense. The mixture was additionally vital of Max Bredeson, nevertheless it’s value noting he earned one of many crew’s prime pass-blocking grades at 78.5. Overall, the top-five “worst” grades this week must be taken with a grain of salt, because the evaluations can seem harsher than they’re for offensive positions that Michigan doesn’t closely depend on from a skill-position standpoint.
Defensive snap counts
Quinten Johnson – 59
Ernest Hausmann – 57
Makari Paige – 57
Jaishawn Barham – 54
Zeke Berry – 52
Wesley Walker – 52
Mason Graham – 47
Kenneth Grant – 46
Aamir Hall – 43
Derrick Moore – 39
Josaiah Stewart – 38
Rayshaun Benny – 32
Jyaire Hill – 29
TJ Guy – 24
Cameron Brandt – 23
Brandyn Hillman – 13
Jimmy Rolder – 8
Jaydon Hood – 5
Trey Pierce – 4
Five Best Grades (min. 10 snaps performed)
Mason Graham – 89.1
Aamir Hall – 82.7
Kenneth Grant – 81.3
TJ Guy – 75.0
Makari Paige – 70.4
With restricted manufacturing on offense, Michigan relied closely on its protection to rise to the event, and the Wolverine playmakers delivered in an enormous manner. Mason Graham shined with a formidable general grade of 89.1, his second-highest mark of the season. The defensive sort out additionally led the crew with a stellar 90.0 grade in run protection. Fellow defensive sort out Kenneth Grant made his presence felt as properly, ending within the top-three for run protection (80.2), general protection (81.3) and move dashing (69.6).
Makari Paige additionally deserves some reward. After struggling to surpass a 70 general grade since Week 3, he rebounded with a stable 70.4 general, highlighted by one in all Michigan’s two interceptions. His 68.5 grade in protection and 79.5 in tackling ranked among the many top-three of their respective classes this week.
Five Worst Grades
Zeke Berry – 52.2
Wesley Walker – 52.9
Cameron Brandt – 55.3
Jyaire Hill – 55.5
Ernest Hausmann – 59.4
This sport was very a lot a combined bag for the Michigan secondary. While gamers like Aamir Hall and Makari Paige made vital performs to assist the Wolverines, Zeke Berry and Wesley Walker struggled, permitting a mixed seven receptions on 10 targets for 50 yards and a landing. Jyaire Hill earned a stable tackling grade of 77.0, however his protection was much less efficient, as he surrendered two receptions on two targets for 14 yards. Collectively, the Wolverines tallied their fourth-worst grade of the season in protection at 56.7.
