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Published Sep 26, 2021
Snap Counts, PFF Grades, Takeaways From Michigan's Win Over Rutgers
Clayton Sayfie  •  Maize&BlueReview
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Michigan Wolverines football beat Rutgers, 20-13, Saturday afternoon at The Big House.

Here are the snap counts and our takeaways from PFF's initial grades, where a single-game mark of about 64 is considered average.

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Michigan Football Offensive Snap Counts (Out Of 55)

*Denotes starter

• RG Zak Zinter* — 55

• QB Cade McNamara* — 55

• LT Ryan Hayes* — 55

• RT Andrew Stueber* — 55

• C Andrew Vastardis* — 55

• WR Cornelius Johnson* — 46

• LG Trevor Keegan* — 45

• TE Luke Schoonmaker* — 44

• RB Blake Corum — 38

• WR Daylen Baldwin* — 35

• TE Erick All* — 33

• TE Joel Honigford — 22

• WR Mike Sainristil — 21

• RB Hassan Haskins* — 19

• LG Chuck Filiiaga — 10

• WR A.J. Henning — 7

• OL Trente Jones — 4

• RB Donovan Edwards — 1

Michigan Football Defensive Snap Counts (Out Of 74)

• S Daxton Hill* — 74

• S Brad Hawkins* — 74

• DE Aidan Hutchinson*

• CB Vincent Gray* — 63

• CB Gemon Green* — 58

• S R.J. Moten* —56

• DT Christopher Hinton* — 53

• LB Nikhai Hill-Green* — 50

• DT Mazi Smith* — 50

• LB Kalel Mullings — 43

• DE Mike Morris* — 34

• LB Junior Colson — 31

• LB Josh Ross* — 24

• CB DJ Turner — 23

• DT Kris Jenkins — 21

• DT Donovan Jeter — 21

• LB Jaylen Harrell — 20

• LB David Ojabo — 20

• DE Taylor Upshaw — 13

• DE Braiden McGregor — 7

• DT Julius Welschof — 7

• DT Jess Speight — 5

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Takeaways From Snap Counts, Initial PFF Grades

Offense

• Second-year freshman wide receiver Roman Wilson led the team with an 85.5 PFF Grade on just five snaps, one of which was a 38-yard reception. In fact, the three top-graded players were wideouts, with sophomores Mike Sainristil (75.1) and Cornelius Johnson (69.5) checking in second and third, respectively.

• The pass catchers were credited with one dropped pass, by Sainristil.

• Sophomore tight end Erick All was Michigan's best run blocker (67.6) and ranked fourth overall on the offense (67.7).

• Redshirt freshman quarterback Cade McNamara ranked fifth on the offense (66.6). He went 5-for-8 for 95 yards when not blitzed, and was 4-for-8 for 68 yards when blitzed.

• In pass blocking, the Wolverines were led by redshirt junior right tackle Andrew Stueber (82.0), followed up by redshirt junior left guard Chuck Filiaga (79.1), who played a backup role (10 snaps). Redshirt sophomore left tackle Ryan Hayes graded out as above average in the category (65.9), while three other starting offensive lineman posted poor ratings — sixth-year senior center Andrew Vastardis (60.3), second-year freshman right guard Zak Zinter (49.8), redshirt freshman left guard Trevor Keegan (45.6).

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