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PFF grades, redshirt report and more
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PFF grades, redshirt report and more

The Sooners lost a wild one on Saturday night.

Of the 53 points in the game, 28 were scored in the final 3:18, when Missouri used a scoop-and-score with 22 seconds left to beat Oklahoma 30-23 in Columbia. The loss dropped OU to .500 at 5-5 and made bowl eligibility all the more difficult, as it required one win with Alabama and LSU still on the schedule.

“Heartbreaking loss,” OU coach Brent Venables said afterplay. “I feel so bad for our players. They did everything we asked of them. They did their utmost to put us in position to win the game tonight.”

Here’s a look at some OU numbers – Pro Football Focus numbers and snap counts – coming out of the Sooners’ crushing loss to Missouri.

The score doesn’t reflect this, but the game was a defensive stalemate until the end, and then it simply became a defensive showcase when both teams returned a fumble for a touchdown during the final two minutes.

The final numbers from Pro Football Focus somehow represented the game even better than the score. OU’s offense was rated at 49.2, its lowest since the loss to South Carolina, and its defense was rated a solid 72.1 despite the opponent putting 30 points on the board. Overall, the Sooners received a 60.5, which, if Sooner Magic had ultimately prevailed, would have been OU’s lowest grade in a win this season. Even a stop wouldn’t have boosted it enough to surpass the 69.8 against Tulane.

Individual, freshman running back Xavier Robinson seemed to pop during the game, earning the highest offensive grade for OU at 74.2, according to PFF. Defensively, the defensive lineman was among the players who played at least five snaps Damonic Williams. Defensive back Billy Bowman Jr.which set up OU’s late scoop-and-score was rated 70.2.

Jackson Arnold and his starting offensive line played the entire game at 62 snaps apiece. Arnold had the lowest grade on the team: 35.7 thanks to two lost fumbles and 26.0 QBR.

Saturday unit included in the front, from left to right, Logan Howland, Heath Ozaeta, Troy Everett, Febechi Nwaiwu And Spencer Brown. Of the five, Brown received the highest grade at 70.3, the second-best grade for the entire offense.

In his first action back from injury since Week 4, Deion Burks quickly led the receivers with 55. The rest of the position included Brenen Thompson (54), JJ Hester (42), Jalil Farooq (27), Zion Ragins (3), Jacob Jordaan (1) and Ivan Carreon (1). Other pass catchers at tight end were Bauer Sharp (51) and Jake Roberts (12).

When walking back, without injuries Jovantae Barnesfreshmen Taylor Tatum according to PFF, the backfield led with 29 snaps. Xavier Robinson And Sam Franklin relieved Tatum on 26 and nine snaps apiece, respectively.

Defensively, Bowman and linebacker Danny Stutsman both logged a team-high 74 snaps.

Even outside of Bowman, OU’s secondary had plenty of success Eli Bowen (70), Robert Spears-Jennings (51), Jacob Johnson (38), Peyton Bowen (29), Woodi Washington (27), Dezjon Malone (25) and Kani Walker (15).

Other linebackers included Kip Lewis (44), Dasan McCullough (36), Trace Ford (26), Samuel Omosigho (22), Kobie McKinzie (16) and Lewis Carter (4).

At the front of the defensive line, OU had done that R Mason Thomas (53), Ethan Downs (50), Gracen Halton (39), Willems (37), Jayden Jackson (32), Caiden Woullard (23), Da’Jon Terry (21) and David Stone (8).

Although only one snap is recorded, according to PFF, walk-on freshman receiver Jacob Jordaan burned his redshirt after his fifth appearance of the season. With Burks and Farooq back, he saw the field a lot less. Farooq, who played just twice this season before Saturday due to a broken foot, said after the match that he is considering re-shirting and returning next season. It would be Farooq’s fifth year in college football.

No other freshmen approaching a fifth game saw the field against Missouri.