Data Driven: Purdue’s loss to Oregon State
Each week after Purdue football games, we’ll take a closer look back at the game through PFF data and analytics. Today, Oregon State 38. Purdue 21.
(Editor’s note: PFF data is just one organization’s interpretation of the happenings from Saturday’s game. It is not to be taken as gospel)
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OFFENSE
Offensive snap counts:
Hudson Card all 49
Gus Hartwig all 49
Marcus Mbow all 49
Mahamane Moussa all 49
Corey Stewart all 49
Max Klare 44
Jaron Tibbs 31
De’Nylon Morrissette 30
Devin Mockobee 26
Shamar Rigby 25
Reggie Love III 24
Leland Smith 22
Jayden Dixon-Veal 19
Kam Brown 17
Drew Biber 5
Andrew Sowinski 2
Grades and notes:
- Purdue’s pass-blocking grades substantially improved following a horrendous scorecard last week. Every offensive lineman graded out well, as well as both running backs.
- On the other hand, Purdue’s run-blocking grades came back shaky despite a phenomenal day on the ground. The run blocking graded fairly well against Notre Dame.
- Individually, no grades really stood out one way or the other. Hudson Card and Gus Hartwig tied for top honors.
- Middling grades across the board for Purdue’s wide receivers. Two drops: Max Klare and Jaron Tibbs.
- Only 17 players saw the field for Purdue on offense.
Hudson Card’s passing chart:
- Clean: 6-12. 56 yards, TD, INT (good grade)
- Under pressure: 1-5, 0 yards (poor grade)
- Not blitzed: 5-11, 20 yards, INT
- Blitzed: 2-6, 36 yards, TD (good grade)
- Play action: 3-4, 19 yards
- No play action: 4-13, 37 yards, TD, INT
- Screen: 3-3, 2 yards
- No screen: 4-14, 54 yards, TD, INT
- Card’s average depth of target: 11.1 yards downfield
- Despite trying to push the ball downfield, he finished with just 3.3 yards per attempt
- Three of Card’s seven completions came behind the line of scrimmage
Running game:
- Just shy of nine yards per carry for Purdue on Saturday. 30 carries for 267 yards per PFF’s metrics.
- The two backs combined to force seven missed tackles
- Purdue ran to the left more than it did the right, especially with Mockobee in the game
- Card scrambled effectively, 3 times for 33 yards
DEFENSE
Defensive snap counts:
Dillon Thieneman all 77
Will Heldt all 77
Kyndrich Breedlove 71
Markevious Brown 71
Kydran Jenkins 68
Shitta Sillah 67
Jeffrey M’ba 63
Joseph Jefferson 56
Yanni Karlaftis 48
Mo Omonode 43
Cole Brevard 39
Botros Alisandro 36
Joe Anderson 32
Damarjhe Lewis 31
Antonio Stevens 21
Demeco Kennedy 15
Tarrion Grant 12
CJ Madden 11
Hudson Miller 5
Jamarius Dinkins 2
Jamarrion Harkless 1
Grades and notes:
- Fantastic grade for Kydran Jenkins, who bounced back effectively from a rough showing vs. Notre Dame
- At corner, Markevious Brown turned in a very nice grade, too
- Joseph Jefferson saw the most action of his career, but he struggled mightily in coverage
- Pass rush generated mediocre grades outside of Jenkins
- Alisandro tripled Grant’s snap count after Grant saw the bulk of snaps at the No. 2 outside corner spot in the first two weeks
- 21 players saw action for Purdue on defense
- Note: CJ Madden did not return to the game after going to the locker room early
- Good grade for Mo Omonode on the inside
Gevani McCoy’s passing chart
- Clean: 5-11, 63 yards
- Under pressure: 5-7, 41 yards
- Not blitzed: 3-4, 39 yards
- Blitzed: 7-14, 65 yards
- Play action: 4-7, 30 yards
- No play action: 6-11, 74 yards
- Screen: 1-1, 2 yards
- No screen: 9-17, 102 yards
