Data Driven: Wisconsin loss

Each week after Purdue football games, we’ll take a closer look back at the game through PFF data and analytics. Today, Wisconsin 52, Purdue 6.

(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).

OFFENSE

Offensive snap counts:

Gus Hartwig all 51
Marcus Mbow all 51
Mahamane Moussa all 51
Corey Stewart all 51
DJ Wingfield all 51
Hudson Card 45
Max Klare 42
Devin Mockobee 33
Jahmal Edrine 32
Jaron Tibbs 29
Leland Smith 19
Drew Biber 16
Shamar Rigby 15
Reggie Love III 12
Kam Brown 12
De’Nylon Morrissette 11
Andrew Sowinski 10
Elijah Jackson 8
Bakyne Coly 8
Ryan Browne 7
Ben Furtney 3
Jaheim Merriweather 2
Jalen Grant 2

Grades and notes:

• Perhaps surprisingly, Purdue’s best grades on offense came in pass-blocking. Nice grades for Hartwig and Stewart to lead the way for the offensive line, and Mockobee graded well here too
• Big discrepancy in snaps at running back, with Mockobee taking a much bigger share than Love. This has been closer to 50/50 all season. Nice grade for Mockobee, who never stops competing
• Very mediocre run-blocking grades across the board for Purdue. Hartwig had a nice day, while Mbow’s grade came back more middling.
• Some different personnel usage: Elijah Jackson, Bakyne Coly, Ben Furtney saw action early on.
• Nothing noteworthy from the receiving corps. The only drop was charged to Edrine. Lots of rotation here with seven wideouts getting ten snaps or more.
• One of Card’s poorer grades from his time in West Lafayette.

Hudson Card’s passing chart:

• Clean: 9-15, 92 yards
• Under pressure: 2-6, 19 yards
• Not blitzed: 9-15, 86 yards
• Blitzed: 2-6, 25 yards
• Play action: 3-6, 50 yards
• No play action: 8-15, 61 yards
• Screen: 3-3, 29 yards
• No screen: 8-18, 82 yards

• Card’s average depth of target: 9.4 yards downfield
• A mere 5.3 yards per attempt
• No “big-time throws” nor any “turnover-worthy throws”
• Card finished 1-7 on passes of 10+ yards downfield

Running game:

• Sack adjusted, Purdue did average 5.5 yards per carry
• Purdue only forced three missed tackles by Wisconsin defenders
• Jaheim Merriweather’s 35-yard carry before a fumble marked the longest run of the day. Past that? A 13-yard scamper by Card.
• 57 of 126 yards came after contact.

DEFENSE

Defensive snap counts:

Nyland Green 74
Joseph Jefferson II 73
Kydran Jenkins 67
Botros Alisandro 62
Will Heldt 61
Dillon Thieneman 60
Kydrich Breedlove 60
Yanni Karlaftis 59
Jeffrey M’ba 58
Cole Brevard 50
Joe Anderson 48
Shitta Sillah 31
Tarrion Grant 24
Jamarrion Harkless 22
Winston Berglund 22
Drake Carlson 20
Smiley Bradford 16
Damarjhe Lewis 16
Demeco Kennedy 9
Hudson Miller 6
Trey Smith 5
Jireh Ojata 4

Grades and notes:

• Not a banner day for Purdue’s defense here, as middling-to-poor grades filled the scorecard
• Top honors: Cole Brevard, for the second-consecutive week
• Rough afternoon for Nyland Green, who graded poorly again after a rough debut. Three missed tackles for the Georgia transfer.
• On that topic, 19 missed tackles by Purdue’s defense. With multiple: Green, Karlaftis, Heldt, Thieneman
• Middling grades from Purude’s pass rush, which struggled to pressure Locke.
• Outside of Brevard, less than stellar grades for Purdue’s defensive front
• Same deal with pass coverage.

Braedyn Locke’s passing chart

• Clean: 16-21, 304 yards, 3 TD, INT
• Under pressure: 4-10, 55 yards, INT
• Not blitzed: 5-10, 134 yards, TD, INT
• Blitzed: 15-21, 225 yards, 2 TD, INT
• Play action: 6-11, 126 yards, 2 TD
• No play action: 14-20, 233 yards, TD, 2 INT
• Screen: 3-3, 40 yards
• No screen: 17-28, 319 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT