Michigan snap counts, PFF grades: Poor marks all around vs. Texas

Michigan’s shot squad was successful position to upset Texas connected Wednesday successful nan Citrus Bowl, taking a 27-24 lead early successful nan 4th quarter.

But nan 18th-ranked Wolverines stumbled down nan stretch, allowing 17 unanswered points successful a 41-27 nonaccomplishment successful Orlando. The crippled grades from Pro Football Focus bespeak nan crippled was moreover much lopsided than nan last score.

Michigan earned an wide 55.3 people – its 2nd lowest of nan play (Ohio State, 54.6). Its protect score, 51.9, is its lowest of nan year, while nan violative grade, 59.4, is beneath average. An mean people is betwixt 60-69.

Here are nan Wolverines’ threat counts from Wednesday, their champion and worst performers, positive different notable grades and trends:

*PFF evaluates each subordinate connected each play successful aggregate facets of nan game, specified arsenic passing, rushing, receiving, walk blocking, tally defense, etc. It is important to statement that PFF doesn’t guidelines its people connected nan result of nan play, but rather what a subordinate attempts to do connected a fixed play.

Five highest-graded violative players (with astatine slightest 10 snaps): LG Nathan Efobi (78.3), TE Marlin Klein (73.2), WR Kendrick Bell (70.0), RB Micah Ka’apana (67.9), RB Bryson Kuzdzal (64.4)

Five lowest-graded violative players (with astatine slightest 10 snaps): RT Brady Norton (47.6), WR Semaj Morgan (49.4), QB Bryce Underwood (50.5), TE Jalen Hoffman (55.2), WR Andrew Marsh (55.4)

Five highest-graded defenders (with astatine slightest 10 snaps): DT Damon Payne (74.2), LB Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng (72.4), LB Troy Bowles (66.3), DT Trey Pierce (65.2), S Jaden Mangham (63.3).

Five-lowest graded defenders (with astatine slightest 10 snaps): DT Ike Iwunnah (33.0), DT Enow Etta (47.9), CB Zeke Berry (49.6), DT Tre Williams (50.4), S Jordan Young (51.5)

OFFENSIVE SNAP COUNTS (players pinch astatine slightest 10 snaps)

*Denotes starter

• *Bryce Underwood – 86
• *Blake Frazier – 86
• *Jake Guarnera – 86
• *Nathan Efobi – 86
• *Brady Norton – 86
• *Andrew Marsh – 84
• *Donaven McCulley – 82
• Kaden Strayhorn – 80
• Bryson Kuzdzal – 59
• *Marlin Klein – 34
• Micah Ka’apana – 26
• Jalen Hoffman – 26
• Hogan Hansen – 23
• Kendrick Bell – 23
• Channing Goodwin – 22
• Deakon Tonielli – 18
• Semaj Morgan – 18
• Zack Marshall – 11

DEFENSIVE SNAP COUNTS

• *TJ Metcalf – 63
• *Jyaire Hill – 61
• *Zeke Berry – 52
• *Cole Sullivan – 50
• *Jimmy Rolder – 50
• Jordan Young – 44
• *Trey Pierce – 44
• *Rayshaun Benny – 43
• *Cameron Brandt – 42
• *TJ Guy – 37
• Damon Payne – 32
• Dominic Nichols – 31
• Tre Williams – 28
• Nate Marshall – 27
• *Jaden Mangham – 27
• Enow Etta 23
• *Brandyn Hillman – 23
• Chase Taylor – 19
• Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng – 14
• Caleb Anderson – 14
• Elijah Dotson – 13
• Jayden Sanders – 12
• Shamari Earls – 12
• Troy Bowles – 11
• Ike Iwunnah – 11

Another uneven capacity from Underwood

The freshman backmost vanished pinch a people beneath 61 for a sixth clip this season, but he besides had 4 games pinch scores supra 80. Michigan operated pinch a blimpish crippled scheme against Ohio State erstwhile he had conscionable 63 passing yards, but interim violative coordinator Steve Casula fto Underwood rip it Wednesday. The Wolverines didn’t person overmuch occurrence down field, though, pinch Underwood completing conscionable 1 of 10 passes pinch 2 interceptions connected attempts of 20-plus aerial yards. He was 5 of 13 for 84 yards and an interception connected passes betwixt 10-19 yards.

Tough crippled for makeshift violative line

The Wolverines were without 2 starters and past mislaid different early successful nan crippled pinch halfway Greg Crippen exiting pinch an injury. True freshman Kaden Strayhorn entered astatine correct guard, and Jake Guarnera moved to center. Brady Norton started astatine correct tackle and had nan lowest people connected nan team. The lone affirmative pinch near defender Nathan Efobi starting successful spot of Giovanni El-Hadi. Efobi had a singular 89.3 walk blocking grade. Overall, nan squad recorded its lowest walk blocking people of nan play pinch a dismal 34.8, allowing 19 pressures. Norton allowed a team-high six, while near tackle Blake Frazier allowed four.

Poor tackling

The Wolverines vanished pinch a season-worst 39.0 tackling grade. They missed 19 arsenic a team, pinch 11 players having astatine slightest one. Defensive backmost TJ Metcalf led nan squad pinch three, while chap protect backs Jordan Young, Brandyn Hillman, Zeke Berry and Jaden Mangham each had two.

A look astatine nan early

A use of a non-playoff vessel crippled is getting a look astatine underclassmen successful a crippled setting. Nine first- aliases second-year players saw double digits snaps connected defense, while 7 played astatine slightest 10 snaps connected offense.

• Michigan moves quickly to information retired Kyle Whittingham’s violative staff
• Michigan reportedly hires BYU’s Jay Hill arsenic protect coordinator
• Jason Beck leaving Utah to go Michigan’s violative coordinator
• RB coach Tony Alford is staying connected pinch Michigan football
• Bryce Underwood’s freshman rollercoaster continued successful Citrus Bowl

Ryan Zuke is simply a sports newsman for MLive.com and covers University of Michigan athletics. He writes astir a assortment of sports pinch a superior attraction connected shot and recruiting. With nan occurrence of galore Wolverines...