Each week, we will take a look back at Purdue's most recent football game through Pro Football Focus' data and analystics. Today, the Boilermakers' 49-0 win at UConn/UCONN.
This is going to be pretty superficial because it's challenging to contextualize individual performance in a game like this one.
PURDUE OFFENSE
Quarterback
Jack Plummer 37
Aidan O'Connell 20
Austin Burton 14
Mike Alaimo 7
Wide Receiver
David Bell 35
Milton Wright 35
Broc Thompson 23
Jackson Anthrop 22
Collin Sullivan 19
Andrew Sowinski 19
TJ Sheffield 17
Mershawn Rice 13
Camdyn Childers 10
Alex Maxwell 9
Deion Burks 8
Marcellus Moore 8
Running Back
Dylan Downing 39
King Doerue 30
Zander Horvath 4 (got hurt)
(Note: Some wide receivers took backfield snaps)
(Note: The stat pack gave a carry to JacQuez Cross. They mistook Downing for him, it appears.)
Tight End
Payne Durham 34
Kyle Bilodeau 26
Paul Piferi 21
Garrett Miller 11 (got hurt)
Jack Cravaack 7
Offensive Line
Gus Hartwig 57
Spencer Holstege 57
Tyler Witt 57
Cam Craig 50
Greg Long 48
Eric Miller 37
Mahamane Moussa 21
Marcus Mbow 21
Josh Kaltenberger 21
Jared Bycznski 21
Grades and Such
(Take these for what they're worth due to game conditions and uneven volume over a lot of different players)
• Tight end Payne Durham was the offense's highest-graded player, followed closely by exceptional grades for David Bell and Jack Plummer.
• Purdue's top-graded run-blocker among its front-line players: David Bell.
Cam Craig, Tyler Witt, Greg Long and Payne Durham all graded very well in the run game, too.
• Greg Long, Tyler Witt and Gus Hartwig graded exceptional in pass protection. How problematic their matchups were, I don't know. Actually, pretty much everyone graded well in pass protection.
• In his snaps at right tackle, Cam Craig graded much higher than starter Eric Miller. Craig wound up playing 13 more snaps after Miller started. Might be interesting to see whether that position is up for grabs this week.
Misc.
• Jack Plummer's pass chart (only gonna do him)
No pressure: 11-14, 176 yards, 4 TD
Pressure: 5-6, 69
No Blitz: 9-12, 141, 2 TD
Blitz: 7-8, 104, 2 TD
• UConn was credited with only one hurry against the offensive line and it was attributed to Jared Bycznyski in garbage time.
(Connecticut's two sacks were attributed to Plummer.)
• Purdue: One drop. Attributed to situational blocker Jack Cravaack.
• Dylan Downing gained 49 yards after contact and King Doerue 35.
PURDUE DEFENSE
Snap Counts
Defensive Line
George Karlaftis 32
Branson Deen 32
Lawrence Johnson 29
DaMarcus Mitchell 28
Kydran Jenkins 28
Damarjhe Lewis 20
Jack Sullivan 20
DJ Washington 14
Joe Anderson 12
Bryce Austin 11
Prince Boyd 6
Jeff Marks 6
Tristan Cox 4
Greg Hudgins 3
Linebacker
Jalen Graham 40
Jaylan Alexander 32
Kieren Douglas 27
Jacob Wahlberg 20
OC Brothers 19
Yanni Karlaftis 16
Clyde Washington 11
Khali Saunders 10
Secondary
Cory Trice 33
Chris Jefferson 32
Marvin Grant 31
Dedrick Mackey 31
Sanoussi Kane 27
Cam Allen 25
Jamari Brown 25
Anthony Rompf 20
Elijah Ball 11
Zane Greene 5
Defensive Grades and Such
• Lots of very positive grades all-around but reserve linebacker Jacob Wahlberg work in mop-up time earned him a team-high overall grade, and it came over 20 snaps.
Kieren Douglas, Branson Deen and George Karlaftis were way up there, too, among players who took meaningful snaps.
Cam Allen and Jalen Graham were really the only two prominent guys who didn't grade very well in this game.
• Purdue missed only three tackles, per PFF.
• Purdue's whole defensive front graded very well against the run, while Karlaftis, Deen and Jack Sullivan did so as pass-rushers.
• George Karlaftis was credited with four pressures, three hurries and one hit on the quarterback.
This is going to be pretty superficial because it's challenging to contextualize individual performance in a game like this one.
PURDUE OFFENSE
Quarterback
Jack Plummer 37
Aidan O'Connell 20
Austin Burton 14
Mike Alaimo 7
Wide Receiver
David Bell 35
Milton Wright 35
Broc Thompson 23
Jackson Anthrop 22
Collin Sullivan 19
Andrew Sowinski 19
TJ Sheffield 17
Mershawn Rice 13
Camdyn Childers 10
Alex Maxwell 9
Deion Burks 8
Marcellus Moore 8
Running Back
Dylan Downing 39
King Doerue 30
Zander Horvath 4 (got hurt)
(Note: Some wide receivers took backfield snaps)
(Note: The stat pack gave a carry to JacQuez Cross. They mistook Downing for him, it appears.)
Tight End
Payne Durham 34
Kyle Bilodeau 26
Paul Piferi 21
Garrett Miller 11 (got hurt)
Jack Cravaack 7
Offensive Line
Gus Hartwig 57
Spencer Holstege 57
Tyler Witt 57
Cam Craig 50
Greg Long 48
Eric Miller 37
Mahamane Moussa 21
Marcus Mbow 21
Josh Kaltenberger 21
Jared Bycznski 21
Grades and Such
(Take these for what they're worth due to game conditions and uneven volume over a lot of different players)
• Tight end Payne Durham was the offense's highest-graded player, followed closely by exceptional grades for David Bell and Jack Plummer.
• Purdue's top-graded run-blocker among its front-line players: David Bell.
Cam Craig, Tyler Witt, Greg Long and Payne Durham all graded very well in the run game, too.
• Greg Long, Tyler Witt and Gus Hartwig graded exceptional in pass protection. How problematic their matchups were, I don't know. Actually, pretty much everyone graded well in pass protection.
• In his snaps at right tackle, Cam Craig graded much higher than starter Eric Miller. Craig wound up playing 13 more snaps after Miller started. Might be interesting to see whether that position is up for grabs this week.
Misc.
• Jack Plummer's pass chart (only gonna do him)
No pressure: 11-14, 176 yards, 4 TD
Pressure: 5-6, 69
No Blitz: 9-12, 141, 2 TD
Blitz: 7-8, 104, 2 TD
• UConn was credited with only one hurry against the offensive line and it was attributed to Jared Bycznyski in garbage time.
(Connecticut's two sacks were attributed to Plummer.)
• Purdue: One drop. Attributed to situational blocker Jack Cravaack.
• Dylan Downing gained 49 yards after contact and King Doerue 35.
PURDUE DEFENSE
Snap Counts
Defensive Line
George Karlaftis 32
Branson Deen 32
Lawrence Johnson 29
DaMarcus Mitchell 28
Kydran Jenkins 28
Damarjhe Lewis 20
Jack Sullivan 20
DJ Washington 14
Joe Anderson 12
Bryce Austin 11
Prince Boyd 6
Jeff Marks 6
Tristan Cox 4
Greg Hudgins 3
Linebacker
Jalen Graham 40
Jaylan Alexander 32
Kieren Douglas 27
Jacob Wahlberg 20
OC Brothers 19
Yanni Karlaftis 16
Clyde Washington 11
Khali Saunders 10
Secondary
Cory Trice 33
Chris Jefferson 32
Marvin Grant 31
Dedrick Mackey 31
Sanoussi Kane 27
Cam Allen 25
Jamari Brown 25
Anthony Rompf 20
Elijah Ball 11
Zane Greene 5
Defensive Grades and Such
• Lots of very positive grades all-around but reserve linebacker Jacob Wahlberg work in mop-up time earned him a team-high overall grade, and it came over 20 snaps.
Kieren Douglas, Branson Deen and George Karlaftis were way up there, too, among players who took meaningful snaps.
Cam Allen and Jalen Graham were really the only two prominent guys who didn't grade very well in this game.
• Purdue missed only three tackles, per PFF.
• Purdue's whole defensive front graded very well against the run, while Karlaftis, Deen and Jack Sullivan did so as pass-rushers.
• George Karlaftis was credited with four pressures, three hurries and one hit on the quarterback.
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