Michigan Football PFF Player Grades, Snap Counts for Oregon Game

The top-ranked Oregon Ducks rolled into a sold-out Big House on Saturday and won 38-17 over the Michigan Wolverines. While the Wolverines had some promising moments, their chances of pulling off an upset were dashed by penalties, questionable coaching decisions and uneven quarterback play.

Using this week's Pro Football Focus (PFF) data, let's take a look at Michigan's highest and lowest rated players in the game and take a look at the number of player snaps.

Offensive snap counts

Evan Link – 54

Giovanni El Hadi – 54

Greg Crippen – 54

Myles Hinton – 54

Josh Priebe – 54

Davis Warren – 45

Colston Loveland – 41

Marlin Klein – 36

Peyton O’Leary – 36

Tyler Morris – 30

Kalel Mullings – 29

Donovan Edwards – 25

Max Bredeson – 19

Kendrick Bell – 17

Semaj Morgan – 15

CJ Charleston – 12

Alex Orji – 10

Hogan Hansen – 5

Fredrick Moore – 4

Five best grades (at least 10 snaps played)

Colston Loveland – 77.0

Donovan Edwards – 71.4

Alex Orji – 69.4

Davis Warren – 68.0

Tyler Morris – 66.8

Michigan continued its trend of relying heavily on star tight end Colston Loveland in the passing game. He answered the call with another outstanding performance – he made seven catches for 112 yards. His passing grade of 89.6 far exceeded the team and proved that there is almost nothing that can stop him.

Meanwhile, the two-quarterback system with Davis Warren and Alex Orji once again showed that it can handle the offense efficiently. Warren posted a solid 69.1 passing grade, while Orji added 39 rushing yards and posted a 68.6 grade on the ground. This is also the second week in a row that both quarterbacks were among Michigan's five highest-rated offensive players.

Five worst grades

Semaj Morgan – 50.1

Marlin Klein – 52.4

Kendrick Bell – 54.2

Giovanni El-Hadi – 55.4

CJ Charleston – 56.0

It almost feels like PFF took one look at Semaj Morgan throwing across his body to a less-than-open Alex Orji and immediately decided that he was the player with the worst offensive grade at 50.1 would be. Morgan had just 15 offensive snaps and managed just one reception for eight yards – both of which were among his personal lows of the season.

Defensive snap counts

Zeke Berry – 69

Aamir Hall – 67

Makari Paige – 65

Wesley Walker – 65

Ernest Hausmann – 60

Kenneth Grant – 55

Mason Graham – 53

Jaishawn Barham – 53

Quinten Johnson – 53

Derrick Moore – 52

Josaiah Stewart – 49

Rayshaun Benny – 38

Mason Curtis – 29

TJ Guy – 26

Cameron Brandt – 21

Jimmy Rolder – 21

Jaydon Hood – 14

Jo’Ziah Edmond – 12

Trey Pierce – 8

Enow Etta – 4

Five best grades (at least 10 snapshots played)

Mason Graham – 76.8

Kenneth Grant – 71.6

Jimmy Rolder – 71.1

Mason Curtis – 69.5

Jaishawn Barham – 69.5

True freshman defensive back Mason Curtis continued to impress by showing his potential and showing consistency for the second straight season. He played more than 20 snaps and again achieved an overall grade above 67.0, demonstrating his well-balanced game, with all defensive grades remaining above 64.0.

Jimmy Rolder and Jaishawn Barham also stood out, building on their strong performances from last week's game against Michigan State. This was Barham's fourth straight week of earning an above-average PFF grade, a significant improvement after failing to achieve it in any of the first five games.

Five worst grades

Aamir Hall – 47.1

Derrick Moore – 52.4

Quinten Johnson – 54.7

Jaydon Hood – 55.7

TJ Guy – 58.2

When Michigan's injury report revealed that both Will Johnson and Jyaire Hill would be sidelined, most of us probably thought Aamir Hall was in for a rough ride. Although the Ducks' strong passing offense was briefly hampered by an early injury to Tez Johnson, that didn't stop them from going after Hall, who gave up four catches for 102 of Dillon Gabriel's 294 passing yards.

Quinten Johnson also allowed a few plays, allowing three catches on three targets for 68 yards. He (40.7) and Hall (43.4) had the worst pass coverage on defense Saturday, and it showed in real time.