Last night, the Miami Hurricanes defeated the Clemson Tigers 41-13 in Death Valley. The Hurricanes had several players get banged up during the game, so let's see who got in by checking out the Miami snap counts, as provided by Pro Football Focus.

OFFENSE:

QB:
Darian Mensah -- 66

RB:
Mark Fletcher -- 42
Javian Mallory -- 24
Girard Pringle Jr. -- 3
Jordan Lyle -- 3

WR:
Malachi Toney -- 62
Cooper Barkate -- 61
Daylyn Upshaw -- 39
Vandrevius Jacobs -- 11
Vance Spafford -- 2

TE:
Elija Lofton -- 55
Gavin Mueller -- 21
Israel Briggs -- 4
Cole McConathy II -- 3

OL:
Samson Okunlola -- 66
Ryan Rodriguez -- 66
Ben Congdon -- 60
Matthew McCoy -- 60
Max Buchanan -- 39
SJ Alofaituli -- 33
Jamal Meriweather -- 6

DEFENSE:

DL:
Damon Wilson -- 56
Justin Scott -- 46
Third Scroggins -- 40
Ahmad Moten Sr. -- 38
Armondo Blount -- 28
Booker Pickett Jr. -- 26
Marquise Lightfoot -- 21
Jarquez Carter -- 18
DeAnthony Lafayette -- 17
Keona Davis -- 5

LB:
Mohamed Toure -- 58
Chase Smith -- 53
Cam Pruitt -- 16
Kellen Wiley Jr. -- 9
Kamal Bonner -- 8

DB:
Bryce Fitzgerald -- 74
Omar Thornton -- 74
Zechariah Poyser-- 72
Ethan O'Connor -- 66
Dylan Day -- 54
Ryan Mack -- 26
JJ Dunnigan -- 25
Damari Brown -- 6

 

SJ with 33 snaps is criminal

Rewatching it and I was wrong, thought Cantwell got snaps late at LG and he didn't.

SJ was in on that dominant drive late at RG and he had a nice drive block on the airborne TD for Fletcher. Being competent is all that's really needed or asked.

 

Pringle should have gotten the 3 Lyle snaps.
Where were the other CBs? Ewald, Waters, Jennings, Redding got 0 snaps.
Congdon should not leave the field for SJ.
We have to get another OT ready to play: Hawks or Cantwell have to step up because Meriweather isn't the answer.
Meriweather maybe a better option at OG than SJ.
Disappointed in Dre. He is playing hesitant. We need more out of Barkate, Upshaw, and Dre. If not, Wingo has to get some looks.

Davis is a little undersized but he has some moves. Good 3T. Moten to Carter was a clear drop off.
With Blount and Lightfoot banged up: Wilson, Scroggins, Pickett, and Lafayette kept that QB running. Had we had 1 more healthy CB, this game gets very ugly.

I think you are mistaking Davis for Carter. Carter is the smaller of the two. Davis is one of our largest DTs

 

SJ with 33 snaps is criminal

He didnt play terrible at RG...but yes...you are correct

He seemed like a different player on that side of line vs at LG

 

I think you are mistaking Davis for Carter. Carter is the smaller of the two. Davis is one of our largest DTs

Davis can play at SDE. Carter is a bowling ball and actually heavier than Davis. If Scott and Moten both leave, we are going to need 2 DT unless 2026 kids take big steps.

 

Last night, the Miami Hurricanes defeated the Clemson Tigers 41-13 in Death Valley. The Hurricanes had several players get banged up during the game, so let's see who got in by checking out the Miami snap counts, as provided by Pro Football Focus.

OFFENSE:

QB:
Darian Mensah -- 66

RB:
Mark Fletcher -- 42
Javian Mallory -- 24
Girard Pringle Jr. -- 3
Jordan Lyle -- 3

WR:
Malachi Toney -- 62
Cooper Barkate -- 61
Daylyn Upshaw -- 39
Vandrevius Jacobs -- 11
Vance Spafford -- 2

TE:
Elija Lofton -- 55
Gavin Mueller -- 21
Israel Briggs -- 4
Cole McConathy II -- 3

OL:
Samson Okunlola -- 66
Ryan Rodriguez -- 66
Ben Congdon -- 60
Matthew McCoy -- 60
Max Buchanan -- 39
SJ Alofaituli -- 33
Jamal Meriweather -- 6

DEFENSE:

DL:
Damon Wilson -- 56
Justin Scott -- 46
Third Scroggins -- 40
Ahmad Moten Sr. -- 38
Armondo Blount -- 28
Booker Pickett Jr. -- 26
Marquise Lightfoot -- 21
Jarquez Carter -- 18
DeAnthony Lafayette -- 17
Keona Davis -- 5

LB:
Mohamed Toure -- 58
Chase Smith -- 53
Cam Pruitt -- 16
Kellen Wiley Jr. -- 9
Kamal Bonner -- 8

DB:
Bryce Fitzgerald -- 74
Omar Thornton -- 74
Zechariah Poyser-- 72
Ethan O'Connor -- 66
Dylan Day -- 54
Ryan Mack -- 26
JJ Dunnigan -- 25
Damari Brown -- 6

Dunnigan and Blount clearly hurt.

Surprised Keona Davis isn’t providing more snaps.

Need Jacob’s to step up and produce a few catches a game.

 

I want to see Cantwell get snaps. He’s a major investment and he needs some burn.

Injured and behind.

 

SJ with 33 snaps is criminal

I’m convinced some of you don’t even watch games or have no clue how many injuries this team has. SJ played well while Buchanan was out injured. What is the staff supposed to do when starters go out?

 

Makes zero sense for Pringle to have so few snaps and only one touch. Confounding that Dawson hasn’t carved out a role for him, could be such a great complement to the power of Fletch and Mallory. Also need much more production out of pass catchers beyond Toney.

 

I’m convinced some of you don’t even watch games or have no clue how many injuries this team has. SJ played well while Buchanan was out injured. What is the staff supposed to do when starters go out?

Just easier to complain and join everyone else’s narrative.

 

Honestly once we get healthier at CB I’d like to see Les Thornton…. He’s god awful in open space

He's literally just a 200 lb DE at this point

 

Some thoughts. Max has settled in. Ben has made a HUGE difference on the line. This game was great experience for those too. I want them to get as many snaps as possible.

Day, Mack, Keona Davis, and scroggins caught my eye. Day and Scroggins hustle their butts off. Mack and Davis are better athletes than I thought.

 

The six snaps by merriweather at tackle felt like being in slow motion in a car crash

 

Cantwell didn’t play at all but SJ did? Clearly Congdon is more advanced and looked good.

Assume he was hurt or being punished. Highly doubt we give zero reps to a guy who will be needed later on.

 

Injured and behind.

He’s hurt? Didn’t know that. WHY IS EVERYONE HURT lmao

 

SJ played pretty well. I know he’s the new whipping boy but let’s judge fairly. He’s had bad moments and we’ve all discussed it but let’s not bury him if he plays well.

 

He’s hurt? Didn’t know that. WHY IS EVERYONE HURT lmao

Just my thought nothing confirmed. Even from week 1 game he seemed to be honing around. Then has gone games without snaps or only a few snaps. I know he is behind in development but the limited snaps tells me he is also not 100%.

If he is 100% and still not getting snaps then that means he is waaaay far away from contributing this year.

 

SJ played pretty well. I know he’s the new whipping boy but let’s judge fairly. He’s had bad moments and we’ve all discussed it but let’s not bury him if he plays well.

He was explosive off the ball last night. I wonder if he is just better at playing RG. I don’t know if there is much difference from playing right or left guard but he did look better.

 

SJ played pretty well. I know he’s the new whipping boy but let’s judge fairly. He’s had bad moments and we’ve all discussed it but let’s not bury him if he plays well.

I agree. I have no issue with him getting snaps if he’s not messing up. Maybe hes a center long term and it works out

 

With the injuries stacking up id divide up the RB snaps a bit more. Obviously let fletch do his late game pounding but gotta lessen his wear and tear a bit.

Spreading snaps is easier in some games than others. This wasn’t one of them.

 

Gonna push back on a couple notions..

yes, Mack has some potential and IF NECESSARY can be utilized; still, awful light in the ***, and clearly needs to develop physically. Bigger/stronger receivers could be a serious problem. If injuries persist, I'm sure his matchups will be limited.

Merriweather was not good, but his snaps last night are being blown into true freshman Zion Nelson v UF proportions.