Hstokes1447
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When the schedule came out, I looked at these first four games as preseason for The U. Outside of the injuries, I honestly think they went about as well as they could have. Three of the four games were double digit blowouts, which gave the staff a chance to get young guys meaningful game reps. That was huge for me because if we're trying to get back to the National Championship, depth is going to be everything.
The offensive line is developing. I know everybody has been down on the OL, but I'm seeing some progress. Congdon, Buchanan and Meriweather have shown me enough at guard that I believe Mirabal and Mario can develop that group into something really good. And I'm going to say it now, McCoy and Samson have shown flashes that could make them one of the best tackle duos in the country by the end of the year. I wouldn't be surprised to hear both names called in the 2027 NFL Draft.
Top 8 OL in Snaps
Through four games, the numbers are ridiculous: (yeah I know who Miami has played and to be honest that really doesn’t matter to me)
#1 Total Offense — 588.8 YPG
#4 Passing — 361.3 YPG
#20 Rushing — 227.5 YPG
#3 Scoring — 51.8 PPG
#2 Total Defense — 224.5 YPG allowed
#1 Rushing Defense — 39.5 YPG allowed
9.0 PPG allowed
The one area I still want to see tighten up is the passing defense, currently #42 nationally at 185.0 yards allowed per game. Once X get back healthy I can see the secondary improving greatly allowing Bryce to go back to his natural position deep safety and I can see Poyser continuing to play nickel in passing downs over Thornton.
We're 4–0. The young guys have gotten reps. The offense is #1 in the country. The defense is #2 overall and #1 against the run. Now the real season starts. Let's see what this team looks like when the games really matter.
Total Snaps over 4 games (97 players have already recorded snaps through the first four games)
OFFENSE
QB
DEFENSE
DL
The offensive line is developing. I know everybody has been down on the OL, but I'm seeing some progress. Congdon, Buchanan and Meriweather have shown me enough at guard that I believe Mirabal and Mario can develop that group into something really good. And I'm going to say it now, McCoy and Samson have shown flashes that could make them one of the best tackle duos in the country by the end of the year. I wouldn't be surprised to hear both names called in the 2027 NFL Draft.
Top 8 OL in Snaps
- Matthew McCoy — 218
- Ryan Rodriguez — 218
- Max Buchanan — 205
- Samson Okunlola — 184
- Seuseu Alofaituli — 172
- Ben Congdon — 85
- Jackson Cantwell — 78
- Jamal Meriweather — 65
Through four games, the numbers are ridiculous: (yeah I know who Miami has played and to be honest that really doesn’t matter to me)
#1 Total Offense — 588.8 YPG
#4 Passing — 361.3 YPG
#20 Rushing — 227.5 YPG
#3 Scoring — 51.8 PPG
#2 Total Defense — 224.5 YPG allowed
#1 Rushing Defense — 39.5 YPG allowed
9.0 PPG allowed
The one area I still want to see tighten up is the passing defense, currently #42 nationally at 185.0 yards allowed per game. Once X get back healthy I can see the secondary improving greatly allowing Bryce to go back to his natural position deep safety and I can see Poyser continuing to play nickel in passing downs over Thornton.
We're 4–0. The young guys have gotten reps. The offense is #1 in the country. The defense is #2 overall and #1 against the run. Now the real season starts. Let's see what this team looks like when the games really matter.
Total Snaps over 4 games (97 players have already recorded snaps through the first four games)
OFFENSE
QB
- Darian Mensah — 210
- Luke Nickel — 50
- Dereon Coleman — 24
- Mark Fletcher Jr. — 84
- Javian Mallory — 74
- Girard Pringle Jr. — 51
- CharMar Brown — 49
- Chris Wheatley-Humphrey — 17
- Jordan Lyle — 16
- Terrell Walden II — 15
- Jack Whitehouse — 7
- Malachi Toney — 175
- Cooper Barkate — 160
- Daylyn Upshaw — 96
- Joshua Moore — 68
- Vandrevius Jacobs — 65
- Somourian Wingo — 57
- Milan Parris — 54
- Vance Spafford — 52
- Tyran Evans — 25
- Nick Thomas — 20
- Brenden Cook — 2
- Brennan Burton — 2
- Kolby Luna — 2
- Riply Luna — 2
- Elija Lofton — 166
- Israel Briggs — 46
- Gavin Mueller — 46
- Owen Ruskavich — 26
- Cole McConathy II — 16
- Jackson Carver — 7
- Hunter Carver — 3
- Jack Nickel — 3
- Matthew McCoy — 218
- Ryan Rodriguez — 218
- Max Buchanan — 205
- Samson Okunlola — 184
- Seuseu Alofaituli — 172
- Ben Congdon — 85
- Jackson Cantwell — 78
- Jamal Meriweather — 65
- Rhys Woodrow — 54
- Jacob Hawks — 46
- Ralph Scroggins — 21
- Canon Pickett — 20
- Jaden Wilkerson — 14
- Johnathan Cline — 13
- Yerovi Valdes Alfonso — 3
- Joel Ervin — 3
DEFENSE
DL
- Marquise Lightfoot — 149
- Justin Scott — 146
- Damon Wilson II — 126
- Armando Blount — 119
- Ahmad Moten Sr. — 91
- Keona Davis — 67
- Herbert Scroggins III — 62
- Jarquez Carter — 61
- Booker Pickett Jr. — 32
- Mykah Newton — 19
- Keshawn Stancil — 18
- DeAnthony Lafayette — 16
- Logan Nagel — 11
- Isaiah Chukwurah — 8
- Ashari Charles — 7
- Tyson Bacon — 7
- Samuel Coufal — 7
- Fred Sainteus — 5
- Chase Smith — 136
- Mohamed Toure — 128
- Kamal Bonner — 65
- Cam Pruitt — 58
- Ezekiel Marcelin Jr. — 35
- Kellen Wiley Jr. — 30
- Karsten Busch — 7
- Jordan Campbell — 2
- Braylon Lamar — 1
- Casey Rizzi — 1
- Zechariah Poyser — 184
- Bryce Fitzgerald — 177
- JJ Dunnigan — 162
- Omar Thornton — 161
- Ethan O'Connor — 118
- Damari Brown — 87
- Isaiah Taylor — 48
- Ryan Mack — 46
- Chris Ewald Jr. — 42
- Camdin Portis — 39
- Xavier Lucas — 39
- Cortez Redding — 28
- Brody Jennings — 27
- Dylan Day — 24
- Jaelan Waters — 9
- Andres Williams — 3
- Monroe Toney — 3
- Takai Azziz — 3
- OJ Frederique Jr. — 2
- Stone Stroud — 2
