Snap counts, PFF grades: Michigan State’s Oregon aftermath, midseason grades

Michigan State’s first half of the season had its highs and lows but ended on a definitive low.

The Spartans bring a three-game losing streak into the bye week and the midway point of their season, with back-to-back losses by three touchdowns or more.

The most recent of those losses was 31-10 on Friday night at Oregon. Here’s a look at the snap counts and some Pro Football Focus grades from the game:

Offensive snap counts (out of 52)

* Luke Newman 52

* Tanner Miller 52

* Stanton Ramil 49

* Nick Marsh 48

* Montorie Foster Jr. 48

* Aidan Chiles 42

* Jack Velling 42

* Ashton Lepo 42

* Brandon Baldwin 38

Kay’Ron Lynch-Adams 28

* Brennan Parachek 27

* Nate Carter 23

Jaron Glover 19

Dallas Fincher 14

Rakeem Johnson 13

Aziah Johnson 12

Tommy Schuster 10

Ademola Faleye 9

Jay Coyne 2

Brandon Tullis 1

Tyneil Hopper 1

Defensive snap counts (out of 75)

* Malik Spencer 71

* Nikau Martinez 68

* Charles Brantley 68

* Ed Woods 58

* Jordan Turner 60

* Cal Haladay 59

* Khris Bogle 50

Wayne Matthews III 43

* D’Quan Douse 39

Anthony Jones 36

Justin Denson Jr. 32

Alex VanSumeren 31

Jalen Thompson 30

Quindarius Dunnigan 28

Ben Roberts 19

Angelo Grose 19

Maverick Hansen 19

Ken Talley 17

Darius Snow 17

Jalen Satchell 16

Ru’Quan Buckley 15

Armorion Smooth 8

Aaron Alexander 7

Andrew Brinson IV 1

Jaylen Thompson 1

Marcellius Pulliam 1

Jeremiah Hughes 1

Avery Dunn 1

* Malik Spencer had easily the best grade (82.2) among Spartans defensive players. He gave up no catches on two targets with one interception, had two tackles graded as stops and recorded a quarterback hit on his only pass rush snap. The grade was the best of his career and came immediately after a game that was grade the worst of his career.

* Holy Cross transfer left guard Luke Newman recorded the best grade among Michigan State offensive players and the best grade of his season.

* As a team, Michigan State had its worst tackling grade of the season and was credited for a season-high 20 missed tackles as Oregon recorded 213 rushing yards on the night. The Spartans’ starting linebackers were credited with seven of those missed tackles.

* Midway through the regular season, Michigan State’s best grade as a team is for its run defense, where it ranks seventh in the Big Ten. Its worst is for pass blocking, where it ranks 17th in the conference.

* Tough game for middle linebacker Cal Haladay, whose grade was the worst of his four-year Michigan State career thanks to three credited missed tackles and being targeted five times in the passing game to the tune of 102 yards.

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