With a dominant 37-3 victory over Minnesota on Saturday afternoon Ohio State has moved to 11-0 headed into the season defining matchup against Michigan next week.
The Buckeye offense was able to move the ball consistently through the air and on the ground as they totaled 434 yards of offense.
Ohio State ran the ball for over six yards per carry as most notably Treveyon Henderson ran for 146 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries.
Through the air, Kyle McCord was able to spread the ball out connecting on touchdown passes to Marvin Harrison Jr. and Cade Stover who caught five passes for 83 yards.
In this article we break down McCord, Henderson. and the rest of the offense’s performance using Pro Football Focus grades for each player. Though not the ultimate measuring stick, PFF is a good tool because it grades every player on every play.
Quarterbacks
Starter: Kyle McCord
PFF Grade | 69.4 (60 snaps)
Stats | 20-of-31 (66.7%), 212 Yards, 2 TD, 0 INT, 1 Attempt for 2 Yards
Other: Lincoln Kienholz
PFF Grade | 63.6 (8 snaps)
Stats | 2-of-2 (100%), 7 Yards, 0 TD, 0 INT
What It Means
With a 79.2 PFF grade on the season, Kyle McCord is the third highest graded quarterback in the Big Ten.
Running Backs
Starter: TreVeyon Henderson
PFF Grade | 69.7 (32 snaps)
Stats | 15 attempts for 146 Yards (9.7 avg.), 2 TD, 2 Receptions for 26 Yards
Other: Chip Trayanum
PFF Grade | 61.9 (14 snaps)
Stats | 4 attempts for 25 Yards (6.3 avg.), 0 TD
Other: Dallan Hayden
PFF Grade | 58.4 (12 snaps)
Stats | 8 attempts for 34 Yards (4.3 avg.), 0 TD
Other: Evan Pryor
PFF Grade | 64.3 (8 snaps)
Stats | 6 attempts for 15 Yards (2.5 avg.), 0 TD, 1 Reception for 2 Yards
What It Means
For the third time in the last four games, Treveyon Henderson had over 150 total yards with a 172-yard, two touchdown performance.
Wide Receivers
Starter: Marvin Harrison Jr.
PFF Grade | 67.6 (43 snaps)
Stats | 6 targets, 3 receptions, 30 Yards, 1 TD
Starter: Emeka Egbuka
PFF Grade | 73.0 (36 snaps)
Stats | 8 targets, 5 receptions, 83 Yards, 0 TD
Other: Julian Fleming
PFF Grade | 60.7 (45 snaps)
Stats | 3 targets, 2 receptions, 10 Yards, 0 TD
Other: Carnell Tate
PFF Grade | 54.5 (23 snaps)
Stats | 1 target, 1 reception, 6 Yards, 0 TD
Other: Xavier Johnson
PFF Grade | 75.8 (17 snaps)
Stats | 2 targets, 2 receptions, 22 Yards, 0 TD
Other: Jayden Ballard
PFF Grade | 48.0 (8 snaps)
Stats | 0 targets
Other: Brandon Inniss
PFF Grade | 56.1 (6 snaps)
Stats | 0 targets
Other: Kojo Antwi
PFF Grade | 58.3 (5 snaps)
Stats | 0 targets
What It Means
Emeka Egbuka led the Buckeyes in receiving yards with 83 as he works his way back into the lineup after missing three games with injury earlier this season.
Tight Ends
Starter: Cade Stover
PFF Grade | 69.5 (44 snaps)
Stats | 5 targets, 4 receptions, 26 Yards, 1 TD
Other: Gee Scott Jr.
PFF Grade | 49.8 (28 snaps)
Stats | 0 targets
Other: Patrick Gurd
PFF Grade | 80.1 (6 snaps)
Stats | 1 target, 1 reception, 9 Yards, 0 TD
Other: Joe Royer
PFF Grade | 85.4 (6 snaps)
Stats | 1 target, 1 reception, 5 Yards, 0 TD
Other: Jelani Thurman
PFF Grade | 56.8 (5 snaps)
Stats | 0 targets
Other: Caden Curry
PFF Grade | 60.0 (2 snaps)
Stats | 0 targets
What It Means
With 534 receiving yards this season, Cade Stover is fourth among tight ends in college football.
Offensive Line
Left Tackle: Josh Simmons
PFF Grade | 80.3 (60 snaps)
Stats | 74.4 run block grade, 86.4 pass block grade, 0 pressures allowed on 31 pass block snaps
Left Guard: Donovan Jackson
PFF Grade | 64.8 (60 snaps)
Stats | 60.7 run block grade, 85.0 pass block grade, 0 pressures allowed on 31 pass block snaps
Center: Carson Hinzman
PFF Grade | 61.5 (60 snaps)
Stats | 62.2 run block grade, 51.2 pass block grade, 0 pressures allowed on 31 pass block snaps
Right Guard: Matthew Jones
PFF Grade | 59.7 (54 snaps)
Stats | 54.7 run block grade, 84.2 pass block grade, 0 pressures allowed on 28 pass block snaps
Right Tackle: Josh Fryar
PFF Grade | 68.7 (60 snaps)
Stats | 65.5 run block grade, 71.0 pass block grade, 1 sack and 1 pressure allowed on 31 pass block snaps
Other: Enokk Vimahi
PFF Grade | 50.0 (14 snaps)
Stats | 57.2 run block grade, 0.0 pass block grade, 0 pressures allowed on 5 pass block snaps
Other: Luke Montgomery
PFF Grade | 50.7 (10 snaps)
Stats | 50.7 run block grade, 72.7 pass block grade, 0 pressures allowed on 2 pass block snaps
Other: Zen Michalski
PFF Grade | 61.0 (8 snaps)
Stats | 59.3 run block grade, 74.3 pass block grade, 0 pressures allowed on 2 pass block snaps
Other: Victor Cutler Jr.
PFF Grade | 61.1 (8 snaps)
Stats | 60.2 run block grade, 72.3 pass block grade, 0 pressures allowed on 2 pass block snaps
Other: Tegra Tshabola
PFF Grade | 56.9 (8 snaps)
Stats | 58.2 run block grade, 25.6 pass block grade, 0 pressures allowed on 2 pass block snaps
What It Means
The offensive line put together a good performance in particular in pass protection as Josh Simmons (86.4), Donovan Jackson (85.0), and Matthew Jones (84.0) all received very good pass block grades.
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