The Missouri Tigers suffered their fourth loss of the season at the hands of Brett Venables' Oklahoma Sooners. With the loss, Missouri moves to 7-4 and zero wins against above .500 Southeastern Conference teams. 

Let's take a look at the game through the numbers.

Many of Missouri's grades were understandably season-lows. The Tigers put up a season-low overall grade of 68.8, season-low offensive grade of 59.8 and an overall defensive grade of 72.7. 

Passing – 56.6 (fourth-lowest of season)
Pass blocking – 90.4 (highest of season)
Receiving – 58.2 (second-lowest of season)
Running – 61.9 (lowest of season)
Run blocking – 51.8 (lowest of season) 
Run defense – 82.8 (fifth-highest of season)
Tackling – 62.2 (fourth-lowest of season)
Pass rush – 62.2 (second-lowest of season)
Coverage – 67.5 (tied for third-lowest of season)
Special Teams – 68.3 (fifth-lowest of season)

Quarterbacks

Beau Pribula – 77 snaps, 58.6 offense grade, 56.6 passing, 62.9 rushing

Running backs

Ahmad hardy – 42 snaps, 62.2 offense grade, 63.5 rushing, 74.4 pass blocking, 53.6 receiving
Jamal Roberts – 35 snaps, 59.6 offense grade, 57.3 rushing, 73.2 pass blocking, 66.5 receiving
Tavorus Jones – 1 snap, 61.6 offense grade, 66 receiving

Wide receivers 

Donovan Olugbode – 69 snaps, 57.9 offense grade, 57.8 receiving, 57.9 run block
Josh Manning – 65 snaps, 61.7 offense grade, 61.8 receiving, 56.9 run block
Kevin Coleman Jr. – 59 snaps, 68.4 offense grade, 68.1 receiving, 59.1 run block
Marquis Johnson – 13 snaps, 53.3 offense grade, 54 receiving, 60 run block
Xavier Loyd – 4 snaps, 59 offense grade, 60 receiving, 59.6 run block
Daniel Blood – 1 snap, 59 offense grade, 60 receiving
Logan Muckey – 1 snap, 59 offense grade, 59.4 run block

Tight ends

Brett Norfleet – 55 snaps, 45.8 offense grade, 50.3 receiving, 70.3 pass block, 48.7 run block
Jordon Harris – 33 snaps, 42.9 offense grade, 35.1 receiving, 69.7 pass block, 67.5 run block
Jude James – 6 snaps, 65.3 offense grade, 59.2 receiving, 64.4 pass block, 67.5 run block
Vince Brown II – 1 snap, 60 offense grade, 60 run block

Offensive Line 

Cayden Green – 77 snaps, 68.8 offense grade, 86.3 pass block, 58.1 run block
Dominick Guidice – 77 snaps, 64.3 offense grade, 77.4 pass block, 60.6 run block
Connor Tollison – 77 snaps, 54.8 offense grade, 74.6 pass block, 49.8 run block
Curtis Peagler – 77 snaps, 55 offense grade, 75.2 pass block, 48.2 run block
Keagen Trost – 77 snaps, 72.5 offense grade, 84.7 pass block, 64.5 run block

Takeaways

Cayden Green and Keagen Trost being the two highest-graded pass-blockers makes sense. When Pribula faced pressure, it was almost always from up the gut. 

Donovan Olugbode getting this much opportunity is remarkable, but deserved. Leading the receiver corps in snaps multiple games this year as a freshman is impressive, and is only the beginning. His usage rate will soar next season. 

Brett Norfleet might've been rushed back, he hasn't looked the same since returning from injury. Let's hope for a healthier 2026. 

Edge rushers

Zion Young – 42 snaps, 68.7 defense grade, 66.2 pass rush, 65.5 run defense
Damon Wilson II – 39 snaps, 65.2 defense grade, 68.3 pass rush, 65.3 run defense
Darris Smith – 36 snaps, 62.7 defense grade, 56.2 pass rush, 66.5 run defense
Nate Johnson – 13 snaps, 78.4 defense grade, 63.1 pass rush, 76.1 run defense
Langden Kitchen – 8 snaps, 58.6 defense grade, 57 pass rush, 60.4 run defense

Defensive tackles

Chris McClellan – 42 snaps, 66.9 defense grade, 75.7 run defense, 58.6 pass rush
Sterling Webb – 34 snaps, 60.5 defense grade, 61.9 run defense, 58.2 pass rush
Marquis Gracial – 21 snaps, 70.9 defense grade, 74.3 run defense, 55.4 pass rush
Jalen Marshall – 17 snaps, 68 defense grade, 70.2 run defense, 57.1 pass rush
Bralen Henderson – 4 snaps, 57.2 defense grade, 58.5 run defense, 60 pass rush

Linebackers 

Josiah Trotter – 57 snaps, 79 defense grade, 80 run defense, 67.8 tackle, 71.9 coverage
Khalil Jacobs – 33 snaps, 53.2 defense grade, 67.4 run defense, 33.2 tackle, 45.2 coverage
Nicholas Rodriguez –27 snaps, 80.4 defense grade, 71.2 run defense, 79.9 tackle, 78.1 coverage
Triston Newson – 4 snaps, 42.7 defense grade, 62.6 run defense, 75.8 tackle, 45.2 coverage

Cornerbacks

Toriano Pride Jr. – 58 snaps, 68.8 defense grade, 68.5 coverage, 63.9 run defense
Stephen Hall – 42 snaps, 69.3 defense grade, 68.4 coverage, 65.6 run defense, 78 tackle
Drey Norwood – 31 snaps, 72.1 defense grade, 71.9 coverage, 60.4 run defense

Safeties

Marvin Burks Jr. – 58 snaps, 43 defense grade, 40.6 coverage, 54.9 run defense, 50.5 tackle
Santana Banner – 48 snaps, 55.6 defense grade, 50.7 coverage, 65.7 run defense, 25.5 tackle
Daylan Carnell – 41 snaps, 61.2 defense grade, 69.2 coverage, 32.9 run defense, 76.1 tackle
Jalen Catalon – 20 snaps, 68.6 defense grade, 65.4 coverage, 67 run defense, 77.6 tackle
Mose Phillips III – 13 snaps, 66.9 defense grade, 66.2 coverage, 61.1 run defense
Trajen Greco – 5 snaps, 60.8 defense grade, 60.8 coverage, 60 run defense

Takeaways 

It looks like Drinkwitz is sticking to his word, and will preserve Daeden Hopkins redshirt. Nate Johnson has taken on a larger role, and likely would've last week, too, had he not gotten ejected. 

Mose Phillips III has now seen an increased role in back-to-back games. Maybe Drinkwitz is trying to give the safety a taste of what next season could be like with intentions to lure Phillips to stay at Missouri.

Jalen Catalon isn't a great coverage defender, but when Marvin Burks Jr. struggles as much as he does, it's questionable as to why Catalon doesn't play more snaps when the coverage tradeoff would be nearly unnoticeable compared to the boost Catalon would give in the run game.