COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Missouri hosted the Mississippi State Bulldogs for the Tigers' Senior Night, and walked away with a 49-27 victory in its final home game of the season.
Here's the win broken down by the numbers.
Team Grades
The Tigers posted their best overall grade against a Power Four program this year with a 90.1 against the Bulldogs, along with a Power-Four-best 84.7 offense grade and Power-Four-second-best 79.8 defense grade.
Passing – 67.3 (fourth-highest of season)
Rushing – 80.6 (fourth-highest of season)
Pass Block – 82.8 (third-highest of season)
Run Block – 80 (highest of season)
Receiving – 65.8 (seventh-highest of season)
Run Defense – 88.1 (second-highest of season)
Tackling – 80.9 (fourth-highest of season)
Pass Rush – 66.8 (ninth-highest of season)
Coverage – 77.8 (second-highest of season)
Special Teams – 67.7 (sixth-highest of season)
Individual offense grades
Quarterbacks
Matt Zollers – 55 snaps, 68.2 offense grade, 67.3 pass grade, 60.1 rush grade
Running backs
Ahmad Hardy – 33 snaps, 81.6 offense grade, 82.1 rush, 29.3 pass
Jamal Roberts – 25 snaps, 64.1 offense grade, 64.8 rush, 54.8 pass, 71.5 pass block
Wide receivers
Kevin Coleman Jr. – 36 snaps, 67 offense grade, 66.7 pass, 60 run block
Josh Manning – 35 snaps, 70.8 offense grade, 71.1 pass, 57.2 run block
Donovan Olugbode – 34 snaps, 66.2 offense grade, 66.4 pass, 57.2 run block
Marquis Johnson – 10 snaps, 47.6 offense grade, 56.1 pass, 60 run block
Xavier Loyd – 10 snaps, 58.8 offense grade, 59.6 pass, 59.5 run block
Logan Muckey – 10 snaps, 68.8 offense grade, 77.8 run block
DaMarion Fowlkes – 2 snaps, 69.6 offense grade, 63.2 rush, 60 run block
Tight Ends
Jordon Harris – 38 snaps, 77.6 offense grade, 50.7 pass, 66.8 pass block, 80.7 run block
Brett Norfleet – 36 snaps, 63.8 offense grade, 61.2 pass, 63.7 pass block
Jude James – 10 snaps, 66.8 offense grade, 65.3 run bock
Vince Brown II – 1 snap, 60 offense grade, 60 run block
Offensive line
Cayden Green – 65 snaps, 67.2 offense grade, 78.4 pass block, 63 run block
Dominick Guidice – 65 snaps, 69.7 offense grade, 59.9 pass block, 69.7 run block
Connor Tollison – 65 snaps, 70.9 offense grade, 82.1 pass block, 66.4 run block
Curtis Peagler – 65 snaps, 75.7 offense grade, 59.9 pass block, 76.5 run block
Keagen Trost – 65 snaps, 86.7 offense grade, 83 pass block, 82.5 run block
Takeaways
Jordon Harris led the tight end group in snap counts for the first time playing alongside Brett Norfleet this season. Part of this could be due to Norfleet still ramping up recovery from his shoulder injury, but Harris made the most of his opportunity, posting a better run-blocking grade than all but one of the offensive linemen.
Marquis Johnson's role has almost entirely evaporated since the shift from Beau Pribula to Matt Zollers, which is surprising considering Zollers' tendency to throw deep. Perhaps Johnson will experience a resurgence upon Pribula's return, but for now, his role remains minimal.
Individual defense grades
Edge rushers
Zion Young – 72 snaps, 69.2 defense grade, 61.5 pass rush, 72. 5 run defense
Damon Wilson II – 54 snaps, 54.3 defense grade, 60.3 pass rush, 54.6 run defense
Darris Smith – 53 snaps, 73.3 defense grade, 73.5 pass rush, 67 run defense
Daeden Hopkins – 21 snaps, 81.3 defense grade, 61.4 pass rush, 82.2 run defense
Nate Johnson – 2 snaps, 60.7 defense grade, 60 pass rush, 60 run defense
Defensive tackles
Chris McClellan – 60 snaps, 75.3 defense grade, 69.3 pass rush, 72.7 run defense
Sterling Webb – 49 snaps, 58.6 defense grade, 57.4 pass rush, 59.4 run defense
Marquis Gracial – 25 snaps, 67.6 defense grade, 57.1 pass rush, 69.6 run defense
Jalen Marshall – 25 snaps, 68.7 defense grade, 67.2 pass rush, 64.3 run defense
Bralen Henderson – 22 snaps, 61.2 defense grade, 56.9 pass rush, 64.2 run defense
Linebackers
Khalil Jacobs – 67 snaps, 80.1 defense grade, 86.5 run defense, 84.4 tackle, 71.6 coverage
Nicholas Rodriguez – 49 snaps, 78.4 defense grade, 68.7 run defense, 81.7 tackle, 77.4 coverage
Triston Newson – 45 snaps, 50.5 defense grade, 48.3 run defense, 40.8 tackle, 56.6 coverage
Josiah Trotter – 22 snaps, 52.2 defense grade, 67.4 run defense, 26.8 tackle, 53.2 coverage
Jeremiah Beasley – 7 snaps, 64 defense grade, 63.9 run defense, 73.1 tackle, 61 coverage
Cornerbacks
Drey Norwood – 71 snaps, 65.6 defense grade, 64.5 coverage, 78.2 tackle
Stephen Hall – 60 snaps, 61.4 defense grade, 63.6 coverage, 76.2 tackle
Toriano Pride Jr. – 59 snaps, 78.8 defense grade, 76.3 coverage, 81.1 tackle
Safeties
Marvin Burks Jr. – 85 snaps, 75.7 defense grade, 71.9 coverage, 85 tackle, 80.2 run defense
Santana Banner – 69 snaps, 59.9 defense grade, 63 coverage, 65.1 tackle, 61.9 run defense
Daylan Carnell – 54 snaps, 66.1 defense grade, 61.9 coverage, 83.1 tackle, 74.7 run defense
Mose Phillips II – 36 snaps, 63.6 defense grade, 61 coverage, 35.9 tackle, 67.2 run defense
Trajen Greco – 10 snaps, 45.1 defense grade, 34.7 coverage, 74.8 tackle, 61.5 run defense
Takeaways
Daeden Hopkins has emerged as Langden Kitchen's run-defense replacement while Kitchen is on sideline, and performed well in his debut in the new role.
Darris Smith is forcing his way onto the field alongside Zion Young and Damon Wilson, posting his highest snap count of the season.
Toriano Pride Jr. has had a stellar second half to the season after an up-and-down first half.