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PULLMAN -- There is a clear trust that Washington State has in wide receiver Branden Ganashamoorthy and tight end Jack Pedersen. In the Cougars' 34-24 loss to Arizona on Saturday, Wazzu took 73 offensive snaps. Pedersen was out there for every single one, and Ganashamoorthy was on the field for 71 of them, 17 more than the next highest receiver. Part of that comes from a belief in what they can do in various scenarios. Ganashamoorthy obviously has pass-catching chops, catching four passes for 67 yards and a touchdown for the second week in a row. But he's also established his ability to block and be physical on the outside. He's one of three Cougar receivers with over 100 receiving yards this year. As for Pedersen, he isn't much of a downfield receiving threat, but he's a solid safety valve for Caden Pinnick and a reliable blocker and veteran presence. Still, the Cougars will certainly benefit when Trey Leckner and his vertical ability returns from injury. Here are the WSU snap counts from Saturday per Pro Football Focus, along with some insight. Related: Jack Bal emerging as WSU's latest portal steal QUARTERBACK Caden Pinnick (73) RUNNING BACK Kirby Vorhees (49) Maxwell Woods (22) Leo Pulalasi (10) WIDE RECEIVER Branden Ganashamoorthy (71) Daniel Blood (54) Darrius Clemons (26) Tank Hawkins (19) TIGHT END Jack Pedersen (73) Beau Baker (7) OFFENSIVE LINE Jaylin Caldwell (73) Ashton Tripp (73) Noah Dunham (73) Nick Bakken (73) Jonny Lester (73) In a closer game, the Cougars shortened the bench again. It's interesting that Woods didn't see as many snaps, but some of that may have come from a blocking necessity. At tight end, we thought Peyton Read might eventually see a role, but that doesn't appear to be the case. This also marks the second game this season the entire offensive line played every snap. In terms of PFF grades, Clemons had the highest overall offensive grade (71.8). Tripp had the highest pass blocking grade for WSU at 84.0. Baker was on the low end at 44.9. DEFENSIVE END Matyus McLain (56) Linus Zunk (56) Fernando Lecuona (19) Ben Beatty (18) Eduwa Okundaye (1) DEFENSIVE TACKLE Kaden Beatty (48) Jirah Leaupepetele (43) Josh Wedel (25) Paul Hutson (19) Damarjhe Lewis (15) LINEBACKER Keith Brown (69) DJ Warner (55) Isaiah Hung (25) Jack Ellison (6) CORNERBACK Khamari Terrell (72) Jamarey Smith (61) CJ Solis-Lumar (32) Kai Rapolla (15) SAFETY Jackquintin Bal (67) Jeremiah Bernard (59) Jaylen Thomas (58) Kyle Peterson (6) Jalil Tucker was again suited up but didn't play, meaning Smith remained the primary outside cornerback partnered with Terrell. Wedel surpassing Hutson is a fascinating development, because it's a testament to how good Wedel has been. The safety rotation also shortened, especially after Peterson missed an assignment and gave up a touchdown. But adding to the enigma that is PFF, the touchdown wasn't charged to him. On the grade scale, Brown was excellent with a 79.9 overall grade. The Cougars generated nine pressures, but that number feels low. The Cougars also missed four tackles. Branden Ganashamoorthy celebrates a TD (Photo: Imagn/Snook)