Snap Counts: Playing Time in Virginia Tech's Win Over Boston College
Summary
Pick/market: Virginia Tech was back in action over the weekend with a soggy scrum of a game at Boston College.
Virginia Tech was back in action over the weekend with a soggy scrum of a game at Boston College. The Hokies eked out a win by a score of 21-14, but the conditions made for an uncomfortable game across the board. However, a look at the snap counts compared to previous weeks does not indicate personnel decisions were affected much, if at all.
Continued monitoring as the patterns shift throughout the season remains a valuable data point. A breakdown of each player's snap count reveals a player's role in the system, a marker of their development, and the quality of depth should injuries arise. It is an insightful, though imperfect, component of assessing the team. The offensive and defensive snap counts listed below are courtesy of Pro Football Focus (PFF).
Overall, 43 Virginia Tech players saw time in contest - 18 on offense, 25 on defense. The offense was also split as evenly as possible with PFF accounting for 40 pass plays and 41 run plays.
There were a couple notable personnel developments in this game. Due to a late-week injury to usual starting offensive lineman Montavious Cunningham, lineman Michael Troutman made his debut and played every offensive snap. Defensively, linebacker Kaleb Spencer was ejected from the game in the fourth quarter for a targeting call.
OFFENSE (81 total)
Quarterback
Ethan Grunkemeyer - 81
Running Back
Jeffrey Overton, Jr. - 54
Marcellous Hawkins - 32
Wide Receiver
Marlion Jackson - 69
Que'Sean Brown - 46
Davion Brown - 43
Tyseer Denmark - 14
AJ Brand - 6
Tight End
Luke Reynolds - 75
Benji Gosnell - 38
Ja'Ricous Hairston - 27
Offensive Line
Kyle Altuner - 81
Michael Troutman - 81
Layth Ghannam - 81
Aidan Lynch - 81
Logan Howland - 59
Brody Meadows - 22
Tommy Ricard - 1
Note: There is a discrepancy in the number of snaps along the offensive line. One extra snap is reported.
DEFENSE (65 total)
Defensive Tackle
Kemari Copeland - 51
Elhadj Fall - 36
Randy Adirika - 21
Gerard Johnson - 11
Eric Mensah - 7
Defensive End
Aycen Stevens - 41
Cortez Harris - 33
Mylachi Williams - 24
Samuel Okunlola - 13
Jason Abbey - 12
Javion Hilson - 7
Deric Dandy - 4
Linebacker
Noah Chambers - 59
Kaleb Spencer - 49
Keon Wylie - 44
Curtis Jones, Jr. - 21
Cornerback
Jaquez White - 52
Joshua Clarke - 50
Thomas Williams - 15
Cam Chadwick - 13
Isaiah Brown-Murray - 8
Safety
Tyson Flowers - 61
Quentin Reddish - 52
DQ Smith - 17
Kenny Woseley - 14
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