Snap counts, PFF grades: Michigan State WR among nation’s top freshmen

What a difference a bye week can make.

Michigan State came out of its week off and looked like a different team, leading throughout and convincingly beating Iowa, 32-20, on Saturday night at Spartan Stadium.

The win helped the Spartans move past a three-game losing streak and get some momentum entering a trip to Michigan next week.

Here’s a look at Michigan State’s snap counts and Pro Football Focus grades.

Offensive snap counts (out of 74):

* Stanton Ramil 74

* Ashton Lepo 74

* Brandon Baldwin 74

* Luke Newman 74

* Tanner Miller 74

* Nick Marsh 73

* Aidan Chiles 73

Jack Velling 64

* Montorie Foster Jr. 62

* Jaron Glover 42

Brennan Parachek 38

* Nate Carter 38

Kay’ron Lynch-Adams 31

Aziah Johnson 9

* Ademola Faleye 6

Brandon Tullis 3

Makhi Frazier 2

Jay Coyne 2

Tommy Schuster 1

Defensive snap counts (out of 48):

* Nikai Martinez 48

* Malik Spencer 48

* Charles Brantley 48

* Ed Woods 44

* Cal Haladay 36

* Jordan Turner 31

* Khris Bogle 31

* D’Quan Douse 28

Wayne Matthews III 27

* Jalen Thompson 25

* Darius Snow 23

Angelo Grose 20

Jordan Hall 19

* Alex VanSumeren 19

Anthony Jone 18

Maverick Hanson 13

Jalen Satchell 12

Quindarius Dunnigan 12

Ken Talley 11

Ru’Quan Buckley 6

Jeremiah Hughes 4

Ben Roberts 3

James Schott 2

* Angelo Grose may have seen his playing time diminish from the beginning of the year, but he was the top-rated defensive player for the Spartans against the Hawkeyes. He gave up no catches on three targets and recorded a pass breakup.

* Kay’ron Lynch-Adams was Michigan State’s highest-rated offensive player for the week and now holds that distinction for the season, as well. He had four missed tackles forced and had 57 yards after contact against the Hawkeyes.

* Michigan State set a slew of new season-highs for offensive grades, including for offensive overall, receiving and rushing. Its rushing grade of 82.9 was its highest in a Big Ten game in the PFF era, dating back to the 2014 season. The team had 137 yards after contact and 13 missed tackles forced.

* Nick Marsh now has the third-best season grade among qualifying freshman wide receivers in college football, behind only Jeremiah Smith of Ohio State and Malcolm Simmons of Auburn.

* As a team, Michigan State had its second-best tackling grade of the season, giving up only three while defending one of the nation’s leading rushers in Iowa’s Kaleb Johnson.

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