• QB: (GRADE: C) Having less than 300 yards passing against UTEP explains how average the QB position at OU has become. OU needs to find ways to get the future QB some reps this year to see what the future holds for the position.
  • Mateer (Grade: C) has great leadership abilities on the field and is a great competitor but he should have worked more on correcting his throwing motion during the off-season than working on his physique. Very little to no improvement on throwing motion from Mateer. Below average accuracy and not being able to get air under the ballndue to the poor throwing motion is going to contribute to the Sooners missing the playoffs. Some of his passes were 10 yards away from the open receiver. I think Mateer may have already topped out his development.
• RB: (GRADE: D) I expect this group to get better as the season goes on but it is a complete failure to not have a 100 yard rusher and less than 200 total rushing yards against UTEP. Hatton needs to get 50-60 carries over the next 2 games to develop and the Sooners need to establish a solid #2RB.
  • Avant (Grade: C) is the most overrated of this group. He will not be able to handle SEC defenses and really more of an emergency Runningback not a starter. Average 6.7 yards a carry but he seemed to get the best blocking. He has already topped out and has very little to no room to improve. It is appears he has had solid coaching through his career.
  • Robinson (Grade: D) is one my favorite players on this team. I have watched him since he was a Freshman in High School and Xavier has always been a power runner. since being coached by Demarco Murray he looks like he is trying to run like Murray (a finesse runner) but his skill set is more of a Samaje Perine (ridged power runner). I believe he can put it all together and be among the greats but he needs to start working with the tools he was given. He is a hard nose straight ahead runner not a finesse runner. He currently has lost his identity at OU and I hope he gets it back soon.
  • Hatton (Grade: C) is the one bright spot in the backfield during the UTEP game. Like Robinson he is a power runner but unlike Robinson Hatton is showing it. Now the coaching staff has to be able to identify this and develop it. Hatton needs carries and lots of them to develop. If Hatton can develop he may be the difference to get OU a playoff birth.
  • McCreary (Grade: I) I need to see more from McCreary to see what his potential is.
• WR: (GRADE: B) Improved from last year. 
  • Sategna (Grade: B) Great job adjusting to inaccurate passes and good hands. strong runner after catch.
  • Thomas (Grade: B) Great job adjusting to inaccurate passes and good hands
  • Harris (Grade: C) seems to get tied up with the corners way to often.
  • Livingston (Grade: I) struggling to get onto the field. He doesn't look confident that he knows the playbook.
• TE: (GRADE: B) Definitely an improvement from last year and with depth.
  • Beers (Grade: C) solid receiver and willing blocker
  • Hanson (Grade: B) solid blocker and receiver clean route running
  • Van Dorselaer (Grade : C) good blocker
  • Washington (Grade: D) Average blocker as a H-Back/Fullback. doesn't always use proper leverage making it hard to determine strength. Has potential.
• OL: (GRADE: C) Struggled during run blocking except when Avant carried the ball. They open holes big enough for a bus. Pass blocking looked good but not elite. No one really stood out.
• DL: (GRADE: B) I would like to see the DTs take control of the line of scrimmage against teams like UTEP but they didn't.
  • Defensive Ends 
    • Wein (Grade: A) gets off block, aggressive. great awareness, good in coverage, pretty much everything he does is good to great.
    • Adebawore (Grade: B) exceptional pass rusher and like Wein good at most of the things he is asked to do. He doesn't play as strong as Wein but he is faster. His awareness and vision are not the best.
• LB: (GRADE: B) Very aggressive and always playing downhill. Some of the LBs need to work on tackling. I would bench Lewis.
  • Lewis (Grade: D) poor vision, couldn't make a tackle, look slow and passive, and couldn't get off blocks. that was the worst performance I've seen out of a starting LB. Looked lost the entire game. Needs to be benched for now, a complete liability on defense.
  • Nesta (Grade: B) Played downhill, good awareness, and tackling. I was completely surprised by his play where did he come from?
  • Gilmore (Grade: B) Played downhill, good awareness, and tackling. I was completely surprised by his play where did he come from?
  • Heineke (Grade: B) Played downhill, extremely aggressive, good awareness, but a little rusty with tackling.
  • Sullivan (Grade: B) Played downhill, extremely aggressive, good awareness. Didn't get to the ball a lot. good in coverage and playing the ball.
• DB: (GRADE: B) The DBs overall were solid but UTEPs Receivers were not good enough that I could get a good evaluation of them overall. They definitely did there job but the opponents skill level was very low at QB and WR.
  • Peyton Bowen (Grade B) always had the correct angle to chase down ball carriers before they got away from the defense
  • Powers (Grade: B) Maintains discipline in his lanes, gets off blocks is a solid tackler and is good at recovering in coverage.

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