Oregon Ducks snap count takeaways from Week 2 vs. Oklahoma State

By admin — In News — September 14, 2026

   ​The early weeks of a college football season are often about figuring out what a team can be and what their identity is. We look at stats and results, obviously, to get a sense of the respective ceiling for every squad. We learned this weekend that the Oregon Ducks have a lot more work to do to reach the high ceiling they came into the season with. With Oregon’s 39-31 upset loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys, it became clear that while there is a ton of talent on the roster, they aren’t being coached well enough to reach their potential. There is still a lot of time to figure things out, but there are some big games on the schedule in the next couple of weeks and a need for massive improvement. While our eyes told us one thing on Saturday during Oregon’s loss, the data tells us another. Welcome to one of my favorite articles of the year: Week 2 snap count takeaways. Using numbers from Pro Football Focus, we can see how many snaps each Duck played, compare across the roster, and get a sense of who will be in the mix this season.It’s not a perfect methodology, and it will evolve over the next several weeks. For now, it’s the best we have. There were 61 offensive plays on Saturday for the Ducks and 87 defensive plays.Let’s take a look at who was on the field for most of them. QuarterbackSnap Counts: Dante Moore: 61Analysis: No surprises here, with Dante Moore playing all 61 offensive snaps. However, we got a bit of new information here, as Moore was knocked out of the game for a play with his helmet coming off during a tackle. The Ducks called a timeout to keep him on the field, but it was Dylan Raiola, not Brock Thomas, who was getting ready to come in for the one play. That’s more information than we currently had on the QB2 situation. Running BackSnap Counts: Dierre Hill Jr.: 32Jordon Davison: 31Da’Jaun Riggs: 3Analysis: We saw one more running back in this game than we did a week ago, but it’s not like he played a big role. Da’Jaun Riggs got three snaps in the game and took one carry for a few yards late in the game. Otherwise, it was all Hill and Davison once again. Wide ReceiverSnap Counts: Dakorien Moore: 51Evan Stewart: 50Jeremiah McClellan: 47Messiah Hampton: 13Hudson Lewis: 7Analysis: No surprises with the top three receivers here, but I was intrigued by Messiah Hampton and Hudson Lewis getting some looks here. Of course, Jalen Lott is out with an injury, but we didn’t see Iverson Hooks or Gatlin Bair, both of whom appeared able to play in this game. Tight EndSnap Counts: Andrew Olesh: 48Kendre Harrison: 12Markus Dixon: 1Analysis: Without Jamari Johnson playing in this game due to an apparent injury, we got a good look at where the depth of the TE room stands. As expected, Andrew Olesh was at the top of the depth chart, and he played pretty well in his 48 snaps. We also got to see quite a bit of true freshman Kendre Harrison as well. This offense sorely missed Johnson, though. Offensive LineSnap Counts: Ziyare Addison: 61Fox Crader: 61Ia  

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