PFF Grades, Snap Counts to Know Following Baylor Football's Tough Loss to Auburn

The Bears suffered a heartbreaking loss. Let's look and see who graded out well.

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It was yet another heartbreaking loss for the Baylor faithful. The Bears had every opportunity to win the game against Auburn on Saturday, but self-inflicted wounds, and a half of a yard is what stopped Baylor from going 1-0.

DJ Lagway battled his two early turnovers and a bum ankle to give Baylor a chance to win. But TE Matthew Klopfenstein came away short as Dave Aranda attempted a two-point conversion in hopes of beating Auburn. Instead, the Bears fell 17-16 as time expired.

The Bears' defense was improved and looked much different than last year. They were physical and impressed against a dangerous Auburn attack. But the offense couldn't finish enough drives and that left the Bears empty-handed.

Here are Baylor's PFF grades, along with snap counts to know.

Top 10 offensive players

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1. WR Gavin Freeman - 85.0 grade
2. RB Dawson Pendergrass - 76.2
3. RB Caden Knighten - 72.2
4. QB DJ Lagway - 72.1
5. WR Jadon Porter - 65.5
6. WR Louis Brown - 64.8
7. RT Cole Rhett - 63.8
8. RT Logan Moore - 61.4
9. C Koltin Sieracki - 59.4
10. TE Hawkins Polley - 59.1

Bottom five offensive players

1. TE Matthew Klopfenstein - 48.6 grade
2. TE Tony Livingston - 51.6
3. RB Michael Turner - 51.7
4. LT Kaden Sieracki - 52.0
5. WR Dre'lon Miller - 52.8

Top 10 defensive players

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1. S Micah Gifford - 92.6 grade
2. DT Traevon Mitchell - 90.5
3. DE Jordan Mack - 78.7
4. DT Devonte Tezino - 78.6
5. Edge Garrick Ponder - 74.2
6. LB Kaleb Arterberry - 72.7
7. S Bo Onu - 72.4
8. CB Reggie Bush - 71.9
9. CB Devon Jordan - 71.6
10. S Devin Turner - 70.3

Bottom five defensive players

1. LB Kyland Reed - 52.5 grade
2. CB LeVar Thornton - 55.5
3. DT Jamaal Whyce - 58.0
4. LB Travion Barnes - 62.8
5. LB Kedrick Walker - 63.2

Snap counts to know

• Dawson Pendergrass dominated the snaps at RB. He had 61 of 102 total snaps. Caden Knighten had 28 and Michael Turner had 12.

• TE Hawkins Polley's name was mentioned several times, but he had the third-most snaps at TE (18). Matthew Klopfenstein had 67 snaps and Florida transfer Tony Livingston and 20.

• Colorado transfer Dre'lon Miller saw 16 snaps in the game. Gavin Freeman played in 101 snaps, Louis Brown saw 100 snaps, and Jadon Porter had 72 snaps.

• With Jacob Redding lost to the season, both Devin Turner (59) and Tyler Turner (41) stepped up. Colby McCalister also saw 36 snaps.

• JACK Ryan Davis saw the most snaps of any lineman, playing in 46 snaps. Hosea Wheeler saw 41 snaps.

• S Micah Gifford graded out the best, but he played in just 18 snaps in the game.

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