Pitt Snap Count vs. WVU Revealed

Tight End

Justin Holmes — 53 snaps (27 PASS, 7 PBLK, 19 RBLK)

Malachi Thomas — 25 snaps (15 PASS, 1 PBLK, 9 RBLK)

It was the second consecutive week the Panthers were without Jake Overman, so Justin Holmes and Malachi Thomas were the two primary tight ends.

Each tight end had two catches. Holmes had 14 yards and Thomas had 26 yards.

Offensive Line

Ryan Baer — 74 snaps (50 PBLK, 24 RBLK)

Keith Gouveia — 74 snaps (50 PBLK, 24 RBLK)

Lyndon Cooper — 74 snaps (50 PBLK, 24 RBLK)

Jeff Persi — 74 snaps (50 PBLK, 24 RBLK)

BJ Williams — 73 snaps (49 PBLK, 24 RBLK)

Ryan Carretta — 1 snap (1 PASS)

It was a rough outing for the offensive line. Holstein was sacked six times and pressured 18 times, according to PFF.

Right tackle Ryan Baer had the worst grade on the line with a 60.4, but Reid had the best overall pass blocking grade at 76.1. The highest graded lineman was left guard Keith Gouveia with a 73.0 and right guard BJ Williams had the best pass blocking grade on the line with a 73.0.

Defensive End

Jimmy Scott — 75 snaps (41 RDEF, 34 PRSH)

Blaine Spires — 60 snaps (30 RDEF, 29 PRSH, 1 COV)

Zach Crothers — 41 snaps (26 RDEF, 15 PRSH)

Joey Zelinsky — 6 snaps (3 RDEF, 3 PRSH, 1 COV)

Just as the receivers were the stars of the offense, the defensive linemen were the stars of the defense.

Blaine Spires had the top PFF grade on the defense with an 82.3 and tallied five tackles, one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss. Jimmy Scott and Zach Crothers also continue to look good off the edge and combined for nine tackles and 1.5 tackles for a loss.

Defensive Tackle

Francis Brewu — 61 snaps (37 RDEF, 24 PRSH)

Sean FitzSimmons — 57 snaps (34 RDEF, 23 PRSH)

Nick James — 40 snaps (28 RDEF, 12 PRSH)

Isaiah Neal — 31 snaps (15 RDEF, 16 PRSH)

The defense line also performed well with Nick James as the highest-rated tackle. James had six tackles and one for a loss. Sean FitzSimmons and Francis Brewu had the best games statistically. FitzSimmons had six tackles, a sack and a tackle for a loss, while Brewu recorded nine tackles, a sack and a tackle for a loss.

Linebacker

Rasheem Biles — 93 snaps (52 RDEF, 41 COV)

Braylan Lovelace — 93 snaps (52 RDEF, 9 PRSH, 32 COV)

Kyle Louis — 86 snaps (47 RDEF, 13 PRSH, 26 COV)

Cam Lindsey — 7 snaps (5 RDEF, 2 COV)

The Pitt linebackers didn't have the greatest performance against West Virginia, but they did contribute in the turnover column with two interceptions, which resulted in six points for the offense.

Braylan Lovelace was the top linebacker and had nine tackles, a pass breakup and an interception. Rasheem Biles and Kyle Louis were graded pretty low at 60.8 and 57.3, respectively. Biles had the most tackles with 14 and Louis had eight tackles and one interception.

Cornerback

Shawn Lee Jr. — 93 snaps (52 RDEF, 41 COV)

Shadarian Harrison — 51 snaps (27 RDEF, 24 COV)

Rashan Murray — 35 snaps (18 RDEF, 17 COV)

The cornerbacks had a rough time against the Mountaineers. True freshman Shawn Lee Jr. played every snap on defense and performed well. He had five tackles and one for a loss, along with a 71.6 coverage grade.

Shadarian Harrison and Rashan Murray did not play great. Harrison had four tackles and had the lowest PFF grade on the entire team, with a 30.0 and a 29.2 coverage grade.

Murray committed two costly pass interference penalties, along with just one tackle. He also had a 58.2 grade and a 56.9 coverage grade.

Safety

Javon McIntyre — 92 snaps (51 RDEF, 41 COV)

Cruce Brookins — 85 snaps (45 RDEF, 1 PRSH, 39 COV)

Kavir Bains-Marquez — 9 snaps (2 RDEF, 7 COV)

Josh Guerrier — 8 snaps (7 RDEF, 1 COV)

The safeties were the better of the defensive backs. Cruce Brookins had a strong performance with 14 tackles and a pass breakup, earning him an 81.3 grade and an 89.0 tackling grade — the highest on the team.

Javon McIntyre played more snaps than Brookins but had the second-worst grade on the defense with a 47.1 and a 35.9 tackling grade, and made just five tackles in the game.