With a 7-0 record including a pair of wins against top-10 teams, No. 3 Ohio State is enjoying a defensive resurgence while the offense continues to find its way, particularly in the run game.
Most fans have to be pleased with the complimentary football we've seen but there are always areas of opportunity to address.
Through seven games, which metric captures your most pleasant surprise about this team and which metric shines a light on your biggest concern as the Buckeyes move forward?
Here's a sampling of where Ohio State stands in a host of metrics compared to the other 132 FBS squads.
| METRIC | NATIONAL RANKING | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| SCORING OFFENSE | 34 | 33.7 PPG |
| RUSHING OFFENSE | 101 | 127.0 YPG |
| RUSHING YARDS PER CARRY | 94 | 3.9 YPC |
| PASSING OFFENSE | 14 | 304.9 YPG |
| TOTAL OFFENSE | 39 | 431.9 YPG |
| PENALTIES | 88 | 6.6 PPG |
| 3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS | 45 | 42.9% |
| RED ZONE SCORING RATE | 77 | 82.1% |
| RED ZONE TOUCHDOWN RATE | 82 | 57.1% |
| SCORING DEFENSE | 3 | 10.0 PPG |
| RUSHING DEFENSE | 18 | 100.6 YPG |
| RUSHING YARDS PER CARRY ALLOWED | 11 | 3.0 YPC |
| PASSING DEFENSE | 6 | 159.6 YPG |
| PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT ALLOWED | 1 | 4.9 YPA |
| TOTAL DEFENSE | 4 | 260.1 YPG |
| OPPONENT 3RD DOWN CONVERSION RATE | 6 | 30.2% |
| SACKS | 79 | 2.0 SPG |
| OPPONENT SCRIMMAGE PLAYS 30+ YARDS | 2 | 5 |
SELECT OHIO STATE PLAYER STATS
OFFENSE:
- Kyle McCord: Completing 64% of his passes with 12 TD against 1 INT. Averaging 276.7 pass yards per game.
- Marvin Harrison Jr.: 766 receiving yards on 18.2 per catch with team-leading six touchdowns. Averaging 109 receiving yards per game.
- Cade Stover: 27 catches for 427 yards, three touchdowns, averaging 61.3 yards per game. Second on the team in those categories.
- TreVeyon Henderson: 4 games, 6.7 yards per carry on 44 attempts, averaging 73.8 yards per game, team-leading 5 touchdowns.
- Chip Trayanum: 7 games, 4.3 yards per carry, averaging 36.7 yards per game, team-leading 60 attempts.
- Miyan Williams: 6 games, 3.2 yards per carry, averaging 26.3 yards per game, 2nd-most carries (49).
DEFENSE:
- Tommy Eichenberg: team-leading 54 stops and four QBH.
- Steele Chambers: 42 tackles, TFL, INT, PBU, QBH.
- Tyleik Williams: T-5th on team in tackles as an interior lineman (29), team-leading 6 TFL, 3rd on team with 4 PBU.
- JT Tuimoloau: 20 tackles, 2nd on team with 5 TFL, leads team with 4 sacks, 2nd with 3 QBH.
- Denzel Burke: Team-leading 8 PBU in 6 games.
- Josh Proctor: T-5th on team with 29 tackles, 2nd on team with 3.5 TFL.
- Sonny Styles: 26 tackles, 3 TFL.
- Cody Simon: 26 tackles, 2.5 TFL.
- Jack Sawyer: 20 tackles, 2 TFL, 1.5 sacks, PBU.
- Mike Hall Jr.: 12 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 2 QBH.
I don't have the heart for special teams.
