Penn State fans wondered where Quinton Martin was Saturday afternoon.
Well, they figured he was in Philadelphia with the rest of the team.
But with the offense struggling early on, many felt Penn State needed a spark and were perplexed that Martin wasn’t given a chance to provide one.
The former high-end four-star recruit eclipsed 100 yards in Penn State’s Pinstripe Bowl win over Clemson, and followed that up with a respectable 38 yards on 10 carries and a touchdown against Marshall in the season opener.
Martin played 19 snaps against Marshall, which was 19 more than he played against Temple.
Here’s a full breakdown of who played the most for Penn State in its 27-9 Week 2 win, courtesy of Pro Football Focus.
OFFENSE
Not as many backups got to play against Temple as they did against Marshall, and that was evident by the fact that QB Rocco Becht played 21 more snaps and backup Alex Manske played 21 fewer snaps.
Here’s a full breakdown of Penn State’s offensive snap counts.
QB Rocco Becht: 59 (⬆️ 21)
LT Malachi Goodman: 59 (⬆️ 3)
RT Anthony Donkoh: 59 (⬆️ 15)
C Brock Riker: 59 (⬆️ 3)
LG Trevor Buhr: 59 (⬆️ 15)
RG Cooper Cousins: 59 (⬆️ 15)
TE: Andrew Rappleyea: 46 (⬆️ 17)
Rappleyea played the most of Penn State’s tight ends despite Ben Brahmer and his two touchdowns grabbing most of the headlines.
WR Chase Sowell: 43 (⬆️ 7)
TE Ben Brahmer: 43 (⬆️ 18)
WR Koby Howard: 42 (⬆️ 14)
RB Carson Hansen: 37 (⬆️ 13)
WR Brett Eskildsen: 25 (⬇️ 5)
TE Gabe Burkle: 20 (⬆️ 20)
TE Finn Furmanek: 19 (⬇️ 10)
RB James Peoples: 18 (⬆️ 4)
WR Zay Robinson: 6 (⬇️ 11)
G Will Tompkins: 3 (⬇️ 25)
G Donnie Harbor: 3 (⬇️ 13)
TE Bobby Mears: 3 (⬇️ 5)
WR Amarion Jackson: 3 (⬇️ 24)
QB Alex Manske: 3 (⬇️ 21)
G Vaea Ikakoula: 3 (⬇️ 15)
LT Owen Aliciene: 3 (⬆️ 3)
LT Garrett Sexton: 3 (⬇️ 20)
TE Brian Kortovich: 3 (⬇️ 15)
WR Karon Brookins: 1 (⬇️ 23)
RB Cam Wallace: 1 (⬇️ 15)
QB Connor Barry: 0 (⬇️ 10)
T Chimdy Onoh: 0 (⬇️ 16)
LT Henry Boehme: 0 (⬇️ 10)
RG Jim Fitzgerald: 0 (⬇️ 10)
TE Payton Falzone: 0 (⬇️ 11)
RB Quinton Martin Jr: 0 (⬇️ 19)
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DEFENSE
The biggest story coming out of the defense was Max Granville’s season-ending injury.
With Granville out, other defensive ends had to step up.
Ike Ezeogu went from 24 snaps Week 1 to 35 Week 2 and Caleb Bacon moved from 19 snaps to 32.
But the biggest increases in snap counts came elsewhere on the defense. Defensive tackle Siale Taupaki moved from 15 snaps to 37. DB Jeremiah Cooper, who is just coming back from a long-term injury, played 34 snaps compared to 12.
At linebacker, Alex Tatsch played 24 snaps in his season debut after being held out of the Marshall game while recovering from an injury suffered in December.
Here’s the full rundown.
DT Keanu Williams: 38 (⬆️ 16)
DT Siale Taupaki: 37 (⬆️ 22)
DE Ike Ezeogu: 35 (⬆️ 11)
FS Jamison Patton: 35 (⬆️ 4)
Patton, a true freshman, has now played 66 total snaps over two games, which is the second most on the defense (Rojas has played 69).
CB Jahmir Joseph: 34 (⬆️ 18)
LB Tony Rojas: 34 (⬇️ 1)
S Marcus Neal Jr: 34 (⬆️ 3)
LB Kooper Ebel: 34 (⬆️ 6)
DB Jeremiah Cooper: 34 (⬆️ 22)
DE Caleb Bacon: 32 (⬆️ 13)
CB Daryus Dixson: 32 (no change)
CB Audavion Collins: 30 (⬇️ 2)
DE Yvan Kemajou: 29 (no change)
DB Zion Tracy: 29 (⬆️ 11)
CB Josiah Zayas: 25 (⬇️ 9)
Zayas, another true freshman, outsnapped Yrack 34 to 18 in Week 1. Tracy, the veteran, played slightly more than Zayas in Week 2.
DE Alex McPherson: 24 (⬆️ 3)
MLB Alex Tatsch: 24 (⬆️ 24)
LB Cael Brezina: 21 (⬇️ 4)
DT Dallas Vakalahi: 20 (⬆️ 1)
DT Ty Blanding: 17 (⬇️ 7)
CB Ibn McDaniels: 13 (⬇️ 4)
S Vaboue Toure: 12 (⬇️ 12)
DT De’Andre Cook: 3 (⬇️ 13)
FS Xxavier Thomas: 1 (⬇️ 13)
CB Christian Askew: 0 (⬇️ 1)
CB Donte Nastasi: 0 (⬇️ 1)
FS Bryson Williams: 0 (⬇️ 7)
OLB Liam Andrews: 0 (⬇️ 4)
DE Jackson Ford: 0 (⬇️ 4)
ILB John Klosterman: 0 (⬇️ 4)
CB Tyler Armstead: 0 (⬇️ 7)
MLB Cam Smith: 0 (⬇️ 17)
