Who stood out for Auburn football against Mississippi State? Advanced stats, snap counts

The third time was the charm for Auburn football, which finally delivered a commanding performance against a struggling SEC squad after failing to do so twice over earlier this season.Auburn had its bowl-clinching victory sealed early, manhandling Mississippi State en route to a 41-9 win on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Davis Wade Stadium. The Bulldogs were the final team on Auburn's schedule that sat below it in the SEC standings. The Tigers failed to blow out their other two lesser league foes, though they beat both Arkansas and Vanderbilt, albeit in one-score contests. Here is a look at the nitty-gritty of Auburn's latest contest, with a breakdown of snap counts and Pro Football Focus advanced statistics from a bowl-clinching victory.Auburn football snap counts against Mississippi StateAsterisks denote players credited with starting.Quarterback: Byrum Brown* (60); Tristan Ti'a (15)Running back: Jeremiah Cobb* (39); Omar Mabson II (25); Bryson Washington (11)Wide receiver: Chas Nimrod* (55); Keshaun Singleton* (52); DeShawn Spencer (34); Christian Neptune* (28); Kory Pettigrew (18); Brian Wiliams Jr. (15); Jeremiah Koger (10); Bryce Cain (6)Tight end: Jonathan Echols (30); Jake Johnson* (25); Arlis Boardingham (24); Xavier Newsom (3)Offensive lineLeft tackle: Stanton Ramil* (60); Jo Simmons (15)Left guard: Kenneth McManus IV* (75)Center: Cole Best* (60); Kail Ellis (15)Right guard: Jacobe' Ward* (75)Right tackle: Wilson Zierer* (75)Defensive lineDefensive tackle: Malik Autry (35); Darrion Smith* (32); Dallas Walker IV* (31); Jourdin Crawford (29); Walter Mathis Jr. (22); Cody Sigler* (21)Defensive end/Edge rusher: Da'Shawn Womack* (37); Nate Johnson (37); Jared Smith (30); Chris Murray (5)Linebacker: Shadarius Toodle* (72); Elijah Melendez* (40); Michael Matthews-Canty (34); William Grier McDuffie (17)SecondaryCornerback: Rayshawn Pleasant* (62); Blake Woodby (28); Gavin Jenkins (7); Shamar Arnoux (6); Andre Jordan Jr. (6)Safety: Champ Anthony* (67); Eric Winters* (58); AnQuon Fegans (51); Kaleb Harris* (39); Sylvester Smith-Reed (27); Fred Gaskin III* (19)Advanced stats from Auburn football's performance vs Mississippi StatePassing pressure(Byrum Brown)Kept clean (24 DBs): 17-23 (73.9%) passing, 210 yards, 9.1 yards per attempt; 2 touchdowns; 1 interceptionUnder pressure (9 DBs): 2-5 (40%), 22 yards, 4.4 YPA, 1 TDNot blitzed (30 DBs): 19-25 (76%), 232 yards, 9.3 YPA; 3 TDs; 1 INTWhen blitzed (3 DBs): 0-3 (0%)Rushing yards (Yards after contact)RB Jeremiah Cobb: 50 (33)QB Byrum Brown: 39 (33)RB Bryson Washington: 22 (18)RB Omar Mabson II: 18 (26)QB Tristan Ti'a: 13 (10)Missed tackles forced: Bryson Washington, Byrum Brown, Jeremiah Cobb and Tristan Ti'a (1)Receptions (Targets/Drops)Keshaun Singleton: 7 (8/0)Omar Mabson II: 4 (4/0)DeShawn Spencer: 3 (3/0)Chas Nimrod: 2 (5/0)Jeremiah Cobb: 2 (2/0)Jeremiah Koger: 1 (2/0)Arlis Boardingham: 1 (1/0)Passing pressure (Offensive line)Pressures allowed: Cole Best and Kenneth McManus IV (2); Jacobe' Ward and Kail Ellis (1)QB Hits/Hurries allowed: Kenneth McManus IV (0/2); Cole Best and Jacobe' Ward (0/1)Sacks allowed: Cole Best and Kail Ellis (1)QB pressures: Shadarius Toodle (3); Darrion Smith, Jared Smith, Nate Johnson and Walter Mathis Jr. (2); Da'Shawn Womack (1)Solo stops: Da'Shawn Womack (5); Eric Winters, Nate Johnson and Shadarius Toodle (4); Jared Smith, Jourdin Crawford and Walter Mathis Jr. (3); 6 other players (2); 4 other players (1)Missed tackles: Elijah Melendez, Eric Winters, Malik Autry, Nate Johnson, Rayshawn Pleasant, Shadarius Toodle (1)Receptions allowed/Targeted (%)AnQuon Fegans: 0/1 (0%)Sylvester Smith-Reed: 0/2 (0%)Rayshawn Pleasant: 2/5 (40%)Blake Woodby and Elijah Melendez: 1/2 (50%)Champ Anthony: 2/3 (66.7%)Andre Jordan Jr., Jared Smith and William Grier McDuffie: 1/1 (100%)Eric Winters, Fred Gaskin III, Gavin Jenkins, Shadarius Toodle: 2/2 (100%)Penalties: Jacobe' Ward and Stanton Ramil (2); Byrum Brown, Da'Shawn Womack, Kenneth McManus IV, Keshaun Singleton and Rayshawn Pleasant (1)Adam Cole is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at acole@gannett.com or on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @colereporter.To support Adam's work, please subscribe to the Montgomery Advertiser.This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: Who stood out for Auburn football against Mississippi State? Advanced stats, snap counts