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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Through five games, coordinator Ralph Friedgen has an idea of what works for Rutgers' offense and its ceiling with certain packages and personnel.

That became even more clear in Rutgers' 31-6 victory against Tulane on Saturday, as Rutgers ran more than 80 percent of its plays with a fullback on the field. 

Fullback Michael Burton saw the second-most snaps in consecutive weeks. At the Z receiver, meanwhile, four different players are sharing reps opposite Leonte Carroo.

"Now with Andre (Patton) coming back, we have a little bit more flexibility in the personnel groups," head coach Kyle Flood said Monday. "You saw some four‑wide receiver sets that we had not really used before that just because we didn't have enough people we felt like to practice it."

Of note: A week after playing only nine snaps, Janarion Grant appeared on an unofficial 24 percent of Rutgers' plays against Tulane. Patton's return from an upper-body injury will set a new order on the rotation.

In the backfield, meanwhile, Flood said Rutgers will split snaps by drives. Desmon Peoples started and out-repped Justin Goodwin, 37-22, and out-touched him by nine.

"That's pretty much what I needed," Peoples said of more touches. "Once I get into a rhythm, there's no knocking me out of it."

Rutgers' unofficial formation count against Tulane:

-I-formation: 11 plays
-I-formation heavy: 11 plays
-off-I-formation heavy: 11 plays
-off-I-formation: eight plays
-shotgun with 11 personnel: eight plays
-shotgun with 20 personnel: three plays
-shotgun with base personnel: two plays
-11 personnel: one play
-shotgun with 10 personnel: one play
-shotgun with 11 personnel, Nick Arcidiacono flexed out: one play
-base personnel in four-wide: one play

Rutgers' unofficial snap chart for skill-position players:

Player	Arcidiacono	Burton	Carroo	Peoples	Tsimis	Flanagan	Goodwin	Patton
Snaps	54	48	38	37	23	22	22	21

Player	Turzilli	Grant	Kroft
Snaps	15	14	1

Rutgers' unofficial target chart in the passing game: 

Player	Carroo	Burton	Goodwin	Peoples	Tsimis	Arcidiacono	Turzilli
Targets	10	3	2	2	2	1	1