Ole Miss handled its business against Austin Peay on Saturday evening in a 54-17 victory. The Rebels are 2-0 with Tulane coming to Oxford next week before a bye week, then a road trip to Tuscaloosa. Let’s take a look at some positional grades from the win.

Quarterback: B-

This grade is not a reflection on Matt Corral, who was 21-of-33 for 281 yards with 5 touchdowns and no turnovers, but rather the guys vying for the backup job. Kinkead Dent and Luke Altmyer saw their first extended action of the season, and neither inspired a lot of confidence about taking over this offense should Corral need to miss any extended amount of time. Altmyer was 0-for-3; Dent completed a couple of short passes, but neither led touchdown drives, and the offense clearly flowed less efficiently with those two in the game. John Rhys Plumlee got a few snaps at quarterback, too, which likely tells you how the staff currently feels about the other two. It’s a question you hope you never have to answer, but the Rebels don’t yet have a clear-cut option at backup quarterback.

Offensive line: B+

This unit handled its business against an inferior test. Ole Miss ran for 336 yards, and the running game looked a lot more cohesive than it did in the season-opening win over Louisville. Orlando Umana did not play because of an injury, which slid Bryce Ramsey over to center. The line did not appear to miss much of a beat without Umana, even with Corral getting sacked a couple of times. The Rebels got to play more guys up front and get a few backups some experience. Ole Miss still has depth concerns here, particularly at tackle, but this group played well.

Running backs: B+

I am not sure how 336 yards on the ground wouldn’t warrant an A grade, but when you take a closer look, it was done by committee, and not even just by running backs. Henry Parrish Jr. led all rushers with 72 yards on 8 carries. Eleven guys ran the ball for the Rebels, largely a product of the competition. Kentrel Bullock got 9 touches as Lane Kiffin and Jeff Lebby seemingly tried to give Jerrion Ealy and Snoop Conner a bit of a break. Those 2 combined for 9 carries. This unit looked fine as the Rebels ran for more than 300 yards without one particular guy standing out.

Receivers: A

Dontario Drummond led all receivers with 107 yards and 2 touchdowns on 6 catches, but this group gets an A grade because of Jonathan Mingo’s 7 grabs for 99 yards and 2 touchdowns. It’s becoming clear that Drummond is a weapon Lebby and Kiffin would like to feature in as many ways as possible. Drummond played out of the slot and on the outside again, and he was a force in the middle of the field. Having Mingo as a legitimate threat on the outside only stretches defenses further and forces them to not solely focus on Drummond. The receivers have looked better than advertised through 2 games.

Defensive  line: A

Ole Miss totaled 5 sacks. Sam Williams had 2, Cedric Johnson had 1 and a pair of young players in Demon Clowney and Tywone Malone each registered a sack in their first game action of the season. The Rebels bullied a smaller, inferior offensive line just as they should. Williams showed flashes of being a dominant pass rusher, as he has at times throughout his career. The coaching staff played a lot of different guys here, which is good, but Ole Miss won’t know much more about its defensive line until SEC play arrives, though Tulane should provide a decent challenge next week.

Linebackers: B+

Similar story here. Lakia Henry got the start over Mark Robinson, though I am not sure a ton should be made of that. Chance Campbell looked good again, a lot of guys played and the Rebels held Austin Peay to 114 yards on 38 rushes.  D.J. Durkin and Chris Partridge likely feel a tad relieved at how the linebackers, especially the second- and third-team players, have looked through 2 games. Ole Miss looks like it has a little more depth here than it may have thought heading into the season.

Secondary: B+

This group saw 4 guys tie for the team lead in tackles with 5 as Ole Miss continued to utilize a 3-2-6 look that stifled Louisville’s running game last week and made the Cardinals look pedestrian in the passing game. The switch to this defensive look tells you what Ole Miss thinks the strength of its defense is: the secondary. Austin Peay’s Draylen Ellis did go 22-for-40 for 226 and a score with no interceptions, but again, a lot of second- and third-team guys were mixed in throughout the night. The secondary was effective in helping stop the run, and you shouldn’t read a lot into anything that happened. Far tougher tests loom.