Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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10 SEPT. 17, 2022 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Pro Football Focus Snap Count Totals Vs. Ohio State Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps OSU Total 2022 Total Jayson Ademilola 18 24 42 42 Isaiah Foskey 18 22 40 40 Rylie Mills 17 23 40 40 Howard Cross III 15 23 38 38 Justin Ademilola 17 19 36 36 Jacob Lacey 16 13 29 29 Chris Smith 18 10 28 28 NaNa Osafo-Mensah 16 11 27 27 Notes: In his first game as the starting strong-side end, Mills nearly doubled his average snap count (20.7) from 2021 and posted the team's top PFF defensive grade at 73.8 … On the flip side, despite the most snaps among the defensive linemen, Jayson Ademilola recorded the team's worst PFF defensive grade at 37.9. Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps OSU Total 2022 Total Marist Liufau 27 24 51 51 JD Bertrand 23 22 45 45 Jack Kiser 16 16 32 32 Bo Bauer 12 13 25 25 Note: Liufau received the top PFF defensive grade among the linebackers in his first game since excel- ling against Alabama in the Rose Bowl in January 2021, finishing sixth overall with a 63.4 mark versus the Buckeyes. Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps OSU Total 2022 Total TaRiq Bracy 30 34 64 64 Clarence Lewis 23 26 49 49 Cam Hart 23 25 48 48 Brandon Joseph 16 29 45 45 DJ Brown 16 17 33 33 Houston Griffith 16 16 32 32 Ramon Henderson 19 11 30 30 Benjamin Morrison 13 16 29 29 Jaden Mickey 6 6 12 12 Xavier Watts 2 4 6 6 Notes: Notre Dame's secondary not only held up against the Buckeyes' potent passing attack but performed well, with Joseph (third at 69.4), Bracy (fourth at 68.3), Lewis (fifth at 64.7) and Morrison (seventh at 62.8) finishing among the top seven on the team in PFF defensive grades. BY STEVE DOWNEY Per Pro Football Focus (PFF) data, here is the snap count breakdown for Notre Dame's 21-10 loss at Ohio State Sept. 3. Quarterbacks Ohio State 2022 Total Tyler Buchner 50 50 Running Backs Ohio State 2022 Total Chris Tyree 24 24 Audric Estime 21 21 Logan Diggs 11 11 Wide Receivers Ohio State 2022 Total Braden Lenzy 43 43 Lorenzo Styles 36 36 Jayden Thomas 31 31 Matt Salerno 8 8 Joe Wilkins Jr. 1 1 Note: Three of the top six PFF offensive grades were recorded by wide receivers — Salerno was second at 69.4, Styles was fifth at 64.1 and Lenzy was sixth at 64.0 — despite the fact they re- corded just three catches (one apiece). Tight Ends Ohio State 2022 Total Michael Mayer 46 46 Kevin Bauman 28 28 Davis Sherwood 1 1 Note: Bauman, a junior, made his first career start and recorded the team's top PFF offensive grade (72.4) in a career-best 28 snaps, which were more than he played (20) during the 2021 season. Offensive Line Ohio State 2022 Total Joe Alt 50 50 Zeke Correll 50 50 Blake Fisher 50 50 Andrew Kristofic 50 50 Josh Lugg 50 50 Notes: Graduate student Jarrett Patterson missed the game due to a foot sprain he suf- fered in August … Kristofic started in his place at left guard, but ended up tying for the team's worst PFF offensive grade (51.8) … The offensive linemen accounted for five of the team's seven lowest offensive grades. With graduate student Jarrett Patterson sidelined by injury, the Notre Dame offensive line struggled mightily against Ohio State's defensive front. PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER