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12 SEPT. 24, 2022 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Pro Football Focus Snap Count Totals Vs. Marshall Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps MU Total 2022 Total Isaiah Foskey 33 18 52 92 Jayson Ademilola 31 18 49 91 Howard Cross III 30 19 49 87 Justin Ademilola 26 17 43 79 Rylie Mills 20 19 39 79 NaNa Osafo-Mensah 4 10 14 41 Jacob Lacey 7 4 11 39 Chris Smith 1 1 2 29 Alexander Ehrensberger 4 1 5 5 Gabriel Rubio 1 1 2 2 Note: Cross had perhaps the best game of his Irish career, posting team-best 90.1 PFF pass-rush grade (and tied for the team lead with a 78.0 defensive grade) during his career-high 11-tackle effort … Jayson Ademilola registered the team's second-best pass-rush grade at 73.6. Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps MU Total 2022 Total Marist Liufau 27 24 51 102 JD Bertrand 27 23 50 95 Jack Kiser 21 8 29 61 Bo Bauer 16 8 24 49 Jordan Botelho 7 10 17 17 Note: The Irish's top four linebackers all ranked among the team's top 11 players in the defensive grades, with Kiser tied for first (78.0), Bertrand third (75.4), Bauer 10th (64.7) and Liufau 11th (63.9). Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps MU Total 2022 Total TaRiq Bracy 38 29 67 131 Cam Hart 39 25 64 112 Brandon Joseph 35 26 61 106 Clarence Lewis 24 17 41 90 DJ Brown 24 20 44 77 Houston Griffith 17 11 28 60 Benjamin Morrison 11 13 24 53 Ramon Henderson 0 6 6 36 Jaden Mickey 2 6 8 20 Xavier Watts 6 5 12 18 Note: Brown (71.7) and Bracy (69.2) ranked fourth and sixth on the team in defensive grades, with Brown registering the top tackling (85.7) and coverage (70.7) grades on the team … On the flip side, it was less than ideal that two corners (Morrison and Mickey) and two safeties (Watts and Henderson) produced four of the five-lowest defensive grades on the team. Note: A player who has 0 snaps listed for the game was healthy but did not appear ... A player who has a dash listed was not active for the contest or is no longer with the team. BY STEVE DOWNEY Per Pro Football Focus (PFF) data, here is the snap count breakdown for Notre Dame's 26-21 loss to Marshall Sept. 10. Quarterbacks Marshall 2022 Total Tyler Buchner 70 120 Drew Pyne 11 11 Note: Buchner posted a 64.1 grade and while Pyne, in limited action, had the team's lowest PFF offensive grade (24.3). Running Backs Marshall 2022 Total Chris Tyree 33 57 Audric Estime 32 53 Logan Diggs 23 24 Note: Estime and Tyree (62.6) tied for the eighth- best offensive grade on the team … Diggs (46.5) finished in the bottom five of the Irish's offensive grades … Diggs was the only running back who registered a pass-blocking grade but received a score of 0.0. Wide Receivers Marshall 2022 Total Braden Lenzy 66 109 Lorenzo Styles 65 101 Jayden Thomas 58 89 Matt Salerno 10 18 Joe Wilkins Jr. 6 7 Note: Styles had a nice rebound game, finishing fifth on the team with a 66.7 offensive grade. Tight Ends Marshall 2022 Total Michael Mayer 78 124 Kevin Bauman 26 54 Davis Sherwood 3 4 Eli Raridon 3 3 Holden Staes 2 2 Note: Mayer posted the team's second-best of- fensive grade at 74.1 … Raridon and Staes made their Notre Dame debuts. Offensive Line Marshall 2022 Total Joe Alt 81 131 Zeke Correll 81 131 Blake Fisher 81 131 Josh Lugg 81 131 Jarrett Patterson 81 81 Andrew Kristofic 0 50 Note: Alt posted the team's top offensive grade at 78.8, while Lugg (72.9) was third and Correll (63.0) was seventh. Senior linebacker JD Bertrand had a solid game against Marshall, finishing with the fourth-best defensive grade (69.9) on the team. PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER