Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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10 OCT. 8, 2022 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Pro Football Focus Snap Count Totals Vs. California Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps Cal Total 2022 Total Howard Cross III 17 40 57 144 Jayson Ademilola 12 34 46 137 Isaiah Foskey 7 31 38 130 Justin Ademilola 14 29 43 122 Rylie Mills 10 20 30 109 Jacob Lacey 9 16 25 64 NaNa Osafo-Mensah 9 7 16 57 Chris Smith 2 8 10 39 Alexander Ehrensberger 1 3 4 9 Gabriel Rubio 2 2 4 6 Note: Notre Dame's top six defense grades vs. Cal went to linemen … Foskey led the Irish in both defense grade (89.7) and pass rush grade (90.6). Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps Cal Total 2022 Total Marist Liufau 17 35 52 154 JD Bertrand 16 37 53 148 Jack Kiser 11 17 28 89 Bo Bauer 3 6 9 58 Jordan Botelho 0 0 0 17 Junior Tuihalamaka 2 0 2 2 Note: Bertrand paced the Irish in run defense grade (87.5) despite a 49.0 tackling grade (fourth worst on the team). Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps Cal Total 2022 Total TaRiq Bracy 19 44 63 194 Cam Hart 14 40 54 166 Brandon Joseph 15 40 55 161 DJ Brown 16 35 51 128 Clarence Lewis 8 30 38 128 Benjamin Morrison 9 18 27 80 Houston Griffith 5 14 19 79 Ramon Henderson 2 23 25 61 Jaden Mickey 5 11 16 36 Xavier Watts 6 10 16 34 Note: Lewis posted the top defense grade in the secondary at seventh overall with a 73.3, buoyed by his team-best 79.0 coverage grade … Bracy, who led the defense in snaps played for the third straight week, had the top tackling grade (80.2) on the team and was third in pass coverage grade (68.6). * 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 24-17 win over California Sept. 17. Quarterbacks Cal 2022 Total Tyler Buchner — 120 Drew Pyne 65 76 Note: In his first career start, Pyne ranked 12th on the team in offense grade (56.3). Running Backs Cal 2022 Total Chris Tyree 35 92 Audric Estime 39 92 Logan Diggs — 24 Note: Tyree was fourth on the team with a 67.6 offense grade, plus had a team-best 80.3 grade in the pass game. Wide Receivers Cal 2022 Total Braden Lenzy 51 160 Lorenzo Styles 49 150 Jayden Thomas 29 118 Matt Salerno 17 35 Joe Wilkins Jr. 7 14 Tobias Merriweather 4 4 Note: Merriweather made his Fighting Irish de- but and received a 60.2 offense grade on his four snaps. Tight Ends Cal 2022 Total Michael Mayer 64 188 Kevin Bauman 21 75 Davis Sherwood 5 9 Eli Raridon 4 7 Holden Staes 0 2 Note: Mayer finished just 10th on the team with a 59.3 offense grade. Offensive Line Cal 2022 Total Joe Alt 65 196 Zeke Correll 65 196 Blake Fisher 65 196 Josh Lugg 65 196 Jarrett Patterson 65 146 Andrew Kristofic 0 50 Note: Alt was the top-graded offensive player at 90.8 overall, notching strong grades for both his run blocking (89.7) and pass blocking (81.8). Graduate student cornerback TaRiq Bracy led the defense in snaps played for the third straight game, logging 63 against the Golden Bears. PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER