Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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10 OCT. 22, 2022 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Irish Snap Count Totals Vs. BYU Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps BYU Total 2022 Total Isaiah Foskey 13 14 27 222 Jayson Ademilola 21 17 38 214 Howard Cross III — — — 183 Justin Ademilola 14 8 22 174 Rylie Mills 9 11 20 160 NaNa Osafo-Mensah 16 4 20 101 Chris Smith 18 10 28 74 Jacob Lacey — — — 73 Gabriel Rubio 12 11 23 37 Alexander Ehrensberger 0 0 0 9 Note: Cross did not play vs. BYU due to a sprained ankle, after testing it prior to the game … Justin Ademi- lola paced the Irish front in defense grade (75.5, fourth on the team), run defense grade (79.9, first) and tackling grade (78.2, third). Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps BYU Total 2022 Total Marist Liufau 22 15 37 247 JD Bertrand 15 10 25 184 Jack Kiser 16 11 27 171 Bo Bauer 2 4 6 71 Jordan Botelho 0 0 0 19 Prince Kollie 3 5 8 18 Junior Tuihalamaka 1 1 2 7 Note: Kiser had a stellar game vs. the Cougars, posting the team's top defense grade (87.9) and top pass rush grade (95.6), along with the third-best run defense grade (74.3) and fourth-best tackling grade (78.0). Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps BYU Total 2022 Total TaRiq Bracy 20 16 36 296 Brandon Joseph 20 17 37 256 Cam Hart 20 19 39 243 DJ Brown 18 13 31 180 Benjamin Morrison 21 12 33 164 Clarence Lewis 2 5 7 145 Houston Griffith 8 7 15 139 Jaden Mickey 6 2 8 71 Xavier Watts 6 3 9 70 Ramon Henderson 3 5 8 69 Note: Hart produced the top defense grade for the secondary, logging a 76.2 to finish third on the team … Joseph topped the team with an 83.2 tackling grade, his best effort of the season in that department. * 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 28-20 win over BYU Oct. 8 in Las Vegas. Quarterbacks BYU 2022 Total Drew Pyne 75 238 Tyler Buchner — 120 Note: Pyne posted by far his best PFF offense grade with an 80.9 against the Cougars, which ranked third on the team. Running Backs BYU 2022 Total Chris Tyree 29 160 Audric Estime 29 159 Logan Diggs 26 82 Note: Diggs led the way for the ball carriers with a 69.3 offense grade (sixth on the team) and a 71.9 run grade (first). Wide Receivers BYU 2022 Total Braden Lenzy 53 287 Lorenzo Styles 42 251 Jayden Thomas 43 211 Matt Salerno 11 61 Deion Colzie 10 14 Joe Wilkins Jr. 0 13 Tobias Merriweather 3 7 Note: Thomas was the Irish's top-graded wide- out in his breakout game, posting an 80.5 of- fense grade (fourth on the team) and an 80.1 pass grade (second). Tight Ends BYU 2022 Total Michael Mayer 75 336 Kevin Bauman — 75 Eli Raridon 35 72 Davis Sherwood 6 38 Holden Staes 13 24 Note: Mayer's dominant effort against BYU re- sulted in the team's top offense (92.5) and pass (93.8) grade. Offensive Line BYU 2022 Total Joe Alt 75 358 Zeke Correll 75 358 Josh Lugg 75 358 Blake Fisher 75 345 Jarrett Patterson 75 308 Andrew Kristofic 0 50 Tosh Baker 0 13 Note: Fisher put together his best performance of the season, finishing second on the team with an 81.9 offense grade … He posted the team's top run-blocking grade (78.8) and was third in pass blocking (76.3). Sophomore right tackle Blake Fisher (No. 54) contributed his top-graded performance (81.9) of the season in Notre Dame's 28-20 triumph over BYU. PHOTO BY DAVID BECKER