Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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10 NOV. 12, 2022 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Irish Snap Count Totals Vs. Syracuse Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps Syracuse Total 2022 Total Isaiah Foskey 18 30 48 362 Jayson Ademilola 11 26 37 294 Justin Ademilola 10 28 38 290 Howard Cross III 6 25 31 283 Rylie Mills 10 18 28 254 NaNa Osafo-Mensah 6 14 20 201 Chris Smith 10 11 21 182 Gabriel Rubio 3 0 3 110 Jacob Lacey — — — 73 Alexander Ehrensberger 0 0 0 9 Note: Foskey ranked fifth on the team in defense grade at 66.8 and was first in run defense at 78.3. Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps Syracuse Total 2022 Total Marist Liufau 17 19 36 381 JD Bertrand 16 25 41 355 Jack Kiser 8 19 27 226 Bo Bauer — — — 71 Prince Kollie 3 12 15 69 Jordan Botelho 0 13 13 32 Junior Tuihalamaka 2 4 6 18 Notes: Liufau had another strong game, finishing third on the team with a 70.1 defense grade … Bertrand posted the top tackling grade on the team at 80.6. Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps Syracuse Total 2022 Total Cam Hart 18 36 54 439 TaRiq Bracy 15 34 49 371 Brandon Joseph 11 31 42 365 Benjamin Morrison 17 41 58 363 DJ Brown 10 27 37 292 Clarence Lewis 5 12 17 242 Houston Griffith 4 9 13 233 Ramon Henderson 6 16 22 151 Xavier Watts 12 16 28 149 Jaden Mickey 2 7 9 80 Note: Joseph received the top defense grade with a 77.8 and also was first with an 82.4 pass coverage grade. * 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 41-24 win at Syracuse Oct. 29. Quarterbacks Syracuse 2022 Total Drew Pyne 72 445 Tyler Buchner — 120 Steve Angeli 4 7 Note: Pyne produced the fourth-lowest PFF of- fense grade on the team with a 55.9. Running Backs Syracuse 2022 Total Audric Estime 35 229 Chris Tyree 23 225 Logan Diggs 26 173 Note: Estime recorded the Irish's fifth-best offense grade with an 80.7, coming on the strength of his team-best 76.5 run grade. Wide Receivers Syracuse 2022 Total Braden Lenzy 4 399 Lorenzo Styles 43 389 Jayden Thomas 37 317 Matt Salerno 21 100 Tobias Merriweather 18 58 Deion Colzie 30 53 Joe Wilkins Jr. 0 25 Note: Colzie played a season-high 30 snaps after compiling just 23 in the first seven games of the season, and he registered the fourth-best offense grade on the team at 81.0 and the best pass grade at 80.6. Tight Ends Syracuse 2022 Total Michael Mayer 71 529 Mitchell Evans 49 11 Eli Raridon — 76 Kevin Bauman — 75 Davis Sherwood 11 56 Holden Staes 12 45 Note: Mayer paced the team in offense grade (89.2) and was second in run blocking grade (82.6), while Evans was right behind him in both categories (85.3 offense and 80.6 run blocking). Offensive Line Syracuse 2022 Total Joe Alt 76 572 Zeke Correll 76 572 Josh Lugg 76 572 Blake Fisher 76 559 Jarrett Patterson 67 513 Andrew Kristofic 9 59 Tosh Baker 0 13 Note: Alt was the top-graded lineman in offense (83.7, third on the team) passing blocking (84.7, first) and run blocking (83.8, first). Senior defensive end Isaiah Foskey had the top run defense grade on the team against the Orange, posting a 78.3. PHOTO BY JOSHUA BESSEX