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10 NOV. 19, 2022 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Irish Snap Count Totals Vs. Clemson Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps Clemson Total 2022 Total Isaiah Foskey 14 43 57 419 Justin Ademilola 10 36 46 336 Jayson Ademilola 10 31 41 335 Howard Cross III 9 28 37 320 Rylie Mills 9 21 30 284 NaNa Osafo-Mensah 7 14 21 222 Chris Smith 4 11 15 197 Gabriel Rubio 2 8 10 120 Jacob Lacey — — — 73 Alexander Ehrensberger 0 0 0 9 Note: Osafo-Mensah finished second on the team with an 82.9 defense grade and was second in run defense grade at 70.3 … The Ademilolas — Jayson (79.8) and Justin (72.3) — finished one-two in pass rush grades. Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps Clemson Total 2022 Total Marist Liufau 17 36 53 434 JD Bertrand 16 48 64 419 Jack Kiser 2 5 7 233 Bo Bauer — — — 71 Prince Kollie 0 0 0 69 Jordan Botelho 4 9 13 45 Junior Tuihalamaka 0 0 0 18 Notes: Liufau (70.9) and Bertrand (70.8) finished eighth and ninth on the team in defense grade, while Liufau also earned the team's top run defense grade (77.3). Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps Clemson Total 2022 Total Cam Hart 13 44 57 496 Benjamin Morrison 16 44 60 423 TaRiq Bracy 17 29 46 417 Brandon Joseph 9 19 28 393 DJ Brown 14 47 61 353 Clarence Lewis 1 26 27 269 Houston Griffith 4 8 12 245 Xavier Watts 8 26 34 183 Ramon Henderson 4 27 31 182 Jaden Mickey 7 12 19 99 Note: Morrison starred with team-best marks in defense grade (90.9) and coverage grade (91.6). * 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 impres- sive 35-14 beatdown of Clemson Nov. 5. Quarterbacks Clemson 2022 Total Drew Pyne 64 509 Tyler Buchner — 120 Steve Angeli 0 7 Note: Pyne finished fourth on the team with a PFF offense grade of 73.6. Running Backs Clemson 2022 Total Audric Estime 27 256 Chris Tyree 19 244 Logan Diggs 24 197 Note: Estime (90.1, first), Tyree (74.9, third) and Diggs (65.7, ninth) posted three of the team's top nine offense grades. Wide Receivers Clemson 2022 Total Braden Lenzy 39 438 Lorenzo Styles 11 400 Jayden Thomas 44 361 Matt Salerno 4 104 Tobias Merriweather 20 78 Deion Colzie 14 67 Joe Wilkins Jr. 0 25 Note: Thomas was the top-graded receiver, notch- ing a 68.4 to rank eighth on the team. Tight Ends Clemson 2022 Total Michael Mayer 61 590 Mitchell Evans 45 155 Eli Raridon — 76 Kevin Bauman — 75 Davis Sherwood 8 64 Holden Staes 4 49 Note: Mayer was fifth on the team with a 73.5 offense grade. Offensive Line Clemson 2022 Total Joe Alt 64 636 Zeke Correll 64 636 Josh Lugg 64 636 Blake Fisher 64 623 Jarrett Patterson 64 577 Andrew Kristofic 0 59 Tosh Baker 0 13 Note: Alt led the way for the O-line with a 77.4 offense grade that ranked second on the team … Alt (84.5) and Fisher (69.1) ranked one-two in pass blocking grades. Sophomore left tackle Joe Alt had another strong game against Clemson, earning the team's second-best offense grade (77.4). PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER