Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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10 NOV. 26, 2022 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Irish Snap Count Totals Vs. Navy Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps Navy Total 2022 Total Isaiah Foskey 37 16 53 472 Justin Ademilola 30 11 41 377 Jayson Ademilola 30 8 38 373 Howard Cross III 34 16 50 370 Rylie Mills 12 9 21 305 NaNa Osafo-Mensah 14 12 26 248 Chris Smith 3 2 5 202 Gabriel Rubio 5 4 9 129 Jacob Lacey — — — 73 Alexander Ehrensberger 0 0 0 9 Note: Rubio ranked second on the team with a 79.7 defense grade, but Jayson Ademilola (68.0, eighth) and Rylie Mills (66.2, 10th) were on the only other lineman to crack the top 10. Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps Navy Total 2022 Total Marist Liufau 44 23 67 501 JD Bertrand — — — 419 Jack Kiser 30 9 39 272 Prince Kollie 23 15 38 107 Bo Bauer — — — 71 Jordan Botelho 7 7 14 59 Junior Tuihalamaka 21 8 29 47 Jaylen Sneed 7 2 9 9 Notes: Botelho led the Irish in both defense grade (87.6) and pass rush grade (84.8) … Kiser (75.2) and Kollie (74.9) also had strong games, ranking third and fourth in defense grade. Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps Navy Total 2022 Total Cam Hart 28 18 46 542 Benjamin Morrison 23 12 35 458 TaRiq Bracy 19 16 35 452 DJ Brown 28 14 42 395 Brandon Joseph — — — 393 Clarence Lewis 16 9 25 294 Houston Griffith 14 14 28 273 Xavier Watts 31 13 44 227 Ramon Henderson 13 10 23 205 Jaden Mickey 15 5 20 119 Note: Watts made the most of his first career start, leading the team in both run defense grade (87.4) and tackling grade (88.4), while ranking sixth on the team in defense grade (69.2) … Lewis (70.6) had the top defense grade among DBs thanks to a team-best 83.1 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 35-32 victory vs. Navy Nov. 12. Quarterbacks Navy 2022 Total Drew Pyne 56 565 Tyler Buchner — 120 Steve Angeli 0 7 Note: Pyne's PFF offense grade of 79.1 ranked third on the Irish, plus he boasted a team-best 83.0 pass grade. Running Backs Navy 2022 Total Audric Estime 27 283 Chris Tyree 12 256 Logan Diggs 22 219 Note: Estime ranked seventh in offense grade at 68.6, but Tyree (55.9) and Diggs (52.4) posted two of the three lowest offense grades on the team on a miserable day (a season-low 66 yards and 1.8 yards per carry) for Notre Dame's rushing attack. Wide Receivers Navy 2022 Total Braden Lenzy 36 474 Lorenzo Styles 21 421 Jayden Thomas 39 400 Matt Salerno 5 109 Tobias Merriweather — 78 Deion Colzie 10 77 Joe Wilkins Jr. — 25 Note: Colzie earned the top offense grade on the team at 81.0, while Lenzy was fourth with a 76.7 and Thomas was seventh with a 68.3. Tight Ends Navy 2022 Total Michael Mayer 56 646 Mitchell Evans 40 195 Eli Raridon — 76 Kevin Bauman — 75 Davis Sherwood 7 71 Holden Staes 5 54 Note: Mayer was eighth on the team with a 68.1 offense grade. Offensive Line Navy 2022 Total Joe Alt 56 692 Zeke Correll 56 692 Josh Lugg 56 692 Blake Fisher 56 679 Jarrett Patterson 56 633 Andrew Kristofic 0 59 Tosh Baker 0 13 Note: Alt continued his elite play with a 79.3 of- fense grade, which ranked second on the team … Patterson also performed well, ranking fifth with a 73.5 offense grade. Junior linebacker Jordan Botelho led the Irish in both defense grade (87.6) and pass rush grade (84.8). PHOTO BY TAVAN SMITH