Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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10 DECEMBER 2022 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Irish Snap Count Totals Vs. Boston College Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps BC Total 2022 Total Isaiah Foskey 10 24 34 506 Justin Ademilola 6 17 23 400 Howard Cross III 5 14 19 389 Jayson Ademilola — — — 373 Rylie Mills 12 25 37 342 NaNa Osafo-Mensah 0 8 8 256 Chris Smith 13 14 27 229 Gabriel Rubio 12 12 24 153 Jacob Lacey — — — 73 Alexander Ehrensberger 14 2 16 25 Osita Ekwonu 8 0 8 8 Aidan Keanaaina 8 0 8 8 Jason Onye 8 0 8 8 Joshua Burnham 1 0 1 1 Tyson Ford 1 0 1 1 Aidan Gobaira 1 0 1 1 Donovan Hinish 1 0 1 1 Note: Ehrensberger played a season-high 16 snaps and ranked third on the team with an 85.5 defense grade. Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps BC Total 2022 Total Marist Liufau 12 26 38 539 JD Bertrand 11 26 37 456 Jack Kiser 5 9 14 286 Prince Kollie 8 7 15 122 Jordan Botelho 8 6 14 73 Bo Bauer — — — 71 Junior Tuihalamaka 12 2 14 61 Jaylen Sneed 13 0 13 22 Nolan Ziegler 9 0 9 9 Christian Opperman 3 0 3 3 Notes: Bertrand returned from injury and posted the second-best defense grade (89.6) on the team and the top tackling grade (79.7). Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps BC Total 2022 Total Cam Hart 9 17 26 568 Benjamin Morrison 11 27 38 496 TaRiq Bracy 2 10 12 464 DJ Brown 9 22 31 426 Brandon Joseph — — — 393 Clarence Lewis 8 14 22 316 Houston Griffith 11 9 20 293 Xavier Watts 7 18 25 252 Ramon Henderson 9 16 25 230 Jaden Mickey 16 14 30 149 Chance Tucker 15 2 17 17 Marty Auer 8 0 8 8 Philip Riley 6 0 6 6 Mike Graves 3 0 3 3 Greg Mailey 2 0 2 2 Note: Morrison earned the top defense grade on the team with an elite 91.9 as well as a team-leading 92.1 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 44-0 win over Boston College Nov. 19. Quarterbacks Boston College 2022 Total Drew Pyne 62 627 Tyler Buchner — 120 Steve Angeli 0 7 Note: Pyne's 53.1 PFF offense grade ranked 24th out of the 27 players that saw action. Running Backs Boston College 2022 Total Audric Estime 27 310 Chris Tyree 20 276 Logan Diggs 27 246 Gi'Bran Payne 2 2 Note: Diggs led the way for the Irish backfield with a 70.5 offense grade that ranked fifth on the team. Wide Receivers Boston College 2022 Total Braden Lenzy 33 507 Lorenzo Styles 24 445 Jayden Thomas 38 438 Matt Salerno 16 125 Deion Colzie 20 97 Tobias Merriweather — 78 Joe Wilkins Jr. — 25 Connor Ratigan 2 2 Note: Salerno ranked third on the team with a 77.5 offense grade … Styles didn't catch a pass, but led the team with an 83.0 run-blocking grade. Tight Ends Boston College 2022 Total Michael Mayer 51 697 Mitchell Evans 33 228 Eli Raridon — 76 Kevin Bauman — 75 Davis Sherwood 4 75 Holden Staes 13 67 Cane Berrong 4 4 Barrett Liebentritt 2 2 Note: Mayer led the team with an 82.8 offense grade and was second with an 81.0 run-blocking grade. Offensive Line Boston College 2022 Total Joe Alt 60 752 Zeke Correll 60 752 Josh Lugg 60 752 Blake Fisher 60 739 Jarrett Patterson 60 693 Andrew Kristofic 3 62 Tosh Baker 3 16 Michael Carmody 3 3 Pat Coogan 3 3 Rocco Spindler 3 3 Note: Fisher (79.0) and Alt (72.8) ranked second and fourth on the team, respectively in offense grades. Freshman cornerback Benjamin Morrison posted an elite 91.9 PFF defense grade against Boston College. PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER