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10 JANUARY 2023 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Irish Snap Count Totals Vs. Southern Cal Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps Southern Cal Total 2022 Total Isaiah Foskey 27 30 57 563 Justin Ademilola 23 16 39 439 Howard Cross III 22 16 38 430 Jayson Ademilola 22 23 45 418 Rylie Mills 19 16 35 381 NaNa Osafo-Mensah 4 3 7 253 Chris Smith 8 6 14 240 Gabriel Rubio 4 6 10 159 Jacob Lacey — — — 73 Alexander Ehrensberger 0 0 0 25 Osita Ekwonu 0 0 0 8 Aidan Keanaaina 0 0 0 8 Jason Onye 0 0 0 8 Joshua Burnham 0 0 0 1 Tyson Ford 0 0 0 1 Aidan Gobaira 0 0 0 1 Donovan Hinish 0 0 0 1 Note: Foskey was third on the team with a 65.1 defense grade. Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps Southern Cal Total 2022 Total Marist Liufau 33 31 64 601 JD Bertrand 35 30 65 521 Jack Kiser 7 12 19 305 Prince Kollie 1 0 1 123 Jordan Botelho 6 0 6 79 Bo Bauer — — — 71 Junior Tuihalamaka 0 0 0 63 Jaylen Sneed 0 0 0 22 Nolan Ziegler 0 0 0 9 Christian Opperman 0 0 0 3 Notes: Kiser paced the linebackers with a 65.1 defense grade, which was fourth on the team. Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps Southern Cal Total 2022 Total Cam Hart — — — 568 Benjamin Morrison 35 31 66 560 DJ Brown 22 16 38 462 TaRiq Bracy — — — 461 Brandon Joseph 18 19 37 431 Clarence Lewis 12 10 22 337 Xavier Watts 27 25 52 304 Houston Griffith 4 4 8 302 Ramon Henderson 21 16 37 268 Jaden Mickey 35 31 66 219 Chance Tucker 0 0 0 17 Marty Auer 0 0 0 9 Philip Riley 0 0 0 6 Mike Graves 0 0 0 3 Greg Mailey 0 0 0 2 Note: Watts had his best game of the season with a team-high 71.9 defense grade, plus he had the team's best tackling grade (84.5) and was second in run defense grade (72.9). * 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 38-27 loss at Southern Cal Nov. 26. Quarterbacks Southern Cal 2022 Total Drew Pyne 55 683 Tyler Buchner — 120 Steve Angeli 0 7 Note: Pyne was 10th on the team with a 62.6 PFF offense grade. Running Backs Southern Cal 2022 Total Audric Estime 21 333 Chris Tyree 11 286 Logan Diggs 27 270 Gi'Bran Payne 0 2 Note: Estime's 75.8 offense grade ranked third on the team, plus he had a team-best 80.2 run grade. Wide Receivers Southern Cal 2022 Total Braden Lenzy 43 548 Jayden Thomas 45 483 Lorenzo Styles 28 473 Matt Salerno 2 129 Deion Colzie 18 115 Tobias Merriweather — 78 Joe Wilkins Jr. — 27 Connor Ratigan 0 3 Note: Colzie led the team in both offense grade (91.4) and pass grade (89.9). Tight Ends Southern Cal 2022 Total Michael Mayer 53 750 Mitchell Evans 25 250 Davis Sherwood 1 78 Eli Raridon — 76 Kevin Bauman — 75 Holden Staes 1 67 Cane Berrong 0 5 Barrett Liebentritt 0 2 Note: Mayer was second on the team in both offense grade (89.3) and pass grade (86.7), and also posted the top run-blocking grade (81.1). Offensive Line Southern Cal 2022 Total Joe Alt 55 807 Zeke Correll 55 807 Josh Lugg 55 807 Blake Fisher 55 794 Jarrett Patterson 55 748 Andrew Kristofic 0 62 Tosh Baker 0 16 Michael Carmody 0 3 Pat Coogan 0 3 Rocco Spindler 0 3 Note: Fisher led the way for the linemen and ranked fourth on the team with a 67.9 offense grade. Sophomore wide receiver Deion Colzie caught 3 passes for 75 yards and a touchdown en route to earning team-best marks in offense grade (91.4) and pass grade (89.9). PHOTO BY MEG OLIPHANT