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10 FEBRUARY 2023 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Irish Snap Count Totals Vs. South Carolina Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps South Carolina Total 2022 Total Isaiah Foskey — — — 563 Justin Ademilola 6 40 46 485 Howard Cross III 7 39 46 476 Jayson Ademilola — — — 418 Rylie Mills 6 27 33 414 NaNa Osafo-Mensah 7 18 25 278 Chris Smith 6 19 25 265 Gabriel Rubio 7 18 25 184 Jordan Botelho 6 41 47 126 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: Cross was seventh on the team with a 65.4 defense grade. Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps South Carolina Total 2022 Total Marist Liufau 8 36 44 645 JD Bertrand 11 48 59 580 Jack Kiser 8 23 31 336 Prince Kollie 4 9 13 136 Junior Tuihalamaka 7 17 24 87 Bo Bauer — — — 71 Jaylen Sneed 3 14 17 39 Nolan Ziegler 0 0 0 9 Christian Opperman 0 0 0 3 Notes: Kiser had an outstanding game while leading the team in defense grade (87.0), run defense grade (82.1), pass rush grade (68.8) and coverage grade (77.8). He also was second in tackling grade (82.9). Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps South Carolina Total 2022 Total Benjamin Morrison 11 39 50 610 Cam Hart — — — 568 TaRiq Bracy 11 55 66 527 DJ Brown 6 35 41 503 Brandon Joseph — — — 431 Clarence Lewis 6 40 46 383 Xavier Watts 10 51 61 365 Ramon Henderson 9 42 51 319 Houston Griffith 1 1 2 304 Jaden Mickey 3 26 29 248 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: Morrison ranked second in both defense grade (77.5) and coverage grade (77.8), while Bracy paced the squad in tackling grade (83.5). BY STEVE DOWNEY Per Pro Football Focus (PFF) data, here is the snap count breakdown for Notre Dame's 45-38 victory versus South Carolina in the Gator Bowl Dec. 30. Quarterbacks South Carolina 2022 Total Drew Pyne — 683 Tyler Buchner 80 200 Steve Angeli 0 7 Note: Buchner ranked sixth on the team with a 66.5 PFF offense grade. Running Backs South Carolina 2022 Total Audric Estime 40 373 Chris Tyree 20 306 Logan Diggs 28 298 Gi'Bran Payne 0 2 Note: Estime and Diggs ranked second and third on the team with offense grades of 78.1 and 73.7, respectively, while Tyree was eighth with a grade of 65.0. Wide Receivers South Carolina 2022 Total Braden Lenzy 31 579 Jayden Thomas 73 556 Lorenzo Styles 25 498 Deion Colzie 47 162 Matt Salerno 20 149 Tobias Merriweather 24 102 Joe Wilkins Jr. — 27 Connor Ratigan 0 3 Note: Lenzy paced the team in both offense grade (85.8) and pass grade (85.0). Tight Ends South Carolina 2022 Total Michael Mayer — 750 Mitchell Evans 76 326 Holden Staes 16 83 Davis Sherwood 0 78 Eli Raridon — 76 Kevin Bauman — 75 Cane Berrong — 5 Barrett Liebentritt 0 2 Note: Evans was 11th on the team with 62.4 of- fense grade. Offensive Line South Carolina 2022 Total Joe Alt 80 887 Zeke Correll 80 887 Josh Lugg 80 887 Blake Fisher 80 874 Jarrett Patterson 79 827 Andrew Kristofic 1 63 Tosh Baker 0 16 Michael Carmody 0 3 Pat Coogan 0 3 Rocco Spindler 0 3 Note: Alt was the top-graded lineman with a 69.7 offense grade that ranked fifth on the team. * 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 con- test or is no longer with the team. Senior rover Jack Kiser (No. 24, with JD Bertrand, left, and Marist Liufau, center) had one of his best games of the season, posting a team-best 87.0 defense grade in the Gator Bowl. PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER