Blue and Gold Illustrated

Sept. 16, 2023

Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football

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10 SEPT. 16, 2023 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Irish Snap Count Totals Vs. Tennessee State Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps TSU Total 2023 Total Howard Cross III 17 14 31 62 Jordan Botelho 17 15 32 59 Rylie Mills 18 8 26 57 NaNa Osafo-Mensah 12 7 19 49 Javontae Jean-Baptiste 12 11 23 48 Jason Onye 12 9 21 45 Junior Tuihalamaka 9 9 18 32 Joshua Burnham 10 6 16 30 Donovan Hinish 10 5 15 20 Gabriel Rubio — — — 19 Aidan Keanaaina 8 3 11 11 Tyson Ford 5 1 6 6 Boubacar Traore 5 1 6 6 Brenan Vernon 5 1 6 6 Cole Aubrey 1 0 1 1 Note: Cross posted the team's top grades in defense (93.6), run defense (90.3) and pass rush (90.0). Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps TSU Total 2023 Total JD Bertrand 21 16 37 78 Marist Liufau 19 13 32 77 Jaylen Sneed 11 11 22 49 Jack Kiser 7 7 14 48 Jaiden Ausberry 10 4 14 14 Preston Zinter 4 1 5 5 Tre Reader 3 0 3 3 Note: Kiser played on 14 snaps, but they were high quality with him leading the team in tackling grade (79.4) while finishing second in run defense (89.2) and third in defense (83.7). Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps TSU Total 2023 Total DJ Brown 17 18 35 72 Benjamin Morrison 21 17 38 68 Xavier Watts 19 15 34 61 Cam Hart 15 13 28 57 Ramon Henderson 7 17 24 52 Jaden Mickey 9 8 17 44 Thomas Harper 16 12 28 40 Clarence Lewis 5 8 13 33 Christian Gray 4 5 9 30 Adon Shuler 10 4 14 14 Ryan Barnes 10 3 13 13 Antonio Carter II 5 1 6 13 Chance Tucker 8 4 12 12 Micah Bell 8 3 11 11 Marty Auer 6 3 9 9 Luke Talich 5 1 6 6 Isaiah Dunn 3 0 3 3 Eddie Scheidler 1 0 1 1 Note: Lewis, who returned an interception 33 yards for a touchdown, was second on the team in defense grade (87.5) and led the way in coverage grade (87.0). BY STEVE DOWNEY Per Pro Football Focus data, here is the snap count breakdown for Notre Dame's 56-3 thrashing of Tennessee State Sept. 2. Quarterbacks TSU 2023 Total Sam Hartman 36 88 Steve Angeli 23 29 Kenny Minchey 5 5 Note: Hartman posted a team-best 85.1 offense grade in his one half of action. Running Backs TSU 2023 Total Audric Estimé 21 44 Gi'Bran Payne 19 36 Jeremiyah Love 8 15 Jadarian Price 9 14 Devyn Ford 3 9 Chase Ketterer 2 2 Sam Assaf 1 1 Skip Velotta 1 1 Note: Estimé led the running backs and ranked third on the team with a 78.8 offense grade. Wide Receivers TSU 2023 Total Tobias Merriweather 35 70 Jayden Thomas 30 68 Rico Flores Jr. 24 43 Jaden Greathouse 23 31 Deion Colzie 22 29 Chris Tyree 11 25 Matt Salerno 8 19 Braylon James 5 5 Chase Dixon 2 2 Henry Cook 1 1 Note: Thomas ranked first among the receivers and second on the team with an 83.5 offense grade. Tight Ends TSU 2023 Total Mitchell Evans 49 99 Holden Staes 24 63 Davis Sherwood 10 20 Cooper Flanagan 10 10 Justin Fisher 2 2 Note: Evans led the team in snaps played through two games. Offensive Line TSU 2023 Total Joe Alt 52 104 Pat Coogan 52 104 Zeke Correll 52 104 Blake Fisher 52 104 Rocco Spindler 52 104 Tosh Baker 12 19 Ashton Craig 12 18 Andrew Kristofic 12 18 Billy Schrauth 12 18 Aamil Wagner 12 18 Note: Alt was the only lineman ranked among the top 10 in offense grade, slotting 10th with a 72.1. * 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.

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