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10 SEPT. 23, 2023 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Irish Snap Count Totals Vs. North Carolina State Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps NCSU Total 2023 Total Howard Cross III 16 42 58 120 Jordan Botelho 17 37 54 113 Rylie Mills 18 31 49 106 Javontae Jean-Baptiste 17 40 57 105 Nana Osafo-Mensah 8 18 26 75 Jason Onye 6 12 18 63 Junior Tuihalamaka 6 11 17 49 Donovan Hinish 9 12 21 41 Joshua Burnham 1 8 9 39 Gabriel Rubio — — — 19 Aidan Keanaaina 1 0 1 12 Tyson Ford 0 0 0 6 Boubacar Traore 0 0 0 6 Brenan Vernon 0 0 0 6 Cole Aubrey 0 0 0 1 Note: For the second straight week, Cross paced the team in defense grade (80.2) and run defense grade (84.4). Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps NCSU Total 2023 Total Marist Liufau 22 48 70 147 JD Bertrand 14 32 46 124 Jack Kiser 13 25 38 86 Jaylen Sneed 7 13 20 69 Jaiden Ausberry 0 0 0 14 Preston Zinter 0 0 0 5 Tre Reader 0 0 0 3 Note: Liufau (79.2) and Kiser (77.7) ranked second and fourth on the team in defense grade. Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps NCSU Total 2023 Total Xavier Watts 23 50 73 134 DJ Brown 21 40 61 133 Benjamin Morrison 15 44 59 127 Cam Hart 16 39 55 112 Thomas Harper 14 37 51 91 Ramon Henderson 6 33 39 91 Jaden Mickey 9 18 27 71 Clarence Lewis 5 16 21 54 Christian Gray 10 13 23 53 Antonio Carter II 2 7 9 22 Adon Shuler 0 0 0 14 Ryan Barnes 0 0 0 13 Chance Tucker 0 0 0 12 Micah Bell 0 0 0 11 Marty Auer 0 0 0 9 Luke Talich 0 0 0 6 Isaiah Dunn 0 0 0 3 Eddie Scheidler 0 0 0 1 Note: Brown led the secondary and ranked third on the team with a 78.2 defense grade. BY STEVE DOWNEY Per Pro Football Focus (PFF) data, here is the snap count breakdown for Notre Dame's 45-24 victory at North Carolina State Sept. 9. Quarterbacks NCSU 2023 Total Sam Hartman 60 148 Steve Angeli 3 32 Kenny Minchey 0 5 Note: Hartman finished 12th on the team with a 64.7 offense grade. Running Backs NCSU 2023 Total Audric Estimé 31 75 Gi'Bran Payne 9 45 Jeremiyah Love 11 26 Jadarian Price 9 23 Devyn Ford — 9 Chase Ketterer 0 2 Sam Assaf 0 1 Skip Velotta 0 1 Note: Estimé led the running backs and ranked third on the team with a 78.5 offense grade. Wide Receivers NCSU 2023 Total Jayden Thomas 47 115 Tobias Merriweather 32 102 Rico Flores Jr. 17 60 Chris Tyree 22 47 Jaden Greathouse 12 43 Deion Colzie 14 43 Matt Salerno — 19 Braylon James 0 5 Chase Dixon 0 2 Henry Cook 0 1 Note: Merriweather ranked first among the re- ceivers and fourth on the team with a 70.9 offense grade. Tight Ends NCSU 2023 Total Mitchell Evans 59 158 Holden Staes 31 94 Davis Sherwood 16 36 Cooper Flanagan 5 15 Justin Fisher 0 2 Note: Staes produced the top offense grade at 92.7. Holden Staes' 4-catch, 115-yard, 2-touchdown performance against the Wolfpack translated into the top offense grade (92.7) on the team. PHOTO BY LARRY BLANKENSHIP * 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. Offensive Line NCSU 2023 Total Joe Alt 60 164 Pat Coogan 60 164 Zeke Correll 60 164 Blake Fisher 60 164 Rocco Spindler 60 164 Tosh Baker 3 22 NCSU 2023 Total Ashton Craig 3 21 Andrew Kristofic 3 21 Billy Schrauth 3 21 Aamil Wagner 3 21 Note: Alt finished with a 79.8 offense grade to pace the linemen and rank second on the team.