Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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10 OCT. 7, 2023 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Irish Snap Count Totals Vs. Ohio State Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps OSU Total 2023 Total Howard Cross III 22 42 64 220 Javontae Jean-Baptiste 21 43 64 203 Jordan Botelho 16 40 56 200 Rylie Mills 23 27 50 194 Nana Osafo-Mensah 2 3 5 105 Jason Onye 0 0 0 76 Donovan Hinish 0 0 0 64 Junior Tuihalamaka 0 0 0 58 Joshua Burnham 1 3 4 55 Gabriel Rubio 6 6 12 31 Aidan Keanaaina 0 0 0 16 Boubacar Traore 0 0 0 9 Tyson Ford 0 0 0 6 Brenan Vernon 0 0 0 6 Cole Aubrey 0 0 0 1 Note: Cross and Mills ranked in the top two spots on the team for defense grade at 76.4 and 75.6, respectively. Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps OSU Total 2023 Total Marist Liufau 23 38 61 258 JD Bertrand 23 46 69 193 Jack Kiser 7 3 10 151 Jaylen Sneed 1 9 10 104 Jaiden Ausberry 0 0 0 15 Drayk Bowen 0 0 0 8 Preston Zinter 0 0 0 5 Tre Reader 0 0 0 3 Note: Kiser made the most of his 10 snaps to rank third on the team with a 74.6 defense grade, while Bertrand had the team's top tackling grade (83.4). Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps OSU Total 2023 Total Xavier Watts 23 46 69 262 Benjamin Morrison 22 45 67 234 Cam Hart 23 46 69 225 DJ Brown 22 44 66 199 Thomas Harper 15 43 58 177 Ramon Henderson 1 19 20 158 Jaden Mickey 0 0 0 86 Clarence Lewis 1 2 3 75 Christian Gray 0 0 0 68 Antonio Carter II 0 0 0 35 Adon Shuler 0 0 0 17 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: Morrison led the defensive backs and was sixth on the team with a 68.9 defense grade. BY STEVE DOWNEY Per Pro Football Focus (PFF) data, here is the snap count breakdown for Notre Dame's 17-14 loss to Ohio State Sept. 23. Quarterbacks Ohio State 2023 Total Sam Hartman 65 274 Steve Angeli 0 38 Kenny Minchey 0 5 Note: Hartman was 11th on the team with a 65.6 offense grade. Running Backs Ohio State 2023 Total Audric Estimé 25 134 Gi'Bran Payne 14 67 Jeremiyah Love 16 52 Jadarian Price 10 43 Devyn Ford 12 26 Chase Ketterer 0 3 Sam Assaf 0 2 Skip Velotta 0 2 Note: Payne and Love led their unit and ranked fourth and fifth on the team, respectively, with offense grades of 72.0 and 71.3. Wide Receivers Ohio State 2023 Total Jayden Thomas 30 195 Tobias Merriweather 47 180 Rico Flores Jr. 37 126 Jaden Greathouse 18 88 Chris Tyree 18 79 Deion Colzie 0 51 Matt Salerno — 19 Braylon James 0 11 Chase Dixon 0 2 Henry Cook 0 1 Note: Flores ranked first among the receivers and third on the team with a 74.6 offense grade. Tight Ends Ohio State 2023 Total Mitchell Evans 63 221 Holden Staes 22 169 Davis Sherwood 6 67 Cooper Flanagan 0 37 Justin Fisher 0 2 Note: Evans returned after a one-game absence due to a concussion and posted the top offense grade on the team at 90.1. Offensive Line Ohio State 2023 Total Joe Alt 65 290 Pat Coogan 65 290 Zeke Correll 65 290 Blake Fisher 65 290 Rocco Spindler 65 290 Tosh Baker 7 35 Ashton Craig 0 27 Andrew Kristofic 0 27 Billy Schrauth 0 27 Aamil Wagner 0 27 Note: Fisher earned a 76.3 offense grade, which ranked first among the offensive linemen and second 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 contest or is no longer with the team.