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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM NOV. 4, 2023 9 UNDER THE DOME Fighting Irish Snap Count Totals Vs. USC Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps USC Total 2023 Total Howard Cross III 21 34 55 392 Rylie Mills 19 31 50 348 Javontae Jean-Baptiste 16 34 50 347 Jordan Botelho 9 19 28 284 Nana Osafo-Mensah 14 15 29 177 Junior Tuihalamaka 10 11 21 105 Joshua Burnham 7 7 14 101 Jason Onye 4 4 8 96 Donovan Hinish 4 1 5 74 Gabriel Rubio 8 15 23 70 Aidan Keanaaina 0 0 0 24 Boubacar Traore 1 1 2 11 Tyson Ford 0 0 0 6 Brenan Vernon 0 0 0 6 Cole Aubrey 0 0 0 1 Note: Traore played only 2 snaps but earned elite defense (98.6) and pass rush (95.6) grades after recording a sack … Osafo-Mensah was next among the linemen and fourth on the team with a 75.1 defense grade. Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps USC Total 2023 Total Marist Liufau 22 44 66 436 JD Bertrand 29 49 78 404 Jack Kiser 10 7 17 214 Jaylen Sneed 3 13 16 130 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: Sneed led the linebackers and was sixth on the team with a 71.5 defense grade. Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps USC Total 2023 Total Xavier Watts 27 44 71 466 Benjamin Morrison 29 49 78 441 Cam Hart 18 42 60 407 DJ Brown 22 32 54 387 Thomas Harper 24 45 69 298 Ramon Henderson 10 29 39 217 Clarence Lewis 9 14 23 148 Jaden Mickey 13 9 22 133 Christian Gray 1 1 2 75 Antonio Carter II 0 0 0 37 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: Hart (82.6) and Watts (76.5) led the defensive backs and ranked second and third on the team, respectively, in defense grade. BY STEVE DOWNEY Per Pro Football Focus (PFF) data, here is the snap count breakdown for Notre Dame's 48-20 victory over USC Oct. 14. Quarterbacks USC 2023 Total Sam Hartman 49 457 Steve Angeli 0 38 Kenny Minchey 0 5 Note: Hartman didn't post big numbers against the Trojans, but he produced a team-best 86.3 offense grade. Running Backs USC 2023 Total Audric Estimé 34 243 Gi'Bran Payne 7 101 Jeremiyah Love 6 78 Jadarian Price 2 61 Devyn Ford 2 37 Chase Ketterer 0 3 Sam Assaf 0 2 Skip Velotta 0 2 Note: Estimé led the running backs and ranked second on the team with a 76.2 offense grade. Wide Receivers USC 2023 Total Tobias Merriweather 16 284 Jayden Thomas 6 236 Rico Flores Jr. 16 245 Chris Tyree 21 179 Jaden Greathouse 32 137 Deion Colzie — 51 Jordan Faison 12 27 Matt Salerno — 19 Braylon James 0 11 Chase Dixon 0 2 Henry Cook 0 1 Note: Tyree's 71.6 offense grade led the receiv- ers and ranked third on the team. Tight Ends USC 2023 Total Mitchell Evans 41 383 Holden Staes 30 250 Davis Sherwood 0 68 Cooper Flanagan 6 49 Eli Raridon 14 24 Justin Fisher 0 2 Note: Staes ranked 12th on the team with a 60.1 offense grade. Offensive Line USC 2023 Total Joe Alt 49 473 Blake Fisher 49 473 Pat Coogan 49 468 Zeke Correll 49 468 Rocco Spindler 49 453 Billy Schrauth 0 52 Tosh Baker 0 35 Andrew Kristofic 0 32 Ashton Craig 0 27 Aamil Wagner 0 27 Note: Alt (74.8) and Correll (68.8) paced the line- men and ranked third and fifth, respectively, on the team in offense grade. * 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.