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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM NOV. 18, 2023 9 UNDER THE DOME Fighting Irish Snap Count Totals Vs. Pittsburgh Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps Pitt Total 2023 Total Howard Cross III 9 27 36 428 Javontae Jean-Baptiste 8 23 31 378 Rylie Mills 10 15 25 373 Jordan Botelho 9 20 29 313 Nana Osafo-Mensah 5 9 14 191 Junior Tuihalamaka 4 5 9 114 Joshua Burnham 4 5 9 110 Jason Onye 5 7 12 108 Donovan Hinish 5 5 10 84 Gabriel Rubio 5 7 12 82 Aidan Keanaaina 0 0 0 24 Boubacar Traore 4 2 6 17 Tyson Ford 0 0 0 6 Brenan Vernon 0 0 0 6 Cole Aubrey 0 0 0 1 Note: Cross led the linemen and was tied for fourth on the team with a 75.8 defense grade. Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps Pitt Total 2023 Total Marist Liufau 8 28 36 472 JD Bertrand 12 29 41 445 Jack Kiser 8 8 16 230 Jaylen Sneed 5 11 16 146 Drayk Bowen 5 5 10 18 Jaiden Ausberry 0 0 0 15 Preston Zinter 0 0 0 5 Tre Reader 0 0 0 3 Nolan Zeigler 1 2 3 3 Note: Liufau paced the linebackers and was second on the team with a 79.3 defense grade. Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps Pitt Total 2023 Total Xavier Watts 10 27 37 503 Benjamin Morrison — — — 441 Cam Hart 7 13 20 427 DJ Brown 6 21 27 414 Thomas Harper 8 22 30 328 Ramon Henderson 8 17 25 242 Jaden Mickey 8 26 34 167 Clarence Lewis 4 10 14 162 Christian Gray 15 27 42 117 Antonio Carter II 5 5 10 47 Adon Shuler 5 5 10 27 Chance Tucker 4 4 8 20 Ryan Barnes 0 0 0 13 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: Harper led the team in defense grade (80.2), tackling grade (82.9) and pass rush grade (91.3), and was second in rush defense grade (79.9) … Gray led the team with an 86.5 coverage grade and finished third on the team with a 77.6 defense grade. BY STEVE DOWNEY Per Pro Football Focus (PFF) data, here is the snap count breakdown for Notre Dame's 58-7 win over Pittsburgh Oct. 28. Quarterbacks Pitt 2023 Total Sam Hartman 50 507 Steve Angeli 16 54 Kenny Minchey 2 7 Note: Angeli impressed in mop-up duty, finishing second on the team with an offense grade of 88.4. Running Backs Pitt 2023 Total Audric Estimé 37 280 Gi'Bran Payne 6 107 Jeremiyah Love 18 96 Jadarian Price 10 71 Devyn Ford 7 44 Chase Ketterer 0 3 Sam Assaf 0 2 Skip Velotta 0 2 Note: Estimé led the running backs and ranked sixth on the team with a 79.3 offense grade. Wide Receivers Pitt 2023 Total Tobias Merriweather 19 303 Rico Flores Jr. 38 283 Jayden Thomas 11 247 Chris Tyree 20 199 Jaden Greathouse 44 181 Deion Colzie — 51 Jordan Faison 21 48 Matt Salerno — 19 Braylon James 7 18 Chase Dixon 0 2 Henry Cook 0 1 Note: Merriweather led the receivers and ranked fifth on the team with a 79.4 offense grade. Tight Ends Pitt 2023 Total Mitchell Evans 42 425 Holden Staes 31 281 Davis Sherwood 8 76 Cooper Flanagan 13 62 Eli Raridon 8 32 Justin Fisher 0 2 Note: Flanagan led the team with an offense grade of 89.1. Offensive Line Pitt 2023 Total Joe Alt 58 531 Blake Fisher 58 531 Pat Coogan 58 526 Zeke Correll 58 526 Rocco Spindler 50 503 Billy Schrauth 18 70 Tosh Baker 10 45 Andrew Kristofic 10 42 Ashton Craig 10 37 Aamil Wagner 10 37 Note: Alt had another strong game, finishing first among the linemen and third on the team with an 83.8 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.