Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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10 SEPT. 21, 2024 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Fighting Irish Snap Count Totals Vs. Northern Illinois Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps NIU Total 2024 Total Rylie Mills 38 20 58 99 Howard Cross III 28 17 45 95 Jordan Botelho 20 12 32 81 Joshua Burnham 34 19 53 78 Boubacar Traore 14 6 20 54 Donovan Hinish 14 6 20 46 RJ Oben 8 3 11 42 Jason Onye 12 8 20 38 Bryce Young 0 0 0 2 Note: Mills led the Irish with a 77.4 pass rush grade, while Traore paced the linemen and ranked fourth on the team in defense grade (70.7). Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps NIU Total 2024 Total Jack Kiser 32 21 53 109 Jaylen Sneed 25 16 41 72 Drayk Bowen 29 10 39 70 Jaiden Ausberry 23 11 34 51 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa 17 9 26 47 Note: Kiser led the linebackers and ranked fifth on the team in defense grade (67.2). Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps NIU Total 2024 Total Xavier Watts 41 23 64 137 Benjamin Morrison 42 23 65 133 Adon Shuler 26 15 41 101 Christian Gray 26 15 41 89 Jordan Clark 8 8 16 75 Rod Heard II 17 9 26 60 Jaden Mickey 8 2 10 34 Leonard Moore 0 0 0 5 Note: Clark topped the team with an 80.8 defense grade, while Watts was the leader in run defense grade (77.2) and tackling grade (86.3), and ranked second in defense grade (74.0). BY STEVE DOWNEY Per Pro Football Focus (PFF) data, here is the snap count breakdown for Notre Dame's 16-14 loss to Northern Illinois Sept. 7. Quarterbacks NIU 2024 Total Riley Leonard 62 129 Note: Leonard was given a 58.9 offense grade by PFF. Running Backs NIU 2024 Total Jeremiyah Love 31 62 Jadarian Price 13 36 Devyn Ford 10 23 Aneyas Williams 8 8 Note: Love posted the top offense grade (71.5) for the Fighting Irish. Wide Receivers NIU 2024 Total Beaux Collins 59 118 Jaden Greathouse 43 91 Kris Mitchell 51 83 Jayden Thomas 14 37 Jordan Faison — 20 Jayden Harrison 10 19 KK Smith 3 3 Note: Collins was first among the wide receivers and seventh on the team with a 63.3 offense grade. Tight Ends NIU 2024 Total Cooper Flanagan 36 79 Eli Raridon 10 34 Mitchell Evans 22 32 Note: Evans, who more than doubled his snap count from the season opener, ranked second on the team with a 68.4 offense grade. Offensive Line NIU 2024 Total Ashton Craig 62 129 Anthonie Knapp 62 129 Sam Pendleton 62 129 Billy Schrauth 62 129 Aamil Wagner 62 129 Note: Wagner (67.6), Knapp (66.6) and Schrauth (66.1) ranked third, fourth and fifth, respectively, on the Irish in offense grade. Graduate student defensive back Jordan Clark (No. 1) led the Fighting Irish with a defense grade of 80.8 against Northern Illinois. PHOTO BY MICHAEL MILLER * 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.