Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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10 SEPT. 28, 2024 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Fighting Irish Snap Count Totals At Purdue Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps Purdue Total 2024 Total Rylie Mills 10 14 24 123 Howard Cross III 9 18 27 122 Jordan Botelho 4 10 14 95 Joshua Burnham — — — 78 Boubacar Traore 8 15 23 77 Donovan Hinish 11 9 20 66 RJ Oben 7 11 18 60 Jason Onye 9 13 22 60 Bryce Young 12 9 21 23 Junior Tuihalamaka 9 9 18 18 Armel Mukam 9 2 11 11 Loghan Thomas 6 1 7 7 Note: Before going down with a season-ending knee injury, Botelho posted the best defense grade (87.6) on the team versus the Boilermakers. Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps Purdue Total 2024 Total Jack Kiser 8 13 21 130 Jaylen Sneed 15 9 24 96 Drayk Bowen 9 12 21 91 Jaiden Ausberry 6 14 20 71 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa 11 12 23 70 Note: Viliamu-Asa led the linebackers and ranked sixth on the team with a 74.4 defense grade. Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps Purdue Total 2024 Total Xavier Watts 10 20 30 167 Benjamin Morrison 9 18 27 133 Adon Shuler 9 18 27 128 Christian Gray 5 14 19 108 Jordan Clark 9 17 26 101 Rod Heard II 8 15 23 83 Jaden Mickey 13 12 25 59 Leonard Moore 16 11 27 32 Luke Talich 14 9 23 23 Kennedy Urlacher 14 9 23 23 Karson Hobbs 9 5 14 14 Ben Minich 5 0 5 5 Note: Urlacher flashed in his first extensive playing time of the season, leading the defensive backs and ranking second on the team with an 86.2 defense grade. BY STEVE DOWNEY Per Pro Football Focus (PFF) data, here is the snap count breakdown for Notre Dame's 66-7 blowout at Purdue Sept. 14. Quarterbacks Purdue 2024 Total Riley Leonard 41 170 Steve Angeli 24 24 Kenny Minchey 4 4 CJ Carr 4 4 Note: All four Irish signal-callers saw action against the Boilermakers and Angeli led the way with an 85.1 offense grade by PFF that ranked second on the team. Running Backs Purdue 2024 Total Jeremiyah Love 26 88 Jadarian Price 23 59 Devyn Ford 10 33 Aneyas Williams 7 15 Kedren Young 10 10 Note: Love paced the ball carriers and ranked third on the team with an 81.6 offense grade. Wide Receivers Purdue 2024 Total Beaux Collins 28 146 Jaden Greathouse 12 103 Kris Mitchell 22 105 Jayden Thomas 17 54 Jayden Harrison 20 39 KK Smith 43 46 Deion Colzie 26 26 Jordan Faison — 20 Micah Gilbert 16 16 Note: Greathouse didn't record a catch against Purdue but was first among the wide receivers and seventh on the team with a 76.2 offense grade. Tight Ends Purdue 2024 Total Cooper Flanagan 27 106 Eli Raridon 31 65 Mitchell Evans 20 52 Kevin Bauman 22 22 Matt Jeffery 6 6 Note: Evans produced the top offense grade (88.7) on the team. Offensive Line Purdue 2024 Total Sam Pendleton 70 199 Anthonie Knapp 50 179 Aamil Wagner 50 179 Ashton Craig 30 159 Billy Schrauth 10 139 Rocco Spindler 40 40 Sullivan Absher 23 23 Guerby Lambert 23 23 Joe Otting 23 23 Chris Terek 23 23 Pat Coogan 20 20 Peter Jones 3 3 Note: Lambert led the offensive linemen and ranked eighth on the team with a 75.2 offense grade. Prior to suffering a season-ending knee injury, graduate student vyper Jordan Botelho recorded the Fighting Irish's best defense grade (87.6) against Purdue. 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.