Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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8 OCT. 19, 2024 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Fighting Irish Snap Count Totals Against Louisville Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps Louisville Total 2024 Total Howard Cross III 22 33 55 224 Rylie Mills 19 27 46 211 Boubacar Traore 6 5 11 133 RJ Oben 14 16 30 125 Donovan Hinish 8 13 21 106 Jason Onye 10 14 24 106 Jordan Botelho — — — 95 Junior Tuihalamaka 22 26 48 87 Bryce Young 16 23 39 86 Joshua Burnham 1 3 4 82 Loghan Thomas 2 12 14 21 Armel Mukam 0 0 0 11 Note: Cross played his best game of the season, posting a team-high 89.2 defense grade. Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps Louisville Total 2024 Total Jaylen Sneed 6 6 12 211 Jack Kiser 10 7 17 185 Drayk Bowen 21 35 56 174 Jaiden Ausberry 17 22 39 134 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa 14 24 38 131 Note: Bowen led the linebackers and ranked third on the team with a 74.2 defense grade. Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps Louisville Total 2024 Total Xavier Watts 31 46 77 308 Benjamin Morrison 25 39 64 240 Jordan Clark 26 45 71 234 Adon Shuler 24 37 61 228 Rod Heard II 14 24 38 156 Christian Gray — — — 150 Leonard Moore 30 46 76 131 Jaden Mickey — — — 82 Luke Talich 0 3 3 28 Kennedy Urlacher 1 0 1 26 Karson Hobbs 0 0 0 15 Ben Minich 0 0 0 5 Max Hurleman 1 0 1 1 Note: Shuler produced the top defense grade (73.6) among the defensive backs and the fourth-best on the team. BY STEVE DOWNEY Per Pro Football Focus (PFF) data, here is the snap count breakdown for Notre Dame's 31-24 win over Louisville Sept. 28. Quarterbacks Louisville 2024 Total Riley Leonard 56 286 Steve Angeli 1 34 Kenny Minchey 0 4 CJ Carr 0 4 Note: Leonard ranked second on the team with a PFF offense grade of 74.4 versus Louisville. Running Backs Louisville 2024 Total Jeremiyah Love 37 147 Jadarian Price 5 88 Aneyas Williams 15 45 Devyn Ford 0 43 Kedren Young 0 10 Note: Love paced the running backs and ranked third on the team with a 70.6 offense grade. Wide Receivers Louisville 2024 Total Beaux Collins 48 229 Kris Mitchell 39 172 Jaden Greathouse 30 159 Jayden Thomas 12 91 Jayden Harrison 10 73 Jordan Faison 15 67 KK Smith 0 55 Deion Colzie 0 35 Micah Gilbert 0 16 Note: Faison received the top offense grade on the team at 75.5, while Thomas ranked fourth at 70.5. Tight Ends Louisville 2024 Total Mitchell Evans 46 137 Eli Raridon 28 115 Cooper Flanagan — 110 Kevin Bauman 0 29 Davis Sherwood 0 13 Matt Jeffery 0 7 Note: Raridon (48.9) and Mitchell (40.6) both strug- gled against the Cardinals, ranking 14th and 18th in offense grade out of the 19 players that took snaps for the Irish. Offensive Line Louisville 2024 Total Sam Pendleton 52 311 Anthonie Knapp 57 296 Aamil Wagner 57 296 Ashton Craig — 159 Rocco Spindler 57 157 Billy Schrauth — 139 Pat Coogan 57 137 Sullivan Absher 5 37 Guerby Lambert 0 32 Joe Otting 0 32 Chris Terek 0 32 Tosh Baker 0 9 Peter Jones 0 3 Note: Coogan paced the offensive linemen and ranked fifth on the team with a 69.7 offense grade. Graduate student defensive tackle Howard Cross II had his best outing of the 2024 season against the Cardinals, producing a team-best 89.2 Pro Football Focus defense grade. 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.