Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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8 NOV. 30, 2024 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Fighting Irish Snap Count Totals Against Virginia Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps Virginia Total 2024 Total Rylie Mills 16 28 44 424 Howard Cross III — — — 369 Joshua Burnham 12 10 22 240 RJ Oben 13 14 27 235 Donovan Hinish 16 23 39 227 Bryce Young 7 20 27 226 Junior Tuihalamaka 5 18 23 225 Boubacar Traore — — — 133 Jason Onye — — — 106 Jordan Botelho — — — 95 Gabriel Rubio 5 10 15 93 Kobi Onyiuke 8 8 16 44 Armel Mukam 6 7 13 43 Loghan Thomas 0 0 0 31 Grant Ristoff 8 8 16 29 Sean Sevillano Jr. 6 7 13 22 Devan Houstan 2 1 3 10 Brenan Vernon 2 1 3 8 Note: Oben played his best game of the season, earning a team-high 90.1 defense grade … Mills ranked third on the team with an 80.0 defense grade. Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps Virginia Total 2024 Total Jack Kiser 13 24 37 373 Drayk Bowen 8 16 24 319 Jaiden Ausberry 6 8 14 269 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa 8 13 21 256 Jaylen Sneed 10 13 23 233 Preston Zinter 8 8 16 31 Bodie Kahoun 8 8 16 26 Tre Reader 1 0 1 4 Teddy Rezac 0 0 0 3 Jerry Rullo 0 0 0 3 Note: Bowen was the top-graded linebacker at 68.4, which was tied for just 16th on the team. Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps Virginia Total 2024 Total Xavier Watts 20 34 54 585 Jordan Clark 19 22 52 433 Adon Shuler 11 22 33 433 Christian Gray 20 34 54 423 Leonard Moore 19 31 50 375 Benjamin Morrison — — — 314 Rod Heard II 12 23 35 272 Jaden Mickey — — — 82 Luke Talich 8 8 16 81 Karson Hobbs 8 8 16 66 Kennedy Urlacher 8 8 16 58 Max Hurleman 7 8 15 46 Tae Johnson 8 8 16 29 Ben Minich 0 0 0 29 Note: Watts, who joined Love on PFF's National Team of the Week, led the Irish secondary and ranked second on the team with an 83.6 defense grade. BY STEVE DOWNEY Per Pro Football Focus (PFF) data, here is the snap count breakdown for Notre Dame's 35-14 triumph over Virginia Nov. 16. Quarterbacks Virginia 2024 Total Riley Leonard 75 585 Steve Angeli 1 82 Kenny Minchey 0 4 CJ Carr 0 4 Note: Leonard ranked fourth on the team with a PFF offense grade of 74.7 against the Cavaliers. Running Backs Virginia 2024 Total Jeremiyah Love 35 307 Jadarian Price 15 170 Aneyas Williams 26 119 Devyn Ford — 62 Kedren Young 0 30 Justin Fisher 0 3 Jake Tafelski 0 2 Note: Love led the team and earned a spot on PFF's Team of the Week with a 90.3 offense grade. Wide Receivers Virginia 2024 Total Beaux Collins 36 431 Kris Mitchell 37 339 Jaden Greathouse 14 279 Jayden Thomas 25 197 Jordan Faison 33 179 Jayden Harrison 28 160 Deion Colzie 21 99 KK Smith 8 90 Micah Gilbert 0 43 Logan Saldate 0 7 Tyler Buchner 0 1 Jack Polian 1 1 Cam Williams 1 1 Note: Harrison, who scored his first touchdown with the Irish, finished second on the team with an 87.4 offense grade. Tight Ends Virginia 2024 Total Mitchell Evans 49 321 Eli Raridon 30 236 Cooper Flanagan 19 183 Kevin Bauman 1 66 Davis Sherwood 1 48 Matt Jeffery 0 7 Jack Larsen 0 7 Note: Flanagan led the tight ends and ranked third on the team with an 84.0 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. Offensive Line Virginia 2024 Total Aamil Wagner 75 597 Anthonie Knapp 75 591 Rocco Spindler 75 458 Sam Pendleton 1 455 Pat Coogan 75 436 Billy Schrauth 75 323 Ashton Craig — 159 Sullivan Absher 1 87 Offensive Line Virginia 2024 Total Joe Otting 1 80 Chris Terek 1 76 Tosh Baker 1 61 Guerby Lambert 0 53 Ty Chan 0 8 Peter Jones 0 3 Note: Spindler paced the linemen and ranked sixth on the team with a 70.8 offense grade.