Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM FEBRUARY 2025 29 good already — beyond good enough to maybe be standing on a stage in Atlanta on that aforementioned date talking about how he was able to become the best defensive player on the best team in college football. That's obviously all still so far away, but it's also totally attainable and be- lievable. Watts recorded his 13th inter- ception of the last two seasons against Indiana. He's basically good for an in- terception once every two games, on average. If Notre Dame is to win it all, that means he's good for at least one more pick during that hypothetical run. Are you surprised? No. That's a lot, isn't it? Yes. Yes, it is. But if anyone can do it, it's Xavier Watts. "He's just a competitor," Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden said. "He just has a great look no matter what the situation is." ✦ INDIANA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Ellison 11 43 6 37 3.4 0 15 Lawton 10 37 3 34 3.4 0 22 Price 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 Rourke 5 8 18 -10 -2.0 0 7 Total 27 90 27 63 2.3 0 22 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Rourke 20 33 60.6 1 215 2 28 TEAM 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 Total 20 34 58.8 1 215 2 28 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Price 5 56 1 17 Williams 5 45 0 16 Sarratt 4 67 0 28 Ellison 2 6 0 7 Cooper 1 23 1 23 Lawton 1 10 0 10 Horton 1 7 0 7 Cross 1 1 0 1 Total 20 215 2 28 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long None Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Vanhorse 1 18 0 18 Total 1 18 0 18 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Evans 6 33.7 49 0 0 1 0 1 Total 6 33.7 49 0 0 1 0 1 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Radicic 1 1 34 0 Total 1 1 34 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Fisher 5 5 10 1.5-3 0-0 0 0 0 Walker 4 6 10 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 Carpenter 6 1 7 2-9 1-5 1 0 0 Asbury 3 4 7 1-1 0-0 1 0 0 Ferrell 2 5 7 2-8 0.5-1 0 0 0 West 2 4 6 1.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Jones 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sharpe 2 2 4 0.5-0 0.5-0 0 0 0 Hardy 1 3 4 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Kamara 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Landino 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Williams 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ponds 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Carr 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Jones 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bonds 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Johnson 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long Ponds 1 3 0 3 Total 1 3 0 3 NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Love 8 115 7 108 13.5 1 98 Price 11 40 8 32 2.9 0 20 Leonard 11 36 6 30 2.7 1 8 Williams 4 24 0 24 6.0 0 12 TEAM 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 Total 35 215 22 193 5.5 2 98 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Leonard 23 32 71.9 1 201 1 44 Total 23 32 71.9 1 201 1 44 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Faison 7 89 0 44 Williams 4 15 0 9 Collins 2 18 0 10 Love 2 18 0 10 Evans 2 17 0 9 Thomas 2 13 1 8 Mitchell 1 11 0 11 Greathouse 1 8 0 8 Price 1 8 0 8 Raridon 1 4 0 4 Total 23 201 1 44 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Hurleman 1 9 0 9 Total 1 9 0 9 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Faison 0 43 0 43 Harrison 2 22 0 17 Total 2 65 0 43 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Rendell 2 34.0 37 0 0 1 0 1 Total 2 34.0 37 0 0 1 0 1 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Jeter 2 3 49 1 Total 2 3 49 1 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Watts 5 5 10 0.5-0 0-0 0 0 0 Clark 5 0 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Kiser 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Shuler 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Ausberry 2 1 3 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 Burnham 2 0 2 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 Mills 2 0 2 1-8 1-8 0 0 0 Sneed 2 0 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Thomas 2 0 2 1-2 1-2 0 0 0 Bowen 1 1 2 1.5-2 0-0 0 0 0 Gray 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Heard 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Moore 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Rubio 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Greathouse 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Oben 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Salerno 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Young 1 0 1 1-8 1-8 0 0 0 Colzie 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Cross 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Love 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Minich 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tuihalamaka 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long Watts 1 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: RILEY LEONARD RB: JEREMIYAH LOVE, Aneyas Williams, Jadar- ian Price WR (X): BEAUX COLLINS, Jayden Thomas, Deion Colzie WR (Z): KRIS MITCHELL, Jordan Faison WR (Y): Jaden Greathouse, Jayden Harrison TE: ELI RARIDON, COOPER FLANAGAN, Mitchell Evans, Davis Sherwood, Kevin Bauman LT: ANTHONIE KNAPP LG: BILLY SCHRAUTH C: PAT COOGAN RG: ROCCO SPINDLER, Sam Pendleton RT: AAMIL WAGNER DEFENSE DE: RJ OBEN, Bryce Young DT: RYLIE MILLS, Gabriel Rubio NT: HOWARD CROSS III, Donovan Hinish VYP: JOSHUA BURNHAM, Junior Tuihalamaka, Loghan Thomas MLB: DRAYK BOWEN WLB: JACK KISER, Jaylen Sneed, Jaiden Ausberry NICKEL: JORDAN CLARK BCB: LEONARD MOORE FCB: CHRISTIAN GRAY BS: ADON SHULER, Rod Heard II FS: XAVIER WATTS SPECIAL TEAMS Kickoff coverage: Eric Goins, Teddy Rezac, Ken - nedy Urlacher, Loghan Thomas, Preston Zinter, Luke Talich, Ben Minich, Jaiden Ausberry, Max Hurleman, Devyn Ford, Bryce Young Kickoff return: Jayden Harrison, Davis Sherwood, Mitchell Evans, Jayden Thomas, Deion Colzie, Beaux Collins, Max Hurleman, Loghan Thomas, Preston Zinter, Jaden Greathouse, Cooper Flana - gan, Jordan Faison, Drayk Bowen, Xavier Watts, Jack Kiser Punt return: Max Hurleman, Teddy Rezac, Loghan Thomas, Preston Zinter, Luke Talich, Adon Shuler, Ben Minich, Jaiden Ausberry, Junior Tuihalamaka, Max Hurleman, Bryce Young, Jack Kiser, Drayk Bowen, Devyn Ford Punt coverage: James Rendell, Joseph Vinci, Luke Talich, Jordan Faison, Drayk Bowen, Gabriel Ru - bio, Davis Sherwood, Max Hurleman, Jayden Har- rison, Jack Kiser Long snapper: Joseph Vinci Short snapper: Rino Monteforte Holder: Chris Salerno Kick returners: Jayden Harrison, Jadarian Price Punt returner: Max Hurleman Placekicker: Mitch Jeter Kickoff: Eric Goins Punter: James Rendell