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8 NOV. 8, 2025 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Fighting Irish Snap Count Totals Vs. Southern Cal Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps USC Total 2025 Total Boubacar Traore 24 30 54 296 Bryce Young 6 19 25 202 Donovan Hinish 9 27 36 193 Jason Onye 16 22 38 186 Jared Dawson 16 23 39 177 Jordan Botelho 14 21 35 175 Gabriel Rubio — — — 173 Junior Tuihalamaka 2 24 26 165 Elijah Hughes 8 20 28 120 Joshua Burnham 6 10 16 86 Cole Mullins 0 0 0 42 Loghan Thomas 0 0 0 28 Kobi Onyiuke 0 0 0 20 Armel Mukam 0 0 0 15 Sean Sevillano Jr. 0 0 0 9 Preston Zinter 0 0 0 6 Note: Onye earned the highest PFF defense grade on the team at 87.6. Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps USC Total 2025 Total Drayk Bowen 23 45 68 365 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa 13 36 49 297 Jaiden Ausberry 11 23 34 234 Jaylen Sneed 12 19 31 165 Madden Faraimo 0 0 0 51 Bodie Kahoun 0 0 0 1 Kahanu Kia 0 0 0 1 Teddy Rezac 0 0 0 1 Note: Bowen ranked second on the team with an 85.0 PFF defense grade, and Viliamu-Asa was third at 82.7. Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps USC Total 2025 Total Christian Gray 26 52 78 472 Tae Johnson 26 52 78 398 Adon Shuler 26 52 78 369 Leonard Moore 26 52 78 338 Dallas Golden 19 34 53 252 Jalen Stroman 0 0 0 175 Mark Zackery IV 0 0 0 144 Luke Talich 3 11 14 122 Karson Hobbs 0 0 0 92 DeVonta Smith — — — 64 Chance Tucker 0 0 0 16 Ethan Long 0 0 0 2 Ben Minich 0 0 0 2 Note: Shuler paced the defensive backs and was sixth on the team with a 70.5 PFF defense grade. BY STEVE DOWNEY Per Pro Football Focus (PFF) data, here is the snap count breakdown for Notre Dame's 34-24 triumph over Southern Cal Oct. 18. Quarterbacks Southern Cal 2025 Total CJ Carr 71 441 Kenny Minchey 0 34 Note: Carr ranked 15th, out of 16 players that re- ceived snaps, in PFF offense grade at 55.2, which was his lowest of the season. Running Backs Southern Cal 2025 Total Jeremiyah Love 50 293 Jadarian Price 21 154 Aneyas Williams 0 18 Nolan James Jr. 0 11 Gi'Bran Payne 0 5 Note: Love produced the highest PFF offense grade on the team at 80.8, while Price was third at 72.8. Wide Receivers Southern Cal 2025 Total Malachi Fields 71 398 Jordan Faison 65 382 Will Pauling 57 217 Jaden Greathouse — 112 Micah Gilbert — 71 KK Smith 0 61 Elijah Burress 0 25 Cam Williams 0 25 Matt Jeffery 6 8 Logan Saldate 0 6 Note: Faison led the receivers and ranked seventh on the team with a 66.1 PFF offense grade. Junior running back Jeremiyah Love racked up 265 total yards en route to earning a team-best 80.8 PFF offense grade. PHOTO BY MICHAEL MILLER Tight Ends Southern Cal 2025 Total Eli Raridon 65 423 Ty Washington 16 131 Jack Larsen 0 27 James Flanigan 0 11 Cooper Flanagan 4 4 Note: Raridon was 12th on the team with a 56.7 PFF offense grade. Offensive Line Southern Cal 2025 Total Aamil Wagner 71 440 Billy Schrauth 66 436 Anthonie Knapp 71 432 Guerby Lambert 71 428 Ashton Craig — 352 Joe Otting 71 124 Sullivan Absher 5 71 Styles Prescod 0 45 Chris Terek 0 36 Matt Augustine 0 22 Note: Wagner was second on the team in PFF of- fense grade at 76.7, while Schrauth (69.7, fourth), Otting (69.5, fifth), Knapp (67.4, sixth) and Lam- bert (62.0, eighth) all finished among the top eight. * 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.