Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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10 NOV. 29, 2025 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Fighting Irish Snap Count Totals At Pittsburgh Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps Pitt Total 2025 Total Boubacar Traore 8 31 39 395 Jason Onye 9 22 31 282 Bryce Young 7 19 26 268 Jared Dawson 9 19 28 267 Donovan Hinish 3 24 27 262 Jordan Botelho 4 14 18 239 Junior Tuihalamaka 7 17 24 237 Elijah Hughes 10 20 30 206 Joshua Burnham 8 17 25 183 Gabriel Rubio — — — 173 Cole Mullins 2 6 8 50 Armel Mukam 3 8 11 47 Kobi Onyiuke 1 5 6 34 Loghan Thomas 0 0 0 28 Sean Sevillano Jr. — — — 17 Preston Zinter 1 5 6 12 Note: Mukam was very effective in his 11 snaps, pacing the defensive linemen and ranking third on the team with an 81.7 PFF defense grade. Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps Pitt Total 2025 Total Drayk Bowen 7 33 40 497 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa 6 24 30 406 Jaiden Ausberry 6 23 29 353 Jaylen Sneed 10 15 25 234 Madden Faraimo 6 8 14 94 Kahanu Kia 1 6 7 16 Teddy Rezac 0 0 0 9 Bodie Kahoun 0 0 0 1 Note: Faraimo led the linebackers and was tied for eighth on the team with a 68.1 PFF defense grade. Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps Pitt Total 2025 Total Tae Johnson 11 44 55 573 Adon Shuler 10 41 51 546 Christian Gray 12 46 58 530 Leonard Moore 12 46 58 517 Dallas Golden 3 3 6 281 Mark Zackery IV 6 8 14 256 Jalen Stroman 9 15 24 216 DeVonta Smith 12 45 57 214 Luke Talich 6 17 23 170 Karson Hobbs 3 5 8 103 Chance Tucker 3 3 6 22 Cree Thomas 3 5 8 11 Ethan Long 0 0 0 2 Ben Minich 0 0 0 2 Note: Johnson produced a team-best and season-high PFF defense grade of 90.5, while fellow safeties Shuler and Talich were second and fourth, respectively with grades of 81.8 and 80.5. BY STEVE DOWNEY Per Pro Football Focus (PFF) data, here is the snap count breakdown for Notre Dame's 37-15 victory over Pittsburgh Nov. 15. Quarterbacks Pitt 2025 Total CJ Carr 72 610 Kenny Minchey 0 54 Note: Carr's 58.6 PFF offense grade ranked 11th on the team and was his second-lowest of the season (55.2 versus Southern Cal). Running Backs Pitt 2025 Total Jeremiyah Love 45 405 Jadarian Price 27 214 Aneyas Williams 0 25 Gi'Bran Payne 0 16 Nolan James Jr. 0 11 Note: Love paced the running backs and ranked third on the team with a PFF offense grade of 80.6. Wide Receivers Pitt 2025 Total Malachi Fields 62 543 Jordan Faison 66 524 Will Pauling 50 325 Jaden Greathouse — 112 KK Smith 7 91 Micah Gilbert 9 80 Cam Williams 0 55 Elijah Burress 0 25 Logan Saldate 0 20 Matt Jeffery 0 18 Jerome Bettis Jr. 0 11 Note: Fields produced the best PFF offense grade on the team with an 83.5. Redshirt senior wide receiver Malachi Fields hauled in 7 receptions for 99 yards and 2 touch- downs against Pitt en route to a team-high 83.5 PFF offense grade. PHOTO BY FRANK HYATT Tight Ends Pitt 2025 Total Eli Raridon 61 575 Ty Washington 17 205 Jack Larsen 1 41 James Flanigan 15 30 Cooper Flanagan — 4 Note: Raridon led the tight ends and ranked sec- ond on the team with an 82.8 PFF offense grade. Offensive Line Pitt 2025 Total Aamil Wagner 72 618 Anthonie Knapp 72 610 Guerby Lambert 72 606 Billy Schrauth — 436 Ashton Craig — 352 Joe Otting 72 302 Sullivan Absher 72 249 Styles Prescod 0 56 Chris Terek 0 47 Matt Augustine 0 22 Will Black 0 11 Cam Herron 0 11 Devan Houstan 0 11 Note: Knapp paced the linemen for the second straight game and ranked fourth on the team with a PFF offense grade of 77.1. * 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.