Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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8 DECEMBER 2025 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Fighting Irish Snap Count Totals Vs. Syracuse Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps Syracuse Total 2025 Total Boubacar Traore 14 28 42 437 Jason Onye 18 20 38 320 Jared Dawson 14 20 34 301 Donovan Hinish 8 17 25 287 Bryce Young 3 13 16 284 Jordan Botelho 13 10 23 262 Junior Tuihalamaka 13 10 23 260 Elijah Hughes 14 13 27 233 Joshua Burnham 13 19 32 215 Gabriel Rubio — — — 173 Armel Mukam 6 6 12 59 Cole Mullins 3 1 4 54 Kobi Onyiuke 3 1 4 38 Loghan Thomas 2 4 6 34 Preston Zinter 4 2 6 18 Sean Sevillano Jr. — — — 17 Christopher Burgess Jr. 7 2 9 9 Davion Dixon 7 2 9 9 Joe Reiff 7 2 9 9 Gordy Sulfsted 6 1 7 7 Note: Hinish led the linemen and ranked fourth on the team with an 89.6 PFF defense grade. Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps Syracuse Total 2025 Total Drayk Bowen 13 24 37 534 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa 10 19 29 435 Jaiden Ausberry 10 17 27 380 Jaylen Sneed 18 22 40 274 Madden Faraimo 17 11 28 122 Kahanu Kia 11 6 17 33 Teddy Rezac 6 2 8 17 Bodie Kahoun 2 0 2 3 Ko'o Kia 1 1 2 2 Jerry Rullo 1 0 1 1 Note: Kahanu Kia and Faraimo led the way for the linebackers in the PFF defense grade, ranking fifth (88.1) and sixth (78.4) on the team, respectively. Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps Syracuse Total 2025 Total Adon Shuler 16 28 44 590 Christian Gray 18 33 51 581 Tae Johnson — — — 573 Leonard Moore 16 28 44 561 Mark Zackery IV 22 17 39 295 Dallas Golden 3 9 12 293 Jalen Stroman 18 33 51 267 DeVonta Smith 14 24 38 252 Luke Talich 11 13 24 194 Karson Hobbs 2 3 5 108 Chance Tucker 9 5 14 36 Cree Thomas 12 7 19 30 Ethan Long 12 9 21 23 JaDon Blair 12 7 19 19 Ben Minich 10 3 13 15 Taebron Bennie-Powell 10 3 13 13 Note: Long produced an amazing 98.0 PFF defense grade to lead the way for the Irish, and Moore (92.9) and Stroman (92.9) tied for second. BY STEVE DOWNEY Per Pro Football Focus (PFF) data, here is the snap count breakdown for Notre Dame's 70-7 domination of Syracuse Nov. 22. Quarterbacks Syracuse 2025 Total CJ Carr 22 632 Kenny Minchey 16 70 Tyler Buchner 1 1 Note: Carr wasn't asked to do much against the Orange with only 9 pass attempts, and his 67.9 PFF offense grade — 11th on the team — reflected that. Running Backs Syracuse 2025 Total Jeremiyah Love 16 421 Jadarian Price 7 221 Aneyas Williams 8 33 Gi'Bran Payne 0 16 Nolan James Jr. 7 18 Dylan Devezin 1 1 Note: Love earned his best grade of the season with a team-high 92.9 PFF offense grade against the Orange. Wide Receivers Syracuse 2025 Total Malachi Fields 15 558 Jordan Faison 13 537 Will Pauling 10 335 Jaden Greathouse 0 112 KK Smith 10 101 Micah Gilbert 10 90 Cam Williams 6 61 Elijah Burress 6 31 Logan Saldate 6 26 Matt Jeffery 3 21 Jerome Bettis Jr. 0 11 Leo Scheidler 8 8 Alex Whitman 8 8 Note: In his first game action of the year on offense, Scheidler had the best PFF offense grade among the receivers and was fifth on the team with a 75.4. Offensive Line Syracuse 2025 Total Aamil Wagner 22 640 Anthonie Knapp 22 632 Guerby Lambert 22 628 Billy Schrauth — 436 Ashton Craig — 352 Joe Otting 22 324 Sullivan Absher 22 271 Styles Prescod 16 72 Chris Terek 16 63 Matt Augustine 16 38 Will Black 16 27 Cam Herron 10 21 Devan Houstan 8 19 Max Anderson 1 1 Owen Strebig 1 1 Robbie Wollan 1 1 Note: Augustine and Black came off the bench to post the best PFF offense grades among the block- ers, ranking second (79.0) and fourth (77.3) on the team, respectively. Tight Ends Syracuse 2025 Total Eli Raridon 22 597 Ty Washington 21 226 Jack Larsen 14 55 James Flanigan 0 30 Cooper Flanagan — 4 Justin Fisher 3 3 Henry Garrity 1 1 Note: Larson earned the best PFF offense grade among the tight ends and was 15th on the team with a 63.7. * 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.