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1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble. "They even started to crack down on him with their No. 2 receiver," Kelly said. "Now people are actually trying to account for him, because he's a diffi‑ cult guy to block. He's got great speed. You saw him and his ability to track down [Arizona State redshirt junior quarterback Taylor Kelly] in the open field. He's a very important player now within our defense. "They got the ball outside on us a Play Chart (No. of Plays) Yards NDASU (-) Yards 6 8 0-5 Yards 43 34 6-9 Yards 8 11 10-19 Yards 12 12 20-29 Yards 4 5 30-39 Yards 2 2 40-49 Yards 0 0 50 or more Yards 0 0 couple of times, but he's getting better each and every week. His recognition of what's going on is really where we are seeing big progress with him." Smith said he was pleased with his performance and has integrated him‑ self into the defensive unit effectively. Big Plays (25 Yards Or More) Notre Dame • 2-10 ND39 Rees pass complete to TJ Jones for 35 yards to the ASU 26 • 2-6 ND26 Rees pass complete to TJ Jones for 37 yards to the ASU 37 • 2-7 ND47 McDaniel rush for 29 yards to the ASU24 Arizona State • 2-7 ASU48 Kelly pass complete to Strong for 27 yards to the ND25 • 4-4 ND36 Kelly pass complete to Strong for 36 yards and a touchdown • 3-20 ASU38 Kelly pass complete to Ozier for 31 yards to the ND31 Participation Chart OFFENSE QB: TOMMY REES, Andrew Hendrix RB: GEORGE ATKINSON III, Amir Carlisle, Cam McDaniel WR: DAVARIS DANIELS, Chris Brown, Daniel Smith WR: TJ Jones, James Onwualu WR: COREY ROBINSON, C.J. Prosise TE: TROY NIKLAS, BEN KOYACK LT: ZACK MARTIN LG: CHRIS WATT C: NICK MARTIN RG: CHRISTIAN LOMBARD RT: RONNIE STANLEY DEFENSE DE: KONA SCHWENKE, Isaac Rochell NG: LOUIS NIX III, Tyler Stockton DE: STEPHON TUITT, Jarron Jones LB: PRINCE SHEMBO, Ishaq Williams ILB: JARRETT GRACE, Joe Schmidt ILB: CARLO CALABRESE, Dan Fox LB: JAYLON SMITH, Romeo Okwara, Ben Councell CB: BENNETT JACKSON, Cole Luke S: AUSTIN COLLINSWORTH, Elijah Shumate S: MATTHIAS FARLEY CB: KEIVARAE RUSSELL, Devin Butler Special Teams Kick Return: Max Redfield, Eilar Hardy, James Onwualu, John Turner, Kendall Moore, Justin Utupo, Joe Schmidt, Jarrett Grace, Alex Welch, Cam McDaniel, George Atkinson III Kickoff Coverage: Joe Schmidt, Eilar Hardy, Carlo Calabrese, Devin Butler, Kendall Moore, Max Redfield, Romeo Okwara, Elijah Shumate, Lo Wood, Cam McDaniel, Kyle Brindza Punt Returner: TJ Jones Punter: Alex Wulfeck, Kyle Brindza Placekicker: Kyle Brindza Holder: Luke Massa Long Snapper: Scott Daly Short Snapper: Scott Daly Others: Matt Hegarty, Jarron Jones, Jarrett Grace, Alex Welch