Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME Navy Navy Navy Defensive Linemen 1st/2nd Downs 3rd Down Total 2015 Total Isaac Rochell 41 15 56 346 Sheldon Day 34 15 49 329 Romeo Okwara 6 1 7 202 Jerry Tillery 20 6 26 193 Daniel Cage 21 9 30 146 Andrew Trumbetti 7 0 7 92 Jonathan Bonner 0 0 0 39 Doug Randolph 0 0 0 27 Grant Blankenship 0 0 0 17 Peter Mokwuah 0 0 0 16 Jacob Matuska 0 0 0 15 Notes: Notre Dame mostly opted for a three-lineman look against the Midshipmen, with Okwara and Trumbetti playing sparingly. Navy Navy Navy Linebackers 1st/2nd Downs 3rd Down Total 2015 Total Jaylon Smith 41 15 56 351 Joe Schmidt 41 15 56 351 James Onwualu 20 7 27 246 Greer Martini 40 13 53 170 Te'von Coney 2 2 4 48 Nyles Morgan 0 0 0 41 Jarrett Grace 14 7 21 24 Notes: Grace replaced Onwualu for most of the second-half snaps. Navy Navy Navy Defensive Backs 1st/2nd Downs 3rd Down Total 2015 Total Elijah Shumate 41 15 56 368 KeiVarae Russell 41 15 56 352 Cole Luke 41 15 56 352 Max Redfield 10 1 11 225 Matthias Farley 31 14 45 90 Drue Tranquill* 0 0 0 81 Devin Butler 0 0 0 59 Nick Coleman 0 0 0 38 Nick Watkins 0 0 0 37 Nicky Baratti 0 0 0 24 Notes: Redfield played the first 11 snaps before the staff benched him in favor of Farley. * Out with a season-ending injury Sophomore linebacker Greer Martini has become a triple-option specialist for the Irish defense, with 123 of his 170 snaps on the season coming against Georgia Tech and Navy. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA