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Notre Dame vs. Marshall participation chart and snap counts

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Clarence Lewis was a three-star recruit in Notre Dame's 2020 class (Chad Weaver/Blue & Gold).

Notre Dame is 0-2 on the season after a 26-21 loss to Marshall in its home opener. In defeat, the Irish used 54 players – 20 on offense, 24 on defense, four specialists and six others who appeared exclusively on special teams units.

Here are the players who saw action against Marshall and the number of snaps they logged, courtesy of Pro Football Focus. Starters are listed with a (*). Notre Dame started two running backs, one tight end, two wide receivers, four defensive linemen, two linebackers and five defensive backs.

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Notre Dame offense

Quarterback: Tyler Buchner* (70 snaps), Drew Pyne (11)

Running back: Logan Diggs* (25), Chris Tyree* (31), Audric Estime (32)

Wide receiver: Braden Lenzy* (66), Matt Salerno (10), Joe Wilkins Jr. (6), Lorenzo Styles* (65), Jayden Thomas (58)

Tight end: Michael Mayer* (78), Kevin Bauman (26), Davis Sherwood (1), Eli Raridon (3), Holden Staes (2)

Left tackle: Joe Alt* (81)

Left guard: Jarrett Patterson* (81)

Center: Zeke Correll* (81)

Right guard: Josh Lugg* (81)

Right tackle: Blake Fisher* (81)

Notre Dame defense

Vyper: Isaiah Foskey* (52), Jordan Botelho (17)

Defensive tackle: Jayson Ademilola* (50), Jacob Lacey (10), Gabriel Rubio (2)

Nose tackle: Rylie Mills (39), Howard Cross III* (49), Chris Smith (1)

Strong-side end: Justin Ademilola* (45), Nana Osafo-Mensah (14), Alexander Ehrensberger (5)

Mike linebacker: JD Bertrand* (51), Bo Bauer (24)

Will linebacker: Marist Liufau* (51), Jack Kiser (28)

Safety: Brandon Joseph* (60), Ramon Henderson (6)

Safety: DJ Brown* (45), Houston Griffith (27), Xavier Watts (12)

Boundary cornerback: Clarence Lewis* (41), Benjamin Morrison (24)

Field cornerback: Cam Hart* (64), Jaden Mickey (8)

Nickel back: TaRiq Bracy* (67)

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Special teams

Kickoff coverage: Bracy, Henderson, Brown, Watts, Bauer, Botelho, Kiser, Griffith, safety Justin Walters, linebacker Prince Kollie, linebacker Junior Tuihalamaka

Kick return: Kollie, Thomas, Bauer, Watts, Tuihalamaka, Bauman, Estime, Salerno, Styles, wide receiver Deion Colzie, running back Skip Velotta, tight end Barret Liebentritt

Punt return: Bauer, Kollie, Botelho, Kiser, Foskey, Bertrand, Mickey, Hart, Brown, Morrison, Henderson, Tuihalamaka

Punt coverage: Sherwood, Bauman, Lenzy, Henderson, Kiser, Kollie, Bauer, Bracy, Bertrand, Griffith

Field goal unit: Sherwood, Bauman, Alt, Fisher, Lugg, guard Rocco Spindler, tackle Tosh Baker, guard Andrew Kristofic

Kickoffs: Zac Yoakam

Placekicker: Blake Grupe

Punter: Jon Sot

Long snapper: Michael Vinson

Holder: Sot

Kick returner: Tyree

Punt returner: Joseph

Other notes

• Mills played 17 snaps as an edge defender and 22 on the interior.

• Henderson played three snaps at safety and three in the slot.

• Bracy led the defense in snaps for the second straight game.

• Raridon and Staes made their first career appearances. They join Mickey, Morrison, Tuihalamaka and Yoakam as freshmen who have played so far this season.

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