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Notre Dame vs. Stanford snap counts, participation chart

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Defensive tackle Chris Smith (65) came to Notre Dame as grad transfer from Harvard (Chad Weaver/Blue & Gold).

Notre Dame used 53 players between all three phases in a 16-14 loss to Stanford Saturday. The Irish deployed 21 on offense, 21 on defense, four specialists and seven players who appeared only on special teams.

Notre Dame’s offense was on the field for 63 plays, including those nullified due to penalty. The Irish defense played 83 snaps, including penalties.

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

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Notre Dame offense

Quarterback: Drew Pyne* (63)

Running back: Chris Tyree* (20), Logan Diggs (24), Audric Estime (21)

Wide receiver: Braden Lenzy* (52), Lorenzo Styles* (46), Jayden Thomas* (46), Tobias Merriweather (10), Joe Wilkins Jr. (6), Matt Salerno (2), Deion Colzie (1)

Tight end: Michael Mayer* (61), Mitchell Evans (19), Holden Staes (2), Eli Raridon (4), Davis Sherwood (1)

Left tackle: Joe Alt* (63)

Left guard: Jarrett Patterson* (63)

Center: Zeke Correll* (63)

Right guard: Josh Lugg* (63)

Right tackle: Blake Fisher* (63)

Notre Dame defense

Vyper: Isaiah Foskey* (52), Justin Ademilola (40)

Defensive tackle: Jayson Ademilola* (15), Gabriel Rubio (44)

Nose tackle: Chris Smith* (63), Howard Cross III (35)

Strong-side defensive end: Rylie Mills* (37), Nana Osafo-Mensah (46)

Mike linebacker: JD Bertrand* (68), Jack Kiser (23)

Will linebacker: Marist Liufau* (55), Prince Kollie (21), Junior Tuihalamaka (1)

Strong safety: Houston Griffith* (48), DJ Brown (37)

Free safety: Brandon Joseph* (57), Xavier Watts (31)

Field cornerback: Cam Hart* (82)

Boundary cornerback: Benjamin Morrison* (82)

Slot cornerback: Ramon Henderson* (28), Clarence Lewis (48)

Special teams

Kickoff coverage: Tuihalamaka, Griffith, Watts, Joseph, Kollie, Brown, Kiser, Lewis, Morrison, linebacker Jordan Botelho

Kick return: Colzie, Thomas, Kollie, Tuihalamaka, Sherwood, Wilkins, Estime, Salerno, running back Skip Velotta, tight end Barret Liebentritt

Punt return: Watts, Morrison, Kollie, Botelho, Lewis, Hart, Kiser, Griffith, Tuihalamaka, Foskey, Justin Ademilola, Bertrand, Jayson Ademilola, Cross, Henderson

Punt coverage: Sherwood, Kiser, Griffith, Kollie, Brown, Bertrand, Hart, Henderson, Styles, Lenzy, defensive end Alexander Ehrensberger

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

Kickoff: Zac Yoakam

Placekicker: Blake Grupe

Punter: Jon Sot

Long snapper: Michael Vinson

Holder: Sot

Kick Returner: Tyree

Punt Returner: Joseph

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Other notes

• Notre Dame did not have two cornerbacks available: grad student TaRiq Bracy and freshman Jaden Mickey. That led to Morrison and Hart playing all but one snap.

• Henderson and Jayson Ademilola left the game due to injury.

• Smith’s 63 snaps were more than double his previous Notre Dame high of 28.

• Merriweather, Osafo-Mensah, Rubio, Kollie, Morrison and Watts each set career highs in snaps.

• Evans made his season debut after missing the first five games due to a foot injury suffered in July.

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