Notre Dame vs. Stanford snap counts, participation chart
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.
