Notre Dame vs. Central Michigan snap counts, participation chart: Defense
Here are the snap counts and run/pass splits for the Notre Dame defense in Week 2 against Central Michigan, as well as this season so far. All data is via Pro Football Focus.
Notre Dame defense vs. Central Michigan
| Player | Position | Snaps | Start? | Run D Snaps | Pass rush Snaps | Coverage Snaps |
| Xavier Watts | S | 59 | * | 33 | 3 | 23 |
| Jack Kiser | LB | 55 | * | 32 | 10 | 10 |
| Marist Liufau | LB | 50 | * | 28 | 9 | 14 |
| Ramon Henderson | S | 47 | * | 27 | 3 | 17 |
| Cam Hart | CB | 44 | * | 24 | 0 | 20 |
| Benjamin Morrison | CB | 40 | * | 22 | 0 | 18 |
| Rylie Mills | DT | 38 | * | 23 | 15 | 0 |
| Howard Cross III | DT | 36 | * | 19 | 17 | 0 |
| Javontae Jean-Baptiste | DE | 34 | * | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| Jordan Botelho | VYP | 31 | * | 14 | 15 | 2 |
| Thomas Harper | NCB | 28 | * | 11 | 4 | 13 |
| Jaylen Sneed | LB | 25 | 18 | 1 | 6 | |
| Nana Osafo-Mensah | DE | 25 | * | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| Donovan Hinish | DT | 23 | | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| Clarence Lewis | NCB | 18 | | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Jaden Mickey | CB | 15 | | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Christian Gray | CB | 15 | | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Jason Onye | DT | 13 | | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Antonio Carter II | S | 13 | | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Joshua Burnham | VYP | 12 | | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Junior Tuihalamaka | VYP | 9 | | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Drayk Bowen | LB | 8 | | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Aidan Keanaaina | DT | 4 | | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Boubacar Traore | VYP | 3 | | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Adon Shuler | S | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jaiden Ausberry | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Notes
• Sophomore defensive tackle Donovan Hinish significantly out-snapped junior Jason Onye. Both had strong performances.
• Senior safety Xavier Watts led all Notre Dame defenders in snaps for the second week in a row.
• Against a Central Michigan team that doesn’t pass a ton, Notre Dame used its base defense (as opposed to nickel) more often than it will in most games, with sophomore Rover Jaylen Sneed playing 25 snaps.
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• Senior nickel back Clarence Lewis got more playing time than he had in recent weeks, with 18 snaps.
• Notre Dame choosing to put freshmen Boubacar Traore (VYP), Adon Shuler (S) and Jaiden Ausberry (LB) in the game in garbage time — and only those three — is interesting. That tells me the Irish think, “We might need these guys if someone gets hurt this season.”
Notre Dame defense this season
Note: Games played only includes defensive participation, not special teams.
| Player | Position | Games | Snaps | Run D Snaps | Pass rush Snaps | Coverage Snaps |
| Marist Liufau | LB | 4 | 197 | 106 | 33 | 58 |
| Xavier Watts | S | 4 | 193 | 100 | 4 | 98 |
| Benjamin Morrison | CB | 4 | 167 | 86 | 2 | 79 |
| Cam Hart | CB | 4 | 156 | 80 | 0 | 76 |
| Howard Cross III | DT | 4 | 156 | 80 | 76 | 0 |
| Rylie Mills | DT | 4 | 144 | 87 | 57 | 0 |
| Jordan Botelho | VYP | 4 | 144 | 72 | 65 | 7 |
| Jack Kiser | LB | 4 | 141 | 82 | 20 | 39 |
| Javontae Jean-Baptiste | DE | 4 | 139 | 68 | 71 | 0 |
| Ramon Henderson | S | 4 | 138 | 60 | 4 | 74 |
| DJ Brown | S | 3 | 133 | 73 | 2 | 58 |
| JD Bertrand | LB | 3 | 124 | 71 | 17 | 36 |
| Thomas Harper | NCB | 4 | 119 | 51 | 10 | 58 |
| Nana Osafo-Mensah | DE | 4 | 100 | 60 | 47 | 3 |
| Jaylen Sneed | LB | 4 | 94 | 58 | 12 | 24 |
| Jaden Mickey | CB | 4 | 86 | 49 | 0 | 37 |
| Jason Onye | DT | 4 | 76 | 45 | 31 | 0 |
| Clarence Lewis | NCB | 4 | 72 | 31 | 2 | 39 |
| Christian Gray | CB | 4 | 68 | 35 | 0 | 33 |
| Donovan Hinish | DT | 4 | 64 | 36 | 28 | 0 |
| Junior Tuihalamaka | VYP | 4 | 58 | 33 | 24 | 1 |
| Joshua Burnham | VYP | 4 | 51 | 28 | 22 | 1 |
| Antonio Carter II | S | 4 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 19 |
| Gabriel Rubio | DT | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| Adon Shuler | S | 2 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
| Aidan Keanaaina | DT | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| Jaiden Ausberry | LB | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| Ryan Barnes | CB | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Chance Tucker | CB | 1 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Micah Bell | NCB | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Boubacar Traore | VYP | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Marty Auer | S | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Drayk Bowen | LB | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Brenan Vernon | DT | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Talich | S | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyson Ford | DE | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Preston Zinter | LB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaiah Dunn | CB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Reader | LB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Scheidler | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Aubrey | VYP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
