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Notre Dame vs. Duke snap counts, participation chart: Defense

IMG_7504by:Jack Soble10/01/23

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Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts (middle, foreground) celebrates an interception during a 21-14 win over Duke on Saturday in Durham, N.C. (Larry Blankenship, special to Blue & Gold)

Here are the snap counts and run/pass splits for the Notre Dame defense in Week 5 against Duke, as well as this season so far. All data is via Pro Football Focus.

Notre Dame defense vs. Duke

PlayerPositionSnapsStart?Run D
Snaps
Pass rush
Snaps
Coverage
Snaps
JD BertrandLB70*35926
DJ BrownS69*35233
Xavier WattsS68*35033
Benjamin MorrisonCB65*34130
Cam HartCB57*29028
Marist LiufauLB57*29820
Howard Cross IIIDT57*28290
Rylie MillsDT52*32200
Thomas HarperNCB52*24127
Javontae Jean-BaptisteDE50*24251
Jordan BotelhoVYP34*12202
Nana Osafo-MensahDE2211101
Joshua BurnhamVYP16*1060
Gabriel RubioDT161060
Jack KiserLB16934
Junior TuihalamakaVYP151041
Clarence LewisNCB15816
Jaden MickeyCB13607
Ramon HendersonS121011
Jason OnyeDT6240
Christian GrayCB5104
Antonio Carter IIS2002
Jaylen SneedLB1010

Notes

• Notre Dame played five more defenders (23) than it did last week (18). Those players were sophomore cornerback Jaden Mickey, sophomore Vyper Junior Tuihalamaka, graduate safety Antonio Carter II, junior defensive tackle Jason Onye and freshman cornerback Christian Gray.

• After reportedly believing he could play 20-30 snaps per game in fall camp, the Irish coaching staff doesn’t trust Jaylen Sneed as much as it did then. Only one snap for the sophomore linebacker.

• Notre Dame blitzed considerably less than it had earlier in the season, but its pass rush had a strong game.

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• Irish defensive coordinator Al Golden said Tuesday that graduate linebacker Jack Kiser would play more than he did last week against Ohio State, when he received 10 snaps. He had 16 against Duke.

• Graduate linebacker Marist Liufau didn’t play as much as Notre Dame fans might be used to, deferring to fellow graduate LB JD Bertrand, who led the defense this week.

Notre Dame defense this season

Note: Games played only includes defensive participation, not special teams.

PlayerPositionGamesSnapsRun D
Snaps
Pass rush
Snaps
Coverage
Snaps
Xavier WattsS63301575168
Marist LiufauLB631515857100
Benjamin MorrisonCB62991515153
Cam HartCB62821310151
Howard Cross IIIDT62771301470
DJ BrownS52681304134
JD BertrandLB52631293797
Javontae Jean-BaptisteDE62531131391
Rylie MillsDT62461411050
Jordan BotelhoVYP623410012410
Thomas HarperNCB62268911126
Ramon HendersonS6170614105
Jack KiserLB6167972248
Nana Osafo-MensahDE612772523
Jaylen SneedLB6106592126
Jaden MickeyCB59955044
Clarence LewisNCB69340350
Jason OnyeDT58247350
Junior TuihalamakaVYP57343282
Christian GrayCB57336037
Joshua BurnhamVYP67138321
Donovan HinishDT46435290
Gabriel RubioDT34731160
Antonio Carter IIS53715121
Adon ShulerS2171205
Aidan KeanaainaDT3161330
Jaiden AusberryLB2151113
Ryan BarnesCB1131003
Chance TuckerCB112804
Micah BellNCB111803
Boubacar TraoreVYP29702
Marty AuerS19603
Drayk BowenLB18620
Brenan VernonDT16510
Luke TalichS16501
Tyson FordDE16510
Preston ZinterLB15401
Isaiah DunnCB13300
Tre ReaderLB13300
Eddie ScheidlerS11100
Cole AubreyVYP11100

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