Notre Dame vs. Ohio State snap counts, participation chart: Defense
Here are the snap counts and run/pass splits for the Notre Dame defense in Week 4 against Ohio State, as well as this season so far. All data is via Pro Football Focus.
Notre Dame defense vs. Ohio State
| Player | Position | Snaps | Start? | Run D Snaps | Pass rush Snaps | Coverage Snaps |
| Xavier Watts | S | 69 | * | 23 | 2 | 44 |
| Cam Hart | CB | 69 | * | 23 | 0 | 46 |
| JD Bertrand | LB | 69 | * | 23 | 1 | 45 |
| Benjamin Morrison | CB | 67 | * | 22 | 41 | 1 |
| DJ Brown | S | 66 | * | 21 | 43 | 0 |
| Howard Cross III | DT | 64 | * | 21 | 43 | 0 |
| Javontae Jean-Baptiste | DE | 64 | * | 21 | 43 | 0 |
| Marist Liufau | LB | 61 | * | 23 | 14 | 24 |
| Thomas Harper | NCB | 57 | * | 14 | 1 | 42 |
| Jordan Botelho | VYP | 56 | * | 16 | 36 | 4 |
| Rylie Mills | DT | 50 | * | 23 | 26 | 1 |
| Ramon Henderson | S | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | |
| Gabriel Rubio | DT | 12 | * | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Jaylen Sneed | LB | 11 | | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Jack Kiser | LB | 10 | | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Nana Osafo-Mensah | DE | 5 | | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Joshua Burnham | VYP | 4 | | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Clarence Lewis | CB | 3 | | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Notes
• Notable DNP-Coach’s Decisions: Junior defensive tackle Jason Onye, sophomore defensive tackle Donovan Hinish, sophomore Vyper Junior Tuihalamaka, sophomore cornerback Jaden Mickey, freshman cornerback Christian Gray.
• Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman on Onye earlier this week: “We said after film, ‘This is the best I’ve seen Jason Onye play in an actual football game.’ He’s earning more reps, and we’ll play him more because he’s doing some really good things on the football field.”
• If it wasn’t clear already, Notre Dame is no longer running a platoon at nickel cornerback or strong-side defensive end. Graduate transfers Thomas Harper and Javontae Jean-Baptiste, respectively, are the starters.
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• Additionally, senior safety Ramon Henderson mostly (only?) played in three-safety packages. Graduate linebacker Jack Kiser mostly (only?) played in three-linebacker packages. Rotations really tightened on defense this week.
• The Irish blitzed a lot less than usual this week. Graduate linebacker Marist Liufau‘s pass rush snaps were mostly rushing off the edge.
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 |
| Xavier Watts | S | 5 | 262 | 122 | 6 | 134 |
| Marist Liufau | LB | 5 | 258 | 129 | 46 | 83 |
| Benjamin Morrison | CB | 5 | 234 | 107 | 2 | 125 |
| Cam Hart | CB | 5 | 225 | 102 | 0 | 123 |
| Howard Cross III | DT | 5 | 220 | 102 | 117 | 1 |
| Javontae Jean-Baptiste | DE | 5 | 203 | 89 | 114 | 0 |
| Jordan Botelho | VYP | 5 | 200 | 88 | 101 | 11 |
| DJ Brown | S | 4 | 199 | 95 | 2 | 102 |
| Rylie Mills | DT | 5 | 194 | 109 | 84 | 1 |
| JD Bertrand | LB | 4 | 193 | 94 | 18 | 81 |
| Thomas Harper | NCB | 5 | 173 | 64 | 11 | 98 |
| Ramon Henderson | S | 5 | 158 | 60 | 4 | 94 |
| Jack Kiser | LB | 5 | 151 | 88 | 19 | 44 |
| Jaylen Sneed | LB | 5 | 106 | 60 | 19 | 27 |
| Nana Osafo-Mensah | DE | 5 | 105 | 61 | 42 | 2 |
| Jaden Mickey | CB | 4 | 86 | 49 | 0 | 37 |
| Clarence Lewis | NCB | 5 | 78 | 32 | 2 | 44 |
| Jason Onye | DT | 4 | 76 | 45 | 31 | 0 |
| 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 | 5 | 55 | 28 | 26 | 1 |
| Antonio Carter II | S | 4 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 19 |
| Gabriel Rubio | DT | 2 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 1 |
| 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 |
