Notre Dame vs. California snap counts, participation chart
Notre Dame kept its usual deep rotation on defense in its first win of 2022, a 24-17 victory over California. The Irish used 57 players – 19 on offense, 25 on defense, four specialists and nine who appeared exclusively on special teams units.
Notre Dame’s offense was on the field for 65 plays, including those nullified due to penalty. Its defense logged 71 plays, including penalties.
Here are the players who saw action against Cal 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* (65 snaps)
Running back: Chris Tyree* (36), Audric Estime (38)
Wide receiver: Braden Lenzy* (51), Matt Salerno (16)
Tight end: Michael Mayer* (64), Kevin Bauman (21), Davis Sherwood (5), Eli Raridon (4), Charlie Selna (1)
Left tackle: Joe Alt* (65)
Left guard: Jarrett Patterson* (65)
Center: Zeke Correll* (65)
Right guard: Josh Lugg* (65)
Right tackle: Blake Fisher* (65)
Wide receiver: Jayden Thomas* (30), Tobias Merriweather (5)
Wide receiver: Lorenzo Styles* (48), Joe Wilkins Jr. (6)
Notre Dame defense
Vyper: Isaiah Foskey* (37), Justin Ademilola (46)
Defensive tackle: Jayson Ademilola* (46), Jacob Lacey (25)
Nose tackle: Howard Cross III (58)*, Chris Smith (10), Gabriel Rubio (4)
Strong-side end: Rylie Mills* (30), Nana Osafo-Mensah (14), Alexander Ehrensberger (4)
Mike linebacker: JD Bertrand* (45), Bo Bauer (10), Junior Tuihalamaka (4)
Will linebacker: Marist Liufau* (50), Jack Kiser (33)
Rover: Kiser
Free safety: Brandon Joseph* (54), Ramon Henderson (26)
Strong safety: DJ Brown* (50), Houston Griffith (19), Xavier Watts (17)
Boundary cornerback: Cam Hart* (55), Jaden Mickey (17)
Field cornerback: Benjamin Morrison* (26), Clarence Lewis (38)
Nickel: TaRiq Bracy* (63), Henderson
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Special teams
Kickoff coverage: Griffith, Brown, Henderson, Kiser, Watts, Bracy, Bauer, linebacker Prince Kollie, linebacker Jordan Botelho, safety Justin Walters
Kick return: Bauer, Kollie, Styles, Salerno, Sherwood, Thomas, Estime, wide receiver Deion Colzie, running back Skip Velotta, tight end Barret Liebentritt
Punt return: Mickey, Foskey, Liufau, Mills, Bertrand, Ademilola, Brown, Kollie, Botelho, Griffith, Henderson, Morrison, Kiser, Bauer
Punt coverage: Hart, Bracy, Bauer, Kollie, Griffith, Bauman, Sherwood, Bertrand, Kiser, Lenzy
Field goal protection: Sherwood, Alt, Lugg, Fisher, Bauman, offensive tackle Tosh Baker, guard Andrew Kristofic, guard Rocco Spindler
Kickoff: Zac Yoakam
Placekicker: Blake Grupe
Punter: Jon Sot
Long snapper: Michael Vinson
Holder: Sot
Kick returner: Tyree
Punt returner: Joseph
Other notes
• Bracy led the defense in snaps for the third straight game.
• Tuihalamaka made his debut on defense this season. He has played in all three games, but appeared only on special teams in the first two.
• Merriweather made his first career appearance. He joins Mickey, Morrison, Tuihalamaka, Raridon, Yoakam and tight end Holden Staes as freshmen who have played so far this season.
