Notre Dame vs. Marshall participation chart and snap counts
Notre Dame is 0-2 on the season after a 26-21 loss to Marshall in its home opener. In defeat, the Irish used 54 players – 20 on offense, 24 on defense, four specialists and six others who appeared exclusively on special teams units.
Here are the players who saw action against Marshall and the number of snaps they logged, courtesy of Pro Football Focus. Starters are listed with a (*). Notre Dame started two running backs, one tight end, two wide receivers, four defensive linemen, two linebackers and five defensive backs.
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Notre Dame offense
Quarterback: Tyler Buchner* (70 snaps), Drew Pyne (11)
Running back: Logan Diggs* (25), Chris Tyree* (31), Audric Estime (32)
Wide receiver: Braden Lenzy* (66), Matt Salerno (10), Joe Wilkins Jr. (6), Lorenzo Styles* (65), Jayden Thomas (58)
Tight end: Michael Mayer* (78), Kevin Bauman (26), Davis Sherwood (1), Eli Raridon (3), Holden Staes (2)
Left tackle: Joe Alt* (81)
Left guard: Jarrett Patterson* (81)
Center: Zeke Correll* (81)
Right guard: Josh Lugg* (81)
Right tackle: Blake Fisher* (81)
Notre Dame defense
Vyper: Isaiah Foskey* (52), Jordan Botelho (17)
Defensive tackle: Jayson Ademilola* (50), Jacob Lacey (10), Gabriel Rubio (2)
Nose tackle: Rylie Mills (39), Howard Cross III* (49), Chris Smith (1)
Strong-side end: Justin Ademilola* (45), Nana Osafo-Mensah (14), Alexander Ehrensberger (5)
Mike linebacker: JD Bertrand* (51), Bo Bauer (24)
Will linebacker: Marist Liufau* (51), Jack Kiser (28)
Safety: Brandon Joseph* (60), Ramon Henderson (6)
Safety: DJ Brown* (45), Houston Griffith (27), Xavier Watts (12)
Boundary cornerback: Clarence Lewis* (41), Benjamin Morrison (24)
Field cornerback: Cam Hart* (64), Jaden Mickey (8)
Nickel back: TaRiq Bracy* (67)
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Special teams
Kickoff coverage: Bracy, Henderson, Brown, Watts, Bauer, Botelho, Kiser, Griffith, safety Justin Walters, linebacker Prince Kollie, linebacker Junior Tuihalamaka
Kick return: Kollie, Thomas, Bauer, Watts, Tuihalamaka, Bauman, Estime, Salerno, Styles, wide receiver Deion Colzie, running back Skip Velotta, tight end Barret Liebentritt
Punt return: Bauer, Kollie, Botelho, Kiser, Foskey, Bertrand, Mickey, Hart, Brown, Morrison, Henderson, Tuihalamaka
Punt coverage: Sherwood, Bauman, Lenzy, Henderson, Kiser, Kollie, Bauer, Bracy, Bertrand, Griffith
Field goal unit: Sherwood, Bauman, Alt, Fisher, Lugg, guard Rocco Spindler, tackle Tosh Baker, guard Andrew Kristofic
Kickoffs: Zac Yoakam
Placekicker: Blake Grupe
Punter: Jon Sot
Long snapper: Michael Vinson
Holder: Sot
Kick returner: Tyree
Punt returner: Joseph
Other notes
• Mills played 17 snaps as an edge defender and 22 on the interior.
• Henderson played three snaps at safety and three in the slot.
• Bracy led the defense in snaps for the second straight game.
• Raridon and Staes made their first career appearances. They join Mickey, Morrison, Tuihalamaka and Yoakam as freshmen who have played so far this season.
