Notre Dame vs. North Carolina snap counts, participation chart
Notre Dame deployed its fewest players on offense this year in the game that featured its most plays. Yet the Irish still set a season-high with 58 players used in a 45-32 win over North Carolina.
All told, the Irish used 19 players on offense, 25 on defense, four specialists and 10 others who appeared only on special teams.
Notre Dame’s offense was on the field for 87 plays, including those nullified due to penalty. Its defense logged 67 plays, including penalties.
Here are the players who saw action against North Carolina and the number of snaps they logged, courtesy of Pro Football Focus. Starters are listed with a (*). Notre Dame started two running backs, two tight ends, one wide receiver, four defensive linemen, two linebackers and five defensive backs.
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Notre Dame offense
Quarterback: Drew Pyne* (87)
Running back: Chris Tyree* (39), Logan Diggs* (22), Audric Estime (38)
Wide receiver: Braden Lenzy* (74), Lorenzo Styles (59), Jayden Thomas (49), Deion Colzie (4), Matt Salerno (15)
Tight end: Michael Mayer* (73), Holden Staes* (9), Davis Sherwood (23), Eli Raridon (30)
Left tackle: Joe Alt* (87)
Left guard: Jarrett Patterson* (87)
Center: Zeke Correll* (87)
Right guard: Josh Lugg* (87)
Right tackle: Blake Fisher* (74), Tosh Baker (13)
Notre Dame defense
Vyper: Isaiah Foskey* (65), Justin Ademilola (28), Jordan Botelho (2)
Defensive tackle: Jayson Ademilola* (38), Jacob Lacey (9)
Nose tackle: Howard Cross III* (38), Chris Smith (7), Gabriel Rubio (9)
Strong-side defensive end: Rylie Mills* (31), Nana Osafo-Mensah (24)
Mike linebacker: Jack Kiser* (55), Bo Bauer (7), JD Bertrand (11)
Will linebacker: Marist Liufau* (56), Prince Kollie (10), Junior Tuihalamaka (3)
Strong safety: DJ Brown* (21), Houston Griffith (45)
Free safety: Brandon Joseph* (58), Xavier Watts (28), TaRiq Bracy
Field cornerback: Cam Hart* (38), Jaden Mickey (27)
Field cornerback: Benjamin Morrison* (51), Clarence Lewis (10)
Slot cornerback: TaRiq Bracy* (66)
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Special teams
Kickoff coverage: Botelho, Griffith, Kollie, Bauer, Bracy, Tuihalamaka, Watts, Lewis, Brown, Kiser, defensive end Osita Ekwonu, safety Justin Walters
Kick return: Estime, Salerno, Sherwood, Kiser, Kollie, Thomas, Colzie, Styles, Joseph (onside kick hands team), Mayer (hands team only), wide receiver Joe Wilkins Jr., running back Skip Velotta, tight end Barret Liebentritt
Punt return: Mickey, Botelho, Griffith, Bauer, Kollie, Liebentritt, Morrison, Brown, Lenzy, Lewis, Walters, Styles, cornerback Ryan Barnes
Punt coverage: Styles, Lenzy, Kiser, Kollie, Liufau, Bauer, Velotta, Sherwood, defensive end Alexander Ehrensberger
Field goal protection: Sherwood, Alt, Lugg, Baker, Fisher, Raridon, guard Rocco Spindler, guard Andrew Kristofic, guard Quinn Murphy
Kickoff: Zac Yoakam
Placekicker: Blake Grupe
Punter: Jon Sot
Long snapper: Michael Vinson
Holder: Sot
Kick Returner: Tyree
Punt Returner: Joseph
Other notes
• Fisher left in the second half because he was poked in the eye.
• Brown suffered a hamstring strain in the second half. Bracy logged two snaps at safety to help replace him.
• Foskey’s 65 snaps were a career high.
• Bertrand, a three-game starter, did not play until the second half because of a targeting ejection Sept. 17 vs. Cal. He was penalized for targeting again vs. North Carolina and ejected.
• Bracy led the defense in snaps for the fourth straight game.
• Kollie’s defensive snaps were his first of the season.
• Colzie’s offensive snaps were his first of the season.
