Notre Dame vs. Navy snap counts, participation chart: Offense
Notre Dame just completed a 42-3 thrashing of Navy, but now it’s time to break down who played and how much they played. All data is via Pro Football Focus.
For some clarification: A pass snap, as PFF defines it, is running a route or dropping back to pass. A run snap equates to carrying the ball. Anyone who does not do those three things is either run blocking or pass blocking, depending on the play.
Notre Dame offense
| Player | Position | Snaps | Start? | Pass Snaps | PBLK Snaps | Run Snaps | RBLK Snaps |
| Sam Hartman | QB | 52 | * | 25 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Pat Coogan | LG | 52 | * | 0 | 25 | 0 | 27 |
| Blake Fisher | RT | 52 | * | 0 | 25 | 0 | 27 |
| Rocco Spindler | RG | 52 | * | 0 | 25 | 0 | 27 |
| Zeke Correll | C | 52 | * | 0 | 25 | 0 | 27 |
| Joe Alt | LT | 52 | * | 0 | 25 | 0 | 27 |
| Mitchell Evans | TE | 50 | * | 19 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
| Holden Staes | TE | 39 | * | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
| Jayden Thomas | WR | 38 | * | 18 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Tobias Merriweather | WR | 35 | * | 20 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Audric Estimé | RB | 23 | * | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Rico Flores jr. | WR | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Gi’Bran Payne | RB | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| Chris Tyree | WR | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Matt Salerno | WR | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Davis Sherwood | TE | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Jaden Greathouse | WR | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jeremiyah Love | RB | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Deion Colzie | WR | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Tosh Baker | LT | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Billy Schrauth | LG | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Aamil Wagner | RT | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Steve Angeli | QB | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Ashton Craig | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Andrew Kristofic | RG | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Devyn Ford | RB | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jadarian Price | RB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Notes
• Notre Dame asked sophomore Gi’Bran Payne to pass block the most of its five running backs, with three snaps. Graduate student Devyn Ford‘s only pass-blocking rep came on freshman receiver Jaden Greathouse‘s first touchdown reception, and it was a great one, pun intended.
• Speaking of Greathouse, he and junior receiver Deion Colzie played much less than I thought either did. Notre Dame seems to like freshman Rico Flores Jr. and graduate student Matt Salerno much more as run blockers than Greathouse or Colzie.
• The Irish, as junior tight end Mitchell Evans said they would in fall camp, did indeed live in 12 personnel (one running back, two tight ends, two receivers). He and sophomore Holden Staes out-snapped all other skill position players.
• Going forward, Notre Dame might want to become less predictable in a couple areas. First of all, when either Greathouse or senior receiver Chris Tyree are on the field, the Irish passed 17 times and ran five times. I get it, Notre Dame likes running out of 12 personnel, but when the splits are that egregious in 11 personnel (one running back, one tight end, three receivers), the passing game will be easier to defend.
• Second, when junior running back Audric Estimé was on the field, the Irish ran 17 times and passed only six times.
