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

PlayerPositionSnapsStart?Pass
SnapsPBLK
SnapsRun
SnapsRBLK
SnapsSam HartmanQB52*250027Pat CooganLG52*025027Blake FisherRT52*025027Rocco SpindlerRG52*025027Zeke CorrellC52*025027Joe AltLT52*025027Mitchell EvansTE50*194027Holden StaesTE39*83028Jayden ThomasWR38*180020Tobias MerriweatherWR35*200015Audric EstiméRB23*51161Rico Flores jr.WR1960013Gi’Bran PayneRB178360Chris TyreeWR1410013Matt SalernoWR113008Davis SherwoodTE102008Jaden GreathouseWR87001Jeremiyah LoveWR73040Deion ColzieWR74003Tosh BakerLT70106Billy SchrauthLG60105Aamil WagnerRT60105Steve AngeliQB61005Ashton CraigC60105Andrew KristoficRG60105Devyn FordRB64110Jadarian PriceRB51040

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.

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