Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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10 OCT. 10, 2026 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Fighting Irish Snap Count Totals At Purdue Defensive Linemen Run Snaps Pass Snaps Purdue Total 2026 Total Boubacar Traore 8 26 34 131 Bryce Young 8 26 34 128 Armel Mukam 8 15 23 94 Francis Brewu 9 18 27 93 Tionne Gray 6 14 20 80 Loghan Thomas 5 13 18 66 Elijah Hughes 5 20 25 64 Sean Sevillano Jr. 6 17 23 61 Keon Keeley 7 11 18 59 Rodney Dunham 10 13 23 49 Jason Onye — — — 19 Cole Mullins 4 7 11 18 Ebenezer Ewetade 3 8 11 11 Joe Reiff 2 3 5 5 Gordy Sulfsted 2 2 4 4 Note: Hughes (94.0) and Sevillano (93.0) ranked first and second on the team in PFF defense grade, while Traore (89.7) was fourth, Dunham (79.6) was sixth and Young (79.4) was seventh. Linebackers Run Snaps Pass Snaps Purdue Total 2026 Total Drayk Bowen 10 21 31 153 Jaylen Sneed 9 17 26 124 Jaiden Ausberry 10 15 25 116 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa 8 20 28 67 Madden Faraimo 4 14 18 33 Teddy Rezac 4 12 16 31 Kahanu Kia 2 2 4 16 Ko'o Kia 1 2 3 3 Note: Viliamu-Asa led the linebackers and was third on the team with a 90.6 PFF defense grade. Defensive Backs Run Snaps Pass Snaps Purdue Total 2026 Total Adon Shuler 16 35 51 187 Leonard Moore 16 35 51 171 DJ McKinney 15 35 50 139 Christian Gray 11 30 41 130 Luke Talich — — — 114 Joey O'Brien 16 35 51 73 Jayden Sanders 3 9 12 58 Brauntae Johnson — — — 24 Mark Zackery IV 5 15 20 35 Dallas Golden 4 15 19 34 Ethan Long 4 15 19 34 Brandon Logan 4 15 19 19 Ayden Pouncey 4 15 19 19 Note: In his first career start, O'Brien topped the defensive backs and ranked fifth on the team with an 80.1 PFF defense grade. BY STEVE DOWNEY Per Pro Football Focus (PFF) data, here is the snap count breakdown for Notre Dame's 49-10 victory at Purdue Sept. 26. Quarterbacks Purdue 2026 Total CJ Carr 49 218 Noah Grubbs 11 32 Teddy Jarrard 0 9 Note: Carr ranked second on the team with a 75.0 PFF offense grade. Running Backs Purdue 2026 Total Aneyas Williams 26 114 Nolan James Jr. 19 91 Jonaz Walton 15 31 Kedren Young 0 16 Javian Osborne 0 7 Note: Walton, who ripped off a team-best 44-yard run in the fourth quarter, earned the top PFF of- fense grade on the team with an 81.1. Tight Ends Purdue 2026 Total Cooper Flanagan 36 161 James Flanigan 16 86 Jack Larsen 10 44 Ty Washington 12 33 Ian Premer 3 21 Note: Flanigan led the Irish tight ends and ranked 11th on the team with a 66.3 PFF offense grade. Freshman running back Jonaz Walton led the Irish in PFF offense grade at 81.1 after carry- ing the ball 7 times for 61 yards against the Boilermakers. PHOTO BY MICHAEL MILLER * Note: A player who has 0 snaps listed for the game was healthy but did not appear ... A player who has a dash listed was not active for the contest or is no longer with the team. Wide Receivers Purdue 2026 Total Jordan Faison 48 198 Micah Gilbert 46 187 Jaden Greathouse 28 106 Mylan Graham 18 75 Matt Jeffery 11 36 Jerome Bettis Jr. 12 32 Elijah Burress 0 21 Logan Saldate 0 18 Devin Fitzgerald 0 9 Bubba Frazier 0 9 Dylan Faison 0 3 Brayden Robinson 0 1 Note: Gilbert shined again, leading the receivers and ranking fourth on the team with a PFF offense grade of 70.9. Offensive Line Purdue 2026 Total Will Black 49 239 Anthonie Knapp 49 239 Guerby Lambert 49 209 Ashton Craig 49 198 Sullivan Absher 49 178 Styles Prescod 11 83 Joe Otting 11 61 Cam Herron 10 47 Devan Houstan 11 20 Owen Strebig 0 9 Grayson McKeogh 7 7 Charlie Thom 4 4 Peter Jones 1 1 Note: Houstan produced the top PFF offense grade among offensive linemen and ranked eighth on the team with a 67.2.