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As the Notre Dame Fighting Irish prepare to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores this Saturday, they released the depth charts. This week there are a few slight changes that are subtle, but could potentially mean quite a bit.
OFFENSE
Notre Dame *way too early* Depth Chart — Offense
WR | TE | LT | LG | C | RG | RT | WR | WR | RB | QB |
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WR | TE | LT | LG | C | RG | RT | WR | WR | RB | QB |
25 Braden Lenzy | 89 Brock Wright | 74 Liam Eichenberg | 69 Aaron Banks | 55 Jarrett Patterson | 78 Tommy Kraemer | 72 Robert Hainsey | 13 Lawrence Keys | 4 Kevin Austin | 8 Jafar Armstrong | 12 Ian Book |
Fr Jordan Johnson | OR 24 Tommy Tremble | 73 Andrew Kristofic | 76 Dillan Gibbons | 61 Colin Grunhard | 56 John Dirksen | 75 Josh Lugg | 18 Joe Wilkins | Tr Ben Skowronek | 34 Jahmir Smith | 7 Brendon Clark |
- | Fr Michael Mayer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 C'Bo Flemister | Fr Drew Pyne |
- | OR George Takacs | - | - | - | - | - | - | OR Fr Chris Tyree | - | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | OR 23 Kyren Williams | - |
While the depth chart looks exactly the same as last week, Cole Kmet’s injury does change things up quite a bit with more action for both Nic Weishar and Brock Wright should be expected. Kelly had this to say about Kmet:
“It’s more of a high-ankle sprain. He’s going to be limited. It’s going to take some time. I would think he’s doubtful for this week.”
DEFENSE
Notre Dame *way too early* Depth Chart — Defense
CB | FS | ROVER | DE | NG | DT | DE | BUCK | MIKE | SS | CB |
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CB | FS | ROVER | DE | NG | DT | DE | BUCK | MIKE | SS | CB |
20 Shaun Crawford | 14 Kyle Hamilton | 13 Paul Moala | 9 Daelin Hayes | 41 Kurt Hinish | 95 Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa | 91 Ade Ogundeji | 6 Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | 40 Drew White | Tr Isaiah Pryor | 28 TaRiq Bracy |
16 KJ Wallace | 12 DJ Brown | 24 Jack Kiser | 29 Ovie Oghoufo | 54 Jacob Lacey | 57 Jayson Ademilola | 19 Justin Ademilola | 2 Jordan Genmark Heath | 52 Bo Bauer | 3 Houston Griffith | 15 Isaiah Rutherford |
9 Cam Hart | - | - | 94 Isaiah Foskey | 55 Ja'mion Franklin | 90 Hunter Spears | 18 NaNa Osafo-Mensah | - | - | - | 4 Avery Davis |
The depth chart this week gets a slight variation. The “OR” for Bo Bauer and Jonathan Jones is gone. Bo Bauer is now listed as the first man in at the MIKE linebacker spot. As a freshman, this is a huge deal for Bauer for a couple of reasons:
- Te’von Coney will be heading to the NFL after this season and Bauer will have 3 years of eligiblity left.
- Te’von Coney is going to need some rest at some point this season. His snap count is a little high after 97 plays against Ball State.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Notre Dame *way too early* Depth Chart — Special Teams
KICKOFF | PLACEKICKER | PUNTER | LONG SNAPPER | HOLDER | PUNT RETURNER | KICK RETURNER |
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KICKOFF | PLACEKICKER | PUNTER | LONG SNAPPER | HOLDER | PUNT RETURNER | KICK RETURNER |
39 Jonathan Doerer | 39 Jonathan Doerer | 19 Jay Bramblett | Fr Alex Peitsch | 19 Jay Bramblett | 18 Joe Wilkins | 25 Braden Lenzy |
98 Harrison Leonard | 98 Harrison Leonard | 98 Harrison Leonard | 65 Michael Vinson | 14 J.D. Carney | 23 Kyren Williams | 20 C'Bo Flemister |
The big news here is that Jonathan Doerer is still the kickoff specialist even though he shanked a kickoff out of bounds for the second week in a row. The small news is that Nic Weishar is now listed as the next man in at Long Snapper over walk-on Michael Vinson. I’m not sure what that means, but the more Weishar — the better.
Editors’s Note: I will put the jersey numbers on the depth charts a little later. Someone asked last week, and I forgot, and then ran out of time. Should be updated late Tuesday night. Thanks.