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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are down a couple more defensive starters to the 2021 NFL Draft. Neither player is a surprise, but since we are keeping tabs on the “early exits” I’m dropping them here.
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, the nation’s best linebacker in 2020 has played his last snap with the Irish and will set his eyes on the NFL. JOK is a potential first round selection as an edge player, and we expect his combine numbers to jump off the page.
I won’t cry because it’s over, I’ll just smile because it happened. Thank You, Notre Dame. ☘️
— J. Owusu-Koramoah (@j_owuu) January 4, 2021
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Ecclesiastes 3.1
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Adetokunbo Ogundeji will follow WU to the NFL Draft this spring. Ade was of those 3-Star project players that worked out extremely well in South Bend. He was named a captain for the Irish in 2020 after flirting with a draft entry last year.
With Ade’s departure, Notre Dame will need to replace both starting defensive ends (Daelin Hayes) but they have been developing a deep rotation over the last several years, and should have the personnel to manage.
The void that Owusu-Koramoah leaves will be similar to what happened when guys like Drue Tranquill and Jaylon Smith left for the draft. It’s going to hurt a little bit, but Notre Dame is still doing a really good job here.
Obviously, we will have more news about transfers and draft entries throughout the week. After the majority of the expected players make their decisions, I’ll have a roster overlook post to see what the team may look like heading into the spring.