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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish began its spring practice season by doing a little roster housecleaning (with all due respect). The Irish announced six departures from the program — all six of them are rising juniors:
- QB Ron Powlus III (medically retired)
- OL Caleb Johnson (left team)
- LB Will Schweitzer (medical)
- CB Philip Riley (left team)
- DB Justin Walters (medical)
- K Josh Bryan (left team).
Notre Dame’s total scholarship count to 87 for the 2023 season with those departures. None of the six had contributed much on the field during their time in South Bend, and none of the six figured to be even minor players on the depth chart.
2023 Notre Dame Football Scholarship Chart
| Position / Year | Freshmen | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | 5th/6th Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position / Year | Freshmen | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | 5th/6th Year |
| Quarterback | Kenny Minchey | Steve Angeli | - | - | Sam Hartman |
| Running Back | Jeremiyah Love | Jadarian Price, Gi'Bran Payne | Audric Estime | - | Devyn Ford |
| Tight End | Cooper Flanagan | Eli Raridon, Holden Staes | Mitchell Evans, Davis Sherwood | Kevin Bauman | - |
| Wide Receiver | Braylon James, Rico Flores, Jaden Greathouse, Kaleb Smith | Tobias Merriweather | Deion Colzie, Jayden Thomas | Chris Tyree | Matt Salerno |
| Center | - | Ashton Craig | Pat Coogan | - | Zeke Correll |
| Guard | Sam Pendleton, Joe Otting, Chris Terek | Billy Schrauth | Rocco Spindler | - | Andrew Kristofic |
| Tackle | Sullivan Absher, Charles Jagusah | Ty Chan, Aamil Wagner | Blake Fisher, Joe Alt | Michael Carmody, Tosh Baker | - |
| Defensive Tackle | Boubacar Traore, Devan Houstan | Tyson Ford, Donovan Hinish | Gabe Rubio | Aidan Keanaaina, Rylie Mills | Howard Cross |
| Defensive End | Brenan Vernon, Armel Mukam | Joshua Burnham, Aiden Gobaira, Junior Tuihalamaka | Jason Onye | Jordan Botelho | NaNa Osafo-Mensah, Javontae Jean-Baptiste |
| Linebacker | Drayk Bowen, Preston Zinter, Jaiden Ausberry | Nolan Ziegler, Jaylen Sneed | - | - | Jack Kiser, Marist Liufau, JD Bertrand |
| Safety | Adon Shuler, Ben Minich | - | - | Xavier Watts, Ramon Henderson | D.J. Brown, Thomas Harper, Antonio Carter |
| Cornerback | Micah Bell, Christian Gray | Jayden Mickey, Benjamin Morrison | Ryan Barnes, Chance Tucker | Clarence Lewis | Cam Hart |
| Specialists | - | Bryce McFerson (P) | - | - | Michael Vinson (LS), Spencer Shrader (K) |
| Totals | 23/85 (23) | 43/85 (20) | 56/85 (13) | 66/85 (10) | 83/85 (17) |
Obviously there are still more moves to be made, and now that the Irish have a baseline of 87, it’s more likely that they dip into the transfer portal before fall camp for secondary and defensive line help.
These moves just don’t affect the 2023 season. 2024 and the recruiting cycle of that year are also greatly impacted.
2024 Notre Dame Football Scholarship Chart
| Position / Year | Freshmen | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | 5th/6th Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position / Year | Freshmen | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | 5th/6th Year |
| Quarterback | C.J. Carr | Kenny Minchey | Steve Angeli | - | - |
| Running Back | Aneyas Williams, Kedren Young | Jerimiyah Love | Jadarian Price, Gi'Bran Payne | Audric Estime | Devyn Ford |
| Tight End | Jack Larsen | Cooper Flanagan | Eli Raridon, Holden Staes | Mitchell Evans, Kevin Bauman | - |
| Wide Receiver | Cam Williams, Isiah Canion. Micah Gilbert | Braylon James, Rico Flores, Jaden Greathouse, Kaleb Smith | Tobias Merriweather | Deion Colzie, Jayden Thomas | - |
| Center | - | - | Ashton Craig | Pat Coogan | Zeke Correll |
| Guard | - | Sam Pendleton, Joe Otting, Chris Terek | Billy Schrauth | Rocco Spindler | Andrew Kristofic |
| Tackle | Peter Jones, Anthonie Knapp, Styles Prescod | Sullivan Absher, Charles Jagusah | Ty Chan, Aamil Wagner | Blake Fisher, Joe Alt | Michael Carmody, Tosh Baker |
| Defensive Tackle | Sean Sevillano | Boubacar Traore, Devan Houstan | Tyson Ford, Donovan Hinish | Gabe Rubio | Aidan Keanaaina, Howard Cross |
| Defensive End | Cole Mullins, Bryce Young, Loghan Thomas | Brenan Vernon, Armel Mukam | Joshua Burnham, Aiden Gobaira | Jason Onye | Rylie Mills, NaNa Osafo-Mensah, Jordan Botelho |
| Linebacker | Teddy Rezac, Bodie Kahoun | Drayk Bowen, Preston Zinter, Jaiden Ausberry | Nolan Ziegler, Jaylen Sneed, Junior Tuihalamaka | - | Marist Liufau, Jack Kiser, JD Bertrand |
| Safety | Kennedy Urlacher | Adon Shuler, Ben Minich | - | - | Xavier Watts, Ramon Henderson, Antonio Carter |
| Cornerback | Karson Hobbs, Leonard Moore | Micah Bell, Christian Gray | Jayden Mickey, Benjamin Morrison | Ryan Barnes, Chance Tucker | Clarance Lewis |
| Specialists | - | - | Bryce McFerson (P) | - | - |
| Totals | 19/85 (19) | 42/85 (23) | 62/85 (20) | 75/85 (13) | 92/85 (17) |
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