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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have been actively recruiting the transfer portal in search of better safety depth for the 2023 season, and landed its top target with the commitment of Antonio Carter II from Rhode Island.
thank you Lord, He made it all possible! #Committed #GoIrish @Hayesfawcett3 pic.twitter.com/k8TDqPDNkV
— Antonio Carter (@AntonioC_viii) May 13, 2023
The 6’1” 200 pounder from Orlando, Florida, chose the Irish over a healthy offers list of FBS programs that included the Ole Miss Rebels, Florida Gators, LSU Tigers, Texas A&M Aggies, Wisconsin Badgers, and more.
Carter didn’t hold a single FBS offer coming out of high school, and headed north to play for the Rhode Island Rams where he was a starter for the last two years.
From Rhode Island’s profile page:
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Carter has been one of Notre Dame’s top targets overall in the transfer portal for quite a while now, and his commitment is a huge deal for the Irish. Notre Dame is not only in need of numbers to get back to 85 scholarships for 2023, but the safety position desperately needed more depth to go alongside D.J. Brown, Xavier Watts, Ramon Henderson, and fellow transfer Thomas Harper. By spring’s end, early enrollee freshmen safeties Adon Shuler and Ben Minnich were sidelined with an injury — as well as the newly added Thomas Harper.
Carter will have two years of eligibility remaining when he gets to South Bend. Marcus Freeman definitely has his preference for transfers that have multiple years of eligibility remaining.
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) |
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