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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will be under the brightest of lights on Saturday as they play host to the Ohio State Buckeyes in prime time. On Monday, the Irish released the depth charts for the game.
OFFENSE
2023 ND OFFENSE DEPTH CHART
| WR | LT | LG | C | RG | RT | TE | WR | WR | RB | QB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | LT | LG | C | RG | RT | TE | WR | WR | RB | QB |
| 83 Jayden Thomas | 76 Joe Alt | 78 Pat Coogan | 52 Zeke Correll | 50 Rocco Spindler | 54 Blake Fisher | 88 Mitchell Evans | 5 Tobias Merriweather | 4 Chris Tyree | 7 Audric Estime | 10 Sam Hartman |
| 16 Deion Colzie | 79 Tosh Baker | 74 Billy Schrauth | 70 Ashton Craig | 73 Andrew Kristofic | 59 Aamil Wagner | 85 Holden Staes | 17 Rico Flores | 19 Jaden Greathouse | 3 Gi'Bran Payne | 18 Steve Angeli |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 Sherwood Davis | - | - | OR 24 Jadarian Price | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | OR 22 Devyn Ford | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | OR 12 Jeremiyah Love | - |
No changes were made on the offensive depth chart for the Irish. What’s been remarkable for Notre Dame through the first four games of the season is just how many of those listed have scored or made some type of chunk play. For the first time in a long time, the Irish offense is DEEP.
DEFENSE
2023 ND DEFENSE DEPTH CHART
| VYPER | DT | DT | SDE | WILL | MIKE | ROVER | CB | LS | RS | CB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VYPER | DT | DT | SDE | WILL | MIKE | ROVER | CB | LS | RS | CB |
| 12 Jordan Botelho | 56 Howard Cross | 99 Rylie Mills | 1 Javontae Jean-Baptiste | 8 Marist Liufau | 27 J.D. Bertrand | 24 Jack Kiser | 5 Cam Hart | 2 D.J. Brown | 0 Xavier Watts | 20 Ben Morrison |
| 44 Junior Tuihalamaka | 92 Aidan Keannaaina | 47 Jason Onye | OR 31 NaNa Osafo-Mensah | 23 Jaiden Ausberry | 34 Drayk Bowen | 3 Jaylen Sneed | 7 Jayden Mickey | OR 4 Antonia Carter | OR 11 Ramon Henderson | 29 Christian Gray |
| 40 Josh Burnham | 41 Donovan Hinish | 41 Donovan Hinish | 40 Josh Burnham | - | - | - | - | OR 13 Thomas Harper | - | OR 6 Clarence Lewis |
The defensive depth chart is also unchanged for Notre Dame — but there’s still a big difference this week. JD Bertrand has been out under concussion protocol which has meant Jack Kiser sliding over to the MIKE and Jaylen Sneed playing at ROVER. It definitely hasn’t been a lineup that was as good as the one with Bertrand in it — and the Irish get him back this week.
SPECIAL TEAMS
2023 ND SPECIAL TEAMS DEPTH CHART
| KO | PK | P | LS | HOLDER | PR | KR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KO | PK | P | LS | HOLDER | PR | KR |
| 32 Spencer Shrader | 32 Spencer Shrader | 14 Bryce McPherson | 65 Michael Vinson | 14 Bryce McFerson | 2 Chris Tyree | 22 Devyn Ford |
| 92 Zac Yoakam | 92 Zac Yoakam | 43 Ben Krimm | 51 Rino Monteforte | - | 7 Jayden Mickey | 24 Jadarian Price |
The return of Devyn Ford puts the transfer running back on the kick return team again in place of freshman Jeremiyah Love.
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