Notre Dame Fighting Irish

FBS Independents · Notre Dame Stadium · South Bend, IN

10-2 2025 record (0-0 conf)
#10 Final 2025 AP
Title odds (#3 board)
Win total (O -128)
59% Returning starter games
45th Hardest path of 138

Coaching

All coaches
Marcus Freeman Head Coach · 6th year
43–12 Career · 6 seasons, all at ND
Multiple Offense
4-2-5 Defense

Returning production

UnitRet gamesGamesDepthShare
Skill offense 17%12 / 697 / 1348%
Offensive line 65%36 / 5513 / 1582%
Defensive front 72%59 / 8216 / 2477%
Secondary 85%44 / 528 / 1390%

Back 46

CJ Carr QB · 2,774 yds · 12g 33%
Leonard Moore CB · 10 INT+PD · 10g 25%
Boubacar Traore DL · 24 havoc · 11g 22%
Tae Johnson SAF · 8 INT+PD · 10g 20%
Luke Talich SAF · 6 INT+PD · 12g 15%
Guerby Lambert OL · 12g 11%

Gone 22

Jeremiyah Love RB · 1,652 yds · 12g · gone 20%
Aamil Wagner OT · 12g · gone 11%
Joshua Burnham DL · 11 havoc · 12g · to IND 10%
Jadarian Price RB · 761 yds · 12g · gone 9%
Malachi Fields WR · 630 yds · 12g · gone 8%
Karson Hobbs DB · 2 INT+PD · 7g · to FSU 5%

New 6

Mylan Graham WR · 93 yds · 9g · from OSU
Francis Brewu DL · 8 havoc · 13g · from PITT
Keon Keeley DL · 8 havoc · 12g · from ALA
Tionne Gray DL · 1 havoc · 13g · from ORE
Jayden Sanders CB · 1 INT+PD · 13g · from MICH
DJ McKinney CB · 2 INT+PD · 9g · from COLO

2025 Percentile vs FBS

Offense

Points per game 42.0 99
Explosive play rate 16.7% 99
Red zone TD rate 80.2% 93
Line yards per carry 2.8 75
Sack rate allowed 3.6% 93

Defense

Points allowed per game 17.6 92
Explosive rate allowed 8.8% 85
Red zone score rate allowed 84.0% 49
Line yards per carry allowed 1.9 90
Sack rate 7.8% 82

2025 Margin by Game

MIA
TXAM
PUR
ARK
BSU
NCST
USC
BC
NAVY
PITT
SYR
STAN

2026 schedule

45th-hardest path in FBS · 3 title-contender games · 5 road
W1Sun 11:30 PMvs Wisconsin4-8 33W 41-13NBC/Peacock
W2Sat 7:30 PMvs Rice5-8 30W 52-0NBC/Peacock
W3Sat 11:30 PMvs Michigan State4-8 28W 27-10NBC/Peacock
W4Sat 6:00 PM@ Purdue2-10 31W 49-10Peacock
W5Sat 4:00 PM@ North Carolina4-8 31W 37-26ESPN
W6Sat 7:30 PMvs Stanford4-8 29W 58-7NBC/Peacock
W7Sat 11:30 PM@ BYU12-2 64L 24-28ABC
W9Sat 4:00 PM@ Navy11-2 50ABC/ESPN
W10Sun 12:30 AMvs Miami (FL)13-3 75 NBC/Peacock
W11Sat 8:30 PMvs Boston College2-10 18NBC/Peacock
W12Sun 12:30 AMvs SMU9-4 41 NBC/Peacock
W13Sat 6:00 PM@ Syracuse3-9 31

Depth chart

Confirmed unavailable players omitted · backups promoted Transfer First year
Starter2nd3rd
QB CJ Carr JR · #13 Noah Grubbs FR · #10 Teddy Jarrard FR · #9
RB Aneyas Williams JR · #22 Nolan James Jr. SO · #2 Kedren Young JR · #21
WR-X Jordan Faison SR · #6 Matt Jeffery JR · #33 Cam Williams JR · #5
WR-Z Micah Gilbert JR · #14 Elijah Burress SO · #17 Jerome Bettis Jr. SO · #8
WR-SL Mylan Graham JR · #3 Jaden Greathouse SR · #1 Bubba Frazier FR · #4
TE Cooper Flanagan SR · #87 James Flanigan SO · #88 Ty Washington 5TH · #7
LT Will Black SO · #74 Charlie Thom FR · #68 Grayson McKeogh FR · #65
LG Anthonie Knapp JR · #54 Cam Herron SO · #57
C Ashton Craig 5TH · #70 Joe Otting SR · #64
RG Sullivan Absher SR · #75 Styles Prescod JR · #71
RT Guerby Lambert JR · #76 Owen Strebig SO · #78

Roster 111

#PlayerPosClassHtWtHometown
0 Quincy Porter WRSO6'4"215New Milford, NJ
0 Tionne Gray DLJR6'5"320St. Louis, MO
1 Jaden Greathouse WRSR6'1"212Austin, TX
1 Dallas Golden CBSO6'0"195Tampa, FL
2 DJ McKinney CB5TH6'1"190Colleyville, TX
2 Nolan James Jr. RBSO5'10"215Westwood, NJ
3 Jaylen Sneed LB5TH6'1"227Hilton Head Island, SC
3 Mylan Graham WRJR6'1"195Fort Wayne, IN
4 Bubba Frazier WRFR5'10"185Savannah, GA
4 Jaiden Ausberry LBSR6'1"226Baton Rouge, LA
5 Boubacar Traore DLSR6'5"253Boston, MA
5 Cam Williams WRJR6'2"201Glen Ellyn, IL
6 Christopher Burgess Jr. DLSO6'4"295Chicago, IL
6 Jordan Faison WRSR5'11"185Weston, FL
7 Francis Brewu DLJR6'1"285Westerville, OH
7 Ty Washington TE5TH6'4"253Leesburg, GA
8 Adon Shuler SAFSR6'0"205Irvington, NJ
8 Jerome Bettis Jr. WRSO6'2"207Atlanta, GA
9 Brauntae Johnson SAFJR6'2"200Fort Wayne, IN
9 Teddy Jarrard QBFR6'4"210Kennesaw, GA
10 Noah Grubbs QBFR6'4"210Lake Mary, FL
10 Loghan Thomas DLJR6'3"221Katy, TX
11 Devin Fitzgerald WRFR6'2"208Paradise Valley, AZ
11 Keon Keeley DLSR6'5"275Tampa, FL
12 Blake Hebert QBSO6'2"216Boxford, MA
12 Jayden Sanders CBSO6'0"195Kilgore, TX
13 Ayden Pouncey CBFR6'3"189Orlando, FL
13 CJ Carr QBJR6'2"215Saline, MI
14 Micah Gilbert WRJR6'2"205Charlotte, NC
14 Ebenezer Ewetade DLFR6'4"245Raleigh, NC
15 Leonard Moore CBJR6'2"197Round Rock, TX
15 Brayden Robinson WRFR5'7"168Red Oak, TX
16 Dylan Faison WRFR6'2"175Weston, FL
16 Ko'o Kia LBSO6'2"225Kahalu'u, HI
17 Elijah Burress WRSO6'1"190Totowa, NJ
18 Erik Schmidt PSO6'2"211Milwaukee, WI
18 Kaydon Finley WRFR6'1"205Aledo, TX
19 Logan Saldate WRJR5'11"185Gilroy, CA
19 Madden Faraimo LBSO6'2"235Oceanside, CA
20 Jonaz Walton RBFR5'9"214Carrollton, GA
20 Joey O'Brien SAFFR6'5"200Roxborough, PA
21 Kedren Young RBJR5'11"234Lufkin, TX
21 Khary Adams CBFR6'1"187Baltimore, MD
22 Aneyas Williams RBJR5'10"210Hannibal, MO
22 Ethan Long SAFSO6'2"205Milford, CT
23 Ja'Kobe Clapper LBFR6'1"230Cincinnati, OH
24 Ian Premer TEFR6'6"245Great Bend, KS
24 Mark Zackery IV CBSO5'10"190Indianapolis, IN
25 Brandon Logan SAFSO5'11"202Fort Wayne, IN
26 Javian Osborne RBFR5'9"200Forney, TX
26 Chaz Smith CBFR6'1"180Knoxville, TN
27 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa LBJR6'3"234Inland Empire, CA
28 Luke Talich SAFSR6'4"222Cody, WY
29 Christian Gray CBSR6'0"196St. Louis, MO
31 Xavier Southall WRJR6'0"180Alexandria, VA
32 Nick Reddish CBFR5'10"195Charlotte, NC
33 Matt Jeffery WRJR5'11"195Cheshire, CT
34 Drayk Bowen LBSR6'2"234St. John, IN
35 Spencer Porath KJR6'0"200Brownsburg, IN
35 Teddy Rezac LBJR6'3"226Omaha, NE
36 Micah Drescher KFR6'5"196Hinsdale, IL
37 Kurt Smith RBSO5'9"187South Beloit, IL
38 Tommy Powlus LBJR6'1"215Granger, IN
39 Jasper Scaife PFR6'6"222West Perth,, AUS
40 Dominik Hulak DLSO6'3"260Glendale Heights, IL
42 Henry Garrity TESR6'4"230Bloomfield Hills, MI
42 Cole Mullins DLJR6'4"280Hoschton, GA
43 Kahanu Kia LBSR6'2"228Kahalu'u, HI
44 Rodney Dunham DLFR6'4"242Charlotte, NC
46 Matt Williams RBSR5'9"195Naperville, IL
47 Jason Onye DL5TH6'5"295North Providence, RI
48 Chase Young SAFSO6'2"199Eagan, MN
49 Andrew Kros LSSR6'4"227Louisville, KY
50 Sullivan Garvin OLFR6'5"315Allegan, MI
51 Ben Nichols OLFR6'5"328Davison, MI
52 Devan Houstan OLSR6'4"310Mississauga, ON, CAN
54 Anthonie Knapp OLJR6'5"305Roswell, GA
55 Tiki Hola DLFR6'3"305Bastrop, TX
55 Chris Terek OLSR6'5"321Glen Ellyn, IL
56 Charles Jagusah OLSR6'5"330Rock Island, IL
56 Elijah Hughes DLSR6'3"295Arlington, VA
57 Cam Herron OLSO6'2"297Indianapolis, IN
58 Thomas Davis Jr. LBFR6'2"228Weddington, NC
58 Matty Augustine OLSO6'7"315Greenwich, CT
59 Sean Sevillano Jr. DLJR6'2"313Winnipeg, MB, CAN
60 Max Anderson OLJR6'3"303St. Paul, MN
60 Davion Dixon DLSO6'2"316Homestead, FL
61 Robbie Wollan OLJR6'4"300St. Paul, MN
64 Joe Otting OLSR6'4"309Topeka, KS
65 Grayson McKeogh OLFR6'7"303Perkasie, PA
66 Tyler Merrill OLFR6'6"335Mechanicsburg, PA
67 Gregory Patrick OLFR6'6"300Portage, MI
68 Charlie Thom OLFR6'7"295Darien, CT
70 Ashton Craig OL5TH6'5"315Lawrenceburg, IN
71 Styles Prescod OLJR6'6"304Fishers, IN
74 Will Black OLSO6'7"316London, ON, CAN
75 Sullivan Absher OLSR6'7"320Belmont, NC
76 Guerby Lambert OLJR6'7"325Boston, MA
77 Peter Jones OLJR6'5"315Coatesville, PA
78 Owen Strebig OLSO6'8"318Brookfield, WI
84 Preston Fryzel TEFR6'4"232Holland, OH
85 Jack Larsen TEJR6'3"250Charlotte, NC
87 Cooper Flanagan TESR6'6"255Pleasant Hill, CA
88 Armel Mukam DLSR6'3"300La Prairie, QC, CAN
88 James Flanigan TESO6'6"253Green Bay, WI
89 Austin Ratigan TEFR6'4"223South Bend, IN
90 Elijah Golden DLFR6'4"290Fredericksburg, VA
91 Gordy Sulfsted DLSO6'5"280Cincinnati, OH
94 Joe Reiff DLSO6'5"264Elmhurst, IL
95 Bryce Young DLJR6'6"260Charlotte, NC
96 Joseph Vinci LSJR6'4"233Westwood, MA