# Notre Dame Fighting Irish

IA Independents · Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
Head coach: Marcus Freeman · year 6 · 43-12 career over 6 seasons, all at ND
Offense: Multiple · Defense: 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 10-2 (0-0 in conference), final AP rank #10
- National title odds: +600 (#2 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 11.5 (over priced +164)
- Returning starter games: 65%
- Schedule difficulty: 50th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 17% | 12/69 | 7/13 |
| Offensive line | 100% | 49/49 | 13/13 |
| Defensive front | 72% | 59/82 | 16/24 |
| Secondary | 85% | 44/52 | 8/13 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: CJ Carr (QB), Leonard Moore (CB), Boubacar Traore (DL), Tae Johnson (SAF), Luke Talich (SAF)
- Key departures (with destination): Jeremiyah Love (RB), Joshua Burnham (DL) – IND, Jadarian Price (RB), Malachi Fields (WR), Eli Raridon (TE)
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Mylan Graham (WR) – OSU, Francis Brewu (DL) – PITT, Keon Keeley (DL) – ALA, Tionne Gray (DL) – ORE, Jayden Sanders (CB) – MICH

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Jordan Faison, Cam Williams, Elijah Burress, Jerome Bettis Jr.
- WR-Z: Quincy Porter, Micah Gilbert, Devin Fitzgerald
- WR-SL: Mylan Graham, Jaden Greathouse, Logan Saldate
- LT: Will Black, Styles Prescod
- LG: Anthonie Knapp, Devan Houstan, Chris Terek
- C: Ashton Craig, Joe Otting, Cam Herron
- RG: Charles Jagusah, Sullivan Absher, Peter Jones
- RT: Guerby Lambert, Matty Augustine, Owen Strebig
- TE: Cooper Flanagan, James Flanigan, Ty Washington, Ian Premer
- QB: CJ Carr, Blake Hebert, Noah Grubbs, Teddy Jarrard
- RB: Aneyas Williams, Nolan James Jr., Kedren Young, Javian Osborne, Jonaz Walton

### Defense

- LDE: Bryce Young, Keon Keeley, Christopher Burgess Jr.
- LDT: Jason Onye, Tionne Gray, Elijah Hughes
- RDT: Francis Brewu, Armel Mukam, Cole Mullins
- RDE: Boubacar Traore, Rodney Dunham, Loghan Thomas
- WLB: Jaiden Ausberry, Jaylen Sneed, Kahanu Kia
- MLB: Drayk Bowen, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, Madden Faraimo
- FCB: DJ McKinney, Mark Zackery IV, Khary Adams
- FS: Brauntae Johnson, Ethan Long, Joey O'Brien
- BS: Adon Shuler, Luke Talich
- BCB: Leonard Moore, Jayden Sanders
- NB: Christian Gray, Dallas Golden

### Special Teams

- PT: Erik Schmidt, Jasper Scaife
- PK: Spencer Porath, Erik Schmidt, Micah Drescher
- KO: Erik Schmidt, Spencer Porath, Micah Drescher
- LS: Joseph Vinci, Andrew Kros
- H: Erik Schmidt, Jasper Scaife
- PR: Jordan Faison
- KR: Aneyas Williams, Nolan James Jr.

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Wisconsin | Home | NBC/Peacock | ND -20.5 |
| 2 | Rice | Home | NBC/Peacock | – |
| 3 | Michigan State | Home | NBC/Peacock | – |
| 4 | Purdue | Away | – | – |
| 5 | North Carolina | Away | – | ND -23.5 |
| 6 | Stanford | Home | NBC/Peacock | – |
| 7 | BYU | Away | – | ND -10 |
| 9 | Navy | Away | ABC/ESPN | – |
| 10 | Miami (FL) | Home | NBC/Peacock | ND -6.5 |
| 11 | Boston College | Home | NBC/Peacock | – |
| 12 | SMU | Home | NBC/Peacock | – |
| 13 | Syracuse | Away | – | – |

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/teams/notre-dame
Depth chart updated 2026-08-11. Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.