The official depth chart should be coming out soon as the 2023 Notre Dame football season begins soon and the Irish make preparations for an overseas battle against Navy. Today, we will take a look at the expected depth chart as well as other areas of focus and intrigue throughout the roster.
As usual, it’s been a somewhat predictable set of practices as the depth chart begins to take shape but in some areas we have seen some incredible movement.
INJURY REPORT
I’ll go with the NFL style report and list players as follows:
OUT: WR KK Smith, TE, Kevin Bauman, DE Aiden Gobaira
DOUBTFUL: N/A
PROBABLE: RB Jadarian Price, TE Eli Raridon, NG Devan Houstan, CB Chance Tucker
Smith has been the only player consistently out during fall camp after undergoing shoulder surgery. However, he was recently joined by Aiden Gobaira who has suffered a torn ACL last week. Additionally, Kevin Bauman has been trying to bounce back from his second major knee surgery and you have to feel for him as he now has a partially torn ACL and will miss all of the 2023 season.
We haven’t heard much from Houstan during practices as he is buried deep on the depth chart, but with the shoulder surgery he’s probably not 100% healthy. Still, we haven’t heard of any lingering issues.
Price has been battling back from his Achilles injury and is probably in a situation where he could play in a limited role, he’ll probably dress, but I doubt we see him against Navy. The same goes for Eli Raridon and his knee surgery. Most believe he’s close to coming back strong but probably isn’t quite there yet. Lastly, Chance Tucker has been seen on the sidelines recently with a sore Achilles but is working his way back.
Bauman has been beset by injuries throughout his career.Â
Others, including starting corner Cam Hart (shoulder), corner Christian Gray (knee), nickel Thomas Harper (shoulder), safety Adon Shuler (shoulder), and safety Ben Minich (thumb) have been cleared since fall camp began after coming off surgeries this off-season.
It should be noted that redshirt freshman (and nominally the backup Mike) linebacker Nolan Ziegler left the team during camp to attend to a personal matter back home. He has since returned to campus but has not been practicing.
POSITIONAL BATTLES
Offensive Guard
This is my 16th season covering the Irish and I don’t think there’s ever been a situation on the offensive line that has been so curious and frankly not made a ton of sense. We came into camp with Billy Schrauth and Andrew Kristofic as the favorites–some might say the heavy favorites–to win these jobs and it appears neither will be starting when the Irish open up against Navy.
Instead, Rocco Spindler has continued to develop and looks poised to start at right guard while the lowly-rated redshirt sophomore Pat Coogan has been taking nearly all of the 1st-team reps at left guard in recent media viewings.
Wide Receiver
It’ll be Jayden Thomas and then who? There hasn’t been a bunch of shuffling around of positions or intense battles rearranging the pecking order during fall camp. Chris Tyree and Jaden Greathouse have been entrenched in the slot while preferred walk-on Jordan Faison has turned plenty of heads. More on these players below.
Not that fans weren’t already worried but by all accounts Notre Dame is heading into 2023 with concerns about the consistency and playmaking ability for both Tobias Merriweather and Deion Colzie. Granted, the media aren’t watching a ton of live scrimmaging but in the stuff they have seen neither of these players are giving much to write about. Still, Merriweather seems to be the starting field-side receiver so he must be doing something right.
Running Back
With Audric Estime the unquestioned starter and Gi’Bran Payne solidifying a backup role we are just waiting to see what the rest of the depth chart looks like when the games begin. True freshman Jeremiyah Love has impressed with the way he’s put together and Price is probably going to be a larger factor later in the season as he works his way back to full health. To start September, we think graduate transfer Devyn Ford picks up the remaining morsels as 3rd-team back.
Tight End
It was believed that Mitchell Evans would probably cruise to the no. 1 tight end role during August. That hasn’t not happened, but Holden Staes is making a move and a healthier Raridon is also pushing for more reps. This will be an interesting position to watch unfold as the season progresses.
Edge
Nothing groundbreaking has happened this August on either side of the defensive line although it’s still worth a mention as these are new starters. Jordan Botelho is the main guy at Vyper and it seems Josh Burnham has inched ahead of Junior Tuihalamaka, the latter who was dinged up for a while this month. On the other side, we can probably call it a 1A and 1B situation between grad transfer Javontae Jean-Baptiste and NaNa Osafo-Mensah. Who will provide reps behind them with Gobaira out? Early in the season, we’ll probably see Tyson Ford helping out and getting in some cross-training.
Nickel/Dime
Graduate transfer Thomas Harper has locked down the starting nickel role and is being backed up by Clarence Lewis. This has been one of the most steady aspects to the roster during fall practices. By the look of things, defensive coordinator Al Golden is continuing the exotic blitz packages and we are seeing more 3 safety looks, while using a defensive back (especially DJ Brown) closer to the line of scrimmage as a pass-rushing threat.
Safety
Both Xavier Watts and DJ Brown appear to be the primary starters at safety with Ramon Henderson and Antonio Carter being on the field quite a bit, too. This looks pretty cut and dry for now.
Special Teams
The media feels like the picture has been pretty clear at most of the special teams positions. Spencer Shrader (field goals, kickoffs), Bryce McFerson (punter), Michael Vinson (long-snapper), and Dylan Devezin (holder) will get the nod at their respective positions.
Chris Tyree looks to be the favorite as the punt returner (despite not having experience at this position during his career) while he may not be taking kick returns (despite having a lot of experience at this position) as Devyn Ford and Jeremiyah Love are still in the mix to win this job.
FALL PRACTICE SURPRISES
WR Rico Flores –Â The true freshman progressed enough in the spring to the point where he would probably see the field in 2023. Now, Flores has taken another step and is being mentioned alongside Jaden Greathouse as the newcomers who could have a big impact.
WR Chris Tyree –Â I will admit I am in ‘show me’ mode with Tyree. At times it’s felt like the bar has been really low for him in practice reports (“he catches the ball really well!”) and I have a hard time seeing his weaknesses being overcome at receiver. I thought he’d be a gadget+ type of senior but he is repping often with the 1st-team in the slot and must have improved significantly.
Do you believe the Tyree hype at receiver?Â
WR Jordan Faison –Â This past recruiting cycle the Irish picked up the 5’10” 182-pounder as a dual-sport athlete pegged as a more important signing to the lacrosse team (he was the #46 overall recruit in the nation according to Inside Lacrosse). However, football is up first and Faison has proven to be extremely quick, slippery, and explosive. We may end up seeing him on the field at some point in his career.
TE Holden Staes –Â Throughout fall practices Staes has been rotating in with the 1st-team offense and his stock has shot up from a pass catching perspective. Even if he doesn’t play as many snaps as Evans, it appears Staes is now the heavy favorite to lead the tight ends in receptions this year.
OG Pat Coogan –Â We can’t underestimate this surge from Coogan who wasn’t even discussed as much of an option during spring practice. The redshirt sophomore has come out of nowhere and has his eyes set on starting against Navy–although I’d be lying if I didn’t think that it’ll still be Billy Schrauth when the offense takes the field in Dublin.
OG Rocco Spindler –Â As far as we can tell, there hasn’t been much of a competition lately at right guard and Spindler has taken control of things. Finally, the recruitniks who have wanted him on the field will have their way!
DE Boubacar Traore –Â I certainly thought Traore would be more of a developmental project at strong-side end based on his high school profile. Instead, he’s come to fall practice at 237 pounds and 6’4″ with a pass-rushing ability that surprised a ton of people. Can he work his way into the rotation this season? That might be too much to ask but we think he is the long-term pass-rushing solution for Notre Dame.
DE Brenan Vernon –Â There were concerns about Vernon as he tumbled down the national rankings this past cycle and appeared to put on quite a bit of weight. Then he slimmed down for all-star season and came to August practices at nearly 6’5″ and a svelte 259 pounds. He’s in a similar boat to classmate Traore–not real close to playing but an exciting prospect who should be a future starter.
DT Gabriel Rubio –Â Clearly, Rubio continues to harness the power of the old-school facemask and it’s allowing him to increase his abilities even more. He did some nice things in 2022 as a redshirt freshman and was someone we talked about previously who needed to make a leap on the defensive line. It looks like it’s happening.
Rubio’s facemask.Â
LB Jaiden Ausberry –Â I’m including Ausberry because as a recruit I thought he needed a lot of weight and wasn’t ready to make any noise as a freshman. Well, he may not see defensive snaps but he’s impressed with his athleticism and he’s already up to 224 pounds. He’s been involved in many special teams work and could very well play all season with those units.
CB Christian Gray –Â The true freshman Gray had a very good spring before minor knee surgery shut him down for the Blue-Gold Game. He’s returned this August and isn’t backing down from a competitive cornerbacks room. In fact, Gray may see significant backup snaps on the boundary when Cam Hart needs a rest and Clarence Lewis may be in at nickel.
S Luke Talich –Â Here’s another preferred walk-on who caught plenty of attention early in fall camp. Since then, the hype has died down a bit but Talich’s nearly 6’4″ and 200 pound frame has plenty of people excited for the future. Notre Dame sits at 83 scholarships right now and may be awarding those to Talich and the aforementioned Faison.
NOTES
Sam Hartman, Joe Alt, JD Bertrand, and Cam Hart were named the captains for the 2023 season.
Back in the spring it seemed like Liufau was definitely taking a back seat to Kiser who was shifting over to take more reps at Will. During August, it has looked a lot more like last season where Liufau is playing at Will, Kiser may still be helping out but is also at Rover or not on the field at all. I think we’ll still see plenty of Bertrand/Liufau together in certain packages.
The curious case of Michael Carmody. No one has really been reporting on the redshirt junior who I kind of thought would’ve transferred already and just isn’t really in the mix during practices.
The reporting on Steve Angeli has been positive to really positive at times. It’ll be interesting to see his development and the reporting once Hartman leaves town and the backup quarterback boost is no longer being applied.
It sounds like Jaylen Sneed will be used as a pass rushing missile this year and has been excelling in this role. Although, his coverage duties and overall understanding of assignments still isn’t quite there yet. It’s crazy to think he’s only a redshirt freshman, with his hype he feels much older.
I’m sure people will say “no way!” but Billy Schrauth not winning a guard job puts him on transfer watch for me.
Here’s a black and white depth chart for those so inclined:
Good job E….lots to ponder.
Did Bauman hurt the same knee or the other one ? If he has a grade 2 ACL injury, I’d guess he’d most likely need surgery to stabilize things in that knee.
I think Evans (TE) is going to surprise this year. I think he’s going to be one of those guys that gets 100% out of his abilities.
Please, please, ND take your time with Price and Raridon.
You mention Scrauth but I think there might be more than a couple OL on transfer watch.
Is Micah Bell going to see the field at all ?
Seeing all the young guys pushing to get on the field, does that point to Freeman’s staff identifying better football players no matter the recruiting rankings?
Every time I see Brenan Vernon (17) on video on the practice field I can’t help but say to myself “OMG look at that kid!”. I think he’s going to be really good.
Football is here!!
Re: young guys on field, I think we’re seeing the collective effect of NDs blue chip ratio being higher than the kelly years.
Instead of putting all the eggs in one basket, that johnson WR who transferred to UCF, or merriweather, they are aggregating more talent with 4* prospects. So instead of putting the Hope’s and dreams on [insert name here] because they’re 1 of 1, its putting the hopes and dreams on one of 3 guys hitting. Especially at the WR and CB positions you’re seeing aggregate talent, who knew last year ben Morrison was going to break out? Wasnt everyone convinced it was going to be Mickey?
Also, a lot of the current staff are freeman fellas from Cincinnati, and cincy’s post ’21 draft class empirically proved the scouting and acquisition arm of the UC program was excellent; they had more dudes drafted than Notre dame.
I’ll be semi bold and say this is the real freeman effect; aggregate talent raising the water, especially at the skill positions.
Yes, the 5* and high end elite talent isnt there… yet, but the overall average talent of notre dame is the highest it’s been in decades, and that’s solidifying the foundation of a good TEAM: have dope dudes at all positions and levels of the depth chart. That’s the start of how georgia or alabama are amazing, every player they have is a stud, and I think we’re seeing progress in that aspect
Any chance we see our first 4 wr set this year? With Thomas, Merriweather, Greathouse, and Flores (or Tyree in there). It seems for the first time in a loooong time, we have guys here that we need to get on the field (if practice reports are legit). I’m excited to see Merriweather, and these freshmen wrs with Hartman throwing them the ball!
When we were light at WR but strong at TE/RB we got more of them on the field. Now (or at least after a few games giving the freshmen some experience), we seem to be strong at WR.
It would be fun to see Estime run into some really light boxes with 4 wrs on the field.
I wonder if Schrauth might just need some more experience and might come on as the year goes on. Then again, of course, maybe not. Word seems to be that while he’s very athletic, he hasn’t been able to anchor (not sure if that’s a technique issue or what). So I’m one of those saying maybe not yet on the transfer watch.
I wonder how many snaps Bowen will get who seems to be another surprise. He seems to be someone that is physically ready to play.
Even if Schrauth just hit a brief sophomore slump and comes out of it. If he doesn’t re-take the job this year, I think he’s definitely on transfer watch (although OL is admittedly different).
Both guard spots would be taken by players only a year ahead of him. He would have to pass up someone who started for a whole year, or maybe beat out Craig for C next year (or Alt+Fisher openings could shake a lot up), if that even interests him and the coaches. Otherwise, he’s a guy who could be starting at most P5 schools and could be waiting here until his 5th year to get 1 year of starting.
Yea I’m thinking he’s still in-line to re-take the job sometime this year if he’s not the game 1 starter.
If he doesn’t, then agreed he’s on transfer watch. So that’s why I was saying, let’s wait a couple of months basically before we put him on transfer watch. One other thing unmentioned is that Jagusah could be in the mix to be starter at LG next year further pointing towards a transfer from Schrauth.
Spindler’s ascension going into his junior year (wasn’t he on transfer watch a while back?) is very common for the Oline. Another year for Scrauth with the coaches and training staff could be all he needs. Though they should block all his calls from the 608 area code.
I do wonder if next year they would move Coogan over to center or perhaps if Scrauth is really as athletic as they say he could make the move to center when Correll is gone.
Jagusah sounds like he is going to be making a push to start for sure next year. However, there will be two tackle spots potentially open so perhaps he is talented enough to play right tackle.
I’m as much of a skeptic of our WR as anybody (Very much in show-me mode on Meriweather and Colzie and Tyree) but we actually have a QB that can run a 4 WR set! It’s been so long since that even seemed like an option I haven’t thought about, but now i want MOAR Wideouts!
The one concern with the WR hype is that the 247 staff was very underwhelmed by the receivers when they have been able to watch practice. The general consensus was that they seem better than last year, but the corners seem to be winning most of the battles
This might be the best set of corners we’ve had in a loooong time too though.
Jamie U pointed out something similar happened (but in reverse) when Pride and Love were getting beat in practice by up and coming WRs at the time (was it both Claypool and Boykin that year?) and yet both corners were very very good that year (mid-round NFL draft picks) – maybe the previous next-best tandem we’ve had recently.
Not only are Hart/Morrison maybe the better set of starting corners, but Mickey and Lewis are hopefully both well ahead of Vaughn being the next man in.
And apparently Gray has been turning heads (in a different year he might get some serious time) – not to mention Harper at nickel.
We are turning the name Gray from a negative into a positive!
Yes, I had almost forgotten until you brought it up here!
Gray…turning heads…triggered
TURN AROUND GARY
GARY NO
I think Tyree’s main issue has been he gets tackled too easily. Moving him to the slot is his last chance to make a significant impact. We can hope that being able to run precise routes and catch the ball cleanly, will make all the difference for a guy who only needs a half step to go the distance.
Now I have that song in my head, “He’s going the distance, he’s going for speed”
Yes, getting tackled has been a HUGE problem. He will probably be deadly on a handful of crossing routes this year, though. I just wonder how developed his other route trees and receiving ability will be over an entire season.
O/U: 30 catches, 389 total yds, 1 TD?
If he makes a few big plays early in the season he might get rolling and go over that.
If the young WRs begin to step up even more and Tyree doesn’t really separate himself it’ll easily be the under.
Though I actually think he’s likely then to hit the under on the catches but over on the yards and the TD. I think he’s like to have a couple of games where he shines and makes a few really big plays but then other games where he doesn’t do anything. So that his avg yard per catch is likely to be really high because he won’t be a consistent guy they get the ball too. But I could easily see 2 of the handful of really big plays going for TDs (one guy slips, or gets just enough space that he’s gone).
But even as the line is above, I’d take the under if I had to.
In the what could have been department and thinking of ND’s guard battles, ND passed on Zac Zinter (Preston’s brother) and took only Alt and Carmody in that class (2020). Michigan switched him to Guard where he’s become one of the top IOLs in the country.
Look like Nate Roberts, top 100ish TE from OK, decommitted.
Feels a little weird to get a really early commitment from a guy a half hour from Oklahoma’s campus like “I love ND, I’m definitely not staying home to go to OU” and then lose him less than two months later “Ah, ND is okay, but I want to stay home and go to OU.”
On the bright side it sounds like we’re closing on James Flanigan (116 composite), which for at least a year would give us both a Flanagan ’23 and a Flanigan ’25 both playing TE.
The real question is if he’s going to commit to Oregon at some point before signing day.
You would maybe guess girl friend for the Okie kid…
Tyree’s floor imho is a more athletic Amir Carlisle, and with Hartman throwing the ball I think he can easily hit 500-600 yards and few TDs. It’s disappointing compared to his recruiting hype, but with his primary duties in the slot I think he can still be a decent threat over a just serviceable slot like Amir was.
You could be right. That would mean he’s probably the unquestioned no. 2 receiver on the team. I still need to see him perform, it’s such a big jump for him.
Can’t not hear it:
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^ I can’t edit this now? Say’s I’m posting comments too quickly
Well the website is broken now.
If I were a website, I would also completely breakdown if someone tried posting that face on me.
Fuckin Tom
It refused to display the eldritch horror that is Tom Hammond’s head
Had a little bit of a scare.
https://twitter.com/PeteSampson_/status/1691553066170945770?s=20
A very good rundown, merci.
And yes, ND first kickoff is only nine days away —
Finally figured out the app to access my tickets for Dublin, and happy to announce our own 18 Striper Irish Spring will join myself and my son in Aviva Stadium. (Great memories of 2012, btw.)
Irish pump up alert!