Newsstand: Notre Dame has nation’s No. 8 QB room per Pro Football Focus
The Notre Dame quarterback room has been landing in all kinds of top-10 lists this offseason, and that of Pro Football Focus is on par with the rest of them. PFF has the Fighting Irish’s contingent of four scholarship QBs ranked eighth nationally.
“For the second straight season, Notre Dame will be starting an ACC transfer under center,” PFF’s Max Chadwick wrote. “Riley Leonard comes to South Bend from Duke and will take over for the departed Sam Hartman. He led the ACC with a 2% turnover-worthy play rate over the past two years, and his 17 rushing touchdowns in that span tied for the most.
“Redshirt sophomore Steve Angeli will be his backup and impressed in that role last year, posting a 79.3 passing grade on 49 drop backs. The Fighting Irish also have a couple of former four-star recruits behind him in redshirt freshman Kenny Minchey and true freshman CJ Carr, the latter being the No. 6 quarterback recruit in the 2024 cycle.”
Here’s Chadwick’s entire top 10.
- Georgia
- Oregon
- Texas
- Ohio State
- Alabama
- Ole Miss
- Florida
- Notre Dame
- Penn State
- Missouri
The Irish do not face any of the other nine teams they share space with in Chadwick’s rankings. But in a 12-team College Football Playoff format, the Irish should be prepared to play any one of them in the postseason.
Top 10
- 1Breaking
Jackson Arnold
OU QB to enter transfer portal
- 2
Alabama flips LSU commit
Tide moves up the rankings
- 3New
Ben Herbstreit
POTUS sends heartfelt note
- 4
Lincoln Riley
USC coach talks job rumors
- 5Hot
Jahkeem Stewart
USC lands five-star DL
Notre Dame tweets of the day
The Irish don’t boast “4 for forever” for nothing.
Irish commits Justin Thurman, Deuce Knight and Dallas Golden are hanging out this summer.
Knight and Elijah Burress are the future of Fighting Irish football.
Fighting Irish quote of the day
“You’re making money off your name, image and likeness based off how good of a player you are. So continue to focus on that. You’re going to get paid just as well at Notre Dame as anywhere else in the country.”
— Irish head coach Marcus Freeman on future revenue sharing in college football
Blue & Gold headlines of the day
- Where Notre Dame ranks in The Athletic’s preseason Top 25
- Why Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman supports revenue sharing
- Where Notre Dame stands in offering Irish Invasion DL standout Jude Okeleke
- 2025 in-state OL Cameron Herron on where things stand with Notre Dame after Irish Invasion
- How Irish coaches gave four-star WR Nasir Rankin of Chicago extra attention at Irish Invasion
- Outstanding Irish Invasion TE Gavin Mueller discusses Notre Dame football recruiting journey
