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Notre Dame releases depth chart for Sugar Bowl vs. Georgia

IMG_7504by:Jack Soble•12/23/24•

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Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard. (Mike Miller, Blue & Gold)

No. 7 Notre Dame is headed to New Orleans for a College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup with No. 2 Georgia.

Here’s how the Irish will line up in the Sugar Bowl at 8:45 p.m. ET on Jan. 1 in New Orleans. There is one injury-related change.

Quarterback

  1. Riley Leonard (Sr.)
  2. Steve Angeli (Jr.)

Running back

  1. Jeremiyah Love (So.) OR
  2. Jadarian Price (Jr.)
  3. Aneyas Williams (Fr.)
  4. Devyn Ford (Gr.)

Wide receiver (boundary)

  1. Beaux Collins (Sr.) OR
  2. Jayden Thomas (Sr.)

Wide receiver (field)

  1. Jordan Faison (So.) OR
  2. Kris Mitchell (Gr.)

Wide receiver (slot)

  1. Jaden Greathouse (So.) OR
  2. Jayden Harrison (Gr.)

Tight end

  1. Mitchell Evans (Sr.)
  2. Cooper Flanagan (So.) OR
  3. Eli Raridon (Jr.)

Left tackle

  1. Anthonie Knapp (Fr.)
  2. Tosh Baker (Gr.)

Notre Dame will get projected starting left tackle Charles Jagusah, a sophomore, back for the Sugar Bowl. His role is to be determined this week in practice.

Left guard

  1. Billy Schrauth (Jr.)
  2. Sullivan Absher (So.)

Center

  1. Pat Coogan (Sr.)
  2. Sam Pendleton (So.)
  3. Joe Otting (So.)

Right guard

  1. Rocco Spindler (Sr.)
  2. Sam Pendleton (So.)
  3. Chris Terek (So.)

Spindler is questionable for the Sugar Bowl.

Right tackle

  1. Aamil Wagner (Jr.)
  2. Guerby Lambert (Fr.)

Vyper

  1. Joshua Burnham (Jr.)
  2. Junior Tuihalamaka (Jr.)
  3. Loghan Thomas (Fr.)

Three-technique defensive tackle

  1. Gabriel Rubio (Sr.)
  2. Armel Mukam (So.)

Graduate student defensive tackle Rylie Mills (knee) is out for the season. Rubio will take his place in the starting lineup.

Nose tackle

  1. Howard Cross III (Gr.)
  2. Donovan Hinish (Jr.)
  3. Sean Sevillano Jr. (Fr.)

Strong-side defensive end

  1. RJ Oben (Gr.)
  2. Bryce Young (Fr.) OR
  3. Joshua Burnham (Jr.)

Will linebacker

  1. Jack Kiser (Gr.)
  2. Jaiden Ausberry (So.)

Mike linebacker

  1. Drayk Bowen (So.)
  2. Preston Zinter (So.)

Notre Dame did not put freshman linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa back on the depth chart, but he is questionable for the Sugar Bowl.

Rover

  1. Jaylen Sneed (Jr.)
  2. Jaiden Ausberry (So.)

Nickel

  1. Jordan Clark (Gr.)
  2. Karson Hobbs (Fr.)

Cornerback (boundary)

  1. Leonard Moore (Fr.)
  2. Tae Johnson (Fr.)

Cornerback (field)

  1. Christian Gray (So.)
  2. Karson Hobbs (Fr.)

Safety (boundary)

  1. Adon Shuler (So.)
  2. Luke Talich (So.) OR
  3. Kennedy Urlacher (Fr.)

Safety (field)

  1. Xavier Watts (Sr.)
  2. Rod Heard II (Gr.)

Specialists (starters only)

Place kicker: Mitch Jeter (Gr.)

Kickoff specialist: Mitch Jeter (Gr.)

Punter: James Rendell (Gr.)

Holder: Chris Salerno (Sr.)

Long snapper (punts): Joseph Vinci (Fr.)

Short snapper (field goals): Rino Monteforte (Jr.)

Kickoff returner: Jayden Harrison (Gr.) OR Jeremiyah Love (So.) OR Jadarian Price (Jr.)

Punt returner: Max Hurleman (Gr.) OR Jordan Faison (So.) OR Jaden Greathouse (So.)

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