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Notre Dame releases depth chart for Week 12 vs. Wake Forest

IMG_7504by:Jack Soble•11/13/23•

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The Notre Dame defense gets ready for a play vs. Clemson. (Photo by Larry Blankenship)

Notre Dame released its depth chart for Week 12 vs. Wake Forest, its penultimate game of the season. The Irish did not make any changes over the Week 11 bye.

Quarterback

  1. Sam Hartman (Gr.)
  2. Steve Angeli (So.)

Hartman will face his former team for the first and only time. He transferred to Notre Dame as a graduate student after five years with the Demon Deacons.

Running back

  1. Audric Estimé (Jr.)
  2. Gi’Bran Payne (So.) OR
  3. Jadarian Price (So.) OR
  4. Devyn Ford (Gr.) OR
  5. Jeremiyah Love (Fr.)

Payne got the most non-Estimé snaps (10) at running back in the Notre Dame loss to Clemson, followed by Price and Love (tied with 7).

Wide receiver

  1. Jayden Thomas (Jr.)
  2. Jaden Greathouse (Fr.)

Thomas did not play against Clemson, almost certainly due to his lingering hamstring injury.

Wide receiver

  1. Rico Flores Jr. (Fr.)
  2. Tobias Merriweather (So.)

Wide receiver (slot)

  1. Chris Tyree (Sr.)
  2. Jordan Faison (Fr.)

Tight end

  1. Holden Staes (So.) OR
  2. Eli Raridon (So.) OR
  3. Cooper Flanagan (Fr.)

Junior tight end Mitchell Evans was removed from Notre Dame’s depth chart shortly after it was initially released. He is out for the season with a torn ACL.

Left tackle

  1. Joe Alt (Jr.)
  2. Tosh Baker (Sr.)

Left guard

  1. Pat Coogan (Jr.)
  2. Billy Schrauth (So.)

Center

  1. Zeke Correll (Gr.)
  2. Ashton Craig (So.)

Right guard

  1. Billy Schrauth (So.)
  2. Andrew Kristofic (Gr.)

UPDATE: In the wake of junior guard Rocco Spindler‘s season-ending knee injury, Notre Dame released an updated depth chart with Schrauth starting at right guard.

Right tackle

  1. Blake Fisher (Jr.)
  2. Aamil Wagner (So.)

Vyper

  1. Jordan Botelho (Sr.)
  2. Junior Tuihalamaka (So.)
  3. Joshua Burnham (So.)

Three-technique defensive tackle

  1. Rylie Mills (Sr.)
  2. Jason Onye (Jr.)
  3. Donovan Hinish (So.)

Onye and Finish played sparingly against Clemson.

Nose tackle

  1. Howard Cross III (Gr.)
  2. Gabriel Rubio (Jr.)

Strong-side defensive end

  1. Javontae Jean-Baptiste (Gr.) OR
  2. Nana Osafo-Mensah (Gr.)
  3. Burnham (So.)

Will linebacker

  1. Marist Liufau (Gr.)
  2. Jaiden Ausberry (Fr.)

Mike linebacker

  1. JD Bertrand (Gr.)
  2. Drayk Bowen (Fr.)

Rover

  1. Jack Kiser (Gr.)
  2. Jaylen Sneed (So.)

Cornerback

  1. Cam Hart (Gr.)
  2. Jaden Mickey (So.)

Cornerback

  1. Benjamin Morrison (So.)
  2. Christian Gray (Fr.) OR
  3. Clarence Lewis (Sr.)

Left safety

  1. DJ Brown (Gr.) OR
  2. Antonio Carter II (Gr.) OR
  3. Thomas Harper (Gr.)

Right safety

  1. Xavier Watts (Sr.) OR
  2. Ramon Henderson (Sr.)

The safeties have been separated by an “or” designation all season, but Watts and Brown are the unquestioned starters. Henderson enters the game in Notre Dame’s three-safety “spear” package, which it runs on most third-and-longs.

Specialists (starters only)

Place kicker: Spencer Shrader (Gr.)

Kickoff specialist: Shrader (Gr.)

Punter: Bryce McFerson (So.)

Holder: McFerson (So.)

Long snapper: Michael Vinson (Gr.)

Kickoff returner: Devyn Ford (Gr.)

Punt returner: Chris Tyree (Sr.)

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