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Notre Dame releases depth chart for Week 2 at Northern Illinois

IMG_7504by:Jack Soble•09/02/24•

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Following a pivotal road win over Texas A&M, Notre Dame released its depth chart for its home opener against Northern Illinois.

There are two changes on the depth chart, both relating to an injury suffered against the Aggies. Here’s how Notre Dame will line up against the Huskies.

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.)

Ford played on most passing downs against Texas A&M, while Williams did not. Notre Dame running backs coach Deland McCullough indicated in fall camp that he’d have a hard time trusting freshman running backs in pass protection against the Aggies, but Williams could fill that role later this season.

Wide receiver (boundary)

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

Wide receiver (field)

  1. Kris Mitchell (Gr.)
  2. KK Smith (So.)

Sophomore Jordan Faison suffered an ankle injury against Texas A&M, and he missed the second half. Notre Dame took him off the depth chart and replaced him with Smith.

Wide receiver (slot)

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

Greathouse played the vast majority of the reps against Texas A&M.

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.)

Left guard

  1. Sam Pendleton (So.)
  2. Rocco Spindler (Sr.)

Center

  1. Ashton Craig (Jr.)
  2. Pat Coogan (Sr.)

Right guard

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

Right tackle

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

Vyper

  1. Jordan Botelho (Gr.)
  2. Boubacar Traore (So.) OR
  3. Junior Tuihalamaka (Jr.)

Tuihalamaka did not play against Texas A&M, while Traore played 36 snaps.

Three-technique defensive tackle

  1. Rylie Mills (Gr.)
  2. Jason Onye (Sr.)
  3. Armel Mukam (So.)

Mukam did not play against the Aggies, but Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman expressed confidence in him as a depth option.

Nose tackle

  1. Howard Cross III (Gr.)
  2. Donovan Hinish (Jr.)

Strong-side defensive end

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

Young played only two snaps against Texas A&M, both in goal-line situations.

Will linebacker

  1. Jack Kiser (Gr.)
  2. Jaiden Ausberry (So.) OR
  3. Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa (Fr.)

Mike linebacker

  1. Drayk Bowen (So.)
  2. Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa (Fr.)

Rover

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

The linebacker rotation shook out pretty much like we thought it would. Kiser played the large majority of the snaps, but the other four rolled throughout the game.

Nickel

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

Cornerback (field)

  1. Christian Gray (So.)
  2. Jaden Mickey (Jr.)

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.)

Heard played 35 snaps in sub packages against Texas A&M.

Specialists (starters only)

Place kicker: Mitch Jeter (Gr.)

Kickoff specialist: Mitch Jeter (Gr.)

Punter: James Rendell (Gr.)

Holder: Chris Salerno (Sr.)

Long snapper (punts): Andrew Kros (So.)

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

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

Punt returner: Jaden Greathouse (So.)

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