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Notre Dame releases depth chart for Week 6 at Louisville

IMG_7504by:Jack Soble•10/02/23•

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Notre Dame defensive end Javontae Jean-Baptiste chases Duke quarterback Riley Leonard during a 21-14 Irish win on Saturday in Durham, N.C. (Larry Blankenship, special to Blue & Gold)

Notre Dame released its depth chart for Week 6 at Louisville on Monday. There was only one change: Junior wide receiver Deion Colzie was taken off after undergoing a knee scope last week.

Quarterback

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

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.)

For the first time this season, two scholarship running backs (Price and Ford) did not receive carries. Estimé, Love and Payne handled the workload, although Price and Ford both played.

Wide receiver

  1. Jayden Thomas (Jr.)
  2. Rico Flores Jr. (Fr.)

Wide receiver

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

Notre Dame graduate receiver Matt Salerno remains out with a lower-leg injury.

Wide receiver (slot)

  1. Chris Tyree (Sr.)
  2. Jaden Greathouse (Fr.)

Tight end

  1. Mitchell Evans (Jr.)
  2. Holden Staes (So.)
  3. Davis Sherwood (Jr.)

Sophomore Notre Dame tight end Eli Raridon, who has not played yet this season as he recovers from a torn ACL suffered in 2022, remains off the depth chart.

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. Rocco Spindler (Jr.)
  2. Andrew Kristofic (Gr.)

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.)

Nose tackle

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

Cross had a monster week for Notre Dame with 13 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2 forced fumbles and a sack.

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.)

Kiser played 16 snaps against Duke after playing 10 against Ohio State, as Notre Dame remains a nickel-based team.

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.)

Watts and Brown play the vast majority of the snaps over Henderson and to a greater extent Carter, but the “or” remains there at both spots.

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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