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Notre Dame releases depth chart for Week 9 vs. Navy

IMG_7504by:Jack Soble•10/21/24•

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Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard. (Matt Rudolph, special to Blue & Gold)

Notre Dame is 6-1 as it enters what is suddenly a fascinating matchup at MetLife Stadium — home of the New York Giants and Jets — in East Rutherford, N.J. The No. 12 Irish take on No. 24 Navy at noon ET on Saturday.

Here’s how Notre Dame will line up in Week 9. The Irish switched up their depth chart at vyper and defensive end.

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.) OR
  3. KK Smith (So.)

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.)

Left guard

  1. Sam Pendleton (So.)
  2. Sullivan Absher (So.)

Center

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

Right guard

  1. Rocco Spindler (Sr.)
  2. Chris Terek (So.)

Junior Billy Schrauth (ankle) will be available, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman confirmed Monday, but whether he starts at right guard or not is to be determined.

Right tackle

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

Vyper

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

Burnham has displaced Tuihalamaka as the starting vyper.

Three-technique defensive tackle

  1. Rylie Mills (Gr.)
  2. Gabriel Rubio (Sr.)
  3. Armel Mukam (So.)

Rubio (foot) has replaced fellow senior Jason Onye (personal) as Mills’ backup at three-technique defensive tackle.

Nose tackle

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

Strong-side defensive end

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

Oben is still the starter, but Young has out-snapped him in back-to-back games.

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.)

Nickel

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

Cornerback (boundary)

  1. Leonard Moore (Fr.)
  2. Karson Hobbs (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): 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: Max Hurleman (Gr.) OR Jordan Faison (So.) OR Jaden Greathouse (So.)

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