Transfer portal: Virginia Tech safety Jalen Stroman to play final year of college football at Notre Dame
Notre Dame loses superstar Xavier Watts to the NFL after this 2024-25 season, and it appears the Irish have his replacement.
Former Virginia Tech safety Jalen Stroman has committed to play his final season of college football at Notre Dame, he informed Blue & Gold’s Kyle Kelly. Stroman begins classes at Notre Dame for the spring semester Monday.
The 6-1, 200-pounder has registered career 111 tackles across 36 games, including 55 solo stops, 2 tackles for loss, 4 pass break ups, and 2 forced fumbles.
Stroman had a strong junior season for the Hokies and started seven of 11 games he played in, but in the season opener in 2024, he suffered a collarbone injury against Vanderbilt which sidelined him for the rest of the season. Stroman used his redshirt year for 2024, leaving him with one season remaining. Stroman played in double digit contests in each of his first three seasons of college football.
The 2023 campaign was his best year, posting 55 tackles (24 solo), 2 tackles for loss, 4 pass break ups and a quarterback hurry. He had a career-high 14 stops against Purdue Sept. 9, 2023.
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Stroman entered the NCAA Transfer Portal Dec. 9 2024 — the day the portal officially opened.
It should be expected that Stroman, a native of Bristow, Va., will start next to Adon Shuler, who has played a key role as a starter this season next to Watts. Stroman comes in as the only scholarship safety with just one year of eligibility left.
The other scholarship safeties are: Shuler, Kennedy Urlacher, Ben Minich, Tae Johnson, Taebron Bennie–Powell, JaDon Blair, Ethan Long and Brandon Logan.
Stroman’s older brother, Greg, played at Virginia Tech and has been in the NFL since 2018. He’s currently a cornerback for the New York Giants.
The Irish are now up to eight transfer portal additions for the 2025 season. Stroman joins kicker Noah Burnette (North Carolina), tight end Ty Washington (Arkansas), defensive linemen Jared Dawson (Louisville) and Elijah Hughes (USC), wide receivers Malachi Fields (Virginia) and Will Pauling (Wisconsin) and nickel Devonta Smith (Alabama).
