Marcus Freeman wandered into a mix between the hypothetical and a reality of vague possibilities last Saturday when asked about what the priorities might be for his three post-Blue-Gold Game spring practices.
There figures to be more clarity on all that when the Irish fourth-year head football coach addresses the media on Wednesday as he wraps up the spring and likely illuminates what’s ahead this summer. The latter time frame is when 12 more members of the freshman class, two more members of the transfer class and a handful of fully recovered spring-rehabbing players return to full health and join the push toward the 2025 season.
Inside ND Sports is jumping ahead and providing a projection on what the position-by-position depth chart might look like when the Irish reconvene for summer school and OTAs in June. And we’ll update it on Wednesday after Freeman speaks publicly again and also once the transfer portal closes for the final time this offseason at the end of the day Friday.
The x- designation is for the 14 players enrolling in June. Most, but not all, will start at the bottom of the depth chart for their respective positions. Virginia wide receiver transfer Malachi Fields is a notable exception. The y- designation is only for players whose availability for training camp and/or the season is expected to be affected by injury.
Heights and weights were last updated in mid-March, when spring practices got underway. A complete key to players’ status is at the bottom of the depth chart.
At some positions, there’s a clear starter or a clear rotation. For those where there’s not, we placed the player at the top of that depth chart who we think has the edge going into summer, not necessarily who we think will have the edge at the end of summer. We decided to move Tyler Buchner back to quarterback, even though that has not been announced.
The Irish, 14-2 and national runners-up in 2024, open the 2025 season at Miami on Aug. 31.
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
SPECIAL TEAMS
x-Denotes freshman or transfer who won't enroll at Notre Dame until June.
y-Denotes player whose injury rebab is expected to impact their availability in training camp and/or their 2025 season.
+-Denotes player exercising extra year of eligibility through COVID exemption.
^-Rendell is guaranteed two years of eligibility by the NCAA and is petitioning for a third.
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