2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–0
Head coach	Marcus Freeman (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Denbrock (2nd in current stint, 3rd overall season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Chris Ash (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5 or 4–3
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
Uniform

2025 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

Team	W		L	W		L
		–		0	–	0
UConn		–		0	–	0

As of July 8, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team will represent the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish will be led by Marcus Freeman in his fourth year as Notre Dame's head coach. They will play their home games at Notre Dame Stadium located in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Offseason

Coaching changes

The following coaches left the program:

Defensive coordinator Al Golden left for the same position with the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL.
Associate head coach and running backs coach Deland McCullough left for the running backs coach position with the Las Vegas Raiders of the NFL.

The following coaches were hired:

Chris Ash was hired from the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL to be the defensive coordinator.
Ja'Juan Seider was hired from Penn State to be the associate head coach and running backs coach.

Departures

NFL

Player	Position	Team	Round	Pick
Benjamin Morrison	CB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	53
Xavier Watts	S	Atlanta Falcons	3	96
Jack Kiser	LB	Jacksonville Jaguars	4	107
Rylie Mills	DL	Seattle Seahawks	5	142
Mitchell Evans	TE	Carolina Panthers	5	163
Riley Leonard	QB	Indianapolis Colts	6	189
Jordan Clark	S	New York Jets	Undrafted free agent
Beaux Collins	WR	New York Giants	Undrafted free agent
Howard Cross III	DL	Cincinnati Bengals	Undrafted free agent
Max Hurleman	CB	Pittsburgh Steelers	Undrafted free agent
Devyn Ford	RB	Las Vegas Raiders	Rookie minicamp invite
Mitch Jeter	K	Minnesota Vikings	Rookie minicamp invite
Kris Mitchell	WR	Las Vegas Raiders	Rookie minicamp invite
RJ Oben	DL	Kansas City Chiefs	Rookie minicamp invite

Transfers out

QB Steve Angeli transferred to Syracuse.
OL Ty Chan transferred to UConn.
WR Deion Colzie transferred to Miami (OH).
OL Pat Coogan transferred to Indiana.
DL Tyson Ford transferred to California; previously medically retired.
DL Aiden Gobaira transferred to James Madison; previously medically retired.
CB Jaden Mickey transferred to Boise State; previously committed to California.
LS Rino Monteforte transferred to California; previously walk-on.
OL Sam Pendleton transferred to Tennessee.
TE Charlie Selna is currently in the transfer portal; previously walk-on.
OL Rocco Spindler transferred to Nebraska.
WR Jayden Thomas transferred to Virginia.
S Kennedy Urlacher transferred to USC.
TE Andrew Yanoshak transferred to Dayton; previously walk-on.
K Zac Yoakam transferred to Houston; previously walk-on.

Retirements

CB Marty Auer
DL Quentin Autry
OL Tosh Baker
P William Bartel
P/K Eric Goins
WR Jayden Harrison
S Rod Heard II
DL Kobi Onyiuke
WR Jack Polian
LB Tre Reader
DL Grant Ristoff
K Chris Salerno
TE Davis Sherwood

Additions

Transfers in

K Noah Burnette transferred in from North Carolina.
DL Jared Dawson transferred in from Louisville.
WR Malachi Fields transferred in from Virginia.
DL Elijah Hughes transferred in from USC.
WR Will Pauling transferred in from Wisconsin.
CB DeVonta Smith transferred in from Alabama.
S Jalen Stroman transferred in from Virginia Tech.
TE Ty Washington transferred in from Arkansas.

Recruiting

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Matty Augustine OL	Greenwich, CT	Brunswick School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	292 lb (132 kg)
Matty Augustine OL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78)
Jerome Bettis Jr. WR	Atlanta, GA	Woodward Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)
Jerome Bettis Jr. WR	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (77)
Will Black OL	London, ON	Choate Rosemary Hall	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	292 lb (132 kg)
Will Black OL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (83)
JaDon Blair S	Winston-Salem, NC	Mount Tabor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
JaDon Blair S	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (81)
Christopher Burgess Jr. DL	Chicago, IL	Simeon Career Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	245 lb (111 kg)
Christopher Burgess Jr. DL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (81)
Elijah Burress WR	Totowa, NJ	DePaul Catholic	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	173 lb (78 kg)
Elijah Burress WR	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (80)
Davion Dixon DL	Homestead, FL	Miami Palmetto	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	322 lb (146 kg)
Davion Dixon DL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (75)
Madden Faraimo LB	Oceanside, CA	JSerra Catholic	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
Madden Faraimo LB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (83)
James Flanigan TE	Green Bay, WI	Notre Dame de la Baie Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (100 kg)
James Flanigan TE	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (83)
Dallas Golden CB	Tampa, FL	Berkeley Prep	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Dallas Golden CB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Blake Hebert QB	Boxford, MA	Brunswick School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
Blake Hebert QB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (81)
Cam Herron OL	Indianapolis, IN	Warren Central	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	288 lb (131 kg)
Cam Herron OL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (80)
Dominik Hulak DL	Glendale Heights, IL	Immaculate Conception	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)
Dominik Hulak DL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (77)
Nolan James Jr. RB	Westwood, NJ	DePaul Catholic	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	199 lb (90 kg)
Nolan James Jr. RB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (79)
Ko'o Kia LB	Kahaluʻu, HI	Punahou	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	209 lb (95 kg)
Ko'o Kia LB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78)
Brandon Logan S	Fort Wayne, IN	Snider	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	186 lb (84 kg)
Brandon Logan S	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (77)
Ethan Long S	Milford, CT	Brunswick School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)
Ethan Long S	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (77)
Joe Reiff DL	Elmhurst, IL	York Community High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)
Joe Reiff DL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78)
Scrap Richardson WR	Greenville, GA	Greenville	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	166 lb (75 kg)
Scrap Richardson WR	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (80)
Anthony Sacca LB	Delran Township, NJ	St. Joseph's Prep School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
Anthony Sacca LB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Erik Schmidt K	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette University High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
Erik Schmidt K	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (76)
Owen Strebig OL	Brookfield, WI	Waukesha Catholic Memorial	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	298 lb (135 kg)
Owen Strebig OL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Gordy Sulfsted DL	Cincinnati, OH	St. Xavier	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)
Gordy Sulfsted DL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78)
Cree Thomas CB	Phoenix, AZ	Brophy College Preparatory	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	176 lb (80 kg)
Cree Thomas CB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78)
Mark Zackery IV CB	Indianapolis, IN	Ben Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Mark Zackery IV CB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (81)
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 11 247Sports: 12
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Rivals commits". Rivals. Retrieved March 17, 2025. "ESPN commits". ESPN. Retrieved March 17, 2025. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved March 17, 2025. "247Sports commits". 247Sports. Retrieved March 17, 2025.

Changes

Justin Fisher switched positions from RB to TE.
Devan Houstan switched positions from DL to OL.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 31	7:30 p.m.	at Miami (FL)	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)	ABC
September 13	7:30 p.m.	Texas A&M	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC
September 20	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	NBC
September 27	12:00 p.m.	at Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ABC
October 4	3:30 p.m.	Boise State	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC
October 11	3:30 p.m.	NC State	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	Peacock
October 18	7:30 p.m.	USC	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Jewelled Shillelagh)	NBC
November 1		at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)
November 8	7:30 p.m.	Navy	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC
November 15		at Pittsburgh	Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
November 22	3:30 p.m.	Syracuse	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC
November 29		at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy)
All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP																Not released

Game summaries

at Miami (FL)

Pregame line	Over/under

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at Miami Hurricanes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Fighting Irish			0
Hurricanes			0

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: August 31
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
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Game information
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Statistics	ND	MIA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami (FL)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Texas A&M

Pregame line	Over/under

Texas A&M Aggies (0–0) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Aggies			0
Fighting Irish			0

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: September 13
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
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Statistics	TAMU	ND
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Purdue (rivalry)

Pregame line	Over/under

Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Boilermakers			0
Fighting Irish			0

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: September 20
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
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Game information
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Statistics	PUR	ND
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Arkansas

Pregame line	Over/under

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at Arkansas Razorbacks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Fighting Irish			0
Razorbacks			0

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

Date: September 27
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
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Statistics	ND	ARK
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Boise State

Pregame line	Over/under

Boise State Broncos (0–0) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Broncos			0
Fighting Irish			0

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: October 4
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
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Game information
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Statistics	BSU	ND
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boise State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs NC State

Pregame line	Over/under

NC State Wolfpack (0–0) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Wolfpack			0
Fighting Irish			0

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: October 11
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
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Statistics	NCST	ND
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs USC (rivalry)

Pregame line	Over/under

USC Trojans (0–0) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Trojans			0
Fighting Irish			0

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: October 18
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
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Statistics	USC	ND
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Boston College (Holy War)

Pregame line	Over/under

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at Boston College Eagles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Fighting Irish			0
Eagles			0

at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Date: November 1
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First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ND	BC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Boston College	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Navy (rivalry)

Pregame line	Over/under

Navy Midshipmen (0–0) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Midshipmen			0
Fighting Irish			0

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: November 8
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
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Game information
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Statistics	NAVY	ND
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Pittsburgh (rivalry)

Pregame line	Over/under

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at Pittsburgh Panthers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Fighting Irish			0
Panthers			0

at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: November 15
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Statistics	ND	PITT
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Pittsburgh	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Syracuse

Pregame line	Over/under

Syracuse Orange (0–0) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Orange			0
Fighting Irish			0

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: November 22
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
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Game information
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Statistics	SYR	ND
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Syracuse	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Stanford (rivalry)

Pregame line	Over/under

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at Stanford Cardinal (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Fighting Irish			0
Cardinal			0

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

Date: November 29
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Statistics	ND	STAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Personnel

Roster

2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Malachi Fields	RSr
WR	`1`	Jaden Greathouse	Jr
WR	`2`	Will Pauling	RSr
RB	`3`	Gi'Bran Payne	RJr
RB	`4`	Jeremiyah Love	Jr
WR	`5`	Cam Williams	RFr
WR	`6`	Jordan Faison	Jr
TE	`7`	Ty Washington	RJr
QB	`8`	Kenny Minchey	RSo
TE	`9`	Eli Raridon	Sr
WR	`10`	Tyler Buchner (W)	RSr
WR	`11`	KK Smith	RSo
QB	`12`	Blake Hebert	Fr
QB	`13`	CJ Carr	RFr
WR	`14`	Micah Gilbert	RFr
WR	`15`	Jerome Bettis Jr.	Fr
QB	`16`	Anthony Rezac (W)	RFr
WR	`17`	Elijah Burress	Fr
WR	`19`	Logan Saldate	RFr
RB	`21`	Kedren Young	RFr
RB	`22`	Aneyas Williams	So
RB	`23`	Nolan James Jr.	Fr
RB	`24`	Jadarian Price	RJr
RB	`25`	Dylan Devezin (W)	RJr
RB	`26`	Jake Tafelski (W)	RSr
WR	`31`	Xavier Southall (W)	RFr
TE	`32`	Justin Fisher (W)	RJr
WR	`33`	Matt Jeffery (W)	RFr
TE	`42`	Henry Garrity (W)	RSo
OL	`52`	Devan Houstan	RSo
OL	`54`	Anthonie Knapp	So
OL	`55`	Chris Terek	RSo
OL	`56`	Charles Jagusah	RSo
OL	`57`	Cam Herron	Fr
OL	`58`	Matty Augustine	Fr
OL	`59`	Aamil Wagner	RJr
OL	`60`	Max Anderson (W)	RFr
OL	`61`	Robbie Wollan (W)	RFr
OL	`64`	Joe Otting	RSo
OL	`65`	Will Black	Fr
OL	`70`	Ashton Craig	RJr
OL	`71`	Styles Prescod	RFr
OL	`74`	Billy Schrauth	RJr
OL	`75`	Sullivan Absher	RSo
OL	`76`	Guerby Lambert	RFr
OL	`77`	Peter Jones	RFr
OL	`78`	Owen Strebig	Fr
WR	`81`	Scrap Richardson	Fr
WR	`82`	Leo Scheidler (W)	RJr
TE	`84`	Kevin Bauman	RSr
TE	`85`	Jack Larsen	RFr
WR	`86`	Alex Whitman (W)	RSo
TE	`87`	Cooper Flanagan	Jr
TE	`88`	James Flanigan	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`0`	DeVonta Smith	RSr
LB	`3`	Jaylen Sneed	RJr
LB	`4`	Jaiden Ausberry	RSo
DL	`5`	Boubacar Traore	RSo
CB	`6`	Christian Gray	Jr
S	`7`	Jalen Stroman	RSr
S	`8`	Adon Shuler	RSo
S	`9`	Tae Johnson	RFr
DL	`10`	Loghan Thomas	So
S	`11`	JaDon Blair	Fr
DL	`12`	Jordan Botelho	RSr
S	`13`	Ben Minich	RSo
CB	`14`	Dallas Golden	Fr
CB	`15`	Leonard Moore	So
DL	`17`	Brenan Vernon	RSo
CB	`18`	Chance Tucker	RSr
LB	`19`	Madden Faraimo	Fr
CB	`20`	Cree Thomas	Fr
CB	`21`	Karson Hobbs	So
S	`22`	Ethan Long	Fr
CB	`24`	Mark Zackery IV	Fr
LB	`25`	Preston Zinter	RSo
LB	`27`	Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa	So
S	`28`	Luke Talich	Jr
S	`29`	Brandon Logan	Fr
DL	`30`	Dominik Hulak	Fr
S	`31`	Taebron Bennie-Powell	RFr
CB	`32`	Isaiah Dunn (W)	RJr
DL	`33`	Christopher Burgess Jr.	Fr
LB	`34`	Drayk Bowen	Jr
LB	`35`	Teddy Rezac	RFr
LB	`36`	Bodie Kahoun	RFr
LB	`38`	Tommy Powlus (W)	RFr
LB	`39`	Anthony Sacca	Fr
DL	`40`	Joshua Burnham	RJr
DL	`41`	Donovan Hinish	RJr
DL	`42`	Cole Mullins	RFr
LB	`43`	Kahanu Kia	RSo
DL	`44`	Junior Tuihalamaka	Sr
LB	`45`	Ko'o Kia	Fr
LB	`46`	Jerry Rullo (W)	RJr
DL	`47`	Jason Onye	RSr
CB	`48`	Mickey Brown (W)	RJr
CB	`49`	Charles Du (W)	RJr
DL	`56`	Elijah Hughes	Jr
DL	`59`	Sean Sevillano Jr.	RFr
DL	`60`	Davion Dixon	Fr
DL	`88`	Armel Mukam	RSo
DL	`91`	Gordy Sulfsted	Fr
DL	`93`	Jared Dawson	RSr
DL	`94`	Joe Reiff	Fr
DL	`95`	Bryce Young	So
DL	`97`	Gabriel Rubio	RSr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`16`	James Rendell	RSr
K	`18`	Erik Schmidt	Fr
K	`48`	Marcello Diomede (W)	RSo
LS	`49`	Andrew Kros (W)	RSo
LS	`96`	Joseph Vinci (W)	So
K	`98`	Noah Burnette	RSr

Head coach

Marcus Freeman

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Mike Denbrock – Offensive coordinator/tight ends
Chris Ash – Defensive coordinator
Marty Biagi – Special teams coordinator/assistant defensive backs
Gino Guidugli – Quarterbacks/pass game coordinator
Ja'Juan Seider – Associate head coach/running backs
Mike Brown – Wide receivers
Joe Rudolph – Offensive line
Al Washington – Defensive line/defensive run game coordinator
Max Bullough – Linebackers
Mike Mickens – Defensive backs/defensive pass game coordinator
Loren Landow – Director of football performance

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 5, 2025

Depth chart

Depth chart is a projection and is subject to change.

Defense

FS
Luke Talich
Jalen Stroman
JaDon Blair

ROVER	MLB	WLB
Jaiden Ausberry	Drayk Bowen	Jaylen Sneed
Teddy Rezac	Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa	Madden Faraimo
Ko'o Kia	Preston Zinter	Kahanu Kia

SS
Adon Shuler
Tae Johnson
Ethan Long

CB
Christian Gray
Cree Thomas
Chance Tucker

DE	DT	DT	DE
Joshua Burnham	Gabriel Rubio	Jason Onye	Boubacar Traore
Bryce Young	Jared Dawson	Donovan Hinish	Junior Tuihalamaka
Cole Mullins	Sean Sevillano Jr.	Elijah Hughes	Loghan Thomas

CB
Leonard Moore
Dallas Golden
Mark Zackery IV

Offense

WR-X
Malachi Fields
Cam Williams
Micah Gilbert

WR-F
Jaden Greathouse
Will Pauling
Logan Saldate

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Anthonie Knapp	Billy Schrauth	Ashton Craig	Sullivan Absher	Aamil Wagner
Styles Prescod	Peter Jones	Joe Otting	Chris Terek	Guerby Lambert
Will Black	Owen Strebig	Cam Herron	Devan Houstan	Matty Augustine

TE
Eli Raridon
Kevin Bauman
Jack Larsen

WR-Z
Jordan Faison
Elijah Burress
KK Smith

QB
CJ Carr
Kenny Minchey
Blake Hebert

Key reserves
NB (Alternate starter) DeVonta Smith, Karson Hobbs, Ben Minich
RB Gi'Bran Payne, Kedren Young
TE Ty Washington
DL Armel Mukam
LB Bodie Kahoun
S Taebron Bennie-Powell
Injured Jordan Botelho (DL), Cooper Flanagan (TE), Charles Jagusah (OL), Brenan Vernon (DL)

Special teams
PK Noah Burnette
P James Rendell
KR Jadarian Price Will Pauling Jeremiyah Love Scrap Richardson
PR Jaden Greathouse Aneyas Williams KK Smith
LS Joseph Vinci
H Anthony Rezac

RB
Jeremiyah Love
Jadarian Price
Aneyas Williams

References

^ Chen, Michael (December 14, 2024). "Notre Dame football's 2025 schedule". Fighting Irish Wire. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
^ "2025 Notre Dame Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[1] Chen, Michael (December 14, 2024). "Notre Dame football's 2025 schedule". Fighting Irish Wire. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[2] "2025 Notre Dame Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

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