2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	0–1
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
Captains	Drayk Bowen Donovan Hinish Will Pauling Billy Schrauth Adon Shuler Aamil Wagner
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
UConn			–						1	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame			–						0	–	1
As of September 4, 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

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

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.
• 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
• WR Jack Polian
• LB Tre Reader
• DL Grant Ristoff
• K Chris Salerno
• TE Charlie Selna
• 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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (81)
Elijah Burress WR	Totowa, NJ	DePaul Catholic	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	173 lb (78 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (80)
Davion Dixon DL	Homestead, FL	Miami Palmetto	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	322 lb (146 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (75)
Madden Faraimo LB	Oceanside, CA	JSerra Catholic	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
	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)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (83)
Dallas Golden CB	Tampa, FL	Berkeley Prep	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (82)
Blake Hebert QB	Boxford, MA	Brunswick School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (81)
Cam Herron OL	Indianapolis, IN	Warren Central	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	288 lb (131 kg)
	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)
	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)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (79)
Ko'o Kia LB	Kahaluʻu, HI	Punahou	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	209 lb (95 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (78)
Brandon Logan S	Fort Wayne, IN	Snider	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	186 lb (84 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (77)
Ethan Long S	Milford, CT	Brunswick School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)
	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)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (78)
Scrap Richardson WR	Greenville, GA	Greenville	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	166 lb (75 kg)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (82)
Gordy Sulfsted DL	Cincinnati, OH	St. Xavier	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)
	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)
	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)
	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

• Tyler Buchner switched positions from WR to QB.
• Justin Fisher switched positions from RB to TE.
• Devan Houstan switched positions from DL to OL.
• Preston Zinter switched positions from LB to DL.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Miami (FL)	No. 6	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 24–27	66,793
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)
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	6	9
Coaches	5	9
CFP	Not released																Not released

Game summaries

at No. 10 Miami (FL)

See also: 2025 Miami Hurricanes football team and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries § Miami (FL)

Pregame line	Over/under
Notre Dame -2.5	51.5

No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at No. 10 Miami Hurricanes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Fighting Irish	0	7	0	17	24
No. 10 Hurricanes	0	14	7	6	27

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Rain
• Game attendance: 66,793
• Referee: Adam Savoie
• TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath, and Taylor McGregor (sideline reporters)

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter (14:04) MIA – Malachi Toney 28-yard pass from Carson Beck, Carter Davis kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:42; Miami 7–0) (5:21) ND – Micah Gilbert 7-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:49; Tied 7–7) (0:12) MIA – CJ Daniels 20-yard pass from Carson Beck, Carter Davis kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:09; Miami 14–7) Third quarter (7:23) MIA – CharMar Brown 5-yard run, Carter Davis kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:37; Miami 21–7) Fourth quarter (14:55) ND – Jordan Faison 2-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:16; Miami 21–14) (9:42) MIA – Carter Davis 38-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:13; Miami 24–14) (5:32) ND – Noah Burnette 39-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:10; Miami 24–17) (3:21) ND – CJ Carr 7-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:14; Tied 24–24)

Statistics	ND	MIA
First downs	18	20
Plays–yards	54–315	68–332
Rushes–yards	24–97	37–127
Passing yards	221	205
Passing: comp–att–int	19–30–1	20–31–0
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	26:03	33:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	19/30, 221 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jadarian Price	6 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Eli Raridon	5 receptions, 97 yards
Miami (FL)	Passing	Carson Beck	20/31, 205 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Mark Fletcher Jr.	15 carries, 66 yards
	Receiving	Malachi Toney	6 receptions, 82 yards, TD

vs Texas A&M

See also: 2025 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Texas A&M Aggies (1–0) at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–1) – 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.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (NBC):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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)

See also: 2025 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Notre Dame–Purdue football 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.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (NBC):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

See also: 2025 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ABC):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

See also: 2025 Boise State Broncos football team

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.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (NBC):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

See also: 2025 NC State Wolfpack football team

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.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (Peacock):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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)

See also: 2025 USC Trojans football team and Notre Dame–USC football 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.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (NBC):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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)

See also: 2025 Boston College Eagles football team and Holy War (Boston College–Notre Dame)

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
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
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)

See also: 2025 Navy Midshipmen football team and Navy–Notre Dame football 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.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (NBC):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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)

See also: 2025 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and Notre Dame–Pittsburgh football 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
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

See also: 2025 Syracuse Orange football team

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.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (NBC):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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)

See also: 2025 Stanford Cardinal football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football 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
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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  (C) 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  (C) 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  (C) 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  (C) 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 DL 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  (C) 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 (C) 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 90 Kobi Onyiuke (W) RJr 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) RFr 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: September 1, 2025

Depth chart

• Depth chart is a projection and is subject to change.

Defense NB DeVonta Smith Karson Hobbs Ben Minich FS Jalen Stroman Tae Johnson Ethan Long WLB SLB Jaylen Sneed Drayk Bowen Jaiden Ausberry Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Madden Faraimo Madden Faraimo BS Adon Shuler Luke Talich Ethan Long CB Christian Gray Mark Zackery IV Cree Thomas DE DT DT DE Bryce Young Donovan Hinish Jason Onye Boubacar Traore Joshua Burnham Jared Dawson Gabriel Rubio Junior Tuihalamaka Loghan Thomas Elijah Hughes Cole Mullins Jordan Botelho CB Leonard Moore Dallas Golden Chance Tucker Offense WR-X Malachi Fields Micah Gilbert Cam Williams WR-F Jaden Greathouse Will Pauling Logan Saldate LT LG C RG RT Anthonie Knapp Billy Schrauth Ashton Craig Guerby Lambert Aamil Wagner Styles Prescod Chris Terek Joe Otting Sullivan Absher Guerby Lambert – – – – – TE Eli Raridon Ty Washington Jack Larsen WR-Z Jordan Faison KK Smith Elijah Burress QB CJ Carr Kenny Minchey Tyler Buchner Key reserves RB Gi'Bran Payne DL Armel Mukam, Sean Sevillano Jr., Brenan Vernon, Preston Zinter LB Bodie Kahoun, Kahanu Kia, Teddy Rezac S Taebron Bennie-Powell Injured Kevin Bauman (TE), Dylan Devezin (RB), Justin Fisher (TE), Cooper Flanagan (TE), Devan Houstan (OL), Charles Jagusah (OL), Peter Jones (OL), Brandon Logan (S), Kedren Young (RB) Special teams PK Noah Burnette P James Rendell KR Jeremiyah Love PR Jordan Faison LS Joseph Vinci H Tyler Buchner RB Jeremiyah Love Jadarian Price Aneyas Williams Nolan James Jr.

References

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.