Notre Dame Football Depth Chart for Sun Bowl

Opt-outs and transfers have turned the Notre Dame football depth chart upside down for the Sun Bowl matchup with Oregon State on Friday. The Irish will be featuring a number of first-time starters and youngsters in their two-deep as they look to snap a 2-game bowl losing streak to Oregon State. Here’s the full official depth chart for the game, along with notes on the new starters and backups.

Offense

POS	NUM	Name	Height	Weight
WR	83	Jayden Thomas (Jr)	6-1.5	221
	0	Deion Colzie (Jr)	6-4.24	210
WR	19	Jaden Greathouse (Fr)	6-1	204
	4	Matt Salerno (5th)	6-0.5	199
LT	56	Charles Jagusah (Fr)	6-7.25	330
	79	Tosh Baker	6-8	317
LG	78	Pat Coogan (Jr)	6-5	303
	72	Sam Pendleton (Fr)	6-4	314
C	70	Ashton Craigh (So)	6-4.25	307
	73	Andrew Kristofic (5th)	6-5.25	314
RG	74	Billy Schrauth (So)	6-4.5	311
	53	Quinn Murphy (5th)	6-5.25	312
RT	79	Tosh Baker (Sr)	6-8	317
or	59	Aamil Wagner (So)	6-6	288
TE	9	Eli Raridon (So)	6-6.75	250
or	87	Cooper Flanagan (S0)	6-6	262
or	38	Davis Sherwood (Jr)	6-3	238
WR	80	Jordan Faison (Fr)	5-10	182
	11	KK Smith (Fr)	6-0	168
QB	18	Steve Angeli (So)	6-2.5	211
	8	Kenny Minchey (Fr)	6-1.5	219
RB	7	Jeremiyah Love (Fr)	5-11	197
or	24	Jadrian Price (So)	5-10	206
or	3	Gi'Bran Payne (So)	5-9	208
or	22	Devyn Ford (5th)	5-11	200

• Sam Hartman opting out opened the door for the first start of sophomore Steve Angeli’s career.
• Audric Estime’s opt out gives freshman Jeremiyah Love the nod as the starting RB.
• Both starting tackles – Joe Alt and Blake Fisher – opted out. Charles Jagusah (LT) and Tosh Baker (RT) are officially listed with an “OR” but have confirmed to be the starters.
• Zeke Correll’s transfer means Ashton Craig stays the starting center after filling in for an injured Correll. Craig likely was not going to give up the starting center spot anyway after impressive performances.
• Transfers ravaged the wide receiver room for Notre Dame with Tobias Merriweather, Rico Flores, Braylon James, and Chris Tyree all leaving the program. Notre Dame gets a healthy Jayden Thomas and Jaden Greathouse to start along with freshman standout Jordan Faison.
• Freshman KK Smith will make his debut after returning from an injury over the summer. Junior Deion Colzie is also available after missing a lot of time with injuries throughout the year.
• Eli Raridon is in line to start at TE with Mitchell Evans injured and Holden Staes entering the portal.

Defense

POS	NUM	Name	Height	Weight
VYP	12	Jordan Botelho (Sr)	6-2.5	254
	44	Junior Tuihalamaka (So)	6-2	254
	51	Boubacar Traore (Fr)	6-4	237
DT	99	Rylie Mills (Sr)	6-5	306
	47	Jason Onye (Jr)	6-5	294
	41	Donovan Hinish (So)	6-1.5	280
DT	56	Howard Cross (5th)	6-1	288
	97	Gabriel Rubio (Jr)	6-5.25	306
	41	Donovan Hinish (So)	6-1.5	280
DE	1	Javontae Jean-Baptise (5th)	6-4.5	260
or	40	Joshua Burnham (So)	6-3.5	248
	51	Boubacar Traore (Fr)	6-4	237
WILL	24	Jack Kiser (5th)	6-1.5	232
	23	Jaiden Ausberry	6-0	224
MIKE	27	JD Bertrand (5th)	6-1	233
	34	Drayk Bowen (Fr)	6-2	234
ROV	3	Jaylen Sneed (So)	6-2	233
	24	Jack Kiser (5th)	6-1.5	232
CB	7	Jaden Mickey (So)	5-11.5	181
	29	Christian Gray (Fr)	5-11.75	189
LS	2	DJ Brown (5th)	6-1.25	202
	21	Adon Shuler (Fr)	5-11.5	208
RS	0	Xavier Watts (Sr)	5-11.75	204
	31	Ben Minich (Fr)	6-0	193
CB	20	Benjamin Morrison (So)	6-0.25	185
	6	Clarence Lewis (Sr)	5-11.5	202
or	18	Chance Tucker (Jr)	5-11.75	184

• Marist Luifau and Thomas Harper both opted out of the bowl despite being borderline NFL Draft picks opening the door for Jack Kiser at WILL and Clarence Lewis at nickel.
• Kiser at WILL means a start at ROVER for Jaylen Sneed.
• Nana Osafo Mensah’s transfer opens the door for more snaps for freshman Boubacar Traore who figures to be a key component of the 2024 pass rush for the Irish.
• Cam Hart opted out of the bowl game. Jaden Mickey will likely start in his place. Christian Gray will play a lot as well.
• Freshmen Adon Shuler and Ben Minich appear in the two deep at both safety positions with Ramon Henderson transferring.
• JD Bertrand and Javontae Jean-Baptiste will play and start in the game despite moving on to the NFL after this game.
• Xavier Watts is playing in the bowl game but a decision on his status for 2024 hasn’t been finalized yet.

Special Teams

POS	NUM	Name	Height	Weight
KO	32	Spencer Shrader (5th)	6-1.5	200
	92	Zac Yoakam (So)	5-8	188
PK	32	Spencer Shrader (5th)	6-1.5	200
	92	Zac Yoakam (So)	5-8	188
P	14	Bryce McFerson (So)	6-1.5	197
	43	Ben Krimm (5th)	6-1	204
LS	65	Michael Vinson (5th)	6-2	242
	51	Rino MOnteforte (So)	5-7	195
HLD	14	Bryce McFerson (So)	6-1.5	197
PR	80	Jordan Faison (Fr)	5-10	182
	4	Matt Salerno (5th)	6-0.5	199
KR	22	Devyn Ford (5th)	5-11	200
	24	Jadarian Price (So)	5-10.5	206

• Tyree’s departure opens the door for some Jordan Faison punt returns that could be a whole lot of fun.