NOTE: Each week we will be posting a new Notre Dame depth chart for that week’s game. Â Find all 2016 Notre Dame Football Depth Charts here.
Below is our projected 2016 Notre Dame depth chart before the Irish start fall camp. Â This depth chart will be updated as positions are settled.
*Denotes a position where competition is still considered wide open heading into fall camp. Â For these positions we have listed the incumbent or leader from spring practice as the starter.
Offensive Depth Chart
POS | STARTER | YEAR | BACKUP | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|---|
QB* | Deshone Kizer | JR | Malik Zaire | SR |
RB | Tarean Folston | SR | Josh Adams | SO |
W WR | Equanimeous St Brown | SO | Miles Boykin | SO |
X WR | Torii Hunter | SR | Kevin Stepherson | FR |
Z WR* | Corey Holmes | JR | CJ Sanders | SO |
TE | Durham Smythe | SR | Nic Weishar | JR |
LT | Mike McGLinchey | SR | Liam Eichenberg | FR |
LG | Quenton Nelson | JR | Trevor Ruhland | SO |
C | Sam Mustipher | JR | Tristen Hoge | SO |
RG* | Hunter Bivin | SR | Tommy Kraemer | FR |
RT | Alex Bars | JR | Mark Harrell | 5th |
Defensive Depth Chart
POS | STARTER | YEAR | BACKUP | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|---|
WDE* | Andrew Trumbetti | JR | Jay Hayes | JR |
NT | Jarron Jones | 5th | Daniel Cage | JR |
DT | Jerry Tillery | SO | Micah Dew-Treadway | SO |
SDE | Isaac Rochell | SR | Jonnathan Bonner | JR |
WILL* | Tevon Coney | SO | Asmar Bilal | SO |
MIKE | Nyles Morgan | JR | Josh Barajas | SO |
SAM | James Onwualu | SR | Greer Martini | JR |
CB | Cole Luke | SR | Nick Coleman | SO |
CB* | Shaun Crawford | SO | Nick Watkins | JR |
FS* | Max Redfield | SR | Devin Studstill | FR |
SS | Drue Tranquill | JR | Avery Sebastian | 6th |
I will be surprised if Josh Adams isn’t the starting RB. He is to explosive to be a backup. With no Jones at TE, and a bunch of question marks at WR, Kelly will have no choice but lean heavily on the rushing attack.