Notre Dame released its first official depth chart of the season on Tuesday as the Irish prepare to take on the Temple Owls in the 2017 season opener. The Irish and and Owls will clash this Saturday in Notre Dame Stadium which will feature a video board for the first time in the building’s history. To get prepared for this weekend’s contest, here is the official depth chart for the game. We’ll have more thoughts on this later.
Offensive Depth Chart
| POS | Starter | Backup | Third Team |
| QB | Brandon Wimbush (Jr) | Ian Book (Fr) | Montgomery VanGorder (Sr) |
| RB | Josh Adams (Jr) | Dexter Williams (Jr) | OR Tony Jones Jr (So) |
| X | Cameron Smith (5th) | CJ Sanders (Jr) | Michael Young (Jr) |
| Z | Freddy Canteen (Sr) | OR Chris Finke (Jr) | Jafar Armstrong (Fr) |
| W | Equanimeous St. Brown (Jr) | Chase Claypool (So) | OR Miles Boykin (Jr) |
| LT | Mike McGlinchey (5th) | Liam Eichenberg (So) | |
| LG | Quenton Nelson (Sr) | Josh Lugg (Fr) | |
| C | Sam Mustipher (Sr) | Trevor Ruhland (Jr) | |
| RG | Alex Bars (Sr) | Hunter Bivin (5th) | |
| RT | Tommy Kraemer (So) | Robert Hainsey (Fr) | |
| TE | Durham Smythe (5th) | Alize Mack (Jr) | Nic Weishar (Sr) |
Defensive Depth Chart
| POS | Starter | Backup | Third Team |
| SDE | Jay Hayes (Sr) | OR Andrew Trumbetti (Sr) | Khalid Kareem (So) |
| DT | Jonathan Bonner (Sr) | Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa (Fr) | Micah Dew-Treadway (Jr) |
| NG | Jerry Tillery (Jr) | Kurt Hinish (Fr) | Brandon Tiassum (Jr) |
| WDE | Daelin Hayes (So) | OR Andrew Trumbetti (Sr) | Julian Okwara (So) |
| MIKE | Nyles Morgan (Sr) | Jamir Jones (So) | Jonathan Jones (So) |
| BUCK | Greer Martini (5th) | OR Tevon Coney (Jr) | |
| ROVER | Drue Tranquill (Sr) | Asmar Bilal (Jr) | |
| CB | Julian Love (So) | Shaun Crawford (Jr) | Troy Pride Jr (So) |
| SS | Jalen Elliot (So) | Devin Studstill (So) | |
| FS | Nick Coleman (Jr) | Isaiah Robertson (Fr) | |
| CB | Nick Watkins (Sr) | Donte Vaughn (So) | |
Special Team Depth Chart
| POS | STARTER | Backup |
| K | Justin Yoon (Jr) | Jonathan Doerer (Fr) |
| P | Tyler Newsome (Sr) | Jeff Riney (Jr) |
| LS | John Shannon (So) | Nic Weishar (Sr) |
| HOLD | Montgomery VanGorder (Sr) | Tyler Newsome (Sr) |
| KO | Jonathan Doerer (Fr) | Justin Yoon (Jr) |
| KR | CJ Sanders (Jr) | Tony Jones (So) |
| PR | Chris Finke (Jr) | CJ Sanders (Jr) |
Time for the Irish to earn back the respect that was lost last year. Play fast, physical and smart football for four quarters.
GO IRISH!
THE TIME IS NOW THESE FIGHTING IRISH ARE READY. WE WILL BE AN AMAZING TEAM SO LET IT BE WRITTEN SO LET IT BE DONE
You go Vincent !
Very substantive, guys