While news continues to break on who will and won’t be returning in 2022, the 85 scholarship limit comes into play again for Notre Dame – and everyone else – this year. Instead of creating a scholarship chart that assumes everyone with eligibility returns, I threw together one that just lists the players that we know (or at least assume at the moment) are returning in 2022.
To keep track of who all has decided to return and who has decided to either transfer or leave early for the NFL, check out our off-season roster movement tracker. The table below outlines who all we know is returning at the moment.
This chart is up to date as of the evening of January 5 and does not include players such as Isaiah Foskey who is reportedly announcing whether he is returning or leaving for the NFL on January 8. Other players such as Jayson Ademilola, Avery Davis, Joe Wilkins, Bo Bauer, DJ Brown, and Jarrett Patterson are also intentionally not listed here yet because we are unsure whether or not they will return.
UPDATED: Justin and Jayson Ademilola, Isaiah Foskey, Jarrett Patterson, and DJ Brown added after announcing their returns to Notre Dame.
| Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | 5th/6th Year | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Steve Angeli | Tyler Buchner Ron Powlus III | Drew Pyne | 4 | ||
| RB | Jadarian Price | Logan Diggs Audric Estime | Chris Tyree | 4 | ||
| WR | Tobias Merriweather | Lorenzo Styles Deion Colzie Jayden Thomas | Braden Lenzy Avery Davis* Joe Wilkins Matt Salerno | 7 | ||
| TE | Eli Raridon Holden Staes | Cane Berrong Mitchell Evans | Michael Mayer Kevin Bauman | George Takacs | 7 | |
| OT | Ty Chan Aamil Wagner Joey Tanona | Blake Fisher Joe Alt Caleb Johnson | Michael Carmody Tosh Baker | Josh Lugg* | 9 | |
| OG | Billy Schrauth | Rocco Spindler | Andrew Kristofic | 3 | ||
| OC | Ashton Craig | Pat Coogan | Zeke Correll | Jarrett Patterson | 4 | |
| DE | Aiden Gobaira Tyson Ford | Jason Oyne Will Schweitzer | Alexander Ehrensberger Jordan Botelho | Isaiah Foskey Nana Osafo-Mensah Osita Ekwonu | Justin Ademilola | 10 |
| DT | Donovan Hinish | Gabriel Rubio | Rylie Mills Aidan Keanaaina | Howard Cross Jacob Lacey | Jayson Ademilola | 7 |
| LB | Nolan Zeigler Jaylen Sneed Josh Burnham Junior Tuihalamaka | Prince Kollie | Jack Kiser Marist Liufau JD Bertrand | Bo Bauer | 9 | |
| CB | Benjamin Morrison Jaden Mickey | Ryan Barnes Chance Tucker Philip Riley | Clarence Lewis | Cam Hart | 7 | |
| S | Jayden Bellamy | Justin Walters | Xavier Watts Ramon Henderson | Brandon Joseph | Houston Griffith DJ Brown | 8 |
| ST | Bryce McFerson (P) | Josh Bryan (K) | Alex Peitsch (LS) | Michael Vinson (LS) Blake Grupe* | 4 | |
| Totals | 21 | 23 (44/85) | 14 (58/85) | 13 (71/85) | 13 (84/85) | 84 |
* Denotes a player using a 6th year of eligibility through a COVID waiver year
# Kahuna Kia is listed for now, but could be removed from the scholarship count if he takes his mission as planned after this year
