Notre Dame Football Depth Chart 2026: Week 3 vs. Michigan State
Notre Dame’s Week 3 depth chart for Michigan State landed with essentially no changes from last week. Line it up against the Rice two-deep and one entry has changed: Matt Jeffery is now listed as the backup holder behind Jasper Scaife. Everything else on offense and defense is identical. Marcus Freeman’s staff looks comfortable with the rotation it has, at least for now.
The availability report carries the actual news, and the best of it is a name that isn’t on it. Guerby Lambert left Saturday’s game early but is off the report entirely and remains the starting right tackle, a welcome development for a line already playing with Matty Augustine . Tae Johnson and Jason Onye headline those still out, with Johnson’s absence continuing to thin an already short safety room. Augustine, Christopher Burgess Jr., Tiki Hola, Charles Jagusah, Ko’o Kia, Quincy Porter, Chaz Smith and Chris Terek remain unavailable as well.
Offense
Depth Chart| Pos | No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 6 | Jordan Faison | 5-11 | 185 | Sr. |
| 33 | Matt Jeffery | 5-11 | 195 | Jr. | |
| 5 | Cam Williams | 6-2 | 201 | Jr. | |
| or | 19 | Logan Saldate | 5-11 | 185 | Jr. |
| WR | 1 | Jaden Greathouse | 6-1 | 212 | Sr. |
| or | 3 | Mylan Graham | 6-1 | 195 | Jr. |
| 4 | Bubba Frazier | 5-10 | 185 | Fr. | |
| LT | 74 | Will Black | 6-7 | 316 | So. |
| 68 | Charlie Thom | 6-7 | 295 | Fr. | |
| or | 65 | Grayson McKeogh | 6-7 | 303 | Fr. |
| LG | 54 | Anthonie Knapp | 6-5 | 305 | Jr. |
| 57 | Cam Herron | 6-2 | 297 | So. | |
| C | 70 | Ashton Craig | 6-5 | 315 | 5th |
| 64 | Joe Otting | 6-4 | 309 | Sr. | |
| RG | 75 | Sullivan Absher | 6-7 | 316 | Sr. |
| or | 71 | Styles Prescod | 6-6 | 304 | Jr. |
| RT | 76 | Guerby Lambert | 6-7 | 325 | Jr. |
| 78 | Owen Strebig | 6-8 | 318 | So. | |
| or | 68 | Charlie Thom | 6-7 | 295 | Fr. |
| TE | 87 | Cooper Flanagan | 6-6 | 255 | Sr. |
| or | 88 | James Flanigan | 6-6 | 253 | So. |
| 7 | Ty Washington | 6-4 | 253 | 5th | |
| or | 85 | Jack Larsen | 6-3 | 250 | Jr. |
| WR | 14 | Micah Gilbert | 6-2 | 205 | Jr. |
| 17 | Elijah Burress | 6-1 | 190 | So. | |
| or | 8 | Jerome Bettis Jr. | 6-2 | 207 | So. |
| QB | 13 | CJ Carr | 6-2 | 215 | Jr. |
| 10 | Noah Grubbs | 6-4 | 210 | Fr. | |
| or | 9 | Teddy Jarrard | 6-4 | 210 | Fr. |
| RB | 22 | Aneyas Williams | 5-10 | 210 | Jr. |
| 2 | Nolan James Jr. | 5-10 | 215 | So. | |
| or | 21 | Kedren Young | 5-11 | 234 | Jr. |
| 20 | Jonaz Walton | 5-9 | 214 | Fr. | |
| or | 26 | Javian Osborne | 5-9 | 200 | Fr. |
Defense
Depth Chart| Pos | No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 5 | Boubacar Traore | 6-5 | 253 | Sr. |
| 10 | Loghan Thomas | 6-3 | 221 | Jr. | |
| 44 | Rodney Dunham | 6-4 | 242 | Fr. | |
| DT | 88 | Armel Mukam | 6-3 | 300 | Sr. |
| 7 | Francis Brewu | 6-1 | 285 | Jr. | |
| 56 | Elijah Hughes | 6-3 | 295 | Sr. | |
| DT | 0 | Tionne Gray | 6-5 | 320 | Jr. |
| or | 7 | Francis Brewu | 6-1 | 285 | Jr. |
| 59 | Sean Sevillano Jr. | 6-2 | 313 | Jr. | |
| DE | 95 | Bryce Young | 6-6 | 260 | Jr. |
| 11 | Keon Keeley | 6-5 | 275 | Sr. | |
| WILL | 4 | Jaiden Ausberry | 6-1 | 226 | Sr. |
| 3 | Jaylen Sneed | 6-1 | 227 | 5th | |
| MIKE | 34 | Drayk Bowen | 6-2 | 234 | Sr. |
| 27 | Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | 6-3 | 234 | Jr. | |
| or | 19 | Madden Faraimo | 6-2 | 235 | So. |
| NICKEL | 29 | Christian Gray | 6-0 | 196 | Sr. |
| 1 | Dallas Golden | 6-0 | 195 | So. | |
| or | 12 | Jayden Sanders | 6-0 | 195 | So. |
| CB | 15 | Leonard Moore | 6-2 | 197 | Jr. |
| 24 | Mark Zackery IV | 5-10 | 190 | So. | |
| BOUND | 8 | Adon Shuler | 6-0 | 205 | Sr. |
| 22 | Ethan Long | 6-2 | 205 | So. | |
| FIELD | 28 | Luke Talich | 6-4 | 222 | Sr. |
| 20 | Joey O’Brien | 6-5 | 200 | Fr. | |
| CB | 2 | DJ McKinney | 6-1 | 190 | 5th |
| 12 | Jayden Sanders | 6-0 | 195 | So. |
Special Teams
Depth Chart| Pos | No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR | 6 | Jordan Faison | 5-11 | 185 | Sr. |
| 1 | Jaden Greathouse | 6-1 | 212 | Sr. | |
| or | 22 | Aneyas Williams | 5-10 | 210 | Jr. |
| KR | 22 | Aneyas Williams | 5-10 | 210 | Jr. |
| or | 2 | Nolan James Jr. | 5-10 | 215 | So. |
| 20 | Jonaz Walton | 5-9 | 214 | Fr. | |
| or | 21 | Kedren Young | 5-11 | 234 | Jr. |
| KO | 18 | Erik Schmidt | 6-2 | 211 | So. |
| or | 36 | Micah Drescher | 6-5 | 196 | Fr. |
| PK | 35 | Spencer Porath | 6-0 | 200 | Jr. |
| 36 | Micah Drescher | 6-5 | 196 | Fr. | |
| P | 39 | Jasper Scaife | 6-6 | 222 | Fr. |
| 18 | Erik Schmidt | 6-2 | 211 | So. | |
| LS | 96 | Joseph Vinci | 6-4 | 233 | Jr. |
| 49 | Andrew Kros | 6-4 | 227 | Sr. | |
| HLD | 39 | Jasper Scaife | 6-6 | 222 | Fr. |
| 33 | Matt Jeffery | 5-11 | 195 | Jr. |
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