2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team will represent the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish will be led by Marcus Freeman in his third year as Notre Dame's head coach. They will play their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–0
Head coach	Marcus Freeman (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Denbrock (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Al Golden (3rd season)
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Notre Dame			–						0	–	0
UConn			–						0	–	0
UMass			–						0	–	0
As of April 11, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

Coaching changes

The following coaches left the program:

• Offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Gerad Parker left for the head coach position with Troy.
• Defensive backs and safeties coach Chris O'Leary left for the safeties coach position with the Los Angeles Chargers of the NFL.
• Wide receivers coach Chansi Stuckey was not retained.

The following coaches were hired:

• Mike Denbrock was hired from LSU to be the offensive coordinator and tight ends coach.
• Mike Brown was hired from Wisconsin to be the wide receivers coach.
• Loren Landow was hired to be the director of football performance. The position has been vacant since Matt Balis resigned prior to the 2023 season.

The following coaches were promoted:

• Running backs coach and run game coordinator Deland McCullough was promoted to associate head coach and running backs coach.
• Graduate assistant Max Bullough was promoted to linebackers coach.
• Cornerbacks coach and defensive pass game coordinator Mike Mickens was promoted to defensive backs coach and defensive pass game coordinator.

The following coaches were demoted:

• Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Al Golden was demoted to defensive coordinator.

Departures

NFL

Main article: 2024 NFL draft

• OL Joe Alt declared for the draft.
• LB JD Bertrand declared for the draft.
• S DJ Brown declared for the draft.
• RB Audric Estimé declared for the draft.
• OL Blake Fisher declared for the draft.
• S Thomas Harper declared for the draft.
• CB Cam Hart declared for the draft.
• QB Sam Hartman declared for the draft.
• DL Javontae Jean-Baptiste declared for the draft.
• LB Marist Liufau declared for the draft.
• WR Matt Salerno declared for the draft.
• K Spencer Shrader declared for the draft.
• LS Michael Vinson declared for the draft.

Transfers out

• CB Ryan Barnes transferred to UMass.
• OL Michael Carmody transferred to UCLA.
• S Antonio Carter II is currently in the transfer portal.
• OL Zeke Correll transferred to NC State.
• WR Rico Flores Jr. transferred to UCLA.
• S Ramon Henderson transferred to UCLA.
• WR Braylon James transferred to TCU.
• DL Aidan Keanaaina transferred to California.
• CB Clarence Lewis is currently in the transfer portal.
• WR Tobias Merriweather transferred to California.
• OL Quinn Murphy is currently in the transfer portal; previously walk-on.
• DL Nana Osafo-Mensah transferred to TCU.
• TE Holden Staes transferred to Tennessee.
• OL Joey Tanona transferred to Purdue; previously medically retired.
• WR Chris Tyree transferred to Virginia.
• RB Skip Velotta is currently in the transfer portal; previously walk-on.
• LB Nolan Ziegler transferred to Central Michigan.

Retirements

• RB Sam Assaf
• DL Cole Aubrey
• WR Henry Cook
• WR Chase Dixon
• P Bryan Dowd (selected 6th overall by Chicago Fire FC in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft)
• WR Griffin Eifert
• RB Chase Ketterer
• P Ben Krimm
• OL Andrew Kristofic
• DL Gabriel Rubio
• TE Hakim Sanfo
• S Eddie Scheidler
• OL Brennan Wicks

Additions

Transfers in

• S Jordan Clark transferred in from Arizona State.
• WR Beaux Collins transferred in from Clemson.
• K Eric Goins transferred in from The Citadel as a walk-on.
• WR Jayden Harrison transferred in from Marshall.
• S Rod Heard II transferred in from Northwestern.
• RB Max Hurleman transferred in from Colgate as a walk-on.
• K Mitch Jeter transferred in from South Carolina.
• QB Riley Leonard transferred in from Duke.
• WR Kris Mitchell transferred in from FIU.
• DL R.J. Oben transferred in from Duke.

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Taebron Bennie-Powell S	West Chester, OH	Lakota West	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
CJ Carr QB	Saline, MI	Saline	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 86
Micah Gilbert WR	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte Christian	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Karson Hobbs CB	Cincinnati, OH	Moeller	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Brauntae Johnson S	Fort Wayne, IN	North Side	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Peter Jones OL	Malvern, PA	Malvern Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	297 lb (135 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Bodie Kahoun LB	Roanoke, VA	Patrick Henry	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	214 lb (97 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Anthonie Knapp OL	Roswell, GA	Roswell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	268 lb (122 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Guerby Lambert OL	West Roxbury, MA	Catholic Memorial	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	280 lb (130 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 85
Jack Larsen TE	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte Catholic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Leonard Moore CB	Round Rock, TX	Round Rock	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	177 lb (80 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Cole Mullins DL	Hoschton, GA	Mill Creek	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Styles Prescod OL	Fishers, IN	Hamilton Southeastern	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	280 lb (130 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Teddy Rezac LB	Omaha, NE	Westside	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Logan Saldate WR	Salinas, CA	Palma	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Sean Sevillano Jr. DL	Clearwater, FL	Clearwater Academy International	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	315 lb (143 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Loghan Thomas DL	Lakewood, OH	St. Edward	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Kennedy Urlacher S	Chandler, AZ	Chandler	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa LB	Bellflower, CA	St. John Bosco	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Aneyas Williams RB	Hannibal, MO	Hannibal	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Cam Williams WR	Glen Ellyn, IL	Glenbard South	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 86
Bryce Young DL	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte Christian	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 lb (111 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Kedren Young RB	Lufkin, TX	Lufkin	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 9  247Sports: 8
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: dame%2522%255D,%2522page_number%2522:1,%2522position_group.abbreviation%2522:%2522%2522,%2522position.abbreviation%2522:%2522%2522,%2522status%2522:%255B%2522signed%2522,%2522verbal%2522%255D%257D "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help) "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023. dame.247sports.com/Season/2024-Football/Commits "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

New walk-ons

• CB Mickey Brown
• CB Charles Du
• WR Matt Jeffery (on lacrosse scholarship)
• DL Eric Lindstrom
• LB Tommy Powlus
• QB Anthony Rezac
• WR Xavier Southall
• LS Joseph Vinci
• OL Robbie Wollan

Other

• LB Kahanu Kia (returning from Mormon missionary)^[2][3]
• S Luke Talich earned scholarship on March 7; previously walk-on.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
August 31	at Texas A&M^[5]	Kyle Field College Station, TX
September 7	Northern Illinois^[6]	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC or Peacock
September 14	at Purdue^[7]	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
September 21	Miami (OH)^[8]	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC or Peacock
September 28	Louisville^[9]	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC or Peacock
October 12	Stanford^[8]	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC or Peacock
October 19	at Georgia Tech^[10]^[11]	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
October 26	vs. Navy^[12]	MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)
November 9	Florida State^[10]	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC or Peacock
November 16	Virginia^[10]^[13]	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC or Peacock
November 23	vs. Army^[8]	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (Shamrock Series, rivalry)	NBC
November 30	at USC^[8]	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)

Personnel

Roster

2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Deion Colzie Sr WR 2 Jayden Harrison GS RB 3 Gi'Bran Payne Jr RB 4 Jeremiyah Love So WR 5 Jordan Faison So QB 8 Kenny Minchey So TE 9 Eli Raridon Jr WR 10 Kris Mitchell GS WR 11 KK Smith So QB 12 CJ Carr Fr QB 13 Riley Leonard Sr WR 14 Micah Gilbert Fr QB 16 Dylan Devezin Jr WR 17 Cam Williams Fr QB 18 Steve Angeli Jr WR 19 Jaden Greathouse So RB 20 Aneyas Williams Fr RB 21 Kedren Young Fr TE 23 Justin Fisher Jr RB 24 Jadarian Price Jr TE 38 Davis Sherwood Sr TE 39 Andrew Yanoshak Sr TE 42 Henry Garrity So OL 50 Rocco Spindler Sr OL 54 Anthonie Knapp Fr OL 55 Chris Terek So OL 56 Charles Jagusah So OL 59 Aamil Wagner Jr OL 64 Joe Otting So OL 70 Ashton Craig Jr OL 71 Styles Prescod Fr OL 72 Sam Pendleton So OL 73 Peter Jones Fr OL 74 Billy Schrauth Jr OL 75 Sullivan Absher So OL 77 Ty Chan Jr OL 78 Pat Coogan Sr OL 79 Tosh Baker GS WR 81 Jack Polian Sr WR 82 Leo Scheidler Jr WR 83 Jayden Thomas Sr TE 84 Kevin Bauman GS TE 85 Jack Larsen Fr WR 86 Alex Whitman So TE 87 Cooper Flanagan So TE 88 Mitchell Evans Sr TE 89 Charlie Selna GS WR –– Beaux Collins Sr RB –– Max Hurleman GS WR –– Matt Jeffery Fr OL –– Guerby Lambert Fr QB –– Anthony Rezac Fr WR –– Logan Saldate Fr WR –– Xavier Southall Fr OL –– Robbie Wollan Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 0 Xavier Watts GS S 1 Jordan Clark GS LB 3 Jaylen Sneed Jr LB 4 Jaiden Ausberry So CB 7 Jaden Mickey Jr S 8 Adon Shuler So DL 9 R.J. Oben GS DL 10 Loghan Thomas Fr CB 11 Micah Bell So DL 12 Jordan Botelho GS S 13 Ben Minich So DL 17 Brenan Vernon So CB 18 Chance Tucker Sr S 19 Marty Auer Sr CB 20 Benjamin Morrison Jr S 22 Devyn Ford GS S 23 Kennedy Urlacher Fr LB 24 Jack Kiser GS LB 25 Preston Zinter So CB 26 Isaiah Dunn Jr LB 27 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Fr S 28 Luke Talich So CB 29 Christian Gray So DL 30 Bryce Young Fr LB 33 Tre Reader Jr LB 34 Drayk Bowen So CB 35 Mickey Brown So CB 37 Charles Du So DL 40 Joshua Burnham Jr DL 41 Donovan Hinish Jr DL 42 Cole Mullins Fr LB 43 Kahanu Kia So DL 44 Junior Tuihalamaka Jr DL 45 Kobi Onyiuke Jr LB 46 Jerry Rullo Jr DL 47 Jason Onye Sr DL 51 Boubacar Traore So DL 56 Howard Cross III GS DL 58 Grant Ristoff GS DL 59 Sean Sevillano Jr. Fr DL 91 Aiden Gobaira Jr DL 93 Armel Mukam So DL 94 Eric Lindstrom So DL 95 Tyson Ford Jr DL 98 Devan Houstan So DL 99 Rylie Mills GS S –– Taebron Bennie-Powell Fr S –– Rod Heard II GS CB –– Karson Hobbs Fr S –– Brauntae Johnson Fr LB –– Bodie Kahoun Fr CB –– Leonard Moore Fr LB –– Tommy Powlus Fr LB –– Teddy Rezac Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 14 Bryce McFerson Jr P 32 Chris Salerno Sr K 48 Marcello Diomede So LS 51 Rino Monteforte Jr LS 57 Andrew Kros So K 90 Eric Goins GS K 92 Zac Yoakam Jr LS 96 Joseph Vinci Fr K 98 Mitch Jeter GS	Head coach Marcus Freeman Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike Denbrock – Offensive coordinator/tight ends Al Golden – Defensive coordinator Marty Biagi – Special teams coordinator Gino Guidugli – Quarterbacks/pass game coordinator Deland McCullough – Associate head coach/running backs Mike Brown – Wide receivers Joe Rudolph – Offensive line Al Washington – Defensive line/defensive run game coordinator Max Bullough – Linebackers Mike Mickens – Defensive backs/defensive pass game coordinator Loren Landow – Director of football performance Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster Last update: March 7, 2024

• Notre Dame is currently 3 players over the scholarship limit of 85.

Depth chart

Defense FS Adon Shuler Luke Talich Kennedy Urlacher VYPER WLB MLB ROVER Jordan Botelho Jack Kiser Drayk Bowen Jaylen Sneed Junior Tuihalamaka Preston Zinter Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Jaiden Ausberry Boubacar Traore Bodie Kahoun - Kahanu Kia SS Xavier Watts Ben Minich Brauntae Johnson CB Jaden Mickey Christian Gray Karson Hobbs DE NT DE R.J. Oben Howard Cross III Rylie Mills Joshua Burnham Donovan Hinish Jason Onye Aiden Gobaira Devan Houstan Tyson Ford CB Benjamin Morrison Chance Tucker Leonard Moore Offense WR-X Jayden Thomas Deion Colzie KK Smith WR-F Jaden Greathouse Jordan Faison Jayden Harrison LT LG C RG RT Charles Jagusah Pat Coogan Ashton Craig Billy Schrauth Tosh Baker Aamil Wagner Sam Pendleton Joe Otting Rocco Spindler Sullivan Absher Guerby Lambert Chris Terek - Peter Jones Ty Chan TE Mitchell Evans Eli Raridon Cooper Flanagan WR-Z Kris Mitchell Beaux Collins Cam Williams QB Riley Leonard Steve Angeli Kenny Minchey Key reserves Special teams PK Mitch Jeter P Bryce McFerson KR Jadarian Price PR Jordan Faison LS Rino Monteforte H Bryce McFerson RB Jeremiyah Love Jadarian Price Gi'Bran Payne

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