# 2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team will represent the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish will be led by Marcus Freeman in his fourth year as Notre Dame's head coach. They will play their home games at Notre Dame Stadium located in Notre Dame, Indiana.

## Offseason
### Coaching changes

The following coaches left the program:
* Defensive coordinator Al Golden left for the same position with the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL.
* Associate head coach and running backs coach Deland McCullough left for the running backs coach position with the Las Vegas Raiders of the NFL.
The following coaches were hired:
* Chris Ash was hired from the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL to be the defensive coordinator.
* Ja'Juan Seider was hired from Penn State to be the associate head coach and running backs coach.

### Departures
#### NFL

* S Jordan Clark declared for the draft.
* WR Beaux Collins declared for the draft.
* DL Howard Cross III declared for the draft.
* TE Mitchell Evans declared for the draft.
* RB Devyn Ford declared for the draft.
* WR Jayden Harrison declared for the draft.
* S Rod Heard II declared for the draft.
* K Mitch Jeter declared for the draft.
* LB Jack Kiser declared for the draft.
* QB Riley Leonard declared for the draft.
* DL Rylie Mills declared for the draft.
* WR Kris Mitchell declared for the draft.
* CB Benjamin Morrison declared for the draft; forwent 1 year of remaining eligibility.
* DL RJ Oben declared for the draft.
* TE Davis Sherwood declared for the draft.
* S Xavier Watts declared for the draft; forwent 1 year of remaining eligibility.

#### Transfers out

* OL Ty Chan transferred to UConn.
* WR Deion Colzie transferred to Miami (OH).
* OL Pat Coogan transferred to Indiana.
* DL Tyson Ford transferred to California; previously medically retired.
* DL Aiden Gobaira transferred to James Madison; previously medically retired.
* CB Jaden Mickey transferred to Boise State; previously committed to California.
* OL Sam Pendleton transferred to Tennessee.
* TE Charlie Selna is currently in the transfer portal; previously walk-on.
* OL Rocco Spindler transferred to Nebraska.
* WR Jayden Thomas transferred to Virginia.
* TE Andrew Yanoshak is currently in the transfer portal; previously walk-on.

#### Retirements

* CB Marty Auer
* OL Tosh Baker
* P William Bartel
* P/K Eric Goins
* CB Max Hurleman
* WR Jack Polian
* DL Grant Ristoff
* K Chris Salerno
* RB Jake Tafelski

### Additions
#### Transfers in

* K Noah Burnette transferred in from North Carolina.
* DL Jared Dawson transferred in from Louisville.
* WR Malachi Fields transferred in from Virginia.
* DL Elijah Hughes transferred in from USC.
* WR Will Pauling transferred in from Wisconsin.
* CB Devonta Smith transferred in from Alabama.
* S Jalen Stroman transferred in from Virginia Tech.
* TE Ty Washington transferred in from Arkansas.

#### Recruiting

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Matty Augustine OL | Greenwich, CT | Brunswick School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 292 lb (132 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Jerome Bettis Jr. WR | Atlanta, GA | Woodward Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Will Black OL | London, ON | Choate Rosemary Hall | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 292 lb (132 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 |||||||
| JaDon Blair S | Winston-Salem, NC | Mount Tabor | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| Christopher Burgess Jr. DL | Chicago, IL | Simeon Career Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| Elijah Burress WR | Totowa, NJ | DePaul Catholic | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Davion Dixon DL | Homestead, FL | Miami Palmetto | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 322 lb (146 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Madden Faraimo LB | Oceanside, CA | JSerra Catholic | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 |||||||
| James Flanigan TE | Green Bay, WI | Notre Dame de la Baie Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 |||||||
| Dallas Golden CB | Tampa, FL | Berkeley Prep | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| Blake Hebert QB | Boxford, MA | Brunswick School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| Cam Herron OL | Indianapolis, IN | Warren Central | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 288 lb (131 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Dominik Hulak DL | Glendale Heights, IL | Immaculate Conception | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Nolan James Jr. RB | Westwood, NJ | DePaul Catholic | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Ko'o Kia LB | Kahaluʻu, HI | Punahou | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Brandon Logan S | Fort Wayne, IN | Snider | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Ethan Long S | Milford, CT | Brunswick School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Joe Reiff DL | Elmhurst, IL | York Community High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Antavious Richardson WR | Greenville, GA | Greenville | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 166 lb (75 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Anthony Sacca LB | Delran Township, NJ | St. Joseph's Prep School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| Erik Schmidt K | Milwaukee, WI | Marquette University High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Owen Strebig OL | Brookfield, WI | Waukesha Catholic Memorial | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 298 lb (135 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| Gordy Sulfsted DL | Cincinnati, OH | St. Xavier | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Cree Thomas CB | Phoenix, AZ | Brophy College Preparatory | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Mark Zackery IV CB | Indianapolis, IN | Ben Davis | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 11 247Sports: 12 |||||||
| 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: "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 17, 2025. "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2025. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 17, 2025. "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved March 17, 2025. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV |
| August 31 | 7:30 p.m. | at Miami (FL) | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL (rivalry) | ABC |
| September 13 | | Texas A&M | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN | NBC |
| September 20 | | Purdue | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) | NBC |
| September 27 | | at Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | |
| October 4 | | Boise State | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN | NBC |
| October 11 | | NC State | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN | NBC |
| October 18 | | USC | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Jewelled Shillelagh) | NBC |
| November 1 | | at Boston College | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA (Holy War) | |
| November 8 | | Navy | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | NBC |
| November 15 | | at Pittsburgh | Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh, PA (rivalry) | |
| November 22 | | Syracuse | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN | NBC |
| November 29 | | at Stanford | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (Legends Trophy) | |
| All times are in Eastern time ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CFP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |

## Game summaries
### at Miami (FL)

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Fighting Irish | | | 0 |
| Hurricanes | | | 0 |
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
* Date: August 31
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* TV: ABC
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Notre Dame | Passing |
| Notre Dame | Rushing |
| Notre Dame | Receiving |
| Miami | Passing |
| Miami | Rushing |
| Miami | Receiving |

### vs Texas A&M

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Aggies | | | 0 |
| Fighting Irish | | | 0 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
* Date: September 13
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Texas A&M | Passing |
| Texas A&M | Rushing |
| Texas A&M | Receiving |
| Notre Dame | Passing |
| Notre Dame | Rushing |
| Notre Dame | Receiving |

### vs Purdue

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Boilermakers | | | 0 |
| Fighting Irish | | | 0 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
* Date: September 20
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Purdue | Passing |
| Purdue | Rushing |
| Purdue | Receiving |
| Notre Dame | Passing |
| Notre Dame | Rushing |
| Notre Dame | Receiving |

### at Arkansas

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Fighting Irish | | | 0 |
| Razorbacks | | | 0 |
at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas
* Date: September 27
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Notre Dame | Passing |
| Notre Dame | Rushing |
| Notre Dame | Receiving |
| Arkansas | Passing |
| Arkansas | Rushing |
| Arkansas | Receiving |

### vs Boise State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Broncos | | | 0 |
| Fighting Irish | | | 0 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
* Date: October 4
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Boise State | Passing |
| Boise State | Rushing |
| Boise State | Receiving |
| Notre Dame | Passing |
| Notre Dame | Rushing |
| Notre Dame | Receiving |

### vs NC State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Wolfpack | | | 0 |
| Fighting Irish | | | 0 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
* Date: October 11
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| NC State | Passing |
| NC State | Rushing |
| NC State | Receiving |
| Notre Dame | Passing |
| Notre Dame | Rushing |
| Notre Dame | Receiving |

### vs USC

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Trojans | | | 0 |
| Fighting Irish | | | 0 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
* Date: October 18
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| USC | Passing |
| USC | Rushing |
| USC | Receiving |
| Notre Dame | Passing |
| Notre Dame | Rushing |
| Notre Dame | Receiving |

### at Boston College

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Fighting Irish | | | 0 |
| Eagles | | | 0 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
* Date: November 1
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Notre Dame | Passing |
| Notre Dame | Rushing |
| Notre Dame | Receiving |
| Boston College | Passing |
| Boston College | Rushing |
| Boston College | Receiving |

### vs Navy

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Midshipmen | | | 0 |
| Fighting Irish | | | 0 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
* Date: November 8
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Navy | Passing |
| Navy | Rushing |
| Navy | Receiving |
| Notre Dame | Passing |
| Notre Dame | Rushing |
| Notre Dame | Receiving |

### at Pittsburgh

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Fighting Irish | | | 0 |
| Panthers | | | 0 |
at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: November 15
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Notre Dame | Passing |
| Notre Dame | Rushing |
| Notre Dame | Receiving |
| Pittsburgh | Passing |
| Pittsburgh | Rushing |
| Pittsburgh | Receiving |

### vs Syracuse

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Orange | | | 0 |
| Fighting Irish | | | 0 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
* Date: November 22
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Syracuse | Passing |
| Syracuse | Rushing |
| Syracuse | Receiving |
| Notre Dame | Passing |
| Notre Dame | Rushing |
| Notre Dame | Receiving |

### at Stanford

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Fighting Irish | | | 0 |
| Cardinal | | | 0 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California
* Date: November 29
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Notre Dame | Passing |
| Notre Dame | Rushing |
| Notre Dame | Receiving |
| Stanford | Passing |
| Stanford | Rushing |
| Stanford | Receiving |

## Personnel
### Roster

* Notre Dame is currently 14 players over the roster limit of 105.

### Depth chart

* Depth chart is a projection and is subject to change.
Defense :
* FS
* Jalen Stroman
* JaDon Blair
* Tae Johnson
| ROVER | MLB | WLB |
| Jaylen Sneed | Drayk Bowen | Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa |
| Jaiden Ausberry | Preston Zinter | Bodie Kahoun |
| Kahanu Kia | Teddy Rezac | Madden Faraimo |
* SS
* Adon Shuler
* Luke Talich
* Kennedy Urlacher
* CB
* Christian Gray
* Karson Hobbs
* Chance Tucker
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| Joshua Burnham | Gabriel Rubio | Donovan Hinish | Jordan Botelho |
| Bryce Young | Jared Dawson | Jason Onye | Junior Tuihalamaka |
| Loghan Thomas | Armel Mukam | Elijah Hughes | Boubacar Traore |
* CB
* Leonard Moore
* Devonta Smith
* Dallas Golden
Offense :
* WR-X
* Malachi Fields
* Micah Gilbert
* KK Smith
* WR-F
* Jaden Greathouse
* Will Pauling
* Logan Saldate
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Charles Jagusah | Billy Schrauth | Ashton Craig | Anthonie Knapp | Aamil Wagner |
| Guerby Lambert | Sullivan Absher | Joe Otting | Chris Terek | Will Black |
| Owen Strebig | Peter Jones | Cam Herron | Matty Augustine | Styles Prescod |
* TE
* Eli Raridon
* Cooper Flanagan
* Ty Washington
* WR-Z
* Jordan Faison
* Cam Williams
* Elijah Burress
* QB
* CJ Carr
* Steve Angeli
* Kenny Minchey
* Key reserves
* RB Kedren Young
* TE Kevin Bauman, Jack Larsen
* DL Devan Houstan, Cole Mullins, Sean Sevillano Jr., Brenan Vernon
* S Taebron Bennie-Powell, Ben Minich
* Special teams
* PK Noah Burnette
* P James Rendell
* KR Jordan Faison Aneyas Williams
* PR Jaden Greathouse Jordan Faison
* LS Rino Monteforte (Field goals, extra points) Joseph Vinci (Punting)
* H Dylan Devezin
* RB
* Jeremiyah Love
* Jadarian Price
* Gi'Bran Payne Aneyas Williams