NOTE: Each week we will be posting a new Notre Dame depth chart for that week’s game. Find all 2016 Notre Dame Football Depth Charts here.
Below is our projected 2016 Notre Dame depth chart before the Irish start fall camp. This depth chart will be updated as positions are settled.
*Denotes a position where competition is still considered wide open heading into fall camp. For these positions we have listed the incumbent or leader from spring practice as the starter.
Offensive Depth Chart
| POS | STARTER | YEAR | BACKUP | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB* | Deshone Kizer | JR | Malik Zaire | SR |
| RB | Tarean Folston | SR | Josh Adams | SO |
| W WR | Equanimeous St Brown | SO | Miles Boykin | SO |
| X WR | Torii Hunter | SR | Kevin Stepherson | FR |
| Z WR* | Corey Holmes | JR | CJ Sanders | SO |
| TE | Durham Smythe | SR | Nic Weishar | JR |
| LT | Mike McGLinchey | SR | Liam Eichenberg | FR |
| LG | Quenton Nelson | JR | Trevor Ruhland | SO |
| C | Sam Mustipher | JR | Tristen Hoge | SO |
| RG* | Hunter Bivin | SR | Tommy Kraemer | FR |
| RT | Alex Bars | JR | Mark Harrell | 5th |
Defensive Depth Chart
| POS | STARTER | YEAR | BACKUP | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDE* | Andrew Trumbetti | JR | Jay Hayes | JR |
| NT | Jarron Jones | 5th | Daniel Cage | JR |
| DT | Jerry Tillery | SO | Micah Dew-Treadway | SO |
| SDE | Isaac Rochell | SR | Jonnathan Bonner | JR |
| WILL* | Tevon Coney | SO | Asmar Bilal | SO |
| MIKE | Nyles Morgan | JR | Josh Barajas | SO |
| SAM | James Onwualu | SR | Greer Martini | JR |
| CB | Cole Luke | SR | Nick Coleman | SO |
| CB* | Shaun Crawford | SO | Nick Watkins | JR |
| FS* | Max Redfield | SR | Devin Studstill | FR |
| SS | Drue Tranquill | JR | Avery Sebastian | 6th |
I will be surprised if Josh Adams isn’t the starting RB. He is to explosive to be a backup. With no Jones at TE, and a bunch of question marks at WR, Kelly will have no choice but lean heavily on the rushing attack.