Counting Down The Irish | Top 25 Players
Irish Sports Daily had the pleasure of working with Douglas Farmer of NBC Sports and the rest of the Notre Dame beat to rank the Top 25 players on the Notre Dame roster.
The Top 25 players according to the Notre Dame beat:
25. DT Jon Bonner
24. P Tyler Newsome
23. OL Liam Eichenberg
22. OL Tommy Kraemer
21. K Justin Yoon
20. DE Julian Okwara
19. RB Dexter Williams
18. TE Alizè Mack
17. RB Tony Jones Jr.
16. CB Shaun Crawford
15. TE Cole Kmet
14. OL Robert Hainsey
13. CB Troy Pride Jr.
12. S Alohi Gilman
11. WR Chase Claypool
10. DE Khalid Kareem
9. WR Miles Boykin
8. DE Daelin Hayes
7. OL Alex Bars
6. QB Brandon Wimbush
5. LB Drue Tranquill
4. CB Julian Love
3. C Sam Mustipher
2. DT Jerry Tillery
1. LB Te’von Coney
Jamie and I worked on the ISD Top 25, which looked like this:
25. S Houston Griffith
24. CB Shaun Crawford
23. OL Liam Eichenberg
22. S Nick Coleman
21. WR Michael Young
20. QB Ian Book
19. WR Chase Claypool
18. K Justin Yoon
17. S Alohi Gilman
16. RB Tony Jones Jr.
15. OL Tommy Kraemer
14. CB Troy Pride Jr.
13. TE Cole Kmet
12. DE Julian Okwara
11. OL Robert Hainsey
10. DE Daelin Hayes
9. WR Miles Boykin
8. OL Alex Bars
7. QB Brandon Wimbush
6. DT Jerry Tillery
5. CB Julian Love
4. DE Khalid Kareem
3. C Sam Mustipher
2. LB Drue Tranquill
1. LB Te’von Coney
After three practice viewings, I would make one significant change, and that’s bump Troy Pride Jr. into the Top 8. Pride has arguably been Notre Dame’s best and most consistent defensive player in camp. It’s a bold statement considering the defensive talent on the roster, but Pride is positioning himself to have a monster year.
Freshman receiver Kevin Austin Jr. also has impressed and would likely make this list if we did it after the practice viewings.