The college football transfer portal opened yesterday, and more than 3,000 college football players have reportedly submitted their names to the system. While some fans expect a commitment or two, players are allowed to visit schools — and absolutely should.
Notre Dame already has many players lining up to visit:
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Penn State DT Xavier Gilliam
Iowa State CB Jontez Williams
Michigan State wide receiver Nick Marsh
Central Florida DT Horace Lockett
Michigan State guard Jalen Thompson
Wake Forest University DT Mateen Igirogba
Notre Dame will be very aggressive at portal as it looks to fill multiple needs such as wide receiver, defensive line, nickel and kicker. There’s room for luxury additions if Notre Dame wants to go a certain route.
|
Player/Professor |
newborn |
Sophomore year |
primary |
advanced |
graduate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
quarterback |
Noah Grubbs, Teddy Jarrard |
Blake Herbert |
CJ Carr |
– |
` |
|
run back |
Javion Osbourne, Jonas Walton |
Nolan James |
Anias Williams, Kedron Young |
– |
– |
|
tight end |
Preston Frazier, Ian Premer |
James Flanigan |
Jack Larson |
Cooper Flanagan |
– |
|
wide receiver |
Dylan Faison, Bubba Frazier, Caiden Finley, Devin Fitzgerald, Brayden Robinson |
Elijah Burroughs, Jerome Bettis Jr., Antavius Richardson |
Cam Williams, Micah Gilbert, Logan Soldat |
Jaden Greathouse, KK Smith, Jordan Faison |
– |
|
center |
– |
Cameron Herron |
– |
Joe Otting |
Ashton Craig |
|
guard |
Sullivan Gavin, Tyler Merrill, Gregory Patrick |
– |
– |
Chris Track, Sullivan Absher, Dewan Huystein |
– |
|
deal with |
Ben Nichols, Grayson Macchio, Charlie Tom |
Will Black, Owen Strebig, Marty Augustine |
Peter Jones/Anthony Knapp/Styles Prescod/Gelby Lambert |
Charles Jagusa |
– |
|
defensive tackle |
Tiki Hora, Elijah Golden |
Joseph Reiff, Davion Dixon |
Sean Sevillano |
Brennan Vernon |
Elijah Hughes, Jason One |
|
defensive end |
Ebenezer Evitard, Rodney Dunham |
Christopher Burgess, Gordy Soulstead, Dominique Hurac, Ko’o Kia |
Cole Mullins, Bryce Young, Logan Thomas |
Boubacar Traore |
– |
|
defender |
Thomas Davis Jr., Kobe Clapper |
Anthony Sacca, Madden Faraimo |
Teddy Rezak, Bodie Calhoun, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa |
Derek Bowen, Preston Zinter, Jaden Ausbury |
Jalen Snead |
|
Safety |
Aiden Pouncey, Joey O’Brien, Nick Reddish |
Ethan Long, Brandon Logan |
Bronta Johnson |
Aton Schuller, Luke Tallich |
– |
|
cornerback |
Chasten Smith, Cary Adams |
Dallas Golden, Mark Zachery |
Leonard Moore |
Christian Gray |
– |
|
expert |
Jasper Scaife |
Eric Schmidt |
– |
– |
– |
|
total |
29/105 (29) |
52/105 (23) |
72/105 (20) |
89/105 (17) |
93/105 (4) |
I’m 97% sure that all Irish players who want to be in the portal are currently in the portal, but there are one or two other names that wouldn’t shock me.
|
exist |
go out |
|---|---|
|
– |
QB – Kenny Minch |
|
– |
S——Tybron Bennie-Powell |
|
– |
RB – Gibran Payne |
|
– |
S——Jayden Blair |
|
– |
CB – Chance Tucker |
|
– |
S——Ben Minich |
|
– |
K——Marcelo Diomede |
|
– |
DB – Carson Hobbs |
|
– |
S——Ben Minich |
|
– |
DE – Joshua Burnham |
|
– |
DT – Amer Muqam |
|
– |
CB – Kerry Thomas |