Sorry it's late once again, was feeling sick earlier this week.
Notre Dame QB's: Brandon Wimbush has been very impressive with running the ball this season as on the season he has had 49 attempts with 314 yards, a 6.4 average per rush, and 6 touchdowns. He has been the only player on the team to score touchdowns in each game so far. The win over Boston College gave him career highs and school records for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. He had 21 attempts, 207 yards, averaged 9.9 yards per rush, and had 4 touchdowns. He nearly had a 5th one but was ruled out short of the goal line. While passing has been less impressive so far with 48 completions on 94 attempts for 490 yards with a 51.1 completion rate, 2 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions, there is plenty of time to improve as the Irish are only 3 games into the season and he has had just 3 career starts. Running the ball so far has been great, and passing can easily improve in time. I would say he is easily ahead of other first time starters in the Kelly era at this point and will likely have passing down by the start of the second half of the regular season. Still, Wimbush has been one of the best at running the ball so far in the Kelly era and it is realistic that he could break DeShone Kizer's single season records when it comes to the ground game. Ian Book got some playing time, but has not had any completions three games into his career.
Notre Dame RB's: Josh Adams has been quite a force on the ground so far this season with 443 rushing yards on 56 attempts to give him a 7.9 yard average along with 2 touchdowns. In terms of overall rushing yards this season, Josh Adams is 5th in the nation and with the pace he is going at right now could have close to 2,000 yards after the regular season. While this remains to be seen, Adams had the 4th best single game rushing performance against Boston College, and had he gotten a few more late game carries, might have broken the record. Adams has been important when it comes to catching the ball as well with 8 receptions (2nd on the team) for 69 yards (3rd on the team). Dexter Williams carries have been few so far this season, but he has made his plays count with 12 carries for 174 yards with a 14.5 yard average and 3 touchdowns. These numbers were only over the first and third game so far this season, which makes things look better. Hopefully Williams will get an increase in attempts to show off his play making abilities in a very strong running game. The performance of rushing yards by the Irish was one of the best in close to 50 years as they had 515 yards against Boston College and averaged 10.1 yards per play with 7 touchdowns. The Irish have the 3rd best total in overall rushing yards this season. Tony Jones Jr. has appeared with 9 attempts for 23 yards, but has 2 touchdowns on the ground, while Deon McIntosh appeared finally against the Eagles with 4 attempts for 24 yards.
Notre Dame WR's and TE's: It is certainly surprising, but after three games, the leading receiver is tight end Alize Mack with 9 catches for 101 yards. He had minimal yards in the opener against Temple, but has played a part in the passing offense the last two games. Surprisingly, Equanimeous St. Brown has just 7 receptions for 99 yards and 1 touchdown through 3 games. He has often been more heavily covered and sometimes passes his way have been overthrown. The next leading receiver is another tight end in Durham Smythe who has 3 catches for 67 yards, while Cameron Smith is next with 7 receptions for 54 yards. The Irish will be without Freddy Canteen, who is having season-ending surgery and could get another year by medical redshirt and he had just 1 catch for 7 yards. The tight ends have become more involved in the passing offense so far, but the receivers have not made a major impact outside of Equanimeous St. Brown.
Notre Dame OL: So far, the offensive line has done rather well in the run blocking area as the Irish have hit more than 400 yards in two games so far this season. It's realistic to say that the offensive line could help in the run blocking to allow the overall numbers in the regular season to be over 3000 yards rather easily. So far in terms of protection they have allowed 5 sacks, 15 tackles for loss, and 16 quarterback hurries. They have faced defenses that seem to favor blitzing and being aggressive as a whole in each game this season so far.
Notre Dame QB's: Brandon Wimbush has been very impressive with running the ball this season as on the season he has had 49 attempts with 314 yards, a 6.4 average per rush, and 6 touchdowns. He has been the only player on the team to score touchdowns in each game so far. The win over Boston College gave him career highs and school records for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. He had 21 attempts, 207 yards, averaged 9.9 yards per rush, and had 4 touchdowns. He nearly had a 5th one but was ruled out short of the goal line. While passing has been less impressive so far with 48 completions on 94 attempts for 490 yards with a 51.1 completion rate, 2 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions, there is plenty of time to improve as the Irish are only 3 games into the season and he has had just 3 career starts. Running the ball so far has been great, and passing can easily improve in time. I would say he is easily ahead of other first time starters in the Kelly era at this point and will likely have passing down by the start of the second half of the regular season. Still, Wimbush has been one of the best at running the ball so far in the Kelly era and it is realistic that he could break DeShone Kizer's single season records when it comes to the ground game. Ian Book got some playing time, but has not had any completions three games into his career.
Notre Dame RB's: Josh Adams has been quite a force on the ground so far this season with 443 rushing yards on 56 attempts to give him a 7.9 yard average along with 2 touchdowns. In terms of overall rushing yards this season, Josh Adams is 5th in the nation and with the pace he is going at right now could have close to 2,000 yards after the regular season. While this remains to be seen, Adams had the 4th best single game rushing performance against Boston College, and had he gotten a few more late game carries, might have broken the record. Adams has been important when it comes to catching the ball as well with 8 receptions (2nd on the team) for 69 yards (3rd on the team). Dexter Williams carries have been few so far this season, but he has made his plays count with 12 carries for 174 yards with a 14.5 yard average and 3 touchdowns. These numbers were only over the first and third game so far this season, which makes things look better. Hopefully Williams will get an increase in attempts to show off his play making abilities in a very strong running game. The performance of rushing yards by the Irish was one of the best in close to 50 years as they had 515 yards against Boston College and averaged 10.1 yards per play with 7 touchdowns. The Irish have the 3rd best total in overall rushing yards this season. Tony Jones Jr. has appeared with 9 attempts for 23 yards, but has 2 touchdowns on the ground, while Deon McIntosh appeared finally against the Eagles with 4 attempts for 24 yards.
Notre Dame WR's and TE's: It is certainly surprising, but after three games, the leading receiver is tight end Alize Mack with 9 catches for 101 yards. He had minimal yards in the opener against Temple, but has played a part in the passing offense the last two games. Surprisingly, Equanimeous St. Brown has just 7 receptions for 99 yards and 1 touchdown through 3 games. He has often been more heavily covered and sometimes passes his way have been overthrown. The next leading receiver is another tight end in Durham Smythe who has 3 catches for 67 yards, while Cameron Smith is next with 7 receptions for 54 yards. The Irish will be without Freddy Canteen, who is having season-ending surgery and could get another year by medical redshirt and he had just 1 catch for 7 yards. The tight ends have become more involved in the passing offense so far, but the receivers have not made a major impact outside of Equanimeous St. Brown.
Notre Dame OL: So far, the offensive line has done rather well in the run blocking area as the Irish have hit more than 400 yards in two games so far this season. It's realistic to say that the offensive line could help in the run blocking to allow the overall numbers in the regular season to be over 3000 yards rather easily. So far in terms of protection they have allowed 5 sacks, 15 tackles for loss, and 16 quarterback hurries. They have faced defenses that seem to favor blitzing and being aggressive as a whole in each game this season so far.
