Football My Top 25 most impactful ND players for the 2023 season

Tyler James · Aug 4, 2023

I once again participated in the annual exercise of ranking the top 25 players on Notre Dame football's roster for Douglas Farmer and his NBCSports.com Counting Down the Irish series. I'm preparing a story for tomorrow morning that breaks down how my ballot differs most significantly from the other media members he polled.

In the meantime, here's my full Top 25.

1. QB Sam Hartman
2. LT Joe Alt
3. CB Benjamin Morrison
4. RB Audric Estimé
5. LB JD Bertrand
6. RT Blake Fisher
7. WR Jayden Thomas
8. S Xavier Watts
9. TE Mitchell Evans
10. NT Howard Cross III
11. WR Tobias Merriweather
12. CB Cam Hart
13. C Zeke Correll
14. DT Rylie Mills
15. DE Jordan Botelho
16. WR Chris Tyree
17. DE Javontae Jean-Baptiste
18. LG Billy Schrauth
19. LB Jack Kiser
20. CB Jaden Mickey
21. DB Thomas Harper
22. RB Jadarian Price
23. WR Jaden Greathouse
24. TE Holden Staes
25. LB Jaylen Sneed

You may recall that @Eric Hansen did his own Top 23 for 2023 in early July.

If you want to read the complete poll results, the link is below:

Counting Down the Irish 2023: The Top Five, led by the best offensive tackle in college football and his QB

How good could Notre Dame's offense be in 2023? Look at the top-five Irish players to get a better idea.

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