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Newsstand: Notre Dame defensive linemen Boubacar Traore and Armel Mukam change numbers

IMG_7504by:Jack Soble•05/10/24•

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Two Notre Dame defensive linemen have changed numbers, according to the team’s official roster. Sophomore Vyper Boubacar Traore was No. 51 and is now No. 5, while sophomore defensive tackle Armel Mukam was No. 93 and is now No. 88.

Traore will share No. 5 with sophomore wide receiver Jordan Faison. It was last worn on defense by cornerback Cam Hart in 2023. Mukam will share No. 88 with senior tight end Mitchell Evans, and he is the first defensive No. 88 on the Irish since at least 2005.

After playing in five games last season, Traore is expected to be a key situational pass rusher for the Irish. He flashed on tape as a freshman, strip-sacking USC quarterback and eventual No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams on Oct. 14.

Traore’s glimpses of pass-rush dominance got more consistent during spring practice. He picked up a sack in the Blue-Gold Game and recovered a fumble, and he was constantly in the backfield during Notre Dame’s “jersey scrimmage” on April 13.

Mukam redshirted as a freshman, playing in only one game. He missed all of spring ball with a torn labrum.

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