Notre Dame releases depth chart for Week 5 vs. Louisville

Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff hopes were snuffed out last season at Louisville, and that’s who will the Irish will host at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday in South Bend.

Here’s how Notre Dame will line up in Week 5.

Quarterback

1. Riley Leonard (Sr.)
2. Steve Angeli (Jr.)

Running back

1. Jeremiyah Love (So.) OR
2. Jadarian Price (Jr.)
3. Aneyas Williams (Fr.)
4. Devyn Ford (Gr.)

Wide receiver (boundary)

1. Beaux Collins (Sr.) OR
2. Jayden Thomas (Sr.)

Wide receiver (field)

1. Jordan Faison (So.) OR
2. Kris Mitchell (Gr.) OR
3. KK Smith (So.)

Wide receiver (slot)

1. Jaden Greathouse (So.) OR
2. Jayden Harrison (Gr.)

Tight end

1. Mitchell Evans (Sr.)
2. Eli Raridon (Jr.)

Sophomore tight end Cooper Flanagan, who suffered an ankle injury early in Week 4, is not on the depth chart this week. He’s out for Week 5.

Left tackle

1. Anthonie Knapp (Fr.)
2. Tosh Baker (Gr.)

Left guard

1. Sam Pendleton (So.)
2. Sullivan Absher (So.)

Center

1. Pat Coogan (Sr.)
2. Sam Pendleton (So.)
3. Joe Otting (So.)

Right guard

1. Rocco Spindler (Sr.)
2. Chris Terek (So.)

Right tackle

1. Aamil Wagner (Jr.)
2. Guerby Lambert (Fr.)

Vyper

1. Boubacar Traore (So.)
2. Junior Tuihalamaka (Jr.)
3. Loghan Thomas (Fr.)

Three-technique defensive tackle

1. Rylie Mills (Gr.)
2. Jason Onye (Sr.)
3. Armel Mukam (So.)

Nose tackle

1. Howard Cross III (Gr.)
2. Donovan Hinish (Jr.)

Strong-side defensive end

1. RJ Oben (Gr.)
2. Joshua Burnham (Jr.) OR
3. Bryce Young (Fr.)

Will linebacker

1. Jack Kiser (Gr.)
2. Jaiden Ausberry (So.) OR
3. Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa (Fr.)

Mike linebacker

1. Drayk Bowen (So.)
2. Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa (Fr.)

Rover

1. Jaylen Sneed (Jr.)
2. Jaiden Ausberry (So.)

Nickel

1. Jordan Clark (Gr.)
2. Karson Hobbs (Fr.)

Cornerback (boundary)

1. Benjamin Morrison (Jr.)
2. Leonard Moore (Fr.)

Cornerback (field)

1. Christian Gray (So.)
2. Jaden Mickey (Jr.)

Notre Dame left Mickey on the initial depth chart, but he decided to take a redshirt and will enter the transfer portal after the season.

Safety (boundary)

1. Adon Shuler (So.)
2. Luke Talich (So.) OR
3. Kennedy Urlacher (Fr.)

Safety (field)

1. Xavier Watts (Sr.)
2. Rod Heard II (Gr.)

Specialists (starters only)

Place kicker: Mitch Jeter (Gr.)

Kickoff specialist: Mitch Jeter (Gr.)

Punter: James Rendell (Gr.)

Holder: Chris Salerno (Sr.)

Long snapper (punts): Andrew Kros (So.)

Short snapper (field goals): Rino Monteforte (Jr.)

Kickoff returner: Jayden Harrison (Gr.) OR Jeremiyah Love (So.) OR Jadarian Price (Jr.)

Punt returner: Jordan Faison (So.) OR Jaden Greathouse (So.)

Monteforte, after briefly being benched, keeps his role as the short snapper. Kros replaced him for the first field goal of Saturday’s game, which went poorly for everyone involved. Also, Faison returns to the punt returner role.