2026 ND Portal Targets

ND87

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Let's talk best case scenario:
-Young and Traore better than last year
-Keeley inside pass rusher on 3rd down and otherwise starter quality DE
-Add two more good DTs so you don't suck at that position
-LBs are good
-DBs elite
-Return basically 9 starters on defense with DL upgrades. That unit was top ten by the end of the season.

-OL will be breaking in new starters but probably has at least 3x guys that will get drafted
-RB is fine but a downgrade.
-WR is a potentially massive upgrade.
-TE is probably a downgrade.
-QB is a first round draft pick.

So I think the only question mark is if the OL plays well enough to keep CJ clean and if we stay healthy. But the defense is easily top 5 on paper.
So we're STILL looking for DT's?!
 

bcole2

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Just get Duncan the walrus from that Geico hockey commercial and put him at nose and let everybody else do their thing.
 

arrowryan

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Confirmed Tionne Gray and Jourdan Blake (director of player personnel) exchanged follows. Al Washington also followed him.

Body like him is exactly who you’d like to pair Brewu with.

Has Jourdan Blake taken Gray to Hacienda yet?
 
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Plankton

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So we're STILL looking for DT's?!
2008 be like

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CoachB

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So would somebody in the know be so kind as to give comps for the guys we picked up today? What level are they at? Thanks in advance.
 

laughingirish92

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What is Porter's upside? Drake London? Doesn't seem like a super smooth athlete but is a better route runner than I would've thought, pretty agile for his size, and is crazy athletic.
Driskell today compared Porter to Fields but not as filled out body wise yet
 

Irish8248

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Crazy the year we go all in and actually mean it, our OL appears to be the biggest question mark because we don't have 5 NFL prospects .... Which is opposite of the last 26+ years lol... Love it
 

IrishInOntario

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Confirmed Tionne Gray and Jourdan Blake (director of player personnel) exchanged follows. Al Washington also followed him.

Body like him is exactly who you’d like to pair Brewu with.
Yeah, he really would be the replacement for Rubio and insurance for Onye.

Gray would help with the obvious distinction between NGs and DTs at ND moving forward. I'm projecting weights into next season on a couple of these guys and I'm really only listing guys that I think have a chance to play...

Nose Guards
Tionne Gray (6'6, 336lbs)
Armel Mukam (6'3, 310lbs)
Davion Dixon (6'2, 324lbs)
Sean Sevillano (6'2, 340lbs)
Tiki Hola (6'3, 305lbs)

Defensive Tackles
Francis Brewu (6'1, 290lbs)
Elijah Hughes (6'3, 300lbs)
Cole Mullins (6'5, 285lbs)
Chris Burgess Jr (6'4, 290lbs)
Elijah Golden (6'4, 285lbs)
 

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Can anyone recap what all was missed today and what we might be expecting tomorrow? Thank you in advance as it’s been a busy day.
 

PANDFAN

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Weren’t dudes pissing themselves just 24 hours ago bitching how ND had screwed up the portal and all these losses in the portal to teams like IU were an embarrassing look for the school. Maybe you guys should have some patience and not listen to a bunch of talking heads whose jobs are literally to envoke an emotional reaction driving up views and user interactions. Trust in the process and the coaches who have proven to at the very least have a good game plan for building a roster of players that fit their culture. Go Irish! In Freeman we trust!
Yep all the time... it's like looking at the Facebook and X comments from fans came here... just remember MMFF and coaches know what the fuck they're doing
 

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Assuming with picking up 2 CBs today, the staff passed on Smith Snowden?
I actually was wondering the same thing. Snowden is the only true slot / nickel CB of the bunch, so it’s tempting. But when you have Moore, Gray, McKinney, Sanders, Zachery and Golden, not sure you can justify adding anyone else.
 

BoredIrish

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Crazy the year we go all in and actually mean it, our OL appears to be the biggest question mark because we don't have 5 NFL prospects .... Which is opposite of the last 26+ years lol... Love it
Knapp
Black
Craig
Jagusah
Lambert
All NFL prospects.

We gonna win it all this year baby!!!
 
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