2026 Spring Practice Thread

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allenm5333

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arrowryan said:
Elston was a good coach, but idk about Mickens level. Mickens was basically elite at everything and now has Notre Dame considered a prime destination for DB recruits. I’m really interested to see how many Notre Dame DB’s, coached/recruited by Mickens, succeed in the NFL.
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Mickens recruited and developed his @$$ off. Elston was a really good developer. He left us with some poor depth
 
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SeekNDestroy said:
Serious question. I’m curious why you think the coaches are wrong about the move inside.
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Wrong? I don't think their necessarily wrong, but his skill set and tape say he's more skilled on the edge.

I believe he is one of those guys who has the capability to be able to do both if needed.
 
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SeekNDestroy

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Rocketman84 said:
Wrong? I don't think their necessarily wrong, but his skill set and tape say he's more skilled on the edge.

I believe he is one of those guys who has the capability to be able to do both if needed.
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Do you think he’ll be more of a pass rushing/passing downs type player?
 
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allenm5333

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RudyVerse said:
Guessing mid year they had Mullins get body ready for DT before they realized we’d make it rain in portal for DT.
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Mullins is more of a BK level take than what we are currently getting. He was a kid we took before smashing it with the title run, NIL, and transfers.
 
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IrishInOntario

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allenm5333 said:
Mullins is more of a BK level take than what we are currently getting. He was a kid we took before smashing it with the title run, NIL, and transfers.
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Totally agree on Mullins. Good football player. Bit of a tweener, but a guy who can definitely help ND as a depth / rotational guy.

That said, in the Portal era and with the way Freeman is recruiting, he should realistically never make it into ND's 2-deep. If we assume the 5-deep over the next 2 years...

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Without any transfer portal additions and assuming we don't see a litany of transfers at the DL position, I just don't see a place for for Mullins to get into the 2-deep. Hell, the 3-deep seems like a stretch as highly talented players develop around him.

Good problem to have.
 
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allenm5333

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IrishInOntario said:
Totally agree on Mullins. Good football player. Bit of a tweener, but a guy who can definitely help ND as a depth / rotational guy.

That said, in the Portal era and with the way Freeman is recruiting, he should realistically never make it into ND's 2-deep. If we assume the 5-deep over the next 2 years...

2026
Brewu-Onye
Hughes-Gray
Mukam-Burgess
Golden-Mullins?
Dixon-Sevillano

2027
Brewu-Gray
Mukam-Burgess
Golden-Dixon
Hola-Mullins
Parks-Folorusho

Without any transfer portal additions and assuming we don't see a litany of transfers at the DL position, I just don't see a place for for Mullins to get into the 2-deep. Hell, the 3-deep seems like a stretch as highly talented players develop around him.

Good problem to have.
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Correct. Even if he is the 6th best DT, do you play him over a young guy who has a higher ceiling and will be needed the following year? Probably not
 
NDPhilly

NDPhilly

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I think Mullins can grow into a solid rotational 3-4 DE or DT on passing downs. As we’ve seen, guys get hurt. We’ve seen guys that are a lot less physically gifted contribute meaningful snaps.
 
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RudyVerse

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Rodney Durham (freshman DE), Tae, Miles Graham, Knapp at guard have stood out. I’m sure there are others but those 4 have been called out.

I’m irrationally high on Mylan and think he’ll be WR #1.
 
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