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Notre Dame finished second in college football last season. Most way-too-early top-25 rankings after the national championship game had the Irish in the 4-6 range. On3’s Andy Staples, however, believes Notre Dame has enough to make it back to college football’s biggest stage.

For Notre Dame, the obvious answer to the small draft numbers is that the Irish return the vast majority of their top players. Notre Dame only lost three starters from its offense, and two of those players were drafted. The Irish lost five starters from the defense, and three of those players were drafted.

Who drafted Riley Leonard? Indianapolis Colts pick the Notre Dame football star in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Here's what to expect from the quarterback.

In order to do that, Notre Dame will need to continue recruiting at an elite level and bringing in talent via the NCAA transfer portal. Freeman has established a tough mentality on both sides of the football. Offensively, the team has run through the ground game and supplemented it with a solid all-around aerial attack.

After making it to the College Football Playoff championship game last season, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were well represented at the 2025 NFL draft, with six players selected.

When looking at the draft, Leonard is CBS Sports' 10th-ranked quarterback prospect, just behind Oregon's Dillon Gabriel and right in front of Missouri's Brady Cook. Leonard is expected to be a Day 3 pick, more specifically in either the fourth or fifth round. Here are several teams that could be possible landing spots for Leonard.

Quarterbacks, leadership vacuums, roster spots and durability are on the minds Marcus Freeman and the 2024-25 CFP runner-ups.

Ohio State claims the 2024-2025 College Football National Championship with a 34-23 win over Notre Dame, marking their 10th title victory.

In college football, there is only one ultimate goal for every single team in the nation. That is to win a national championship. Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning has become one of the most popular head coaches and is coaching one of the best teams in college football as well.

ESPN will also broadcast both CFP semifinals and the 2026 CFP national championship, scheduled for Monday, Jan. 19, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The title game returns to Miami for the first time since 2021 and marks the second straight year the championship is being held in a repeat host city, following Atlanta’s turn in both 2018 and 2025.

JD vance says he broke the National title trophy because he "didn't want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy."

Vice President J.D. Vance fumbled the National Championship trophy on Monday while the Ohio State Buckeyes were visiting The White House to celebrate their title.

Steve Angeli’s departure via the transfer portal puts a different spin on Notre Dame’s offseason and may change where this fall (and winter) could take the Irish. Let’s get into those questions and more in this week’s Notre Dame mailbag.

He won Mr. Football at one of Indiana's smallest schools, played more games for Notre Dame than anyone else. Now, Jack Kiser waits on NFL draft call.

Park’s Ayden Pouncey, the No. 11-ranked safety in the country according to the 247 Sports composite rankings, followed in his brother’s footsteps Saturday, and committed to play

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard has been drafted in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts

During the Ohio State Buckeyes' celebration at the White House for their national title on Monday, Vice President JD Vance almost fumbled the championship trophy.

Eric Penick's run against USC in 1973 helped stop the Fighting Irish slide in the rivalry, and helped guide Notre Dame to a national championship.

The final six rounds of the 2025 NFL draft played out on Friday and Saturday in Detroit. Six former Irish players found their professional homes through selections, extending their college football lead to 538 all-time draft picks. Additionally, three more signed as undrafted free agents.

President Donald Trump hosted the team after the Buckeyes won the College Football Playoff National Championship in January.

Unsurprisingly, this year's Notre Dame NFL draft class has some players who are going to make big waves on the next level. Cornerback Benjamin Morrison and safety Xavier Watts stand out.