The final piece of the 2026 Notre Dame defensive line puzzle just got put into place.
We have all sorts of good news coming in today. According to Blue and Gold’s Eric Hansen, Notre Dame defensive tackle, Jason Onye, has been granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA.
Not even the new portal additions were as big of a deal for Notre Dame’s defensive line as this news about Onye — and every bit of good news for that position group was huge for the Irish.
| Player/Class | Freshmen | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | Graduate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Noah Grubbs, Teddy Jarrard | Blake Hebert | C.J. Carr | – | ` |
| Running Back | Javian Osborne, Jonaz Walton | Nolan James | Aneyas Williams, Kedren Young | – | – |
| Tight End | Preston Fryzel, Ian Premer | James Flanigan | Jack Larsen | Cooper Flanagan | Ty Washington |
| Wide Receiver | Dylan Faison, Bubba Frazier, Kaydon Finley, Devin Fitzgerald, Brayden Robinson | Elijah Burress, Jerome Bettis Jr., Quincy Porter | Cam Williams, Micah Gilbert, Logan Saldate, Mylan Graham | Jaden Greathouse, Jordan Faison | – |
| Center | – | Cameron Herron | – | Joe Otting | Ashton Craig |
| Guard | Sullivan Garvin, Tyler Merrill, Gregory Patrick | – | – | Chris Terek, Sullivan Absher, Devan Houstan | – |
| Tackle | Ben Nichols, Grayson McKeogh, Charlie Thom | Will Black, Owen Strebig, Matty Augustine | Peter Jones, Anthonie Knapp, Styles Prescod, Guerby Lambert | Charles Jagusah | – |
| Defensive Tackle | Tiki Hola, Elijah Golden | Christopher Burgess, Davion Dixon, Gordy Sulfsted | Cole Mullins, Sean Sevillano, Francis Brewu, Tionne Gray | Brenan Vernon, Armel Mukam | Elijah Hughes, Jason Onye |
| Defensive End | Ebenezer Ewetade, Rodney Dunham | Dominik Hulak, Joseph Reiff | Bryce Young, Loghan Thomas, Keon Keeley | Boubacar Traore | – |
| Linebacker | Thomas Davis Jr., Kobe Clapper | Madden Faraimo, Ko’o Kia, | Teddy Rezac, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, Kahanu Kia | Drayk Bowen, Jaiden Ausberry | Jaylen Sneed |
| Safety | Ayden Pouncey, Joey O’Brien, Nick Reddish | Ethan Long, Brandon Logan | Brauntae Johnson | Adon Shuler, Luke Talich | – |
| Cornerback | Chaston Smith, Khary Adams | Dallas Golden, Mark Zachery, Jayden Sanders | Leonard Moore | Christian Gray | DJ McKinney |
| Specialists | Jasper Scaife, Micah Drescher | Erik Schmidt | Spencer Porath | – | – |
| Totals | 30/105 (29) | 53/105 (23) | 78/105 (25) | 94/105 (16) | 100/105 (6) |
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