A long held belief of mine over the years is you’re only as good as your best guys. The margins matter, of course, and if left unattended they can cost a team a game or two. But, if you’ve got a team that wants to be better than good, to be among the elite, they are going to need players and/or units that are of that caliber.
There has been a lot of discussion about the depth of Notre Dame’s defensive line and the experience if the offensive line. When ranking position groups, they’ll undoubtedly be at least amongst the top four, if not the top two.