Take a quick look at the Notre Dame football recruiting classes in the past several years and it’s easy to see why the interior defensive line was a major problem for the Irish. Too many recruiting cycles were left with little to no talent, therefore, depth became a developing issue. However, Irish fans saw the emergence of young players in 2017 backed up by a solid 2018 recruiting class. Fortunately, the 2018 squad and 2019 recruiting class should be much of the same.
2018 Roster Outlook
Notre Dame returns both starters at defensive tackle in Jerry Tillery and Jonathan Bonner.