Notre Dame currently sits at 88 scholarships, which includes Everett Golson, Amir Carlisle, Chase Hounshell, Nick Martin, Jarrett Grace, Joe Schmidt and Matthias Farley.
Kelly told reporters that several of these players have already applied for a 5th year.
If these players are the only ones who return for their 5th years, Notre Dame would sit at 87 scholarships. Therefore, Notre Dame needs two players to transfer or take a medical scholarship to get to 85 scholarships.
There are a few players who are likely candidates for transfer. These candidates are buried on the depth chart.