If you’ll forgive efficiency in place of effort, an accurate discussion of Notre Dame’s secondary can be had simply by flipping two words in last spring’s preview.
“When having these discussions, it would make sense to split this broad group into two not only by positions of [safeties] and [cornerbacks], but also by strength and likely weak point, respectively.
“Notre Dame has [safety] depth and proven talent — so much so, all the [safety] options cannot line up at the position at once in any situation. The Irish also have no proven contributors at [boundary cornerback], although some help may have spent the last year on the roster, perhaps playing at another position or …” injured.