On3 released their pre-season True Freshman All-American team, and Notre Dame was well represented. Two members of the recruiting class of 2024 were listed: offensive tackle Anthonie Knapp and linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa. Neither came as a surprise after Viliamu-Asa’s impressive spring and Knapp’s meteoric rise this summer.
Anthonie Knapp was an early enrollee for Notre Dame this spring but didn’t make many waves during spring football. That has not been the case in fall camp, however, as the true freshman has risen from the bottom of the depth chart to the top at left tackle in the wake of the injury to Charles Jagusah.