Not often does depth combine with experience. When it does, that position becomes a genuine strength. Notre Dame has that at receiver these days, thanks in equal parts to a former walk-on, a physically-gifted option finally putting together the mental aspects of the game and a quintet of sophomores looking to prove their worth.
WHERE NOTRE DAME WAS
When senior Chase Claypool opted to forgo the NFL — whether it was a genuine consideration or a formality is moot — he gave Irish senior quarterback Ian Book a bona fide No. 1 receiver to rely upon.