Notre Dame DE Joshua Burnham enters the transfer portal
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Tis the season. In just a few days, the college football transfer portal will open and a key player from Notre Dame’s 2025 defense is throwing his hat in the ring. On Tuesday, Notre Dame defensive end, Joshua Burnham, announced that he will enter the transfer portal.
Burnham arrived at Notre Dame as a freshmen from Traverse City, Michigan, in 2022. Over the last three seasons he has played in every game amassing 64 tackles, 16.5 TFL, and 6 sacks. He was arguably playing his best football during the second half of Notre Dame’s schedule this past season.
This is a really big loss for Notre Dame. Defensive line depth is so incredibly important for teams looking to make a major run in the college football playoff, and Notre Dame has took some major hits lately. Donovan Hinish medically retired, and we have no idea what the timetable is for Jason Onye’s petition with the NCAA for a 6th year.
| Player/Class | Freshmen | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | Graduate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Noah Grubbs, Teddy Jarrard | Blake Hebert | C.J. Carr | – | ` |
| Running Back | Javian Osborne, Jonaz Walton | Nolan James | Aneyas Williams, Kedren Young | – | – |
| Tight End | Preston Fryzel, Ian Premer | James Flanigan | Jack Larsen | Cooper Flanagan | – |
| Wide Receiver | Dylan Faison, Bubba Frazier, Kaydon Finley, Devin Fitzgerald, Brayden Robinson | Elijah Burress, Jerome Bettis Jr., Antavious Richardson | Cam Williams, Micah Gilbert, Logan Saldate | Jaden Greathouse, KK Smith, Jordan Faison | – |
| Center | – | Cameron Herron | – | Joe Otting | Ashton Craig |
| Guard | Sullivan Garvin, Tyler Merrill, Gregory Patrick | – | – | Chris Terek, Sullivan Absher | – |
| Tackle | Ben Nichols, Grayson McKeogh, Charlie Thom | Will Black, Owen Strebig, Matty Augustine | Peter Jones, Anthonie Knapp, Styles Prescod, Guerby Lambert | Charles Jagusah | – |
| Defensive Tackle | Tiki Hola, Elijah Golden | Joseph Reiff, Davion Dixon | Sean Sevillano | Brenan Vernon, Devan Houstan, Armel Mukam | Elijah Hughes, Jason Onye |
| Defensive End | Ebenezer Ewetade, Rodney Dunham | Christopher Burgess, Gordy Sulfsted, Dominik Hulak, Ko’o Kia | Cole Mullins, Bryce Young, Loghan Thomas | Boubacar Traore | Junior Tuihalamaka |
| Linebacker | Thomas Davis Jr., Kobe Clapper | Anthony Sacca, Madden Faraimo | Teddy Rezac, Bodie Kahoun, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | Drayk Bowen, Preston Zinter, Jaiden Ausberry | Jaylen Sneed |
| Safety | Ayden Pouncey, Joey O’Brien, Nick Reddish | Ethan Long, Brandon Logan | Brauntae Johnson | Adon Shuler, Luke Talich | – |
| Cornerback | Chaston Smith, Khary Adams | Cree Thomas, Dallas Golden, Mark Zachery | Leonard Moore | Christian Gray | – |
| Specialists | Jasper Scaife | Erik Schmidt | – | – | – |
| Totals | 29/105 (29) | 53/105 (24) | 73/105 (20) | 91/105 (18) | 96/105 (5) |
There is a lot of good young talent coming up, but Burnham has already proved himself as a real player — so again — this is a big loss for the Irish.
Withoput question the Irish were already needing to grab a number of defensive linemen from the transfer portal this offseason, and this move highlights the need for more veterans.
| IN | OUT |
|---|---|
| – | QB – Kenny Minchey |
| – | S – Taebron Bennie-Powell |
| – | RB – Gi’Bran Payne |
| – | S – JaDon Blair |
| – | CB – Chance Tucker |
| – | S – Ben Minich |
| – | K – Marcello Diomede |
| – | DB – Karson Hobbs |
| – | S – Ben Minich |
| – | DE – Joshua Burnham |
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