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Over the past few seasons, Notre Dame's defense had been accustomed to those types of plays in the back end from former All-American and Baltimore Ravens first round pick, Kyle Hamilton. In 2022, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman and defensive coordinator Al Golden will be expecting the same from Joseph. Joseph, a redshirt junior transfer from Northwestern who was a consensus preseason All-American, steps into Hamilton's spot as Notre Dame's speedy, playmaking high-IQ leader in its safeties room. That group also includes graduate seniors Houston Griffith and DJ Brown, juniors Ramon Henderson and Xavier Watts and sophomore Justin Walters, all of which saw playing time last season.

Griffith is coming off of a 38 tackle season in 12 starts. Brown, who started one game, added 42 tackles and all three of his career interceptions. Henderson started the Irish's final four games, finishing with 14 tackles and one pick. Watts made 15 tackles over 11 games and Walters added three tackles in limited action. "Our safety room is really deep," Joseph said. "That's just going to make all of us that much better. Ramon, X, DJ, Houston, Justin, all of us have potential to go out there and play on the field. That makes everyone have to be that much more on their game." Joseph, however, is the most talented. In his three Northwestern seasons, Joseph started 22 games, recording 84 tackles and nine interceptions. - South Bend Tribune

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FS *Brandon Joseph, Notre Dame
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08/06/22 - TaRiq Bracy, rSr/2023, Notre Dame, 5-10, 182 (DS#92 CB) + More +

When Brian Kelly left for LSU, there were questions on whether some Notre Dame upperclassmen would declare for the NFL Draft or hit the transfer portal. Cornerback TaRiq Bracy was one of the players with a question mark over his future. When the smoke cleared and Marcus Freeman was entrenched as the new head coach, Bracy quietly decided to return to Notre Dame for a fifth year. "I was graduating this spring, and I just wanted to weigh all of my options," said the 5-10, 177-pound Bracy who hails from Milpitas, Calif. "Notre Dame is where I want to be." It was a significant win for Freeman and cornerbacks coach Mike Mickens. Bracy proved to be an asset in 2021, intercepting a pass, recovering a fumble and collecting 38 tackles, 26 of them solo. In all, the graduate student has played in 44 games the past four seasons.

"I feel like I have years under my belt, and I've been able to learn through the good and the bad ups and downs," Bracy said. "At this point, I do feel like I'm playing the best ball I have since being here." Bracy penciled in as the starting slot corner, but will have to fend off freshman Jaden Mickey who during spring practice showed flashes of a dynamic player who will compete for meaningful snaps. Either way, Bracy will add experience, versatility and depth to the Irish defensive backfield. "TaRiq is growing on the field and off the field," Mickens said. "He works at it, he comes in for extra meetings, he's studying film, he's maturing, and you can tell he's playing faster now because of all the work that he does." - South Bend Tribune

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CB TaRiq Bracy, Notre Dame
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08/03/22 - Sam Hartman, rSr/2024, Notre Dame, 6-1, 211 (DS#13 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF YEAR PLAYER TO WATCH: Sam Hartman, QB, senior, Wake Forest,...Hartman, who is one of eight returning semifinalists for the Maxwell Award from a year ago, goes into the 2022 season with 9,266 career passing yards, ranking second in program history. Additionally, he holds the program record with 72 career touchdown passes while also ranking in the top-five in program history in career completions, attempts, completion percentage and passing efficiency. He is the only Wake Forest quarterback with three or more four-plus touchdown games in his career. Last season, the Charlotte, N.C. native had a breakout sophomore campaign, being named a finalist for the Manning Award and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award while also being chosen as a Semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award. - Wake Forest Football

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QB Sam Hartman, Notre Dame
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08/03/22 - *Brandon Joseph, rJr/2023, Notre Dame, 6-0, 202 (DS#7 FS) + More +

2022 PRESEASON CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST: Brandon Joseph, Notre Dame, Junior S,...Joseph joins the Irish roster this season as a transfer after two All-America campaigns at Northwestern in 2020 and 2021...Boasts 129 career tackles with nine interceptions, including a Big Ten conference leading six interceptions in 2020. - Notre Dame Football

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FS *Brandon Joseph, Notre Dame
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08/03/22 - *Isaiah Foskey, rJr/2023, Notre Dame, 6-5, 264 (DS#7 DE) + More +

2022 PRESEASON CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST: Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame, Junior DE,...As a junior in 2021, led the Irish with 11 sacks - the third-most in a single season at Notre Dame...Recorded a sack in nine of 13 contests, including two multi-sack performances...Started all 13 games for the Irish in 2021...Finished the year tied at 11th in the nation with 0.85 sacks per game...Led the defense with 12.5 tackles for loss and finished fourth overall on the team with 52 tackles. - Notre Dame Football

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DE *Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame
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08/03/22 - *Michael Mayer, Jr/2023, Notre Dame, 6-5, 249 (DS#1 TE) + More +

2022 PRESEASON WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF YEAR PLAYER TO WATCH: Michael Mayer, TE, junior Notre Dame,...As a sophomore in 2021, led the Irish with 71 catches, a school record for tight end receptions in a season...Also set school single-season records for tight end receiving yards (840) and touchdown receptions (seven) in 2021...His 840 receiving yards were the fourth-highest for any FBS tight end in 2021...Averaged a team-high 70.0 receiving yards per game in 2021. - Notre Dame Football

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TE *Michael Mayer, Notre Dame
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08/03/22 - Michael Vinson, rSr/2024, Notre Dame, 6-3, 230 (DS#4 LS) + More +

2022 PRESEASON PATRICK MANNELLY AWARD WATCHLIST: Michael Vinson, Notre Dame,...The Patrick Mannelly Award, which honors the best long snapper in college football, has released its 2022 preseason watch list and Irish graduate student Michael Vinson was among those student-athletes mentioned. Vinson will enter his third consecutive season as the top Notre Dame snapper on special teams in 2022. - Notre Dame Football

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LS Michael Vinson, Notre Dame
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08/01/22 - Malachi Fields, rSr/2026, Notre Dame, 6-5, 218 (DS#10 WR) + More +

Virginia wide receiver Malachi Fields (6-4, 218) has a broken bone in his foot and won't participate in fall camp. Said coach Tom Elliott: 'Malachi is not going to be with us in terms of practicing this fall camp. He broke a bone in his foot and had to have surgery." The tall wideout only caught 11 passes for 172 yards in 2021, but was primed to make a jump up the depth chart in his second season with a strong fall camp. Fields will work to get healthy by the time the season rolls around, but Wisconsin transfer Devin Chandler and senior Hayden Mitchell should get more reps in his absence. - JerryRatcliffe.com

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WR Malachi Fields, Notre Dame
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08/01/22 - *Isaiah Foskey, rJr/2023, Notre Dame, 6-5, 264 (DS#7 DE) + More +

Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud smiled Wednesday as he downplayed a question about Notre Dame sack leader Isaiah Foskey and the infamous blocking sled. You know, the one with a picture of Stroud in his No. 7 jersey on the front of it. The one that sent Buckeyes fans into a lather, especially since it was released July 15 through Notre Dame football's official Twitter account. "Yeah, I mean, that's cool," Stroud said Wednesday while holding court for more than an hour at Big Ten Football Media Days. "I don't have too many words about that. It's cool to see that they're thinking about me. I'm thinking about them."

Stroud, a Heisman Trophy frontrunner from Inland Empire, Calif., made it clear he has no quarrel with his opposite number as Sept. 3 and their season-opening showdown at Ohio Stadium nears. "He's a great player," Stroud said of Foskey. "He's a Cali guy. So, you know I respect that, him being from northern California (Antioch). I'm from southern California. I respect where he comes from and the plays that he does make as a good defensive end." Both Stroud and Foskey are projected to go in the first round at the 2023 NFL Draft. The quarterback, understandably, has been watching plenty of game tape on Notre Dame, so he was ready with a scouting report. "Sets the edge really hard, he can do it all," Stroud said of Foskey. "He can get off the ball fast. Definitely, he's a great player, so I'm excited to play against him." - South Bend Tribune

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DE *Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame
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07/29/22 - *Brandon Joseph, rJr/2023, Notre Dame, 6-0, 202 (DS#7 FS) + More +

2022 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCHLIST: S Brandon Joseph, Notre Dame,...Joins the Irish roster this season as a transfer after two All-America campaigns at Northwestern in 2020 and 2021...Boasts 129 career tackles with nine interceptions, including a Big Ten conference leading six interceptions in 2020. - Notre Dame Football

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FS *Brandon Joseph, Notre Dame
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07/29/22 - *Isaiah Foskey, rJr/2023, Notre Dame, 6-5, 264 (DS#7 DE) + More +

2022 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCHLIST: DE Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame,...As a junior in 2021, led the Irish with 11 sacks - the third-most in a single season at Notre Dame...Recorded a sack in nine of 13 contests, including two multi-sack performances...Started all 13 games for the Irish in 2021...Finished the year tied at 11th in the nation with 0.85 sacks per game...Led the defense with 12.5 tackles for loss and finished fourth overall on the team with 52 tackles. - Notre Dame Football

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DE *Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame
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07/29/22 - Josh Lugg, rSr/2023, Notre Dame, 6-7, 306 (DS#94 OG) + More +

2022 PRESEASON OUTLAND TROPHY WATCHLIST: G Josh Lugg, Notre Dame,...Lugg has appeared in 48 games with 20 starts across the Irish offensive line during his career...Played and started all 12 games for the Irish in 2021, helping the offense average over 426 yards of total offense per game, including 143 yards rushing. - Notre Dame Football

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OG Josh Lugg, Notre Dame
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07/29/22 - Jarrett Patterson, rSr/2023, Notre Dame, 6-5, 306 (DS#6 C) + More +

2022 PRESEASON OUTLAND TROPHY WATCHLIST: C Jarrett Patterson, Notre Dame,...Started all 13 games for the Irish in 2021 as a senior, helping Notre Dame average over 426 yards of offense per game and 4.1 yards per carry...Has not allowed a sack throughout his entire career with the Irish. - Notre Dame Football

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C Jarrett Patterson, Notre Dame
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07/29/22 - Sam Hartman, rSr/2024, Notre Dame, 6-1, 211 (DS#13 QB) + More +

Wake Forest, coming of its best season under Coach Dave Clawson when it went 11-3, was predicted to finish third in the ACC's Atlantic Division in a preseason media poll. The poll was conducted by 164 journalists at the ACC kickoff last week in Charlotte. The Demon Deacons, who won the Atlantic Division but lost to Pittsburgh in the ACC championship game, are predicted to finish behind Clemson and N.C. State in the division.

Clemson, which was picked to win the conference for the seventh time in the past eight seasons, had 111 first-place votes with N.C. State 44 and Wake Forest managed six first-place votes. The Tigers recorded their 11th consecutive double-digit win season with a 10-3 finish in 2021. Miami was picked to finish atop the Coastal Division following a 7-5 season that included wins in five of its final six games. The defending ACC champion Panthers were picked second followed by North Carolina in third. - Winston Salem Journal

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QB Sam Hartman, Notre Dame
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07/28/22 - *Brandon Joseph, rJr/2023, Notre Dame, 6-0, 202 (DS#7 FS) + More +

2022 PRESEASON JIM THORPE AWARD WATCHLIST: Brandon Joseph, Notre Dame, Jr.,...In 2019 Joseph, a 6-1, 192-pound safety, appeared in four games and after two more seasons of extensive play the school now lists him as a sophomore for 2022. Draw your own conclusions, but it seems they ignored that brief 2019 season. In 2020 Joseph, he is mentioned as winning some freshman awards. He was AFCA All-America First Team (Unanimous)...Associated Press First Team...Sporting News First Team...AP All-Big Ten First Team...AP Big Ten Newcomer of the Year...Made a team-high seven total tackles, five of which were solo, in his first career start against Maryland (10/24).

Snatched two interceptions (first and second of his career) in the comeback victory over Iowa (10/31)...Named as Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week for Week 2...Recorded his third interception of the season against Nebraska (11/7)...Became first Big Ten player to record at least three interceptions in the first three games of a season since Ohio State's Malik Hooker and Marshon Lattimore both did so in 2016...Was one of four FBS first-year players to snatch three interceptions through the first three games of the season in the last 10 years. - Notre Dame Football

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FS *Brandon Joseph, Notre Dame
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