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The 10 Most Important Notre Dame Football Players for the 2019 Season

By J.P. Scott

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 24: Tony Jones Jr. #6 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish scores a touchdown against USC Trojans during the second half at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 24, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 24: Tony Jones Jr. #6 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish scores a touchdown against USC Trojans during the second half at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 24, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – DECEMBER 29: Khalid Kareem #53 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish looks on before the game against the Clemson Tigers during the College Football Playoff Semifinal Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

Khalid Kareem

If you are going to be successful on defense at any level, you need to be able to get to the quarterback and disrupt the timing of the opposing offense. Khalid Kareem is entering a season where he will be counted on as the most consistent pass-rusher for the Irish. He broke out in 2018 with 11.5 tackles for loss and 5.5. sacks. The Irish should be really good on defense in 2019, but for the unit to be elite, Kareem with need to improve on all of those numbers, despite being a marked man by opposing offenses.

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