Notre Dame Football: The three most irreplaceable players on the Irish offense
Cole Kmet
Just because Kmet is third on this list, it doesn’t mean he is not just as valuable as the other two guys on this list. Kmet is vital to what Notre Dame wants to do in the passing game this fall and he is one of the guys that is simply irreplaceable.
We saw Kmet flash multiple times last season, but he seemed to be continually in the shadow of the now New Orleans Saint, Alize Mack. Mack was a solid TE for Notre Dame, but did not live up to the hype that his recruitment built around him.
Expect Kmet to live up to the hype this season as the feature TE.
The vertical passing option that Kmet provides Ian Book with can not be matched currently on the Notre Dame roster.
Brock Wright has shown he has worked on his receiving skills by flashing in practice and having multiple coaches speak well of him, but we haven’t seen it in a game. He has been used mainly as a blocking TE — and a very good one, at that — in his career at Notre Dame career and has not been looked to much in the passing game.
Tommy Tremble and George Takacs, who will fight for the No.3 TE position this fall, have not really been talked about almost at all. Not a lot has been seen or heard about them, this fall will be key to their development in a Notre Dame uniform as there are two STUD tight-ends coming into South Bend next year.
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The studs I mention are Michael Mayer and Kevin Bauman. Ranked No.1 and 2 at the tight end position in the class of 2020, they will be eager to fight for playing time as soon as they possibly can. Tremble and Takacs better watch their back.