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Position By Position Breakdown: Notre Dame vs. Georgia

By Matt Clark

SOUTH BEND, IN - SEPTEMBER 09: Richard LeCounte III #2 and J.R. Reed #20 of the Georgia Bulldogs tackle Chris Finke #10 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the fourth quarter of a game at Notre Dame Stadium on September 9, 2017 in South Bend, Indiana. Georgia won 20-19. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN - SEPTEMBER 09: Richard LeCounte III #2 and J.R. Reed #20 of the Georgia Bulldogs tackle Chris Finke #10 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the fourth quarter of a game at Notre Dame Stadium on September 9, 2017 in South Bend, Indiana. Georgia won 20-19. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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SOUTH BEND, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 14: Jalen Elliott #21, Khalid Kareem, and Daelin Hayes #9 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish pose to celebrate the victory against the New Mexico Lobos at Notre Dame Stadium on September 14, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) /

Defensive Line

Georgia Bulldogs-David Marshall 6’3″, 275 pound, senior, 3 star recruit out of Thomason, GA.

Four tackles in three games in 2019.

Georgia Bulldogs-Tyler Clark 6’3″, 290 pound, senior, 4 star recruit out of Americus, GA.

Ten tackles and 1.5 sacks in three games in 2019.

Georgia Bulldogs-Michael Barnett 6’4″, 295 pound, senior, 4 star recruit out of Dorchester, SC.

Six tackles in three games in 2019.

Notre Dame Irish-Julian Okwara 6’4″, 250 pound, senior, 4 star recruit out of Charlotte, NC.

Two tackles and one sack in two games in 2019.

Notre Dame Irish-Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa 6’2″, 285 pound, junior, 3 star recruit out of Ewa Beach, HI.

Five tackles in two games in 2019.

Notre Dame Irish-Daelin Hayes 6’4″, 265 pound, senior, 4 star recruit out of Belleveille, MI.

Five tackles, one sack and a fumble recovery in two games in 2019.

Notre Dame Irish-Khalid Kareem 6’4″, 265 pound, senior, 4 star recruit out of Detroit, MI.

Five tackles in two games in 2019.

Advantage-Notre Dame

While they run two different schemes, with Notre Dame running a 4-3 defense and Georgia running a 3-4 defense, the Irish have a major advantage on the defensive line. Notre Dame features two defensive ends who both appeared on the preseason watch lists for the Bednarick Award, for the defensive player of the year, the Bronco Nagurski Award, for the most outstanding defensive player in college football and in the first round of many analyst’s 2020 NFL mock drafts.

Both Julian Okwara and Khalid Kareem present explosive pass rushing ability, thus the hype surrounding them.  Where the Notre Dame defensive line has struggled at times is in run stopping. This could prove to be a massive issue, given Georgia’s offensive line’s ability to run block and D’Andre Swift’s elite rushing skills.

On the other hand, the Irish defensive line should be able to get a solid push against the Georgia offensive line on pass plays, which could prove highly disruptive to Jake Fromm and the Bulldog passing game.

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