Notre Dame vs Virginia Position By Position Breakdown

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SOUTH BEND, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 14: Braden Lenzy #25 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish catches the football in the third quarter against Michael LoVett III #14 of the New Mexico Lobos at Notre Dame Stadium on September 14, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) /

Wide Receiver

Virginia Cavaliers-Hasise Dubois: 6’3″, 215 pound, senior, 3 star recruit out of Irvington, NJ

16 receptions for 191 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.

Virginia Cavaliers-Joe Reed: 6’1″, 215 pound, senior, 3 star recruit out of Charlotte Court House, VA

23 receptions for 215 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.

Virginia Cavaliers-Terrell Jana: 6’0″, 190 pound, Junior, 3 star recruit out of Vancouver, BC

15 receptions for 174 receiving yards and zero receiving touchdowns.

Virginia Cavaliers-Tavares Kelly Jr.: 5’8″, 160 pound, junior, 3 star recruit out of Ft. Lauderdale, FL

6 receptions for 24 receiving yards and zero receiving touchdowns.

Notre Dame Irish-Chase Claypool: 6’5″, 230 pound, senior, 4 star recruit out of Abbotsford, BC

15 receptions for 256 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.

Notre Dame Irish-Chris Finke: 5’9″, 185 pound, graduate student, former walk-on from Dayton, OH

7 receptions for 81 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.

Notre Dame Irish-Lawrence Keys III: 5’11”, 160 pound, sophomore, 4 star recruit out of New Orleans, LA.

7 receptions for 70 receiving yards and zero receiving touchdowns.

Notre Dame Irish-Michael Young: 5’10”, 190 pound, junior, 3 star recruit out of St. Rose, LA.

Has not played this year due to a broken collarbone.

Advantage-Notre Dame

While Joe Reed is a legitimate receiving threat for Virginia, the overall receiving corps led by Chase Claypool is more talented than the Cavalier receivers. Look for Ian Book to target Claypool early and often as a big bodied threat. In addition, the return of Young allows Finke to transition back to his natural slot position and gives the Irish offense another solid receiving option in the passing game.

Tight End

Virginia Cavaliers-Tanner Cowley: 6’4″, 240 pound, senior, 3 star recruit out of Manasquan, NJ

7 receptions for 76 receiving yards and zero receiving touchdowns.

Notre Dame Irish-Cole Kmet: 6’5″, 230 pound, junior, 4 star recruit out of Arlington Heights, IL

9 receptions for 108 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.

Advantage-Notre Dame

Cole Kmet returned last week against the Georgia Bulldogs, after missing the first two games and part of preseason with a broken collarbone. Kmet made his presence felt immediately, pacing the all Irish players in targets and passing yards. Based on his big performance last week against a daunting Georgia defense that ranks 11th in the nation total defense, it appears that Kmet is going to be a force for the remainder of the season and will be Ian Book’s go-to target.

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