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Notre Dame vs Virginia Position By Position Breakdown

By Matt Clark

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)
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) /
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – DECEMBER 29: Khalid Kareem #53 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish reacts with Adetokunbo Ogundeji #91 after a play in the first half 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 Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Defensive Line

Virginia Cavaliers-Richard Burney: 6’4″, 275 pound, senior, 3 star recruit out of Chesapeake, VA

8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 pass deflection

Virginia Cavaliers-Jawon Briggs: 6’10”, 295 pound, freshman, 4 star recruit out of Cincinnati, OH

8 tackles

Virginia Cavaliers-Eli Hanback: 6’4″, 300 pound, senior, 3 star recruit out Ashland, VA

4 tackles, 1 pass defended, 0.5 sacks

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

3 tackles

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

9 tackles

Notre Dame Irish-Kurt Hinish: 6’2″, 295 pound, junior, 3 star recruit out of Pittsburgh, PA

2 tackles, 1 sack

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

8 tackles

Advantage-Notre Dame
While the Irish defensive line has not piled up the sacks like many experts believed they would, 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. Facing a Virginia offensive line that has given up seven sacks against lesser opponents this year, presents the Irish pass rushers with an opportunity to get their first sacks of the season. Getting pressure against the Cavalier passing game, will give the playmaking Irish secondary an opportunity for turnovers.  It is crucial that the Irish have an elite pass rush against Virginia this weekend.

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