Notre Dame football: A look at the Defensive Tackle depth chart

The Hawaiian was very effective in the run game but did not rush or put pressure on opposing quarterbacks nearly enough to replace Tillery’s production. Although, no one expected him to.

Tagovailoa-Amosa’s main duty was to stop the run up the middle and take up space and he did that well. In 12 games played last season, ‘MTA’ tallied 22 tackles (13 solo), 0.5 sacks and a fumble recovery.

Notre Dame’s defensive line group is once again the best position group on the team and Tagovailoa-Amosa will be a key contributor to it. It will be important to not judge Tagovailoa-Amosa solely on statistics because it will be the defensive ends doing the heavy lifting again this season.