Notre Dame football: Way too early awards for 2021

Nov 30, 2019; Stanford, CA, USA; The Notre Dame Fighting Irish mascot Leprechaun runs on the field with a team flag after a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Stanford Cardinal at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 30, 2019; Stanford, CA, USA; The Notre Dame Fighting Irish mascot Leprechaun runs on the field with a team flag after a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Stanford Cardinal at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Notre Dame Football team is heading into 2021 with a lot of confidence, and here is an early look at what their awards could be this season.

It may feel like the Notre Dame football season is a long way off, but this is the time of year when it’s best to familiarize yourself with rosters and who is going to be important to the team in 2021. One of the best ways to do that is to look at who could potentially fit the role of a specific award winner in the next season.

These are the personnel around the Notre Dame program who are going to be vital to Notre Dame’s success in 2021, from Rookie of the Year to Most Valuable Player. There is, of course, room for these to be wrong, but for Notre Dame Football, it is vital that if they’re wrong it’s because someone else stepped up, instead of someone not reaching their potential.

Spring practices around the country a just getting started. So, keep in mind that there are spring and summer practices, workouts, and everything in between that can happen between now and the start of the season. Still, these are some safe bets to make about the award winners on Notre Dame for next season.

So, here are several predictions for the 2021 Notre Dame football team award winners: