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Notre Dame football: 10 most important players in 2021

By Daniel Morrison

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA - SEPTEMBER 14: Kurt Hinish #41 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and teammates sing the alma mater after defeating 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: Kurt Hinish #41 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and teammates sing the alma mater after defeating 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: A Notre Dame Football cheerleader waves a flag during the College Football Playoff Semifinal Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic against the Clemson Tigers at AT&T Stadium on December 29, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

The Notre Dame football program is fresh off another appearance in the CFP, and here are the ten most important players on the roster in 2021.

Notre Dame football has a great blend of talent and question marks entering the 2021 season, from a great running game, to a rebuilt offensive line on offense. The Irish have an All-American safety in a secondary that is lacking known factors beyond him, all making this a unique situation for an Irish team that expects to win.

Great players aren’t enough to win on their own, though. There needs to be a fully rounded team, who works well together. With that comes a lot of important players, and while some of those players are going to be at the All-American caliber, others just need to fill roles desperately for a team with question marks.

This is a program that lost 14 players from the 2020 team to the NFL this offseason, an incredible number for any program to have to rebound from. Luckily, there is a lot of talent leftover in South Bend, and it should make for another exciting season for this Notre Dame football program.

These are the ten most important Notre Dame football players of the 2021 season. Some will be the most talented, while others need to take a major step into their role.

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