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Notre Dame football: 4 most underrated Irish players in 2021

By Brad Weiss

Sep 14, 2019; South Bend, IN, USA; The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are reflected in a helmet as they sing the Notre Dame Alma Mater following the win over the New Mexico Lobos at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 14, 2019; South Bend, IN, USA; The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are reflected in a helmet as they sing the Notre Dame Alma Mater following the win over the New Mexico Lobos at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 1, 2021; Notre Dame, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Jack Coan (17) takes the snap in the first half of the Blue-Gold Game at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /

Notre Dame football: 4 most underrated Irish players in 2021

Jack Coan

During his time at Wisconsin, Jack Coan developed a reputation of being a clutch player under center, helping the Badgers to a Big Ten title game. Sure, he had the luxury of having Johnathan Taylor in the backfield, but he also did a tremendous job taking care of the ball, throwing 18 touchdowns against only five interceptions.

Since arriving at Notre Dame as a graduate transfer, Coan has had to battle it out with Drew Pyne and Tyler Buchner for the starting job, a position he was awarded this past week. Now that he has earned the position, there is a lot to be exciting about in terms of the way he plays the game, and he has already proven to be a leader in the locker room.

The problem is, when you look at most rankings of the college quarterbacks, he is nowhere to be seen when it comes to the top-20 to 25 signal-callers. At the helm of this Notre Dame offense, I believe Coan is going to have his best season at the collegiate level, and when all is said and done, he is going to be a big reason this team wins more games than expected.

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