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Notre Dame football: 3 offensive players who need to be great in 2022

By Brad Weiss

SOUTH BEND, IN - SEPTEMBER 18: A Notre Dame Fighting Irish flag is seen before the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Stadium on September 18, 2021 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN - SEPTEMBER 18: A Notre Dame Fighting Irish flag is seen before the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Stadium on September 18, 2021 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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Jan 1, 2022; Glendale, AZ, USA; Notre Dame’s Blake Fisher (54) picks up Chris Tyree (25) after he scored during the 2022 Playstation Fiesta Bowl on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Mandatory Credit: Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2022; Glendale, AZ, USA; Notre Dame’s Blake Fisher (54) picks up Chris Tyree (25) after he scored during the 2022 Playstation Fiesta Bowl on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Mandatory Credit: Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune-USA TODAY Sports /

Notre Dame football: 3 offensive players who need to be great in 2022

Blake Fisher, Offensive Tackle

During the team’s victory over Florida State in the season opener, true freshman Blake Fisher was injured and would be missed for the rest of the regular season. Before that, Fisher had done the nearly impossible, stepping on campus in South Bend and being named the starting left tackle as a true freshman, replacing a star in Liam Eichenberg.

With Fisher out of the lineup, the Irish struggled in a big way for weeks, before fellow true freshman, and former high school tight end Joe Alt took over. Even when Fisher returned for the Fiesta Bowl, Alt remained as the team’s left tackle, a move that could change this upcoming season if Marcus Freeman decides to move Alt to the right and give Fisher his job back.

Either way, Fisher needs to be great next season, as Alt has already proven he can deal with the workload of being a starting left tackle at the FBS level. No matter what side he is on, Fisher is key for this offense in 2022 and beyond, and this combination of true sophomores could be the best in the country when all is said and done.

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