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Notre Dame football: Offensive two-deep projection entering 2022 Spring Practice

By Brad Weiss

Sep 11, 2021; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Tyler Buchner (12) throws in the second quarter against the Toledo Rockets at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 11, 2021; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Tyler Buchner (12) throws in the second quarter against the Toledo Rockets at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /
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PALO ALTO, CA – NOVEMBER 27: Kyren Williams #23 of the Notre Dame Fighting runs the ball behind a block from teammate Joe Alt #76 during an NCAA football game against the Stanford Cardinal on November 27, 2021, at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California; Stanford defenders include Ricky Miezan #45 and Jordan Fox #10. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CA – NOVEMBER 27: Kyren Williams #23 of the Notre Dame Fighting runs the ball behind a block from teammate Joe Alt #76 during an NCAA football game against the Stanford Cardinal on November 27, 2021, at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California; Stanford defenders include Ricky Miezan #45 and Jordan Fox #10. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images) /

Notre Dame football: Offensive two-deep projection entering Spring Practice

Offensive Line

  • LT- Joe Alt, Tosh Baker
  • LG- Andrew Kristofic, Zeke Correll
  • C- Andrew Patterson, Pat Coogan
  • RG- Josh Lugg, Rocco Spindler
  • RT- Blake Fisher, Michael Carmody

The Notre Dame football team has a unit up front along the offensive line that should be one of the elites in football this season. With offensive line coach Harry Hiestand returning to the fold and inheriting a veteran group loaded with starters from 2021, the Irish should be able to dominate in the trenches in 2022.

Jarrett Patterson will miss the spring after tearing his pectoral muscle, but there is no doubt that he will be the guy at center when the team kicks off their 2022 campaign against Ohio State. He is one of the best centers in college football and was a potential Day 2 pick in the 2022 NFL Draft before deciding to return to South Bend for one more season.

The offensive tackle spot is loaded, as Blake Fisher and Joe Alt are both true sophomores who have first-round potential, and Andrew Kristofic and Josh Lugg should hold down the offensive guard spots. There is also a lot of talent behind this group, including true sophomore Rocco Spindler, who I believe will make a serious push for a starting job this offseason.

Overall, there are still some significant questions to be answered leading into the summer months, and we will get a good look at how the depth chart shapes up as we inch towards the Blue-Gold Game. Patterson being out won’t hurt too much, as he is a proven player, and it allows younger players to step in and maybe the answer in 2023.

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