While the Notre Dame football team is certainly losing a lot of veteran players from a team that made a run to the national championship game, one of the reasons there’s so much excitement about the Irish is all the talent coming back.
That talent is certainly at the skill positions like Jeremiyah Love. But it’s also in the spots that don’t always gets a ton of attention, such as the offensive line.
Notre Dame football offensive lineman among nation’s best
Pro Football Focus is releasing its list of top returning players for the 2025 season, and Notre Dame football offensive tackle Aamil Wagner was part of that list for the offensive line. In fact, Wagner was ranked as the No. 5 returning offensive tackle in all of college football based on what he did during the 2024 season.
The 2024 season was Wagner's first in the starting lineup for Notre Dame. In fact, Wagner had only played 52 total snaps coming into the this season, but he earned the starting right tackle job during the spring.
Aamil Wager repping Notre Dame football on PFF list
"The Fighting Irish continue to prove themselves as an offensive line factory. Immediately after losing two offensive tackles that were top-60 picks in Joe Alt and Blake Fisher, Notre Dame has another stud tackle in Wagner. He finished his junior year as the third-most-valuable Power Four tackle according to our WAA metric, trailing only Fano and Banks. Wagner’s 78.1 run-blocking grade was also 17th among Power Four offensive tackles. He held up well as a pass protector as well, allowing just two sacks on 496 pass-blocking snaps." - Max Chadwick, PFF
Most of the offseason has been talking about how the Notre Dame football team has so much depth on the offensive line that it could stand to lose a few players to the transfer portal Aamil Wagner is definitely one of those players that offers the talent to be one of the best in the country.