Notre Dame's secondary is among best in nation, according to Pro Football Focus College
Notre Dame's secondary is among best in nation, according to Pro Football Focus College The Fighting Irish are still considered elite despite departures to the NFL.
PFF's Top 5 Secondaries in College Football🔒 pic.twitter.com/xUhIatRc0X — PFF College (@PFF_College) June 11, 2025
Notre Dame's defense has earned yet another accolade, and we still haven't played a down of the 2025 college football season yet.
Pro Football Focus College has the Fighting Irish secondary listed at third in their roundup of the top 10 secondaries. They're in the top five behind Texas and Alabama and ahead of Clemson and Ohio State.
This even with Xavier Watts and Benjamin Morrison headed to the NFL. The growth of players like Leonard Moore and Christian Gray, plus the return of veteran Adon Shuler and the addition of Devonta Smith from Alabama have PFF feeling good about the back end of Notre Dame's defense.
Here's a bit of what PFF said: "The Fighting Irish made the national championship game last year off a dominant ground game and an elite secondary. Considering Notre Dame has PFF's No. 2 running back unit and our third-ranked secondary, that blueprint should remain the same in 2025."
Let's hope that blueprint isn't just the same, but better.
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