Tyler Eifert arrived at in South Bend as a relatively low-profile player, but ended up being my favorite Notre Dame football player. He played his high school ball at Bishop Dwenger in Fort Wayne, Indiana – just 90 miles away from Notre Dame’s campus.
Eifert joined the 2009 recruiting class as a three-star recruit ranked outside of the top 500 nationally according to 247. However, he would not fly under the radar in South Bend for very long.
His time at Notre Dame did not get off to the best start. During his freshman year, Eifert only appeared in one game and did not record any statistics.