As I recently wrote, Notre Dame football will rely upon a different type of receiver than they did in 2018. Last season, the Irish didn’t have a speedy, take-the-top-off-the-defense type of receiver they hope to have in 2019.
When it comes to big plays, Notre Dame was pretty abysmal last season, at least according to the standards of what one might expect from a College Football Playoff team. On the season, the Irish connected on only 3 passes of over 50 yards. One of those, however, was Tony Jones, Jr.’s catch out of the backfield in Notre Dame’s regular season finale at USC.