When it comes to the exercise of identifying the most elite and impactful players for the 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team this coming season, it’s pretty easy to get some of them right. Heading into 2022, we all knew how good Michael Mayer and Isaiah Foskey were, and sure enough, they were All-American caliber players. Back in 2021, it was those two plus Kyle Hamilton and Kyren “Bellyman” Williams.
And heading into 2023, I’d argue there’s a “core four” guys who we all know are elite players nationally at their position, and thus will be four dynamite players for the Irish this year: Joe Alt, Sam Hartman, Benjamin Morrison, and Audric Estime.