Notre Dame Roster Top 25 Countdown 2019

Photo Credit: Maize & Blue Nation [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia CommonsIt’s an annual tradition that puts my name in between Pete Sampson and Tim O’Malley: Inside the Irish’s countdown of the top 25 players on the Irish Roster. HLS was once again asked to be a part of thirteen Notre Dame reporting outlets to vote and I was happy to once again represent our little corner of the internet.

Now that Douglas Farmer has unveiled the consensus top 25, much like last year, I was ready to defend my picks and hot ranking takes…except I don’t think I really need to.

This was perhaps the toughest year to rank the Irish roster and for the best reasons. When I looked back on the consensus rankings, I really…