Bringing back two starting receivers would normally set up Notre Dame for a lack of uncertainty, especially with only two other returning receivers catching passes last season. Presumably, one of those two would end up the third starter, eliminating any drama at the position.
Yet, the eventual dozen Irish receivers present a myriad of questions, ponderings of potential and possibilities of role changes. These doubts stem from so few receivers contributing in 2018. Only one of five freshmen saw more than offensive mop-up work, and that one, Kevin Austin, eventually found himself on the wrong side of the “traits” ledger.