Notre Dame feels confident enough in its current tight end depth chart to intentionally not add to it this recruiting cycle, assurance aided by a pair of four-star tight ends already committed in the class of 2020.
That makes this position pretty cut-and-dry, quite frankly. The two juniors will be used frequently, and the two sophomores will be around for whenever there is an inevitable injury. Perhaps inevitable sounds harsh, but considering the trends of the last few seasons with both Alizé Mack and Cole Kmet sidelined by minor issues, the depth has been needed. (Not that those minor issues — concussions, sprained ankles — should have not necessitated the time on the bench, just that they lead to one- or two-week appearances from others.