Today’s Notre Dame Football news comes in three’s as the Irish get even more great confirmation on their defense and KVA. Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $150 in bonus lineups if you win your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/CHAT. Kyngtson Viliamu Asa has been ramping up his snap count under Irish head coach Marcus Freeman and defensive coordinator Chris Ash. Not only that, Notre Dame Football fans are clearly witnessing one of the best Irish defenses the school has ever seen. According to NFL draft files, the most recent 2027 mock draft sees 5 Notre Dame Football players being selected in the first round of the 2027 NFL draft. Leonard Moore, Brauntae Johnson, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, Boubacar Traore, Anthonie Knapp are all selected in the first round, and most of the Irish young freshman like Rodney Dunham are already defying expectations.

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Marcus Freeman On Penalties:
“We've got to continue to do those things in practice and create good habits.The pre- and post-snap penalties are ones that are non-negotiable. Those are ones where it's a lack of focus or at times it may be selfish.”

Luke Talich 2026 stats:
TKL: 11
TFL: 2.5
SACK: 1.0
DEF GRADE: 79.0
COV GRADE: 73.1

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COMP%: 79.3%
PASS YDS: 325
PASS TD: 3
INT: 0

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