SOUTH BEND — With a 30-player freshman class and eight incoming transfers, Notre Dame football will have a new look on its 2026 roster.
That includes, of course, jersey numbers.
The Irish released 42 of those fresh digits late Friday, Feb. 6, including a surprising choice for 336-pound defensive lineman Tionne Gray and a rollback of sorts for senior cornerback Christian Gray.
Number changes for returning players are listed below as well. Wide receiver Alex Whitman, who had reportedly entered the transfer portal in December, is listed below with his former jersey number.
New Notre Dame football roster numbers for 2026 season
0-DT Tionne Gray, WR Quincy Porter
1-DB Dallas Golden (previously 14)
2-RB Nolan James Jr. (previously 23)
3-WR Mylan Graham
4-WR Bubba Frazier
6-DL Christopher Burgess Jr. (previously 33)
7-DT Francis Brewu
8-WR Jerome Bettis Jr. (previously 15)
10-QB Noah Grubbs
11-WR Devin Fitzgerald; DL Keon Keeley
12-CB Jayden Sanders
13-DB Ayden Pouncey
14-DE Ebenezer Ewetade
15-WR Brayden Robinson
16-LB Ko’o Kia (previously 45); WR Dylan Faison
18-WR Kaydon Finley
20-S Joey O’Brien; WR Jonaz Walton
21-CB Khary Adams
23-LB Ja’Kobe Clapper
25-S Brandon Logan
26-RB Javian Osborne, CB Chaz Smith
29-CB Christian Gray (previously 6)
32-S Nick Reddish
35-K Spencer Porath
39-P Jasper Scaife
40-DL Dominik Hulak
44-DL Rodney Dunham
50-OL Sullivan Garvin
55-DT Tiki Hola
58-LB Thomas Davis Jr.
65-OL Grayson McKeough
66-OL Tyler Merrill
68-OL Charlie Thom
74-OL Will Black (previously 65)
84-TE Preson Fryzel
89-WR Alex Whitman (back from portal)
90-DL Elijah Golden
Mike Berardino covers Notre Dame football for the South Bend Tribune and NDInsider.com. Follow him on social media @MikeBerardino.
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