Breaking down the 20 best Notre Dame players heading into the 2024 college football season

With fall camp in full swing, the 2024 college football season is right around the corner. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish head into the year with expectations that are about as high as they have ever been in some time now. A big reason for that optimism is the amount of talent coming back on the Irish roster.

In a fun countdown, I ranked the top 20 Notre Dame players entering the 2024 season. If you missed any part of the list, you can find it below. To read the individual breakdowns, click on the player's name. It turned out to be a very difficult exercise in the end, including several deserving players who narrowly missed making the group.

Ranking as the No. 7 team in college football on the preseason coaches poll, this feels like it could be a year for Notre Dame to make some noise. Marcus Freeman heads into his third year with his identity intact, and his roster built. The amount of talent is something to marvel at. Now it is time for the Irish to finally reach their ceiling, and begin changing the narrative around the country.

The countdown starts at 20, working all the way down to the top Notre Dame player entering 2024. It’s time to get excited.

(note: the list began before Charles Jagusah suffered his season-ending injury)

PLAYERS 16-20

PLAYERS 11-15

10. Christian Gray

9. DE RJ Oben

8. WR Kris Mitchell

7. RB Jeremiyah Love

6. DT Rylie Mills

5. TE Mitchell Evans

4. QB Riley Leonard

3. DT Howard Cross III

2. S Xavier Watts

1. CB Benjamin Morrison