Notre Dame vs. Syracuse projected starting lineup and depth chart for Week 13 | 2025 college football season

The No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish will lock horns with the Syracuse Orange in Week 13 of the 2025 college football season on Saturday. The game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET from Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Ahead of the Notre Dame vs. Syracuse game, here's a look at the projected lineups for both teams.

Notre Dame vs. Syracuse projected starting lineup for Week 13

Notre Dame projected starting lineup

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Here's a look at Notre Dame's projected starters on offense vs. Syracuse:

Pos	Starter
WR-X	0 – Malachi Fields (RS SR/TR)
WR-Z	6 – Jordan Faison (JR)
WR-SL	1 – Jaden Greathouse (JR)
LT	54 – Anthonie Knapp (SO)
LG	75 – Sullivan Absher (RS SO)
C	64 – Joe Otting (RS SO)
RG	76 – Guerby Lambert (FR)
RT	59 – Aamil Wagner (JR)
TE	9 – Eli Raridon (SR)
QB	13 – CJ Carr (RS FR)
RB	4 – Jeremiyah Love

Here's a look at Notre Dame's projected starters on defense vs. Syracuse:

Pos	Starter
DE	95 – Bryce Young (SO)
NT	47 – Jason Onye (RS SR)
DT	41 – Donovan Hinish (RS JR)
VYPER	5 – Boubacar Traore (RS SO)
WLB	3 – Jaylen Sneed (RS JR)
MLB	34 – Drayk Bowen (JR)
FCB	6 – Christian Gray (JR)
FS	9 – Tae Johnson (RS FR)
BS	8 – Adon Shuler (SO)
BCB	15 – Leonard Moore (SO)
NB	0 – DeVonta Smith (RS SR/TR)

Here's a look at Notre Dame's projected starters on special teams vs. Syracuse:

Pos	Starter
PT	16 – James Rendell (GR/TR)
PK	18 – Erik Schmidt (FR)
KO	18 – Erik Schmidt (FR)
LS	96 – Joseph Vinci (SO)
H	10 – Tyler Buchner (GR/TR)
PR	6 – Jordan Faison (JR)
KR	4 – Jeremiyah Love (JR)

Syracuse projected starting lineup

Here's a look at Syracuse's projected starters on offense vs. Notre Dame:

Position	Starter
WR-X	Justus Ross-Simmons (No. 12, SR/TR)
WR-Z	Darrell Gill Jr. (No. 15, JR)
WR-SL	Johntay Cook (No. 2, JR/TR)
LT	Trevion Mack (No. 75, RS SO)
LG	TJ Ferguson (No. 69, RS SR/TR)
C	Austin Collins (No. 51, RS SR/TR)
RG	Joe Cruz (No. 78, RS JR)
RT	Da'Metrius Weatherspoon (No. 57, RS SR/TR)
TE	Dan Villari (No. 89, RS SR/TR)
QB	Rickie Collins (No. 10, SO/TR)
RB	Yasin Willis (No. 6, SO)

Here's a look at Syracuse's projected starters on defense vs. Notre Dame:

Position	Starter
DE	Denis Jaquez Jr. (No. 11, SR)
NT	Dion Wilson Jr. (No. 4, RS SR/TR)
DT	George Rooks (No. 91, RS SR/TR)
JACK	David Reese (No. 8, RS SR/TR)
WLB	Antoine Deslauriers (No. 5, FR)
MLB	Gary Bryant III (No. 13, JR/TR)
LCB	Demetres Samuel Jr. (No. 1, FR)
SS	Duce Chestnut (No. 2, SR/TR)
FS	Devin Grant (No. 23, SR/TR)
RCB	Chris Peal (No. 16, RS SO/TR)
NB	Berry Buxton III (No. 29, RS SR/TR)

Here's a look at Syracuse's projected starters on special teams vs. Notre Dame:

Position	Starter
PT	Jack Stonehouse (No. 41)
PK	Tripp Woody (No. 47)
KO	Tripp Woody (No. 47)
LS	Fran Brown Jr. (No. 21)
H	Jack Stonehouse (No. 41)
PR	Davien Kerr (No. 10)
KR	Tylik Hill (No. 39)

Notre Dame vs. Syracuse depth chart for Week 13

Notre Dame depth chart

Here's a look at Notre Dame's depth chart for its offense:

Pos	No.	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5
WR-X	0	Fields, Malachi (RS SR/TR)	5	Williams, Cam (RS FR)
WR-Z	6	Faison, Jordan (JR)	11	Smith, KK (RS SO)	17	Burress, Elijah (FR)
WR-SL	1	Greathouse, Jaden (JR)	2	Pauling, Will (RS SR/TR)	19	Saldate, Logan (RS FR)
LT	54	Knapp, Anthonie (SO)	71	Prescod, Styles (RS FR)
LG	75	Absher, Sullivan (RS SO)	55	Terek, Chris (RS SO)
C	64	Otting, Joe (RS SO)	57	Herron, Cam (FR)
RG	76	Lambert, Guerby (RS FR)
RT	59	Wagner, Aamil (RS JR)
TE	9	Raridon, Eli (SR)	7	Washington, Ty (RS JR/TR)	85	Larsen, Jack (RS FR)
QB	13	Carr, CJ (RS FR)	8	Minchey, Kenny (RS SO)	10	Buchner, Tyler (GR/TR)
RB	4	Love, Jeremiyah (JR)	24	Price, Jadarian (RS JR)	22	Williams, Aneyas (SO)	23	James Jr., Nolan (FR)

Here's a look at Notre Dame's depth chart for its defense:

Pos	No.	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5
DE	95	Young, Bryce (SO)	40	Burnham, Joshua (RS JR)	10	Thomas, Loghan (RS FR)
NT	47	Onye, Jason (RS SR)	42	Mullins, Cole (RS FR)
DT	41	Hinish, Donovan (RS JR)	93	Dawson, Jared (RS SR/TR)	56	Hughes, Elijah (JR/TR)
VYPER	5	Traore, Boubacar (RS SO)	44	Tuihalamaka, Junior (RS JR)	12	Botelho, Jordan (GR)
WLB	3	Sneed, Jaylen (RS JR)	4	Ausberry, Jaiden (RS SO)	19	Faraimo, Madden (FR)
MLB	34	Bowen, Drayk (JR)	27	Viliamu-Asa, Kyngstonn (SO)
FCB	6	Gray, Christian (JR)	24	Zackery IV, Mark (FR)	20	Thomas, Cree (FR)
FS	9	Johnson, Tae (RS FR)	7	Stroman, Jalen (RS SR/TR)	11	Blair, JaDon (FR)
BS	8	Shuler, Adon (RS SO)	28	Talich, Luke (JR)	22	Long, Ethan (FR)
BCB	15	Moore, Leonard (SO)	18	Tucker, Chance (RS SR)	21	Hobbs, Karson (SO)
NB	0	Smith, DeVonta (RS SR/TR)	14	Golden, Dallas (FR)

Here's a look at Notre Dame's depth chart for its special teams:

Pos	No.	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5
PT	16	Rendell, James (GR/TR)	18	Schmidt, Erik (FR)
PK	18	Schmidt, Erik (FR)
KO	18	Schmidt, Erik (FR)
LS	96	Vinci, Joseph (SO)	49	Kros, Andrew (JR)
H	10	Buchner, Tyler (GR/TR)	16	Rezac, Anthony (RS FR)
PR	6	Faison, Jordan (JR)	2	Pauling, Will (RS SR/TR)
KR	4	Love, Jeremiyah (JR)	24	Price, Jadarian (RS JR)

Syracuse depth chart

Here's a look at Syracuse's depth chart for its offense:

Pos	No.	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5
WR-X	12	Ross-Simmons, Justus (SR/TR)	18	Ross, Emanuel (RS FR)
WR-Z	15	Gill Jr., Darrell (JR)	3	Hornsby, Jaylan (RS FR)
WR-SL	2	Cook, Johntay (JR/TR)	7	Williams, Darien (FR)
LT	75	Mack, Trevion (RS SO)	60	Betrand, Naquil (RS SO/TR)	73	Miller, Joshua (RS SO/TR)
LG	69	Ferguson, TJ (RS SR/TR)	76	Washington, Byron (FR)
C	51	Collins, Austin (RS SR/TR)	73	Miller, Joshua (RS SO/TR)
RG	78	Cruz, Joe (RS JR)	55	Rice, Zach (RS JR/TR)
RT	57	Weatherspoon, Da’Metrius (RS SR/TR)	77	Pringle, Kam (FR/TR)
TE	89	Villari, Dan (RS SR/TR)	0	Clement, David (JR)	82	Tremble, Jamie (SO)
QB	10	Collins, Rickie (RS SO/TR)	11	Carney, Luke (FR)	13	Filardi, Joseph (FR)
RB	6	Willis, Yasin (SO)	24	Nixon, Will (RS SR/TR)

Here's a look at Syracuse's depth chart for its defense:

Pos	No.	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5
DE	11	Jaquez Jr., Denis (SR)	94	Jobity Jr., Kevin (SR)
NT	4	Wilson Jr., Dion (RS SR/TR)	99	Fuentes-Cundiff, Elijah (RS SR)	7	Thomas, Chris (RS SR/TR)
DT	91	Rooks, George (RS SR/TR)	9	Hastings, Isaiah (RS JR/TR)
JACK	8	Reese, David (RS SR/TR)	18	Omopariola, David (RS SO)	82	Tremble, Jamie (SO)
WLB	5	Deslauriers, Antoine (FR)	12	Sparrow, Anwar (RS SR)
MLB	13	Bryant III, Gary (RS JR/TR)	6	Heard, James (RS SO/TR)
LCB	1	Samuel Jr., Demetres (FR)	32	Delaine, Greg (RS JR)	3	Singleton, Kaylib (FR)
SS	2	Chestnut, Duce (RS SR/TR)	0	Long Jr., Braheem (SO)
FS	23	Grant, Devin (SR/TR)	19	Perry, Cornell (RS JR)
RCB	16	Peal, Chris (RS SO/TR)	10	Kerr, Davien (SO)
NB	29	Buxton III, Berry (RS SR/TR)	24	McDaniels, Ibn (RS FR)

Here's a look at Syracuse's depth chart for its special teams:

Pos	No.	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5
PT	41	Stonehouse, Jack (RS SR/TR)	96	Pavlovich, Mateja (FR)
PK	47	Woody, Tripp (RS FR/TR)	98	Oh, Jadyn (RS SO)
KO	47	Woody, Tripp (RS FR/TR)	98	Oh, Jadyn (RS SO)
LS	21	Brown Jr., Fran (RS SO/TR)	61	Stangle, Ethan (RS JR)
H	41	Stonehouse, Jack (RS SR/TR)
PR	10	Kerr, Davien (SO)	1	Samuel Jr., Demetres (FR)
KR	39	Hill, Tylik (FR)	24	Nixon, Will (RS SR/TR)

How to watch the Notre Dame vs. Syracuse game? TV channel and live stream details for Week 13 contest

The Notre Dame vs. Syracuse game will be broadcast live on NBC. Fans can also live stream the matchup on Peacock and Fubo.