All-Time Irish Heroes

(Photo: Chad Ryan) Sacks, quarterback hurries, forced fumbles, blocked punts.  One of the first words that comes to mind when thinking of Isaiah Foskey is: DISRUPTIVE. A 6-5, 265 lb…

Kyle Hamilton (14) on the ND sidelines while injured in 2021. (Photo by Chad Ryan) When Kyle Hamilton first committed to play for ND in the Spring of 2018, the…

(Photo: Icon/Sportswire) Jeremiah Owusu- Koramoah prowled amongst the Notre Dame linebacking corp from 2017 -2021. During that time he developed a reputation as a lightening quick defender who didn’t just…

A hard hitting, high motor linebacker out of Palm Beach Florida, Te'von Coney was one of the most sought after prospects in the nation in 2014. He received 28 scholarship…

(Photo: Notre Dame Media Archives) Editor's note: this article has been updated to make a correction. The Green Bay Packers are on a bye this week not at the Denver…

 (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire) Alohi Gilman was born on the Island of Oahu in Hawaii. He starred for Polynesian powerhouse Kahuku High School and then headed off to the…

(Photo by: Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire) Drue Tranquill was a four-star recruit in 2014 out of Carroll High School (Fort Wayne, IN).  He starred on both sides of the ball in…

(Photo: Chad Ryan for Fighting Irish Preview) The Irish have had few pure athletes quite like Jaylon Smith.  6-3, 237 lb he could run the 40 in 4.5 seconds. In…

(Photo: Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire) After a stellar high school career in Hawaii, that include Gatorade player of the year for his junior and senior season, Manti Te’o was one of…

(Icon/Sportswire) Born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee and named after actor Harrison Ford, Harrison Smith was a three-sport star in high school, a two-way player on the football field, and…