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6 days ago
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Notre Dame Impact Players for 2025: No. 49 Jordan Botelho
Notre Dame Impact Players for 2025: No. 49 Jordan Botelho originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Notre Dame is now 49 days away from kicking off the 2025 season against the Hurricanes down in Hard Rock Stadium. The Irish will be relying on some impact players to get them through the home opener as well as getting them back to another run at the National Championship. I broke down who I believe will be the top 50 impactful players for Notre Dame this season. Let's continue this countdown to kickoff with my No. 49 most impactful player, defensive end Jordan Botelho. Advertisement Botelho is another player who was injured this offseason in June in an off campus workout. The Honolulu, Hawaii native is going on his sixth season in South Bend and was off to his best start in an Irish uniform last season before suffering a season ending knee injury in week three. Botelho has, once again, been set back by another injury on his road to recovery, but the skillset he has and the experience he's racked up makes him a valuable asset to this 2025 Fighting Irish defense. What He Brings To The Table Botelho has yet to live up to his recruiting hype when he stepped foot on campus as a freshman in 2020. The 6-3 260 pound edge rusher has shown flashes of his raw athleticism and will be looking to put that all together when he returns, hopefully in October or November. He's twitchy off the edge and has shown his abilities as a more than capable pass rusher and an edge setter against the run. Botelho brings a lot of experience in big games along with him and has played against USC, Wisconsin, Texas A&M, Ohio State and Clemson just to name a few. His 794 career snaps rivals any returning player along the defensive line. The biggest question for Botelho is the level of athleticism he retained after suffered a lower body and upper body injury within a calendar year. Advertisement What Is His Impact? As of right now, his timeline to return will be at some point towards the end of the regular season, but with another playoff run expected from this unit, Botelho will have his opportunity to work his way back into the rotation and potentially the starting lineup. Notre Dame's defensive line was decimated by injuries last season, and the edge players are relatively inexperienced heading into this season. While he's working on his return to the field, Botelho's impact will be felt as a mentor to players like Bryce Young, Loghan Thomas and Cole Mullins who is expected to take on a bigger role this season. He is one of only two sixth year seniors on this team and the only one of defense. Defensive line coach Al Washington will be relying on him to be an extension of himself throughout fall camp, on the practice field and on Saturdays. When he returns, Botelho will give you an immediate boost in depth and experience. He will have to replicate his performance against Texas A&M from the 2024 season opener as a pass rusher in critical moments down the stretch. Notre Dame's defensive ends also struggled setting the edge against the run at times last season; Botelho will have to own that role as well pending his return. His injury history has been unfortunate, but his experience, talent and potential is what makes Botelho my No. 49 most impactful player for Notre Dame in 2025. Advertisement Be sure to check out the Irish Breakdown message board, the Champions Lounge Irish Breakdown Content 2025 Depth Chart 2025 Football Schedule Notre Dame 2026 Scholarship Offers 2025 Commit Rankings - Offense 2025 Commit Rankings - Defense 2024 Recruiting Class 2023 Recruiting Class 2022 Recruiting Class ——————— Become a premium Irish Breakdown member, which grants you access to all of our premium content and our premium message board! Click on the link below for more. BECOME A MEMBER Be sure to stay locked into Irish Breakdown all the time! Join the Irish Breakdown community! Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown YouTube channel Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes Follow me on Twitter: @TTrow5 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
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02-07-2025
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Notre Dame DE Jordan Botelho has suffered a pec injury that will keep him out 4 months
It hasn't been a great calendar year for Notre Dame football defensive end Jordan Botelho, and unfortunately the injury bug has hit him once again as reported by Matt Freeman. Last fall against Purdue, the senior injured his right knee, and he was lost for the remainder of the season. While Botelho announced that he had unfinished business in South Bend and prepared for his return, but another bump in the road happened recently. Advertisement The report says that he has injured his pectoral muscle and will be out for at least four months. It's a big blow for Botelho and the Irish defensive line, as they lost more than a few talented players at the position. However, the cupboard isn't bare, as Notre Dame has multiple players who could breakout this fall including Boubacar Traore, Loghan Thomas, and Bryce Young. Botelho's injury will allow some of the younger players to get valuable reps as the Irish look for the best combination to attack opposing offenses. This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: Notre Dame DE Jordan Botelho suffered a pectoral injury
USA Today
13-06-2025
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Notre Dame DE Jordan Botelho has suffered a pec injury that will keep him out 4 months
Notre Dame DE Jordan Botelho has suffered a pec injury that will keep him out 4 months It hasn't been a great calendar year for Notre Dame football defensive end Jordan Botelho, and unfortunately the injury bug has hit him once again as reported by Matt Freeman. Last fall against Purdue, the senior injured his right knee, and he was lost for the remainder of the season. While Botelho announced that he had unfinished business in South Bend and prepared for his return, but another bump in the road happened recently. The report says that he has injured his pectoral muscle and will be out for at least four months. It's a big blow for Botelho and the Irish defensive line, as they lost more than a few talented players at the position. However, the cupboard isn't bare, as Notre Dame has multiple players who could breakout this fall including Boubacar Traore, Loghan Thomas, and Bryce Young. Botelho's injury will allow some of the younger players to get valuable reps as the Irish look for the best combination to attack opposing offenses.
USA Today
25-05-2025
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Jordan Botelho looks to be healthy for Notre Dame's 2026 season
Jordan Botelho looks to be healthy for Notre Dame's 2026 season It was an unfortunate 2024 season for Notre Dame football edge rusher Jordan Botelho, who had extremely high hopes entering the year. The Hawaiian looked to be heading towards a breakout season, only to suffer a season-ending injury against Purdue. Through the first three games of the year, Botelho had 12 tackles and a sack, but numerous pressures even if he wasn't quite getting the quarterback down. The right patella tendon rupture wasn't how he envisioned his season going, but after announcing that he'll return to South Bend for another year, he's taking his rehab extremely seriously. In a video he shared to his social media account, it very much looks like Botelho will be fully healthy to begin the year. He looks to be running well, lifting big weights and getting his agility back after missing the majority of this past season. Notre Dame needs some of its edge rushers to set up this coming fall, and Botelho could be one of them.
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11-02-2025
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Where is Notre Dame women's basketball in latest polls?
Notre Dame women's basketball as been raising some eyebrows with the big numbers the team is putting up, including a 41-point win over Stanford and a 39-point victory over then No. 21 California last week. Combine said numbers with South Carolina's loss to Texas on Sunday and the Irish are making a move in the latest national polls. Notre Dame (21-2) has moved up to the No. 2-ranked team in the country in both the USA Today Coaches poll and the Associated Press poll. ND football: Notre Dame football should have a healthy, motivated Jordan Botelho in 2025 ND men's lacrosse: Can Notre Dame men's lacrosse three-peat? What recent history suggests Unbeaten UCLA (23-0) remains the unanimous No. 1 team in the land in both polls while Texas (24-2) moved up to No. 3 and South Carolina (22-2) dropped to No. 4. LSU (25-1) completes the top five in both polls. South Carolina lost to Texas, 66-62, on Sunday. The same Texas team that Notre Dame beat, 80-70, in overtime back on Dec. 5 at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend. Remaining ranked opponents on Notre Dame's schedule include a home game against No. 10/13 Duke (19-5) on Feb. 17, No. 11/10 N.C. State (19-4) on Feb. 23 in Raleigh, N.C., No. 21/23 Florida State (19-5) at home on Feb. 27. The Irish complete their home schedule on March 2 against Louisville, which is still receiving votes in both polls. A quick look at UCLA's schedule reveals a game this Thursday against No. 6 USC (21-2) in Los Angeles, followed by a home game against No. 22 Michigan State (18-5), games against Illinois (receiving votes), Iowa and Wisconsin, before a home finale and rematch with the No. 6 Trojans. This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Notre Dame women in latest rankings: Why Irish rose this week
