Erik Schmidt
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
90
Elite

Erik Schmidt

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Projected Starter

Is Erik Schmidt starting?

Erik Schmidt is the projected starter at KO for Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Erik Schmidt is the projected starting KO on a Elite Notre Dame — 90 OVR.

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Depth at KO · Notre Dame Fighting Irish

  1. 11890Erik SchmidtStarter
  2. 23687Micah Drescher

What's Next

Who do they play next?Liam Boyd — vs Michigan State · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Micah Drescher — No. 2 at KO for Notre DameHow do they compare?USC — Rivalry

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Marquette University, ranked #2,622 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #2,622 Natl
Milwaukee, WI
Jersey
#18
Class
SO
Height
6'2"
Weight
211 lbs

At 6'2", 211 lbs, Erik Schmidt plays for a Notre Dame team rated 94 overall in the FBS Independents.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8292
National Rank
#2622
High School
Marquette University
Hometown
Milwaukee, WI

Why this rating?

On a 96-rated overall; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 90 after depth penalty.

Team overall (SP+)
96
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Erik Schmidt's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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