James Flanigan
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
79
Solid

James Flanigan

Notre Dame Fighting IrishElite
TEOffenseSolid
2nd String / Backup

Is James Flanigan starting?

James Flanigan is listed 2nd string at TE for Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

James Flanigan is listed TE #2 for Notre Dame at 79 OVR.

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Depth at TE · Notre Dame Fighting Irish

  1. 18785Cooper FlanaganStarter
  2. 28879James FlaniganYou
  3. 3768Ty Washington
  4. 48562Jack Larsen

What's Next

Who do they play next?Brennan Parachek — vs Michigan State · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?See every Notre Dame positionHow do they compare?USC — Rivalry

The Story

The Story

A 4-star recruit out of Notre Dame Academy, ranked #127 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit4★ · #127 Natl
Green Bay, WI
Jersey
#88
Class
RS FR
Height
6'6"
Weight
251 lbs

James Flanigan is currently behind Cooper Flanagan at TE on the Notre Dame depth chart, a FBS Independents team rated 94 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9434
National Rank
#127
High School
Notre Dame Academy
Hometown
Green Bay, WI

Why this rating?

On a 96-rated offense; 75th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 79 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
96
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role; −6 depth penalty

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

Sep 6WWISYDS 0
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
10
AVG
5.0
TD
1

Final W 41-13

James Flanigan's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Solid
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