Will Black
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
85
Great

Will Black

Notre Dame Fighting IrishElite
LTOffenseGreat
Projected Starter

Is Will Black starting?

Will Black is the projected starter at LT for Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Will Black is the projected starting LT on a Elite Notre Dame — 85 OVR.

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Depth at LT · Notre Dame Fighting Irish

  1. 17485Will BlackStarter
  2. 26873Charlie Thom
  3. 36567Grayson McKeogh

What's Next

Who do they play next?Ben Murawski — vs Michigan State · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Charlie Thom — No. 2 at LT for Notre DameHow do they compare?USC — Rivalry

The Story

A Five-Star Talent

A 5-star recruit out of Choate Rosemary Hall, ranked #26 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit5★ · #26 Natl
London, ON
Jersey
#74
Class
RS FR
Height
6'7"
Weight
316 lbs

At 6'7", 316 lbs, Will Black plays for a Notre Dame team rated 94 overall in the FBS Independents.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★★5-star
Composite
0.9867
National Rank
#26
High School
Choate Rosemary Hall
Hometown
Wallingford, CT

Why this rating?

On a 96-rated offense; 100th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 85 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
96
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top <1% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 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.

Will Black's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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