Chris Smith DT- Harvard transfer just committed

[cali_domer 295]

 

[NDhoosier 1,237]

I wonder if he will be a scholarship player or not. Either way, not a bad pickup in my opinion. They need depth along the interior line and it is only for one year. Notre Dame has a few scholarships available for the 2022 roster.

[ndfanatic78 285]

I just don’t know if he will be able to hold up academically. I think he is a risky take. 

[Jburkdd12 39]

2 hours ago, NDhoosier said:

I wonder if he will be a scholarship player or not. Either way, not a bad pickup in my opinion. They need depth along the interior line and it is only for one year. Notre Dame has a few scholarships available for the 2022 roster.

He diff will be on scholarship 

[DamshaBua 48]

What was his offer list, if any, coming out of HS? Is he a smarter Bruce Heggie? 

[Jburkdd12 39]

43 minutes ago, DamshaBua said:

What was his offer list, if any, coming out of HS? Is he a smarter Bruce Heggie? 

Think 10 to 15 snaps a game as a depth piece. Seems Rubio is not ready to play and we need a third guy to eat up snaps 

[FaithInIrish Forever 4,773]

We lost Aiden to an ACL ealier this Spring and of course the captain who declared for the draft. His film looks solid expecially fundamentally.

[FaithInIrish Forever 4,773]

 

[ndomer4 532]

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.onefootdown.com/platform/amp/2022/4/6/23013437/notre-dame-football-irish-add-harvard-defensive-lineman-chris-smith-from-transfer-portal-minnespta
 

seems like good depth. 

[FaithInIrish Forever 4,773]

7 minutes ago, ndomer4 said:

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.onefootdown.com/platform/amp/2022/4/6/23013437/notre-dame-football-irish-add-harvard-defensive-lineman-chris-smith-from-transfer-portal-minnespta
 

seems like good depth. 

merged, agreed good depth.

[TexasDomer 1,296]

6 hours ago, ndfanatic78 said:

I just don’t know if he will be able to hold up academically. I think he is a risky take. 

This was my exact first thought 

[TexasDomer 1,296]

Of course, he won’t be as impressed with our 40 year degree benefit…

[jbrown_9999 1,033]

3 hours ago, DamshaBua said:

What was his offer list, if any, coming out of HS? Is he a smarter Bruce Heggie? 

Big difference in offering a college 5th year for 1 year vs. incoming freshman for 4 years. High school offers really do not mean anything five years later.

For what it is worth, Heggie did get snaps in multiple games during his career.

[Big23Head 2,305]

Put with the rest of our D, if he does his job this is a great addition. Acclimating to the speed and power will be his challenge like Cain Madden. 

[DamshaBua 48]

20 hours ago, jbrown_9999 said:

Big difference in offering a college 5th year for 1 year vs. incoming freshman for 4 years. High school offers really do not mean anything five years later.

For what it is worth, Heggie did get snaps in multiple games during his career.

I know Heggie got a few snaps. That isn't something that ND should be proud of. He is literally the worst ND recruit ever. He didn't have one offer outside of ND. 

I get that it's one year instead of four. But when ND adds "depth", it has been to fill out the roster because they literally can't fill it - and that's astonishing to me. Alabama/Georgia "depth" is too many 4* plus at one position. 

So he's just a guy, and I guess that is fine.