Boubacar Traore
Boubacar Traore
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He has spent three seasons in the Notre Dame defensive front. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 1 TFL against Miami, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Marcus Freeman.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 37 | 23 | 10.0 | 6.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 12 | 9 | 6.0 | 3.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 50 | 33 | 17.0 | 10.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 34–24
vs USC
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Notre Dame
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Notre Dame
Returning around him
- 6 Notre Dame players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (7 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Notre Dame · Last season: 10-2 (AP #9) · Talent rank #9 · 2026 recruiting class #5
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kendron Wayman’s 2022 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Michael Green's junior season at Marshall (2024).
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