Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#19
Madden Faraimo
Sophomore linebacker for Notre Dame. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 235 lb · Oceanside, CA · JSerra Catholic
Returning to Notre Dame for 2026
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Rice
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Notre Dame. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2025.
Madden Faraimo
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. He has spent two seasons in the Notre Dame linebacker corps. The receipt: 1 tackles against Rice — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20256 games
- Signed with Notre Dame4-star out of JSerra Catholic
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Notre Dame
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 12-2 over that span.
2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Notre Dame2-0HC: Marcus Freeman · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 16 | 9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 17 | 9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Notre Dame
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Notre Dame
Returning around him
- 6 Notre Dame players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (7 in / 16 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 #6 · 2026 recruiting class #5
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Demarcus Riddick’s 2024 season.
Matches Demarcus on
Hurry rate
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Demarcus on
PD rate (higher)
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Elliss's freshman season at Utah (2025).
Matches Elijah on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Weight
Differs from Elijah on
Hurry rate (higher)
PD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Madden Faraimo
The linebacker corps · Notre Dame
- #34Drayk Bowen67 tackles · 2025
- #4Jaiden Ausberry51 tackles · 2025
- #27Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa48 tackles · 2025
- #3Jaylen Sneed35 tackles · 2025
- #19Madden Faraimo16 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Notre Dame team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology