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Madden Faraimo

LB · Notre Dame · Fr. · #19

Returning to Notre Dame for 2026
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Madden Faraimo

LB · Notre Dame · Fr · #19

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#66 national
CFB
College
Notre Dame
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Notre Dame1693.02.01----
Career1693.02.01----

How he plays

Play style

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

  • 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 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

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.

Auburn · 2024

#2

Vic Shaw

UTSA · 2024

70%
#3

Chase Kennedy

Arizona · 2024

67%
#4

Taje McCoy

Oklahoma State · 2025

66%
#5

Zakari Tillman

Mississippi State · 2024

62%

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).

Utah · 2025

#2

Demarcus Riddick

Auburn · 2024

73%
#3

Caden Sullivan

App State · 2022

70%
#4

Caleb Sandstrom

App State · 2025

68%
#5

Josh Roberts

Florida Atlantic · 2025

67%

Matches Elijah on

TFL rate
Sack rate
Weight

Differs from Elijah on

Hurry rate (higher)
PD rate (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #3843

Final rank
#3843
Avg #4621.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #3843 this season.