Notre Dame Football: Top 3 breakout candidates for spring 2022

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Nov 27, 2021; Stanford, California, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish wide receiver Deion Colzie (16) runs as Stanford Cardinal cornerback Kyu Blu Kelly (17) defends during the second quarter at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports /

Deion Colzie’s first season with Notre Dame was incredibly quiet. He finished with just four catches for 67 yards and many fans expected much more from him.

As a 6-4, 195-pound top-150 receiver from the 2021 recruiting class, Colzie was supposed to be a threat early on to get Notre Dame’s passing attack off the ground. Unfortunately, he just didn’t get much of an opportunity and the Irish offense didn’t exactly look like a well-oiled machine, especially through the air.

With hopefully a better quarterback situation heading into the 2022 season and Colzie projected to start at one of the receiver spots, I expect him to live up to his potential this spring.

I think we’re going to hear about the second-year receiver having a big spring because the Irish will need him to and hopefully he develops a nice connection with whoever wins the starting quarterback job.

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