Notre Dame football: Second-year players who'll become stars in 2023

Notre Dame football: Second-year players who’ll become stars in 2023

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA - OCTOBER 15: Tobias Merriweather #15 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish can't catch a pass from Drew Pyne #10 against the Stanford Cardinal during the second half at Notre Dame Stadium on October 15, 2022 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

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Notre Dame wide receiver Tobias Merriweather (15) and Notre Dame wide receiver Joe Wilkins Jr. (5) celebrate during the Notre Dame vs. Stanford NCAA football game Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend.Notre Dame Vs Stanford Football /

One player who I believe has the highest ceiling of anyone on the entire team and who I’ve been incredibly high on since he committed is Tobias Merriweather.

Merriweather has great size (6-foot-4 and 185 pounds) and the opportunity is right in front of him to seize that WR1 role on the team next season. Notre Dame hasn’t had a clear No. 1 receiver outside of Michael Mayer for the past couple of seasons and that’s going to need to change, especially with Sam Hartman coming in via the portal.

Lorenzo Styles and Deion Colzie are the projected starters at receiver if the season started today, but honestly Merriweather should be in that group as well. He may be the most talented wideout on the team.

As a freshman in 2022, Merriweather had just one catch for 41 yards and a touchdown. He is going to have a much bigger impact in 2023.

I’m projected a massive breakout season for the second-year receiver from Washington.

Next. Way-too-early Top 25 projections for 2023. dark

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