Notre Dame Football: 2024 Preseason All-Independent Team

From CFN, the 2024 Preseason All-Independent Teams. The picks for the best and the brightest Independent - and Pac-12 - players going into the college football season.

Sep 23, 2023; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes safety Lathan Ransom (8) tackles Notre Dame Fighting Irish tight end Mitchell Evans (88) after a catch during the first quarter of their game at Notre Dame Stadium. / Kyle Robertson/Columbus Dispatch / USA

There are only five Independent teams left - Notre Dame, Oregon State, UConn, UMass, and Washington State - and two of them are technically in the Pac-12.

Who made the 2024 CollegeFootballNews.com All-Independent team?

Talent-wise, this could be all Notre Dame players, but this team is based on a mix of who should have the best seasons ... and talent.

Independent Team Previews & Breakdowns
Notre Dame | Oregon State | UConn
UMass | Washington State

2024 College Football News All-Independent Team

2024 All-Independent Offense

Notre Dame graduate senior Kris Mitchell catches a pass during a drill at football practice Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the Irish Athletics Center in South Bend. / MANDATORY CREDIT: Austin Hough / South

QB Riley Leonard, Sr. Notre Dame
RB Cam Edwards, Jr. UConn
RB Jeremiyah Love, Soph. Notre Dame
WR Kris Mitchell, Sr. Notre Dame
WR Anthony Simpson, Sr. UMass
TE Mitchell Evans, Sr. Notre Dame
OT Tosh Baker, Sr. Notre Dame
OG Joshua Gray, Sr. Oregon State
C Ashton Craig, Soph. Notre Dame
OG Christian Hilborn, Jr. Washington State
OT Charles Jagusah, OT RFr. Notre Dame

Top 20 Notre Dame, Independent & Pac-12 Players

2024 CFN All-Independent Defense

Notre Dame linebacker Jack Kiser (24) returns an interception 66 yards for a touchdown during the fourth quarter of their game Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill. Notre Dame beat Wisconsin 41-13. / MARK HOFFMAN/MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL

EDGE/DE RJ Oben, Sr. Notre Dame
DT Howard Cross, Sr. Notre Dame
DT Rylie Mills, Sr. Notre Dame
EDGE/DE Pryce Yates, Jr. UConn
LB Jack Kiser, Sr. Notre Dame
LB Jayden McDonald, Sr. UConn
LB Kyle Thornton, Sr. Washington State
CB Benjamin Morrison, Jr. Notre Dame
S Rod Heard, Sr. Notre Dame
S Xavier Watts, Sr. Notre Dame
CB Jaden Robinson, Sr. Oregon State

2024 CFN All-Independent Special Teams

Notre Dame graduate senior Mitch Jeter gets ready to kick a field goal during practice Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Irish Athletics Center in South Bend. / MANDATORY CREDIT: Austin Hough / South

PK Mitch Jeter, Sr. Notre Dame
P CJ Kolodziey, Sr. UMass
KR Jadarian Price, Soph. Notre Dame
PR TJ Sheffield, Sr. UConn

Head Coach: Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame