Two games into the season I take a look at the 5 most impressive Notre Dame football players. You will notice a theme unfortunately.
1. Deshone Kizer, QB1 - Kizer has won the starting job and the hearts of coed fans. The redshirt sophomore has seen his stock skyrocket so high the first two games to where some mock NFL drafts have him going #1 overall. Completing over 70% helps while only have one turnover and accounting for 9 touchdowns overall. Kizer is the best QB in the Brian Kelly era and frankly it's not even close. Kizer has been so good vs Texas and Nevada it's easier to remember his incompletions because there have been so few vs his great play overall.
2. Mike McGlinchey, OT - "Big Mike" has made the transition from right tackle to blind side protector flawlessly. With big shoes to fill with the graduation of Ronnie Stanley (6th overall to Baltimore) McGlinchey has stepped in and dominated both Texas and Nevada while keeping Kizer's jersey clean.
Notre Dame's Mike McGlinchey allowed just 1 QB pressure in 33 pass pro snaps vs TEX. It was his first start at LT, replacing Ronnie Stanley
— CFB Film Room (@CFBFilmRoom) September 8, 2016
3. CJ Sanders, WR/KR - "Little Ray" has been doing it all so far for Notre Dame this season. Sanders ranks 4th in the nation in punt returns, averaging 25 yards per return. With the loss of ND's 3 starting wideouts Sanders has stepped in and caught 2 big touchdowns including one in OT vs Texas. While he may be small in stature Sanders has a very quick first step and has shown the ability to replace a guy of Will Fuller's big playmaking ability rather seamlessly.
4. Equanimeous St. Brown, WR - While his name appears to be straight out of a "Key and Peele" skit there is no laughing matter when it comes to this sophomore WR. St. Brown leads all receivers in catches (11) and yards (160) while also catching 2 touchdown passes including this acrobatic flip vs Texas...
Despite the loss, this cartwheel by Equanimeous St. Brown still gets a 10:10. pic.twitter.com/wtfUsgxB1X
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 5, 2016
5. Josh Adams, RB - Nursing a bad hammy has not held back Adams from leading the team in rushing yards (160) despite only getting a combined 21 carries the first two games. If Notre Dame is going to be able to run the ball with consistency starting this week vs Sparty they need to get Adams more carries. He's clearly the better back over "co" starter Tarean Folston.
Matt Fairchild grew up a fan of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Falcons. In other words he has a sports team problem on top of his drinking problem. Displaying a loyal, never-ending-love for his teams despite their consistent struggles to return to their "glory days" only shows the insane ramblings that permeate his controversial sport writings. Fairchild started SportsCrack.com in 2005 where you can find great t-shirts and sports merchandise. See more of his work at UHND. He can be reached at matt@sportscrack.com or on Twitter @sportscrack
