last year he was one of the best in contested catches. I don't think WR is an area of need like DT.

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last year he was one of the best in contested catches. I don't think WR is an area of need like DT.

Author: irish93 (1906 Posts - Joined: Nov 1, 2009)

Posted at 2:20 pm on Jan 5, 2026

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ND recruits high school players really well. Schools like IU rely on the portal.

Replies to: "last year he was one of the best in contested catches. I don't think WR is an area of need like DT."

KK Smith to the portal [NT] [LINK] - irish93 - 1:38pm 1/5/26 (21) [View All]
- Not a big loss. The WR room is fine and will be improving with the… - Domer From Hell - 2:36pm 1/5/26
- wow...if a kid isn't ready to start by his 2nd year, expect to see him gone. Frustrating to see ND - WestCoastIrishFan - 2:03pm 1/5/26
  - That'll happen to every team. Just like the NFL. Free agency killed team depth. - DiscoRick - 5:05pm 1/5/26
    - I remember the days of recruiting where a school would take a player and the player might not - jray - 5:42pm 1/5/26
      - They need to limit the amount of times you can transfer in a 4 year period to 1 time - DiscoRick - 7:13pm 1/5/26
  - It's one WR guys. [NT] - Karamello - 2:26pm 1/5/26
    - i understand, but ND going to the portal for Wr’s every year is not a ringing endorsement of - WestCoastIrishFan - 3:58pm 1/5/26
      - Take a look at the CFP teams and their portal additions. - iairishcheeks - 4:25pm 1/5/26
- I thought the CFP snubbing would galvanize the team. But maybe it broke their spirits. [NT] - J-Ro - 1:46pm 1/5/26
  - Folks need to look at this individually. This WR class coming in set this in motion [NT] - Karamello - 2:22pm 1/5/26
- How many is that now? And they have yet to sign anyone. [NT] - ghostwriter - 1:45pm 1/5/26
- Gees, what's going on at ND? [NT] - jimbasil - 1:43pm 1/5/26
  - Success! - D2 - 2:28pm 1/5/26
    - Yuuuuuuurp [NT] - Frankx - 5:29pm 1/5/26
    - Amen. [NT] - Clem - 4:49pm 1/5/26
  - Signing one of the top recruiting class in the country is whats happening [NT] - Karamello - 2:23pm 1/5/26
  - KK was a depth piece. - AlbanyIRISH - 2:04pm 1/5/26
  - Ian Strong from Rutgers is visiting this week. He is a good receiver. Hopefully he signs. [NT] - irish93 - 1:46pm 1/5/26
    - Ian Strong. #79 in receiving yards. 10 games played. 52 grabs for 762 & 5 TDs. Junior. - ELP - 2:12pm 1/5/26
      - last year he was one of the best in contested catches. I don't think WR is an area of need like DT. - irish93 - 2:20pm 1/5/26
        I didn't even know there was an official stat on contested catches. Learn something everyday. [NT] - ELP - 2:28pm 1/5/26

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