The fifth-year edge rusher hurt his knee against Purdue and will miss the remainder of the season.
The Irish suffered injuries to defensive end Jordan Botelho and offensive linemen Ashton Craig and Billy Schrauth. All three injuries will likely be costly for the Irish as they were all starters and expected to have big years.
Once the injury cart came out for Botelho, it was always going to be bad news. The fifth-year defensive end has had an up-and-down career at Notre Dame but was finally starting to put it all together this season before his knee injury suffered Saturday in West Lafayette. Notre Dame defensive end Jordan Botelho was having the game of his life before he was carted off the field at Purdue. He exited with a team-high Pro Football Focus defensive game grade of 87.6.The Hawaii native had a great start to the season, tallying 12 total tackles and one sack. Botelho is a leader on this 2024 Notre Dame team as well, becoming more and more vocal.
Traore was a problem all day long against Purdue, causing issues in the Purdue backfield left and right. He finished the day with two tackles, both tackles for loss, one sack and one interception return for a touchdown.At the Vyper position Botelho is vacating, expect Traore to slide up into the starting role and expect to see more from junior Vyper, Junior Tuihalamaka.
We will wait to see the updated depth chart this week from Notre Dame to see exactly how the Irish staff plans to cope with the loss of Botelho, but expect to see a ton more of Traore. Ideally he would have had this year to learn and grow under Botelho, but it is showtime for him now.
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