Notre Dame Receivers Ranked As The Nation's 10th Best WR Unit

One of the biggest questions for Notre Dame in 2025 is the pass game, as the Irish will be starting a brand new quarterback and will put a new-look wide receiver unit on the field. Notre Dame will have a first-time starter at quarterback when the Irish head down to South Florida to take on Miami, and he'll need a strong supporting cast. According to Pro Football Focus, the starting quarterback will have just that.

Pro Football Focus is releasing its Top 10 position groups over the summer, and the Irish running backs and wide receivers both made the list. The running backs ranked No. 2 in a previous release, and in the latest rankings drop PFF ranked the Irish wide receivers as the No. 10 unit in college football.

That's quite a jump for a group of pass catchers with limited production and inconsistent play a season ago. The return of Jaden Greathouse and Jordan Faison is a strong foundation, but the addition of Virginia transfer Malachi Fields and Wisconsin wideout Will Pauling gives the Irish a chance to have a much improved group of receivers.

"While he didn’t receive as much hype as other receivers in the transfer portal, Malachi Fields was still one of the best options available. The former Virginia Cavalier leads all returning Power Four pass catchers in receiving yards since 2023 (1,619). He was the honorable mention receiver on my top-10 list.

"Jaden Greathouse is back for his junior year after leading the Fighting Irish with 592 receiving yards this past season. He was one of the 25 most valuable wideouts in the nation, according to PFF WAA. Jordan Faison is also back for another year as Notre Dame’s No. 3 receiver. To cap it all off, the Fighting Irish added Wisconsin’s Will Pauling from the transfer portal. His 18 contested catches over the past two seasons were the third most among Big Ten wideouts." - Max Chadwick, PFF

Notre Dame's pass catchers have plenty to prove but there is no disputing the upgrade in talent it received through the portal. There is a lot of potential with this group, and if that potential turns into production the Irish offense will be dangerous. It will also give the first-year starting quarterback - whoever that ends up being - a strong supporting cast that will make the transition into the starting lineup much easier.

The only Notre Dame opponent on this list was Texas A&M, whose receivers ranked No. 9 on this list.