Notre Dame is heading into fall camp with a clearer picture of who will be available, who will be limited, and who is still waiting on a return.
On Tuesday, the program released a pre-camp injury update as it ramps up toward its Sept. 6 opener against Wisconsin. The most notable names on the list were returning starters Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa and Ashton Craig, both of whom are working back from torn ACLs suffered during the 2026 season. Ohio State transfer Quincy Porter was also included among those in modified activity after missing all of spring.
Freeman said the players listed as limited should be ready by the time Notre Dame opens the season.
"If it says limited and not out, then we're confident that, at some point before the first game, they'll be full go," Freeman said.
Porter, a 6-foot-4 former five-star recruit, could end up as the Fighting Irish boundary receiver if he gets through camp healthy. Craig’s return matters just as much up front, where Notre Dame is trying to sort out its offensive line mix.
A few other injured players were not on the report at all, including receiver Jaden Greathouse, who missed most of the 2025 season and spring practice with a hamstring injury.
Here’s how Notre Dame’s availability report broke down:
Modified Activity
WR Elijah Burress - Right Hamstring Strain
OL Ashton Craig - Left Knee ACL Surgery
WR Quincy Porter - Left Knee Patella Surgery
S Nick Reddish - Right Shoulder Labrum Surgery
WR Brayden Robinson - Right Knee ACL Surgery
LB Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa - Left Knee ACL Surgery
Out
DL Christopher Burgess Jr. - Left Tibia Stress Fracture Surgery
DL Tiki Hola - Right Knee ACL Surgery
OL Charles Jagusah - Left Humerus Fracture Surgery
OL Peter Jones - Right Shoulder Pectoral Strain
LB Ko'o Kia - Left Shoulder Labrum Surgery
Charles Jagusah remains out, and that’s a notable development with the offensive line still taking shape. Notre Dame also listed defensive linemen Christopher Burgess Jr. and Tiki Hola among the players who will be sidelined for at least August, along with linebacker Ko'o Kia and offensive lineman Peter Jones.
The report also included defensive tackle Brenan Vernon, who medically retired from football over the summer. Vernon arrived at Notre Dame in 2023 as a former 247Sports four-star and played in games against Tennessee State and Wake Forest that season. He saw action only twice in 2024, then missed all of 2025 after a torn MCL in the spring led to offseason surgery.
Vernon’s path back to major playing time had already become difficult. He had been passed on the depth chart by incoming transfer portal additions Francis Brewu from Pitt and Tionne Gray from Oregon, along with Jason Onye, Elijah Hughes, Armel Mukam, and others.
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