Notre Dame’s safety room is loaded, but Brandon Logan is the kind of player who can quietly make himself useful in a hurry.
The redshirt freshman from Fort Wayne enters 2026 as a depth piece with real upside, even if he hasn’t become a household name yet. He missed all of last season because of an injury, spent the spring with the Fighting Irish baseball team, and now turns his attention back to football after a productive run on the diamond.
At 5-11 and 197 pounds, Logan is one of the more athletic bodies in the secondary, and Notre Dame may not need him to play a major defensive role right away. But if he takes a step in fall camp, he could become a valuable addition.
Logan’s appeal has always been tied to the combination of raw athleticism and two-sport talent. When he signed with Notre Dame, the staff had to work to pull him away from Vanderbilt, where he had been headed with baseball as the priority. Notre Dame sold him on the chance to do both, and the evaluation was clear: he was viewed as an elite baseball prospect and a legitimate safety too.
The scouting report from his signing class described him as “a late find in this class,” and noted that he was “a strong all-around athlete with impressive length,” which showed up both as a run defender and in coverage. It also pointed to his tackling and downhill presence, while highlighting the speed that stood out when he ran a 4.44 at the Notre Dame Irish Invasion. That kind of burst is exactly why he remains an intriguing name in a secondary that already has plenty of talent.
For now, though, this is a development year. Notre Dame’s safety group is strong enough that Logan does not have to be thrust into meaningful defensive snaps.
The more realistic path is special teams, where a player with his speed and athletic profile could fit in quickly if he earns trust during camp. Special teams coordinator Marty Biagi would love to have a player like that running down on kickoff coverage.
A healthy offseason would help, and so would a strong showing in camp. The goal is simple: keep growing, get back into football shape, and start building toward a bigger role down the line. If Notre Dame does lose a lot of pieces in the secondary after this season, Logan could be in position to compete for more in 2027 at safety, nickel corner or on special teams.
A good season for Logan would include special teams impact and a few late-game defensive snaps early in the year. With Notre Dame’s schedule from September 6 to October 10, there should be chances to get younger players on the field in the second half against Rice, Purdue, Michigan State, North Carolina and Stanford. Logan is one of the names worth watching in those moments.
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