Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 12 | W 35-14vs Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Brenan Vernon
Sophomore defensive lineman on Notre Dame's 2025 roster.
6′6″ · 293 lb · Mentor, OH
Returning to Notre Dame for 2026
Recruiting
4★
DL recruit
No. 202 nationally · Signed with Notre Dame
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on Notre Dame's roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2023.
Brenan Vernon
This is his second year in the same defensive front at Notre Dame. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Virginia, Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Notre Dame4-star out of Mentor
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Notre Dame
NFL
NFL Draft
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2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 24-5 over that span.
2023Notre Dame10-3HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Notre Dame14-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Notre Dame
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Notre Dame
Returning around him
- 6 Notre Dame players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (7 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Notre Dame · Last season: 10-2 (AP #9) · Talent rank #6 · 2026 recruiting class #5
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology