Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Rice | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
#1
Dallas Golden
Sophomore cornerback on Notre Dame's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 191 lb · Tampa, FL · Berkeley Prep
Returning to Notre Dame for 2026
Recruiting
4★
ATH recruit
No. 92 nationally · Signed with Notre Dame
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 cornerback on Notre Dame's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
32.5own fans
-70rival fans
Also worth knowing:
Dallas Golden
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. This is his second year in the same secondary at Notre Dame.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
His career
20257 games
- Signed with Notre Dame4-star out of Berkeley Prep
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Notre Dame
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 12-2 over that span.
2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Notre Dame2-0HC: Marcus Freeman · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
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 · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 22 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 22 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Notre Dame
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · 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
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyson McCrary’s 2025 season.
Matches Tyson on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Tyson McCrary's freshman season at Georgia State (2025).
97%match
Matches Tyson on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Dallas Golden
The secondary · Notre Dame
- #8Adon Shuler52 tackles · 2025
- #9Tae Johnson48 tackles · 2025
- #2Dylahn McKinney34 tackles · 2025
- #15Leonard Moore31 tackles · 2025
- #1Dallas Golden22 tackles · 2025
13 more on the roster · Notre Dame team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology