Jordan Botelho is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Notre Dame.
Botelho wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in six seasons at Notre Dame. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Stanford — Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 20 | 10 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 29 | 15 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 11 | 9 | 6.5 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 18 | 11 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 93 | 51 | 16.5 | 12.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 40-41vs No. 16 Texas A&M | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-13@ Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-7vs Boise State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 36-7vs NC State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-24vs No. 20 USC | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-10vs Navy | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-15@ No. 23 Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-20@ Stanford | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 10 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 5 · 2025
W 56-13
at Arkansas
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 43-point win on the road against Arkansas.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackHurry rate
10%2 hurries20 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
44.0%
321 pass / 409 run
Plays / game
60.8
12 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #282 at the position.
A stat line in 39 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Marcus Freeman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
