Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 66-7@ Purdue | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 8 | Season-high 8 yds |
| Total | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 8 |
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Kevin Bauman
Senior tight end for Notre Dame. 2024: 1 catch, 8 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′5″ · 253 lb · Red Bank, NJ
Returning to Notre Dame for 2026
Recruiting
4★
TE recruit
No. 240 nationally · Signed with Notre Dame
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Notre Dame. 2024: 1 catch, 8 receiving yards, 1 TD.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2020.
Kevin Bauman
Kevin Bauman has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Notre Dame. The receipt: 8 rec yds, 1 receptions against Purdue — Week 3, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2020
- Signed with Notre Dame4-star out of Red Bank Catholic
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Notre Dame
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Marcus Freeman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Notre Dame10-2HC: Brian Kelly · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021Notre Dame11-2HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2022Notre Dame9-4HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-heavy
2024Notre Dame14-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 8.0 YDS/g, 8.0 YPR, 1.0 TD/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 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Notre Dame
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Notre Dame
Returning around him
- 51% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 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