Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-3vs Navy | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 20 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 56-3vs Tennessee State | — | — | — | — | — | Season-high 20 yds |
| Bowl | W 40-8vs Oregon State | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Total | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 20 |
#29
Matt Salerno
Senior wide receiver for Notre Dame. 2023: 2 catches, 29 receiving yards.
6′0″ · 195 lb · Valencia, CA
Notre Dame 2023 alumnus
The story
4 wide receiver for Notre Dame. 2023: 2 catches, 29 receiving yards.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearMatt Salerno
Matt Salerno has been at Notre Dame through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt: 20 rec yds, 1 receptions against Oregon State — Bowl, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Notre Dame, 87 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Notre Dame
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coaches2020–2021
Notre Dame
Coaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Marcus Freeman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2023 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
2023Notre Dame10-3HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR 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
2023 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 0.7 | 9.7 | 14.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 0.7 | 9.7 | 14.5 | 0.0 |
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 · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Notre Dame | -- | -- | -- | 21 | -- |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | -- | -- | -- | 37 | -- |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | -- | -- | 33 | 13 | -- |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | -- | -- | -- | 45 | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 33 | 116 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2023
W 40–8
vs Oregon State
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology