Boubacar Traore
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
92
Elite

Boubacar Traore

Notre Dame Fighting IrishElite
RDEDefenseElite
Projected Starter

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Boubacar Traore is the projected starter at RDE for Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Redshirt junior · #5 · 6'5", 253 lbs

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Depth at RDE · Notre Dame Fighting Irish

  1. 1592Boubacar TraoreStarter
  2. 21072Loghan Thomas
  3. 34466Rodney Dunham

Notre Dame Starting Lineup

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 4-star recruit out of Catholic Memorial, ranked #221 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 37 tackles, 10 TFL, 6.5 sacks. That's 10% of the team's production at his spot and 98th-percentile production nationally — good for a 92 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit4★ · #221 Natl3-Yr Total50 tackles · 10.5 sacksTeam Share10%Percentile98th
Boston, MA
Jersey
#5
Class
RS JR
Height
6'5"
Weight
253 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
202537106.5
20241263
2023111

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9183
National Rank
#221
High School
Catholic Memorial
Hometown
West Roxbury, MA

Why this rating?

On a 94-rated defense; 98th-percentile production (×0.99 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 92. Ranks among the nation's elite at the position, which lifted them into the 92-99 tier.

Team defense (SP+)
94
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 98% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.99)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WSTANTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 58-7

Oct 3WUNCTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 37-26

Sep 26WPURTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-10

Sep 19WMSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-10

Sep 12WRICETKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 52-0

Sep 6WWISTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-13

Boubacar Traore's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Edge Threat
37 tkl · 10 TFL · 6.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.