Debating which secondary is the best in College Football: Notre Dame, Ohio State, or Georgia?
Ryan Roberts breaks down his opinion of why the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have the best secondary in all of college football
Video Transcript
The last group, maybe the most interesting one, Ohio State.
They lost Davis and Igbinosun to the 2026 NFL Draft, but you're bringing back Jermaine Matthews, a corner, who up and down a little bit, but his highs are extremely high.
You also have Jalen McClain coming back.
You got a couple key transfer portal additions as well this off-season, including Terry Moore from Duke, who in 2024 was one of the nation's best but was injured last season.
So I think that Ohio State has a lot of upside in that room.
But again, the differen- differentiator between comparing these teams to Notre Dame's secondary going into next year is when you look at Ohio State, their best corner, don't think he compares to Notre Dame's.
Their best safety, don't think he compares to Notre Dame's.
And I also believe that Notre Dame has the deeper unit when comparing the Buckeyes to the Fighting Irish.
Georgia, a little bit of the same conversation.
I think if you want to take KJ Bolden over Tate Johnson, that's fine.
But the p- the point is, is that it's not just Tate Johnson.
Like, you have a Don Schuler.
And then I think that when you compare, obviously, an Ellis Robinson, Ellis Robinson's a very good player, will be most likely a first-round pick in 2027 if he has a strong start and finish to the season.
But is he Leonard Moore?
I don't think so.
Do they have a second corner?
And I like Demelo Jones, but is Demelo Jones better than DJ McKinney?
Like, we're splitting hairs at that point.
So I do think, again, the depth and that up-top talent, that high-end talent that Notre Dame has on the roster, I think that's the differentiator between them and Georgia as well
