Cooper Flanagan holds the TE · Starter spot in Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Cooper Flanagan is a 6'6" tight end for Notre Dame who was a consensus four-star recruit from Pleasant Hill, California's De La Salle High School in the 2023 class. As a freshman in 2023, he appeared in all 13 games with two starts, recording one reception for 19 yards and a touchdown. During his sophomore season in 2024, Flanagan played in 13 games with five starts and caught four passes for 55 yards while scoring two touchdowns, including a 28-yard score against Purdue that marked his longest reception. In 2025, he made his season debut against USC on October 18 before missing the remainder of the year due to injury. The senior returns for the Irish in 2026.

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