Defensive line, Notre Dame, 2023–26
Boubacar Traore
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 253 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Boston, MA
Boubacar Traore plays defensive line for Notre Dame. Last time out, at BYU: 1 tackles. Traore leads Notre Dame in sacks this season.
2026 so far
18 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT
Last game: 1 tackles at BYU, L 24–28
Next game: vs. Navy, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
2sacks, career hightwice; last vs. NC State, 2025Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 37 | 23 | 10 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 18 | 15 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Career | 68 | 48 | 22.5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 18 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 5 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 5 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 5 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 5 | DL | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′5″ | 253 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Notre Dame 7 games, 18 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Wisconsin | W 41–13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Rice | W 52–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Michigan State | W 27–10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Purdue | W 49–10 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at North Carolina | W 37–26 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Stanford | W 58–7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at BYU | L 24–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Notre Dame 10 games, 37 tackles, 6.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Miami | L 24–27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Texas A&M | L 40–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs.Purdue | W 56–30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Arkansas | W 56–13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Boise State | W 28–7 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. NC State | W 36–7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. USC | W 34–24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Boston College | W 25–10 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Pittsburgh | W 37–15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Syracuse | W 70–7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Notre Dame 5 games, 12 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | atTexas A&M | W 23–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 14–16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | atPurdue | W 66–7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 28–3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Louisville | W 31–24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Notre Dame 1 game, 1 tackle, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | vs.USC | W 48–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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