Charles Jagusah, OT, Notre Dame: 2027 NFL Draft Prospect Profile & Scouting Report
Charles Jagusah, OT, Notre Dame
1. General Information
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Name |
Charles Jagusah |
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Position |
Offensive Tackle (OT) |
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Number |
56 |
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Class |
Junior |
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School |
Notre Dame |
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Height / Weight |
6’5″ / 330 lbs |
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Hometown / HS |
Rock Island, Ill. / Alleman HS |
2. Career Statistical Breakdown
Offensive Line Performance & Snap Logs
|
**Season** |
**Team** |
**G** |
**Snaps** |
**Sacks** |
**Hits** |
**Press** |
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2023 |
Notre Dame |
2 |
66 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2024 |
Notre Dame |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2025 |
Notre Dame |
13 |
845 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
|
**Total** |
**15** |
**911** |
**2** |
**1** |
**9** |
3. NFL Combine Testing Projections
Projected metrics for the 2027 NFL Draft cycle based on high school wrestling history and verified functional mobility.
- 40-Yard Dash: 5.14 – 5.26s
- Vertical Jump: 27.0″ – 29.0″
- Broad Jump: 8’6″ – 8’10”
- 20-Yard Shuttle: 4.64 – 4.76s
- 3-Cone Drill: 7.68 – 7.82s
4. Scouting & Transfer Notes
Background Profile
Jagusah arrived in South Bend with an elite pedigree, signing as a consensus five-star recruit, the top-rated prospect in Illinois, and a dominant, undefeated state champion wrestler out of Alleman High School. He earned his first collegiate start at left tackle as a true freshman in the 2023 Sun Bowl, delivering a clean-sheet performance against Oregon State. Slated as the definitive heir to Joe Alt on the blind side, Jagusah suffered a heartbreaking, season-ending torn pectoral muscle during fall camp in August 2024.
Displaying high-tier resilience, he returned at full strength for the 2025 season, starting all 13 games at left tackle and anchoring a physical Fighting Irish front. Entering the 2026 campaign as a redshirt junior, Jagusah stands out as one of the most physically gifted, ascending offensive line talents in the country.
Key Strengths
- Elite Multi-Sport Leverage Foundation: Translates a high-level background as an undefeated state heavyweight wrestler into extraordinary core stability, functional lower-body balance, and hands that act like clamps once attached.
- Massive NFL-Ready Prototype Frame: Boasts an imposing, thick-set 6’5″, 330-pound outline with a wide base and excellent distribution of mass, creating a naturally dense anchor against power elements.
- Exceptional Run-Game Displacement: A true mauler on down blocks and gap concepts; plays with an aggressive finishing mental framework, consistently driving interior defenders off the ball to open standard run lanes.
- Premium Clean-Sheet Performance: Demonstrated high technical polish in pass protection upon returning from injury, surrendering a mere two sacks across 13 high-stress starts in 2025.
Developmental Focus
Because he missed an entire critical developmental year of live-game reps in 2024 due to the pectoral injury, Jagusah is still fine-tuning his depth perception and timing against elite counter moves. NFL evaluators will watch closely to ensure he maintains crisp, fluid footwork and vertical kick-slide depth, avoiding the tendency to rely solely on his raw strength or reach when isolated against twitchier, more flexible perimeter edge rushers.
Draft Countdown Film Notes
7/22/26 – Per Blue and Gold Illustrated, HC Marcus Freeman stated, “I do believe he will play for us at some point. I don’t know when. Actually, if you asked me to bet, I would hope it’s this season at some point. I don’t know, though.
All-Star Game Notes
*pending*
Combine/Pro Day Measurables
*pending*