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Wide receiver Corey Robinson has the potential to be a matchup problem for opposing defenses. photo by joe raymond coverage-skills wise," Kelly said. The progress of Luke and the return of senior safety Austin Collinsworth, after undergoing two surgeries last year, will allow Notre Dame to play a lot more man defense and perhaps expand its overall packages. We don't consider it a stretch to predict that Bryant could become the sixth Notre Dame freshman to reach 500 yards rushing (the record is 786 by Darius Walker in 2004). Still, junior George Atkinson III has been taking the reps with the first string and classmate Amir Carlisle is next on the field. The Irish will use several backs this season, and Atkinson had 361 yards as the third option last year. Depending on how well he also can assimilate as a receiver and blocker, Bryant's playing time might come later this year rather than sooner, unlike Robinson who can get on the field right away by knowing only a few routes. "Greg is a lot different than Corey," Kelly said. "Greg has to learn the entire offense, so there is a lot more there for Greg. Greg's doing extremely well and I've gotten the opportunity to spend more time with him. He's a great kid, hard worker, he's going to be a really good player. He picks things up quickly. … He's just got so much more to learn than Corey does." About 99.9 percent of the time with freshman offensive linemen, the sole objective is try to learn one position. Elmer, an early enrollee in January, al-