The Draft Bomb · Prospect profile2027 Draft · BB #103
EDGE· #12 EDGE· Round 4· Tier 4 · Solid starter
Boubacar
Traore.
Bomb Grade
60.3/100
Big Board #103
EDGE· #12 EDGE· Round 4· Tier 4 · Solid starter
Boubacar
Traore.
Notre Dame· Jr· Boston, MA· 6'5"· 253 lb(School-listed)
"Boubacar Traore lost a season to injury and came back to lead Notre Dame's front in tackles for loss, which is a harder thing to do than the box score makes it look."
Boubacar Traore is a 6-5, 253-pound Notre Dame edge defender from Boston who returned from injury to post 37 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks across 11 games in 2025, a season that made him a national Comeback Player of the Year semifinalist. Listed as a junior on the 2026-27 Notre Dame roster after arriving from Catholic Memorial, he has added roughly ten pounds since his freshman listing and now plays as the Irish's primary edge setter and rusher on the strong side.
What he does well
- 01Long-arm power — He gets hands inside the tackle's frame early and converts speed to power, walking sets back into the quarterback's throwing platform.
- 02Run-down edge setting — He plays with a stiff outside arm and does not get reached on zone, which is why Notre Dame leaves him on the field on early downs.
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