Mike McGlinchey

OT · Notre Dame
A three-year starter at Notre Dame, McGlinchey started each of the last 39 games for the Irish and is the latest in the South Bend-to-NFL left tackle pipeline, following in the footsteps of Zack Martin and Ronnie Stanley. As a do-everything player in high school, his development has come a long way the past five years, benefiting from the tutelage of longtime NFL and college offensive line coach Harry Heistand. While he is an above average athlete for the position, McGlinchey is too reliant on his reach and upper body strength instead of mirroring with his feet, allowing speed to skirt his jabs and win the corner. While his pass protection requires work, he is an outstanding run blocker, overpowering defenders and creating run lanes. BACKGROUND A four-star offensive tackle recruit out of high school, Michael “Mike” McGlinchey Jr. started as a tight end at William Penn Charter before moving to left tackle and playing on both sides of the ball. He also attracted recruiting attention as a starter on the basketball team – Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly: “We worry that Mike Brey (Irish head basketball coach) is going to take him from us.” McGlinchey received 20+ football scholarship offers, including Wisconsin and Penn State, but he committed to South Bend shortly after the Irish entered the picture, shutting down his recruitment as a junior at William Penn. After redshirting in 2013 (and learning behind senior Zack Martin), McGlinchey spent the 2014 season as a back-up before earning his first start at right tackle in the bowl game. He returned to right tackle as a sophomore in 2015 and started all 13 games. With Ronnie Stanley leaving for the NFL, McGlinchey moved to left tackle as a junior and started all 12 games in 2016. He returned for his senior season and again started every game at left tackle.