Blue & Gold Illustrated: 2012 Notre Dame Football Preview
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BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED 2015 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ✦ 89 DEFENSIVE LINEMEN Recorded 97 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and seven sacks as a junior … Played in the Offense-Defense Bowl. Personal: Born April 22, 1995 … Older brother, Matt, is a starting offensive lineman at the Air Force Academy … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters. Year G-GS Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks 2013 11-0 5 5 10 0 0 2014 13-13 19 20 39 7.5 2.5 Totals 24-13 24 25 49 7.5 2.5 ANDREW TRUMBETTI • DE So. • Demarest, N.J. Ht.: 6-3½ • Wt.: 255 Career Highlights: Played in 12 games last season, including his starting debut in the Music City Bowl win over No. 22 LSU … Posted 21 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, one sack and five quarterback hurries. Prep: Ranked as a four-star recruit, the No. 4 prospect in New Jersey, and the No. 5 strongside defensive end and No. 86 overall player nationally by 247Sports … Lined up at defensive end, wide receiver and running back for Demar- est High … In 2013, logged 47 tackles and four sacks on defense, ran for 454 yards and three scores on 51 carries, and caught 12 passes for 277 yards and six touchdowns … Played in the Under Armour All-American Game. Personal: Born March 14, 1996 … Brother, Joe, plays football at Johns Hopkins. Year G-GS Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks 2014 12-1 15 6 21 5.5 0 ISHAQ WILLIAMS • DE 5th-Sr. • Brooklyn, N.Y. Ht.: 6-5½ • Wt.: 271 Career Highlights: Missed the 2014 season due to an academic sus- pension … Saw action in 11 games during the 2013 campaign, includ- ing his first start … Finished with 17 stops, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack … Played in all 13 games as a regular in the linebacker rotation during the 2012 season … Posted 22 tackles, 3.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage and one forced fumble … Played in 11 games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams as a true freshman … Totaled six tackles, including one behind the line of scrimmage. Prep: Rivals ranked him as a five-star prospect, the No. 1 recruit in New York, and the No. 2 weakside defen- sive end and No. 16 overall player in the country … New York's Gatorade Player of the Year in 2010 … Tallied 22 tackles, six sacks and two fumble recoveries as a senior … U.S. Army All-American Bowl selection. Personal: Born Feb. 22, 1993 … Enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in philosophy. Year G-GS Solo Asst. Total TFL Sacks 2011 11-0 4 2 6 1.0 0 2012 13-0 11 11 22 3.5 0 2013 11-1 5 12 17 1.5 1.0 Totals 35-1 20 25 45 6.0 1.0 NEWCOMERS MICAH DEW-TREADWAY • DT Fr. • Bolingbrook, Ill. Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 280 Career Highlights: Enrolled in January 2015. Prep: Rated as a three-star prospect, the No. 36 recruit in Illinois and the No. 11 defensive tackle nationally by Rivals … Had 50 tackles, 15 tackles for a loss, eight sacks and four forced fumbles his senior season … Named to The Champaign News-Gazette's all-state football team … Played in the Semper Fidelis All-American Game. Personal: Born Dec. 19, 1997. ELIJAH TAYLOR • DT Fr. • Cincinnati Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 285 Prep: Scout identified him as a four-star recruit, Ohio's No. 11 prospect, and the nation's No. 20 defensive tackle and No. 203 overall player … Finished with 68 tackles, eight stops for loss and five sacks during Moeller's 10-4 season and run to the Division I state semifinals last fall … Broke into starting lineup as a sophomore and helped the team win two straight state titles … Recognized as a first- team Division I all-state selection by both the Associated Press and The Cincinnati Enquirer after his senior year. Personal: Born Feb. 21, 1997 … Father, Kevin, played defensive back at Miami (Ohio). BRANDON TIASSUM • DT Fr. • Indianapolis Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 296 Prep: Tabbed as a three-star prospect, the No. 6 player in Indiana and the No. 28 defensive tackle in the land by Rivals … As a senior, racked up 91 tackles, 18 stops for a loss, five sacks, two forced fumbles and two blocked field goals … Earned a spot on the Associated Press Indiana 2A all-state team as a senior … Selected to The Indianapolis Star's 2014 Super Team … Played in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl … Helped the basketball team win a state crown as a junior. Personal: Born Oct. 9, 1996. JERRY TILLERY • NG Fr. • Shreveport, La. Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 310 Career Highlights: Enrolled in January 2015 and took snaps with the first-team unit. Prep: Ranked as a four-star recruit, the No. 6 player in Louisiana, and the No. 15 defensive tackle and No. 145 overall prospect nationally by Rivals … While playing full- time on both sides of the ball as a senior, was credited with 93 tackles, 15 stops for lost yardage and seven sacks … Recognized as a second-team offensive lineman on the 2014 MaxPreps.com All-America squad … Honored as the Louisiana District 1-3A Defensive MVP and The Shreveport Times' All-City Defensive Player of the Year in 2014 … Listed first-team all-state as a defensive lineman by the Louisiana Football Coaches Association and first- team all-state as an offensive lineman by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association following his senior campaign … Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Personal: Both parents are in the medical field, and he too plans to pursue a medical field of study. End Andrew Trumbetti played in 12 games as a true freshman last year, and produced 21 stops, 5.5 tackles for loss and one sack. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA