Blue & Gold Illustrated: 2012 Notre Dame Football Preview
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108 ✦ BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED 2016 FOOTBALL PREVIEW DEFENSIVE BACKS returned for touchdowns) and 12 passes broken up as a junior … Tabbed as an all-state performer by the Arizona Football Coaches Association and The Phoenix Gazette … Played in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl. Personal: Born June 30, 1995 … His uncle, Darren Woodson, was a five-time Pro Bowler and three-time Super Bowl champion with the Dallas Cowboys … Was coached at Hamilton by former Notre Dame player Steve Belles (1985-89) … Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business, majoring in information technologies man - agement. Year G-GS TT TFL Sacks Int. PBU 2013 13-0 15 0.5 0.0 0 2 2014 13-13 48 2.0 1.0 4 11 2015 13-13 41 1.0 0.0 2 5 Totals 39-26 104 3.5 1.0 6 18 MAX REDFIELD • S Sr. • Mission Viejo, Calif. Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 205 Career Highlights: Played in and started 11 contests in 2015 … Ranked fourth on the team and second among defensive backs with 64 tackles … Also contributed two passes broken up, two tackles for loss, one interception and one sack … Saw time in every game during the 2014 campaign and started 11 times … Finished second on the team and first among defensive backs with 68 stops … Also tallied an interception and two passes broken up … Was named to the All-Bowl Team by CBSSports.com, ESPN.com and NFL.com after he logged a career-high 14 tackles in the victory over No. 22 LSU … Appeared in 12 games with one start during the 2013 season … Totaled 12 tackles. Prep: Identified as a five-star player, the No. 2 prospect in California, and the No. 3 safety and No. 30 overall re - cruit nationally by Rivals … Tallied 65 tackles, four inter- ceptions, two forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries on defense, plus blocked four punts … Also notched 45 catches for 757 yards and six scores as a wide receiver … Tabbed as a second-team All-American by USA Today … Voted Defensive Player of the Year by The Orange County Register and also picked up league MVP honors … Played in the Under Armour All-American Game. Personal: Born Jan. 25, 1995 … His mother, Kathy, played soccer in college … His aunt, Joy Fawcett, is an Olympic and World Cup champion on the soccer field … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, majoring in economics with a minor in Chinese. Year G-GS TT TFL Sacks Int. PBU 2013 12-1 12 0.0 0.0 0 0 2014 13-11 68 0.5 0.0 1 2 2015 11-11 64 2.0 1.0 1 2 Totals 36-23 144 2.5 1.0 2 4 AVERY SEBASTIAN • S 6th-Sr. • McDonough, Ga. Ht.: 5-10 • Wt.: 200 Career Highlights: Played in the 2015 season opener on special teams, but suffered a season-ending foot injury … Came to Notre Dame as a graduate transfer after spend - ing four years at Cal … Played in 31 games and made six starts for the Golden Bears from 2011-14 … Compiled 96 stops, two tackles for loss and a pair of interceptions. Prep: Rated as a four-star prospect, and the No. 6 safety and No. 68 overall player nationally by ESPN … Notched 55 tackles and three interceptions as a senior at Eagle's Landing Christian Academy, while rushing for 434 yards and seven touchdowns on offense … Recorded 104 tackles as a junior at Union Grove, making four interceptions, forcing two fumbles and recovering three fumbles, one of which he returned for a TD … Named to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in 2010 … Also tabbed as an All-American by SuperPrep and Prepstar … Earned a spot on the U.S. Under-19 National Team and played in the 2011 International Bowl. Personal: Born Sept. 11, 1993 … Played alongside current Irish teammate Isaac Rochell at Eagle's Landing Christian Academy in 2010 … Changed his last name from Walls to Sebastian when he turned 18 years of age prior to the his first collegiate season in 2011 … Graduated from the University of California Berkeley in December 2014 with a degree in sociology. Year G-GS TT TFL Sacks Int. PBU 2011* 12-0 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 2012* 11-4 56 1.5 0.0 0 1 2013* 1-1 10 0.5 0.0 1 1 2014* 7-1 21 0.0 0.0 1 1 2015 1-0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 Totals 32-6 96 2.0 0.0 2 3 * at Cal DRUE TRANQUIL • S Jr. • Fort Wayne, Ind. Ht.: 6-1½ • Wt.: 225 Career Highlights: Played in each of the first three games with one start in 2015, but was lost for the season due to a torn ACL suffered after breaking up a pass in the end zone … Made nine tackles (2.5 for loss) and broke up two passes before getting hurt … Notre Dame's Defensive Newcomer of the Year in 2014 … Played in 11 contests and started three times before a torn ACL ended his rookie campaign … Finished with 33 tackles, one tackle for loss, half a sack, one interception, a fumble recovery and one blocked punt. Prep: Rated as a four-star prospect, Indiana's No. 2 senior, and the No. 14 outside linebacker and No. 171 overall player nationally by Scout … The two-way stand - out was named The Fort Wayne News‑Sentinel's Football Player of the Year in 2013 after he tallied 75 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, four sacks and an interception at linebacker, to go with 1,420 rushing yards and 28 touch - downs on offense … Also hauled in 16 passes for 348 yards and five touchdowns, plus threw a 29-yard touch- down pass … Was named to the first-team Indiana Class 6A all-state squad at linebacker by the Associated Press … Tabbed as an honorable mention Class 5A all-state pick as a junior. Personal: Born Aug. 15, 1995 … Enrolled in the College of Engineering, majoring in mechanical engineering. Year G-GS TT TFL Sacks Int. PBU 2014 11-3 33 1.0 0.5 1 0 2015 3-1 9 2.5 0.0 0 2 Totals 14-4 42 3.5 0.5 1 2 NICK WATKINS • CB Jr. • DeSoto, Texas Ht.: 6-0¼ • Wt.: 200 Career Highlights: Saw action in 12 contests last year, primarily on special teams and as a reserve cor - nerback, and made his first career start in the Fiesta Bowl, against Ohio State … Notched three tackles and broke up one pass versus the Buckeyes, and finished the season with eight total stops … Played in 11 games in 2014, but did not register any statistics. Prep: Listed as a four-star talent, the No. 17 player in Texas, and the No. 14 cornerback and No. 123 overall prospect in the land by ESPN … As a senior at Bishop Dunne he tallied 10 interceptions (two of which he returned for touchdowns) … Also hauled in 46 recep- tions for 630 yards and nine scores … Named to USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA Texas team for 2013 … Was also a Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Division I All-State first-team pick and was named the Defensive MVP of his district … Honor- able mention all-state as both a sophomore and junior … Played in the Under Armour All-American Game. Personal: Born Jan. 27, 1996 … His father, Bobby Sr., played at Southwest Texas (now Texas State) and also with the NFL's Detroit Lions (1982-88) … His older brother Bobby Jr. played in the secondary at Air Force … Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business. Year G-GS TT TFL Sacks Int. PBU 2014 11-0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 2015 12-1 8 0.0 0.0 0 1 Totals 23-1 8 0.0 0.0 0 1 ASHTON WHITE • CB So. • Washington, D.C. Ht.: 5-10¾ • Wt.: 190 Career Highlights: Did not see any game action in 2015. Prep: Tabbed as a three-star pros- pect, the No. 21 senior in Maryland and the No. 75 cornerback in the land by Rivals … Finished his senior season with 58 tack- les and two interceptions … Also had 10 receptions for 112 yards as a wide receiver. Personal: Enrolled in First Year of Studies. NEWCOMERS JALEN ELLIOTT • S Fr. • Richmond, Va. Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 189 Prep: Rated as four-star recruit, the No. 6 prospect in Virginia and the No. 15 safety in the country by Rivals … Intercepted five passes and broke up seven as a senior … Also played quarterback, passing for 2,664 yards and 38 touchdowns the last two seasons … Chosen as a 2015 American Family Insurance All-USA Virginia Football second-team member at defensive back … Named to the Virginia High School League All-State first team as a defensive back and offensive all-purpose player as a senior, and earned first-team honors as an offensive all- purpose player following his junior campaign … Won de- fensive MVP honors in the Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star Game after breaking up five passes and making five tackles … Also played varsity basketball for three seasons. Personal: Born July 7, 1998 … His father, Anthony, played football at Virginia Tech. JULIAN LOVE • CB Fr. • Westchester, Ill. Ht.: 5-11 • Wt.: 175 Prep: Rivals ranked him as a four-star prospect, the No. 4 player in Illinois and the No. 21 cornerback in the nation … Totaled 92 tackles, 19 stops for loss, three forced fumbles and one interception during his senior campaign … Also rushed for 1,070 yards and 18 touch-