Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com JUNE/JULY 2020 23 This is based mostly on observations during Notre Dame's lone spring practice March 5, with edu- cated guesses mixed in. Those with no numbers listed had not yet enrolled for the spring semester. OFFENSE Quarterback No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 12 Ian Book 6-0 206 5th-Sr./1 7 Brendon Clark 6-2 212 So./4 10 Drew Pyne 5-11½ 194 Fr./4 Walk-ons: J.D. Carney (14), Cole Capen (31) and Chase Ketterer (—) Running Back No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 8 Jafar Armstrong 6-1 220 Sr./2 20 C'Bo Flemister 5-11 195 Jr./3 34 Jahmir Smith 5-11 207 Jr./3 23 Kyren Williams 5-9 204 So./4 32 Mick Assaf 5-11 212 5th-Sr./1 — Chris Tyree 5-9½ 179 Fr./4 Walk-on: Cameron Ekanayake (16) Boundary Receiver (W) No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 4 Kevin Austin Jr. 6-2 210 Jr./3 88 Javon McKinley 6-2 215 5th-Sr./1 80 Micah Jones 6-4½ 210 Jr./3 17 Isaiah Robertson 6-1½ 204 Sr./2 — Jordan Johnson 6-2 180 Fr./4 Field Receiver (X) No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 25 Braden Lenzy 5-11½ 184 Jr./3 11 Ben Skowronek 6-3 224 5th-Sr./1 18 Joe Wilkins Jr. 6-1½ 190 Jr./3 21 Xavier Watts 6-0 195 Fr./4 81 Jay Brunelle 6-1 196 Fr./4 Note: Brunelle, an early enrollee, was sidelined after undergoing shoulder surgery this winter. Slot (Z) No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 13 Lawrence Keys III 5-10 173 Jr./3 4 Avery Davis 5-11 205 Sr./2 22 K. Abdur-Rahman 5-11½ 195 So./4 Walk-ons: Leo Albano (26), Griffin Eifert (—), Greg Mailey (43), Conor Ratigan (86) and Matt Salerno (29) Tight End No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 24 Tommy Tremble 6-3 233 Jr./3 or 89 Brock Wright 6-4½ 250 Sr./1 85 George Takacs 6-6 245 Jr./3 — Kevin Bauman 6-4 226 Fr./4 — Michael Mayer 6-5 234 Fr./4 Walk-ons: Xavier Lezynski (48), Jack Henige (49) and Charlie Selna (—) Left Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 74 Liam Eichenberg 6-6 305 5th-Sr./1 73 Andrew Kristofic 6-5 292 So./4 60 Cole Mabry 6-5 279 So./4 Walk-on: Brennan Wicks (—) Left Guard No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 75 Josh Lugg 6-7 318 Sr./2 69 Aaron Banks 6-6 335 Sr./2 70 Hunter Spears 6-4 304 So./4 76 Dillan Gibbons 6-4 305 Sr./2 Walk-on: Max Siegel (64) Note: Banks, who started every game in 2019, was sidelined this spring after foot surgery. Center No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 55 Jarrett Patterson 6-4½ 300 Jr./3 52 Zeke Correll 6-3 290 So./4 61 Colin Grunhard 6-0½ 290 Sr./2 Right Guard No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 78 Tommy Kraemer 6-6 317 5th-Sr./1 56 John Dirksen 6-5 306 Jr./3 71 John Olmstead 6-4½ 283 So./3 — Michael Carmody 6-6 292 Fr./4 Walk-on: Connor Schmidt (—) Right Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 72 Robert Hainsey 6-5 295 Sr./1 77 Quinn Carroll 6-7 306 So./4 — Tosh Baker 6-7 283 Fr./4 Walk-on: Quinn Murphy (53) DEFENSE Strong-Side End No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 91 Ade Ogundeji 6-4 252 5th-Sr./1 19 Justin Ademilola 6-2 248 Jr./3 18 Nana Osafo-Mensah 6-3 249 So./4 47 Kofi Wardlow 6-2 240 Sr./2 98 A. Ehrensberger 6-7 247 Fr./4 Nose Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 41 Kurt Hinish 6-2 296 Sr./1 54 Jacob Lacey 6-2 293 So./3 55 Ja'Mion Franklin 6-1 310 Jr./3 — Aidan Keanaaina 6-3 302 Fr./4 Defensive Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 95 M. Tagovailoa-Amosa 6-2½ 286 Sr./2 57 Jayson Ademilola 6-3 279 Jr./2 99 Rylie Mills 6-5 259 Fr./4 56 Howard Cross III 6-1 265 So./4 Walk-on: Zane Heemsoth (93) Vyper No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 9 Daelin Hayes 6-4 270 5th-Sr./1 29 Ovie Oghoufo 6-3 232 Jr./3 94 Isaiah Foskey 6-5 255 So./4 17 Jordan Botelho 6-2½ 248 Fr./4 Walk-on: Giovanni Ghilotti (—) Mike Linebacker No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 40 Drew White 6-0 227 Sr./2 52 Bo Bauer 6-3 225 Jr./2 34 Osita Ekwonu 6-1 236 So./4 27 JD Bertrand 6-1 228 So./4 Buck Linebacker No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 2 J. Genmark Heath 6-1 225 Sr./1 35 Marist Liufau 6-2 221 So./4 24 Jack Kiser 6-2 221 So./4 31 Jack Lamb 6-4 228 Jr./3 33 Shayne Simon 6-3 228 Jr./2 Note: Lamb and Simon were sidelined in the spring due to injury. Rover No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 6 J. Owusu-Koramoah 6-1½ 215 Sr./2 13 Paul Moala 5-11½ 220 Jr./2 Walk-on: Reed Gregory (50) Boundary Cornerback No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 28 TaRiq Bracy 5-10 180 Jr./2 16 KJ Wallace 5-10 185 So./4 9 Cam Hart 6-2½ 205 So./4 21 Caleb Offord 6-1 184 Fr./4 — Nick McCloud 6-1 190 5th-Sr./1 Note: McCloud joined Notre Dame May 11 as a graduate transfer from North Carolina State. His skill set could be toward the boundary position, but he also played the field spot for the Wolfpack. Field Cornerback No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 20 Shaun Crawford 5-9 180 Gr./1 15 Isaiah Rutherford 6-0½ 189 So./4 11 Ramon Henderson 6-1 182 Fr./4 — Clarence Lewis 6-0 180 Fr./4 Walk-ons: Chris Velotta (30), Eddie Scheidler (36) and Chase Love (37) Stud Safety No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 3 Houston Griffith 6-0 204 Jr./2 10 Isaiah Pryor 6-1½ 199 Gr./2 23 Litchfield Ajavon 6-0 198 So./4 Free Safety No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 14 Kyle Hamilton 6-4 216 So./3 12 DJ Brown 6-0 194 Jr./3 Walk-ons: John Mahoney (25), Patrick Pelini (32) and Marcus Thorne (43) SPECIAL TEAMS Kicker No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 39 Jonathan Doerer 6-3 205 Sr./1 Walk-ons: Bryan Dowd (—) and Harrison Leon- ard (98) Punter No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 19 Jay Bramblett 6-1½ 193 So./3 Walk-on: Jake Rittman (30) Long Snapper — Alex Peitsch 6-1 205 Fr./4 Walk-ons: Axel Raarup (46) and Michael Vinson (65) BGI's 2020 Notre Dame Scholarship Depth Chart