Blue & Gold Illustrated: 2012 Notre Dame Football Preview
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60 ✦ BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED 2015 FOOTBALL PREVIEW WIDE RECEIVERS every game and led the Irish with 76 catches, 1,094 receiving yards and 15 touchdown grabs … His 15 scores tied a school record, while he ranked among the school's top 10 single-season performances in every other cate- gory … Ranked third in the FBS in scoring receptions, 21st in receiving yards and tied for 24th in total touchdowns … Eight of his scores were from at least 20 yards out and two were from 72 yards or more … Played in all 13 games as a freshman and grabbed six passes for 160 yards and a score … His 16 career touchdown receptions already ties for ninth in program annals. Prep: Listed as a four-star prospect, the No. 7 senior in Pennsylvania, and the No. 19 wide receiver and No. 176 overall prospect in the land by Rivals … Ended his high school career as the all-time receiving leader for the city of Philadelphia with 2,390 yards … Recorded 940 receiv- ing yards and eight touchdown catches as a senior, and also returned a kickoff for a touchdown plus intercepted three passes en route to first-team all-state honors … Was named team and league MVP in his final campaign … Also named team MVP as a junior after recording 50 receptions for 758 yards and eight scores, plus a rushing touchdown … Played for the victorious East team in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl. Personal: Born April 16, 1994 … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters. Year G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2013 13-3 6 160 26.7 1 2014 13-13 76 1,094 14.4 15 Totals 26-16 82 1,254 15.3 16 COREY HOLMES • WR So. • Pembroke Pines, Fla. Ht.: 6-0½ • Wt.: 184 Career Highlights: Played in two games last year. Prep: Listed as a four-star pros- pect, the No. 15 senior in Florida, and the nation's No. 13 wide re- ceiver and No. 94 overall recruit by ESPN … Was an hon- orable mention All-Broward County selection for Classes 8A-7A-6A by The South Florida Sun-Sentinel while he helped St. Thomas Aquinas to a 10-3 mark as a senior … Hauled in 24 passes for 432 yards and four touchdowns … Played in the Under Armour All-American Game. Personal: Born April 13, 1995 … Father, David, played defensive back at Syracuse and went on to be a fourth- round draft pick of the Miami Dolphins … Enrolled in First Year of Studies. TORII HUNTER JR. • WR Jr. • Prosper, Texas Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 190 Career Highlights: The 2013 Of- fensive Scout Team Player of the Year made his Irish debut in 2014 and was named the Offense's Newcomer of the Year … Played in 10 games after he missed the first three contests of the season due to an injury … Recorded seven receptions for 65 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed twice for 13 yards … Joined the baseball team for the 2015 campaign and appeared in four games. Prep: ESPN ranked him as a four-star recruit, the No. 10 senior in Texas, and the No. 12 wideout and No. 95 overall player in the land … Earned second-team 4A all-state mention from the Texas Associated Press Sports Editors as a senior … Hauled in 71 passes for 1,235 yards and 14 touchdowns, while also rushing for 89 yards … Was selected for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, but suffered a broken leg while working out for the West team. Personal: Born June 7, 1995 … Son of longtime Major League Baseball outfielder All-Star Torii Hunter, who is currently with the Minnesota Twins … Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business. Year G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2014 10-0 7 65 1 9.3 C.J. PROSISE • WR Sr. • Petersburg, Va. Ht.: 6-0½ • Wt.: 220 Career Highlights: Played in every game and made six starts in 2014 … Named the Special Teams Player of the Year after leading the squad with 11 special teams stops … Also hauled in 29 passes for 516 yards and two scores … Led all receivers with an average of 17.8 yards per catch … Also rushed for 126 yards on 10 carries … Became the first Irish player with at least 500 receiving yards and 100 rushing yards in the same season since Golden Tate in 2009 … Moved from safety prior to the 2013 season and appeared in all 13 games with three starts at wide receiver … Posted seven catches for 72 yards and also played on special teams, where he logged four tackles … Did not see game action in 2012. Prep: Scout rated him as a four-star talent, the No. 10 prospect in Virginia, and the No. 21 safety and No. 276 overall player nationally … Named first-team all-state as a junior and senior … Tabbed Central Virginia Defensive Player of the Year by The Charlottesville Daily Progress … Totaled 51 tackles, six interceptions and 10 passes defended as a senior, and also scored touchdowns on seven returns. Personal: Born May 20, 1994 … Enrolled in Men- doza College of Business, majoring in management- consulting. Year G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2013 13-3 7 72 10.3 0 2014 13-6 29 516 17.8 2 Totals 26-9 36 588 16.3 2 COREY ROBINSON • WR Jr. • San Antonio Ht.: 6-4½ • Wt.: 215 Career Highlights: Played in all 13 games with two starts last season … Ranked second on the Irish with 40 receptions and five touchdown catches, and was third with 539 re- ceiving yards … Earned the Notre Dame Rockne Student- Athlete Award and was named to the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-America first team, becoming the first sophomore to achieve the latter since 2008 and just the fourth ever to attain first-team status since 2002 … After enrolling early, logged time in all 13 games with a trio of starts in 2013 … Recorded nine receptions for 157 yards and a touchdown. Prep: Ranked by Rivals as a four-star recruit, the No. 45 prospect in Texas and the No. 44 wide receiver nation- ally … Helped San Antonio Christian to a Division II area title as senior, hauling in 67 passes for 1,414 yards and 20 touchdowns … Named Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Division II first-team all-state … Participated in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl for the West squad. Personal: Born April 17, 1995 … Son of NBA Hall of Famer David Robinson, a two-time NBA champion and 10-time All-Star for the San Antonio Spurs … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, majoring in liberal studies. Year G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2013 13-3 9 157 17.4 1 2014 13-2 40 539 13.5 5 Totals 26-5 49 696 14.2 6 NEWCOMERS MILES BOYKIN • WR Fr. • Tinley Park, Ill. Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 225 Prep: Listed as a four-star recruit, the No. 3 senior in Illinois, and the nation's No. 17 wideout and No. 156 overall prospect by Rivals … Despite missing three games with an injury, he posted 65 receptions for 1,035 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior for the Illinois Class 7A state champions … Named The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette 2014 Player of the Year in Illinois … Named all-state by the newspaper as a junior and senior … One of 27 players named to The Chicago Tribune's all-state first team … Invited to play in the Semper Fidelis All- American Game, but had to decline because he was still recovering from a hand injury. Personal: Born Oct. 12, 1996 … His father, George Boykin Jr., played linebacker at Chicago Vocational and then at Eastern Illinois University (1985-89). JALEN GUYTON • WR Fr. • Allen, Texas Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 185 Prep: Scout ranked him as a four-star talent, the No. 51 player in Texas and the nation's No. 53 wide receiver … Recorded 82 receptions for 1,770 yards and 22 touch- downs as a senior … Helped Allen to a 16-0 mark and its third straight 6A state crown; the school finished the year ranked fourth nationally by USA Today … Honored as a 2014 Texas Associated Press Sports Editors Class 6A first-team all-state selection … Selected to play in the USA Football International Bowl. Personal: Played with four-star quarterback Kyler Mur- ray, Rivals' No. 5 signal-caller in the country. CJ SANDERS • WR Fr. • Granada Hills, Calif. Ht.: 5-10 • Wt.: 185 Prep: Ranked as a four-star recruit, the No. 34 player in his state, and the No. 24 wide receiver and No. 222 over- all prospect nationally by 247Sports … Transferred from Nashville (Tenn.) Brentwood to Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Notre Dame prior to his senior year … Logged 35 catches for 562 yards and eight touchdowns, rushed 41 times for 437 yards and nine scores, and returned a pair of kickoffs and two punts for touchdowns … Named first-team all-area by The Los Angeles Daily News … Started in the Semper Fidelis All- American Game … As a junior, won Tennessee's Division II state title in the 100 meters (10.76) and 200 meters (21.88), and anchored two second-place finishes in sprint relays. Personal: Born Sept. 18, 1996. EQUANIMEOUS ST. BROWN • WR Fr. • Anaheim, Calif. Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 205 Prep: ESPN tabbed him as a four-star recruit, the No. 8 prospect in California, and the No. 9 wide receiver and No. 63 overall prospect in the land … As a senor, hauled in 32 passes for 485 yards and four scores … Played in the Under Armour All-American Game. Personal: Born Sept. 30, 1996.