Blue & Gold Illustrated: 2012 Notre Dame Football Preview
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BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED 2016 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ✦ 19 POSITION SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN QUARTERBACK Malik Zaire^ DeShone Kizer Nolan Henry* Ian Book Montgomery VanGorder Brandon Wimbush RUNNING BACK Josh Anderson# Justin Brent Josh Adams Tony Jones Jr. Tarean Folston^ Dexter Williams Deon McIntosh Austin Ross*^ Brett Segobiano* Bailey Ross*^ WIDE RECEIVER Omar Hunter*^ Keenan Centlivre* Miles Boykin Temitope Agore* Torii Hunter Jr. Grant Hammann* Chris Finke* Mick Assaf* Buster Sheridan*^ Corey Holmes CJ Sanders Chase Claypool Austin Webster* Equanimeous St. Brown Javon McKinley Arion Shinaver* Kevin Stepherson TIGHT END Jacob Matuska^ Tyler Luatua Alizé Jones Durham Smythe^ Nic Weishar Ben Suttman*^ OFFENSIVE TACKLE Mark Harrell# Alex Bars Liam Eichenberg Mike McGlinchey^ Sam Bush* Tommy Kraemer Jimmy Byrne OFFENSIVE GUARD Hunter Bivin^ Quenton Nelson Logan Plantz* Parker Boudreaux Colin McGovern^ Trevor Ruhland CENTER Sam Mustipher Tristen Hoge DEFENSIVE TACKLE Ryan Kilander* Micah Dew-Treadway Lincoln Feist* Elijah Taylor Jerry Tillery NOSE GUARD Marquis Dickerson*^ Daniel Cage Brandon Tiassum Jarron Jones# Peter Mokuwah John Montelus^ DEFENSIVE END Isaac Rochell Grant Blankenship Daelin Hayes Jonathan Bonner Khalid Kareem Jay Hayes Adetokunbo Ogundeji Andrew Trumbetti Julian Okwara SAM LINEBACKER James Onwulau Greer Martini Kier Murphy* Devyn Spruell* MIKE LINEBACKER Nyles Morgan Josh Barajas Jonathan Jones Jimmy Thompson* WILL LINEBACKER Asmar Bilal Jamir Jones Te'von Coney Brandon Hutson* CORNERBACK Jesse Bongiovi*^ Nick Watkins Brian Ball* Julian Love Devin Butler Nick Coleman Troy Pride Jr. Cole Luke Shaun Crawford Donté Vaughn Ashton White SAFETY Drew Recker*^ Drue Tranquill Nicco Fertitta Jalen Elliott Max Redfield Robert Regan* D.J. Morgan Avery Sebastian# Spencer Perry Devin Studstill LONG SNAPPER Scott Daly# John Shannon PLACEKICKER John Chereson*^ Sam Kohler* Justin Yoon PUNTER Tyler Newsome Jeff Riney* Returning starters in bold; * walk-on; # fifth-year senior; ^ eligible for a fifth-year season in 2017 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL ROSTER BY POSITION AND CLASS FOR 2016 No. Player Pos. 2 Dexter Williams* RB 3 CJ Sanders WR 4 Te'von Coney* LB 4 Montgomery VanGorder QB 5 Nyles Morgan** LB 6 Equanimeous St. Brown* WR 7 Nick Watkins* CB 7 Brandon Wimbush* QB 8 Avery Sebastian S 9 Daelin Hayes DE 9 Malik Zaire** QB 10 Alizé Jones* TE 10 Max Redfield*** S 11 Justin Brent RB 12 Ian Book QB 12 Devin Butler** CB 13 Tyler Luatua TE 14 DeShone Kizer* QB 14 Devin Studstill S 15 Corey Holmes WR 16 Torii Hunter Jr.** WR 17 Nolan Henry QB 17 James Onwualu*** LB 18 Troy Pride Jr. CB 18 Buster Sheridan^ WR 19 Justin Yoon* K 20 Shaun Crawford CB 21 Jalen Elliott S 22 Asmar Bilal LB 23 Drue Tranquill** S 24 Mick Assaf^ WR 24 Nick Coleman* CB No. Player Pos. 25 Tarean Folston** RB 25 Brian Ball^ CB 26 Austin Webster^ WR 26 Ashton White CB 27 Chris Finke^ WR 27 Julian Love CB 28 Nicco Fertitta* S 28 Austin Ross^ RB 29 Sam Kohler^ K 29 Kevin Stepherson WR 30 Josh Barajas LB 31 Spencer Perry S 32 D.J. Morgan S 33 Josh Adams* RB 34 Jesse Bongiovi^ CB 34 Tony Jones Jr. RB 35 Grant Hammann^ WR 35 Donté Vaughn CB 36 Cole Luke*** CB 37 Omar Hunter^ WR 37 Robert Regan^ S 38 Deon McIntosh RB 39 Drew Recker^ S 40 Kier Murphy^ LB 40 Brett Segobiano^ RB 41 Temitope Agoro^ WR 41 Jimmy Thompson^ LB 42 Julian Okwara DE 42 Jeff Riney^ K/P 43 John Chereson^ K 44 Jamir Jones LB 45 Jonathan Jones LB No. Player Pos. 46 Josh Anderson* RB 48 Greer Martini** LB 49 Brandon Hutson^ LB 49 Bailey Ross^ RB 50 Parker Boudreaux OG 51 Devyn Spruell^ LB 53 Kareem Khalid DE 53 Sam Mustipher* C 54 Lincoln Feist^ DL 54 John Shannon LS 55 Jonathan Bonner* DE 56 Quenton Nelson* OG 57 Trevor Ruhland OG 58 Elijah Taylor DT 60 John Montelus NG 61 Scott Daly*** LS 62 Colin McGovern* OG 63 Sam Bush^ OL 64 Ryan Kilander^ DL 66 Tristen Hoge C 67 Jimmy Byrne OT 68 Mike McGlinchey** OT 69 Logan Plantz^ OG 70 Hunter Bivin* OG 71 Alex Bars* OT 74 Liam Eichenberg OT 75 Daniel Cage* NG 75 Mark Harrell* OT 77 Brandon Tiassum NG 78 Tommy Kraemer OT 80 Durham Smythe** TE 81 Miles Boykin WR No. Player Pos. 82 Nic Weishar* TE 83 Chase Claypool WR 84 Ben Suttman^ TE 85 Tyler Newsome* P/K 85 Arion Shinaver^ WR 86 Javon McKinley WR 87 Keenan Centlivre^ WR 89 Jacob Matuska* TE 90 Isaac Rochell*** DE 91 Adetokunbo Ogundeji DE 92 Grant Blankenship* DE 93 Jay Hayes DE 94 Jarron Jones** NG 95 Marquis Dickerson^ DT 96 Pete Mokwuah NG 97 Micah Dew-Treadway DT 98 Andrew Trumbetti** DE 99 Jerry Tillery* DT Note: Head coach Brian Kelly indicated in June to local radio station WSBT 960 that there will now be a merit system for single- digit numerals, and jersey No. 1 will be rotated weekly. "That's going to be the player that exempli- fies himself both on and off the field in a man- ner that represents all the things that we want our Notre Dame football player to represent," he said of the No. 1 jersey. 2016 NUMERICAL ROSTER