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✦ 2012 notre dame fighting irish roster No.Name Pos. Ht. Wt.Cl./Elig.Hometown (High School) No.Name Pos. Ht. Wt.Cl./Elig.Hometown (High School) 1 Gunner Kiel QB 6-4 210 Fr./4 Columbus, Ind. (East) 28 Austin Collinsworth S 6-1 202 Jr./2 Fort Thomas, Ky. (Highlands) 60 Jordan Cowart 2 Chris Brown WR 6-2 172 Fr./4 Hanahan, S.C. (Hanahan) 29 Nick Baratti 6-1 206 Fr./4 Tomball, Texas (Klein Oak) 61 Scott Daly LS 6-2 245 Fr./4 Downers Grove, Ill. (South) 2 Bennett Jackson CB 6-0 185 Jr./2 Hazlet, N.J. (Raritan) 30 Ben Councell OLB 6-5 240 So./4 Asheville, N.C. (A.C. Reynolds) 62 Matt Tansey OL 6-6 270 Sr./2 Berkely Hghts, N.J. (Governor Livingston) 3 Amir Carlisle RB 5-10 185 So./3 Santa Clara, Calif. (Kings Acad.) 31 John Turner DB 6-2 207 Fr./4 Indianapolis (Cathedral) 63 Grant Patton DE 6-6 256 Sr./2 Louisville, Ky. (Saint Xavier) 4 George Atkinson III RB 6-1 210 So./3 Stockton, Calif. (Granada) 32 Will Mahone RB 5-10 211 Fr./4 Austintown, Ohio (Fitch) 64 Tate Nichols OT 6-8 320 Jr./3 Walton, Ky. (Ryle) 4 Eilar Hardy S 5-11 185 So./4 Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Pickerington Cent.) 33 Josh Anderson WR 5-9 180 Fr./4 Chatsworth, Calif. (Notre Dame) 65 Conor Hanratty OG 6-5 305 So./4 New Canaan, Conn. (New Canaan) 5 Everett Golson QB 6-0 185 So./4 Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Myrtle Beach) 33 Cam McDaniel RB 5-10 195 So./3 Coppell, Texas (Coppell) 66 Chris Watt OG 6-3 310 Sr./2 Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West) 5 Manti Te'o ILB 6-2 255 Sr./1 Laie, Hawaii (Punahou) 34 C.J. Prosise S 67 Kevin Carr DE 6-7 325 Jr./3 Nashville, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell Acad.) 6 Theo Riddick RB 5-11 200 Sr./1 Manville, N.J. (Immaculata) 35 Joe Romano DB 5-9 175 Jr./3 River Forest, Ill. (Fenwick) 69 Tony Springmann DE 6-6 300 So./4 Ft. Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger) 6 KeiVarae Russell CB 5-11 182 Fr./4 Everett, Wash. (Mariner) 35 Ben Turk P 5-11 186 Sr./1 Davie, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 70 Zack Martin OT 6-4 304 Sr./2 Indianapolis (Bishop Chatard) 7 TJ Jones WR 5-11 190 Jr./2 Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville) 36 Will Salvi CB 5-10 176 Sr./2 Lake Forest, Ill. (Carmel Catholic) 71 Dennis Mahoney OT 6-7 294 5th/1 Baltimore (Boys Latin) 7 Stephon Tuitt DE 6-6 303 So./3 Monroe, Ga. (Monroe Area) 37 Eric Lee WR 5-9 180 So./4 W. Des Moines, Iowa (Dowling Cath.) 72 Nick Martin OL 6-4 290 So./4 Indianapolis (Bishop Chatard) OL 6-7 250 Fr./4 Livonia, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary) S 6-2 208 Fr./4 Petersburg, Va. (Woodberry Forest) No.Name Pos. Ht. Wt.Cl./Elig.Hometown (High School) LS 6-2 230 Sr./1 Plantation, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 8 Kendall Moore ILB 6-1 242 Jr./3 Cary, N.C. (Southeast Raleigh) 38 Nick Fitzpatrick WR 5-8 170 Sr./2 Mishawaka, Ind. (Marian) 73 Nick Furlong 9 Louis Nix III NG 6-3 326 Jr./3 Jacksonville, Fla. (Raines) 38 Joe Schmidt ILB 6-0 230 So./4 Orange, Calif./Mater Dei 74 Christian Lombard OT 6-5 309 Jr./3 Inverness, Ill. (Fremd) 9 Robby Toma WR 5-9 185 Sr./1 Laie, Hawaii (Punahou) 39 Jude Rhodes K/P 5-10 180 Jr./3 Kapsowar, Kenya (Nordhoff [Ojai, Calif.]) 75 Mark Harrell OL 6-4 287 Fr./4 Charlotte, N.C. (Catholic) 10 DaVaris Daniels WR 6-2 190 So./4 Vernon Hills, Ill. (Vernon Hills) 40 Connor Cavalaris S 5-10 194 So./4 Lake Forest Ill. (Lake Forest) 77 Matt Hegarty C 11 Tommy Rees QB 6-2 210 Jr./2 Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest) 40 Nick Tausch K 78 Ronnie Stanley OL 6-6 304 Fr./4 Las Vegas (Bishop Gorman) 11 Ishaq Williams OLB 6-5 255 So./3 Brooklyn, N.Y. (Lincoln) 41 Matthias Farley S 5-11 200 So./4 Charlotte, N.C. (Christian) 80 Tyler Eifert TE 6-6 251 Sr./2 Ft. Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger) 6-0 201 Sr./2 Plano, Texas (Jesuit) 6-5 296 So./4 Aztec, N.M. (Aztec) 12 Andrew Hendrix QB 6-2 220 Jr./3 Cincinnati (Moeller) 42 Ernie Soto S 81 John Goodman WR 6-3 215 5th/1 Ft. Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger) 13 Danny Spond OLB 6-2 248 Jr./2 Littleton, Colo. (Columbine) 43 Josh Atkinson CB 5-11 185 So./3 Stockton, Calif. (Granada) 82 Justin Ferguson WR 6-2 196 Fr./4 Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Flanagan) 14 Luke Massa WR 6-4 225 Jr./3 Cincinnati (St. Xavier) 44 Carlo Calabrese ILB 6-1 245 Sr./2 Verona, N.J. (Verona) 82 Alex Welch TE 6-4 250 Jr./3 Cincinnati (Elder) 5-9 188 So./4 Davie, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 15 Dan McCarthy S 6-2 205 5th/1 Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney) 45 Romeo Okwara LB 6-4 239 Fr./4 Charlotte, N.C. (Ardrey Kell) 83 Gerard Martinez WR 6-1 200 Fr./4 Las Vegas (Cimarron Memorial) 16 Chris Badger S 6-0 193 Fr./4 Timpview, Utah (Timpview) 46 Eamon McOsker S 6-1 200 Fr./4 San Pedro, Calif. (Loyola) 84 Andre Smith WR 6-2 190 So./4 Davie, Fla. (North Broward Prep) ILB 6-3 240 Sr./2 Rocky River, Ohio (St. Ignatius) 85 Troy Niklas TE 6-7 260 So./3 Fullerton, Calif. (Servite) 17 Charlie Fiessinger QB 6-1 185 So./4 Mason, Ohio (Moeller) 48 Dan Fox 17 Zeke Motta S 49 Tyler Plantz RB 5-9 202 Jr./3 Frankfort, Ill. (Providence Cath.) 86 Arturo Martinez TE 6-4 250 Jr./3 Miami (Belen Jesuit) 18 Ben Koyack TE 6-5 253 So./.3 Oil City, Pa. (Oil City) 50 Chase Hounshell DE 6-4 275 So./3 Kirtland, Ohio (Lake Catholic) 87 Daniel Smith WR 6-4 215 Jr./2 South Bend (Clay) 19 Davonte' Neal WR 5-9 171 Fr./4 Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral) 51 Bruce Heggie C 6-5 285 Jr./3 Sorrento, Fla. (Mount Dora) 88 Jake Golic TE 6-4 245 Sr./2 W. Hartford, Conn. (Northwest Cath.) 20 Cierre Wood RB 6-0 215 Sr./2 Oxnard, Calif. (Santa Clara) 52 Braxston Cave C 6-3 304 5th/1 Granger, Ind. (Penn) 89 Kapron Lewis-Moore DE 6-4 306 5th/1 Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford) 21 Jalen Brown CB 6-1 199 So./4 Irving, Texas (MacArthur) 53 Justin Utupo DE 6-1 258 Jr./3 Lakewood, Calif. (Lakewood) 91 Sheldon Day DE 6-2 286 Fr./4 Indianapolis (Warren Central) 22 Elijah Shumate DB 6-0 198 Fr./4 E. Orange, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep) 54 Kevin Walsh LB 6-3 220 Sr./2 Bettendorf, Iowa (Davenport Assumption) 92 Tyler Stockton NG 6-0 285 Sr./2 Linwood, N.J. (Hun School) 6-2 215 Sr./1 Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach) 23 Lo Wood CB 5-10 195 Jr./2 Apopka, Fla. (Apopka) 55 Prince Shembo OLB 6-2 250 Jr./2 Charlotte, N.C. (Ardrey Kell) 93 Connor Little LB 6-3 225 So./4 Lake Elmo, Minn. (Hill-Murray) 24 Chris Salvi S 5-10 190 5th/1 Lake Forest, Ill. (Carmel Catholic) 56 Anthony Rabasa OLB 6-3 240 So./4 Miami (Columbus) 94 Jarron Jones DL 6-5 299 Fr./4 Rochester, N.Y. (Aquinas Institute) 26 Jamoris Slaughter S 57 Mike Golic Jr. C/OG 6-3 300 5th/1 W. Hartford, Conn. (Northwest Cath.) 96 Kona Schwenke DE 6-4 290 Jr./2 Hau'ula, Hawaii (Kahuku) 27 Kyle Brindza 6-0 200 5th/1 Stone Mountain, Ga. (Tucker) K/P 6-1 225 So./3 Canton, Mich. (Plymouth) 59 Jarrett Grace ILB 6-3 240 So./4 Cincinnati (Colerain) ✦ Page 22

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