Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com JUNE/JULY 2019 29 time leader in field goal percentage with a junior who has just one made field goal under his belt, and one of its top punters in program history with a true freshman. The return of long snapper John Shannon and re- turn man Chris Finke helps, but the kicking situation is a primary ques- tion mark heading into 2019. ✦ OFFENSE Quarterback No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 12 Ian Book 6-0 208 Sr./2 15 Phil Jurkovec 6-4½ 225 So./4 — Brendon Clark 6-2 210 Fr./4 Walk-ons: J.D. Carney (14) and Nolan Henry (17) Running Back No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 8 Jafar Armstrong 6-1 220 Jr./3 6 Tony Jones Jr. 5-11 227 Sr./2 34 Jahmir Smith 5-11 207 So./4 20 C'Borius Flemister 5-11 195 So./4 23 Kyren Williams 5-9 209 Fr./4 Walk-ons: Mick Assaf (32) and Cameron Ekanay- ake (16) Wide Receiver (X) No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 87 Michael Young 5-10 190 Jr./2 25 Braden Lenzy 5-11½ 184 So./4 — Cam Hart 6-3 190 Fr./4 Wide Receiver (Z) No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 10 Chris Finke 5-9½ 182 5th/1 13 Lawrence Keys 5-10½ 172 So./4 18 Joe Wilkins Jr. 6-1½ 190 So./4 80 Micah Jones 6-4½ 215 So./4 — Kendall Abdur-Rahman 6-0 185 Fr./4 Wide Receiver (W) No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 83 Chase Claypool 6-4½ 229 Sr./1 4 Kevin Austin 6-2 210 So./3 17 Isaiah Robertson 6-1½ 202 Jr./3 88 Javon McKinley 6-2 215 Sr./2 Walk-ons: Leo Albano (26), Greg Mailey (43), Matt Salerno (29) and Arion Shinaver (27) Tight End No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 84 Cole Kmet 6-5½ 255 Jr./2 89 Brock Wright 6-4½ 250 Jr./2 24 Tommy Tremble 6-3 237 So./4 85 George Takacs 6-6 255 So./4 Walk-ons: Cole Capen (31) and Xavier Lezynski (48) Left Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 74 Liam Eichenberg 6-6 305 Sr./2 73 Andrew Kristofic 6-5 275 Fr./4 60 Cole Mabry 6-5 273 So./4 Left Guard No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 69 Aaron Banks 6-6 325 Jr./3 75 Joshua Lugg 6-7 310 Jr./3 76 Dillan Gibbons 6-4 308 Jr./3 Walk-on: Max Siegel (64) Center No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 68 Jarrett Patterson 6-4½ 300 So./4 57 Trevor Ruhland 6-3½ 293 5th/1 52 Zeke Correll 6-3 275 Fr./4 Walk-on: Colin Grunhard (61) Right Guard No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 78 Tommy Kraemer 6-5½ 319 Sr./2 56 John Dirksen 6-5 310 So./4 71 John Olmstead 6-4½ 280 Fr./4 Right Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 72 Robert Hainsey 6-4½ 298 Jr./2 77 Quinn Carroll 6-7 285 Fr./4 DEFENSE Strongside End No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 53 Khalid Kareem 6-4 262 Sr./1 91 Ade Ogundeji 6-4½ 250 Sr./2 44 Jamir Jones 6-3 257 Sr./1 47 Kofi Wardlow 6-2½ 245 Jr./3 18 NaNa Osafo-Mensah 6-3 235 Fr./4 — Howard Cross III 6-1 265 Fr./4 Defensive Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 95 Myron Tagovailoa 6-2½ 286 Jr./3 57 Jayson Ademilola 6-3 285 So./3 90 Hunter Spears 6-4 295 Fr./4 Nose Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 41 Kurt Hinish 6-2 295 Jr./2 54 Jacob Lacey 6-2 294 Fr./4 94 Darnell Ewell 6-3 340 Jr./3 55 Ja'Mion Franklin 6-1½ 308 So./4 Walk-on: Logan Plantz (62) Drop End No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 42 Julian Okwara 6-4½ 240 Sr./1 9 Daelin Hayes 6-4 268 Sr./1 19 Justin Ademilola 6-2 250 So./4 29 Ovie Oghoufo 6-3 230 So./4 — Isaiah Foskey 6-5 240 Fr./4 Mike Linebacker No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 22 Asmar Bilal 6-2 227 5th/1 52 Bo Bauer 6-3 230 So./3 40 Drew White 6-0 225 Jr./3 45 Jonathan Jones 5-11½ 227 Sr./2 — JD Bertrand 6-1 200 Fr./4 Buck Linebacker No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 31 Jack Lamb 6-4 227 So./4 2 Jordan Genmark Heath 6-1 231 Jr./2 33 Shayne Simon 6-3 230 So./3 — Osita Ekwonu 6-1 220 Fr./4 — Marist Liufau 6-2 205 Fr./4 Rover No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 30 J. Owusu-Koramoah 6-1½ 215 Jr./3 13 Paul Moala 5-11½ 210 So./3 24 Jack Kiser 6-1½ 212 Fr./4 Walk-on: Reed Gregory (50) Field Cornerback No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 3 Houston Griffith 6-0 205 So./3 10 TaRiq Bracy 5-10 172 So./3 20 Shaun Crawford 5-9 186 5th/2 — KJ Wallace 5-11 190 Fr./4 Walk-ons: Temitope Agoro (26) and Brandon Garcia (39) Note: Bracy switched his number from 35 as a freshman to 10. Field Safety No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 11 Alohi Gilman 5-10½ 201 Sr./2 12 D.J. Brown 6-0½ 192 So./4 — Kyle Hamilton 6-3 190 Fr./4 Note: Brown played cornerback as a freshman, but lined up at safety the first day of spring prac- tice while doing cross-training. Boundary Safety No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 21 Jalen Elliott 6-0½ 210 Sr./1 7 Derrik Allen 6-1½ 220 So./4 — Litchfield Ajavon 5-11 185 Fr./4 Walk-ons: John Mahoney (25), Patrick Pelini (32), Christopher Schilling (38) and Marcus Thorne (43) Boundary Cornerback No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 5 Troy Pride Jr. 5-11½ 194 Sr./1 8 Donte Vaughn 6-3 210 Sr./1 4 Avery Davis 5-11 200 Jr./3 — Isaiah Rutherford 6-0 175 Fr./4 SPECIAL TEAMS Kicker No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 39 Jonathan Doerer 6-3 200 Jr./2 Punter No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 19 Jay Bramblett 6-1 189 Fr./4 Walk-on: Jake Rittman (30) Long Snapper No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 54 John Shannon 6-2 238 Sr./2 Walk-on: Michael Vinson (65) BGI Summer 2019 Depth Chart Updated heights and weights are from the Notre Dame media relations office. The number next to the class year represents years of eligibility remaining. The depth chart is based on observations during spring practice, with educated guesses mixed in.