Blue & Gold Illustrated: 2019 Notre Dame Football Preview
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18 ✦ BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED 2019 FOOTBALL PREVIEW — Kendall Abdur-Rahman WR 6-0 185 Fr./4 Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville) 57 Jayson Ademilola DL 6-3 285 So./3 Jackson, N.J. (St. Peter's Prep) 19 Justin Ademilola DL 6-2 250 So./4 Jackson, N.J. (St. Peter's Prep) 26 Temitope Agoro* DB 6-1 203 Sr./1 Riverdale, Md. (Parkdale) — Litchfield Ajavon DB 5-11 185 Fr./4 Baltimore (Episcopal [Va.]) 26 Leo Albano* WR 6-1 212 So./3 Charleston, S.C. (Bishop England) 7 Derrik Allen DB 6-1½ 220 So./4 Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter) 8 Jafar Armstrong RB 6-1 220 Jr./3 Lee's Summit, Mo. (Bishop Miege) 32 Mick Assaf* RB 5-11 215 Sr./1 Atlanta (Pace Academy) 4 Kevin Austin Jr. WR 6-2 210 So./3 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (North Broward Prep) 69 Aaron Banks OL 6-6 325 Jr./3 Alameda, Calif. (El Cerrito) 52 Bo Bauer LB 6-3 230 So./3 Harborcreek, Pa. (Cathedral Prep) — JD Bertrand LB 6-1 200 Fr./4 Roswell, Ga. (Blessed Trinity) 22 Asmar Bilal LB 6-2 227 5th/1 Indianapolis (Ben Davis) 12 Ian Book QB 6-0 208 Sr./2 El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge) 10 TaRiq Bracy DB 5-10 172 So./3 Milpitas, Calif. (Milpitas) 19 Jay Bramblett P 6-2 189 Fr./4 Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Hillcrest) 12 DJ Brown DB 6-0½ 192 So./4 Annapolis, Md. (St. John's College) 31 Cole Capen* QB 6-5 230 So./3 Yorba Linda, Calif. (Orange Lutheran) 14 J.D. Carney* QB 5-10 180 Jr./2 San Diego (Cathedral Catholic) 77 Quinn Carroll OL 6-6 285 Fr./4 Edina, Minn. (Edina) — Brendon Clark QB 6-2 210 Fr./4 Midlothian, Va. (Manchester) 83 Chase Claypool WR 6-4½ 229 Sr./1 Abbotsford, British Columbia (Abbotsford) 52 Zeke Correll OL 6-3 275 Fr./4 Cincinnati (Anderson) — Howard Cross III DL 6-1 265 Fr./4 Paramus, N.J. (Saint Joseph Regional) 20 Shaun Crawford DB 5-9 186 5th/2 Lakewood, Ohio (St. Edward) 4 Avery Davis DB 5-11 200 Jr./3 Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill) 56 John Dirksen OL 6-5 310 So./4 Maria Stein, Ohio (Marion Local) 39 Jonathan Doerer K/P 6-3 200 Jr./3 Charlotte, N.C. (South Mecklenburg) 74 Liam Eichenberg OL 6-6 305 Sr./2 Cleveland (Saint Ignatius) 16 Cameron Ekanayake* RB 6-0 202 Jr./2 Niles, Mich. (Edwardsburg) — Osita Ekwonu LB 6-1 220 Fr./4 Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day) 21 Jalen Elliott DB 6-0½ 210 Sr./1 Richmond, Va. (Lloyd C. Bird) 94 Darnell Ewell DL 6-3 340 Jr./3 Norfolk, Va. (Lake Taylor) 10 Chris Finke WR 5-9½ 180 5th/1 Dayton, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) 20 C'Bo Flemister RB 5-11 195 So./4 Williamson, Ga. (Pike County) — Isaiah Foskey DL 6-5 240 Fr./4 Antioch, Calif. (De La Salle) 55 Ja'Mion Franklin DL 6-1 308 So./4 Ridgely, Md. (North Caroline) 39 Brandon Garcia* DB/WR 5-8 197 Sr./1 Casa Grande, Ariz. (Seton Catholic Prep) 2 Jordan Genmark Heath LB 6-1 231 Jr./2 San Diego (Cathedral Catholic) 76 Dillan Gibbons OL 6-4 308 Jr./3 Clearwater, Fla. (Clearwater Central Catholic) 11 Alohi Gilman DB 5-10½ 201 Sr./2 Laie, Hawai'i (Kahuku) 50 Reed Gregory* LB 6-0 210 Jr./2 Morristown, N.J. (Delbarton) 3 Houston Griffith DB 6-0 205 So./3 Chicago (IMG Academy [Fla.]) 61 Colin Grunhard* OL 6-1 282 Jr./2 Mission, Kan. (Bishop Miege) 72 Robert Hainsey OL 6-4½ 298 Jr./2 Pittsburgh (IMG Academy [Fla.]) 14 Kyle Hamilton DB 6-3 190 Fr./4 Atlanta (Marist School) — Cam Hart WR 6-3 190 Fr./4 Baltimore (Good Counsel) 9 Daelin Hayes DL 6-4 268 Sr./1 Belleville, Mich. (Skyline) 49 Jack Henige* TE 6-5 235 Jr./2 Hinsdale, Ill. (Fenwick) 17 Nolan Henry* QB 6-0 200 5th/1 Vancouver, Wash. (Union) 41 Kurt Hinish DL 6-2 295 Jr./2 Pittsburgh (Central Catholic) 44 Jamir Jones DL 6-3 257 Sr./1 Rochester, N.Y. (Aquinas Institute) 45 Jonathan Jones LB 6-0 227 Sr./2 Ocoee, Fla. (Oak Ridge) 80 Micah Jones WR 6-4½ 212 So./4 Gurnee, Ill. (Warren) 6 Tony Jones Jr. RB 5-11 227 Sr./2 St. Petersburg, Fla. (IMG Academy) 15 Phil Jurkovec QB 6-5 225 So./4 Pittsburgh (Pine-Richland) 53 Khalid Kareem DL 6-4 262 Sr./1 Detroit (Harrison) 13 Lawrence Keys III WR 5-10½ 170 So./4 New Orleans (McDonogh 35) 24 Jack Kiser LB 6-1½ 212 Fr./4 Royal Center, Ind. (Pioneer) 84 Cole Kmet TE 6-5½ 255 Jr./2 Lake Barrington, Ill. (St. Viator) 78 Tommy Kraemer OL 6-5½ 319 Sr./2 Cincinnati (Elder) 73 Andrew Kristofic OL 6-5 275 Fr./4 Gibsonia, Pa. (Pine-Richland) 54 Jacob Lacey DL 6-2 294 Fr./4 Bowling Green, Ky. (South Warren) 31 Jack Lamb LB 6-4 227 So./4 Temecula, Calif. (Great Oak) 25 Braden Lenzy WR 5-11½ 184 So./4 Tigard, Ore. (Tigard Senior) 48 Xavier Lezynski* TE 6-2 205 Jr./2 Newtown, Pa. (Notre Dame [N.J.]) — Marist Liufau LB 6-2 205 Fr./4 Kalihi, Hawai'i (Punahou) 75 Josh Lugg OL 6-7 310 Jr./3 Wexford, Pa. (North Allegheny Senior) 60 Cole Mabry OL 6-5 273 So./4 Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood) 25 John Mahoney* DB 6-0 202 Jr./2 West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley) 43 Greg Mailey* WR 6-1 200 So./3 Hudson, Ohio (Hudson) 88 Javon McKinley WR 6-2 215 Sr./2 Corona, Calif. (Centennial) 13 Paul Moala LB 6-0 210 So./3 Mishawaka, Ind. (Penn) 29 Ovie Oghoufo DL 6-3 230 So./4 Lathrup Village, Mich. (Harrison) 91 Adetokunbo Ogundeji DL 6-4½ 250 Sr./2 West Bloomfield, Mich. (Walled Lake Central) 42 Julian Okwara DL 6-4½ 240 Sr./1 Charlotte, N.C. (Ardrey-Kell) 71 John Olmstead OL 6-5 280 Fr./4 North Brunswick, N.J. (St. Joseph) 18 Nana Osafo-Mensah DL 6-3 235 Fr./4 Fort Worth, Texas (Nolan Catholic) 30 Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah LB 6-1½ 215 Jr./3 Hampton, Va. (Bethel) 55 Jarrett Patterson OL 6-4½ 300 So./4 Laguna Hills, Calif. (Mission Viejo) 32 Patrick Pelini* DB 6-1 188 Jr./2 Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney) 62 Logan Plantz* DL 6-2 292 5th/1 Frankfort, Ill. (Providence Catholic) 5 Troy Pride Jr. DB 5-11½ 194 Sr./1 Greer, S.C. (Greer Senior) 30 Jake Rittman* P 6-3 205 So./3 Lawrence, Kan. (Free State) 17 Isaiah Robertson WR 6-1½ 215 Jr./3 Bolingbrook, Ill. (Neuqua Valley) 57 Trevor Ruhland OL 6-3½ 295 5th/1 Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove Community) 15 Isaiah Rutherford DB 6-0 175 Fr./4 Sacramento, Calif. (Jesuit) 29 Matt Salerno* WR 6-1 188 So./3 Valencia, Calif. (Crespi Carmelite) 38 Christopher Schilling* DB 5-11 204 Sr./1 Overland Park, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 54 John Shannon LS 6-2 238 Sr./2 Lake Forest, Ill. (Loyola Academy) 27 Arion Shinaver* WR 6-1 184 Sr./1 Carmel, Ind. (Guerin Catholic) 64 Max Siegel* OL 6-2 305 So./3 Fishers, Ind. (Brebeuf Jesuit) 33 Shayne Simon LB 6-3 230 So./3 West Orange, N.J. (St. Peter's Prep) 34 Jahmir Smith RB 5-11 207 So./4 Sanford, N.C. (Lee County) 90 Hunter Spears DL 6-4 295 Fr./4 Garland, Texas (Sachse) 95 Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa DL 6-3 286 Jr./3 Ewa Beach, Hawai'i (Kapole) 85 George Takacs TE 6-6 255 So./4 Naples, Fla. (Gulf Coast) 43 Marcus Thorne* DB 6-1 204 So./3 Washington, Ind. (Washington) 24 Tommy Tremble TE 6-3 237 So./4 Johns Creek, Ga. (Wesleyan) 8 Donte Vaughn DB 6-3 210 Sr./1 Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven) 65 Michael Vinson* LS 6-2 221 So./3 Winnetka, Ill. (New Trier) 16 KJ Wallace DB 5-11 190 Fr./4 Atlanta (The Lovett School) 47 Kofi Wardlow DL 6-2½ 245 Jr./3 Washington, D.C. (St. John's College) 40 Drew White LB 6-0 225 Jr./3 Boca Raton, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 18 Joe Wilkins Jr. WR 6-1½ 185 So./4 North Fort Myers, Fla. (North Fort Myers) 23 Kyren Williams RB 5-9 209 Fr./4 St. Louis (St. John Vianney) 89 Brock Wright TE 6-4½ 250 Jr./2 Cypress, Texas (Cy-Fair) 87 Michael Young WR 5-10 190 Jr./2 Saint Rose, La. (Destrehan) * Walk-on No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Hometown (High School) No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Hometown (High School) 2019 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER