Blue & Gold Illustrated: 2019 Notre Dame Football Preview
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WIDE RECEIVERS from scrimmage on offense while adding 35 tack- les and seven interceptions on defense during his senior season. • Tabbed as both the Three Rivers League Co-Offen- sive Player of the Year and Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2017. • Rated by Rivals as a four-star prospect, the No. 3 player in Oregon, and the No. 12 athlete in the country. JAVON MCKINLEY • WR Sr. • Corona, Calif. Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 215 • Appeared in four games in 2018, did not play in 2017 and saw snaps in five games in 2016 before he was sidelined by a broken leg that he suffered dur- ing practice in October. • Holds the Inland area record with 3,752 career receiving yards and tied another mark with 43 career touchdown receptions. • Selected for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and caught a 12-yard touchdown pass for the West team in a 37-9 win. • Caught 56 passes for 1,173 yards and 13 touch- downs to lead Centennial to a Pac-5 champion- ship his senior season. • Rivals ranked him as a four-star talent, the No. 13 player in California, and the No. 11 wideout and No. 59 overall recruit nationally. ISAIAH ROBERTSON • WR Jr. • Bolingbrook, Ill. Ht.: 6-1½ • Wt.: 215 • Moved from defensive back to wide receiver during the 2019 offseason. • Saw action in six games in 2018, but did not register any statistics. • Played in 12 games during the 2017 season, pre- dominantly on special teams. • Registered four special teams tackles. • Played on both sides of the football at Neuqua Valley, registering 50 tackles and an interception on defense while adding 29 catches for 380 yards on offense. • Ranked by Rivals as a four-star recruit, the No. 4 player in Illinois and the No. 18 athlete in the nation. JOE WILKINS JR. • WR So. • North Fort Myers, Fla. Ht.: 6-1½ • Wt.: 185 • Played in two games during his freshman season at Notre Dame. • Saw snaps on offense and de- fense for North Fort Myers High School, totaling 36 tackles and two interceptions on defense, and 34 catches for 616 yards on offense during his senior season. • Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals as a cornerback, but also was ranked by 247Sports as the No. 81 player in Florida and the No. 45 athlete in the nation. • MICHAEL YOUNG • WR Jr. • Saint Rose, La. Ht.: 5-10 • Wt.: 190 • Played in seven games at wide receiver during the 2018 sea- son and caught seven passes for 138 yards (19.7 yards per reception) and one touchdown. • Returned nine kicks for 191 yards (21.2-yard average). • Saw snaps in every game during his freshman season, recording four catches for 18 yards and a score, the latter against LSU in the Citrus Bowl. • Missed four games during his senior season at Destrehan High School, but still hauled in 35 catches for 507 yards and six scores. • Tabbed as a three-star recruit, the No. 20 pros- pect in Louisiana and the No. 71 wide receiver in the country by Rivals. Year G-GS Rec. Yards Avg. TD 2017 13-0 4 18 4.5 1 2018 13-0 7 138 19.7 1 Totals 26-0 11 156 14.2 2 NEWCOMERS CAM HART • WR Fr. • Baltimore Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 190 • Grabbed 37 passes for 600-plus yards and seven scores as a junior, while notching 30 tackles and two interceptions as a cornerback. • Named 2017 and 2018 All-Met honorable men- tion by The Washington Post. • Ranked as a three-star recruit, the No. 11 player in Maryland and the No. 53 athlete in his class by Rivals. KENDALL ABDUR-RAHMAN • WR Fr. • Edwardsville, Ill. Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 185 • Starred for Edwardsville High School, carrying the ball for 1,135 yards and 19 scores while throwing for 647 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior. • Showed off his explosive speed on the ground, with 10 of his 19 rushing touchdowns covering 40-plus yards. • Named the Class 8-A All-State quarterback in 2017 and 2018 by the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association. • Landed on the USA Today's All-State second- team. • Ranked by Rivals as a three-star recruit, the No. 14 player in Illinois and the No. 59 athlete in the land. 66 ✦ BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED 2019 FOOTBALL PREVIEW Senior Javon McKinley, a former top-100 recruit, is trying to find a niche on a deep and versatile 2019 Notre Dame receiving crew. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA