Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com NOV. 16, 2019 35 Notre Dame after a 4-8 mark the year prior. The Irish fell from its perch against Virginia Tech as the only team in the country that had scored on each of its red-zone possessions this season. Notre Dame went only 3 of 6 in such opportunities against the Hokies, dropping the Irish from No. 1 to No. 30 in red-zone efficiency with 27 scores in 30 trips inside the 20-yard line. Navy is 28 of 29 in its red-zone trips this season. Notre Dame also entered the Virginia Tech game first in the nation in turnover margin. But three giveaways and two takeaways against the Hokies dropped the Irish out of that top spot as well. Advantage: Notre Dame GAME PREVIEW: NAVY Offense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. X-WR 3 Mychal Cooper 6-5 215 So. 86 OJ Davis 6-2 229 Sr. LT 76 Kendel Wright 6-4 287 Sr. 79 Justin Self 6-2 268 Jr. LG 68 David Forney 6-3 305 Sr. 66 Niko Yaramus 6-3 281 Sr. C 72 Ford Higgins 6-2 260 Sr. 59 Eric Cal 6-3 268 Sr. RG 73 Peter Nestrowitz 6-3 287 Jr. 66 Niko Yaramus 6-3 281 Sr. RT 71 Billy Honaker 6-3 282 Jr. 79 Justin Self 6-2 268 Jr. Z-WR 87 Ryan Mitchell 6-3 200 Jr. 13 Chance Warren 5-10 185 So. SB 20 CJ Williams 5-8 175 Jr. 28 Keoni-Kordell Makekau 5-11 175 Jr. QB 10 Malcolm Perry 5-9 190 Sr. 6 Perry Olsen 6-0 210 Fr. SB 25 Tazh Maloy 5-7 178 Sr. 23 Myles Fells 5-11 180 Jr. FB 43 Nelson Smith 5-9 218 Jr. 34 Jamale Carothers 5-9 203 So. Defense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. LE 94 J'arius Warren 6-1 257 So. 92 Deondrae Williams 6-3 260 So. NG 99 Jackson Pittman 6-3 300 Sr. 97 Dave Tolentino 6-2 301 Sr. DT 93 Marcus Edwards 6-4 289 Sr. 98 Mike Flowers 6-3 318 Jr. RDR 56 Nizaire Cromartie 6-2 237 Sr. 33 Carter Bankston 6-3 229 Sr. STKR 1 Jacob Springer 6-1 206 Jr. 17 Tony Brown 6-3 201 So. MIKE 54 Diego Fagot 6-3 240 So. 51 Paul Carothers 6-1 222 Sr. WILL 35 Walter Little 5-11 215 Sr. 41 Tyler Pistorio 6-2 215 Sr. FC 5 Michael McMorris 5-9 166 So. 14 Micah Farrar 6-0 189 Jr. FS 11 Evan Fochtman 6-1 201 Jr. 45 Chelen Garnes 5-11 185 Fr. or 15 Noruwa Obanor 6-1 194 Sr. Bandit 10 Kevin Brennan 5-11 205 So. 8 Elan Nash 5-11 205 Sr. BC 3 Cameron Kinley 6-2 204 Jr. 9 Daniel Taylor 5-10 180 So. NAVY DEPTH CHART Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PK 43 Bijan Nichols 6-1 165 Fr. 4 Owen White 5-10 197 Sr. KO 39 Ben Fee 5-10 231 So. 4 Owen White 5-10 197 Sr. P 4 Owen White 5-10 197 Sr. 43 Bijan Nichols 6-1 165 Fr. LS 44 Michael Pifer 6-3 245 Sr. 49 Kyle Gibbs 6-2 206 Jr. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. H 18 J.R. Osborn 6-0 190 Sr. 4 Owen White 5-10 197 Sr. PR 26 Garrett Winn 5-10 175 Jr. 1 Jacob Springer 6-1 198 Jr. KR 26 Garrett Winn 5-10 175 Jr. 13 Chance Warren 5-10 185 So. Special Teams Senior Nizaire Cromartie, who plays Navy's Raider position, has recorded 7.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks among his 23 total stops, while both forcing and recovering two fumbles. PHOTO COURTESY NAVAL ACADEMY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION