Blue & Gold Illustrated: 2020 Notre Dame Football Preview
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DEFENSIVE LINEMEN football at superpower De La Salle High School, recording 64 tackles, 10 sacks and three forced fumbles on defense, while adding 168 yards and three touchdowns at the tight end position. • Named to the 2017 and 2018 USA Today All- State first team and chosen to the 2018 San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro first team. • Competed in the All-American Bowl. • Ranked by Rivals as a four-star prospect, the No. 42 player in California and the No. 15 weak- side defensive end in the nation. JA'MION FRANKLIN • NT Jr. • Ridgely, Md. Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 310 • Saw action in nine contests in 2019 and made four tackles. • Played in one game in 2018 be- fore suffering a season-ending quadriceps tear. • Totaled 45 stops, 12 tackles for loss, four sacks, four forced fumbles, three passes broken up and one blocked punt that he returned for a touch- down as a senior at North Caroline High School. • Named the 2017 Bayside Conference Defensive Player of the Year by the league's coaches, and was tabbed as a first-team All-Bayside Confer- ence performer following his junior and senior campaigns. • Played in the Maryland Crab Bowl, which show- cases the top senior talent in the Mid-Atlantic region. • Listed as a three-star prospect, the No. 11 player in Maryland and the No. 34 defensive tackle in the nation by Rivals. DAELIN HAYES • VYPER 5th-Sr. • Belleville, Mich. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 270 • Played in the first four games of the season before suffer- ing a season-ending shoulder injury. • Prior to getting hurt, recorded six stops, 3.0 tackles for loss, one sack and one fumble recovery. • Appeared in 12 games and made one start as a junior last fall, finishing with 31 total stops, five tackles for loss and two sacks. • Started all 13 games at drop end in 2017, and re- corded 30 total stops, 6.5 tackles for loss, three sacks and two fumble recoveries. • Saw snaps in every game for Notre Dame in 2016, and contributed 11 tackles, one forced fumble and one pass broken up. • Suffered a shoulder injury that shortened his senior season at Skyline High School and forced him to miss the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. • Ranked by Rivals as a five-star talent, the No. 1 prospect in Michigan, and the No. 7 outside line- backer and No. 31 overall talent in the country. Year G-GS Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks 2016 12-0 5 6 11 0.0 0.0 2017 13-13 17 13 30 6.5 3.0 2018 12-1 15 16 31 5.0 2.0 2019 4-0 5 1 6 3.0 1.0 Totals 41-14 42 36 78 14.5 6.0 KURT HINISH • NT Sr. • Pittsburgh Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 296 • Started all 13 games in 2019, and notched 15 total tackles, 4.5 stops for loss, 2.0 sacks, one QB hurry and one forced fumble. • Recorded 13 total stops, two tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in 2018. • Tallied eight tackles and 0.5 stops for loss in 12 games during the 2017 campaign. • Recorded 27 tackles and three sacks as a senior while helping Central Catholic High School to a 14-2 record and the Class 6A state championship game. • Named to USA Today's All-Pennsylvania first team and tabbed as a Class 6A All-State performer by the Pennsylvania Sports Writers. • Regarded as a three-star prospect, the No. 11 talent in Pennsylvania and the No. 38 defensive tackle in the land by Rivals. Year G-GS Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks 2017 12-0 1 7 8 0.5 0.0 2018 13-0 6 7 13 2.0 1.5 2019 13-13 7 8 15 4.5 2.0 Totals 38-13 14 22 36 7.0 3.5 JACOB LACEY • NT So. • Bowling Green, Ky. Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 293 • Saw the field in 11 games in 2019, and posted 14 total stops with 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and a QB hurry. • Finished his senior campaign at South Warren High School with 80 tackles, 30-plus tackles for loss, 14 sacks and four forced fumbles. • Recorded 129 tackles, 47 stops for loss and eight sacks in his sophomore and junior seasons com- bined. • Named the 2018 USA Today Defensive Player of the Year in Kentucky. • Landed on the 2017 and 2018 Associated Press All-State first team and was awarded the 2018 District Player of the Year. • Rated by ESPN as a four-star recruit, the No. 1 player in Kentucky, and the No. 13 defensive tackle and No. 115 overall prospect nationally. Year G-GS Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks 2019 11-0 7 7 14 1.5 0.5 ADETOKUNBO OGUNDEJI • SDE 5th-Sr. • West Bloomfield, Mich. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 252 • Played in all 13 games with one start and produced the team's second-best overall defensive grade on the team (82.2) per PFF. • Totaled 34 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, five QB hurries, three forced fumbles and a fum- ble recovery. • Recorded sacks in each of the last three games — 2.0 against Boston College, 1.5 versus Stanford and 1.0 against Iowa State. • Appeared in every game in 2018, and tallied 22 stops, 3.5 tackles for loss and one sack (which came against Clemson). • Saw action in five games in 2017, but did not re- cord any statistics. • Redshirted in his first season in South Bend. • Finished with 18 tackles, three quarterback hur- ries, two sacks and a fumble recovery during his injury-shortened senior season at Walled Lake Central High School. Regarded as a three-star tal- ent by Rivals. Year G-GS Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks 2017 5-0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2018 13-0 11 11 22 3.0 1.5 2019 13-1 17 17 34 7.0 4.5 Totals 31-1 28 28 56 10.0 6.0 OVIE OGHOUFO • VYPER Jr. • Lathrup Village, Mich. Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 232 • Played in nine games in 2019, and compiled 12 tackles, 1.0 sack, one pass broken up and three QB hurries. • Did not see the field in 2018. • Compiled 106 stops, 31 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, five passes defended and one forced fumble as a senior, while helping Harrison High School to an 11-4 mark and the Division 3 state title game. • Earned a spot on USA Today's 2017 All-Michigan first-team defense and was selected as a Divi- sion 3-4 All-State performer by the Associated Press. • Participated in Nike Football's The Opening Finals in Beaverton, Ore. • Tabbed as a three-star recruit, the No. 9 player in Michigan and the No. 40 outside linebacker in the nation by Rivals. Year G-GS Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks 2019 9-0 1 11 12 1.0 1.0 NANA OSAFO-MENSAH • SDE So. • Fort Worth, Texas Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 249 • Saw action in a pair of contests in 2019 and made one tackle. • Tallied 55 stops, 24 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, 23 quarterback hurries and four passes broken up as a senior at Nolan Catholic High School. • Recorded 111 tackles as a junior, including 14 behind the line of scrimmage. • Named first-team All-State by USA Today in 2018 and was the 2018 Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Defensive MVP. • Selected to the 2019 All-American Bowl and the 2018 Under Armour Future 50 camp. • Regarded as a three-star prospect, the No. 55 player in Texas and the No. 23 weakside defensive end in the country by Rivals. MYRON TAGOVAILOA-AMOSA • DT Sr. • Ewa Beach, Hawai'i Ht.: 6-2½ • Wt.: 286 • Started all 12 contests he saw action in during 2019. • Finished the season with 22 total stops, 2.5 tack- 88 ✦ BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED 2020 FOOTBALL PREVIEW