Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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40 JAN. 1, 2021 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED Offense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. LT 70 Alex Leatherwood 6-6 312 Sr. 79 Chris Owens 6-3 315 R-Sr. LG 65 Deonte Brown 6-4 350 R-Sr. 75 Tommy Brown 6-7 320 R-So. C 69 Landon Dickerson 6-6 325 R-Sr. or 79 Chris Owens 6-3 315 R-Sr. RG 55 Emil Ekiyor Jr. 6-3 324 R-So. 72 Pierce Quick 6-5 280 R-Fr. or 78 Amari Kight 6-7 318 R-Fr. RT 73 Evan Neal 6-7 360 So. 85/60 Kendall Randolph 6-4 298 R-Jr. or 57 Javion Cohen 6-4 325 Fr. TE 87 Miller Forristall 6-5 244 R-Sr. 85/60 Kendall Randolph 6-4 298 R-Jr. or 88 Major Tennison 6-5 252 R-Jr. or 86 Carl Tucker 6-2 248 Sr. or 19 Jahleel Billingsley 6-4 230 So. or 81 Cameron Latu 6-5 250 R-So. QB 10 Mac Jones 6-3 214 R-Jr. 9 Bryce Young 6-0 194 Fr. or 15 Paul Tyson 6-5 228 R-Fr. RB 22 Najee Harris 6-2 230 Sr. 4 Brian Robinson Jr. 6-1 228 Sr. WR 8 John Metchie III 6-0 195 So. 3 Xavier Williams 6-1 190 R-So. WR 6 DeVonta Smith 6-1 175 Sr. 5 Javon Baker 6-2 195 Fr. or 11 Traeshon Holden 6-3 208 Fr. WR 18 Slade Bolden 5-11 191 R-So. 14 Thaiu Jones-Bell 6-0 190 Fr. Defense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. DE 18 LaBryan Ray 6-5 295 R-Jr. 47 Byron Young 6-3 292 So. NG 94 DJ Dale 6-3 307 So. 50 Tim Smith 6-4 320 Fr. DE 92 Justin Eboigbe 6-5 285 So. or 58 Christian Barmore 6-5 310 R-So. or 48 Phidarian Mathis 6-4 312 R-Jr. SAM 4 Christopher Allen 6-4 252 R-Jr. or 1 Ben Davis 6-4 250 R-Sr. MIKE 32 Dylan Moses 6-3 240 Sr. 42 Jaylen Moody 6-2 225 Jr. or 35 Shane Lee 6-0 240 So. WILL 8 Christian Harris 6-2 232 So. 40 Joshua McMillon 6-3 240 Gr. or 10 Ale Kaho 6-1 235 Jr. or 37 Demouy Kennedy 6-3 215 Fr. JACK 31 Will Anderson Jr. 6-4 235 Fr. 20 Drew Sanders 6-5 230 Fr. CB 2 Patrick Surtain II 6-2 202 Jr. 5 Jalyn Armour-Davis 6-1 192 R-So. CB 28 Josh Jobe 6-1 192 Jr. 26 Marcus Banks 6-0 180 So. or 7 Brandon Turnage 6-1 186 R-Fr. FS 3 Daniel Wright 6-1 195 R-Jr. 29 DeMarcco Hellams 6-1 208 So. SS 9 Jordan Battle 6-1 210 So. 15 Eddie Smith 6-0 196 R-So. STAR 13 Malachi Moore 6-0 182 Fr. or 14 Brian Branch 6-0 190 Fr. Special Teams Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PK 16 Will Reichard 6-1 190 So. 97 Joseph Bulovas 6-0 215 R-Jr. or 82 Chase Allen 6-2 188 Fr. KO 16 Will Reichard 6-1 190 So. 97 Joseph Bulovas 6-0 215 R-Jr. or 82 Chase Allen 6-2 188 Fr. H 10 Mac Jones 6-3 214 R-Jr. or 18 Slade Bolden 5-11 191 R-So. P 85 Charlie Scott 6-1 195 Sr. 99 Ty Perine 6-1 218 So. or 98 Sam Johnson 6-3 215 Fr. SN 45 Thomas Fletcher 6-2 231 Sr. PR 18 Slade Bolden 5-11 191 R-So. 6 DeVonta Smith 6-1 175 Sr. KOR 4 Brian Robinson Jr. 6-1 228 Sr. 18 Slade Bolden 5-11 191 R-So. ALABAMA DEPTH CHART NOTRE DAME RUNNING GAME VS. ALABAMA RUN DEFENSE Like much of Notre Dame's statistical analysis, the performance in the ACC Championship leaves some debate about the actual quality of this unit. Sophomore Kyren Williams has six 100-yard rush- ing games behind one of the best offensive lines in the country, but he managed only 50 yards on 15 carries against the Tigers last time out. Take away Williams' long run of 24 yards in that game, and the fifth-best back in the ACC (96.5 yards per game) managed only 26 yards on his other 14 car- ries against Clemson. Fifth-year senior quarterback Ian Book, Notre Dame's second-leading rusher, was sacked six times by Clemson and finished with negative-35 rushing yards. As expected, Alabama features one of the best run defenses in the country, allowing only 107.6 yards per game, the 12th-best mark in the country. Led by a balanced front seven that features eight players with at least 40 tackles, Alabama's rush de- fense didn't allow an opponent to gain more than 100 total yards on the ground in its final six games and surrendered only three rushing touchdowns in the last seven contests. Senior linebacker Dylan Moses (68 total tackles, 6.5 for loss) and sophomore linebacker Christian GAME PREVIEW: ALABAMA The Crimson Tide feature one of the deepest front-seven rotations in the country, led by senior line- backer Dylan Moses (68 total tackles, 6.5 for loss). PHOTO COURTESY CRIMSON TIDE PHOTOS/UA ATHLETICS