Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com MAY 2021 17 With no media viewing available, this is based on some educated guesses off spring video sup- plied by Notre Dame and information from Brian Kelly in conferences. Because 2020 was a "free" year for eligibility, per the NCAA, we will include it as such in the class years. OFFENSE Quarterback No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 17 Jack Coan 6-3 220 5th-Sr./1 or 10 Drew Pyne 5-11½ 194 So./4 12 Tyler Buchner* 6-1 207 Fr./4 11 Ron Powlus III* 6-3 215 Fr./4 7 Brendon Clark 6-2 212 Jr./4 Note: Clark is sidelined because of December knee surgery. Running Back No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 23 Kyren Williams 5-9 195 Jr./4 25 Chris Tyree 5-9½ 188 So./4 20 C'Bo Flemister 5-11 201 Sr./3 — Audric Estime 6-1 215 Fr./4 — Logan Diggs 6-0 200 Fr./4 Boundary Receiver (W) No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 18 Joe Wilkins Jr. 6-1½ 190 Sr./3 81 Jay Brunelle 6-1 199 So./4 4 Kevin Austin Jr. 6-2 215 Sr./3 — Deion Colzie 6-3 200 Fr./4 Note: Austin remains in rehab mode after two foot surgeries in 2020. Field Receiver (X) No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 0 Braden Lenzy 5-11 181 Sr./3 15 Jordan Johnson 6-2 195 So./4 — Jayden Thomas 6-1 185 Fr./4 Slot (Z) No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 3 Avery Davis 5-11 202 5th-Sr./1 13 Lawrence Keys III 5-10 173 Sr./3 82 Xavier Watts 6-0 199 So./4 21 Lorenzo Styles Jr. 6-1 186 Fr./4 Tight End No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 87 Michael Mayer 6-4½ 249 So./4 85 George Takacs 6-6 245 Sr./3 84 Kevin Bauman 6-4½ 240 So./4 80 Cane Berrong 6-3½ 235 Fr./4 88 Mitchell Evans 6-5 248 Fr./4 Left Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 79 Tosh Baker 6-8 300 So./4 54 Blake Fisher 6-6 330 Fr./4 — Joe Alt 6-7 280 Fr./4 Left Guard No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 76 Dillan Gibbons 6-4 309 5th-Sr./2 50 Rocco Spindler 6-5 315 Fr./4 70 Hunter Spears 6-4 304 Jr./4 Center No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 52 Zeke Correll 6-3 295 Jr./4 68 Michael Carmody 6-5 300 So./4 55 Jarrett Patterson 6-4½ 305 Sr./3 — Pat Coogan 6-4 290 Fr./4 Note: Patterson, a two-year starter, is out this spring, but he could be changing positions (left tackle one of the possibilities) … Kristofic also has been taking reps at center. Right Guard No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 56 John Dirksen 6-5 306 Sr./3 73 Andrew Kristofic 6-5 292 Jr./4 Right Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 75 Josh Lugg 6-7 310 5th-Sr./2 77 Quinn Carroll 6-6 306 Jr./4 72 Caleb Johnson 6-6 275 Fr./4 Note: Kelly noted that Lugg is slated to move to guard in August, with Patterson likely taking one of the tackle spots. DEFENSE Strong-Side End No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 95 M. Tagovailoa-Amosa 6-2½ 282 5th-Sr./2 19 Justin Ademilola 6-2 248 Sr./3 18 Nana Osafo-Mensah 6-3 249 Jr./4 98 Alex Ehrensberger 6-7 252 So./4 — Jason Onye 6-5 245 Fr./4 Nose Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 41 Kurt Hinish 6-2 296 5th-Sr./1 56 Howard Cross III 6-1 275 Jr./4 92 Aidan Keanaaina 6-3 312 So./4 54 Jacob Lacey 6-2 293 Jr./3 Note: Lacey is sidelined this spring after offsea- son shoulder surgery. Defensive Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 57 Jayson Ademilola 6-3 279 Sr./2 99 Rylie Mills 6-5 273 So./4 97 Gabe Rubio* 6-5 289 Fr./4 Note: Mills, who came on strong last season, has the skill set to potentially help elsewhere too. Vyper No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 7 Isaiah Foskey 6-5 257 Jr./4 17 Jordan Botelho 6-2½ 248 So./4 44 Devin Aupiu* 6-5 220 Fr./4 48 Will Schweitzer* 6-4 215 Fr./4 Mike Linebacker No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 40 Drew White 6-0 227 5th-Sr./2 52 Bo Bauer 6-3 230 Sr./2 27 JD Bertrand 6-1 228 Jr./4 Will Linebacker No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 33 Shayne Simon 6-3 230 Sr./2 or 35 Marist Liufau 6-2 226 Jr./4 34 Osita Ekwonu 6-1 236 Jr./4 — Kahanu Kia 6-1 210 Fr./4 Rover No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 10 Isaiah Pryor 6-1½ 204 5th-Sr./2 or 24 Jack Kiser 6-2 227 Jr./4 13 Paul Moala 5-11½ 224 Sr./2 — Prince Kollie 6-2 210 Fr./4 Note: Moala is limited this spring because of an Achilles tear last Oct. 10. Boundary Cornerback No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 5 Cam Hart 6-2½ 207 Jr./4 11 Ramon Henderson 6-1 189 So./4 15 Ryan Barnes 6-2 182 Fr./4 25 Philip Riley 5-11½ 198 Fr./4 Field Cornerback No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 26 Clarence Lewis 5-11½ 192 So./4 28 TaRiq Bracy 5-10 180 Sr./2 21 Caleb Offord 6-1 184 So./4 — JoJo Johnson 5-10 175 Fr./4 — Chance Tucker 6-0 165 Fr./4 Stud Safety No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 3 Houston Griffith 6-0 204 Sr./2 16 KJ Wallace 5-10 189 Jr./4 or 23 Litchfield Ajavon 6-0 198 Jr./4 Free Safety No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 12 DJ Brown 6-0 194 Sr./3 14 Kyle Hamilton 6-4 219 Jr./3 20 Justin Walters 6-1 178 Fr./4 — Khari Gee 6-3 185 Fr./4 Note: Hamilton is recovering from offseason sur- gery and will not be in contact work this spring. SPECIAL TEAMS Kicker No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 39 Jonathan Doerer 6-3 197 5th-Sr./1 — Josh Bryan 6-0 185 Fr./4 Punter No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 19 Jay Bramblett 6-1½ 193 Jr./3 Long Snapper No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 44 Alex Peitsch 6-1 208 So./4 Note: Walk-on Michael Vinson started all of 2020 as a junior, and could again in 2021. * Enrolled this spring and available to practice BGI 2021 Notre Dame Spring Scholarship Depth Chart