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defensive backs Personal: Born July 15, 1993 … Enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in film, television and theatre. Year G-GSTTT FLSacksInt. PBU 201213-11 49 2.0 0 1 0 Eilar H ard y • S Jr. • R eynoldsburg, Ohio Ht.: 5-11 • Wt.: 190 Career Highlights: Did not see any game action his first two seasons. Prep: An all-state defensive back as a senior at Pickerington Central High … A four-year starter who made 63 tackles as a senior, in addition to notching four interceptions, five tackles for loss and six passes broken up … Played in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl … Listed by 247Sports as a four-star prospect, the No. 8 player in Ohio, the No. 16 cornerback in the nation and the No. 170 overall recruit in the land. Personal: Born Sept. 15, 1992 … Had two brothers play college football — Eisen, at Ohio Dominican, and Terrance Brown, who played at Michigan State from 1998‑2001 … Enrolled in College of Arts and Letters. Senior safety Austin Collinsworth missed the entire 2012 campaign after undergoing shoulder and back surgeries, but he is expected to be an important member of the secondary this season. photo by bill panzica and also returned the opening kickoff 34 yards in the Sun Bowl triumph over Miami. Prep: Saw action at running back, wide receiver and defensive back for Highlands High School … Rushed for 1,503 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior en route to second-team All-America honors from EA Sports … Was a first-team all-state pick as an athlete during his senior year and at wide receiver as a junior … Rivals.com listed him as a three-star recruit and the No. 7 player in Kentucky … Recipient of the 2009 Paul Hornung Award from the Louisville Touchdown Club as the top high school player in the state … Led team to a perfect season and its third straight 5A state title in 2009 … Selected for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, but could not play because of an injury. Personal: Born Dec. 24, 1991 … Father, Cris, caught 120 career passes at Florida before moving on to play eight years with the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals, where he earned All-Pro honors three times … Enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, majoring in finance. Mat thias Farley • S Jr. • Charlotte, N.C. Ht.: 5-11 • Wt.: 204 Career Highlights: Made the move from wide receiver to safety prior to the 2012 campaign … Thrived in his first season on defense, seeing action in all 13 games and starting 11 after … Recorded 49 tackles (23 solo), two tackles for loss and an interception … Did not see action as a reserve wide receiver in 2011. Prep: An all-state wideout who helped lead Christian High to the 2010 North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association state football title despite not starting football until his junior year … Helped North Carolina to a victory in the Oasis All-Star Shrine Classic … Was listed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports. Bennet t Ja ckson • CB Sr. • Hazlet, N.J. Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 183 Career Highlights: A former wide receiver who is entering his third year at cornerback … Has played in every game during his college career and was named the Notre Dame Special Teams Player of the Year in 2010 … Already tied for 10th in career kickoff returns (32), although he was the primary returner for only one season … Has totaled 94 tackles, 1.5 stops for loss and four interceptions … Started all 13 games last season and finished third on the team with 65 tackles … Tallied 45 solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss … Also recovered a fumble and recorded four interceptions, which ranked 39th in the Football Bowl Subdivision with an average of 0.31 per game … First Irish corner with at least four picks since Mike Richardson in 2006 … Played in all 13 games during the 2011 season, primarily on special teams … Notched 18 tackles and returned three kickoffs for 32 yards … Played in every contest as a rookie and totaled 10 tackles on special BGI's 2013 Depth Chart No. Field CornerbackHt. Wt. Cl./Elig. 41 Matthias Farley 5-11 204 Jr./3 28 Austin Collinsworth 6-1 194 Sr./2 4 Eilar Hardy 5-11 190 Jr./3 10 Max Redfield 6-2 195Fr./4 No. Field SafetyHt. Wt. Cl./Elig. 22 Elijah Shumate 6-0 213 So./3 29 Nick Baratti 6-1 201 So./3 31 John Turner 6-1 220 So./4 16 Chris Badger 6-0 197 So./4 No. Field CornerHt. Wt. Cl./Elig. 6 KeiVarae Russell 5-11 190 So./3 23 Lo Wood 5-11 194 Sr./2 24 Josh Atkinson 6-0 197Jr./3 3 Cole Luke 6-0 180 Fr./4 No. Boundary CornerHt. Wt. Cl./Elig. 2 Bennett Jackson 6-0 183 Sr./1 21 Jalen Brown 6-1 207 Jr./3 36 Devin Butler 6-2 180 Fr./4 or 26Rashad Kinlaw 5-11 185 Fr./4 teams … Averaged 22.2 yards on 29 kickoff returns … His 645 kickoff return yards is the fifth-best total in program annals … Also ran for 20 yards on a fake punt. Prep: Coming out of Raritan High School, where he was a three-year starter, he was ranked as a threestar recruit, the No. 9 prospect in New Jersey and the No. 61 receiver nationally by Rivals.com … Finished his senior campaign with 40 catches for 729 yards and nine touchdowns … Also had 350 yards rushing and scored five times on the ground … Was also the team's kicker and tallied 131 points for the season … Intercepted four passes and was named second-team all-state as a senior. Personal: Born Sept. 16, 1991 … Enrolled in Mendoza College of Business. Year G-GSTTT FLSacksInt. PBU 2010 13-0 10 00 00 2011 13-0 18 00 00 201213-13 65 1.5 0 4 4 Totals39-13 931.5 0 4 4 KeiVarae Ru ssell • CB So. • Everett, Wash. Ht.: 5-11 • Wt.: 190 Career H ighlights: Debuted by starting every game and finished with 58 tackles, which ranked fifth on the team … Also compiled two tackles for loss and two interceptions, which ranked third on the team … Earned Freshman All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America and CBSSports.com, and also received second-team notice from Sporting News and Scout.com. Prep: First-team all-state running back who gained 1,293 yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground as a senior despite missing three games with an injury … Also caught five passes for 69 yards and a score … Rushed for 1,850 yards and 20 scores as a junior … Named to the Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 list as one of the top 100 players in the 13 western U.S. states … 247Sports listed him as a four-star prospect, the No. 3 player in Washington, the No. 5 all-purpose back nationally and the No. 122 overall player in the land … Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Personal: Born Oct. 19, 1993 … Was enrolled in First Year of Studies. Year G-GSTTT FLSacksInt. PBU 201213-13 58 2.0 0.5 2 2 Eli jah Sh umate • S So. • East Orange, N.J. Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 213 Career Highlights: Saw action in all 13 games, primarily as the nickel back and also on special teams … Totaled nine tackles and broke up three passes as a rookie. Prep: Played defensive back and running back for Don Bosco Prep, which finished 2011 as the top-ranked high school squad in the land according to USA Today … Named first-team all-state on defense by the Newark Star-Ledger … Scored 14 times and averaged more than six yards per carry on 60 rushes, while he also totaled 41 tackles and two interceptions … Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl … Listed as a four-star prospect, the No. 4 player in his home state, the No. 6 safety nationally and the No. 103 overall senior in the land by 247Sports. Personal: Born Jan. 12, 1994 … Was enrolled in First Year of Studies. 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