Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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26 APRIL 2022 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED After taking in a couple of spring practices, here is Blue & Gold Illustrated's early projection for how Notre Dame's 2022 depth chart could shake out when the Fighting Irish open the season this fall. * Arrives on campus in the summer; ^ injured and sidelined for spring practice OFFENSE Quarterback No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 12 Tyler Buchner 6-1 215 So./3 10 Drew Pyne 5-11 1 ⁄2 200 Jr./4 11 Ron Powlus III 6-2 5 ⁄8 225 So./4 18 Steve Angeli 6-3 215 Fr./4 Running Back No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 25 Chris Tyree 5-9 1 ⁄2 188 Jr./3 22 Logan Diggs 5-11 3 ⁄4 206 So./3 24 Audric Estime 5-11 1 ⁄2 228 So./3 20 Jadarian Price 5-11 175 Fr./4 Boundary Receiver (W) No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 16 Deion Colzie 6-4 1 ⁄2 207 So./3 5 Joe Wilkins Jr. 6-1 1 ⁄2 190 Gr./2 — Tobias Merriweather* 6-4 180 Fr./4 Field Receiver (X) No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 0 Braden Lenzy 5-11 3 ⁄8 181 Gr./2 83 Jayden Thomas 6-1 1 ⁄2 215 So./4 Slot Receiver (Z) No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 3 Avery Davis^ 5-11 202 Gr./1 21 Lorenzo Styles 6-1 1 ⁄8 195 So./3 29 Matt Salerno 6-0 5 ⁄8 199 Gr./1 Tight End No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 87 Michael Mayer 6-4 1 ⁄2 249 Jr./3 88 Mitchell Evans 6-5 1 ⁄8 250 So./3 84 Kevin Bauman 6-4 1 ⁄2 240 Jr./3 80 Cane Berrong^ 6-3 1 ⁄2 235 So./4 — Holden Staes* 6-4 230 Fr./4 — Eli Raridon* 6-6 220 Fr./4 Left Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 76 Joe Alt 6-7 5 ⁄8 305 So./3 79 Tosh Baker 6-8 307 Jr./3 — Aamil Wagner* 6-6 255 Fr./4 Left Guard No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 73 Andrew Kristofic 6-5 1 ⁄4 292 Sr./3 50 Rocco Spindler 6-4 5 ⁄8 300 So./4 Center No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 55 Jarrett Patterson^ 6-4 1 ⁄2 305 Gr./2 52 Zeke Correll 6-3 295 Sr./3 78 Pat Coogan^ 6-5 1 ⁄8 308 So./4 74 Billy Schrauth 6-5 280 Fr./4 Right Guard No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 75 Josh Lugg 6-6 7 ⁄8 305 Gr./1 56 Joey Tanona 6-5 290 Fr./4 — Ashton Craig* 6-5 275 Fr./4 Right Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 54 Blake Fisher 6-6 335 So./4 68 Michael Carmody 6-5 1 ⁄2 290 Jr./3 72 Caleb Johnson 6-5 5 ⁄8 287 So./4 — Ty Chan* 6-6 265 Fr./4 DEFENSE Vyper No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 7 Isaiah Foskey 6-4 7 ⁄8 257 Sr./3 9 Justin Ademilola 6-1 3 ⁄4 255 Gr./2 34 Osita Ekwonu 6-0 3 ⁄4 236 Sr./3 48 Will Schweitzer 6-4 225 So./4 91 Aiden Gobaira 6-5 225 Fr./4 Defensive Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 57 Jayson Ademilola^ 6-3 279 Gr./1 99 Rylie Mills 6-5 1 ⁄8 283 Jr./3 97 Gabriel Rubio 6-5 1 ⁄4 290 So./4 Nose Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 56 Howard Cross III 6-0 7 ⁄8 275 Sr./3 54 Jacob Lacey 6-1 5 ⁄8 275 Sr./2 92 Aidan Keanaaina^ 6-3 312 Jr./3 — Donovan Hinish* 6-2 270 Fr./4 Strong-Side End No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 31 Nana Osafo-Mensah 6-3 1 ⁄8 249 Sr./3 90 Alex Ehrensberger 6-6 7 ⁄8 252 Jr./3 47 Jason Onye 6-5 289 So./4 98 Tyson Ford 6-6 250 Fr./4 Will Linebacker No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 8 Marist Liufau 6-2 1 ⁄4 226 Sr./3 32 Prince Kollie 6-1 1 ⁄2 222 So./3 40 Joshua Burnham 6-3 200 Fr./4 Mike Linebacker No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 27 JD Bertrand 6-1 228 Sr./3 52 Bo Bauer 6-2 3 ⁄4 230 Gr./1 44 Niuafe Tuihalamaka 6-3 230 Fr./4 Rover No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 24 Jack Kiser 6-1 5 ⁄8 227 Sr./3 17 Jordan Botelho 6-2 1 ⁄2 248 Jr./3 17 Jaylen Sneed 6-1 207 Fr./4 42 Nolan Ziegler 6-4 205 Fr./4 Boundary Cornerback No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 5 Cam Hart^ 6-2 1 ⁄2 207 Sr./3 15 Ryan Barnes 6-1 7 ⁄8 182 So./4 25 Philip Riley 5-11 1 ⁄2 202 So./4 23 Jayden Bellamy 6-1 175 Fr./4 Free Safety No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 16 Brandon Joseph 6-1 192 Sr./3 2 DJ Brown 6-0 3 ⁄8 200 Gr./2 11 Ramon Henderson 6-1 189 Jr./3 Strong Safety No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 3 Houston Griffith 5-11 3 ⁄4 204 Gr./1 26 Xavier Watts 5-11 3 ⁄4 199 Jr./3 22 Justin Walters 6-0 5 ⁄8 188 So./4 Field Cornerback No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 6 Clarence Lewis 5-11 1 ⁄2 198 Jr./3 28 TaRiq Bracy 5-10 1 ⁄8 180 Gr./1 18 Chance Tucker 5-11 3 ⁄4 183 So./4 21 Jaden Mickey 5-11 165 Fr./4 — Benjamin Morrison* 6-0 172 Fr./4 SPECIAL TEAMS Kicker No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 99 Blake Grupe 5-7 3 ⁄8 150 Gr./1 91 Joshua Bryan 6-0 185 So./4 Punter No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. — Bryce McFerson* 6-1 181 Fr./4 Long Snapper No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 65 Michael Vinson 6-2 203 Gr./2 44 Alex Peitsch 6-1 1 ⁄8 208 Jr./3 BGI Spring 2022 Notre Dame Scholarship Depth Chart After missing last season due to an injury, senior Marist Liufau is poised to claim the starting job at Will linebacker in 2022. PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER