Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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26 APRIL 2023 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED Here is Blue & Gold Illustrated's projection for how Notre Dame's 2023 scholarship depth chart looks heading into spring practice. OFFENSE Quarterback No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 10 Sam Hartman 6-1 1 ⁄8 208 Gr./1 12 Tyler Buchner 6-1 215 Jr./3 18 Steve Angeli 6-2 3 /8 211 So./4 8 Kenny Minchey* 6-1 5 ⁄8 215 Fr./4 11 Ron Powlus III 6-2 5 ⁄8 227 Jr./3 Running Back No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 22 Logan Diggs 6-0 214 Jr./2 24 Audric Estimé 5-11½ 227 Jr./2 25 Chris Tyree 5-9½ 197 Sr./2 13 Gi'Bran Payne 5-9 1 ⁄8 195 So./4 20 Jadarian Price^ 5-10 3 /8 197 So./4 — Jeremiyah Love 6-1 195 Fr./4 Boundary Receiver (W) No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 80 Kaleb Smith 6-2 222 Gr./1 16 Deion Colzie 6-4¾ 211 Jr./2 14 Braylon James* 6-2 1 ⁄8 180 Fr./4 Field Receiver (X) No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 83 Jayden Thomas 6-1½ 215 Jr./3 15 Tobias Merriweather 6-4 198 So./3 19 Jaden Greathouse* 6-1 208 Fr./4 Slot Receiver (Y) No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 4 Lorenzo Styles 6-1 1 ⁄8 195 Jr./2 29 Matt Salerno 6-0 5 ⁄8 195 Gr./1 17 Rico Flores Jr.* 6-0 1 ⁄8 197 Fr./4 — Kaleb Smith 5-11 170 Fr./4 Tight End No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 88 Mitchell Evans 6-5 1 ⁄8 255 Jr./2 84 Kevin Bauman^ 6-4½ 252 Sr./3 85 Holden Staes 6-4¼ 226 So./3 9 Eli Raridon^ 6-6¾ 245 So./3 38 Davis Sherwood 6-3 238 Jr./2 — Cooper Flanagan 6-5 239 Fr./4 Left Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 76 Joe Alt 6-7 5 ⁄8 317 Jr./2 79 Tosh Baker 6-8 310 Sr./3 59 Aamil Wagner 6-6 267 So./4 — Charles Jagusah 6-6 300 Fr./4 Left Guard No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 73 Andrew Kristofic 6-5¼ 300 Gr./2 72 Sam Pendleton* 6-4 1 ⁄8 300 Fr./4 — Chris Terek 6-4 295 Fr./4 Center No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 52 Zeke Correll 6-3 308 Gr./2 78 Pat Coogan 6-5 1 ⁄8 309 Jr./3 70 Ashton Craig 6-4¼ 293 So./4 Right Guard No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 74 Billy Schrauth 6-4½ 302 So./4 50 Rocco Spindler 6-4 5 ⁄8 315 Jr./3 — Joe Otting 6-5 271 Fr./4 Right Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 54 Blake Fisher 6-6 327 Jr./3 68 Michael Carmody 6-5½ 280 Sr./2 72 Caleb Johnson 6-5 5 ⁄8 295 Jr./3 77 Ty Chan 6-5 310 So./4 — Sullivan Absher 6-7 305 Fr./4 DEFENSE Vyper No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 12 Jordan Botelho 6-2½ 250 Sr./2 44 Junior Tuihalamaka 6-2 240 So./4 40 Joshua Burnham 6-3½ 233 So./4 Nose Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 56 Howard Cross III 6-0 7 ⁄8 276 Gr./2 97 Gabriel Rubio 6-5¼ 295 Jr./3 92 Aidan Keanaaina 6-3 323 Sr./3 47 Jason Onye 6-4½ 283 Jr./3 41 Donovan Hinish 6-1 5 ⁄8 280 So./4 Defensive Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 99 Rylie Mills 6-5 1 ⁄8 292 Sr./2 98 Tyson Ford 6-3 7 ⁄8 275 So./4 — Brenan Vernon 6-4 250 Fr./4 98 Devan Houstan* 6-4 282 Fr./4 Field End No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 1 Javontae Jean-Baptiste 6-4½ 246 Gr./1 31 Nana Osafo-Mensah 6-3 1 ⁄8 250 Sr./3 90 Alex Ehrensberger 6-6 7 ⁄8 267 Jr./3 91 Aiden Gobaira 6-4 5 ⁄8 241 So./4 — Armel Mukam 6-4 250 Fr./4 — Boubcar Traore 6-4 250 Fr./4 Will Linebacker No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 8 Marist Liufau 6-2¼ 235 Gr./2 10 Prince Kollie 6-0½ 220 Jr./2 17 Jaylen Sneed 6-1 1 ⁄8 215 So./3 Mike Linebacker No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 27 JD Bertrand 6-1 230 Gr./2 34 Drayk Bowen* 6-2 225 Fr./4 25 Preston Zinter* 6-2 220 Fr./4 Rover No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 24 Jack Kiser 6-1 5 ⁄8 223 Gr./2 42 Nolan Ziegler 6-3 220 So./4 48 Will Schweitzer 6-4 225 Jr./3 23 Jaiden Ausberry* 6-0 1 ⁄8 200 Fr./4 Boundary Cornerback No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 20 Benjamin Morrison 6-0¼ 179 So./3 6 Clarence Lewis 5-11½ 203 Sr./2 15 Ryan Barnes 6-1 7 ⁄8 190 Jr./3 29 Christian Gray* 5-11¾ 182 Fr./4 Field Cornerback No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 5 Cam Hart^ 6-2½ 198 Gr./2 18 Chance Tucker 5-11¾ 187 Jr./3 25 Philip Riley 5-11½ 195 Jr./3 Slot Cornerback No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 13 Thomas Harper 5-11 180 Gr./1 21 Jaden Mickey 5-11½ 176 So./3 — Micah Bell 5-10 162 Fr./4 Strong Safety No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 4 Xavier Watts 5-11¾ 193 Sr./2 22 Justin Walters 6-0 5 ⁄8 190 Jr./3 21 Adon Shuler*^ 5-11½ 190 Fr./4 — Brandyn Hillman 6-1 191 Fr./4 Free Safety No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 11 Ramon Henderson 6-1 190 Sr./2 2 DJ Brown 6-0 3 ⁄8 200 Gr./1 22 Ben Minich* 5-11 7 ⁄8 180 Fr./4 SPECIAL TEAMS Kicker No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. — Spencer Shrader 6-2 190 Gr./1 91 Joshua Bryan 5-11 5 ⁄8 191 Jr./3 Punter No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 14 Bryce McFerson 6-1½ 190 So./4 — Ben Krimm 6-2 205 Gr./1 Long Snapper No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 65 Michael Vinson 6-2 228 Gr./1 51 Rino Monteforte 5-7 210 So./4 * Early enrollee; ^ coming off an injury BGI Spring 2023 Notre Dame Scholarship Depth Chart Junior running back Logan Diggs rushed for 821 yards and 4 touchdowns in 2022. PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER