Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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40 SEPT. 30, 2023 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED GAME PREVIEW: DUKE Notre Dame fans are well-acquainted with graduate student quarterback Sam Hartman by now, but as a refresher: through four games, Hartman is 64 of 90 for 1,061 yards (11.8 yards per attempt) with 13 touchdowns and 0 intercep- tions. Notre Dame gets the edge here because we've yet to see how far Duke's pass defense has come against a top-flight aerial attack. But it's only by a hair. Advantage: Notre Dame SPECIAL TEAMS Notre Dame graduate kicker Spencer Shrader was 3 of 6 on field goals through four games, but 5 of those kicks came from 40 yards or more and 4 of them from 50 yards or more. Shrader is 2 of 4 from 50 or more yards out, including a 54-yarder that stands as the longest made field goal in pro- gram history. Duke sophomore kicker Todd Pelino was 3 of 4 through three contests, but his one miss was a 29-yarder against Lafayette. Neither kicker had missed an extra point through Week 3. Irish sophomore punter Bryce McFerson is an athletic punter with a big leg, averaging 48.8 yards per punt this season. Duke graduate stu- dent Porter Wilson is 6-foot-5, 231 pounds and is at 53.5 yards per punt with a season long of 70. Notre Dame's core special teamers generally grade better than Duke's, with graduate safety DJ Brown leading the charge with an 82.3 grade. The Irish also have a blocked kick, courtesy of de- fensive tackle Jason Onye, but the Blue Devils do, too, with redshirt freshman defensive end Wesley Williams making a big play early against Clemson. Calhoun is Duke's primary punt returner, aver- aging 9.7 yards per return, but he made a critical mistake with a muff that led to Clemson's only points that game. Senior slot receiver Chris Tyree has averaged 6.5 yards per punt return for the Irish. Graduate student running back and primary kick returner Devyn Ford fumbled on a kickoff while suffering a concussion, largely due to poor blocking, but he fielded the kick on a bounce. The only real edge here is Shrader 's range. Pelino has never made one outside 50 yards. Advantage: Notre Dame OFFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. QB 13 Riley Leonard 6-4 212 Jr. 3 Henry Belin IV 6-3 210 R-Fr. 12 Grayson Loftis 6-3 205 Fr. RB 22 Jaylen Coleman 6-1 204 Gr. or 9 Jaquez Moore 5-10 201 Jr. or 7 Jordan Waters 6-0 219 Gr. 10 Peyton Jones 5-10 201 Fr. or 19 Travis Bates 5-11 199 R-Fr. WR 5 Jalon Calhoun 5-11 191 R-Sr. 11 Mehki Wall 5-9 173 R-Fr. 14 Sean Brown 5-8 160 Fr. WR 2 Sahmir Hagans 5-10 185 R-So. 18 Malik Bowen-Sims 6-2 198 Sr. 15 Jake Taylor 6-5 235 R-Fr. 89 Apollos Cook 6-3 209 Fr. WR 8 Jordan Moore 6-0 195 Jr. 1 Jontavis Robertson 5-11 190 Sr. 83 Spencer Jones 6-4 197 Fr. TE 81 Nicky Dalmolin 6-4 241 Sr. 82 Cole Finney 6-7 260 R-Jr. or 85 Jeremiah Hasley 6-3 239 R-Fr. LT 62 Graham Barton 6-5 314 Sr. 72 Matt Craycraft 6-3 302 R-Fr. LG 71 Maurice Mcintyre 6-2 314 Gr. 77 Justin Pickett 6-7 317 R-So. 65 Max Norton 6-4 299 Gr. C 70 Scott Elliott 6-3 297 Gr. 69 Ben Hoitink 6-4 301 Gr. RG 63 Jacob Monk 6-3 320 Gr. 76 Jake Long 6-3 324 Gr. RT 73 Jake Hornibrook 6-5 300 Gr. 53 Brian Parker II 6-5 300 R-Fr. DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. DE 94 R.J. Oben 6-4 260 R-Sr. 97 Wesley Williams 6-3 278 R-Fr. 59 Michael Reese 6-3 262 R-Jr. DT 90 Dewayne Carter 6-3 305 R-Sr. 16 Aeneas Peebles 6-1 286 Sr. DT 5 Ja'Mion Franklin 6-2 309 Gr. 96 Aaron Hall 6-4 277 R-So. DE 93 Anthony Nelson 6-2 258 Gr. or 19 Vincent Anthony Jr. 6-6 246 So. 40 Ryan Smith 6-2 232 Sr. MLB 8 Dorian Mausi 6-2 233 Sr. 36 Nick Morris Jr. 6-3 231 R-So. 47 Joe Heffernan 6-2 227 Gr. WLB 12 Tre Freeman 6-0 231 R-So. or 35 Cam Dillon 6-2 234 Gr. 17 Kendall Johnson 6-3 205 Fr. CB 7 Al Blades Jr. 6-1 195 Gr. or 26 Joshua Pickett 6-0 191 Jr. 24 Kimari Robinson 5-10 178 Fr. N 3 Brandon Johnson 5-10 180 Jr. 15 Placide Djungu-Sungu 6-1 194 R-So. 4 Cameron Bergeron 6-0 189 Jr. S 39 Jeremiah Lewis 5-11 197 Gr. or 23 Terry Moore 6-1 196 So. 20 DaShawn Stone 6-3 187 Fr. S 2 Jaylen Stinson 5-8 177 Sr. 11 Isaiah Fisher-Smith 5-11 203 Sr. CB 0 Chandler Rivers 5-10 178 So. or 1 Myles Jones 6-4 194 Gr. 24 Kimari Robinson 5-10 178 Fr. SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. K 29 Todd Pelino 6-3 190 So. 44 Charlie Ham 6-2 200 Gr. KO 44 Charlie Ham 6-2 200 Gr. 29 Todd Pelino 6-3 190 So. P 98 Porter Wilson 6-5 231 Gr. 44 Charlie Ham 6-2 200 Gr. H 98 Porter Wilson 6-5 231 Gr. LS 57 Curtis Cooper 6-2 221 Jr. 58 Casey Donahue 6-4 213 Jr. KOR 23 Terry Moore 6-1 196 So. 2 Jaylen Stinson 5-8 177 Sr. PR 5 Jalon Calhoun 5-11 191 R-Sr. 2 Sahmir Hagans 5-10 185 R-So. Duke Blue Devils Depth Chart Senior safety Jaylen Stinson ranked third on the Blue Devils with 19 tackles and had broken up a pair of passes through three contests. PHOTO COURTESY DUKE ATHLETICS