Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM FEBRUARY 2025 67 C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L P L A Y O F F 0 Cody Simon LB 6-2 235 Gr. Jersey City, N.J. (St. Peter's Prep) 1 Davison Igbinosun CB 6-2 193 Jr. Union, N.J. (Union) 1 Quinshon Judkins RB 6-0 219 Jr. Pike Road, Ala. (Pike Road) 2 Caleb Downs S 6-0 205 So. Hoschton, Ga. (Mill Creek) 2 Emeka Egbuka WR 6-1 205 Gr. Steilacoom, Wash. (Steilacoom) 2 Kourt Williams II LB 6-1 228 Gr. Harbor City, Calif. (St. John Bosco) 3 Lincoln Kienholz QB 6-3 207 So. Pierre, S.D. (T.F. Riggs) 3 Lorenzo Styles Jr. CB 6-1 195 Sr. Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington Central) 4 Jeremiah Smith WR 6-3 215 Fr. Miami Gardens, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna Prep) 5 Mylan Graham WR 6-1 185 Fr. New Haven, Ind. (New Haven) 5 Aaron Scott Jr. CB 6-0 185 Fr. Springfield, Ohio (Springfield) 6 Sonny Styles S 6-4 235 Jr. Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington Central) 7 Jordan Hancock CB 6-1 195 Sr. Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett) 8 Lathan Ransom S 6-1 210 Sr. Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic) 9 Jayden Ballard WR 6-2 195 Sr. Massillon, Ohio (Massillon Washington) 9 Malik Hartford S 6-3 194 So. West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West) 10 Denzel Burke CB 6-1 193 Sr. Phoenix (Saguaro) 10 Julian Sayin QB 6-1 203 Fr. Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad) 11 C.J. Hicks LB 6-3 233 Jr. Dayton, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) 11 Brandon Inniss WR 6-0 203 So. Hollywood, Fla. (American Heritage) 12 Air Noland QB 6-2 192 Fr. College Park, Ga. (Langston Hughes) 12 Bryce West CB 5-11 196 Fr. Cleveland (Glenville) 13 Miles Lockhart CB 5-9 193 Fr. Chandler, Ariz. (Basha) 13 Bryson Rodgers WR 6-2 185 So. Zephyrhills, Fla. (Wiregrass Ranch) 14 Kojo Antwi WR 6-0 194 Jr. Suwanee, Ga. (Lambert) 15 Jelani Thurman TE 6-6 258 So. Fairburn, Ga. (Langston Hughes) 16 Mason Maggs QB 6-2 224 Jr. Dublin, Ohio (Coffman) 16 Keenan Nelson Jr. DB 6-1 185 Jr. Philadelphia (St. Joseph's Prep) 17 Mitchell Melton LB 6-4 261 Sr. Silver Spring, Md. (Good Counsel 17 Carnell Tate WR 6-3 191 So. Chicago (IMG Academy [Fla.]) 18 Will Howard QB 6-4 235 Gr. Downingtown, Pa. (Downingtown West) 18 Jaylen McClain S 6-0 192 Fr. Rahway, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep) 19 Nick McLarty P 6-7 255 Fr. Melbourne, Australia (Caulfield Grammar & Punt Factory) 19 Chad Ray QB 6-2 215 Sr. Dublin, Ohio (Scioto) 20 James Peoples RB 5-10 203 Fr. San Antonio (Veterans Memorial) 20 Arvell Reese LB 6-4 238 So. Cleveland (Glenville) 21 Jayden Bonsu S 6-2 207 So. Hillside, N.J. (St. Peter's Prep) 22 Calvin Simpson-Hunt CB 6-0 204 So. Waxahachie, Texas (Waxahachie) 23 Nolan Baudo WR 5-10 180 So. Chicago (Marist) 23 Garrett Stover LB 6-1 220 Fr. Sunbury, Ohio (Big Walnut) 24 Jermaine Mathews Jr. CB 5-11 189 So. Cincinnati (Winton Woods) 24 Sam Williams-Dixon RB 5-11 203 Fr. Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington North) 26 Chase Brecht RB 6-0 205 Jr. Powell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty) 28 TC Caffey RB 5-10 215 Jr. Hubbard, Ohio (Hubbard) 28 Leroy Roker III S 6-1 175 Fr. Fort Myers, Fla. (Bishop Verot) 29 Glorien Gough DB 5-11 175 So. Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (Mater Dei) 30 Rashid SeSay RB 5-11 190 Fr. Zanesville, Ohio (West Muskingum) 32 TreVeyon Henderson RB 5-10 208 Sr. Hopewell, Va. (Hopewell) 32 Brenten "Inky" Jones S 6-2 205 Jr. Steubenville, Ohio (Steubenville) 33 Devin Brown QB 6-3 212 Jr. Gilbert, Ariz. (Queen Creek & Corner Canyon [Utah]) 33 Jack Sawyer DE 6-5 260 Sr. Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington North) 34 Bukari Miles Jr. CB 6-2 190 Fr. West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West) 34 Brennen Schramm WR 6-0 191 So. Medina, Ohio (Medina) 35 Payton Pierce LB 6-2 223 Fr. Lucas, Texas (Lovejoy) 35 Anthony Venneri P 6-0 225 Jr. Hamilton, Ontario (St. Thomas More) 36 Gabe Powers LB 6-4 242 Jr. Marysville, Ohio (Marysville) 37 Zach Hayes LB 6-3 220 Fr. LaGrange Park, Ill. (Nazareth Academy) 38 Jayden Fielding K 6-0 175 Jr. League City, Texas (IMG Academy [Fla.]) 38 Eli Riggs LB 6-4 230 Fr. Cincinnati (Indian Hill) 39 Hadi Jawad P 5-11 185 Sr. Dearborn, Mich. (Dearborn) 39 Joey Velazquez LB 5-11 226 Gr. Columbus, Ohio (De Sales) 41 Morrow Evans LS 6-1 205 Fr. Bellaire, Texas (Episcopal) 42 Joe McGuire P 6-2 212 So. Melbourne, Australia (Prokick Australia) 43 John Ferlmann LS 6-3 228 Sr. Phoenix (Boulder Creek) 43 Dianté Griffin CB 5-9 185 Jr. Lima, Ohio (Lima Senior) 44 JT Tuimoloau DE 6-5 269 Sr. Edgewood, Wash. (Eastside Catholic) 46 Jace Middleton TE 6-4 235 Sr. Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy) 46 Ryan Rudzinski S 6-4 213 So. Columbus (Bishop Watterson) 48 Max Lomonico LS 6-3 212 Sr. Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington Central) 49 Patrick Gurd TE 6-4 249 Sr. New Albany, Ohio (New Albany) 50 Alec DelSignore LB 6-1 225 So. Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney) 51 Luke Montgomery OL 6-5 308 So. Findlay, Ohio (Findlay) 52 Joshua Mickens DE 6-3 233 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central) 53 Will Smith Jr. DL 6-4 288 So. Dublin, Ohio (Coffman) 54 Toby Wilson OL 6-2 298 Sr. Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy) 55 Dominic Kirks DE 6-4 255 Fr. Painesville, Ohio (Riverside) 56 Seth McLaughlin OL 6-4 305 Gr. Buford, Ga. (Buford) 57 Jalen Pace LB 6-0 232 Sr. St. Louis (Mary Institute & Saint Louis Country Day) 58 Ty Hamilton DT 6-3 295 Sr. Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington Central) 58 Gabe VanSickle OL 6-5 285 Fr. Coopersville, Mich. (Coopersville) 59 Ahmed Tounkara DL 6-1 260 Fr. Dublin, Ohio (Scioto) 60 Cade Casto DL 6-1 268 Sr. Strongsville, Ohio (St. Edward) 61 Caden Davis DE 6-4 238 So. Mason, Ohio (William Mason) 62 Joshua Padilla OL 6-4 295 So. Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne) 62 Bryce Prater DL 6-3 270 Sr. West Lafayette, Ohio (Ridgewood) 63 Julian Goines-Jackson OL 6-1 315 Jr. Zanesville, Ohio (Zanesville) 64 Simon Lorentz OL 6-3 280 Fr. Dover, Ohio (Dover) 65 Zen Michalski OL 6-6 319 Sr. Floyds Knobs, Ind. (Floyd Central) 66 Nate Riegle LB 6-3 210 Fr. Findlay, Ohio (Findlay) 67 Austin Siereveld OL 6-5 320 So. Liberty Township, Ohio (Lakota East) 68 George Fitzpatrick OL 6-6 313 Jr. Englewood, Col. (Cherry Creek) 69 Ian Moore OL 6-6 309 Fr. New Palestine, Ind. (New Palestine) 70 Josh Fryar OL 6-5 320 Sr. Beech Grove, Ind. (Beech Grove) 71 Josh Simmons OL 6-5 310 Sr. San Diego (Helix) 72 Deontae Armstrong OL 6-6 298 Fr. Elyria, Ohio (St. Edward) 73 Devontae Armstrong OL 6-5 303 Fr. Elyria, Ohio (St. Edward) 74 Donovan Jackson OL 6-4 320 Sr. Cypress, Texas (Episcopal) 75 Carson Hinzman OL 6-5 300 Jr. Spring Valley, Wis. (Saint Croix Central) 76 Miles Walker OL 6-5 317 So. Greenwich, Conn. (Brunswick School) 77 Tegra Tshabola OL 6-6 327 Jr. West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West) 80 Shawn Lodge WR 6-0 170 Jr. Akron, Ohio (St. Vincent St. Mary) 81 Damarion Witten WR 6-4 215 Fr. Cleveland (Glenville) 82 David Adolph WR 6-5 209 Jr. Dublin, Ohio (Jerome) 83 Joop Mitchell WR 6-1 180 Sr. Wyoming, Ohio (Wyoming) 84 Dorian Williams WR 6-2 200 Fr. Cincinnati (Princeton) 85 Bennett Christian TE 6-6 260 Jr. Acworth, Ga. (Allatoona) 86 Maxence LeBlanc TE 6-4 227 Fr. St-Bruno, Quebec (Baylor [Tenn.]) 87 Reis Stocksdale WR 5-10 188 Sr. Morrow, Ohio (Little Miami) 88 Gee Scott Jr. TE 6-3 243 Gr. Seattle (Eastside Catholic) 89 Zak Herbstreit TE 6-2 240 Sr. Nashville, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell Academy) 89 Will Kacmarek TE 6-6 260 Sr. St. Louis (Mary Institute [Ohio]) 90 Eric Mensah DL 6-3 290 Fr. Stafford, Va. (Mountain View) 91 Tyleik Williams DT 6-3 327 Sr. Manassas, Va. (Unity Reed) 92 Caden Curry DE 6-3 260 Jr. Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove) 93 Hero Kanu DT 6-5 305 Jr. Geltendorf, Germany (Santa Margarita Catholic) 94 Jason Moore DL 6-6 305 So. Ft. Washington, Md. (DeMatha Catholic) 95 Casey Magyar K 5-11 185 Sr. Dublin, Ohio (Coffman) 95 Tywone Malone Jr. DT 6-4 301 Sr. Jamesburg, N.J. (Bergen Catholic) 96 Eddrick Houston DE 6-3 270 Fr. Buford, Ga. (Buford) 96 Collin Johnson LS 6-1 215 Sr. New Albany, Ohio (New Albany) 97 Kenyatta Jackson Jr. DE 6-6'' 258 Jr. Hollywood, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna Prep) 98 Kayden McDonald DL 6-3 326 So. Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett) 98 Austin Snyder K 5-7 194 Sr. Groveport, Ohio (Madison) OHIO STATE BUCKEYES ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (High School) No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (High School)