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36 SEPT. 13, 2025 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED GAME PREVIEW: TEXAS A&M space in a one-on-one setting, he doesn't have to be the lone driving force in Notre Dame's rushing attack. The Irish have a deep and talented back- field with redshirt junior Jadarian Price already established and others behind him who will be expected to produce when needed. The duo of Love and Price combined for 22 car- ries for 135 yards and 2 touchdowns against Texas A&M last season. They won't be aided by a quar- terback as proficient at running as Leonard, but the Irish offensive line should be even better. Notre Dame gained a lot of respect and experience with its offensive line play last season, and the unit is looking to raise the bar once again. Texas A&M entered the season with question marks on its defensive line, particularly in the interior. The Aggies lost three respected defensive linemen — Shemar Stewart, Shemar Turner and Nic Scourton — to the NFL in the offseason. The Aggies have recruited well on the defensive line, but the potential talent remains largely unproven. Though York, who tallied 82 tackles and 9.5 tack- les for loss last season, received the preseason shine, Pro Football Focus considered fellow re- turning linebacker Scooby Williams the better run defender last season. His run defense grade of 82.0 was second on the team behind Stewart. Notre Dame wasn't the only team to find success on the ground against Texas A&M last season. The Aggies were only slightly better than Notre Dame's rushing defense in allowing 135.2 yards per game, and South Carolina and Texas both surpassed 200 rushing yards against A&M. OFFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. WR 0 Malachi Fields 6-4 222 R-Sr. 14 Micah Gilbert 6-2 204 R-Fr. WR 1 Jaden Greathouse 6-1 215 Jr. or 2 Will Pauling 5-10 190 R-Sr. LT 54 Anthonie Knapp 6-4 300 So. 71 Styles Prescod 6-6 292 R-Fr. LG 74 Billy Schrauth 6-4 310 R-Jr. 55 Chris Terek 6-6 322 R-So. C 70 Ashton Craig 6-5 310 R-Jr. 64 Joe Otting 6-4 308 R-So. RG 76 Guerby Lambert 6-7 335 R-Fr. or 75 Sullivan Absher 6-8 327 R-So. RT 59 Aamil Wagner 6-6 300 R-Jr. 76 Guerby Lambert 6-7 335 R-Fr. TE 9 Eli Raridon 6-7 252 Sr. 7 Ty Washington 6-4 248 R-Jr. or 85 Jack Larsen 6-3 250 R-Fr. WR 6 Jordan Faison 5-10 185 Jr. 11 KK Smith 6-0 176 R-So. QB 13 CJ Carr 6-3 210 R-Fr. 8 Kenny Minchey 6-2 208 R-So. RB 4 Jeremiyah Love 6-0 214 Jr. 24 Jadarian Price 5-11 210 R-Jr. DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. DE 5 Boubacar Traore 6-4 250 R-So. 44 Junior Tuihalamaka 6-2 255 Sr. or 12 Jordan Botelho 6-3 260 R-Sr. DT 47 Jason Onye 6-5 302 R-Sr. 97 Gabriel Rubio 6-5 321 R-Sr. DT 41 Donovan Hinish 6-2 277 Sr. 93 Jared Dawson 6-1 288 Gr. DE 95 Bryce Young 6-7 271 So. 40 Joshua Burnham 6-4 260 R-Jr. WILL 3 Jaylen Sneed 6-2 230 R-Jr. 4 Jaiden Ausberry 6-2 228 R-So. MIKE 34 Drayk Bowen 6-2 235 Jr. 27 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa 6-3 230 So. CB 15 Leonard Moore 6-2 195 So. 14 Dallas Golden 6-0 187 Fr. BS 8 Adon Shuler 6-0 205 R-So. 28 Luke Talich 6-4 210 Jr. FS 7 Jalen Stroman 6-1 201 R-Sr. 9 Tae Johnson 6-2 192 R-Fr. CB 6 Christian Gray 6-0 190 Jr. 24 Mark Zackery IV 5-11 175 Fr. NIC 0 DeVonta Smith 5-11 195 R-Sr. 21 Karson Hobbs 6-1 189 So. SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. KO 48 Marcello Diomede 6-1 195 Jr. PK 98 Noah Burnette 5-10 185 Gr. P 16 James Rendell 6-6 225 Gr. 18 Erik Schmidt 6-2 210 Fr. LS 96 Joseph Vinci 6-4 232 So. 49 Andrew Kros 6-4 225 Jr. H 10 Tyler Buchner 6-1 206 Sr. 16 Anthony Rezac 6-3 201 So. PR 6 Jordan Faison 5-10 185 Jr. or 2 Will Pauling 5-10 190 R-Sr. KR 4 Jeremiyah Love 6-0 214 Jr. or 24 Jadarian Price 5-11 210 R-Jr. NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH TWO-DEEP DEPTH CHART Junior linebacker Taurean York, who tallied 82 tackles and 9.5 tackles for loss last season, was tabbed as an Associated Press preseason All-American. PHOTO COURTESY TEXAS A&M ATHLETICS