Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM PRESEASON 2026 45 0 Justus Boone OLB 6-5 278 6th Sumter, S.C. (Sumter) 0 Tyrell Henry WR 6-0 184 R-Sr. Roseville, Mich. (Roseville) 1 Eric Fletcher Jr. CB 6-1 193 R-So. Fort Myers, Fla. (Dunbar) 1 Colton Joseph QB 6'2 215 R-Jr. Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor) 2 Chris Brooks Jr. WR 6'2 224 R-Sr. St. Louis (St. Louis University School) 2 Javan Robinson CB 5-11 184 R-Sr. Orlando, Fla. (West Orange) 3 Cai Bates CB 6-3 200 R-So. West Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater) 3 Abu Sama III RB 5-11 211 Sr. Des Moines, Iowa (Southeast Polk) 4 Marvin Burks Jr. S 6-2 210 Sr. St. Louis (Cardinal Ritter) 5 Carter Smith QB 6-4 208 R-Fr. Fort Myers, Fla. (Bishop Verot) 5 Bryce West CB 5-11 200 R-So. Cleveland (Glenville) 6 Darrion Dupree RB 5-11 218 Jr. Chicago (Mount Carmel) 7 Tyreese Fearbry OLB 6-4 255 R-Sr. Pittsburgh (Perry Traditional Academy) 7 Shamar Rigby WR 6-4 198 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla. (Clearwater Central Catholic) 8 Deuce Adams QB 6-2 207 R-So. Austin, Texas (Vandergrift) 8 Mason Posa LB 6-3 235 So. Albuquerque, N.M. (La Cueva) 9 Jaylon Domingeaux WR 6-3 211 Sr. Lafayette, La. (Comeaux) 10 Ryan Hopkins QB 6-3 205 Fr. Newport Beach, Calif. (Mater Dei) 11 Kash Brock WR 6-3 190 Fr. Chandler, Ariz. (Basha) 11 Carson Van Dinter S 6-2 207 R-So. Kaukauna, Wis. (Kaukauna) 12 Nicolas Clayton OLB 6-5 247 So. Gainesville, Fla. (Bucholz) 12 Zion Kearney WR 6-3 210 Jr. Fresno, Texas (Hightower) 13 Eugene Hilton Jr. WR 6-2 204 So. Zionsville, Ind. (Zionsville) 13 Matthew Traynor S 6-2 211 R-Jr. Marietta, Ga. (George Walton) 14 Liam Danitz OLB 6-4 243 R-Sr. West Branch, Mich. (Ogemaw Heights) 14 Keeyshawn Tabuteau WR 5-11 188 Fr. Montreal, Quebec (McCallie School) 15 Sebastian Cheeks OLB 6-3 243 Gr. Skokie, Ill. (Evanston Township) 15 Nate Palmer RB 5-10 205 R-So. Decatur, Texas (Decatur) 16 Malachi Coleman WR 6-5 205 R-Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln East) 16 Grant Dean S 6-1 200 So. Neenah, Wis. (Neenah) 17 Nizyi Davis TE 6-5 237 R-Fr. Indianapolis (Lawrence Central) 17 Carsen Eloms CB 6-0 194 Fr. Fishers, Ind. (Fishers) 18 Donovan Dunmore CB 6-1 202 Fr. Clovis, Calif. (Buchanan) 18 Danny O'Neil QB 6-0 202 Jr. Indianapolis (Cathedral) 19 Thomas Heiberger LB 6-4 230 R-So. Sioux Falls, S.D. (Jefferson) 19 Langdon Nordgaard WR 6-3 214 R-So. West De Pere, Wis. (West De Pere) 20 Luke Emmerich S 6-2 195 R-Fr. Monticello, Minn. (Monticello) 20 Juju Pope RB 5-11 195 R-So. Pope, Miss. (South Panola) 21 Bryan Jackson II RB 6-2 238 Jr. McKinney, Texas (McKinney) 21 Cairo Skanes S 6-2 195 So. Asheville, N.C. (Providence Day) 22 Dorsett Stecker WR 5-9 195 Fr. Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona Del Mar) 22 Jaylen Williams OLB 6-5 265 R-Fr. Chicago (Palatine) 23 Landon Gauthier LB 6-3 237 R-So. Green Bay, Wis. (Bay Port) 24 Zion Legree WR 5-11 202 Fr. Pensacola, Fla. (Choctawhatchee) 24 Jai'mier Scott CB 6-1 192 R-Fr. Mount Healthy, Ohio (Mount Healthy) 25 Will Mikonowicz S 6-0 212 Fr. Reedsburg, Wis. (Reedsburg) 26 Eli Adams WR 6-0 188 R-So. Austin, Texas (Vandergrift) 26 Kah'ni Watts S 6-2 183 Fr. Fort Myers, Fla. (Iowa Colony [Texas]) 27 Raphael Dunn S 6-4 220 R-So. Lawrenceville, N.J. (Lawrenceville) 28 Jon Jon Kamara LB 6-4 243 R-So. Goodyear, Ariz. (Desert Edge) 29 Matthew Jung S 6-3 213 R-Sr. Neenah, Wis. (Neenah) 30 Charles Perkins DL 6-2 333 R-Sr. Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis Academy of H.S.) 32 Harrison Bortolotti RB 5-9 202 So. Whitefish Bay, Wis. (Whitefish Bay) 34 Ashton Fickell OLB 6-4 248 Fr. Madison, Wis. (Edgewood) 37 Treve Stoffel TE 6-4 214 Fr. Mosinee, Wis. (Mosinee) 38 Mason Lane RB 6-1 220 R-So. Lodi, Wis. (Lodi) 39 Jayden Loftin OLB 6-4 250 R-Fr. Somerville, N.J. (Somerville) 41 McCoy Smith FB 5-11 231 Fr. Waunakee, Wis. (Waunakee) 42 Tyler Jansey FB 6-1 236 R-Jr. Batavia, Ill. (Batavia) 43 Taylor Schaefer LB 6-3 242 Jr. Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (Southern Door) 44 Cooper Catalano LB 6-1 232 So. Richfield, Wis. (Germantown) 45 Yahya Gaad OLB 6-4 258 Fr. Medina, Tenn. (South Gibson County) 46 James Roe LS 6-0 219 Jr. Kennesaw, Ga. (North Cobb) 47 Evan Van Dyn Hoven OLB 6-3 244 R-Jr. Menasha, Wis. (Menasha) 48 Andrew Goodman LS 5-11 223 R-Sr. Montreal, Quebec (John Abbott Academy) 49 Aydon Fickell TE 6-4 242 Fr. Madison, Wis. (Edgewood) 49 Ben Wenzel LB 6-4 222 Fr. Appleton, Wis. (Appleton North) 50 Ryan Cory OL 6-4 310 R-So. Gibsonia, Pa. (Pine-Richland) 50 Sam Lateju OLB 6-5 240 R-Fr. Lagos, Nigeria (Lawrenceville) 51 Michael Garner OLB 6-7 315 Sr. Chicago Heights, Ill. (Bloom Township) 51 Austin Kawecki OL 6-4 310 Gr. Frisco, Texas (Lebanon Trail) 52 Hardy Watts OL 6-5 321 R-Fr. Boston, Mass. (Dexter Southfield) 53 Cam Clark OL 6-7 300 R-Fr. Dexter, Mich. (Dexter) 54 Brady Bekkenhuis OL 6-7 323 Fr. Arlington, Mass. (Arlington) 55 Drew Braam LB 6-1 230 R-So. Oak Creek, Wis. (Oak Creek) 55 Kevin Heywood OL 6-9 320 R-So. Limerick, Pa. (Pope John Paul II) 58 Michael Roeske OL 6-8 324 R-Fr. Wautoma, Wis. (Wautoma) 59 Aaron Witt LB 6-6 241 Gr. Winona, Minn. (Winona) 60 Nolan Davenport OL 6-6 308 R-Fr. Massillon, Ohio (Massillon) 64 Evan Brown OL 6-4 315 R-Jr. Tallahassee, Fla. (Maclay) 65 Aiden Dirksen OL 6-6 338 Fr. Green Bay, Wis. (Bay Port) 70 Barrett Nelson OL 6-6 308 R-Sr. Stoughton, Wis. (Stoughton) 71 PJ Wilkins OL 6-6 335 R-Jr. Atlanta (Saint Frances) 72 Lucas Simmons-Johansson OL 6-7 323 R-Jr. Stockholm, Sweden (Clearwater Academy [Fla.]) 73 Blake Cherry OL 6-5 310 So. Claremore, Okla. (Owasso) 75 Emerson Mandell OL 6-5 325 R-So. Moundsview, Minn. (Irondale) 76 Stylz Blackmon OL 6-4 316 Jr. Grain Valley, Mo. (Grain Valley) 76 Dillan Johnson DL 6-2 315 Jr. Plainfield, Ill. (Joliet Catholic) 77 Peyton Lange OL 6-9 345 R-Jr. Minneapolis (Minnehaha Academy) 77 Will McDonald OLB 6-4 270 R-Jr. Houlton, Wis. (Hudson 78 Colin Cubberly OL 6-6 325 R-So. Lagrangeville, N.Y. (Arlington) 79 Logan Powell OL 6-5 308 R-Fr. Phoenix (Brophy Prep Jesuit) 81 Mason Kelley WR 6-1 199 R-Fr. Mukwonago, Wis. (Mukwonago) 82 Emmett Bork TE 6-6 257 R-Fr. Oconomowoc, Wis. (Oconomowoc) 84 Ryan Schwendeman TE 6-4 252 Gr. O'Fallon, Mo. (St. Dominic) 85 Grant Stec TE 6-6 258 R-So. Sleepy Hollow, Ill. (Henry Jacobs) 86 Jack Sievers TE 6-4 245 Fr. Everett, Wash. (Archbishop Murphy) 87 Jackson McGohan WR 6-4 220 R-Jr. Miamisburg, Ohio (Miamisburg) 89 Jacob Harris TE 6-6 265 R-Jr. Columbus, Ohio (Westerville Central) 90 Djidjou Bah DL 6-3 278 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Germantown) 90 Will Kelly P 5-11 165 Fr. Madison, Wis. (Edgewood) 91 Hammond Russell IV DL 6-4 320 6th Columbus, Ohio (Dublin Coffman) 91 Sean West P 6-2 205 R-So. Mequon, Wis. (Homestead) 92 Nolan Vils DL 6-2 305 R-Jr. Prairie DuSac, Wis. (Sauk Prairie) 93 DeNigel Cooper DL 6-3 277 R-So. Kingsland, Ga. (Camden County) 94 Brady Melum K 6-0 221 Fr. Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie East) 94 Xavier Ukponu DL 6-3 322 R-Fr. Denton, Texas (Guyer) 95 Jacob Anderson DL 6-4 305 Gr. Davis, Ill. (Durand) 96 Arthur Scott III DL 6-3 307 Fr. Streetsboro, Ohio (Streetsboro) 97 Gavin Lahm K 6-1 218 Gr. Kaukauna, Wis. (Kaukauna) 97 Junior Poyser DL 6-2 331 R-Jr. Brampton, Ontario (Williston Northampton School) 98 Ethan Tranel P 6-1 225 R-Jr. Blue Mounds, Wis. (Mt. Horeb) WISCONSIN BADGERS ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (High School) No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (High School)