Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM SEPT. 12, 2026 39 0 Daveon Hook S 6-1 190 5th Cibolo, Texas (Steele) 0 Payton Matthews WR 5-11 185 So. San Antonio (Harlan) 1 Zach Cody CB 5-11 172 Jr. Coppell, Texas (Coppell/Coastal Carolina) 2 Jo Chavez Viper 6-0 194 Jr. Folsom, Calif. (Folsom/Saddleback College) 2 Lucas Scheerhorn QB 6-0 200 Jr. Spring, Texas (Klein Oak/Kennesaw State) 3 Koa Akui S 5-10 193 5th Hilo, Hawai'i (Hilo/Sacramento State) 4 Gael Ochoa QB 6-1 197 Jr. El Paso, Texas (Pebble Hills/UNLV) 4 Tariq Watson CB 5-10 181 5th. Gretna, La. (Helen Cox/Minnesota/UAB) 5 Jerrick Harper CB 6-0 191 Sr. Silsbee, Texas (Silsbee/Trinity Valley CC) 5 Davis Lane Slot 6-1 201 5th Lynchburg, Va. (Liberty Christian/Virginia) 6 Ben Grice Slot 5-11 194 Jr. Atlanta (Woodward Academy/Wake Forest) 6 Dylan Stephens S 6-0 185 So. Dallas (Berkner/Trinity Valley CC) 7 AJ Brown Viper 6-0 188 5th Marietta, Ga. (Walton/UAB) 7 Barry Jackson Jr. WR 5-11 198 Sr. Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove/Cincinnati) 8 Colin Leahey Slot 6-0 192 So. Magnolia, Texas (Magnolia) 8 Joseph Mutombo DL 6-3 271 Sr. Fort Worth, Texas (Keller Central) 9 Preston Zinter TE 6-1 254 Sr. N. Andover, Mass. (Central Catholic/Notre Dame) 10 Kyren Condoll CB 6-1 186 Jr. Fontana, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga/Duke) 10 Quinton Jackson RB 5-9 175 5th Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley) 11 Jacurri Brown QB 6-4 227 5th Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes/Miami/UCF) 11 Christopher Clark-Jolivet DL 6-1 295 Sr. Houston (Furr) 12 Jamir Benjamin CB 5-10 185 Jr. Lansing, Mich. (West Bloomfield/UCLA) 13 Tariq May Rush 6-2 244 5th Baltimore (Bellarmine Prep/Eastern Washington) 13 Max Mosey Slot 6-0 200 5th Harrisburg, Pa. (Central Dauphin/Holy Cross) 14 Beau Barton LB 6-2 205 Sr. Van, Texas (Van/Brown) 14 Ayden Wilhelm QB 6-1 188 Fr. Lee's Summit, Mo. (Blue Springs South) 15 Matthew Aribisala DL 6-2 308 5th Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill/Sam Houston) 15 Patrick Crayton Jr. QB 6-0 201 So. Lewisville, Texas (Hebron) 16 Chibby Nwajuaku DL 6-2 246 5th Cypress, Texas (Cypress Ranch) 17 Jake Renda TE 6-5 225 5th Princeton, N.J. (IMG Academy [Fla.]/Pitt/UCLA) 18 Owen Carter WR 6-2 215 Jr. Cypress, Texas (Cy-Fair) 18 Ahran Ogbor S 5-10 205 So. Spring, Texas (Spring) 19 Jordan Clark WR 5-10 187 So. Manor, Texas (Manor) 20 Bailey Fletcher S 5-11 190 Jr. San Antonio (Reagan) 21 Sawyer Rice Slot 6-1 198 Fr. Duncan, Okla. (Duncan) 21 JD Singletary DL 6-0 221 Fr. Middletown, Ohio (Middletown) 22 Michael Sifford Slot 5-11 164 Fr. Newton, N.C. (Newton-Conove/Army) 23 Michael Amey III S 6-0 195 So. Missouri City, Texas (Hightower) 24 Larry DeBose IV Slot 5-9 168 Jr. Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge) 24 Jordan Mitchell CB 5-10 165 Fr. Missouri City, Texas (Ridge Point) 25 Rhys Phillips TE 6-2 234 Jr. Katy, Texas (Tompkins) 25 Caden VerMaas Viper 5-11 190 So. Omaha, Neb. (Millard North/Nebraska) 26 Tyvonn Byars RB 5-10 217 So. Montgomery, Texas (Lake Creek) 27 Dionne Sims RB 5-10 160 Fr. Humble, Texas (C.E. King) 28 Enock Gota K 6-0 209 5th Houston, Texas (Dekaney) 28 D'Andre Hardeman Jr. RB 5-8 197 So. Houston (North Shore) 29 Charlie Durkin P 6-0 190 5th Akron, Ohio (Archbishop Hoban/Kent State) 29 Jai Jacobs-Ford Slot 5-11 170 Fr. Blytheville, Ark. (Gosnell) 30 Carson Morgan RB 6-0 215 Sr. Bentonville, Ark. (Bentonville West/Kansas) 32 Seth Brown S 6-0 180 Fr. Valdosta, Ga. (Valdosta) 33 Stone Combs LB 6-1 227 5th Park City, Utah (Park City/Nevada) 33 Justin Powell RB 6-0 210 Fr. Lyons, Ga. (Toombs County) 34 Kaleb Blanton LB 6-1 226 Jr. Manvel, Texas (Manvel) 35 Elijah Brown CB 5-10 165 Fr. Baytown, Texas (Lee) 36 Austin Lee S 5-11 165 Fr. Missouri City, Texas (Ridge Point) 40 Jayden Cupitt LB 6-0 224 Fr. Mansfield, Texas (Lake Ridge) 41 Preston Healy Rush 6-2 236 Fr. Frisco, Texas (Reedy) 42 DeReyon Jenkins Rush 6-4 224 So. Slidell, La. (Pope John Paul II) 43 Chris Bruce Slot 6-3 201 Sr. Buda, Texas (Jack C. Hays) 43 Ian Harrell DL 6-0 315 Fr. Huntsville, Ala. (Buckhorn) 44 Cooper King LB 5-10 211 Sr. Houston (Stratford) 49 Tommy Bauchiero K 5-11 197 Fr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) 50 Patrick Valent OL 6-2 330 Sr. Warren, Ohio (John F. Kennedy Catholic) 51 Phoenix Derichsweiler LS 6-2 216 So. Dallas (Dallas Jesuit/Tulane) 52 Morrow Evans LS 6-1 227 Jr. Houston (Episcopal/Ohio State/UCLA) 53 Luke Miller OL 6-3 304 Jr. Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock) 54 Austin Harnetiaux LB 6-2 228 5th Seattle (Seattle Prep/Washington/Nevada) 55 CJ Witten LB 6-1 225 So. Westlake, Texas (Liberty Christian) 56 Nate Bledsoe OL 6-2 315 Sr. Collierville, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian) 56 Seth Clarke Rush 6-0 215 Fr. Lawrence, N.J. (The Hun School) 57 Leyonte Chandler OL 6-3 265 Fr. Euless, Texas (Trinity) 57 Aquantis Clemmons DL 5-10 286 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Carver) 58 Peyton Farmer OL 6-6 300 Sr. Fresno, Texas (Ridge Point) 59 Colter Alberding OL 6-2 315 So. Allen, Texas (Allen) 60 Leo Bluhm OL 6-4 315 5th St. Paul, Minn. (St. Thomas/Yale) 62 Cullen Witt OL 6-2 291 Jr. Houston (Episcopal) 67 Luke Needham OL 6-3 320 Sr. Germantown, Tenn. (Houston) 68 Scott Becker OL 6-2 309 5th Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. (Iona Prep/Princeton) 70 Bennett Eivens OL 6-4 275 Fr. Austin, Texas (Vista Ridge) 71 Cole Principe OL 6-3 310 So. Brea, Calif. (Orange Lutheran) 73 Justin Michaelis OL 6-3 321 So. Park City, Utah (Park City) 74 Clay Mitchell OL 6-2 308 Fr. Sinton, Texas (Sinton) 76 Marcus Page Jr. OL 6-6 307 Fr. Forney, Texas (North Forney) 77 Ian Bothwell OL 6-3 325 So. Fort Worth, Texas (All Saints Episcopal) 78 Erben Birkhoff OL 6-3 321 So. Katy, Texas (Tompkins) 81 Braylen Walker 5-10 181 WR 5th Sulphur, La. (Sulphur/Lake Charles College Prep) 82 Colten Cole 6-3 242 TE Fr. Sulphur, Okla. (Sulphur) 83 Jackson Ranucci 5-11 185 WR Jr. Houston (Episcopal) 84 Will Swartz 6-2 255 TE So. Huffman, Texas (Hargrave) 86 James Falk 6-6 250 TE Sr. Springfield, Pa. (The Haverford School) 87 Jackson DeAtley 6-1 258 TE Fr. Lake Jackson, Texas (Angleton) 88 Keenan Arcega-Whiteside WR 6-3 209 So. Spartanburg, S.C. (Dorman) 88 Tyler Lavallier 6-1 295 DL Fr. Royal, Texas (Royal) 89 Preston Jackson 5-11 175 WR Fr. Forney, Texas (Forney) 91 DD Oliver DL 6-3 280 So. Bossier City, La. (Parkway) 92 Luca Akirtava DL 6-1 267 So. Frisco, Texas (Reedy) 93 Quincy Tchikou DL 6-3 253 Fr. Cypress, Texas (Cy Ranch) 94 Braden Bays DL 6-1 269 So. Boerne, Texas (Boerne) 95 Brock Reddic DL 6-4 320 Jr. White Oak, Texas (Pine Tree/Kilgore CC) 96 Dillan Botts DL 6-1 286 Sr. Houston (Bridgeland/Mary Hardin-Baylor) 97 Chris Knauls DL 6-2 272 Fr. Frisco, Texas (Lone Star) 98 Robert Rooks DL 6-1 291 So. Petaluma, Calif. (St. Vincent De Paul) RICE OWLS ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (High School/College) No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (High School/College)