Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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yards and two touchdowns; running back Cam Roberson and offensive tackle Tate Nichols are still enrolled at Notre Dame but they have been ruled medically unable to play football, and their football grant-in-aids were transferred to a general grant-in-aid.) 2010 Recruiting Rankings: Rivals.com (No. 14), Tom Lemming (No. 18), Scout.com (No. 19) and ESPNU (No. 21) Name Pos.Ht.Wt. Comment Chris Badger* S 6-0 197 Officially a sophomore after serving Mormon mission in 2010-11 before returning in 2012. Austin Collinsworth* S 6-1 205 2011 Special Teams Player of Year for Irish missed 2012 because of surgeries but has returned strong. C/G 6-5 290 Utility man has helped at guard, is listed at center, Bruce Heggie* and worked at left tackle this August. Andrew Hendrix* QB 6-2 226 Top man in Notre Dame bullpen while playing behind classmate Tommy Rees. Bennett Jackson CB 6-0 195 Provided strong consistency as 13-game starter in 2012 at green cornerback spot. WR 5-11 195 Fourth-year starter has been labeled as Notre Dame's TJ Jones go-to receiver by head coach Brian Kelly. Christian Lombard* G/T 6-5 315 Started all 13 games at right tackle in 2012, but has worked at right guard this August. WR 6-4 237 Former QB has had a good camp at receiver and looks to Luke Massa* be top holder on field goals and extra points. Kendall Moore* ILB 6-1 251 Special teams mainstay attempting to push for action while with second unit on defense. Louis Nix III* NG 6-3 357 Anchor of defensive front is a popular preseason All-America choice and projected first-round pick. Tommy Rees QB 6-2 215 Returns to starting role after serving as college football's top relief man in 2012. Kona Schwenke DL 6-4 303 Expected to see his share of snaps with the No. 2 line in the defensive rotation. Prince Shembo OLB 6-2 258 Third-year starter had productive junior campaign with 51 tackles, 10.5 stops for loss and 7.5 sacks. Daniel Smith WR 6-4 213 Mainly has been an effective blocker, but can line up at any of the three receiving spots, including slot. Danny Spond OLB 6-2 248 Drop backer enjoyed productive 2012 as starter before seeing football career end this August. Justin Utupo* DE 6-1 290 Finished strong in spring, but needs to hold off youngsters Jarron Jones and Isaac Rochell for playing time. Alex Welch* TE 6-4 251 Bounced back well from ACL surgery last August and provides quality depth at traditionally strong spot. Lo Wood CB 5-11 194 Vying to be "third corner" after missing 2012 with Achilles injury in the preseason. * Eligible for a fifth season in 2014