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FOOTBALL RECRUITING Guards/Centers (9) 5th-Year Senior — Christian Lombard Senior — Nick Martin (2), Conor Hanratty (2) and Matt Hegarty (2) Juniors — Mark Harrell (3) Sophomores — Colin McGovern (4) and John Mon- telus (4) Freshmen — Jimmy Byrne and Sam Mustipher Notes: Lombard has the most career starts (20) among any returning player on offense, with 13 coming at right tackle in 2012 … Mainly a guard, Hanratty also has practiced his snapping as an- other option behind Martin and Hegarty at center. Offensive Tackles (6) Senior — None Junior — Ronnie Stanley (3) Sophomores — Steve Elmer (3), Mike McGlinchey (4) and Hunter Bivin (4) Freshmen — Alex Bars (1) and Quenton Nelson Note: Bivin and maybe Nelson also could play on the inside if needed. Defensive Line (13) 5th-Year Senior — Justin Utupo Senior — Tony Springmann (2) and Chase Houn- shell (3) Juniors — Sheldon Day (2) and Jarron Jones (3) Sophomores — Isaac Rochell (3) and Jacob Ma- tuska (4) Freshmen — Grant Blankenship, Daniel Cage, Jay Hayes, Peter Mokwuah, Andrew Trumbetti and Jhonathon Williams Notes: Hounshell is listed with three years of eli- gibility because after missing both 2012 and 2013 with a torn labrum, he could apply for a sixth sea- son if he wanted to. Outside Linebackers (8) Seniors — Ishaq Williams (1), Ben Councell (2) and Anthony Rabasa (2) Junior — Romeo Okwara (2) Sophomores — Jaylon Smith (3) and Doug Ran- dolph (4) Freshmen — Jonathan Bonner and Kolin Hill Note: To aid the inside linebacker position, Randolph could get an audition there this spring. Inside Linebackers (7) 5th-Year Senior — Kendall Moore Seniors — Jarrett Grace (2) and Joe Schmidt (2) Juniors — None Sophomore — Michael Deeb (4) Freshmen — Greer Martini, Nyles Morgan and Nile Sykes Note: There are three career starts here, all by Grace last season before suffering a broken leg against Arizona State on Oct. 5. Safeties (8) 5th-Year Senior — Austin Collinsworth Seniors — Matthias Farley (2), Eilar Hardy (2) Juniors — Elijah Shumate (2), Nick Baratti (3), John Turner (3) Sophomore — Max Redfield (3) Freshman — Drue Tranquill Note: Tranquill was recruited as an "athlete" and will begin his career at safety. Cornerbacks (6) Seniors — Jalen Brown (2) Juniors — KeiVarae Russell (2) Sophomore — Cole Luke (3), Devin Butler (3), Rashad Kinlaw (3) Freshmen — Nick Watkins Note: Russell has the most career starts of any returning player on the 2014 roster with 26, all 13 each of the past two seasons. Kicking Game (3) Seniors — Kyle Brindza (1) Juniors — Scott Daly (3) Sophomore — None Freshmen — Tyler Newsome Note: Brindza handles placements, punting and kickoffs, while Daly is the long snapper.