Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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NOSE GUARD No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 94 Jarron Jones* 6-5½ 315 Sr./2 99 Jerry Tillery 6-6½ 300 Fr./4 89 Jacob Matuska 6-4½ 295 Jr./3 75 Daniel Cage 6-0½ 315 So./3 96 Peter Mokwuah 6-3 317 So./4 WEAKSIDE END No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 45 Romeo Okwara 6-4 260 Sr./1 98 Andrew Trumbetti 6-3½ 255 So./3 44 Doug Randolph 6-2 240 Jr./3 33 Jhonny Williams 6-4 260 So./4 Walk-ons: Ryan Kilander (64), Marquis Dickerson (95) and Patrick Mazza (87). Notes: Jones (Lisfranc surgery) was sidelined throughout the spring, but is expected to regain the starting role in the fall … Bonner was emerg- ing at strongside end and working with the twos, but turf toe surgery in April set him back … Cage also rested a knee injury some, allowing Matuska to have more of a presence along the front line. MIKE LINEBACKER No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 38 Joe Schmdit* 6-0½ 235 5th/1 5 Nyles Morgan 6-1 237 So./3 59 Jarrett Grace 6-2½ 253 5th/1 WILL LINEBACKER No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 9 Jaylon Smith 6-2½ 235 Jr./2 4 Te'Von Coney 6-0 230 Fr./4 42 Michael Deeb 6-2 255 Jr./3 SAM LINEBACKER No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 17 James Onwualu 6-1 220 Jr./2 48 Greer Martini 6-2½ 240 So./3 43 Kolin Hill 6-1½ 230 So./3 Walk-on: Austin Larkin (52). Notes: Schmidt (ankle) returned to practice late in the spring, but did not participate in the Blue- Gold Game … Smith cross-trained at Sam … Al- though Hill is listed at Sam, he worked at end with Trumbetti in a pass-rushing role in nickel packages … Larkin, the son of 1985 Irish captain Mike Lar- kin, has repped with the twos. STRONG SAFETY No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 22 Elijah Shumate 6-0 213 Sr./1 31 James Turner 6-0½ 225 Sr./2 23 Drue Tranquill* 6-1½ 225 So./3 FREE SAFETY No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 10 Max Redfield 6-1 198 Jr./2 41 Matthias Farley 5-11 205 5th/1 29 Nicky Baratti 6-1 205 Sr./2 Walk-ons: Eamon McOsker (46) and Drew Recker (39). Note: Help will be on the way in the summer with Cal's Avery Sebastian, who will have one year in a graduate program at Notre Dame in 2015 … Tranquill did not participate this spring while recovering from November ACL surgery. CORNERBACK No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 36 Cole Luke 5-11 190 Jr./2 47 Connor Cavalaris 5-11 195 5th/1 CORNERBACK No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 21 Nick Watkins 6-0 200 So./3 12 Devin Butler 6-0½ 195 Jr./2 Walk-ons: Jesse Bongiovi (34) and Grant Ham- mann (35). Notes: KeiVarae Russell, who started all 26 games in 2012-13, is planning to re-enroll this summer after academics sidelined him in 2014. … Farley spent the spring at safety due to numbers, but is expected to move back to nickel. SPECIALISTS No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 61 Scott Daly 6-1½ 250 Sr./2 85 Tyler Newsome 6-2½ 205 So./4 Walk-ons: John Chereson (43, kicker) and Hunter Smith (99, holder/long snapper).