Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME Defensive GT 1st/2nd GT 3rd GT 2015 Linemen Downs Down Total Total Isaac Rochell 53 17 70 170 Sheldon Day 51 17 68 164 Jerry Tillery 39 13 52 104 Romeo Okwara 13 5 18 102 Daniel Cage 14 4 18 54 Andrew Trumbetti 0 0 0 42 Jonathan Bonner 2 0 2 17 Doug Randolph 0 0 0 10 Peter Mokwuah 0 0 0 10 Note: Okwara was on the field for virtually every snap the first few series against Georgia Tech before the Irish substituted linebacker James Onwualu for him and went with a three- lineman look the remainder of the game. GT 1st/2nd GT 3rd GT 2015 Linebackers Downs Down Total Total Jaylon Smith 53 17 70 179 Joe Schmidt 53 17 70 179 James Onwualu 40 12 52 117 Greer Martini 53 17 70 80 Nyles Morgan 0 0 0 13 Te'von Coney 0 0 0 13 Notes: Martini registered only 10 total snaps (zero with the first team) in the first two games before playing every down against Georgia Tech. Defensive GT 1st/2nd GT 3rd GT 2015 Backs Downs Down Total Total Elijah Shumate 53 17 70 192 KeiVarae Russell 53 17 70 179 Cole Luke 53 17 70 179 Max Redfield 0 0 0 112 Drue Tranquill* 22 8 30 81 Matthias Farley 31 9 40 53 Devin Butler 0 0 0 46 Nick Coleman 0 0 0 13 Nick Watkins 0 0 0 13 Notes: Redfield did not play against Georgia Tech due to a combination of his thumb injury that has hampered his tack- ling efforts, as well as the triple-option scheme … In Redfield's place, Tranquill did not leave the field in the first half until his season-ending injury just before halftime … In the second half, Farley went in for Tranquill and saw every snap. * Out with a season-ending injury MOVING? Let our customer service department know your new address! CALL US 1-800-421-7751 ✦ GIMME FIVE Senior running back C.J. Prosise had never played running back in his college career until receiving an audition this spring while also working at slot receiver. He was considered a complementary op- tion to juniors Tarean Folston and Greg Bryant, who were one-two in rushing last season with 889 and 289 yards, re- spectively. Instead, Prosise has become one of the amazing success stories through the first quarter of the 2015 campaign, averaging 150.3 yards per game and 7.6 yards per carry in place of the injured Folston and the transferred Bryant. We found only one other Notre Dame back who gained more than Prosise's 451 yards rushing through the first three games of any season. Here is our top five, post World War II: Running Back (Year) 1st Three Games 1. Phil Carter (1980) 499 yards 2. C.J. Prosise (2015) 451 yards 3. Autry Denson (1998) 367 yards 4. Vagas Ferguson (1979) 366 yards 5. Darius Walker (2005) 320 yards