Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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Running Backs (5) No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 33 Josh Adams 6-1½ 212 So./3 25 Tarean Folston 5-9½ 214 Sr./2 34 Dexter Williams 5-11 200 So./3 11 Justin Brent 6-1½ 220 Jr./3 46 Josh Anderson 5-9 205 5th/1 2015 Snaps: Adams 338, Williams 44, Folston 7 and Anderson 2. Note: Folston's 889 rushing yards led the team in 2014, while Adams set the school's freshman rushing record with 835 yards last fall. Wide Receivers (7) No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 88 Corey Robinson 6-4½ 215 Sr./1 16 Torii Hunter Jr. 6-0 195 Sr./2 86 E. St. Brown 6-4 205 So./3 9 CJ Sanders 5-8 185 So./3 15 Corey Holmes 6-0½ 184 Jr./3 81 Miles Boykin 6-3½ 225 So./4 — Kevin Stepherson 5-11 171 Fr./4 2015 Snaps: Hunter 329, Robinson 253, St. Brown 41 and Sanders 29. Notes: St. Brown could be the heir at the wide (X) spot vacated by All-American Will Fuller, while Rob- inson and Boykin are the top candidates at the boundary (W) … Hunter and Sanders will start out in the slot (Z) … Holmes redshirted last year. Tight Ends (3) No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 80 Durham Smythe 6-4½ 245 Sr./2 10 Alizé Jones 6-4½ 240 So./3 82 Nic Weishar 6-4 241 Jr./3 2015 Snaps: Weishar 286, Jones 239 and Smythe 147. Note: Tyler Luatua, who earned a monogram each of his first two seasons with the Irish, is transferring to BYU. Offensive Guards/Centers (7) No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 56 Quenton Nelson 6-5 325 Jr./3 71 Alex Bars 6-6 320 Jr./3 62 Colin McGovern 6-4½ 315 Sr./2 53 Sam Mustipher 6-2½ 305 Jr./3 66 Tristen Hoge 6-4½ 300 So./4 67 Jimmy Byrne 6-4 300 Jr./3 57 Trevor Ruhland 6-3½ 292 So./4 2015 Snaps: Nelson 724, Bars 139, Mustipher 40 and McGovern 26. Notes: Steve Elmer, who would have been a senior in 2016, is graduating this May and opted not to