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Right Guard No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 70 Hunter Bivin 6-5½ 308 Sr./2 62 Colin McGovern 6-4½ 315 Sr./2 — Parker Boudreaux 6-3 300 Fr./4 Right Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 71 Alex Bars 6-6 320 Jr./3 75 Mark Harrell 6-4 306 5th/1 — Tommy Kraemer 6-5 310 Fr./4 Walk-ons: Junior Sam Bush (63) and sophomore Logan Plantz (69) Notes: Right guard is the one position where com- petition for the starting spot will remain most open entering August camp … At the end of spring, Kelly noted that freshmen Boudreaux or Kraemer could both be in the mix on the right side (whereas Eichenberg is strictly a tackle). DEFENSE Strongside End No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 90 Isaac Rochell 6-3½ 290 Sr./1 55 Jonathan Bonner 6-3 286 Jr./3 92 Grant Blankenship 6-5 278 Jr./2 53 Khalid Kareem 6-4 270 Fr./4 — Ade Ogundeji 6-5 216 Fr./4 Note: Blankenship was suspended the final week of spring drills and did not suit up for April 16 Blue- Gold Game. Tackle/Three-Technique No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 99 Jerry Tillery 6-6½ 310 So./3 58 Elijah Taylor 6-3 285 So./4 97 M. Dew-Treadway 6-4 300 So./4 Walk-ons: Junior Ryan Kilander (64) and sopho- more Lincoln Feist (54) Nose Guard No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 94 Jarron Jones 6-5½ 315 5th/1 or 75 Daniel Cage 6-0¾ 300 Jr./2 96 Pete Mokwuah 6-2¾ 317 Jr./3 77 Brandon Tiassum 6-3½ 302 So./4 60 John Montelus 6-4 310 Sr./2 Walk-on: Senior Marquis Dickerson (95) Weakside End No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 98 Andrew Trumbetti 6-3½ 260 Jr./2 or 93 Jay Hayes 6-3 285 Jr./3 9 Daelin Hayes 6-3½ 257 Fr./4 — Julian Okwara 6-4 216 Fr./4 Sam Linebacker No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 17 James Onwualu 6-1 232 Sr./1 or 48 Greer Martini 6-2½ 245 Jr./2 Walk-ons: Sophomores Devyn Spruell (51) and Kier Murphy (40) Notes: Martini did not participate in spring drills while recovering from surgery … Martini, whose 60 career tackles trail only Onwualu (68) and Morgan (64) among linebackers, could play any of the three positions, and could vie for Will position vacated by 2015 Butkus Award winner Jaylon Smith. Mike Linebacker No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 5 Nyles Morgan 6-0¾ 245 Jr./2 30 Josh Barajas 6-2 240 So./4 — Jonathan Jones 6-0 200 Fr./4 The left side and center of the offensive line was set by the end of the spring, but the Irish were still searching for the right combination at right guard and right tackle. PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND