Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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42 NOV. 21, 2016 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED 2 Dexter Williams* RB 5-10¾ 210 So./3 Winter Garden, Fla. (West Orange) 3 C.J. Sanders WR 5-8 185 So./3 Granada Hills, Calif. (Notre Dame) 4 Te'von Coney* LB 6-1 235 So./3 Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Palm Beach Gardens) 4 Montgomery VanGorder QB 6-0¼ 215 Jr./3 Buford, Ga. (Buford) 5 Nyles Morgan** LB 6-0¾ 245 Jr./2 Crete, Ill. (Crete-Monee) 6 Equanimeous St. Brown* WR 6-5 205 So./3 Anaheim, Calif. (Servite) 7 Nick Watkins*# CB 6-0½ 200 Jr./2 DeSoto, Texas (Bishop Dunne) 7 Brandon Wimbush* QB 6-1 225 So./3 Teaneck, N.J. (St. Peter's Prep) 8 Avery Sebastian S 5-10 200 6th/1 McDonough, Ga. (Eagle's Landing Christian) 9 Daelin Hayes DL 6-3½ 250 Fr./4 Belleville, Mich. (Skyline) 9 Malik Zaire** QB 6-0 225 Sr./2 Kettering, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) 10 Chris Finke WR 5-9¼ 180 So./4 Kettering, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) 10 Alizé Jones*+ TE 6-4½ 240 So./3 Las Vegas (Bishop Gorman) 11 Justin Brent RB 6-1½ 220 Jr./3 Speedway, Ind. (Speedway) 12 Ian Book QB 5-11½ 200 Fr./4 El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge) 12 Devin Butler**! CB 6-0½ 200 Sr./1 Washington, D.C. (Gonzaga) 13 Tyler Luatua** TE 6-2½ 255 Jr./2 Paramount, Calif. (La Mirada) 14 DeShone Kizer* QB 6-4¼ 230 Jr./3 Toledo, Ohio (Central Catholic) 14 Devin Studstill S 6-0 198 Fr./4 Riviera Beach, Fla. (Palm Beach Gardens) 15 Corey Holmes WR 6-0½ 190 Jr./3 Pembroke Pines, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 16 Torii Hunter Jr.** WR 6-0 195 Sr./2 Prosper, Texas (Prosper) 17 Nolan Henry QB 6-1 195 So./4 Vancouver, Wash. (Union) 17 James Onwualu*** LB 6-1 232 Sr./1 St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall) 18 Troy Pride Jr. CB 5-11 180 Fr./4 Greer, S.C. (Greer) 18 Buster Sheridan^ WR 6-3 205 Sr./2 Chicago (Mount Carmel) 19 Justin Yoon* K 5-9¾ 190 So./3 Nashville, Tenn. (Milton Academy [Mass.]) 20 Shaun Crawford# CB 5-8½ 185 So./4 Lakewood, Ohio (St. Edward) 21 Jalen Elliott S 5-11¾ 195 Fr./4 Richmond, Va. (Lloyd C. Bird) 22 Asmar Bilal LB 6-2 230 So./4 Indianapolis (Ben Davis) 23 Drue Tranquill** S 6-1½ 225 Jr./3 Fort Wayne, Ind. (Carroll) 24 Mick Assaf WR 6-0 185 Fr./4 Atlanta (Pace Academy) 24 Nick Coleman* CB 5-11½ 190 So./3 Dayton, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) 25 Tarean Folston** RB 5-9½ 214 Sr./2 Cocoa, Fla. (Cocoa) 26 Austin Webster^ WR 5-11½ 195 Jr./3 Beverly Hills, Calif. (Windward) 26 Ashton White CB 5-11 195 So./4 Washington, D.C. (Bishop McNamara) 27 Julian Love CB 5-10½ 190 Fr./4 Westchester, Ill. (Nazareth Academy) 28 Nicco Fertitta* S 5-8½ 185 So./3 Las Vegas (Bishop Gorman) 28 Austin Ross^ RB 5-10 200 Sr./2 Conyers, Ga. (Morgan County) 29 Sam Kohler^ K 6-0 175 Jr./3 Lincoln, Neb. (East) 29 Kevin Stepherson WR 6-0 181 Fr./4 Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast) 30 Josh Barajas LB 6-1½ 240 So./4 Valparaiso, Ind. (Andrean) 31 Spencer Perry S 6-2 204 Fr./4 Newnan, Ga. (IMG Academy [Fla.]) 32 D.J. Morgan S 6-1½ 200 Fr./4 Norwalk, Calif. (St. John Bosco) 33 Josh Adams* RB 6-1½ 220 So./3 Warrington, Pa. (Central Bucks South) 34 Jesse Bongiovi^ CB 5-9½ 194 Sr./2 Brooklyn, N.Y. (Poly Prep) 34 Tony Jones Jr. RB 5-10½ 215 Fr./4 St. Petersburg, Fla. (IMG Academy) 35 Grant Hammann^ WR 6-0 192 Jr./3 Dyersville, Iowa (Beckman) 35 Donte Vaughn CB 6-2 200 Fr./4 Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven) 36 Cole Luke*** CB 5-11 195 Sr./1 Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton) 37 Omar Hunter^ WR 5-9 195 Sr./2 Harlingen, Texas (Harlingen) 37 Robert Regan^ S 6-2 200 So./4 Darien, Ill. (Hinsdale South) 38 Deon McIntosh WR/RB 5-10½ 180 Fr./4 Pompano Beach, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons) 38 Christopher Schilling^ S 5-11 205 Fr./4 Overland Park, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 39 Drew Recker^ S 5-11 205 Sr./2 Lindenhurst, Ill. (Lakes) 40 Kier Murphy^ LB 6-0 230 So./4 Rock Island, Ill. (Alleman) 40 Brett Segobiano^ RB 6-0 195 Fr./4 Bloomington, Ill. (Central Catholic) 41 Jimmy Thompson^ LB 6-0 215 So./4 Hinsdale, Ill. (Central) 42 Julian Okwara DE 6-3½ 228 Fr./4 Charlotte, N.C. (Ardrey Kell) 42 Jeff Riney^ K/P 5-9¾ 175 So./4 Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes) 43 Brian Ball^ WR 5-11 185 So./4 Indianapolis (Bishop Chatard) 43 John Chereson^ K 5-9 178 Sr./2 Erie, Pa. (Cathedral Prep) 44 Jamir Jones LB 6-2½ 225 Fr./4 Rochester, N.Y. (Aquinas Institute) 45 Jonathan Jones LB 5-11 220 Fr./4 Ocoee, Fla. (Oak Ridge) 46 Josh Anderson^* RB 5-9 205 5th/1 Chatsworth, Calif. (Notre Dame) 48 Greer Martini** LB 6-2½ 240 Jr./2 Cary, N.C. (Woodberry Forest [Va.]) 49 Brandon Hutson^ LB 6-2½ 230 So./4 Battle Creek, Mich. (Harper Creek Community) 49 Bailey Ross^ RB 5-10 200 Sr./2 Conyers, Ga. (Morgan County) 50 Parker Boudreaux OG 6-2½ 295 Fr./4 Winter Garden, Fla. (Bishop Moore) 51 Devyn Spruell^ LB 6-1 240 So./4 Warren, N.J. (Watchung Hills) 53 Kareem Khalid DE 6-3½ 270 Fr./4 Pontiac, Mich. (Harrison) 53 Sam Mustipher* C 6-2¼ 310 Jr./3 Olney, Md. (Good Counsel) 54 Lincoln Feist^ DT 6-2 315 So./4 Rapid City, S.D. (St. Thomas More) 54 John Shannon LS 6-1¾ 220 Fr./4 Lake Forest, Ill. (Loyola Academy) 55 Jonathan Bonner* DL 6-3 286 Jr./3 Chesterfield, Mo. (Parkway Central) 56 Quenton Nelson* OG 6-4¾ 325 Jr./3 Holmdel, N.J. (Red Bank Catholic) 57 Trevor Ruhland OG 6-3¼ 300 So./4 Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove Community) 58 Elijah Taylor DT 6-2¾ 285 So./4 Cincinnati (Moeller) 60 John Montelus OL 6-4 310 Sr./2 Everett, Mass. (Everett) 61 Scott Daly*** LS 6-1½ 250 5th/1 Downers Grove, Ill. (South) 62 Colin McGovern* OG 6-4½ 310 Sr./2 New Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln-Way West) 63 Sam Bush^ C 6-3½ 305 Jr./3 Newport Beach, Calif. (Mater Dei) 64 Ryan Kilander^ DT 6-0 310 Jr./3 Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (Santa Margarita) 66 Tristen Hoge C 6-4¼ 310 So./4 Pocatello, Idaho (Highland) 67 Jimmy Byrne OG 6-4 300 Jr./3 Cleveland (St. Ignatius) 68 Mike McGlinchey** OT 6-7½ 310 Sr./2 Philadelphia (William Penn Charter) 69 Logan Plantz^ OG 6-2 310 So./4 Frankfort, Ill. (Providence Catholic) 70 Hunter Bivin* OT 6-5½ 308 Sr./2 Owensboro, Ky. (Apollo) 71 Alex Bars* OT 6-6 320 Jr./3 Nashville, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell Academy) 74 Liam Eichenberg OT 6-5½ 280 Fr./4 Cleveland (St. Ignatius) 75 Daniel Cage* NG 6-0¾ 315 Jr./2 Cincinnati (Winton Woods) 75 Mark Harrell* OL 6-4 306 5th/1 Charlotte, N.C. (Catholic) 77 Brandon Tiassum DT 6-3½ 302 So./4 Indianapolis (Park Tudor) 78 Tommy Kraemer OT 6-4¾ 315 Fr./4 Cincinnati (Elder) 80 Durham Smythe** TE 6-4½ 245 Sr./2 Belton, Texas (Belton) 81 Miles Boykin WR 6-3½ 222 So./4 Tinley Park, Ill. (Providence Catholic) 82 Nic Weishar* TE 6-4 240 Jr./3 Midlothian, Ill. (Marist) 83 Chase Claypool WR 6-4 220 Fr./4 Abbotsford, British Columbia (Abbotsford) 84 Ben Suttman^ TE 6-2 240 Sr./2 Kettering, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) 85 Tyler Newsome* P/K 6-2½ 210 Jr./3 Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton) 85 Arion Shinaver^ WR 6-1 170 Fr./4 Noblesville, Ind. (Guerin Catholic) 87 Keenan Centlivre^ WR 6-5½ 225 Jr./3 Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger) 88 Javon McKinley# WR 6-1½ 210 Fr./4 Corona, Calif. (Centennial) 89 Jacob Matuska* TE 6-4½ 275 Sr./2 Columbus, Ohio (Bishop Hartley) 90 Isaac Rochell*** DE 6-3½ 290 Sr./1 McDonough, Ga. (Eagle's Landing Christian) 91 Adetokunbo Ogundeji DE 6-4 240 Fr./4 West Bloomfield, Mich. (Walled Lake) 93 Jay Hayes DE 6-3 285 Jr./3 Brooklyn, N.Y. (Poly Prep Country Day) 94 Jarron Jones** NG 6-5½ 315 5th/1 Rochester, N.Y. (Aquinas Institute) 95 Marquis Dickerson^ DT 6-1½ 285 Sr./2 Marianna, Ark. (Lee) 96 Pete Mokwuah NG 6-3 317 Jr./3 Staten Island, N.Y. (St. Joseph by-the-Sea) 97 Micah Dew-Treadway DT 6-4 300 So./4 Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook) 98 Andrew Trumbetti** DE 6-3½ 255 Jr./2 Demarest, N.J. (Northern Valley Regional) 99 Jerry Tillery* DT 6-6½ 310 So./3 Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian Academy) * Number of monograms earned; ^ walk-on; + serving an academic suspension and will not play in 2016; ! suspended indefinitely; # suffered a season-ending injury NOTRE DAME ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Hometown (High School) No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Hometown (High School)