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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com PRESEASON 2017 53 really good football player, and I'm really glad we've got him." ALOHI GILMAN'S STATUS REMAINS UNCERTAIN Notre Dame is petitioning the NCAA in an attempt to get sopho- more Navy transfer Alohi Gilman eligible for the 2017 season. Under NCAA rules, Gilman would need to sit out this season, but the program is hoping a waiver request gets approved, allowing the safety to gain immediate eligibility. The lack of resolution heading into the final two weeks of fall camp has made it difficult for Elko and the Irish staff to fit Gilman — Navy's second-leading tackler last season as a freshman with 76 — into the rota- tion at safety. "It's been hard for him to balance what we've done with him," Elko noted. "I do think he is a kid who can be in the mix if he is able to play. "We've tried to do enough with him that he'll have a chance to do that if we got that route, without overdoing it. If he isn't ready to play then we haven't wasted a ton of reps." ✦ Senior Drue Tranquill is expected to have a breakout season at rover. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA Strongside End No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 93 Jay Hayes 6-3½ 290 Sr./2 53 Khalid Kareem 6-4 266 So./3 91 Ade Ogundeji 6-4½ 256 So./4 92 Jonathon MacCollister 6-3 233 Fr./4 Defensive Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 55 Jonathan Bonner 6-4 291 Sr./2 97 M. Dew-Treadway 6-4 305 Jr./3 95 M. Tagovailoa-Amosa 6-2½ 293 Fr./4 58 Elijah Taylor 6-3 275 Jr./3 Nose Tackle No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 99 Jerry Tillery 6-7 306 Jr./2 41 Kurt Hinish 6-2 298 Fr./4 77 Brandon Tiassum 6-4 305 Jr./3 96 Pete Mokwuah 6-3½ 325 Sr./2 94 Darnell Ewell 6-3 321 Fr./4 Drop End No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 9 Daelin Hayes 6-4 258 So./3 98 Andrew Trumbetti 6-4 263 Sr./1 42 Julian Okwara 6-4½ 240 So./3 47 Kofi Wardlow 6-2 234 Fr./4 Walk-ons: Lincoln Feist (54) and Ryan Kilander (64) Mike Linebacker No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 5 Nyles Morgan 6-1 235 Sr./1 44 Jamir Jones 6-3 240 So./3 35 David Adams 6-1 234 Fr./4 Buck Linebacker No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 48 Greer Martini 6-3½ 236 Sr./1 4 Te'von Coney 6-1 240 Jr./2 45 Jonathan Jones 5-11½ 222 So./4 40 Drew White 6-0 227 Fr./4 Note: Coney is the top backup at both Mike and Buck linebacker. Rover No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 23 Drue Tranquill 6-2 231 Sr./2 22 Asmar Bilal 6-2 230 Jr./3 32 D.J. Morgan 6-2 209 So./4 30 J. Owusu-Koramoah 6-1½ 204 Fr./4 Walk-ons: Brandon Hutson (49), Kier Murphy (59), Robert Regan (37), Devyn Spruell (51) and Jimmy Thompson (46) Field Cornerback No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 27 Julian Love 5-11 193 So./3 20 Shaun Crawford 5-9 176 Jr./3 18 Troy Pride Jr. 5-11½ 187 So./3 Boundary Cornerback No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 7 Nick Watkins 6-1 207 Sr./2 8 Donte Vaughn 6-3 206 So./3 Walk-ons: Temitope Agoro (41), Brian Ball (43) and Brandon Garcia (39) Stud Safety No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 24 Nick Coleman 6-0 192 Jr./2 14 Devin Studstill 6-0¼ 195 So./3 13 J. Genmark Heath 6-1 220 Fr./4 12 Alohi Gilman 5-10½ 199 So./3 Note: Gilman's eligibility for 2017 has yet to be ruled upon. Whip Safety No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. 21 Jalen Elliott 6-0½ 205 So./3 17 Isaiah Robertson 6-1½ 195 Fr./4 28 Nicco Fertitta 5-9 175 Jr./2 Walk-ons: Patrick Pelini (10), John Mahoney (15) and Christopher Schilling (38) 2017 Defense Depth Chart This is Blue & Gold Illustrated's unofficial scholarship depth chart for the defense. The number next to the class year represents years of eligibility remaining.