2018 Notre Dame Football Preview

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Blue & Gold Illustrated: 2012 Notre Dame Football Preview

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108 ✦ BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED 2018 FOOTBALL PREVIEW DEFENSIVE BACKS 2,664 yards and 38 touchdowns his last two seasons … Chosen as a USA Today All-USA Virginia second- team member at defensive back … Named to the Virginia High School League All-State first team as a defensive back and on offense as an all-purpose player as a senior, and earned first-team honors as an offensive all-purpose player following his junior campaign … Won defensive MVP honors in the Vir- ginia High School Coaches Association All-Star Game after breaking up five passes and making five tackles … Also played varsity basketball for three seasons. Personal: Born July 7, 1998 … His father, Anthony Elliott, played football at Virginia Tech … Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business. Year G-GS TT TFL Sacks Int. PBU 2016 12-0 14 0.0 0.0 0 0 2017 13-13 43 0.0 0.0 0 2 Totals 25-13 57 0.0 0.0 0 2 NICCO FERTITTA • S Sr. • Las Vegas Ht.: 5-9 • Wt.: 171 Career Highlights: Played in 10 games last season, primarily on special teams … Contributed 10 tackles (eight solo) … Saw action in all 12 games in a reserve role in 2016 … Notched 17 tackles (0.5 for loss) and two passes broken up … Appeared in 11 games as a rookie in 2015, predominantly on special teams … Made one tackle and forced a fumble. Prep: Ranked as a three-star prospect, the No. 4 player in Nevada and the No. 54 safety in the country by Rivals … Recorded 71 tackles, four interceptions and two fumble recoveries during his senior season while helping lead Bishop Gorman to a 15-0 record, its sixth straight state title and the top spot in USA Today's final high school national rankings … Earned first-team all-state laurels from NevadaPreps.com and The Las Vegas Review-Journal … Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Personal: Born Oct. 30, 1996 … Son of Lorenzo Fertitta, the billionaire co-founder of Station Casinos and former CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Champion- ship (UFC) … Prep teammate of fellow Irish senior Alizé Mack … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, majoring in art history. Year G-GS TT TFL Sacks Int. PBU 2015 11-0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 2016 12-0 17 0.5 0.0 0 2 2017 10-0 10 0.0 0.0 0 0 Totals 33-0 28 0.5 0.0 0 2 ALOHI GILMAN • S Jr. • Laie, Hawai'i Ht.: 5-10½ • Wt.: 200 Career Highlights: Tabbed as the defense's Scout Team Player of the Year last season … Transferred from Navy to Notre Dame in June 2017 and sat out last season per NCAA rules … Has three years of eligibility for the Irish … Played in all 14 games and made 12 starts for the Midshipmen as a true freshman in 2016 … Fin- ished second on the team in tackles (76) and passes broken up (five) … Recorded a career-high 12 stops during the 28-27 win versus Notre Dame … Named the ECAC Rookie of the Year and was honorable mention All-American Athletic Conference. Prep: Rivals rated him as a two-star recruit when he came out of Kahuku High School in 2015 … Attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2015-16 academic year … Was a three-sport athlete (basket- ball, football, and track and field) who lettered three times in football (at three different schools) … Earned all-state honors in football as a senior in Hawai'i. Personal: Grew up in the same Oahu, Hawai'i, neighborhood as former Notre Dame players Manti Te'o and Robby Toma … His sister Kawelina played rugby at Utah Valley. Year G-GS TT TFL Sacks Int. PBU 2016* 14-12 76 5.0 0.0 0 5 * At Navy JULIAN LOVE • CB Jr. • Westchester, Ill. Ht.: 5-11 • Wt.: 189 Career Highlights: Started all 13 games at cornerback last year … Set a single-season school record with 20 passes broken up and ranked second in the nation with 23 passes defended … Led the team in interceptions (three) and finished fifth in tackles 68 … Became the eighth player in school history to return two interceptions for a touchdown in the same season (a 59-yarder at Michigan State and 69-yarder ver- sus North Carolina State), and the first since Tom Zbikowski in 2005 … His 153 interception return yards marked the second most for a single season in program history, trailing only Nick Rassas' 197 in 1965 … Played in all 12 games and made eight starts as a true freshman in 2016 … Ranked eighth on the team with 45 tackles, and also contributed two tack- les for loss, three passes broken up, one intercep- tion, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Prep: Rivals ranked him as a four-star prospect, the No. 4 player in Illinois and the No. 21 corner- back in the nation … Totaled 92 tackles, 19 stops for loss, three forced fumbles and one intercep- tion during his senior campaign … Also rushed for 1,070 yards and 18 touchdowns, and caught 29 passes for 662 yards and seven scores … Earned first-team MaxPreps Medium School All-America honors … Received first-team all-state recognition from The Chicago Tribune and was tabbed as The Pioneer Press' Area Offensive Player of the Year … As a junior, contributed 75 tackles and five intercep- tions, returning three for touchdowns, and rushed for 749 yards and 11 scores while also catching 20 passes for 549 yards and nine touchdowns … Selected first-team all-state by The Chicago Tribune and was named The Pioneer Press' Area Offensive Player of the Year … Participated in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl. Personal: Born March 19, 1998 … His father, De- traiter Love, holds the basketball career scoring record at Wentworth Military College, a Division II junior college … Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business. Year G-GS TT TFL Sacks Int. PBU 2016 12-8 45 2.0 0.0 1 3 2017 13-13 68 1.0 0.0 3 20 Totals 25-21 113 3.0 0.0 4 23 TROY PRIDE JR. • CB Jr. • Greer, S.C. Ht.: 5-11½ • Wt.: 185 Career Highlights: Played in 12 games and made four starts last year … Notched 22 tackles (one for loss), one interception and two passes broken up … Saw action in eight contests and made three starts in 2016 … Recorded 12 tackles (10 solo) and one fumble recovery … Also is a member of the Irish track and field team … Earned second-team All-ACC honors in the 100-meter dash with a personal-best time of 10.47 seconds. Prep: 247Sports rated him as a four-star prospect, the No. 3 senior in South Carolina, and the No. 7 cornerback and No. 95 overall player in the nation … Earned first-team all-state honors from USA Today after intercepting three passes and returning one for a touchdown as a senior … Also contributed 41 receptions for 838 yards and 13 touchdowns, and rushed for 183 yards and three scores … Played for the South Carolina squad in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas … Participated in the Blue-Grey All-Amer- ican Game, and finished with two interceptions — including one returned for a 58-yard touchdown — and eight tackles to earn MVP honors in the event. Personal: Born Jan. 19, 1998 … Won four state titles at the South Carolina Class AAA state track and field championships as a senior, capturing the 100-meter dash in 10.55 seconds, the 200 in 21.28 and the 400 in 48.28 … He also ran a leg for the winning 4x100 relay team (42.20) … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, majoring in film, televi- sion and theatre. Year G-GS TT TFL Sacks Int. PBU 2016 8-3 12 0.0 0.0 0 0 2017 12-4 22 1.0 0.0 1 2 Totals 20-7 34 1.0 0.0 1 2 DEVIN STUDSTILL • S Jr. • Riviera Beach, Fla. Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 198 Career Highlights: Saw action in 11 contests last year and made 18 tackles … Played in all 12 games and made nine starts in 2016 after enrolling in January … Compiled 38 tackles (28 solo), one tackle for loss, one intercep- tion he returned 30 yards and one forced fumble. Prep: Rated as a three-star prospect, the No. 64 player in the Sunshine State and the No. 30 safety in the land by 247Sports … Was a three-year starter at Palm Beach Gardens High … Had 29 tackles and an interception on defense, while also seeing action at safety, wide receiver and wildcat quarterback during his senior campaign … Earned a spot on the Associ- ated Press Florida Class 7A All-State second team … Named The Sun Sentinel's All-Palm Beach 8A-7A-6A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … Selected to play in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl, but turned down the invitation so he could enroll early at Notre Dame. Personal: Born July 2, 1998 … His father, Dar- ren Studstill, played quarterback at West Virginia (1990-93) and was selected in the sixth round (191st overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft as a defensive back by 108 ✦ BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED 2018 FOOTBALL PREVIEW

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