Roster
COACHING STAFF
| Coach | ||||||
| Head Coach |
Brian Kelly | |||||
| OC/Quarterbacks |
Chuck Martin |
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| Offensive Line |
Harry Hiestand |
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| Wide Receivers |
Tony Alford | |||||
| Running Backs |
TBA |
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| Tight Ends |
Mike Denbrock | |||||
| DC/Linebackers |
Bob Diaco | |||||
| Defensive Line |
Mike Elston | |||||
| Cornerbacks |
Kerry Cooks | |||||
| Safeties |
Bobby Elliott |
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| Assistant Coach | Scott Booker | |||||
| Strength/Conditioning |
Paul Longo | |||||
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
| # | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Cl. | Elig. | Hometown |
| 34 | George Atkinson III |
RB | 6-1.25 | 200 | Soph. | Soph. | Livermore, CA/Granada |
| 43 | Josh Atkinson | CB | 5-11.5 | 185 | Soph. | Soph. | Livermore, CA/Granada |
| 49 | Blake Breslau + |
S | 5-10 | 180 | Sr. | Sr. | San Diego, CA/Francis Parker |
| 27 | Kyle Brindza | K/P | 6-1 | 219 | Soph. | Soph. | Canton, MI/Plymouth |
| 21 | Jalen Brown | CB | 6-0.5 | 198 | Soph. | Fr. | Irving, TX/MacArthur |
| 44 |
Carlo Calabrese |
ILB |
6-1 |
245 |
Sr. |
Jr. |
Verona, NJ/Verona |
| 3 | Amir Carlisle | RB | 5-10 | 180 | Soph. | Soph. | Santa Clara, CA/King's Academy |
| 56 | Brad Carrico | G |
6-5 | 290 | Soph. | Fr. | Dublin, OH/Coffman |
| 40 | Connor Cavalaris + | S | 5-10 | 180 | Soph. | Soph. | Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest |
| 52 | Braxston Cave | C | 6-3 | 303 | 5th | 5th |
Granger, IN/Penn |
| 73 | Lane Clelland | OT |
6-5 | 297 | 5th | 5th. |
Owings Mills, MD/McDonough School |
| 28 | Austin Collinsworth | S | 6-1 | 200 | Jr. | Jr. |
Fort Thomas, KY/Highlands |
| 30 | Ben Councell | OLB | 6-4.5 | 230 | Soph. | Fr. | Asheville, NC/Reynolds |
| 60 |
Jordan Cowart |
LS |
6-2 |
215 |
Sr. |
Sr. |
Plantation, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas |
| 16 | DaVaris Daniels | WR | 6-1.5 | 185 | Soph. | Fr. | Vernon Hills, IL/Vernon Hills |
| 91 | Sheldon Day | DE | 6-2 | 286 | Fr. | Fr. | Indianapolis, IN/Warren Central |
| 80 |
Tyler Eifert |
TE |
6-6 |
249 |
Sr. |
Jr. |
Fort Wayne, IN/Bishop Dwenger |
| 41 | Matthias Farley | WR | 5-10.5 | 194 | Soph. | Fr. | Charlotte, NC/Christian |
| 38 | Nick Fitzpatrick + |
WR | 5-8 | 170 | Sr. | Sr. | Mishawaka, IN/Marian |
| 48 |
Dan Fox |
ILB |
6-3 |
240 |
Sr. |
Jr. |
Rocky River, OH/St. Ignatius |
| 88 |
Jake Golic |
TE |
6-4 |
245 |
Sr. |
Jr. |
Avon, CT/Northwest Catholic |
| 57 | Michael Golic Jr. | C | 6-3 | 295 | 5th | 5th |
Avon, CT/Northwest Catholic |
| 5 | Everett Golson | QB | 6-0 | 185 | Soph. | Fr. | Myrtle Beach, SC/Myrtle Beach |
| 81 | John Goodman | WR | 6-3 | 207 | 5th | 5th |
Fort Wayne, IN/Bishop Dwenger |
| 59 | Jarrett Grace | ILB | 6-2.5 | 240 | Soph. | Fr. | Cincinnati, OH/Colerain |
| 65 | Conor Hanratty | G | 6-4.5 | 315 | Soph. | Fr. | New Canaan, CT/New Canaan |
| 34 | Eilar Hardy | S | 5-11.25 | 177 | Soph. | Fr. | Reynolds, OH/Pickerington |
| 77 | Matt Hegarty | G/C | 6-4.5 | 291 | Soph. | Fr. | Aztec, NM/Aztec |
| 51 | Bruce Heggie | C |
6-5 | 280 | Jr. | Soph. |
Sorrento, FL/Mount Dora |
| 12 | Andrew Hendrix | QB | 6-2 | 220 | Jr. | Soph. |
Cincinnati, OH/Moeller |
| 50 | Chase Hounshell | DE | 6-4.25 | 265 | Soph. | Soph. | Kirkland, OH/Mentor Lake Catholic |
| 2 | Bennett Jackson | CB | 6-0 | 185 | Jr. |
Jr. |
Hazlet, NJ/Raritan |
| 7 | TJ Jones | WR | 5-11 | 187 | Jr. |
Jr. |
Gainesville, GA/Gainesville |
| 1 | Gunner Kiel | QB | 6-4 | 220 | Fr. | Fr. | Columbus, IN/East |
| 18 | Ben Koyack | TE | 6-5 | 253 | Soph. | Soph. | Oil City, PA/Oil City |
| 37 | Eric Lee + | WR/RB | 5-9 | 180 | Soph. | Soph. | West Des Moines, IA/Dowling Catholic |
| 89 | Kapron Lewis-Moore | DE | 6-4 | 300 | 5th | 5th |
Weatherford, TX/Weatherford |
| 39 | Ryan Liebscher + | WR | 5-11 | 190 | Jr. | Jr. | Colorado Springs, CO/Cheyenne Mountain |
| 93 | Connor Little + | ILB | 6-3 | 225 | Soph. | Soph. | Lake Elmo, MN/Hill-Murray |
| 74 | Christian Lombard | OT |
6-5 | 301 | Jr. |
Soph. |
Inverness, IL/Fremd |
| 19 | Aaron Lynch | DE | 6-6 | 265 | Soph. | Soph. | Cape Coral, FL/Island Coast |
| 72 | Nick Martin | OT | 6-4.25 | 280 | Soph. | Fr. | Indianapolis, IN/Bishop Chatard |
| 70 |
Zack Martin |
OT |
6-4 |
303 |
Sr. |
Jr. |
Indianapolis, IN/Bishop Chatard |
| 86 | Arturo Martinez | TE | 6-4 | 250 | Jr. | Jr. | Miami, FL/Belen Jesuit |
| 14 | Luke Massa | WR | 6-4 | 220 | Jr. | Soph. |
Cincinnati, OH/St. Xavier |
| 15 | Dan McCarthy | S | 6-2 | 205 | 5th | 5th |
Youngstown, OH/Cardinal Mooney |
| 33 | Cam McDaniel | RB | 5-10 | 192 | Soph. | Soph. | Coppell, TX/Coppell |
| 54 | Anthony McDonald | ILB |
6-2 | 238 | 5th | 5th |
Sherman Oaks, CA/Notre Dame |
| 8 | Kendall Moore | ILB | 6-1 | 242 | Jr. | Soph. |
Cary, NC/Southeast Raleigh |
| 17 | Zeke Motta | S | 6-2 | 215 | Sr. | Sr. |
Vero Beach, FL/Vero Beach |
| 99 | Brandon Newman | NG |
6-0 | 303 | 5th | 5th |
Louisville, KY/Pleasure Ridge Park |
| 64 | Tate Nichols | OT | 6-8 | 320 | Jr. |
Soph. |
Walton, KY/Ryle |
| 58 | Troy Niklas | OLB | 6-6.5 | 250 | Soph. | Soph. | Fullerton, CA/Servite |
| 9 | Louis Nix | NG | 6-3 | 326 | Jr. |
Soph. |
Jacksonville, FL/Raines |
| 49 | Tyler Plantz + | RB | 5-9 | 195 | Jr. | Jr. | Frankfort, IL/Providence Catholic |
| 36 | David Posluszny | ILB | 6-0 | 235 | 5th | 5th |
Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell |
| 79 | Jordan Prestwood | OT | 6-5 | 287 | Soph. | Fr. | Planty City, FL/Plant City |
| 56 | Anthony Rabasa | ILB | 6-3 | 240 | Soph. | Fr. | Miami, FL/Columbus |
| 11 | Tommy Rees | QB | 6-2 | 215 | Jr. |
Jr. |
Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest |
| 6 |
Theo Riddick |
RB |
5-11 |
198 |
Sr. |
Sr. |
Manville, NJ/Immaculata |
| 31 | Cameron Roberson | RB | 6-0 | 218 | Jr. | Soph. |
Newbury Park, CA/Newbury Park |
| 35 | Joe Romano + |
CB | 5-9 | 173 | Jr. | Jr. | River Forest, IL/Fenwick |
| 38 | Joe Schmidt + | ILB | 6-0.25 | 220 | Soph. | Soph. | Orange, CA/Mater Dei |
| 96 | Kona Schwenke | DE | 6-4 | 285 | Jr. |
Jr. |
Hauula, HI/Kahuku |
| 55 | Prince Shembo | OLB | 6-2 | 250 | Jr. |
Jr. |
Charlotte, NC/Ardrey Kell |
| 1 | Tee Shepard | CB | 6-1 | 186 | Fr. | Fr. | Fresno, CA/Washington Union |
| 26 | Jamoris Slaughter | S | 6-0 | 198 | 5th | 5th |
Tucker, GA/Tucker |
| 87 | Daniel Smith | WR | 6-4 | 215 | Jr. |
Jr. |
South Bend, IN/Clay |
| 13 | Danny Spond | OLB | 6-2 | 242 | Jr. |
Jr. |
Littleton, CO/Columbine |
| 69 | Tony Springmann | NG | 6-5.5 | 280 | Soph. | Fr. | Fort Wayne, IN/Bishop Dwenger |
| 92 | Tyler Stockton | NG |
6-0 | 290 | Sr. |
Jr. |
Linwood, NJ/The Hun School |
| 79 | Matt Tansey + |
OL | 6-6 | 265 | Sr. | Sr. | Berkely Heights, NJ/Governor Livingston |
| 40 |
Nick Tausch |
K |
6-0 |
190 |
Sr. |
Sr. |
Plano, TX/Jesuit |
| 5 |
Manti Te'o |
ILB |
6-2 |
255 |
Sr. |
Sr. |
Laie, HI/Punahou |
| 9 |
Robby Toma |
WR |
5-9 |
185 |
Sr. |
Sr. |
Honolulu, HI/Punahou |
| 7 | Stephon Tuitt | DE | 6-6.25 | 295 | Soph. | Soph. | Monroe, GA/Area |
| 35 |
Ben Turk |
P |
5-11 |
196 |
Sr. |
Sr. |
Davie, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas |
| 53 | Justin Utupo | ILB | 6-1 | 251 | Jr. | Soph. |
Lakewood, CA/Lakewood |
| 66 |
Chris Watt |
G |
6-3 |
310 |
Sr. |
Jr. |
Glen Ellyn, IL/Glenbard West |
| 82 | Alex Welch | TE | 6-4 | 245 | Jr. | Soph. |
Cincinnati, OH/Elder |
| 94 | Hafis Williams | NG | 6-1 | 295 | 5th | 5th |
Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth |
| 11 | Ishaq Williams | OLB | 6-5 | 255 | Soph. | Soph. | Brooklyn, NY/Lincoln |
| 20 |
Cierre Wood |
RB |
6-0 |
215 |
Sr. |
Jr. |
Oxnard, CA/Santa Clara |
| 23 | Lo Wood | CB | 5-10 | 195 | Jr. | Jr. |
Apopka, FL/Apopka |
| + - Walk-On |
NUMERICAL ROSTER
| # | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Cl. | Elig. | Hometown |
| 1 |
Gunner Kiel |
QB |
6-4 | 220 | Fr. | Fr. |
Columbus, IN/East |
| 1 | Tee Shepard | CB | 6-1 | 186 | Fr. | Fr. | Fresno, CA/Washington Union |
| 2 | Bennett Jackson | CB | 6-0 | 185 | Jr. | Jr. | Hazlett, NJ/Raritan |
| 3 | Amir Carlisle | RB | 5-10 | 180 | Soph. | Soph. | Santa Clara, CA/King's Academy |
| 5 | Everett Golson | QB | 6-0 | 185 | Soph. | Fr. | Myrtle Beach, SC/Myrtle Beach |
| 5 | Manti Te'o | ILB | 6-2 | 255 | Sr. | Sr. | Laie, HI/Punahou |
| 6 |
Theo Riddick |
WR |
5-11 |
198 |
Sr. |
Sr. |
Manville, NJ/Immaculata |
| 7 | TJ Jones | WR | 5-11 | 187 | Jr. | Jr. | Gainesville, GA/Gainesville |
| 7 | Stephon Tuitt | DE | 6-6.25 | 295 | Soph. | Soph. | Monroe, GA/Area |
| 8 |
Kendall Moore |
ILB |
6-1 |
242 |
Jr. |
Soph. |
Cary, NC/Raleigh Southeast |
| 9 | Louis Nix | NG | 6-3 | 326 | Jr. | Soph. | Jacksonville, FL/Raines |
| 9 | Robby Toma | WR | 5-9 | 185 | Sr. | Sr. | Laie, HI/Punahou |
| 11 | Tommy Rees | QB | 6-2 | 215 | Jr. | Jr. | Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest |
| 12 |
Andrew Hendrix |
QB |
6-2 |
220 |
Jr. |
Soph. |
Cincinnati, OH/Moeller |
| 13 | Danny Spond | OLB | 6-2 | 242 | Jr. | Jr. | Littleton, CO/Columbine |
| 14 |
Luke Massa |
WR |
6-4 |
220 |
Jr. |
Soph. |
Cincinnati, OH/St. Xavier |
| 15 |
Dan McCarthy |
S |
6-2 |
205 |
5th |
5th |
Youngstown, OH/Cardinal Mooney |
| 16 | DaVaris Daniels | WR | 6-1.5 | 185 | Soph. | Fr. | Vernon Hills, IL/Vernon Hills |
| 17 |
Zeke Motta |
S |
6-2 |
215 |
Sr. |
Sr. |
Vero Beach, CA/Vero Beach |
| 18 | Ben Koyack | TE | 6-5 | 253 | Soph. | Soph. | Oil City, PA/Oil City |
| 19 |
Aaron Lynch |
DE |
6-6 |
265 |
Soph. |
Soph. |
Cape Coral, FL/Island Coast |
| 20 |
Cierre Wood |
RB |
6-0 |
215 |
Sr. |
Jr. |
Oxnard, CA/Santa Clara |
| 21 | Jalen Brown | CB | 6-0.5 | 198 | Soph. | Fr. | Irving, TX/MacArthur |
| 23 |
Lo Wood |
CB |
5-10 |
182 |
Jr. |
Jr. |
Apopka, FL/Apopka |
| 26 |
Jamoris Slaughter |
S |
6-0 |
198 |
5th |
5th |
Stone Mountain, GA/Tucker |
| 27 | Kyle Brindza | K/P | 6-1 | 219 | Soph. | Soph. | Canton, MI/Plymouth |
| 28 |
Austin Collinsworth |
S |
6-1 |
200 |
Jr. |
Jr. |
Fort Thomas, KY/Highlands |
| 30 | Ben Councell | OLB | 6-4.5 | 230 | Soph. | Fr. | Asheville, NC/Reynolds |
| 31 |
Cameron Roberson |
RB |
6-0 |
218 |
Jr. |
Soph. |
Newbury Park, CA/Newbury Park |
| 33 | Cam McDaniel | RB | 5-10 | 192 | Soph. | Soph. | Coppell, TX/Coppell |
| 34 | George Atkinson III | RB | 6-1.25 | 200 | Soph. | Soph. | Livermore, CA/Granada |
| 34 | Eilar Hardy | S | 5-11.25 | 177 | Soph. | Fr. | Reynoldsburg, OH/Pickerington |
| 35 |
Ben Turk |
P |
5-11 |
196 |
Sr. |
Sr. |
Davie, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas |
| 35 | Joe Romano + | CB | 5-9 | 173 | Jr. | Jr. | River Forest, IL/Fenwick |
| 36 |
David Posluszny |
ILB |
6-0 |
235 |
5th |
5th | Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell |
| 37 | Eric Lee + | WR/RB | 5-9 | 180 | Soph. | Soph. | West Des Moines, IA/Dowling Catholic |
| 38 | Nick Fitzpatrick + | WR | 5-8 | 173 | Sr. | Sr. | Mishawaka, IN/Marian |
| 38 | Joe Schmidt + | ILB | 6-0.25 | 220 | Soph. | Soph. | Orange, CA/Mater Dei |
| 39 | Ryan Liebscher + | WR | 5-11 | 190 | Jr. | Jr. | Colorado Springs, CO/Cheyenne Mountain |
| 40 | Connor Cavalaris + | S | 5-10 | 180 | Soph. | Soph. | Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest |
| 40 |
Nick Tausch |
K |
6-0 |
190 |
Sr. |
Sr. |
Plano, TX/Jesuit |
| 41 | Matthias Farley | WR | 5-10.5 | 194 | Soph. | Fr. | Charlotte, NC/Christian |
| 43 | Josh Atkinson | CB | 5-11.5 | 185 | Soph. | Soph. | Livermore, CA/Granada |
| 43 | Joe Romano + |
CB | 5-9 | 171 | Jr. | Jr. | River Forest, IL/Fenwick |
| 44 |
Carlo Calabrese |
ILB |
6-1 |
245 |
Sr. |
Jr. |
Verona, NJ/Verona |
| 48 |
Dan Fox |
ILB |
6-3 |
240 |
Sr. |
Jr. |
Rocky River, OH/St. Ignatius |
| 49 | Blake Breslau + | S | 5-10 | 180 | Sr. | Sr. | San Diego, CA/Francis Parker |
| 49 | Tyler Plantz + | RB | 5-9 | 195 | Jr. | Jr. | Frankfort, IL/Providence Catholic |
| 50 | Chase Hounshell | DE | 6-4.25 | 265 | Soph. | Soph. | Kirkland, OH/Mentor Lake Catholic |
| 51 | Bruce Heggie | C | 6-5 | 280 | Jr. | Soph. | Sorrento, FL/Mount Dora |
| 52 |
Braxston Cave |
C |
6-3 |
303 |
5th |
5th |
Mishawaka, IN/Penn |
| 53 |
Justin Utupo |
ILB |
6-1 |
251 |
Jr. |
Soph. |
Lakewood, CA/Lakewood |
| 54 |
Anthony McDonald |
ILB |
6-2 |
238 |
5th |
5th |
Burbank, CA/Notre Dame |
| 55 |
Prince Shembo |
OLB |
6-2 |
250 |
Jr. |
Jr. |
Charlotte, NC/Ardrey Kell |
| 56 | Brad Carrico | G |
6-5 | 290 | Soph. | Fr. | Dublin, Ohio/Coffman |
| 56 | Anthony Rabasa | ILB | 6-3 | 240 | Soph. | Fr. | Miami, FL/Columbus |
| 57 |
Mike Golic Jr. |
C |
6-3 |
295 |
5th |
5th |
Avon, CT/Northwest Catholic |
| 58 | Troy Niklas | OLB | 6-6.5 | 250 | Soph. | Soph. | Fullerton, CA/Servite |
| 59 | Jarrett Grace | ILB | 6-2.5 | 240 | Soph. | Fr. | Cincinnati, OH/Colerain |
| 60 |
Jordan Cowart |
LS |
6-2 |
215 |
Sr. |
Sr. |
Plantation, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas |
| 64 |
Tate Nichols |
OT |
6-8 |
320 |
Jr. |
Soph. |
Walton, KY/Ryle |
| 65 | Conor Hanratty | G | 6-4.5 | 315 | Soph. | Fr. | New Canaan, CT/New Canaan |
| 66 |
Chris Watt |
G |
6-3 |
310 |
Sr. |
Jr. |
Glen Ellyn, IL/Glenbard West |
| 69 | Tony Springmann | NG | 6-5.5 | 280 | Soph. | Fr. | Fort Wayne, IN/Bishop Dwenger |
| 70 |
Zack Martin |
OT |
6-4 |
303 |
Sr. |
Jr. |
Indianapolis, IN/Bishop Chatard |
| 72 | Nick Martin | OT | 6-4.25 | 280 | Soph. | Fr. | Indianapolis, IN/Bishop Chatard |
| 73 |
Lane Clelland |
OT |
6-5 |
297 |
5th |
5th |
Owings Mills, MD/McDonough |
| 74 |
Christian Lombard |
OT |
6-5 |
301 |
Jr. |
Soph. |
Inverness, IL/Fremd |
| 77 | Matt Hegarty | G/C | 6-4.5 | 291 | Soph. | Fr. | Aztec, NM/Aztec |
| 79 | Jordan Prestwood | OT | 6-5 | 287 | Soph. | Fr. | Plant City, FL/Plant City |
| 79 | Matt Tansey + |
OL | 6-6 | 265 | Sr. | Sr. | Berkely Heights, NJ/Governor Livingston |
| 80 |
Tyler Eifert |
TE |
6-6 |
249 |
Sr. |
Jr. |
Fort Wayne, IN/Bishop Dwenger |
| 81 |
John Goodman |
WR |
6-3 |
207 |
5th |
5th |
Fort Wayne, IN/Bishop Dwenger |
| 82 | Alex Welch | TE | 6-4 | 245 | Jr. | Soph. | Cincinnati, OH/Elder |
| 86 | Arturo Martinez + | TE | 6-4 | 250 | Jr. | Jr. | Miami, FL/Belen Jesuit |
| 87 |
Daniel Smith |
WR |
6-4 |
215 |
Jr. |
Jr. |
South Bend, IN/Clay |
| 88 |
Jake Golic |
TE |
6-4 |
245 |
Sr. |
Jr. |
Avon, CT/Northwest Catholic |
| 89 |
Kapron Lewis-Moore |
DE |
6-4 |
300 |
5th |
5th |
Weatherford, TX/Weatherford |
| 91 | Sheldon Day | DE | 6-2 | 286 | Fr. | Fr. | Indianapolis, IN/Warren Central |
| 92 |
Tyler Stockton |
NG |
6-0 |
290 |
Sr. |
Jr. |
Linwood, NJ/The Hun School |
| 93 | Connor Little + | ILB | 6-3 | 225 | Soph. | Soph. | Lake Elmo, MN/Hill-Murray |
| 94 |
Hafis Williams |
NG |
6-1 |
295 |
5th |
5th |
Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth |
| 96 | Kona Schwenke | DE | 6-4 | 285 | Jr. | Jr. | Hauula, HI/Kahuku |
| 99 |
Brandon Newman |
NG |
6-0 |
303 |
5th |
5th |
Louisville, KY/Pleasure Ridge |
| + - Walk-On |
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