2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Roster

Head Coach: Charlie Weis

Season: 5th

Aaron Nagel

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 215

High School:: Lemont
Hometown:: (Lemont, IL)

85.40

Natl: 472

Pos: 44

St: 13

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Abdel Banda

Class year: 2004 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 215

High School:: Delbarton
Hometown:: (Morristown, NJ)

78.05

Natl: 834

Pos: 98

St: 27

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Andrew Nuss

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 290

High School:: Stone Bridge
Hometown:: (Ashburn, VA)

88.60

Natl: 247

Pos: 19

St: 8

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Anthony Vernaglia

Class year: 2004 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 218

High School:: Orange Lutheran
Hometown:: (Orange, CA)

93.20

Natl: 108

Pos: 2

St: 11

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: ATH

Armando Allen

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 5-9
Weight: 181

High School:: Hialeah-Miami Lakes
Hometown:: (Hialeah, FL)

92.62

Natl: 86

Pos: 9

St: 12

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Asaph Schwapp

Class year: 2005 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 247

High School:: Weaver
Hometown:: (Hartford, CT)

79.77

Natl: 707

Pos: 75

St: 4

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Bartley Webb

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-7
Weight: 290

High School:: Springdale
Hometown:: (Springdale, AR)

87.65

Natl: 297

Pos: 24

St: 4

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Bill Flavin

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 260

High School:: Benet Academy
Hometown:: (Lisle, IL)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Brandon Nicolas

Class year: 2004 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 260

High School:: Mater Dei
Hometown:: (Santa Ana, CA)

85.25

Natl: 386

Pos: 47

St: 47

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

Brandon Walker

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 190

High School:: Findlay
Hometown:: (Findlay, OH)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: K

Brian Castello

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 210

High School:: Chartiers Valley
Hometown:: (Bridgeville, PA)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: QB

Brian Smith

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 222

High School:: St. Thomas Aquinas
Hometown:: (Overland Park, KS)

89.97

Natl: 181

Pos: 14

St: 2

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Chris Stewart

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 351

High School:: Klein
Hometown:: (Spring, TX)

89.28

Natl: 200

Pos: 15

St: 30

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Christopher Gurries

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 5-10
Weight: 186

High School:: Bishop Manogue Catholic
Hometown:: (Reno, NV)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Christopher Skubis

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 232

High School:: Clarence Senior
Hometown:: (Clarence, NY)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Dan Franco

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 5-10
Weight: 188

High School:: Clay
Hometown:: (South Bend, IN)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Dan Wenger

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 298

High School:: St. Thomas Aquinas
Hometown:: (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

89.70

Natl: 183

Pos: 13

St: 27

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Darius Walker

Class year: 2004 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 197

High School:: Buford
Hometown:: (Buford, GA)

88.50

Natl: 267

Pos: 30

St: 15

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Darrin Bragg

Class year: 2004 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 190

High School:: Bellarmine Prep
Hometown:: (San Jose, CA)

76.32

Natl: 1015

Pos: 63

St: 127

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: QB

David Grimes

Class year: 2005 H.S.
Height: 5-9
Weight: 157

High School:: Detroit City
Hometown:: (Detroit, MI)

81.50

Natl: 488

Pos: 44

St: 7

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

David Ruffer

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 176

High School:: Gonzaga
Hometown:: (Washington, DC)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: K

David Wolke

Class year: 2004 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 205

High School:: Smyrna
Hometown:: (Smyrna, TN)

79.77

Natl: 718

Pos: 46

St: 12

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: QB

Derrell Hand

Class year: 2005 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 298

High School:: West Philadelphia Catholic
Hometown:: (Philadelphia, PA)

81.50

Natl: 489

Pos: 46

St: 14

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

Derry Herlihy

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 198

High School:: St. John's
Hometown:: (Houston, TX)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Emeka Nwankwo

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 285

High School:: Chaminade-Madonna Prep
Hometown:: (Hollywood, FL)

88.55

Natl: 261

Pos: 20

St: 39

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Eric Olsen

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 305

Age: 37 yrs

High School:: Poly Prep
Hometown:: (Brooklyn, NY)

89.73

Natl: 182

Pos: 12

St: 3

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Age: 37

Evan Sharpley

Class year: 2005 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 200

High School:: Marshall
Hometown:: (Marshall, MI)

85.25

Natl: 304

Pos: 23

St: 5

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: QB

Gary Gray

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 163

High School:: Richland Northeast
Hometown:: (Columbia, SC)

94.65

Natl: 44

Pos: 5

St: 2

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Golden Tate

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 5-10
Weight: 202

Age: 37 yrs

High School:: Pope John Paul II
Hometown:: (Hendersonville, TN)

94.61

Natl: 45

Pos: 10

St: 2

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Age: 37

Harrison Smith

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 214

Age: 36 yrs

High School:: Knoxville Catholic
Hometown:: (Knoxville, TN)

89.24

Natl: 209

Pos: 18

St: 5

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Age: 36

Ian Williams

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 305

High School:: Lyman
Hometown:: (Longwood, FL)

89.55

Natl: 198

Pos: 27

St: 32

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

James Aldridge

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 215

High School:: Crown Point
Hometown:: (Crown Point, IN)

96.18

Natl: 29

Pos: 6

St: 1

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

James Redshaw

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 5-9
Weight: 175

High School:: Norwin
Hometown:: (Irwin, PA)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Jashaad Gaines

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 202

High School:: Las Vegas
Hometown:: (Las Vegas, NV)

85.40

Natl: 416

Pos: 26

St: 4

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Jimmy Clausen

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 210

Age: 37 yrs

High School:: Oaks Christian
Hometown:: (Thousand Oaks, CA)

97.77

Natl: 4

Pos: 1

St: 3

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: QB

Age: 37

Joey Hiben

Class year: 2005 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 235

High School:: Waconia Senior
Hometown:: (Waconia, MN)

Natl: 179

Pos: 8

St: 2

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

John Belcher

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 235

High School:: Cheyenne Central
Hometown:: (Cheyenne, WY)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

John Carlson

Class year: 2003 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 251

Age: 41 yrs

High School:: Litchfield
Hometown:: (Litchfield, MI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

Age: 41

John Ryan

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 240

High School:: St. Ignatius
Hometown:: (Cleveland, OH)

89.50

Natl: 193

Pos: 12

St: 10

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Justin Brown

Class year: 2004 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 225

High School:: Bishop McNamara
Hometown:: (District Heights, MD)

78.05

Natl: 837

Pos: 55

St: 15

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Kallen Wade

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 220

High School:: Withrow
Hometown:: (Cincinnati, OH)

87.65

Natl: 296

Pos: 21

St: 16

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Kerry Neal

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 234

High School:: Bunn
Hometown:: (Bunn, NC)

92.10

Natl: 106

Pos: 8

St: 6

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Kevin Washington

Class year: 2005 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 213

High School:: Fort Bend Austin
Hometown:: (Sugar Land, TX)

85.25

Natl: 313

Pos: 36

St: 53

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Konrad Reuland

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 240

High School:: Mission Viejo
Hometown:: (Mission Viejo, CA)

94.19

Natl: 63

Pos: 4

St: 11

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

Kyle McCarthy

Class year: 2005 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 172

High School:: Cardinal Mooney
Hometown:: (Youngstown, OH)

81.50

Natl: 494

Pos: 36

St: 12

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: ATH

Leo Ferrine

Class year: 2004 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180

High School:: St. Peters Prep
Hometown:: (Jersey City, NJ)

76.32

Natl: 1018

Pos: 69

St: 33

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Leonard Gordon

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 195

High School:: Fort Campbell
Hometown:: (Fort Campbell, KY)

85.40

Natl: 417

Pos: 31

St: 7

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Luke Schmidt

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 230

High School:: Jasper
Hometown:: (Jasper, IN)

90.92

Natl: 144

Pos: 21

St: 2

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Martin Quintana

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 232

High School:: St. Joseph
Hometown:: (Westchester, IL)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Matt Carufel

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 295

High School:: Cretin-Derham Hall
Hometown:: (Saint Paul, MN)

90.63

Natl: 154

Pos: 10

St: 1

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Matt Romine

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 285

High School:: Union
Hometown:: (Tulsa, OK)

94.42

Natl: 49

Pos: 6

St: 2

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Maurice Crum

Class year: 2004 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 215

High School:: Tampa Bay Tech
Hometown:: (Tampa, FL)

88.50

Natl: 265

Pos: 29

St: 36

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Michael Garcia

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 195

High School:: St. Mary's
Hometown:: (Colorado Springs, CO)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Michael Turkovich

Class year: 2005 H.S.
Height: 6-7
Weight: 280

High School:: Valley Forge Military Academy (HS)
Hometown:: (Wayne, PA)

85.25

Natl: 306

Pos: 22

St: 7

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Mike Ragone

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 255

High School:: Camden Catholic
Hometown:: (Cherry Hill, NJ)

93.37

Natl: 73

Pos: 3

St: 3

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

Morrice Richardson

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 228

High School:: Westlake
Hometown:: (Atlanta, GA)

87.20

Natl: 317

Pos: 38

St: 23

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Munir Prince

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 5-10
Weight: 175

High School:: De Smet
Hometown:: (Saint Louis, MO)

87.20

Natl: 316

Pos: 38

St: 5

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Nick Lezynski

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 5-9
Weight: 180

High School:: Notre Dame
Hometown:: (Easton, PA)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Paddy Mullen

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 265

High School:: De Smet
Hometown:: (Saint Louis, MO)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

Patrick Coughlin

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 195

High School:: Brother Rice
Hometown:: (Oak Lawn, IL)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Patrick Kuntz

Class year: 2005 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 255

High School:: Roncalli
Hometown:: (Indianapolis, IN)

81.50

Natl: 492

Pos: 39

St: 7

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Paul Duncan

Class year: 2005 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 282

High School:: East Paulding
Hometown:: (Dallas, GA)

88.50

Natl: 262

Pos: 19

St: 18

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Raeshon McNeil

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180

High School:: Davie County
Hometown:: (Mocksville, NC)

94.22

Natl: 61

Pos: 3

St: 3

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Ray Herring

Class year: 2005 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 187

High School:: Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy
Hometown:: (Melbourne, FL)

81.50

Natl: 490

Pos: 32

St: 54

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Robby Parris

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 185

High School:: St. Ignatius
Hometown:: (Cleveland, OH)

83.60

Natl: 516

Pos: 61

St: 27

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Sam Young

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-8
Weight: 316

Age: 38 yrs

High School:: St. Thomas Aquinas
Hometown:: (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

98.14

Natl: 12

Pos: 2

St: 2

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Age: 38

Scott Smith

Class year: 2005 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 222

High School:: Highland Park
Hometown:: (Highland Park, IL)

85.25

Natl: 305

Pos: 34

St: 10

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Sergio Brown

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 218

High School:: Proviso East
Hometown:: (Maywood, IL)

85.40

Natl: 415

Pos: 25

St: 5

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Steve Botsford

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 220

High School:: St. Viator
Hometown:: (Arlington Heights, IL)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Steve Paskorz

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 215

High School:: Hampton
Hometown:: (Allison Park, PA)

88.15

Natl: 284

Pos: 23

St: 13

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Steve Quinn

Class year: 2005 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 208

High School:
Hometown:: (Philadelphia, PA)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Taylor Dever

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 289

High School:: Nevada Union
Hometown:: (Grass Valley, CA)

83.93

Natl: 550

Pos: 53

St: 61

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Terrail Lambert

Class year: 2004 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 185

High School:: St. Bonaventure
Hometown:: (Ventura, CA)

88.50

Natl: 266

Pos: 20

St: 34

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Thomas Smith

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 215

High School:: East Catholic
Hometown:: (Bolton, CT)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Tommy Zbikowski

Class year: 2003 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 190

Age: 40 yrs

High School:: Buffalo Grove
Hometown:: (Buffalo Grove, IL)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Age: 40

Toryan Smith

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 230

High School:: Rome
Hometown:: (Rome, GA)

90.21

Natl: 168

Pos: 22

St: 14

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Tregg Duerson

Class year: 2004 H.S.
Height: 5-10
Weight: 180

High School:: Loyola Academy
Hometown:: (Wilmette, IL)

70.64

Natl: 1429

Pos: 109

St: 32

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Will Yeatman

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 255

High School:: Rancho Bernardo
Hometown:: (San Diego, CA)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Zach Frazer

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 215

High School:: Mechanicsburg Area
Hometown:: (Mechanicsburg, PA)

92.52

Natl: 95

Pos: 10

St: 7

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: QB

Robert Hughes

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 226

High School:: Hubbard
Hometown:: (Chicago, IL)

92.18

Natl: 90

Pos: 10

St: 3

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Duval Kamara

Class year: 2007 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 209

High School:: Hoboken
Hometown:: (Hoboken, NJ)

95.13

Natl: 27

Pos: 6

St: 1

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Richard Jackson

Class year: 2006 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 195

High School:: East Ridge
Hometown:: (Clermont, FL)

91.05

Natl: 139

Pos: 17

St: 22

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

D.J. Hord

Class year: 2005 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 195

High School:: Rockhurst
Hometown:: (Kansas City, MO)

94.07

Natl: 86

Pos: 11

St: 1

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Justin Hoskins

Class year: 2004 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 190

High School:: Creston
Hometown:: (Grand Rapids, MI)

89.20

Natl: 206

Pos: 21

St: 6

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Chauncey Incarnato

Class year: 2004 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 280

High School:: Dover
Hometown:: (Dover, OH)

85.25

Natl: 382

Pos: 22

St: 10

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Junior Jabbie

Class year: 2004 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 185

High School:: Hun School
Hometown:: (Princeton, NJ)

93.74

Natl: 94

Pos: 3

St: 5

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

John Kadous

Class year: 2004 H.S.
Height: 6-7
Weight: 310

High School:: Salpointe Catholic
Hometown:: (Tucson, AZ)

85.25

Natl: 383

Pos: 33

St: 5

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

J.J. Jansen

Class year: 2004 H.S.
Height: -

High School:: Brophy College Preparatory
Hometown:: (Phoenix, AZ)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LS

David Bruton

Class year: 2005 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 180

Age: 38 yrs

High School:: Miamisburg
Hometown:: (Miamisburg, OH)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Age: 38

Trevor Laws

Class year: 2003 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 285

Age: 40 yrs

High School:: Apple Valley
Hometown:: (Saint Paul, MN)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

Age: 40

John Sullivan

Class year: 2003 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 310

Age: 40 yrs

High School:: Greenwich
Hometown:: (Greenwich, CT)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Age: 40