Notre Dame 2023 Blue-Gold Game: rosters, draft results
The teams for Saturday’s Blue-Gold Game (2 p.m. ET, Peacock) are set. Notre Dame held a draft Thursday morning to fully fill them out.
The Irish split their roster in half for the spring game by selecting captains and head coaches. Defensive line coach Al Washington is the head coach for Team Gold. Running backs coach Deland McCullough will lead Team Blue.
Gold had the first pick. Teams alternated selections from a specific position group until all eligible players from that position were chosen. All seniors and grad students were preassigned to teams, but those assignments were not stated until a few hours after the draft. Two quarterbacks were also preassigned. Sam Hartman is on Gold, and Tyler Buchner on Blue. Some offensive linemen will play for both teams and wear green jerseys.
The scoring format is standard. There will be 15-minute quarters, at least half of which will be a running clock. Teams cannot pressure more than once every four downs in quarters one through three, but that rule goes away in the fourth quarter. There will not be kickoffs, with the ball instead starting on the 35-yard line. Punt returns and punts will be live.
These scholarship players will not play in the game: tight end Kevin Bauman, offensive tackle Ty Chan, running back Logan Diggs, tight end Mitchell Evans, cornerback Christian Gray, safety Thomas Harper, cornerback Cam Hart, defensive tackle Devan Houstan, linebacker Jack Kiser, linebacker Prince Kollie, safety Ben Minich, tight end Eli Raridon, safety Adon Shuler and running back Jadarian Price.
Here are the rosters (non-injured and non-resting players only) and round-by-round draft results. Players with a (*) will likely play for both teams.
Notre Dame Team Blue Roster
Quarterbacks: Tyler Buchner, Kenny Minchey, Dylan Devezin*
Running backs: Audric Estimé
Wide receivers: Chris Tyree Tobias Merriweather, Deion Colzie, Rico Flores Jr., Braylon James, Henry Cook
Tight ends: Holden Staes, Andrew Yanoshak*, Hakim Sanfo
Offensive line: Andrew Kristofic, Blake Fisher, Tosh Baker, Pat Coogan, Ashton Craig, Sam Pendleton, Brennan Wicks
Defensive line: Rylie Mills, Nana Osafo-Mensah, Jason Onye, Junior Tuihalamaka, Gabriel Rubio, Alex Ehrensberger, Aiden Gobaira, Aidan Keanaaina, Tyson Ford, Kobi Onyiuke
Linebackers: Marist Liufau, Nolan Ziegler, Drayn Bowen, Preston Zinter, Jerry Rullo
Cornerbacks: Clarence Lewis, Benjamin Morrison, Ryan Barnes, Isaiah Dunn
Safeties: DJ Brown, Marty Auer
Specialists: Bryce McFerson, Rino Monteforte
Notre Dame Team Gold roster
Quarterbacks: Sam Hartman, Steve Angeli
Running backs: Gi’Bran Payne, Sam Assaf
Wide receivers: Matt Salerno, Lorenzo Styles, Jaden Greathouse, Jayden Thomas, Chase Dixon, Griffin Eifert, Leo Scheidler, Alex Whitman
Tight ends: Davis Sherwood
Offensive line: Zeke Correll, Michael Carmody, Joe Alt, Billy Schrauth, Rocco Spindler, Aamil Wagner, Quinn Murphy
Defensive line: Javontae Jean-Baptiste, Jordan Botelho, Howard Cross III, Joshua Burnham, Donovan Hinish,
Linebackers: JD Bertrand, Jaylen Sneed, Jaiden Ausberry, Tre Reader
Cornerbacks: Jaden Mickey, Chance Tucker
Safeties: Xavier Watts, Ramon Henderson
Specialists: Michael Vinson, Chris Salerno, Zac Yoakam
Blue-Gold Game draft picks
First round (running backs)
Gold: Gi’Bran Payne
Blue: Audric Estimé
Second round (wide receivers)
Blue: Tobias Merriweather
Gold: Jayden Thomas
Blue: Deion Colzie
Gold: Jaden Greathouse
Blue: Rico Flores Jr.
Gold: Leo Scheidler
Blue: Braylon James
Gold: Alex Whitman
Third round (safeties)
Gold: Xavier Watts
Blue: Marty Auer
Fourth round (cornerbacks)
Blue: Benjamin Morrison
Gold: Jaden Mickey
Blue: Ryan Barnes
Gold: Chance Tucker
Blue: Isaiah Dunn
Fifth round (offensive line)
Gold: Joe Alt
Blue: Blake Fisher
Gold: Aamil Wagner
Blue: Tosh Baker
Gold: Michael Carmody
Blue: Ashton Craig
Gold: Billy Schrauth
Blue: Pat Coogan
Gold: Rocco Spindler
Blue: Sam Pendleton
Sixth round (tight ends)
Blue: Holden Staes
Gold: Davis Sherwood
Blue: Andrew Yanoshak (will play for both teams)
Seventh round (athletes)
Gold: Lorenzo Styles (will play receiver and corner)
Eighth round (Linebackers)
Blue: Nolan Ziegler
Gold: Jaylen Sneed
Blue: Drayk Bowen
Gold: Jaiden Ausberry
Blue: Preston Zinter
Gold: Tre Reader
Blue: Jerry Rullo
Ninth round (quarterbacks)
Gold: Steve Angeli
Blue: Kenny Minchey
Gold: Dylan Devezin (will play for both teams)
Tenth round (defensive line)
Blue: Jason Onye
Gold: Aidan Keanaaina
Gold: Josh Burnham
Blue: Junior Tuihalamaka
Gold: Aiden Gobaira
Blue: Gabriel Rubio
Gold: Donovan Hinish
Gold: Alex Ehrensberger
Blue: Koby Onyiuke
Gold: Tyson Ford
Eleventh round (specialists)
Gold: Kicker Zac Yoakam
Blue: Punter Bryce McFerson
Gold: Kicker/punter Chris Salerno
Blue: long snapper Rino Monteforte
