2009 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Roster
| No | Name | Pos | Yr | Ht | Wt | Hometown | Last School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Aldridge, James | FB | SR | 6-0 | 225 | St. Louis, MO | Merrillville (IN) |
| 5 | Allen Jr., Armando | RB | JR | 5-10 | 200 | Opa Locka, FL | Hialeah-Miami Lakes |
| 47 | Anderson, Kael | CB | FR | 5-9 | 175 | West Des Moines, IA | Dowling Catholic |
| 37 | Anello, Mike | CB | SR | 5-10 | 180 | Orland Park, IL | Carl Sandburg |
| 27 | Banks, E.J. | CB | FR | 5-11 | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA | Montour |
| 38 | Bathon, Chris | S | SR | 5-10 | 192 | Plesantville, NY | Pleasantville |
| 12 | Blanton, Robert | CB | SO | 6-1 | 185 | Matthews, NC | Butler |
| 31 | Brown, Sergio | S | SR | 6-2 | 205 | Maywood, IL | Proviso East |
| 68 | Bullard, Alex | OG | FR | 6-3 | 290 | Franklin, TN | Brentwood Academy |
| 86 | Burger, Bobby | FB | SR | 6-3 | 248 | Cincinnati, OH | LaSalle |
| 64 | Burke, Tom | LB | JR | 5-10 | 242 | New City, NY | Clarkstown South |
| 39 | Burkhart, Ryan | K | JR | 5-11 | 195 | Wakarusa, IN | Northwood |
| 44 | Calabrese, Carlo | LB | FR | 6-1 | 235 | Verona, NJ | Verona |
| 15 | Castello, Brian | QB | JR | 6-2 | 191 | Pittsburgh, PA | Chartiers Valley |
| 52 | Cave, Braxston | OG | SO | 6-3 | 310 | Granger, IN | Penn |
| 7 | Clausen, Jimmy | QB | JR | 6-3 | 223 | Westlake Village, CA | Oaks Christian |
| 73 | Clelland, Lane | OT | SO | 6-5 | 290 | Owings Mills, MD | McDonogh School |
| 24 | Coughlin, Brian | WR | SR | 6-0 | 172 | Oak Lawn, IL | Brother Rice |
| 60 | Cowart, Jordan | LS | FR | 6-2 | 215 | Plantation, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| 10 | Crist, Dayne | QB | SO | 6-4 | 235 | Sherman Oaks, CA | Notre Dame High School |
| 98 | Cwynar, Sean | DT | SO | 6-4 | 283 | McHenry, IL | Marian Central Catholic |
| 75 | Dever, Taylor | OT | JR | 6-5 | 301 | Grass Valley, CA | Nevada Union |
| 72 | Duncan, Paul | OT | SR | 6-7 | 315 | Dallas, GA | East Paulding |
| 80 | Eifert, Tyler | TE | FR | 6-5 | 237 | Ft. Wayne, IN | Bishop Dwenger |
| 11 | Evans, Shaquelle | WR | FR | 6-1 | 203 | Inglewood, CA | Inglewood |
| 46 | Filer, Steve | LB | SO | 6-4 | 236 | Chicago, IL | Mount Carmel |
| 62 | Flavin, Bill | C | JR | 6-3 | 252 | Darien, IL | Benet Academy |
| 45 | Fleming, Darius | LB | SO | 6-1 | 240 | Chicago, IL | St. Rita |
| 3 | Floyd, Michael | WR | SO | 6-3 | 220 | Saint Paul, MN | Cretin-Derham Hall |
| 48 | Fox, Dan | LB | FR | 6-3 | 230 | Rockey River, OH | St. Ignatius |
| 42 | Franco, Dan | WR | SR | 5-10 | 188 | Granger, IN | South Bend Clay |
| 63 | Freeman, Tom | C | FR | 6-3 | 280 | Kansas City, MO | Rockhurst |
| 21 | Gallup Jr., Barry | WR | SR | 5-11 | 190 | Wellesley, MA | Belmont Hill |
| 29 | Garcia, Michael | CB | JR | 6-1 | 178 | Colorado Springs, CO | St. Mary's |
| 88 | Golic, Jake | TE | FR | 6-4 | 232 | West Hartford, CT | Northwest Catholic |
| 57 | Golic Jr., Mike | C | SO | 6-3 | 293 | West Hartford, CT | Northwest Catholic |
| 81 | Goodman, John | WR | SO | 6-3 | 203 | Fort Wayne, IN | Bishop Dwenger |
| 24 | Gordon, Leonard | S | SR | 5-11 | 190 | Clarksville, TN | Fort Campbell (KY) |
| 4 | Gray, Gary | CB | JR | 5-11 | 190 | Columbia, SC | Richland Northeast |
| 25 | Gray, Jonas | RB | SO | 5-10 | 220 | Beverly Hills, MI | Detroit Country Day |
| 38 | Gurries, Christopher | WR | JR | 5-10 | 181 | Reno, NV | Bishop Manoque |
| 27 | Herlihy, Derry | WR | JR | 6-0 | 180 | Houston, TX | St. John's |
| 65 | Hernandez, Mike | OG | SO | 6-2 | 280 | Pasadena, CA | Loyola |
| 6 | Herring, Ray | S | SR | 5-10 | 200 | Melbourne, FL | Holy Trinity |
| 33 | Hughes, Robert | RB | JR | 5-11 | 234 | Chicago, IL | Hubbard |
| 9 | Johnson, Ethan | DT | SO | 6-4 | 280 | Portland, OR | Lincoln |
| 18 | Kamara, Duval | WR | JR | 6-5 | 219 | Hoboken, NJ | Hoboken |
| 50 | Kavanaugh, Ryan | LS | SO | 6-3 | 180 | West Chester, PA | Salesianum (Del.) |
| 89 | Lewis-Moore, Kapron | DE | SO | 6-4 | 270 | Weatherford, TX | Weatherford |
| 42 | Lezynski, Nick | CB | JR | 5-8 | 157 | Newtown, PA | Notre Dame HS |
| 71 | Mahoney, Dennis | OL | SO | 6-6 | 290 | Baltimore, MD | Boys Latin High School |
| 70 | Martin, Zach | OT | FR | 6-5 | 285 | Indianapolis, IN | Bishop Chatard |
| 43 | Maust, Eric | P | SR | 6-2 | 190 | Roswell, GA | Blessed Trinity |
| 15 | McCarthy, Dan | S | SO | 6-2 | 205 | Youngstown, OH | Cardinal Mooney |
| 28 | McCarthy, Kyle | S | SR | 6-1 | 210 | Youngstown, OH | Cardinal Mooney |
| 54 | McDonald, Anthony | LB | SO | 6-2 | 230 | Sherman Oaks, CA | Notre Dame High School |
| 8 | McNeil, Raeshon | CB | SR | 6-0 | 190 | Cooleemee, NC | Davie County |
| 17 | Motta, Zeke | S | FR | 6-2 | 215 | Vero Beach, FL | Vero Beach |
| 93 | Mullen, Paddy | NT | SR | 6-3 | 295 | St. Louis, MO | DeSmet Jesuit |
| 17 | Mulvey, Matthew | QB | SO | 6-3 | 197 | Del Mar, CA | La Jolla |
| 47 | Narvaez, Mike | FB | SR | 5-11 | 238 | Ridgewood, NJ | Ridgewood |
| 56 | Neal, Kerry | DE | JR | 6-2 | 250 | Bunn, NC | Bunn |
| 99 | Newman, Brandon | NT | SO | 6-1 | 295 | Louisville, KY | Pleasure Ridge Park |
| 76 | Nuss, Andrew | OG | JR | 6-5 | 300 | Ashburn, VA | Stone Bridge |
| 91 | Nwankwo, Emeka | DE | JR | 6-4 | 274 | North Miami Beach, FL | Chaminade-Madonna Prep |
| 55 | Olsen, Eric | C | SR | 6-5 | 305 | Staten Island, NY | Brooklyn Poly Prep |
| 50 | Oxley, Sean | LB | SO | 6-2 | 197 | Avon Lake, OH | Avon Lake |
| 82 | Parris, Robby | WR | SR | 6-3 | 205 | Olmsted Falls, OH | St. Ignatius |
| 30 | Paskorz, Steve | FB | JR | 6-2 | 245 | Allison Park, PA | Hampton |
| 35 | Plaska, Andrew | CB | SO | 5-11 | 181 | Zeeland, MI | Zeeland West |
| 36 | Posluszny, David | LB | SO | 6-0 | 225 | Aliquippa, PA | Hopewell |
| 61 | Quintana, Martin | DL | SR | 6-1 | 250 | Berwyn, IL | St. Joseph |
| 83 | Ragone, Mike | TE | JR | 6-5 | 251 | Cherry Hill, NJ | Camden Catholic |
| 53 | Richardson, Morrice | DE | SR | 6-2 | 255 | College Park, GA | Westlake |
| 32 | Riddick, Theo | RB | FR | 5-10 | 195 | Manville, NJ | Immaculta |
| 78 | Robinson, Trevor | OG | SO | 6-5 | 305 | Elkhorn, NE | Elkhorn |
| 77 | Romine, Matt | OT | JR | 6-5 | 295 | Tulsa, OK | Union |
| 9 | Rudolph, Kyle | TE | SO | 6-6 | 260 | Cincinnati, OH | Elder |
| 32 | Ruffer, David | K | JR | 6-1 | 180 | Oakton, VA | Gonzaga |
| 90 | Ryan, John | DE | SR | 6-5 | 255 | Westlake, OH | St. Ignatius |
| 13 | Sharpley, Evan | QB | SR | 6-2 | 217 | Marshall, MI | Marshall |
| 39 | Sheehan, Ryan | CB | JR | 5-10 | 169 | Purcellville, VA | Loudown Valley |
| 62 | Skubis, Christopher | DE | JR | 6-2 | 223 | Clarence, NY | Clarence |
| 26 | Slaughter, Jamoris | CB | SO | 6-0 | 185 | Tucker, GA | Tucker |
| 58 | Smith, Brian | LB | JR | 6-3 | 240 | Overland Park, KS | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| 22 | Smith, Harrison | S | JR | 6-2 | 207 | Knoxville, TN | Knoxville Catholic |
| 41 | Smith, Scott | LB | SR | 6-3 | 245 | Highland Park, IL | Highland Park |
| 40 | Smith, Thomas | S | JR | 6-1 | 201 | Manchester, CT | East Catholic |
| 49 | Smith, Toryan | LB | SR | 6-1 | 244 | Rome, GA | Rome |
| 59 | Stewart, Chris | OG | SR | 6-5 | 330 | Spring, TX | Klein |
| 92 | Stockton, Tyler | NT | FR | 6-1 | 290 | Linwood, NJ | Hun School |
| 43 | Stull, Joshua | CB | SR | 5-8 | 189 | Brownsburg, IN | Brownsburg |
| 23 | Tate, Golden | WR | JR | 5-11 | 195 | Hendersonville, TN | Pope John Paul II |
| 40 | Tausch, Nick | K | FR | 6-0 | 190 | Plano, TX | Jesuit |
| 5 | Te'o, Manti | LB | FR | 6-2 | 244 | Laie, HI | Punahou |
| 84 | Toma, Roby | WR | FR | 5-9 | 175 | Laie, HI | Punahou |
| 35 | Turk, Ben | P | FR | 5-11 | 193 | Davie, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| 85 | Vos, Sam | WR | SR | 5-10 | 199 | Burlington, WI | Catholic Central |
| 97 | Wade, Kallen | DE | SR | 6-5 | 245 | Cincinnati, OH | Withrow |
| 14 | Walker, Brandon | K | JR | 6-3 | 213 | Findlay, OH | Findlay |
| 1 | Walker, Deion | WR | SO | 6-2 | 193 | Christchurch, VA | Christchurch |
| 2 | Walls, Darrin | CB | SR | 6-2 | 190 | Pittsburgh, PA | Woodland Hills |
| 66 | Watt, Chris | OG | FR | 6-3 | 295 | Glen Ellyn, IL | Glenbard West |
| 51 | Wenger, Dan | C | SR | 6-4 | 302 | Coral Springs, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| 19 | West Jr., George | WR | SR | 5-10 | 196 | Spencer, OK | Northeast Academy |
| 79 | Williams, Hafis | DT | SO | 6-2 | 295 | Elizabeth, NJ | Elizabeth |
| 95 | Williams, Ian | NT | JR | 6-2 | 295 | Altamonte Springs, FL | Lyman |
| 20 | Wood, Cierre | RB | FR | 6-0 | 218 | Oxnard, CA | Santa Clara |
| 74 | Young, Sam | OT | SR | 6-8 | 320 | Coral Springs, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas |